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Today’s reading: Proverbs 11:25

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“The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.”

Proverbs 11:25

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Scores are still coming in · A few of today's stories are from earlier this week. The edition refreshes throughout the day.

Today’s EditionMonday, September 21, 202611 source-backed storiesNews first · Reflection next · Prayer to carry with youTwo-minute brief

The Lead Story

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Gen Z Is Cutting Every Cost Except the Ones That Feel Worth It — and That Says Something

Budgets can be a kind of confession: a written record of what we've actually decided to love.

By Infolitico Newsroom · News

Politics

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Three Newsrooms Turned Away From the White House — and the Questions That Went Unasked

On Friday, the president threatened to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House.

By Infolitico Newsroom · Donald Trump

News

What Do We Owe the Old Crops? Africa's Green Revolution Is Trading Away Seeds

A new report says monocultures are displacing traditional African foods — and the trade-off says something about how we handle small, inherited things.

By Infolitico Newsroom

Also Today

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1Poland Warns Russia's War Plans May Reach Its Allies — What Peace Can We Actually Rest On?

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2The AI Builders Can't Agree — What Their Debate Reveals About Judgment

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3Stocks Hit Their Lowest Point Since July — and a Press Conference Moved Them

Anonymous adult hands reviewing unmarked diplomatic correspondence at a wooden table, as France's incoming ambassador to the US has been cleared to take up his post. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

4An Apology Cleared the Way: France's New Ambassador Heads to Washington After Diplomatic Spat

Faith & Values

A Senator's Warning on AI Superintelligence Asks Whether Power Still Outruns Understanding

As calls grow to restrain superintelligence, an old verse suggests wisdom is practiced long before the crisis arrives.

The Senate's Crypto Bill Is Gone, Leaving an Industry to Build Without Rules

The CEO Who Refuses to Be Busy — and What His Calendar Quietly Teaches About Wisdom

Scripture & Reflection

61 Percent of Voters Oppose AI Data Centers — and the Question of Discernment Grows Louder

Poll data released Tuesday by the New York Times and Siena University found that 61 percent of the 1,503 likely voters surveyed oppose the construction of data centers to power AI technology.

“For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”Proverbs 2:6

From the Thoughts Desk

Gen Z Electricians Making $280,000 on AI Data Centers Reframe Work as More Than Pay

What a hiring frenzy in Plano says — and doesn't say — about what work is worth

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
1 Corinthians 15:58— NLT