The Pour Over Today - Meta Trial, Ebola in Africa, Middle East Updates, & More

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Starting point is 00:00:32 Hey there. This is Joe. Today, we're talking about Mehta's landmark social media case, the Ebola outbreak becoming the deadliest in the DRC's history, President Trump's threats against Oman and sticking points between Hamas and Israel, and other top news for Wednesday, August 19th, stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the poorover. Here's your quote of the day.

Starting point is 00:00:58 Because Scripture tells the truth, we can read the news with our eyes open. The Christian gospel does not offer us fragile optimism. It announces resurrection hope. Dan Krover Let's get started with some espresso shots. Meta's day in court has come. Opening statements began yesterday in a landmark social media case

Starting point is 00:01:23 brought by attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey. Arguing on behalf of a 29 state coalition, lawyers allege the Facebook maker covered up evidence that their products were addictive and harmful to children. If found liable, META could face fines up to $200 billion, for context, Meta made around $60 billion profit last year, and be forced to make fundamental changes to its apps and algorithms, like age restrictions and time limits. Meta denies the allegations, citing its, quote, long-standing commitment to supporting young people. The high-stakes trial, expected to last six six years.

Starting point is 00:02:05 is drawing comparisons to the big tobacco rulings that held cigarette makers liable for lying about health risks. An advisory jury will hear from meta and Instagram's CEOs and an employee-turned whistleblower. Pray with us. Great judge, as this trial captures our attention, keep it from capturing our hearts. Give the arbiters of this case eyes to see the evidence clearly and impartially. ears to tell sincere testimony from craftily worded tricks and empathetic hearts bent toward finding the truth. Give lawyers the ability to articulate their case, humility in handling witnesses, and integrity in presenting facts. Grant jurors unbiased perspective and discernment to deliver a swift and just verdict. Wisen the judge to exact a fair punishment or a compassionate pardon and to order their courtroom with a firm,

Starting point is 00:03:08 steady hand. Amen. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the deadliest in the country's history. Yesterday, Africa's CDC announced that the outbreak, which was declared three months ago and was already the DRC's fastest spreading surge, had surpassed 5,000 cases and killed at least 2,325 people. It's also the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in the world, behind a 2014-124, through 2016 outbreak in West Africa that claimed over 11,000 lives. The current contagion has been caused by the Bundabugio strain. Though there's currently no approved treatment or vaccine in the rare variant,

Starting point is 00:03:59 several treatment options are in development. The World Health Organization says containing the spread is still possible with, quote, the necessary resources. So far, infection has outpaced response, which has been complicated by a lack of health infrastructure and an ongoing armed conflict in the region. It's easy to look at the widespread suffering caused by a disease outbreak and feel anxious or helpless, but our great physician is at work, even in the most desperate health crisis, bringing physical and spiritual healing to his people.

Starting point is 00:04:39 Pray for healing in DRC while putting your hope in God's promises that he is making all things new, and that one day, all sickness, suffering, and death will end. Revelation 21, verse 4 says, He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more. Grief, crying, and pain will be no more because the previous things have passed away. Uncle Sam threatened to bomb Oman and held peace talks for Gaza this week.

Starting point is 00:05:17 President Trump said Monday he'd strike the Gulf Nation if it quotes, get in the way, of efforts to put up. economic pressure on Iran via the Strait of Hermuz blockade. The U.S. ally and go-to mediator has been negotiating with Iran to ship ships on the strait, compromising Washington's leverage over the Iranian economy. Responding to No. 47's Oman threat, Senator Kane plans to introduce a war powers resolution when Congress returns.

Starting point is 00:05:47 Meanwhile, U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Kushner met Hamas in Egypt and PM-N. Netanyahu in Israel this week, trying, unsuccessfully, to advance Trump's Board of Peace 15-point roadmap for Gaza. Sticking points remain. Hamas won't disarm until Israel honors the ceasefire and withdraws. Israel won't leave until Hamas disarms. Here's a verse to consider when you're brokering peace deals between nations, guiding children through sibling squabbles, or navigating a fractured friendship. Love is patient. Love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs. Love finds no joy in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the

Starting point is 00:06:43 truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. First Corinthians 13 versus 4 through 7. Hey, it's Emily. The kids are heading back to school this month, which means lots of school supply brands, doling out lunch money, paying registration fees, and replacing my boys' jeans that now look more like capri pants. I'm trying not to blow the back-to-school budget,

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Starting point is 00:08:08 State and Oregon top the AP's preseason college football rankings. The number two ducks flew to their highest ever preseason ranking, while the Buckeyes will see if they can become the 12th team since 1950 to start and end a season number one. The SEC secured bragging rights, claiming nine spots. The Big Ten, home of reigning champ Indiana, had eight. Representative Jimmy Gomez is facing scrutiny over sexual misconduct. allegations. The House Ethics Committee announced Monday it's investigating Gomez for allegedly having, quote, inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer.

Starting point is 00:08:50 Gomez says he made, quote, personal mistakes outside his marriage, but his consensual actions didn't violate House ethics rules. The probe is the latest in a string of lower chamber misconduct scandals. Kindergarteners are moving the vaccine statistics needle. The CDC reported Monday that kindergarten exemptions from one or more vaccines rose from 3.6% to 4.2% this school year. The majority of non-medical, religious or philosophical reasons. The increase spanned 41 states and D.C. and came amid a dip in overall vaccine coverage and a 35-year high in measles cases. Nashville and Hero star Hayden Penitier died on Sunday.

Starting point is 00:09:38 Monday at age 36. She was found in cardiac arrest in a Greenville, South Carolina apartment complex from an apparent overdose. The actress's memoir released in May, called This Is Me, a reckoning, chronicles her career as a child actor, grief over her brother's passing, and struggles with mental health and substance abuse. Tariffs, the talk of the North American neighborhood. A deal to avoid the deadline for increased Canadian tail.

Starting point is 00:10:08 tariffs, some up to 50%, reportedly landed on President Trump's desk yesterday. Sources say Ottawa would drop retaliatory measures and dairy protections, freeing American wine and cheese to travel northward. If signed, the deal could unlock broader U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement talks. That's all the headlines we have for today. Here's some good news to dwell on. You are a new creation in Christ. He has given you a new identity as his ambassador, created and empowered to share his love in this broken world.

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The Pour Over Today - Meta Trial, Ebola in Africa, Middle East Updates, & More

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