Today, we're talking about the CDC's fall cleanup, inflation hitting T and Crumpets,

a guilty plea from a former Trump Organization executive and other top news for Friday, August

19th.

Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ, with the pour over.

Here's the quote of the day, God has so made man's heart that nothing can fill it, but

God himself, Charles Spurgeon.

Let's start with some espresso shots.

The CDC director, Rochelle Walensky, announced a reset of the organization in response to

frustration with its COVID-19 response.

Criticism of the CDC's slow messaging has gone beyond sarcastic tweets.

Experts say the agency took too long to recognize the pace and nature of COVID-19 spread

in the US, confused the public with conflicting guidance on masks, and delayed testing for

new variants.

The changes are meant to make the nation's top public health agency more nimble and will

include staffing shakeups, new processes to speed up data releases, a restructured communications

office, a revamped website, and a new executive council.

The deep clean comes amid ongoing criticism of the CDC's Monkey Pock's playbook.

There have been roughly 13,500 cases, primarily among gay and bisexual men, and zero deaths

reported in the US.

As diseases continue to mutate and spread, it can be easy to become anxious and discouraged.

Yet as followers of Christ, Scripture reminds us that Jesus will be with us in troubling

and uncertain times all the way into eternity.

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