Today, we're talking about the details of the assassination of Japan's former prime minister,

Elon Musk's reversal on his Twitter purchase, unrest in political upheaval in Sri Lanka,

and other top news for Monday, July 11th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ

with the pourover. Second Timothy 2-13 says, if we are faithless, he remains faithful for he

cannot deny himself. Let's get started with some espresso shots.

More details have emerged about the assassination of Shinzo Abe, Japan's former and longest

serving prime minister. Abe was shot in the neck on Friday while delivering a speech ahead

of the country's parliamentary elections. The shooter was a 41-year-old former sailor in the

Japanese Navy who was arrested at the scene. The shooter used a hand-made gun circumventing Japan's

strict gun laws. Abe's assassin denied being motivated by politics, instead citing a grudge against

a religious organization with whom he believed the former PM was associated. The shooter's mother

had made a, quote, huge donation to the group shortly before going bankrupt. Parliamentary

elections took place as planned yesterday with more voters turning out than expected. Abe's party

won a supermajority paving the way for possible constitutional revisions.

The promise of heaven does not remove the pains of this world, but it does give us hope,

strength, and peace during life's most difficult seasons. Psalm 121-1 and 2 says,

I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth. Over the weekend, Elon Musk notified Twitter that he's backing out

of his $44 billion purchase agreement. Musk's lawyers claim it's not because of buyers or

mores, but because Twitter breached the contract, specifically that they, quote, failed or refused

to provide requested info and made layoffs without his consent, meaning that Musk can walk away

without paying the $1 billion restocking fee. Though some Twitter employees celebrated Musk's

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