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Happy Wednesday. You've made it over the hump. And today's your award. It is National

Bacon Lover's Day. Whether you're frying it, baking it, or just daydreaming about it, enjoy

celebrating.

Now for the headlines.

Today, we're talking about Ukrainian President Zelenskyy returning to the White House,

Hurricane Aaron forcing residents of the Outer Banks to evacuate,

Hamas accepting a temporary ceasefire proposal, and other top news for Wednesday, August 20th.

Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pourover.

Here's your quote of the day.

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.

St. Francis of Assisi.

Let's get started with some espresso shots.

Ukrainian President Zelensky returned to the White House on Monday for more discussions on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

European leaders joined a suited up Zelensky and President Trump for a more peaceful than

last time discussion. At the table, Trump suggested a temporary ceasefire may not be, quote,

necessary for war-ending negotiations to take place. European leaders pushed back saying they, quote,

can't imagine, end quote, future meetings taking place without one.

Trump also hinted that the U.S. may offer Ukraine's security guarantees,

but ruled out sending American troops to join the fight.

After the summit, Trump had a 40-minute call with Russian President Putin to start arranging

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