Hey, this is Bailey at the Poorover.

And this is Zan at the Porover.

Today we're talking about the U.S. placing fresh sanctions on Russia,

a strong Q3 earnings report for Wall Street, an NBA mafia betting scandal,

and other top news for Friday, October 24th.

Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pourover.

Here's your quote of the day.

Our greatest fear should not be a failure, but of succeeding at something that doesn't really

matter.

Dwight L. Moody.

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Uncle Sam's putting Russia's feet to the fire to end its war with Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies on Wednesday, the first economic

sanctions of Trump 2.0, citing the Kremlin's, quote, lack of serious commitment to end the

conflict. Russia mostly shrugged off the news, calling the sanctions, quote, counterproductive.

The announcement came after President Trump canceled his upcoming

face-to-face with Russian President Putin, saying he didn't want a, quote, wasted meeting.

Trump supports an immediate ceasefire backed by Kiev that would freeze current front lines.

Russia wants Ukraine to withdraw from the embattled eastern regions.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's chances of getting long-range tomahawk missiles went from slim to almost none.

Trump shot down the request, saying only the U.S. will fire the, quote, highly complex missiles, which it's, quote, not going to do.

As peace tarries and our hearts grow weary, it's tempting to forget God's sovereign will

and promised everlasting peace. Join us in praying for lasting peace on earth as it is in heaven.

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