Today, we're talking about a new group on strike in Los Angeles, a special election in

Ohio, the latest on Trump's legal cases, and other top news for Wednesday, August 9.

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

Here's the quote of the day, take time to see the quiet miracles that seek no attention.

John O'Donohue.

Let's get started with some espresso shots.

Market sales are booming in Los Angeles.

Striking Hollywood actors and writers were joined by 10,000 Los Angeles city workers

from lifeguards to sanitation workers who walked off the job yesterday for just one day.

They alleged the city is engaging in unfair labor practices while Mayor Karen Bass says the city

has been bargaining in good faith with the union since January.

This is on top of the intermittent strikes from hotel workers which have turned violent,

according to one union.

Hotel workers are looking for higher wages and improved working conditions,

even using Taylor Swift's current six-show stint in LA to bring attention to their plight.

The writer strike has reached its fourth month and reports indicate that Friday's

negotiations may have moved the two sides even further apart.

Jesus showed compassion when people expected rejection, gentleness when people expected anger,

and love when people expected hate.

Whether you're negotiating labor deals or discussing smaller topics,

be imitators of Christ.

Philippians 2 versus 3 through 4 say,

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