* The Tabernacle Choir, one of the oldest and largest choral organizations in the world, broadcast its 5,000th episode of “Music and the Spoken Word” on Sunday - ChurchOfJesusChrist.org

* One of the longest-running broadcast church services, “Music and the Spoken Word” has aired each week since July 1929 and has been heard by more than 6 million people in 50 countries around the globe on radio, television and online streaming.

* Grand Canyon North Rim closed amid raging wildfires.

* Storm tracker: System could bring heavy rain to Florida, Gulf Coast in coming days.

* The US House of Representatives has initiated "Crypto Week," focusing on legislation for stablecoins, digital assets, and CBDCs.

Key bill discussed is the GENIUS Act, targeting stablecoin regulation, which has already passed the Senate and is expected to pass in the House as well - Another bill aims to establish a regulatory framework for the broader cryptocurrency market to facilitate mainstream investment.

* The US House of Representatives may have a vote as early as tomorrow on legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from implementing a CBDC nationally - CampaignForLiberty.org

* The bill, H.R. 1919, the “CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act,” would: Prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing CBDCs or anything substantially similar, under any other name or label.

* Call your representative at (202) 224-3121 and tell him or her to vote YES on H.R. 1919, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act!

Americans do not need and do not want a Central Bank Digital Currency. It’s being pushed on us because it could become an instrument of public control.