11.18.25 Safe haven options, stranded Afghan relatives, keeping flights on schedule, and the troublesome spotted lanternfly

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Safe haven options for mothers in crisis, Afghan relatives and the refugee policy, reduction of air traffic controllers, and the troublesome spotted lanternfly. Plus, Candice Watters reviews The Redeemed Reader, rescuing a shark, and the Tuesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from The Brainerd Institute — training pastors and equipping churches to make God’s glory visible in rural places. More at Brainerdinstitute.comFrom Ridge Haven Camp in North Carolina and Iowa. Winter Camp starts December 29th. Registration open at ridgehaven.orgAnd from Boyce College—where truth comes first. Boyce College offers a Christ-centered education built on the truth of God’s Word. Every student—no matter their major—takes 30 hours of Bible and theology, learning how to think biblically, live faithfully, and lead with conviction. Formed from the 160-year legacy of Southern Seminary, Boyce College prepares students for maximum faithfulness in the world, the workplace, the church, and the family. Learn more at boycecollege.com

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0:00.0	Good morning.
0:07.0	Most states in the U.S. have safe haven laws aimed at protecting newborns,
0:11.0	but some recent cases show those laws may not go far enough.
0:15.0	We've got to do a better job getting to them with the message that we have resources to offer. Also today, Afghan service members worry about families still stuck in Afghanistan,
0:25.6	and holiday travel rebounds after the shutdown.
0:29.6	Later, a tiny invader taking a big bite out of East Coast vineyards.
0:34.6	We lost close to 50% of our fruit between the weather events and the spotted lanternfly damage.
0:46.8	It's Tuesday, November 18th.
0:49.2	This is The World and Everything in It from listeners-supported World Radio.
0:53.1	I'm Mary Reichert.
0:54.0	And I'm Nick Eicher.
0:55.2	Good morning.
0:57.9	Up next, Kent Covington with today's news.
1:02.0	President Trump is set to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House today.
1:07.8	And ahead of that meeting, the president said he will approve the sale of U.S.
1:11.5	F-35 fighter jets to the Saudis. That, he says, is a reward for being a reliable U.S.
1:17.9	ally and specifically for helping the U.S. carry out targeted strikes against nuclear targets
1:22.9	in Iran back in June. They've got to like us very much. Look at the Iran situation, what we did in terms of obliterating, you know, there, we obliterated
1:33.6	their nuclear capability.
1:35.0	Yeah, I will say that we will be doing that.
1:38.3	We'll be selling F-35.
1:40.3	Trump is hoping to persuade the Saudis to join the Abraham Accords. The U.S. brokered deals that opened diplomatic ties between Israel and several Arab nations.
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