5.7.25 The TAKE IT DOWN Act, global response to the lack of U.S. aid, and recovering from the loss of a spouse

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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On Washington Wednesday, a federal crackdown on explicit deepfakes; on World Tour, the global response to reduced U.S. foreign aid; and a journey through illness and loss. Plus, regaining Olympic medals, Carl Trueman on the importance of the pope, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from The Joshua Program at St. Dunstan’s Academy in Virginia ... a gap year shaping young men ... through trades, farming, prayer ... stdunstansacademy.orgFrom Asbury University, where summer for teens can be an epic adventure. asbury.edu/campsAnd from I Witness, an immersive audio drama exploring stories of faith and transformation. On podcast apps or at iwitnesspod.com

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0:00.0	Good morning. Congress passes the Take It Down Act, a bill that means what it says,
0:10.7	ordering online platforms to get rid of explicit deepfakes. Sometimes an issue is so important,
0:17.0	it takes Congress by storm. And thankfully, take it down, took Congress by storm.
0:21.8	The details ahead on Washington Wednesday.
0:24.5	Also, today, World Tour,
0:26.3	who's stepping in after the U.S. hit pause on foreign aid?
0:30.3	And later, when caregiving stops.
0:32.7	I wept.
0:33.6	My father died from complications of Parkinson's.
0:36.2	So I knew what was coming.
0:38.7	Larry did not.
0:47.3	It's Wednesday, May 7th.
0:49.2	This is the world and everything in it from listener-supported World Radio.
0:52.9	I'm Lindsay Mast.
0:53.9	And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.
0:57.6	Up next, Kent Covington has today's news. President Trump says the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are
1:05.6	waving a white flag of surrender. The Houthis have announced that they are not, or they've been announced to us,
1:11.7	at least, that they don't want to fight anymore. They just don't want to fight. And we will honor that.
1:18.9	And we will stop the bombings. Trump says the Houthis have agreed to end all attacks against
1:27.0	shipping vessels in the Red Sea.
1:29.4	The terror group has been launching attacks in key shipping channels since the start of the war in Gaza in 2023.
1:36.0	The announcement came after the Israeli military launched a second day of air strikes against Houthi targets.
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