8.7.25 Pressuring Brazil, regulating venomous vipers, and spiritual growth on the highway

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Tariffs and sanctions on Brazil, exotic animals in South Carolina, and a truck driver’s spiritual journey. Plus, the tip that changed a life, Cal Thomas on jeans and cancel culture, and the Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/onlineAnd from Asbury University. Students who visit campus qualify for a one-thousand-dollar scholarship. asbury.edu/visit

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0:00.0	Good morning. New tariffs on Brazil are not just about trade, but political overreach.
0:11.2	Trump does not want to see Brazil become another Venezuela. Also, venomous snakes, exotic animals, and the law.
0:18.8	One state tries to crack down. And a former airman finds peace and purpose
0:24.1	behind the wheel of a big rig. Someday I'm going to be in heaven and I want to hear the Lord say to me,
0:30.5	my good and faithful servant, you know, with who I am pleased. That's my goal in life.
0:35.2	And World Commentator Count Thomas on that blue jeans ad.
0:46.5	It's Thursday, August 7th.
0:48.5	This is The World and Everything in it from listeners-supported World Radio.
0:52.4	I'm Mary Reichert.
0:53.4	And I'm Myrna Brown. Good morning.
0:57.7	Time now for the news with Mark Mellinger.
1:01.2	President Trump says there is a very good prospect. He'll have a meeting soon with Russian leader Vladimir Putin that could lead to the end of Russia's war on Ukraine.
1:11.7	The White House says that meeting could happen as soon as the next week or two.
1:15.9	We had some very good talks with President Putin today, and there's a very good chance that
1:21.6	we could be ending the round, ending the end of that road.
1:26.6	That road was long and continues to be long, but there's a good chance that there will be a meeting very soon.
1:33.3	Those comments from the president came after his special envoy, Steve Whitkoff, met with Putin Wednesday in Moscow.
1:40.6	White House officials say that though there was no breakthrough, Putin suggested the idea of meeting with Trump as he spoke with Witkoff.
1:48.6	Afterward, Trump told European leaders he'd like to meet with Putin soon, potentially as early as next week, then follow it up with trilateral talks that would expand to include Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
2:02.7	Trump's aides have begun planning for a meeting with Putin and are considering several locations.
2:09.1	Israel could be stepping up its war on Hamas in Gaza.
2:13.4	Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet meets today to vote on fully reoccupying the Gaza Strip, something it hasn't done since 2005.
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