Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
“As we approach this joyous Easter Sunday, I want to wish Christians everywhere a happy, and beautiful, and blessed holiday. America is a nation of believers. We need God. We want God. And with His help, we will make our nation stronger…” –President Donald J. Trump
Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
Voters Favor Government Deporting ALL Illegal Immigrants.
Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
“I think Giorgia Meloni is a great Prime Minister. I think she’s doing a fantastic job in Italy… She’s one of the real leaders of the world.” –President Donald J. Trump
Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
Nearly 60 years after the tragic assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the American people will, for the first time, have the opportunity to review the federal government’s investigation thanks to President Trump’s leadership and commitment to maximum transparency. – Tulsi Gabbard
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Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
ICYMI: President Trump sits down with Rachel Campos-Duffy on Fox Noticias, “The border is very very secure right now, and we didn’t need legislation; we needed a President to say ‘that’s it’.”
Watch the recap for everything you need to know!
Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
“As CMS Administrator, Dr. Oz will work tirelessly to strengthen and protect Medicare for our nation’s seniors & Medicaid… there will be NO CUTS.” – President Trump
Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
WEEK FULL OF W’S!
NVIDIA/Abbott/Honda
Bukele & Meloni
Ohio State & Navy
Drug prices down
No alien SS benefits
Fishing regs slashed
Lowest crossings
Patty Morin vs. MS-13 fanboy Senator Van Hollen
Easter Egg Roll Monday!
Watch Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s MAGA Minute!
Source: United States of America – Department of State (video statements)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ambassador Steve Witkoff, and Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg are in Paris today with a clear motivation: to find a path forward to end the Russia-Ukraine war in order to stop the bloodshed. — Spokesperson Tammy Bruce
Source: United States of America – Department of State (video statements)
The United States is committed to disrupting Houthi financial networks and banking access as part of our whole-of-government approach to eliminating Iran’s threat network. — Spokesperson Tammy Bruce
Source: United States Department of Defense (video statements)
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Thousands of spectators attended the 2025 Beaufort Airshow to watch military and civilian aerial performances from teams like @USNavyBlueAngels and @usarmygoldenknights at @marines Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
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Source: European Commission (video statements)
Have you ever wondered what the European Union was up to 55 years ago? Dive with us into the European Commission’s audiovisual archives and discover important anniversaries with our new weekly AV history teaser!
Upcoming anniversaries in the teaser:
· 1970: Signing of the Treaty of Luxembourg
· 2005: Accession Treaty of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU signed
· 2015: New impetus for the EU-Africa partnership: Meeting with the African Union Commission and its chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
· 2015: Special meeting of the European Council on migration in the Mediterranean
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Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
A powerful evening at the White House Easter Prayer Dinner.
Source: United States of America – Department of State (video statements)
Spokesperson Tammy Bruce leads the Department Press Briefing, at the Department of State, on April 17, 2025.
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Source: United States Department of Defense (video statements)
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F/A-18 Hornet @marines pilots participate in an aerial refuel exercise as part of a seven-week Weapons and Tactics Instructor course off the coast of Calif.
#dyk The first successful aerial refueling took place with two DH-4B aircrafts on June 27, 1923.
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Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
“It feels like a part of you is being ripped out. You can’t even describe the pain… Why should we allow people like this—violent criminals—that have no conscience at all to murder our mothers, our sisters, our daughters. I don’t understand.” –Patty Morin
Source: United Nations (Video News)
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Deputy Secretary-General
Full Highlights:https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=17%20April%202025
Source: United Nations (Video News)
UN Peacekeeping played a major role in Cambodia’s recovery following years of internal conflict.
Today, Cambodia contributes to peacekeeping efforts with its mine action expertise, helping to save lives in places like South Sudan and Lebanon.
Source: United States of America – Federal Government Departments (video statements)
Source: United States of America – Federal Government Departments (video statements)
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return home in mid-April 2025 after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72. Throughout his stay, Pettit contributed to research that benefits humanity and future space missions, and delighted photography enthusiasts around the world with his unique point of view.
Pettit also shared what he calls his “science of opportunity” to demonstrate how experimenting with our surroundings can help gain a better understanding of how things work. This understanding is enhanced when art, science, and microgravity come together.
More: https://go.nasa.gov/3RmKPB9
Download: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Don_Pettit_Science
Credit: NASA
Producer: Nicole Rose
Music: Universal Production Music
Source: United States of America – Federal Government Departments (video statements)
Watch as NASA astronaut Don Pettit, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, undock from the International Space Station and begin their voyage back to Earth.
The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is set to undock from the space station at 5:57 p.m. EDT (2157 UTC), heading for a parachute-assisted landing at 9:20 p.m. EDT (0120 UTC or 6:20 a.m. Kazakhstan time, Sunday, April 20) on the steppes of Kazakhstan, southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan. Landing will occur on Pettit’s 70th birthday.
See our full schedule for MS-26’s return: https://go.nasa.gov/3Eg3z2l
Follow the ISS blog for the latest updates: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/
Credit: NASA
Source: United States of America – Federal Government Departments (video statements)
After 220 days and 93.3 million miles in space, astronaut Don Pettit is returning to Earth on Saturday, April 19.
After undocking from the International Space Station alongside cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, Pettit’s Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft will begin its deorbit burn at 8:26 p.m. EDT (0026 UTC April 20) and touch down on the steppes of Kazakhstan around 9:20 p.m. EDT (0120 UTC April 20).
This was Pettit’s fourth spaceflight; while on the station, Pettit contributed to research that benefits humanity and delighted photography enthusiasts around the world with his unique point of view.
Get the details on Pettit’s return to Earth: https://go.nasa.gov/3Eg3z2l
Read the latest updates from the ISS: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
Credit: NASA
Source: United States of America – Federal Government Departments (video statements)
Watch as three International Space Station crew members—NASA astronaut Don Pettit, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner—begin final preparations for their return to Earth aboard Soyuz MS-26, currently targeted for Saturday, April 19.
(In local time, MS-26 will touch down on Sunday, April 20: Pettit’s 70th birthday!)
After entering the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, the spacecraft’s hatch will close at approximately 2:25 p.m. EDT (1825 UTC); the spacecraft is scheduled to undock at 5:57 p.m. EDT (2157 UTC).
See the full schedule for Don Pettit’s return to Earth: https://go.nasa.gov/3Eg3z2l
Learn more about the Commercial Crew program: https://go.nasa.gov/3GdWgJ9
Follow the latest mission updates: https://go.nasa.gov/3Eg3z2l
Credit: NASA
Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)
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Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
0:14 – Chief Economists on the 3 trends transforming our economies
9:29 – Microplastics are harming photosynthesis in plants
11:06 – 4°C of global warming will slash the average person’s wealth by 40%, a study finds
12:39 – AI can now imitate the style of Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli. Is this the end of copyright?
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Vuk Talks Season 2 Episode 36 with Mr Junior Lechaba, Gibela Rail.
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Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy, determining what’s needed to return inflation to our 2% goal in a timely manner.
Listen to President Christine Lagarde present today’s decisions. The statement also covers:
• how the economy is performing
• how we expect prices to develop
• the risks to the economic outlook
• the dynamics behind financial and monetary conditions
Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 17 April 2025 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/visual-mps/2025/html/mopo_statement_explained_april.en.html
Christine Lagarde, Luis de Guindos: Monetary policy statement, 17 April 2025 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2025/html/ecb.is250417~091c625eb6.en.html
Monetary policy decisions, 17 April 2025 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.mp250417~42727d0735.en.html
Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 17 April 2025 chrome-https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/shared/pdf/ecb.ds250417~e613e58d41.en.pdf?95a8c391ee55936072302d86e709bf0e
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Published and recorded during our press conference on 17 April 2025
Source: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements)
Under current conditions, the volume of world merchandise trade is likely to fall by 0.2% in 2025. The decline is expected to be particularly steep in North America, where exports are forecasted to drop by 12.6%.
However, severe downside risks exist, including the application of “reciprocal” tariffs and broader spillover of policy uncertainty, which could lead to an even sharper decline of 1.5% in global goods trade and hurt export-oriented least-developed countries.
The report contains for the first time a forecast for services trade to complement its projections for merchandise trade. The volume of services trade is forecasted to grow by 4.0% in 2025, around 1 percentage point less than expected.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Are you happy at work? And if so, do you think that helps you do the job better? Jan-Emmanuel de Neve, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School thinks so – and says he has the real-world evidence – from companies and millions of employees to prove it.
He also says there is evidence that companies with a happy workforce will perform better for shareholders.
And he answers the question – does that mean working from home is best, or should we all go back to the office?
Links:
Thriving Workplaces: How Employers can Improve Productivity and Change Lives: https://www.weforum.org/publications/thriving-workplaces-how-employers-can-improve-productivity-and-change-lives/
Future of Jobs Report 2025: https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/
Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/news/jan-emmanuel-de-neve-launches-latest-book-workplace-wellbeing-and-why-it-matters
Related podcasts:
Wharton psychologist Adam Grant: How to rethink the work day – and the soft skill future leaders need: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/adam-grant-skills-future-leaders-work/
The future of jobs requires a ‘skills-first’ mindset – for employers and for you: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/skills-first-jobs/
Intel’s HR chief on reskilling and building teams for the future: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/christy-pambianchi-intel-ai-jobs-reskilling/
IKEA HR chief shares decades of career lessons learned and what’s needed to bridge the gender equity gap: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/ulrika-biesert-ingka-group-gender-equity/
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