Inside a covert mission to secure Soviet-era nuclear material #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-04-20 17:48
It was a crazy time uh after the Soviet Union fell apart and we knew that Iran was pursuing uh nuclear material throughout the region. >> In 1994, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Andrew Weber was a young foreign service officer in the newly minted country of Kazakhstan, which held the fourth largest nuclear arsenal in the world. left behind by the Soviets.Part of it was sitting inside a factory. >> We knew about the factory. We knew it had a purpose in the in the nuclear power sector.What we didn't know ...
Moments Before Liftoff… I Said This Prayer
The Launch Pad· 2026-04-20 17:48
And if you're just joining us, welcome here to NASA Kennedy Space Center where we are counting down now 9 minutes 13 seconds and counting to launch of Aremis 2. And we want to take a very, very quick moment while Magnus runs around getting us ready for final launch sequence. Uh, and I want to take you a moment wherever you are in this world to pause.This is more than a launch. This is more than human history. Tonight we stand on the edge of something bigger than ourselves.Tonight, humanity once again reache ...
LIVE: Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh testifies at Senate confirmation hearing — 4/21/2026
CNBC Television· 2026-04-20 17:41
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs holds a nomination hearing for President Trump's Federal Reserve chair pick Kevin Warsh on Tuesday. Warsh said Monday the central bank must be largely independent of political influence but also should stay focused on its primary goals. In remarks to be delivered Tuesday to the Senate Banking Committee, Warsh also expressed firm commitment to fighting inflation with only one mention of the labor market. President Donald Trump announced in late Janua ...
Reid Wiseman captures his view of Earth disappearing behind the moon
NBC News· 2026-04-20 17:32
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Bloomberg: Trump won't be 'rushed' into 'bad deal,' 'unlikely' he'll extend ceasefire
MSNBC· 2026-04-20 17:18
LAURA BARON LOPEZ COVERING THE WHITE HOUSE JEFF MASON IS WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT FOR BLOOMBERG AND MAX BOOT IS FOR JOINING US TODAY AND A SENIOR FELLOW FOR NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES AT THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND A WASHINGTON POST COLUMNIST GREAT TO HAVE ALL OF YOU THERE JEFF I UNDERSTAND YOU JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP WHAT DID HE TELL YOU I DID HE SAID A COUPLE THINGS CHRIS NUMBER ONE HE SAID THAT HE WAS IN NO RUSH TO GET A DEAL AND HE TALKED IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT ABOUT HOW LON ...
The endocannabinoid system and your pain tolerance | Kevin Murray | TEDxGalway
TEDx Talks· 2026-04-20 17:00
We as humans love to complain and few people are better than the Irish at giving out. The weather of course is always a go-to. Another weather warning tomorrow I believe.But often, however, our conversations revolve around pain. Whether that be relating to ourselves or to others that we know. Coming from a physiootherapy background myself, trust me, I've heard it all.But really, it's no wonder that pain gives us all so much to grumble about. Did you know that more than 20% of us are living with chronic pain ...
Why we should challenge mental health stigmas | Damien O’Brien | TEDxGVAGrad
TEDx Talks· 2026-04-20 16:53
So obviously you can call us crazy cuz today I want to take you on a journey to fight the stigma and break the silence. But today I want to talk about the one thing that scares us more than anything in this world and that's mental illness. You see I have a mental illness if you might have guessed that my new doctor who treats me as Damian tells me not just bipolar.I might even have a little bit of that ADHD sprinkled in. But you don't have to be worried. My mental illness isn't dangerous to you.It's only da ...
Ancient Dance for Modern Wellbeing | Vaaridhi Bharadwaj | TEDxEdgemont School
TEDx Talks· 2026-04-20 16:50
So when TEDex first came to Edgemon, I knew I had to grab the opportunity and talk about something that I was familiar with but at the same time felt passionate about to truly do the topic justice. And then a particular thing came up to my mind or an Indian classical dance. Something I've been doing for about 10 years now.is an ancient Indian dance form dating to about 3,000 years ago, but it was revived in the 1930s to what we know today as its modern form. Badanandium finds its foundations in the Nata Sha ...
Games That Bring Families Together | Aria Wang | TEDxEdgemont School
TEDx Talks· 2026-04-20 16:50
Hi, my name is Arya, an eighth grader, and I'm going to talk about the hidden power of family games. In this internet age, it is crucial to form connections. Quick question.Raise your hand if you'veorked with your friends in the last hour. Now, keep your hand up if you spent an hour today connecting with your family. That difference says a lot about how we bond today.You may spend hours a day hanging out with your friends, but what about with your family. Social media is incredibly versatile, yet it rarely ...
The Science of Procrastination | Mehrjan Gichki | TEDxEdgemont School
TEDx Talks· 2026-04-20 16:50
Hello, my name is Mehani. I know it's a hard name, but uh so I'm here today to present to you what happens in your brain when you procrastinate. Okay.So, by the way, if you don't hear something, I say my sides have everything. What is procrastination. Have you ever sat down to do an assignment or homework and suddenly you're watching AI cat videos, um rearranging your room, or literally anything else.That's procrastination. And I know it's something most of us do. Procrastination is the act of delaying or p ...