$3B for Ukraine, Twitter Whistleblower & Quiet Quitting- Wednesday, August 24th, 2022
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 24 August 2022
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, August 24th, 2022!
We'll explain why today is the day the U.S. is expected to announce the biggest aid package for Ukraine yet.
And we have updates about two police cases that sparked nationwide protests in recent years. In one, the first police officer was convicted. In another, all charges were dropped.
Plus, what a new study found about exercise and the likelihood of getting Covid-19, why a former Twitter security official says he couldn't stay silent about what's been going on, and career experts weigh in on the "quiet quitting" trend.
Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, August 24th. We'll explain why today is the day the U.S. is expected to |
| 0:05.2 | announce the biggest aid package for Ukraine yet. And we have updates about two police cases that |
| 0:10.3 | sparked nationwide protests in recent years. In one, the first police officer has been convicted, |
| 0:15.2 | and in the other, all charges have been dropped. Plus, what a new study found about exercise and |
| 0:20.1 | the likelihood of getting COVID-19. Why a former Twitter security official says he couldn't stay |
| 0:25.3 | silent about what's really been going on. And have you heard of quiet quitting career experts |
| 0:30.5 | weigh in on the growing trend? Those stories and more news to know. Next. |
| 0:36.5 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the days news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, |
| 0:42.3 | and on the go. I'm Air Commandy. Thanks so much for being here. You're ready. Let's do this. |
| 0:48.8 | Today marks six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, setting off what has become one of the most |
| 0:56.6 | destructive wars in a generation. Today also happens to be Ukrainian Independence Day, |
| 1:01.6 | which marks the day Ukraine separated from the Soviet Union 31 years ago. But there won't be |
| 1:06.7 | too many celebrations this year. The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine's capital warned Russia could use |
| 1:11.6 | the occasion to escalate their attacks against both government buildings and civilians. |
| 1:16.0 | So officials say any Americans in Ukraine need to leave right away. On top of that, some Ukrainian |
| 1:21.3 | cities are enforcing curfews, encouraging people to stay home. And in Ukraine's capital, |
| 1:26.5 | there's a ban on big gatherings this week. Meanwhile, the U.S. is expected to use today's |
| 1:31.9 | occasion to announce a huge new aid package for Ukraine. News outlets like the AP and Reuters |
| 1:37.5 | set U.S. officials who say the next round of American assistance will be worth $3 billion. That |
| 1:42.8 | will be the largest security package the U.S. has handed Ukraine so far. And instead of just |
| 1:47.6 | focusing on Ukraine's immediate needs, the money will reportedly be used to train and equip Ukrainian |
| 1:52.6 | troops for years to come. Another top federal official confirms it. The record's former president |
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