Biden's Surprise Trip, Internet's Fate in Court & Happy Mardi Gras- Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 21 February 2023
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The news to know for Tuesday, February 21, 2023!
What to know about President Biden's surprise trip to Ukraine: how the White House kept it a secret and what the president announced while he was there.
Also, two of the most consequential cases involving big tech: we'll explain what the Supreme Court is considering this week.
Plus, a new study compares the immunity you build up from getting Covid-19 vs. getting a vaccination, one airline says it's making it easier for families to fly, and Mardi Gras celebrations are happening today.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Tuesday, February 21st, what to note a day about President Biden's surprise trip to Ukraine, |
| 0:06.4 | how the White House kept it a secret, and what the President announced while he was there. |
| 0:10.3 | Also two of the most consequential cases involving Big Tech will explain exactly what the Supreme |
| 0:15.2 | Court is considering this week. Plus, a new study comparing the immunity you built up from |
| 0:19.8 | getting COVID-19 versus getting a vaccination. How one airline says it's making it easier for families |
| 0:25.2 | to fly, and where some of the biggest Marty-Graw celebrations are happening today. |
| 0:30.0 | Those stories and more news coming up. |
| 0:34.0 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:38.4 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Air Commandy, thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:43.6 | You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:48.7 | It's been called historic, unprecedented, and surprising. |
| 0:52.0 | President Biden made a secret trip to Ukraine to mark one year since Russia invaded the country. |
| 0:57.3 | This is the first time an American president has visited an active war zone where the US |
| 1:01.9 | military is not involved in the conflict. Biden reflected on one year ago when he says the world |
| 1:07.0 | was bracing for the fall of the Ukrainian capital. But he praised the Ukrainians for their resolve, |
| 1:12.0 | saying, quote, one year later, Kiev stands, and Ukraine stands, democracy stands. |
| 1:17.2 | While he was there, Biden also announced another half billion dollars in American assistance for |
| 1:21.2 | Ukraine. The high stakes trip was kept confidential until the day of. Behind the scenes, White House |
| 1:27.0 | officials said the trip was many months in the making, since it required a huge security and |
| 1:31.2 | logistical effort given all the risks. It was considered especially risky. Since Ukrainian |
| 1:36.3 | officials have been warning, Russia is planning a large-scale bombardment time to the war's |
| 1:40.7 | anniversary this week. But Biden slipped out of Washington in the middle of the night, |
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