U.S. Sanctions Russia, West Coast Storm & 'Polite' Wild Bear - Thursday, October 23, 2025
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 23 October 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The news to know for Thursday, October 23, 2025!
We'll update you on President Trump's first direct step to punish Russia as peace talks break down. Also, how the U.S. military campaign against drug traffickers is growing. Additionally, new controversy is arising over demolition work at the White House. Plus, a powerful storm is heading for the West Coast, world leaders warn about the dangers of AI "superintelligence," and a surprisingly polite wild bear visits a zoo.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, October 23rd. We'll tell you about President Trump's first direct punishment |
| 0:04.7 | against Russia as peace talks have fallen apart. Also, how America's military action against drug |
| 0:09.7 | traffickers has widened and new controversy over demolition at the White House. Plus, a powerful storm |
| 0:15.0 | takes aim at the West Coast. Some tech leaders say AI superintelligence is too risky, and a wild bear pays a polite visit |
| 0:22.4 | to a zoo. |
| 0:23.7 | Those stories and even more news to know next. |
| 0:26.4 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:30.5 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:32.6 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:35.3 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:36.3 | Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:42.9 | There have been new setbacks in the quest for peace in Ukraine. And with that, President Trump is |
| 0:47.7 | getting tougher on Russia. The president says he canceled his upcoming meeting with Russia's |
| 0:51.9 | President Putin since diplomats have not seen much progress in ceasefire talks. And Trump says he didn't want to waste his time. Then the White |
| 0:58.7 | House unveiled new sanctions targeting Russia's two largest oil companies. They cut the companies off |
| 1:04.0 | from much of the international financial system and keep other businesses from working with them. |
| 1:08.5 | And it's a big deal, since oil is one of Russia's largest revenue sources helping to fund the war in Ukraine. These are the first direct measures the U.S. |
| 1:16.0 | has taken against Russia since President Trump returned to office. They also came as Russia launched |
| 1:20.8 | new intent strikes in Ukraine. Power plants and a kindergarten school were hit and more than a dozen |
| 1:26.1 | people were killed. The day before, Ukraine's military attacked a Russian chemical plant that apparently makes |
| 1:31.4 | components for gunpowder, explosives, and rocket fuel used against Ukraine. |
| 1:35.8 | Overall, fighting has been going on for almost four years now. |
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