Ukraine Faces Waning Support From Allies, FTX Trial, Laphonza Butler

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🗓️ 3 October 2023

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Ukraine's war is far from over. It's biggest challenge, however, may not be on the battlefield, but in the form of waning support from allies. How are leaders in Kyiv reacting? The man accused of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in American history, Sam Bankman-Fried, goes on trial today. What's his defense? And Laphonza Butler is set to be sworn in today as California's newest U.S. Senator.

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0:00.0	Ukraine's war is far from over, but its biggest challenge may not be on the battlefield
0:07.0	is support from allies waning.
0:08.8	It is among some Republicans in Congress who want the aid of Ukraine to stop power leaders
0:13.1	in key reacting.
0:14.1	I'm Leyla Falded.
0:15.1	That's A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.7	The man accused of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in American history,
0:26.6	Sam Bankman-Free, goes on trial today.
0:28.6	Bankman-Free and his co-conspirators stole billions of dollars from FTX customers.
0:33.3	If found guilty, Bankman-Free could spend the rest of his life in prison, what's his
0:37.4	defense?
0:38.4	And Lafonda Butler is set to be sworn in today as California's newest U.S. Senator,
0:42.2	what made her the choice to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Diane Feinstein.
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