December 13, 2022: FTX, China, Ukraine, Twitter, U.S. Senate

Five stories you need to know today:

1. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was charged by the SEC with defrauding investors, before he was set to appear before a magistrate in the Bahamas.

2. People in China celebrated the deactivation of a state-mandated COVID tracking app, despite signs that infections are surging after unpopular restrictions were scrapped.

3. G7 leaders promised to meet Ukraine’s ‘urgent requirements,’ after Zelenskiy appealed for modern tanks, artillery and long-range weapons as heavy fighting continues in the Donetsk region.

4. Twitter dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, according to an email reviewed by Reuters. The volunteer group was formed in 2016 to advise the social media platform on site decisions.

5. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the U.S. Senate will aim to vote on a bill to keep the federal government open for one week past a Friday deadline, as Democrats and Republicans bicker over a longer-term measure likely to spend more than $1.5 trillion.

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