Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky made a desperate appeal for help against Russia to Congress on Wednesday, and within hours of the speech, President Joe Biden responded by promising $1 billion in new weapons to fight "war criminal" Vladimir Putin's invading army. The Ukrainian president's video address from embattled Kyiv, bolstered by a montage of horrific TV footage of Ukrainian civilians under Russian assault and comparisons to American tragedies like Pearl Harbor and 9/11, delivered an emotional gut-punch to lawmakers from both parties.

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As COVID-19 infections begin to surge again around the world, health officials in the U.S. are preparing for a potential increase in cases. Government data from the U.K. shows that infections are on the rise, as the seven-day average has increased to nearly 65,000 from 55,000 the previous month. The CDC reports growing amounts of COVID-19 detected in municipal sewer water across many parts of the U.S.

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If you are among those sharing a Netflix password, the streaming service is on to you. Netflix is set to run a test trial in select countries that would limit the number of people on one account, and add an extra charge for those who share it. The feature will allow members with Netflix’s Standard and Premium plans to add up to two people outside of their household to their profile for an additional charge. 

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Long before Netflix, Hulu and other popular streaming services were born, this cutting-edge company launched the first video-on-demand service back in 1998, when many of us were still using dial-up on AOL.

Wednesday's answer: New Zealand entomologist George Hudson came up with the modern concept of daylight saving time in 1895 -- presumably for more hours of daylight to go bug hunting in the summer.