Fact & Spin

Marathon Senate speech, record $40B OpenAI funding and SpaceX polar-orbiting mission

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker gives a marathon speech to oppose Trump’s policies, The New York Times details the extent of U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war, an Israeli strike kills a Hezbollah official in Beirut, China launches military drills around Taiwan, the U.S. admits to an 'administrative error' in the deportation of a Maryland resident, the U.S. attorney general seeks the death penalty in the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, OpenAI secures a record $40B in funding, an AI brain implant turns thoughts to speech in near real-time, Argentina's poverty rate drops to 38.1%, and SpaceX launches its first civilian-crewed polar orbit mission.
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Le Pen politics ban, 2k Myanmar deaths and people smuggling summit

Marine Le Pen is barred from politics for five years, Donald Trump says he is 'pissed off' at Putin, Myanmar's earthquake death toll crosses 2,000, global markets tumble after Trump says tariffs will hit globally, Musk hands out $1 million checks at a Wisconsin Supreme Court rally, the UK hosts a 40-nation summit to combat people smuggling, Israel issues evacuation orders for all of Rafah, Sudan's RSF admits retreat from Khartoum, Trump threatens to bomb Iran, a French regulator fines Apple 150 million euros, and Czech teen Jakub Mensik defeats Novak Djokovic in Miami.
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Deadly Asia Earthquakes, Putin Ukraine Proposal and US Scientist Exodus

Deadly earthquakes cause devastation in Myanmar and Thailand, Australia sets a May 3 federal election date, Vladamir Putin proposes a UN administration for Ukraine, South Sudan’s vice president is put under house arrest, Donald Trump and Mark Carney hold their first call amid the US-Canada tariff row, A judge orders the Trump team to preserve its leaked Signal chat, JD Vance visits Greenland, Utah becomes the first US state to ban fluoride in public water, Algerian author Boualem Sansal is jailed for five years, and a survey suggests that 75% of polled scientists are considering leaving the US.
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Global auto tariffs, AI suicide drones and Martian dust risk

Trump announces a global 25% auto tariff, Istanbul elects an interim mayor following Imamoglu’s arrest, Australia’s Albanese prepares to 'imminently’ call an election, North Korea unveils AI suicide drones, the U.S. Health Department cuts 10,000 jobs, six Russian nationals die after a tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast, an alleged leader of the MS-13 gang is arrested in Virginia, a study links human activities to biodiversity loss across all major organisms globally, OpenAI expects to be cash flow positive by 2029, and Martian dust is identified as a potential health risk to future astronauts.
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Northern Gaza protests, US ghost gun ruling and deadly South Korea wildfires

Protests erupt in Northern Gaza, Thailand’s Prime Minister survives a no-confidence vote, Canada accuses India of meddling in its Conservative Party race, US intelligence suggests that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, President Trump signs an Executive Order requiring proof of citizenship to vote, The Atlantic publishes more details on Trump admin.’s Yemen Signal incident, the Supreme Court upholds federal ghost gun regulations, Australia’s inflation reportedly dropped to 2.4% in February, while the UK’s inflation dips to 2.8% ahead of the Spring Statement, and South Korea battles deadly wildfires.
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US War Plans Breach, Black Sea Cease-Fire and BYD Overtakes Tesla

The White House accidentally shares a military planning groupchat with a journalist, The US reports that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to pause military strikes in the Black Sea, Palestinian filmmaker and Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal is reportedly detained in the West Bank, The UN estimates that US aid cuts could result in 6.2M AIDs-related deaths over 4 years, The right-wing Alternative for Germany gains power in Parliament, Japan's longest death row inmate is awarded $1.4M after being exonerated, China releases five detained staffers from the US-based due diligence firm Mintz Group, DeepSeek releases a new AI model, Papua New Guinea shuts down Facebook as part of a social media regulation test, and China’s BYD surpasses Tesla in revenue.
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Mass Turkey protests, Canadian snap election and Serbian press freedom

Protests erupt in Turkey as the mayor of Istanbul is jailed, planned visits by US officials to Greenland spark diplomatic tensions, a court reinstates Han Duck-soo as acting president of South Korea, Hamas responds 'positively' to a new Gaza proposal that Israel denies receiving the terms for, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls a snap election for April 28, Trump announces a 'secondary tariff' on Venezuela, the US IRS reportedly nears a deal with immigration enforcement to share tax data, a man is charged with assault for driving his car into a Tesla protest, French actor Gérard Depardieu faces a sexual assault trial, the US demands the full dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program, and Serbian editors warn of a 'dangerous turning point' for press freedom.
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UAE-US Investment Deal, $100T Global Debt and Avian Road Rage

The UAE reportedly commits $1.4T to the US in a 10-Year investment deal, A report states that global debt has eclipsed $100T, Sudan's army retakes the presidential palace in Khartoum, Israel’s Defense Minister says Israel will annex parts of Gaza if hostages are not released, A power outage shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, The Pentagon and Pres. Trump deny that Elon Musk got a PRC war plan briefing, Donald Trump rescinds his order against the law firm Paul Weiss, A US judge blocks the deportation of a pro-Palestine Georgetown University researcher, The UN states that global glacier melt threatens the water supply for 2B people, and a scientific study suggests that birds in the Galápagos get road rage from traffic noise.  
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Education Department downsizing, $667M Greenpeace verdict and World Happiness Report

Trump signs an order to downsize the Department of Education, freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi addresses the UN security council, Indonesia expands the military's role in civilian institutions, the UK hosts a 30-nation meeting for a Ukraine peacekeeping force, Argentina’s lower house approves an IMF loan plan, Canada reports that four of its citizens were executed in China on drug charges, Greenpeace is ordered to pay $667M in the Dakota pipeline case, Paris claims that a French scientist was denied US entry over messages about Trump, Kirsty Coventry is elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the US hits a record low in this year’s World Happiness Report.
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Istanbul mayor detention, USAID shutdown ruling and AI-catalyzed organized crime

Istanbul’s mayor is detained over investigations into alleged corruption and terrorism support, Canada inks a $4.2B Arctic radar deal with Australia, Ukraine reports Russian strikes after Putin agreed to a partial truce in consultation with the Trump admin., Germany breaks its debt rules to finance its defense spending boost, the UK’s Kemi Badenoch drops her net zero emissions support, Jair Bolsonaro's son takes leave from Brazil’s Congress and seeks US political asylum, a US federal judge blocks the Trump admin.’s USAID shutdown, while a US federal judge moves Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation case to New Jersey, the US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, and a Europol report claims that AI is becoming a powerful catalyst for organized crime.
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