February 14, 2024: $95B aid package, record defense spending and dementia-predicting proteins

Facts & Spins for February 14, 2024 Top Stories: The US Senate passes a $95B aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, Cairo hosts talks on a potential Israel-Gaza cease-fire, Trump seeks a Supreme Court pause in his 2020 election case, DA Fani Willis could be disqualified from Trump’s Georgia case, Indonesia’s outgoing president is accused of election interference, former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will be released from prison early, global defense spending reached a record $2.2T last year, US inflation was worse than expected in January, the CDC plans to end its five-day COVID isolation rule, and a study finds proteins may be able to predict dementia.

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