July 06, 2023: Nuclear plant threats, global heat record and female athlete CTE

Facts & Spins for July 06, 2023 Top Stories: Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of an imminent attack on a key nuclear plant, July 4 is logged as the hottest day on Earth in 125,000 years, Russia and the US consider a prisoner swap, Special Forces are the focus of a UK war crimes inquiry on Afghanistan, A man arrested last week near Obama’s house threatened a government facility, Macron suggests blocking social media amid French protests, A US judge restricts Biden officials from contacting social media firms, Talks between UPS and its union break off, Cocaine briefly shuts down the White House, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy is discovered in a female athlete for the first time.

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