Fact & Spin

Facts & Spin for October 12, 2022 top stories: Tulsi Gabbard leaves the Democratic party, The US and Germany promise advanced missile defense systems after wave of attacks on Ukraine, Israel and Lebanon reach a historic border deal, US banks cut their political donations and boost democrats' share, J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan clash in an Ohio senate debate, A Kashmiri separatist leader dies in Indian custody, Hong Kong won't act on a sanctioned Russian superyacht, Putin meets with the President of the United Arab Emirates, A report says that microbial Life may have self-destructed on Mars, and New Zealand proposes a tax on greenhouse gases from farm animals.
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Facts & Spin for October 11, 2022 top stories: Russia launches massive strikes at Ukraine as retaliation for bridge bombing, Iran oil workers strike and join protests, North Korea says that its missile launches were nuclear attack simulations, Germany says that its train service was sabotaged, a trial starts over the Steele Dossier about Trump, thousands March in US abortion rallies, the NYC Mayor declares a State of Emergency over migrant arrivals, Uvalde suspends its Police Force over their school shooting response, Two are shot outside the home of an NY governor candidate, Israel will pay the family of Palestinian-American who died in detention, and the NFL agrees to revise its concussion protocols.
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Facts & Spin for October 8, 2022 top stories: Zelenskyy calls for a preventative strike against Russia while Biden warns of nuclear armageddon, The FBI reportedly has enough evidence to prosecute Hunter Biden, President Biden will pardon federal marijuana possession convictions, Parts of a NY gun law are blocked, Amnesty calls India police flogging muslims a serious civil rights violation, The US blacklists a Chinese drone giant, The US sanctions alleged Myanmar arms traffickers, The UN dismisses debate on alleged Chinese Xinjiang abuses, Bank of America will pay $1.8B in a mortgage crisis settlement, and the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian activists.
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Facts & Spin for October 7, 2022 top stories: A Thai childcare center shooting kills more than 30, US Intelligence blames Ukrainians for a Moscow car bomb, Putin appears to acknowledge more losses in Ukraine, the DACA Immigration Program is ruled illegal, US unemployment claims increase, a US raid in Syria reportedly targets an Islamic state official, the US could ease Venezuela sanctions and allow Chevron to pump oil, peace talks will try to end Ethiopia's civil war, Iran releases an imprisoned US citizen, and the US buys land to honor Native American massacres.
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Facts & Spin for October 6, 2022 top stories: Ukraine reports more gain and the nuclear plant may be turned back on, Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-A-Lago case, a bombing in Afghanistan kills 4, OPEC+ cuts oil production, Taiwan vows to safeguard interests through 'Chip 4', New Zealand raises interest rates, UK Home Secretary proposes asylum ban, UK PM speech disrupted, EU approves phone charger reform and Alec Baldwin reaches shooting settlement.
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Facts & Spin for October 5, 2022 top stories: Trump sues CNN for $475M, Ukraine attacks on Luhansk; while Russian lawmakers ratify annexation of four regions, Elon Musk faces Twitter backlash over his Ukraine peace plan, Elon Musk proposes buying Twitter at the original price, North Korea launches a missile over Japan, Bangladesh suffers a nationwide power blackout, A prominent radio host is assassinated in the Philippines, A report alleges systemic abuse in women's soccer, The man who recovered the Neanderthal's genome wins the Nobel Prize, andAustralia targets zero-extinction for endangered species.
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Facts & Spin for October 4, 2022 top stories: Ukraine claims new gains while Russia will consult on where their border goes, Bolsonaro and Lula go to Brazil's runoff election, the Supreme Court declines to hear bumpstock and vaccine mandate cases but will take on affirmative action, Indonesia investigates a soccer stampede that killed over 100, Burkina Faso's Damiba resigns after a coup, Yemen's Truce Expires, Somalia's government says It Killed al-Shabaab's co-founder, the UK reverses its plan to cut taxes on the richest, and Tesla unveils its Optimus humanoid robot
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Facts & Spin for October 1, 2022 top stories: Putin announces annexation of four Ukraine regions, while 25 civilians are killed in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine submits an 'accelerated' NATO application, A suicide attack in Afghanistan kills at least 25, mostly women, the US House & Senate agree to avert a government shutdown, the Biden Administration changes is student loan forgiveness as GOP states sue, a Michigan election worker is charged with equipment tampering, Ginni Thomas meets with the Jan. 6 Committee,India approves equal abortion access for all women, US sanctions Chinese firms accused of Iran support, and a quarterback injury raises questions about NFL's Concussion Protocols.
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Facts & Spin for September 30, 2022 top stories: Both Russia and the US are blamed for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines, 13 are Killed as Iran strikes dissidents in Iraq, Amnesty claims that Meta owes the Rohingya reparations, Highland Park shooting survivors sue Smith & Wesson, Australia orders Optus to pay for its data breach, the Taliban will buy Russian Oil, gas, and wheat, Latin American environmentalists are reportedly most at risk of murder, the US keeps its refugee admissions cap at 125k, China's rover finds hints of catastrophic floods on Mars, and the world's first all-electric passenger plane takes flight.
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Facts & Spin for September 29, 2022 top stories: The Nord Stream pipelines seem to have been sabotaged with explosives, Biden unveils a plan to end US hunger by 2030, Crown Prince MBS is named Saudi Arabia's PM, The US hosts a summit to court pacific island nations, An Indian Muslim group disbands after getting banned, Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida, Switzerland records its worst glacial melt rate, Elon Musk claims the SEC is muzzling his tweets, China' currency sinks to a record low against the US dollar, and the Bank of England will purchase bonds amid a historic low of the pound against the dollar.
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