Fact & Spin

Facts & Spin for September 14, 2022 top stories: Russian officials call on Putin to resign, Dozens of Armenians killed after border clashes with Azerbaijan, A book claims that Trump vowed to remain in the White House, Lindsey Graham proposes a nationwide 15-week abortion ban, 40 more Jan. 6 subpoenas are issued, The Twitter whistleblower testifies before congress, The first US death from Monkeypox is confirmed, Human rights abuses have reportedly expanded in Myanmar, New Zealand plans to remain a monarchy after the Queen's death, andthe film director Jean-Luc Godard dies by assisted suicide.
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Facts & Spin for September 13, 2022 top stories: Ukraine power stations are attacked and there's a huge blaze near Moscow, the US marks the 21st anniversary of 9/11, top Trump aides are reportedly subpoenaed, South Carolina Senate rejects a near-total abortion ban, Queen Elizabeth II is honored with a procession as Charles III is proclaimed King, Antigua and Barbuda plan a referendum to stop being part of the British monarchy, and New York declares a polio state of emergency.
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Facts & Spin for September 10, 2022 top stories: Ukrainian claims more big gains, India and China reach border deal, A new North Korea law allows nuclear first-strike, US sanctions firms over alleged Iranian drones in Ukraine, A Michigan abortion rights initiative will appear on November's ballot, Oberlin College will pay $36M to bakery racism libel, The Memphis livestream shooter appears in court, Former PM Imran Khan in indicted in Pakistan, UN selects a new human rights Chief and South Korea proposes talks with the North on separated families.
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Facts & Spin for September 9, 2022 top stories: Queen Elizabeth dies at 96, Ukraine claims major gains in surprise northeast attack, a teacher jailed for violating a court order in row over a student's pronouns, Trump-endorsed Diehl wins the Massachusetts GOP governor primary, a Nevada county official is arrested for murdering a journalist investigating him, a judge denies the Oath Keepers founder's trial delay request, Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon is indicted in New York, a Hong Kong court convicts 5 of sedition for children's books, the new UK PM will cap energy bills, and the FDA votes to approve an experimental ALS drug.
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Facts & Spin for September 8, 2022 top stories: Fauci says COVID vaccines may soon be given annually, Ukraine claims recapture of unspecified Kharkiv settlements, China approves an inhaled COVID vaccine, the US tests an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, the FBI reportedly finds foreign nuclear information at Mar-a-Lago, Juul will settle a vaping lawsuit for $438.5M, a New Mexico County Commissioner is barred for Jan. 6 involvement, the Trial for 2016 Nice truck terror attack begins, scientists create Hydrogen Fuel from air, and extreme California heat waves cause Power shortages.
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Facts & Spin for September 7, 2022 top stories: Trump is granted a special master for Mar-A-Lago documents, Trump helpers reportedly accessed a Georgia county election office, The death toll rises for a China earthquake, At least 35 civilians killed in a Burkina Faso attack, The UN declares Somalia on the brink of famine, Ukraine's largest nuclear reactor is unplugged again, The US claims that Russia is buying North Korean artillery, At least 6 are killed in a suicide attack on Russian's Afghan embassy, Israel says its army probably killed a Palestinian journalist, Chilean voters reject a new constitution, and Pelosi eyes an ambassadorship to Italy if the GOP wins the house.
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Facts & Spin for September 6, 2022 top stories: Ukraine claims modest gains, while gas prices approach record highs and the Euro falls to a 20-year low, the west is probably buying Russian oil from India, Hamas executes 5 Palestinians in Gaza, Trump calls Biden an "enemy of the state", US Border Patrol pleads with migrants to avoid dangerous crossings, 10 are stabbed to death in Canada, a California fire prompts evacuation, and a Pakistan official says rich nations should pay reparations for climate change.
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Facts & Spin for September 3, 2022 top stories: Biden calls extreme MAGA republicans a threat to US democracy, A Supreme Court spouse reportedly pressured lawmakers to challenge election results, Argentina's vice-president nearly gets assassinated, A Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of electoral fraud, Malaysia's former first lady gets 10 years for bribery, IAEA says that Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant 'had its integrity violated, The US will revise its Afghan resettlement policy, The US bans sale of AI chips to China, and 315K jobs in the US were added in August, but unemployment rose.
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Facts & Spin for September 2, 2022 top stories: Sarah Palin is loses Alaska election, Taiwan shoots down Chinese drone, China accused of crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, EU toughens travel rules for russians, The FDA authorizes updated COVID booster shots, A new California law could give  fast food workers 40% more pay, US math and reading scores plummet during the pandemic, Germany will expand its military presence in the Indo-Pacific, Germany reaches a compensation agreement over the 1972 Olympic massacre and a Palestinian prisoner ends his hunger strike following a release deal
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Facts & Spin for September 1, 2022 top stories: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, dies, The DOJ accuses Trump of hiding classified documents, A secret service assistant director and Trump aide retires, Putin pays tribute to Gorbachev, Russia reportedly welcomes nuclear inspectors, Ethiopian airstrikes hit the capital of Tigray, Iran allegedly attempts to capture a US drone ship, Arizona's governor visits Taiwan to discuss semiconductors, Sri Lanka reaches a preliminary loan deal with the IMF, The last member of an isolated indigenous tribe dies in Brazil and melting Greenland ice is predicted to raise sea levels by a foot.
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