Fact & Spin

Facts & Spin for August 31, 2022 top stories: Six million Afghans are at risk of famine, Ukraine launches an offensive and claims a breakthrough in Kherson, A Jan. 6 rioter is sentenced to 55 months, Kemp must testify in a Trump probe, Armed clashes erupt in Baghdad, The Solomon Islands suspends foreign naval visits, Iran threatens no nuclear deal unless an IAEA inquiry ends, Turkey says Greek missiles locked onto its jets, and an Oregon grocery store shooting kills 2.
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Facts & Spin for August 30, 2022 top stories: Libya clashes kill at least 32, Israeli strikes on Syria cause major destruction, An international team is en route to inspect the bombed Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor, The Justice Dept. has reviewed Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents, The Fed signals persistent high interest rates, T-Mobile and SpaceX team up to end cellphone dead zones, Colombia and Venezuela restore full diplomatic relations, US sends warships through the Taiwan Strait, Brazil's presidential election heats up with a first debate, and Mississippi reels from major floods.
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Facts & Spin for August 27, 2022 top stories: FBI's redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit is released, The US Government  Disinformation Board is disbanded, FBI is accused of slow-walking the Hunter Biden laptop investigation, Ukraine's occupied nuclear reactor restarts as Putin orders 137K troop replenishment, Moderna sues Pfizer over mRNA vaccines, Djokovic is blocked from the US Open by US vaccination rules, The UK raises its energy price cap, Rohingya mark 5 Years since their exodus from Myanmar, Google is accused of airbrushing carbon emissions, and 33M are affected by Pakistan monsoon flooding.
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Facts & Spin for August 26, 2022 top stories: Facebook and Twitter disrupt a pro-US influence operation, California will ban sale of new gasoline cars by 2035, Biden announces up to $20k in student loan debt forgiveness, Thailand's PM is suspended in a term limit controversy, the death toll rises to 25 in an attack on Ukraine's Independence Day, a federal judge blocks part of Idaho abortion ban, the Uvalde police chief is fired over his school shooting response, Jamaican workers decry alleged exploitation in Canada, a South Korean report blames the old military government for hundreds of vagrant deaths, and Germany launches the world's first Hydrogen-Powered trains.
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Facts & Spin for August 25, 2022 top stories: The US strikes Iran-backed militias in Syria, Indian officers fired for accidentally launching a nuclear-capable missile into Pakistan,Charlie Crist will challenge Ron DeSantis for Florida's governorship, Charges are dropped against the officers involved in Rayshard Brooks's shooting, The truce breaks down in Ethiopia's civil war, Zelenskyy again predicts victory over Russia, Two are convicted of trying to kidnap Michigan's governor, Spain euthanizes a Gunman before his Trial, A Twitter wistleblower alleges major issues with security and bot accounts and Europe faces its worst drought in 500 years.

Facts & Spin for August 24, 2022 top stories: California's Governor Newsom vetoes a bill calling for legal drug injection sites, Trump seeks to block the FBI from reviewing Mar-a-Lago documents, A Kansas recount favors abortion rights, Russia blames a Ukrainian spy for a murder in Moscow, UK intelligence is accused of a tip-off causing a Sikh activist to get tortured, Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter's former CEO Jack Dorsey, Ford will appeal a $1.7B truck crash verdict, Qatar detains workers protesting late pay, Australia will investigate its former prime minister, and NASA reveals new pictures of Jupiter
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Facts & Spin for August 23, 2022 top stories: Ron DeSantis announces 20 voter fraud arrests, Anthony Fauci will step down in December,Facebook and Instagram ban a major group critical of Fauci, a missile attack kills civilians in northern Syria, the US and South Korea launch joint military drills, Somali forces end a bloody al-Shabaab hotel siege, Ukraine braces for intensified attacks following Moscow car bomb, three Arkansas cops are suspended after a video of an alleged beating, Singapore will decriminalize gay sex, the CEO of a controversial Israeli spyware company resigns, and a major security flaw affects iPhones, iPads and Macs.
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Facts & Spin for August 20, 2022 top stories: Walmart, CVS and Walgreens to pay $650M in opioid damages, Israeli troops raid Palestinian rights groups, NASA readies its giant moon rocket Artemis For its maiden flight, India will allow millions of non-locals to vote in Kashmir, fresh Ukrainan attacks are reported in Russia and Crimea, a report accuses Chinese hackers of spying, North Korea slams the South's aid-for denuclearization offer, Japan encourages young adults to drink more alcohol, Finland's PM faces backlash over her partying, and scientists discover a new method to break down "Forever Chemicals".

Facts & Spin for August 19, 2022 top stories: The DOJ is ordered to Redact and Release the Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit, A Florida teen is judged not mature enough to have an abortion, An Afghan Mosque Bombing Kills At Least 21, At Least 12 are Killed in Kharkiv as Russia Threatens to Shut Ukraine's largest nuclear plant, A UN report accuses China of forced labor, The US Begin Formal Trade Talks with Taiwan,The Secret Service reportedly Knew of Threats Against Pelosi Before Jan. 6, The CIA is Sued for Spying on Assange's London Visitors, An Indian investigative journalist is arrested over Alleged Maoist Ties, and Mexico sues US gun manufacturers for helping arm cartels.
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Facts & Spin for August 18, 2022 top stories: Republican Trump critic Liz Cheney loses her House primary, Turkey and Israel restore diplomatic relations, Brazil's former Pres. Lula leads as the Presidential campaign begins, the UN Secretary General and Turkey's President will meet Zelenskyy in Ukraine, Biden cancels $3.9B of student loans, Apple suppliers look to move from China to Vietnam, Cuba will allow some foreign investment, a de-extinction company will try to resurrect the Tasmanian Tiger, the FDA decides to allow over-the-counter hearing aids, and the CDC announces a restructuring over COVID shortcomings.
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