Fact & Spin

Facts & Spin for August 3, 2022 top stories: A US drone strikes kills Al-Qaeda's leader, A Capitol Rioter gets 7 years in jail, Democrats allege coverup of deleted Jan. 6 texts, A Trump-backed lawmaker runs for Arizona Sec. of State, Russia is accused of using a nuclear power plant as a shield, New Kosovo-Serbia border rules are postponed, A climate study says that  the risk of human extinction is dangerously underexplored, Kamala Harris announces $1B for climate resilience projects, Joe Manchin supports Biden's inflation bill in exchange for a pipeline, and California is the third US state to declare a monkeypox emergency.
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Facts & Spin for August 2 2022 top stories: The US House passes an assault rifle ban, the Indiana Senate passes a near-total abortion ban, Biden tests positive for COVID again, the Yemen truce is set to expire August 2, the Myanmar Junta extends their emergency rule, Ukraine exports its first grain by ship since the war started, Nancy Pelosi is expected to irk China by visiting Taiwan, Beirut port silos collapse, two people are killed by UN Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Deshaun Watson is suspended for sexual misconduct and a man with an AK-47 is accused of trying to harm an exiled Iranian journalist.
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Facts & Spin for July 30 2022 top stories: The Biden administration will close some gaps in the southern border wall, Whistleblowers claim that the FBI exaggerates domestic terrorism, Manchin and Schumer announce a major economic package, 40 Ukrainian's POW's are killed and both sides blame each other, Biden speaks with Xi Jinping as tension grows over Taiwan, Democrats will propose a Congressional stock trading ban,An ex-child bride is among women executed in Iran, A Hawaii couple is accused of identity theft and espionage, The UN said COVID and conflicts have halted progress against AIDS, and  historic floods kill at least 16 in Kentucky.
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Facts & Spin for July 29 2022 top stories: 15 are killed in Kongo protests against UN troops, the UK warns of higher nuclear war risk while Ukraine tries to re-take Kherson, North Korea says it's ready to mobilize its nuclear deterrent, protesters storm the Iraqi Parliament, Dems push to allow foreign aid for abortions, the US economy shrinks for the second straight quarter, triggering recession fears, the Senate passes a bill to boost microchip production, Alex Jones is on trial for calling the Sandy Hook shooting fake, ABC's "The View" apologizes for saying conservatives invited nazis, and a troop of monkeys wound almost 50 Japanese.
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Facts & Spin for July 28 2022 top stories: The Taliban negotiates for 9 billion frozen dollars, Ukraine strikes a key bridge in Russian-occupied Kherson while Russia gains in the east, Trump is accused of deleting criticism of rioters from his speech, the Department of Justice is reportedly investigating Trump's inner circle, a magnitude-7 earthquake kills at least 5 in the Philippines, Tunisia adopts a new constitution with low voter turnout, Macron visits West Africa, a senior republican accuses China of trying to infiltrate the Fed, and a NYC 'Central Park Five' co-defendant is exonerated after 3 decades.
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Facts & Spin for July 27 2022 top stories: The European Commission approves a monkeypox vaccine, Indiana mulls banning abortion, Russia will further cut gas to Europe and indicates intention to overthrow Zelenskyy, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov continues touring Africa, Myanmar executes four democracy activists, Japan executes a mass murderer, India gets a new president while Thailand keeps their Prime Minister, Truss debates Sunak to succeed Boris Johnson while their host faints, and the Fed is expected to raise interest rates again to fight inflation.
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Facts & Spin for July 26 2022 top stories: Experts think they've found the cause of the mysterious child hepatitis outbreak, The US logs its first polio case since 2013, Ukraine claims it will recapture Kherson by September, Russia's foreign minister tours Africa, A police raid on a Brazilian favela leaves at least 18 dead, Two Palestinians are killed in a West Bank gun battle, Iran claims to have arrested Israel-linked saboteurs, The Jan. 6 Committee could subpoena Clarence Thomas's wife, An ex-Coinbase manager is charged in the first-Ever crypto insider trading case,  Pope Francis travels to Canada to apologize to Indigenous communities, and Singapore carries out its fifth execution since March.
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Facts & Spin for July 23 2022 top stories: Ukraine grain export treaty signed, The House passes a contraception access bill, Biden announces a $37B public safety plan, A GOP gubernatorial candidate is atttacked at a NY campaign event, A man is convicted of killing a Man of klling a retired St. Louis Police Captain, Sri Lanka's military cracks down on protests, The January 6 hearings continue for an 8th day, Steve Bannon is found guilty of contempt of Congress, Trucker protests shut Oakland's port, and the BBC pays damages for slandering a royal nanny.
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Facts & Spin for July 22 2022 top stories: Biden Tests Positive for COVID, Iraq blames Turkey for killing 8 with shelling, Syrian refugees fear Turkey's so-called voluntary return plan, a UN agency accuses Belarusian officials of faking a plane bomb threat, the Senate Introduces a bipartisan election reform bill, China's Uber is fined $1.2B for breaking cybersecurity laws, Panama faces Shortages as protests enter their 3rd week, 4 men are indicted for letting 53 die in a Texas truck, Fauci announces plans to step down in two years, andAustralians are asked to work from home during a COVID spike.

Facts & Spin for July 21 2022 top stories: The US House passes a gay marriage bill, a Trump-backed candidate wins his Maryland primary, Putin accuses Ukraine of violating a preliminary peace deal, China warns Pelosi not to visit Taiwan, Sri Lanka gets a new president, the EU requests its members to cut their gas use, Sunak and Truss will replace Boris Johnson, Trump allegedly tries to use a census question for political gain, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is arrested for protesting, and charges as dropped in a controversial New York murder case.