Fact & Spin

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Episodes

Jul 6, 2022

26 min

Facts & Spin for July 7 2022 top stories: Scientists discover new exotic particles, Ukraine encourages Donetsk civilians to evacuate, The July 4th shooter is charged with murdering 7, A judge refuses to to block Missisippi's abortion ban, Arizona is sued over its new election law, Trump allies are subpoenaed in Georgia's election probe, The US discusses economic challenges with China as Biden considers cutting Trump tariffs, Dutch police fire at tractor during farmer protests, Canada agrees to pay billions over child abuse claims, A judge clears West distributors from blame over West Virginia's opioid crisis, and the late Broncos Star Demaryius Thomas suffered CTE brain damage.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

Jul 5, 2022

27 min

Facts & Spin for July 6 2022 top stories: Large massacres take place in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, Sweden and Finland move closer to NATO while Russia consolidates in Ukraine, hackers claim to have stolen personal data on a billion Chinese, Canada is denied access to the trial of a Chinese-Canadian billionaire, Brittney Griner pleads to Biden for help from a Russian jail, Sri Lanka runs out of fuel while bargaining with the International Monetary Fund, India's top court orders a politician to apologize for prophet remarks, Keir Starmer announces support for a Brexit resolution, and Emergency is declared for drought-stricken Northern Italy.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

Jul 5, 2022

30 min

Facts & Spin for July 5 2022 top stories: A mass shooting kills at least 6 at an Illinois July 4th parade, Three are shot dead in a Danish mall, At least 18 are killed in Uzbek unrest, Russia finishes capturing the Luhansk region and turns to Donetsk, 4 are charged for letting 53 die in a Texas truck, Florida's and Kentucky's  abortion bans, Akron is in a state of emergency after police shooting protests, FBI offers a $100k reward for Information on the Cryptoqueen, Protesters set fire to a Libyan parliament building, West African leaders lift sanctions on Mali, The US reports that Israel probably killed a Palestinian journalist, and an Italian glacier collapse kills at 6 and 15 remain missing.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

Jul 1, 2022

23 min

Facts & Spin for July 2 2022 top stories: The Supreme Court rules that Biden can end Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy and will review states' powers in federal elections, Biden will reportedly nominate an anti-abortion judge, Russian missiles allegedly kill at least 19 in Odesa, the latest US-Iran nuclear negotiations end without a breakthrough, New Zealand classifies Proud Boys as terrorists, Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong, the US GDP drops more than expected, and the Department of Justice will investigate the NYPD special victims division.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

Jun 30, 2022

21 min

Facts & Spin for July 1 2022 top stories: The Supreme Court restricts Native American sovereignty, restricts the Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate carbon dioxide emission, and swears in Justice Ketanji Jackson, the UK pledges another billion pounds in military support to Ukraine while fighting rages on, the FCC calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, Ben & Jerry's ice cream will continue being sold in the West Bank after all, a crypto hedge fund goes bust, and ex-GOP representative Fortenberry is sentenced to probation.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

Jun 30, 2022

32 min

Facts & Spin for June 30 2022 top stories: Reports say that 300 thousand people were killed in the Syrian civil war and 450 thousand people were killed in the Colombian civil war, three Democrat-backed candidates are defeated in Colorado's Republican primaries, the Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use a Republican-drawn map, and sides with doctors convicted of overprescribing opioids, the G7 pledges to rebuild Ukraine while Russia calls NATO's expansion destabilizing, A Scottish leader calls for voting for independence from England, a prison fire kills at least 51 in Colombia, the NATO summit begins In Madrid, Ernst & Young are fined $100M over cheating on ethics exams and the EU agrees to cut greenhouse emission.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

Jun 28, 2022

25 min

Facts & Spin for June 29 2022 top stories: Drugstores ration oral contraceptives, 46 dead migrants are found in a truck in Texas, the US kills a leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria, the death toll rises after a Ukraine shopping mall is struck, Biden's pick to lead ICE withdraws, the Jan. 6 Hearings continue for a 6th day, a New York law letting non-citizens vote is struck down, Federal agents seized a Trump lawyer's phone, India arrests a journalist over a 2018 tweet, and the Iran nuclear talks will resume in Quatar.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

Jun 28, 2022

29 min

Facts & Spin for June 28 2022 top stories: Millions of Yemenis will go hungry as the UN slashes food aid, hackers steal $100M in crypto, the Ukraine war refocuses on Lysychansk while 11 are allegedly killed in a shopping mall strike, the Supreme Court backs prayer by a school coach, a Colombia bullfighting accident kills 6, Ecuadorians protest ahead of an impeachment vote, sanctions cause Russia to default on its debt, 2 are shot dead at an Oslo gay bar, a man is arrested after allegedly slapping Rudy Giuliani on the back, Iran Launches a satellite as nuclear talks are set to restart, and Prince Charles accepted a suitcase with 1M Euros in cash.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

Jun 25, 2022

25 min

Facts & Spin for June 25 2022 top stories: The US Supreme Court overturns Roe versus Wade and a concealed carry ban, a lower court upholds the Arkansas anti-BDS Law, Ukraine will withdraw from Severodonetsk, the UN claims Israeli forces shot the journalist Abu Akleh, the White House proposes changes to Title IX, the US will provide $6B in student debt relief, a US woman is treated in Spain after Malta denied her Abortion and 7 die of meningitis in Florida.

Jun 23, 2022

25 min

Facts & Spin for June 24 2022 top stories: The FDA plans to reduce nicotine levels and ban Juul e-cigarettes, EU leaders approve Ukraine candidate status while Russia joins the BRICS summit, two Mexican Jesuit priests are killed in church, a $3.25M settlement is reached for the accidental shooting of Daunte Wright, the Jan 6 hearings continue, a former Democratic candidate for Florida governor is indicted, The Fed Chair warns of recession, traces of Polio are found in London sewage, and the French High Court rules against Burkini swimwear.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

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