Fact & Spin

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.
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Facts & Spin for June 23 2022 top stories: Afghan earthquake kills over 1,000, bipartisan gun legislation clears a first Senate vote, Russia allegedly advances in Eastern Ukraine but takes significant losses on Snake Island, 8 are killed and 38 kidnapped in Nigeria church attacks, the Supreme Court rules that public funds can go to religious schools and that a Roundup settlement still stands, a Trump-backed candidate wins her Alabama Senate primary runoff, the average US home price hits $407k as sales slump, Israel's government collapses, and US and Iranian warships nearly collide.
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Facts & Spin for June 22 2022 top stories: Hundreds of civilians are massacred in both Ethiopia and Mali, Russia threatens retaliation as Lithuania blocks imports to Kaliningrad, Biden considers a gas tax holiday, International rugby bans trans women, Japan upholds its gay marriage ban, Canada to ban harmful plastics next year, Catastrophic floods Inundate India and Bangladesh, the trophy tooth of a murdered Congolese leader is returned by Belgium, and Dzalamidze changes nationality to play at Wimbledon.
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Facts & Spin for June 21 2022 top stories: Texas GOP Claims Biden wasn't Legitimately Elected, Transgender swimmers are internationally banned, Biden hosts climate talks as gas prices and inflation soar, Colombia elects its first leftist president, Macron loses his parliamentary majority, Russia's alleged grain blockade is called a war crime, violence is worsening in the Congo, the UK sees its biggest train strike in 30 years, American cities see more weekend shootings, Colbert staff are arrested for trespassing in a Capitol building, and US mortgage rates have their biggest 1-week jump in 35 years.
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Facts & Spin for June 18 2022 top stories: The UK approves extradition of Julian Assange to the US, three Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid, a senior ISIS leader is captured In Syria, the EU President backs Ukraine's EU candidacy, DeSantis declines COVID vaccines for young kids, Biden signs an executive order on LGBTQ+ rights, a man is indicted for attempting to assassinate a Supreme Court judge, UK inflation reaches 11%, and DC trolls Saudi Arabia by naming their embassy's street after Jamal Khashoggi.
 

Facts & Spin for June 17 2022 top stories: US abortions rise for the the first time in 30 years, US border agents will face disciplinary actions even though they didn't whip migrants, the Israeli police avoid punishment for misconduct at Abu Akleh's funeral, Western leaders Visit Kyiv while Russia and China pledge mutual support, the Indonesian trade minister is fired over palm oil backlash, the January 6 hearings continue and Capitol tour footage is released, hundreds of car crashes are blamed on autopilots, the EU signs a gas deal with Israel and Egypt, and Biden criticizes oil companies for high profit margins.
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Facts & Spin for June 16 2022 top stories: Google settles a gender discrimination lawsuit for $118M, A British plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is paused at the last minute, The UN human rights chief will step down after her controversial China visit, Biden Announces another billion in Ukraine aid as fighting continues, A jailed Kremlin critic is moved to an unknown location, The US Open will be open to Russian players, Denmark and Canada resolve their dispute over an arctic island, The FED makes the greatest interest rate hike since 1994, Michael Avenatti will plead guilty to stealing millions from clients, and a New York court rules that an elephant isn't a person.
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Facts & spin for June 15 2022 top stories: Hollywood pledges to control onscreen gun violence,79 are reportedly killed in a jihadist massacre in Burkina Faso, A new mass grave is discovered outside Kyiv and Ukrainian shelling allegedly kills 5 civilians, Cuba jails hundreds for anti-government protests, The Jan. 6 Hearings continue, The Supreme Court makes a controversial ruling about tribal courts, US stocks and crypto continue sinking, Russian's former McDonald's restaurants reopen with a new name, The SpaceX launch passes a rigorous environmental review and Microsoft pledges to respect the Activision Blizzard unionization effort.
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Facts & spin for June 14 2022 top stories: Google suspends an engineer who claimed their AI chatbot was sentient, the US ends COVID test requirement for international travelers, tens of thousands rally against gun violence while the Senate unveils a bipartisan gun framework, Syria halts flights after Israel destroys runways with missiles, a Bolivian court sentences the former President to jail for a coup,the Left threatens Macron's majority in French elections, Russia is a accused of more war crimes in Ukraine, a judge temporarily halts investigations into families of trans youth, 31 members of a far-right group are arrested at an Idaho Pride event, and a court allows Britain to send migrants to Rwanda.
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Facts & spin for June 11 2022 top stories: NASA will study UFOs, two British fighters are sentenced to death in Ukraine, The Belgian King expresses regret for Congo atrocities, Turkey warns Greece to demilitarize Aegean islands, the US will to reopen a diplomatic line for Palestine, a Mich. GOP candidate is arrested over January 6, the Department of Justice probes Louisiana for alleged racism and brutality, the FBI probes a general for Qatar lobbying, there's an explosion at a US natural gas plant, and the UK considers ending smoking by 2030. 
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