Fact & Spin

Facts & spin for May 27 2022 top stories: Trump allegedly approved of a 'Hang Mike Pence' chant, over a million Afghan kids could face severe malnutrition, 11 newborns die in a hospital fire, A Trump-supported candidate wins the Texas Attorney General primary, Oz & McCormick head to recount in Pennsylvania, Biden may have killed the Iran deal by keeping the Revolutionary Guard blacklisted, China pushes a major deal with Pacific Islands, Twitter is fined $150M for deceptive practices, commercial firms win spy satellite contracts, and the US army proposes renaming 9 bases with Confederate names.
 
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Facts & spin for May 26 2022 top stories: Southern Baptists mishandled hundreds of sex abuse allegations, primaries deliver a mixed bag for Trump-backed candidates, Donbas fighting intensifies as the World Bank warns of recession, a downed drone kills several people in Yemen, files alleging abuse of Uyghurs are leaked during a UN China visit, North Korea launches an ICBM after Biden leaves Asia, California may allow parents to sue if kids get social media addicted, Ricky Gervais is under fire for Netflix trans jokes, a new policy requires cops to intervene if they witness abuse by colleagues, Michigan might disqualify 5 Republican candidates, and Jen Psaki joins MSNBC.
 
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Facts & spin for May 25 2022 top stories: 15 schoolkids are shot dead in Texas, an Iraqi citizen is arrested for allegedly plotting to murder GW Bush, A New Yorker gets $7M for being wrongfully jailed for 23 years, the Taliban enforces face-covering for female TV anchors, there's severe fighting around Severodonetsk, it's rumored that Putin survived an assassination attempt, a Russian diplomat says he's ashamed of his country and quits, two Trump officials are accused of abusing their power for money, Madison Cawthorn gets investigated by the House Ethics Panel, and Starbucks leaves Russia and Airbnb leaves China.
 
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Facts & spin for May 24 2022 top stories: Syria accuses the US of war crimes and Ukraine convicts a Russian of war crimes, Iran accuses Israel of terrorism, Australia gets a new prime minister, Nancy Pelosi is banned from Communion for abortion support, Biden launches an new Indo-Pacific trade pact, the US Military flies in baby formula, Trump Pays a $110K fine and his ex lawyer meets the January 6 Committee, a former German Chancellor leaves a Russian oil company, and at least six die in Canadian storms.
 
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Facts & spin for May 21 2022 top stories: Boeing successfully launches its first spacecraft, the House passes a controversial domestic terrorism act,
Biden visits South Korea, Russia claims full control of Mariupol, Biden invokes the Defense Production Act to make baby formula, the January 6 Committee presses a Georgia Republican about offering Capitol tours, a 9-1-1 dispatcher allegedly hung up on a whispering caller during the Buffalo shooting, SpaceX allegedly paid $250K to settle an harassment claim against Elon Musk, and Boris Johnson won't face more fines for his Covid parties.
 
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Facts & spin for May 20 2022 top stories: The US Disinformation Governance Board is dissed and discontinued, Elon Musk vows to start voting Republican, an unusual monkeypox outbreak is confirmed in the US and Europe, the US eases sanctions on Cuba, Mariupol falls under Russian Control while the UN warns of food shortages, Madison Cawthorn loses his Republican primary while Idaho Governor Little wins his against his own lieutenant, Gas prices average over $4 a gallon in every state for the first time, US soccer agrees to equal pay, MLB Suspends Matt Harvey for 60 games over an opioid scandal, and a Russian gymnast gets banned for a year for wearing the letter "Z".
 
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Facts & spin for May 19 2022 top stories: A drug-smuggling tunnel links San Diego with Tijuana, FBI investigates a Dallas shooting as an anti-Asian hate crime, US successfully tests a hypersonic missile, a Democrat wins the Pennsylvania senate primary days after a stroke, a Clinton lawyer is on trial for lying about Trump, Starbucks will cover abortion travel, McDonald's will exit Russia, the FDA makes a deal with Abbott to ease baby formula shortage, Kiev's first war crimes trial starts, and Sri Lanka's parliament reconvenes amidst crisis.
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Facts & spin for May 18 2022 top stories: Congress holds its first UFO hearing in 50 years, Ukrainian fighters surrender in Mariupol, US to decides to deploy troops to to Somalia, Liz Cheney accuses house Republicans of enabling white supremacy, Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning protests outside private residences, Somalia's ex-president makes a comeback, Yemen's Sanaa airport reopens after 6 years of war, and Taiwan's president condemns a California church shooting.
 
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Facts & spin for May 17 2022 top stories: The Buffalo mass shooting that killed 10 is deemed a hate crime, new shootings in Milwaukee injure 21, Palestinians mark 74th "catastrophe day" amidst outrage after journalist killing, Hezbollah seems to be losing ground in the Lebanese election, Russia warns Sweden and Finland about joining NATO while the EU pressures Hungary over Russian oil, the Saudi oil giant Aramco almost doubles its profits, one Pennsylvania senate candidate gets endorsed by Trump while another has a stroke, and a Margaret Thatcher statue gets egged within hours being unveiled.
 
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Facts & spin for May 14 2022 top stories: Elon Musk says his Twitter buy is on hold, the Texas law against social media censorship is reinstated, Turkey opposes Sweden and Finland joining it in NATO, at least 500 deaths are uncovered at US schools for Native American children, Russian gains ground in Luhansk and the EU commits another $500M to arming Ukraine, the Jan. 6 Committee subpoenas 5 House republicans and gets Biden's approval for reading 23K Trump documents, Qatar's leader pushes to save the Iran nuclear deal, Hong Kong arrests Roman Catholic Cardinal, and British ambulance waiting times are killing people.
 
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