Fact & Spin

Modi-Putin meeting, indefinite Samsung strike and autism microbiome diagnosis

Congressional Democrats hit an impasse on Biden's presidential run, Nikki Haley encourages her delegates to vote for Trump, Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin hosts India's Narendra Modi, French prosecutors probe Marine Le Pen’s campaign funding, Liberia’s president takes a 40% salary cut, Samsung workers announce an indefinite strike, Microsoft quits OpenAI’s board, A BBC journalist’s wife and daughters are killed in a crossbow attack, Moscow issues an arrest warrant for Alexei Navalny's widow, and researchers find that stool samples could diagnose autism.
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Orban PRC visit, GOP platform abortion change, and Hyundai EV data lawsuit

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán makes a surprise visit to China, Rishi Sunak names an interim shadow cabinet, the NATO summit is underway in Washington, DC, a Lancet letter suggests direct and indirect Gaza deaths could eventually amount to 186K, Russia claims a Kyiv hospital was hit with a Ukrainian air defense missile, the Republican Party platform drops a 40-year call for national abortion limits, polls show Trump leading Biden, and with mixed results against other potential Democratic candidates, OpenAI blocks access to Chinese developers, Hyundai is sued in the US over allegations of faking electric vehicle sales data, and a United Airlines Boeing plane loses a wheel after takeoff.
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French left win, Russian missile attack and Boeing plea deal

A left coalition wins the most seats in the French elections, A Russian missile attack kills dozens in Ukraine, Western mercenaries are accused of killing Russian POWs, Israel is alleged to have invoked the 'Hannibal Directive' on Oct. 7, Biden tells Congressional Democrats that he's staying in the race, Japan and the Philippines sign a defense deal, Yuriko Koike wins a third term as governor of Tokyo, Boeing agrees to plead guilty to fraud, Eli Lilly plans to buy Morphic, and new data suggests the earth has been 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for a year.
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UK Labour victory, record low US patriotism and alleged OpenAI hack

Sir Keir Starmer becomes the UK’s first Labour prime minister since 2010, Biden faces pressure from donors to drop out of the US presidential race, Iran holds a run-off to choose its next president, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Moscow, Putin says he takes Trump's comments on ending the war in Ukraine 'seriously,' Brazilian police recommend charges against former Pres. Jair Bolsonaro, A mass leak targets 3M Syrian refugees in Turkey, A survey finds that Americans' patriotism has reached a record low, The US adds 206K jobs to the economy in June, and the New York Times reports that OpenAI's internal system was hacked in 2023.
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UK Labour projected win, $146M GM fine and ancient art discovery

Exit polls suggest a landslide win for Labour in the UK election, Israel reportedly approves the largest West Bank seizure in 30 years, Hezbollah fires 200 rockets into Israel, NATO approves $43B in aid for Ukraine, an American citizen is sentenced to 12 years in Russia on drug charges, a pro-Palestine senator quits Australia’s Labor Party, the EU raises tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, General Motors agrees to pay $146M in penalties for excess car emissions, a northern California wildfire sees thousands of residents evacuated, and the world's oldest cave art is discovered in Indonesia.
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Ukraine-NATO conditions, Biden’s election conversations and Google greenhouse emissions

Ukraine is reportedly told it must address corruption before NATO membership can proceed, Pres. Biden engages with Democratic governors regarding presidential election concerns, the first UN-sponsored talks on Afghanistan with the Taliban conclude in Qatar, French candidates drop out of the election runoff to try to stop the National Rally party, Benjamin Netanyahu denies claims that Israel’s military wants a cease-fire, the US deports 116 Chinese migrants, the US Supreme Court declines to weigh in on several gun-related cases, RFK Jr. pushes back on assault and dog-eating allegations, AI is reportedly spurring a 48% rise in Google’s greenhouse gas emissions, and a report says over 90% of global companies are failing human rights and labor standards.
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Rudy Giuliani disbarment, Reform UK candidate defection and deadly Indian stampede

Trump’s hush money sentencing is postponed, Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is disbarred, Hungary's Viktor Orbán makes his first war-time visit to Ukraine, A Reform UK candidate defects to the Conservative Party, India enacts three new criminal laws, Israel instructs Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis, The UN declares Pakistan’s Imran Khan arbitrarily detained, A judge releases transcripts of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2006 grand jury probe, A deadly stampede in India kills over 100, China claims that the US imposes ‘obstacles’ to space cooperation,
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Trump immunity ruling, Le Pen election gains and Australia vape ban

SCOTUS rules Trump has ‘absolute immunity’ on official acts, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally leads in France’s parliamentary elections, Pres. Ramaphosa unveils a new coalition government in South Africa, the director of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza is released from Israeli detention, the DOJ is reportedly set to criminally charge Boeing and seek a plea agreement, Biden and Trump raise millions post-debate, SCOTUS rules in favor of a truck stop suing the Federal Reserve, Hurricane Beryl makes landfall, the UN says less than one-fifth of global sustainable development targets are likely to be reached by 2030, and Australia bans vape sales outside pharmacies.
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Biden-Trump debate fallout, Iran presidential elections and NBA father-son duo

Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off in a high-profile presidential debate, Iran votes for a new president in snap elections, right-wing British activist Tommy Robinson is arrested in Canada, North Korea reportedly executed a 22-year-old for disseminating K-pop, Ursula von der Leyen is nominated for a second European Commission term, the US is reportedly preparing to evacuate Americans from Lebanon, the US Supreme Court limits federal agencies’ authority by overturning a 1984 precedent, Uvalde, Texas’ former police chief is charged over the tragic school shooting, the scientist who pioneered the study of “Ultra Processed Foods” says UPFs should have warnings, and the NBA makes history as LeBron James will be joined by his son Bronny on the Lakers.
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Bolivia coup attempt, SCOTUS emergency abortion ruling and Olympics AI recaps

A Bolivian Army General is arrested after an alleged failed coup attempt, the US Supreme Court temporarily allows emergency abortions in Idaho, while SCOTUS also rejects the Purdue Pharma settlement, Ukraine and the EU ink a security pact, Israeli forces launch a ground operation into a Gaza City neighborhood, Kenyan President Ruto withdraws tax reforms after deadly protests, Jamaal Bowman loses and Loren Boebert wins in US election primaries, Walgreens announces it’s closing a “significant” number of stores, a new study suggests that taking multivitamins doesn’t reduce mortality risks, and NBC announces it will use the AI-generated voice of Al Michaels for Olympics recaps.
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