Fact & Spin

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Saturday Apr 06, 2024

Facts & Spins for April 6, 2024 Top Stories: A report by Microsoft says China plans to use AI to disrupt US and other elections, New investigations detail Israel’s alleged use of AI in the Gaza war, Emmanuel Macron states that Russia will target the Paris Olympics, Somalia expels the Ethiopian ambassador in a row over a strategic port, A report claims that the Indian government ordered assassinations in Pakistan, The No Labels party abandons its US presidential bid, Guatemala’s former military leader stands trial for genocide, US job growth spikes as unemployment dips to 3.8%, Google considers charging for a premium search engine, and an earthquake rattles the northeastern US.
Sources: https://www.verity.news/

Friday Apr 05, 2024

Facts & Spins for April 5, 2024 Top Stories: Russia says it and NATO are reaching 'direct conflict' as the alliance turns 75, Brazil's de Moraes allegedly led a 'sweeping' crackdown on free speech, a report says the US State Dept. was at fault over the Afghanistan withdrawal, Biden tells Netanyahu US policy will change unless civilian suffering in Gaza is addressed, a majority of Southeast Asians are found to favor China over the US for the first time, Pakistan’s high court judges allege they were coerced by the nation’s spy agency, Human Rights Watch claims Colombia and Panama are failing to protect migrants in the Darien Gap, hundreds call on Missouri’s governor to forgive a killer’s death penalty, Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ sons hire a high-profile lawyer and 80% of CO2 emissions are found to be linked to just 57 companies.
Sources: https://www.verity.news/

Thursday Apr 04, 2024

Facts & Spins for April 4, 2024 Top Stories: Presidents Biden and Xi hold their first talks since January, at least 9 are killed after a powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan, Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25, Pres. Joe Biden expresses outrage over the Israeli airstrike that killed Gaza aid workers, Donald Trump sues Truth Social’s co-founders, Jack Smith criticizes a judge’s order in the Trump classified docs case, JK Rowling won't face criminal action under Scotland’s hate crime law, Tesla’s production reportedly decreased in Q1 of this year, Botswana threatens to ship 20K elephants to Germany and Tennessee passes a law banning geoengineering.
Sources: https://www.verity.news/

Tuesday Apr 02, 2024

Facts & Spins for April 3, 2024 Top Stories: Seven World Central Kitchen aid workers are killed by the Israeli military in Gaza, Israeli strikes in Damascus kill seven high-ranking Iranian officials, the DR Congo names its first female prime minister, Florida’s Supreme Court puts abortion rights to vote, Trump posts $175M bond in his New York fraud case, a judge refuses to dismiss Hunter Biden's tax evasion case, a Finland school shooting leaves one dead, dozens are killed in an Istanbul nightclub fire, Google agrees to delete billions of incognito tracking records, and the UK raises its minimum wage by 9.8%.
Sources: https://www.verity.news/

Tuesday Apr 02, 2024

Facts & Spins for April 2, 2024 Top Stories: Israeli troops withdraw from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, Israel experiences its largest protest since Oct. 7, 60 Minutes and other outlets allege a Russian tie to Havana syndrome, A key Haitian gang leader demands a role in peace talks, Turkey’s opposition party wins a plurality in local elections, Senegal’s Top Court confirms Diomaye Faye as president-elect, The Biden and Trump camps spar as Transgender Visibility Day falls on Easter,  A temporary maritime channel is announced in the Port of Baltimore,  South Korea’s president calls striking doctors a “cartel,” and bird flu is detected in US dairy cows for the first time.
Sources: https://www.verity.news/

Saturday Mar 30, 2024

Facts & Spins for March 30, 2024 Top Stories: The International Court of Justice orders Israel to address Gaza’s famine, while Israel agrees to send a delegation to Egypt and Qatar for Gaza talks, Russia’s UN veto ends the body’s monitoring of nuclear sanctions,  Greece’s government survives a no-confidence vote over a deadly 2023 train crash, Georgia’s legislature passes a sweeping elections bill, former presidents Obama and Clinton help Joe Biden raise $25M at a New York fundraiser, Rep. James Comer wants Joe Biden to testify in the president's impeachment trial, a Texas woman who was sentenced to prison for voter fraud is acquitted, 45 are killed in a tragic bus plunge in South Africa and a new report says the world wasted 1B meals a day in 2022.
Sources: https://www.verity.news/

Friday Mar 29, 2024

Facts & Spins for March 29, 2024 Top Stories: Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison, Putin warns Ukraine on the use of NATO F-16s, the UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead its women’s rights forum, a report claims illegal guns from the US are fueling gang violence in Haiti, the Argentinian embassy shelters Venezuelan opposition leaders, former US Sen. Joe Lieberman passes away aged 82, Disney and a DeSantis-backed board reach a settlement, the White House orders federal agencies to appoint chief AI officers, Spanish prosecutors seek a jail term for Luis Rubiales over his Hermoso kiss and contraceptive injections are linked to brain tumors in women.
Sources: https://www.verity.news/

Wednesday Mar 27, 2024

Facts & Spins for March 28, 2024 Top Stories: A top Hamas political leader visits Iran, Another opposition candidate is barred from Venezuela’s election, Belarus’s leader’s claims undermine Putin's statements on the Moscow attack, Pres. Xi hosts key US business leaders in Beijing, Australia and Tuvalu ink a climate security and migration pact, The Thai parliament passes a same-sex marriage bill, Donald Trump gets issued a gag order in his hush money trial, While Trump’s Truth Social stock begins trading, New polling shows Pres. Biden gaining in six battleground states, and a report says AI could bleed 8M jobs out of the UK.
Sources: https://www.verity.news/

Wednesday Mar 27, 2024

Facts & Spins for March 27, 2024 Top Stories: A Baltimore bridge collapses after a cargo ship crash, RFK Jr. announces Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, UK farmers protest in central London, fighting at Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital enters its second week, the UK High Court delays its decision on Julian Assange’s US extradition, a former Chinese soccer chief is jailed for life for bribery, Japan agrees to sell fighter jets to 15 nations, Bolsonaro is investigated for allegedly sleeping at the Hungarian embassy, a former Trump DOJ official faces an ethics hearing, a judge dismisses Elon Musk's lawsuit against a nonprofit, and the Biden admin. defends abortion pill access at the Supreme Court.
Sources: https://www.verity.news/

Monday Mar 25, 2024

Facts & Spins for March 26, 2024 Top Stories: The UNSC votes in favor of a Gaza cease-fire, four suspects in the Moscow attack appear in court, the UK accuses China of being linked to "malicious" cybersecurity attacks, Senegal’s ruling coalition concedes defeat, NBC faces backlash for hiring former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, Trump’s $464M bond is lowered, the EU investigates Google and Apple under a new digital markets act, Boeing’s CEO resigns amid a leadership shakeup, Rishi Sunak announces a major nuclear energy initiative, Nigeria’s army rescues abducted students ahead of a ransom deadline, and the UK is reportedly facing a sickness-related employment crisis.
Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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