Fact & Spin
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Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Facts & Spins for March 23, 2024 Top Stories: China and Russia veto a draft UN Resolution for a Gaza cease-fire, Russia launches its biggest attack on Ukraine in months, Delhi's chief minister is arrested over corruption claims, a report shows Argentina’s middle class has shrunk under Javier Milei, Marjorie Taylor Greene files a motion to vacate House Speaker Johnson, Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is set to go public in a major merger, police officers from the Mississippi “goon squad” are sentenced to prison, Candace Owens is out at the Daily Wire, Kate Middleton is undergoing cancer treatment, and a US medical team transplants a modified pig kidney into a human for the first time.
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Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Facts & Spins for March 22, 2024 Top Stories: The UN approves a global AI resolution, EU leaders discuss using profits from frozen Russian assets to arm Ukraine, the US sues Apple for allegedly exploiting an illegal monopoly, a US admiral says China will be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, Portugal’s centre-right leader Luís Montenegro is nominated as PM, the US is reportedly considering a plea deal offer for Julian Assange, Reddit goes public, Microsoft hires DeepMind’s co-founder to lead its new AI division, the Biden admin. unveils strict car emission limits and a study warns that nearly every country’s population will shrink by 2100.
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Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Facts & Spins for March 21, 2024 Top Stories: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is stepping down, Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong is resigning, Hong Kong passes its controversial Article 23 national security law, The Pentagon Chief says Ukraine’s survival is at stake, Jair Bolsonaro is indicted for alleged fraud in COVID vaccine records, Donald Trump is suing ABC News for an interview referencing the E. Jean Carroll case, Trump-backed candidates are victorious in primaries in three states, Ron DeSantis suggests Martha’s Vinyard as a destination for Haitian migrants, A team of scientists splices HIV DNA out of infected cells, and a new study suggests that young people are less happy than older generations.
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Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Facts & Spins for March 20, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS rules that Texas can arrest and prosecute illegal migrants, Japan raises its interest rates for the first time since 2007, a former Rudy Giuliani associate is invited to testify in Biden’s impeachment hearing, Antony Blinken reaffirms Washington’s ‘ironclad' support for the Philippines, Nvidia unveils a new series of AI 'superchips,' Trump ally Peter Navarro begins his prison sentence, Trump defends his 'bloodbath' comment, Pakistan is blamed for a deadly Afghanistan air strike, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership award ceremony is canceled over honoree objections, and a study suggests intermittent fasting may increase the risk of cardiovascular death.
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Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Facts & Spins for March 19, 2024 Top Stories: Vladimir Putin claims a landslide victory in Russia’s elections, Israel raids Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital, China denounces reports of a US-SpaceX spy satellite deal, Putin warns a NATO-Russia war would be 'one step away' from WWIII, Mike Pence refuses to endorse Trump, SCOTUS hears arguments on government misinformation moderation on social media, The UK's Rwanda bill goes to the House of Commons, North Korea tests ballistic missiles as Antony Blinken visits Seoul, The EU signs an $8B 'strategic partnership' deal with Egypt, Donald Trump is unable to find a bond underwriter to cover his $464M penalty and Uber agrees to pay Australian taxi drivers a $178M settlement.
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Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Facts & Spins for March 16, 2024 Top Stories: Viktor Orban declares he wants to 'Occupy Brussels' in EU elections, Voting in Russia’s electoral contest is underway, Pres. Abbas names a new prime minister in a re-org of the Palestinian Authority, 60 migrant fatalities are reported in a tragic Mediterranean accident, The Spanish Congress passes an amnesty law for Catalan separatists, A judge rules Fani Willis can prosecute Trump’s Ga. election case as Nathan Wade steps down, The father of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley is convicted of manslaughter, SCOTUS makes key rulings on public officials’ social media use, A study finds neurological conditions are the top cause of poor health worldwide, and Steve Mnuchin forms a team to try to buy TikTok.
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Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Facts & Spins for March 15, 2024 Top Stories: Chuck Schumer calls for elections in Israel, the UK unveils a new definition of extremism, the EU agrees to provide €5B in military aid to Ukraine, Geert Wilders abandons his bid for Dutch prime minister, the UK bans foreign state ownership of newspapers, the US reportedly held indirect talks with Iran, Don Lemon's X show is canceled after an alleged row with Elon Musk, a court rules that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is 'unconstitutional', a study claims vaccines cut the risk of COVID-related heart failure and blood clots and SpaceX's Starship achieves its most successful test flight yet.
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Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Facts & Spins for March 14, 2024 Top Stories: Trump and Biden both clinch party nominations for a November showdown, the former chief of staff to Aleksei Navalny is assaulted in Lithuania, Vladimir Putin says Russia is ‘ready’ for nuclear war, Several are dead after violence flares in the West Bank, Kenya pauses its UN policing mission to Haiti, the House passes a bill to ban TikTok unless the platform is sold, six counts are dismissed against Trump and his allies in the Georgia election case, an appeals court says the FTC can reopen a Meta privacy case, an open letter from 55 academics criticizes the UK COVID inquiry and RFK Jr. is reportedly considering Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura as his running mate.
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Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Facts & Spins for March 13, 2024 Top Stories: Haiti’s prime minister resigns amid national instability, US intelligence leaders say Netanyahu’s coalition ‘may be in jeopardy,' Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies before the US House in the Biden documents case, Ukraine-based Russian opposition groups attempt to invade Belgorod, Thailand’s election commission seeks to dissolve the opposition party, the European Commission says EU-Bosnia accession talks should begin, Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch announces the death of its leader, Elon Musk says he’ll open-source his 'Grok' Chatbot, a Boeing whistleblower is found dead, and Airbnb bans indoor security cameras.
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Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Facts & Spins for March 12, 2024 Top Stories: Ramadan begins without a Gaza cease-fire, The Democratic Alliance claims victory in Portugal’s election, The US evacuates its Haiti embassy staff amid gang violence, The US Dept. of Justice opens a criminal investigation into Boeing, The UK is found to be the second-most unhappy country globally, Sam Altman returns to OpenAI’s board, Police in Pakistan crack down on opposition protesters, US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to obstruction of justice, The UK allocates £117M to protect muslim communities, Scientists advance towards making IVF eggs from skin cells, and a professor offers a controversial new theory of gravity.
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