Fact & Spin

March 9, 2024: Biden State-of-Union, Nigeria school abduction and manga icon passing

Facts & Spins for March 9, 2024 Top Stories: Pres. Joe Biden delivers his 2024 State of the Union address, Hong Kong fast tracks a stringent new national secuity law, Sweden formally hands documents to the US State Dept. to join NATO, at least 287 Nigerian students are abducted from their school by gunmen, Theresa May announces she won’t seek re-election, a controversial Canadian law is proposed to target hate crimes, six members of the Sri Lankan community are tragically murdered in Ottawa, Donald Trump posts bond in the E. Jean Carroll case, Democrats open a probe into StarLink’s alleged use by Russia in the Ukraine war, and Akira Toriyama, the iconic creator of "Dragon Ball," passes at 68.
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March 8, 2024 Top Stories: Fatal Houthi attacks, NKorea war readiness and Hollywood anti-nukes campaign

Facts & Spins for March 8, 2024 Top Stories: The US reportedly plans to build a Gaza port for aid delivery, three people are killed in a Houthi attack on a cargo ship, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, an ex-Google engineer is arrested for allegedly spying for China, US lawmakers push to ban TikTok, Victoria Nuland will retire in the coming weeks, Rust’s armorer is found guilty of Halyna Hutchins' death, Alabama’s governor signs a law protecting IVF providers from lawsuits, last month was the warmest February on record and Hollywood stars join an anti-nukes campaign.
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March 7, 2024: Trump-Biden primary wins, Syria war crimes probe and Atlantic whale return

Facts & Spins for March 7, 2024 Top Stories: Trump and Biden win big on Super Tuesday, Haitian gangs attempt to seize Port-au-Prince’s airport, Ukraine’s first lady declines an invitation to the US State of the Union address, Five UK SAS soldiers are allegedly under investigation for Syrian war crimes, Pakistan’s Supreme Court says an ex-Prime Minister was denied a fair trial, Nikki Haley drops out of the GOP race for president, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema announces she won't seek reelection, The FBI is on the lookout for an Iranian national accused of targeting Mike Pompeo, The UK announces national insurance cuts in its spring 2024 budget, and a whale not seen in the Atlantic since the 1700s makes a surprising reappearance.
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March 6, 2024: Hamas sexual violence, French constitutional abortion rights and ice-free Arctic

Facts & Spins for March 6, 2024 Top Stories: The UN says Hamas likely committed sexual violence on Oct. 7, China sets an ambitious 2024 economic growth target, Trump wins the North Dakota GOP caucuses ahead of Super Tuesday, Australian PM Anthony Albanese is referred to the international criminal court, the EU aims to shift to 'war economy mode,' ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury, the Biden admin. announces its latest crackdown on ‘junk fees,’ Bitcoin hits an all-time high, France makes abortion a constitutional right, and a study claims the Arctic could be 'ice-free' in a decade.
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March 05, 2024: Trump ballot reinstatement, Haiti mass jailbreak and German military leak

Facts & Spins for March 05, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS reinstates Donald Trump on Colorado’s primary ballot, Haiti declares a state of emergency after a mass jailbreak, Nikki Haley wins her first GOP primary as Trump builds his lead, Germany launches an investigation after a military recording was leaked, The US airdrops aid to Gaza as mediators rush for a cease-fire deal, US Congress presents a bill to avert a partial government shutdown, Shehbaz Sharif is sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister, China scraps the premier's annual press conference, Australia pledges hundreds of millions to ASEAN countries, The EU fines Apple nearly $2B following a Spotify lawsuit, and the first over-the-counter birth control pill is set to hit US markets.
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March 02, 2024: Spyware data ruling, Iran parliamentary elections and 1B obese worldwide

Facts & Spins for March 02, 2024 Top Stories: A US judge rules that Pegasus spyware’s owner must give data to WhatsApp, Iran holds key parliamentary elections, The US Congress passes another stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown, A tragic shopping mall fire claims over 40 lives in Bangladesh, Donald Trump’s classified docs case leads to sparring over the trial start date, The White House announces a delay in power plant regulation plans, Meta scraps its news tab in the US and Australia, The culprit is found in a US healthcare system cyberattack, Elon Musk sues OpenAI for allegedly abandoning its founding mission, and a study indicates more than 1B people worldwide are obese.
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March 1, 2024: Trump immunity appeal, Gaza turmoil and French abortion rights

Facts & Spins for March 1, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS agrees to hear Trump's immunity appeal, Trump is disqualified from the Illinois primary ballot, over 100 Palestinians are killed after Israeli troops open fire near aid trucks, a Chadian opposition leader is killed in a gun fight, the US will investigate Chinese-made 'smart cars' for national security risks, transportation staff strike in Greece on the anniversary of a tragic train crash, France’s parliament votes to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, Ghana’s parliament passes an anti-LGBTQ bill, wildfires rage through the Texas Panhandle, and the South Korean government threatens legal action over a doctor strike.
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February 29, 2024: McConnell leadership step-down, drug lord verdict and scrapped Apple EVs

Facts & Spins for February 29, 2024 Top Stories: Mitch McConnell says he’ll step down as Senate minority leader in November, Drug lord Ridouan Taghi is sentenced to life in a prominent Dutch trial, Biden and Trump surge to big wins in the Michigan primaries, The US and other NATO allies rule out troop deployments to Ukraine, EU+ sees asylum claims at their highest level since 2016, South Korea’s birth rate drops to a new record low, Marianne Williamson throws her hat back into the ring for the US presidency, An LGBTQ parade in Australia allows out-of-uniform police to march following a high-profile murder, Two men are convicted in the 2002 killing of an iconic Run-DMC rapper, and Apple reportedly scraps its driverless Electric Vehicle project.
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February 28, 2024: Ukraine NATO troops, EU nature bill and record-low Japan births

Facts & Spins for February 28, 2024 Top Stories: Slovakia’s prime minister says the EU and NATO are considering deploying troops in Ukraine, the European parliament passes a nature restoration bill, Italy’s Sardinia elects a leftwing president, Biden says he’s hopeful for a Gaza cease-fire soon, Biden urges Congress to avoid a looming partial shutdown, an FAA panel finds Boeing’s safety culture to be ‘inadequate and confusing,’ Tennessee’s House passes a bill banning expelled representatives from reappointment, US Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin is cleared of wrongdoing over his hospitalization, Japan's new births fell to a record low in 2023, and New Zealand reverses course on its tobacco ban.
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February 27, 2024: CIA Ukraine bases, Sweden NATO approval and Trump S.C. win

Facts & Spins for February 27, 2024 Top Stories: Hungary ratifies Sweden’s NATO accession, The CIA reportedly has 12 secret bases in Ukraine, Donald Trump beats Nikki Haley in the South Carolina primary, A US airman immolates himself outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu vows to enter Rafah, Belarus holds a controversial parliamentary election, Thousands attend a Jair Bolsonaro rally amid a coup probe, A former colleague claims Alexei Navalny was about to be freed in a prisoner swap, Raiders kill at least a dozen worshippers in a Burkina Faso church, Meta prepares a team to counter election disinformation, and the Supreme Court hears a landmark social media free speech case. 
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