Fact & Spin

March 29, 2024 Top Stories: Bankman-Fried sentencing, NATO F-16s warning and contraceptive-linked tumors

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.
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March 28, 2024: Hamas Iran visit, Trump gag order and AI’s UK job hemorrhage

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.
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March 27, 2024: Baltimore bridge collapse, London farmers protests and Japanese fighter jets

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.
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March 26, 2024: Gaza cease-fire vote, Moscow attack trial and Boeing CEO resignation

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.
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March 23, 2024: Gaza cease-fire veto, Truth Social merger and Kate Middleton cancer diagnosis

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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March 22, 2024 Top Stories: Global AI rules, US Apple lawsuit and 2100 population plunge

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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March 21, 2024: Ireland-Vietnam resignations, Trump candidate victories and unhappy global youth

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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March 20, 2024: Texas illegal migrants law, Japanese interest rates and Nvidia AI superchips

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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March 19, 2024: Putin election victory, SpaceX spy satellites and Uber cabbie settlement

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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March 16, 2024: Orban ‘occupy’ remarks, Fani Willis ruling and Mnuchin TikTok bid

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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