Fact & Spin

March 15, 2024 Top Stories: New extremism definition, €5B Ukraine aid and successful Starship launch

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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March 14, 2024 Top Stories: Trump-Biden clinch, Navalny aide assault and RFK Jr-Aaron Rodgers Rumors

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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March 13, 2024: Haiti PM resignation, Hur Biden testimony and banned Airbnb surveillance

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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March 12, 2024: No Ramadan cease-fire, Portugal conservative win and new gravity theory

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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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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