Fact & Spin

February 16, 2024: Russian space weapons, Indian electoral bonds and beef-infused rice

Facts & Spins for February 16, 2024 Top Stories: Putin is accused of developing a space-based nuclear weapon, India’s Supreme Court scraps a controversial election funding system, one person is killed and 21 injured in a Super Bowl parade shooting, the US and its Middle Eastern allies discuss an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, NATO’s chief says there’s been an 'unprecedented rise' in member defense spending, a UN envoy warns of ‘dangerous’ escalation in Yemen, Japan unexpectedly slips into a recession, a report says 'safety failures' led to 344 federal inmate deaths, Google plans to map methane from space, and scientists develop a beef-rice hybrid for the first time.
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February 15, 2024: Mayorkas impeachment, wanted Estonian PM and OpenAI hacking tools

Facts & Spins for February 15, 2024 Top Stories: The US House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Mayorkas, Russia puts Estonia’s Prime Minister on the Kremlin’s wanted list, South Africa urges the ICJ to consider action on Israel’s Rafah assault, Indonesia’s Subianto claims victory in the Presidential election, A coalition Government Selects Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s prime minister, Dozens of civilians are reportedly killed by Ethiopian forces in Amhara, Democrats pick up a key seat in US House in a New York special election, The US’ immigration agency is considering releasing migrants due to budget shortfalls, A report claims that the Obama-era CIA recruited other nations to spy on Donald Trump, and Microsoft claims Russia, China, and others are using OpenAI tools to support hacking.
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February 14, 2024: $95B aid package, record defense spending and dementia-predicting proteins

Facts & Spins for February 14, 2024 Top Stories: The US Senate passes a $95B aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, Cairo hosts talks on a potential Israel-Gaza cease-fire, Trump seeks a Supreme Court pause in his 2020 election case, DA Fani Willis could be disqualified from Trump’s Georgia case, Indonesia’s outgoing president is accused of election interference, former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will be released from prison early, global defense spending reached a record $2.2T last year, US inflation was worse than expected in January, the CDC plans to end its five-day COVID isolation rule, and a study finds proteins may be able to predict dementia.
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February 13, 2024: Trump NATO comments, Israeli hostage rescue and world-record marathoner death

Facts & Spins for February 13, 2024 Top Stories: Trump says the US shouldn’t protect NATO allies who don't pay, Israel rescues two hostages held in Gaza, US defense secretary Lloyd Austin is hospitalized again, Alexander Stubb wins Finland's presidential election, A report contradicts Washington’s account of the dismissal of Ukraine’s top general, Indian police block roads as farmers advance on New Delhi, France rescinds birthright citizenship for Mayotte, Hungary's president resigns over a sex abuser pardon, The marathon world-record holder is killed in a crash, The Biden campaign joins TikTok, and a new prosthetic hand enables amputees to sense temperature.
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February 10, 2024: Pakistan early election results, Biden age concerns and climate defamation suit

Facts & Spins for February 10, 2024 Top Stories: Imran Khan’s allies take an early lead in Pakistan’s election, a federal judge raises concerns about Joe Biden’s age in the President’s classified docs case, Benjamin Netanyahu says Rafah will be evacuated before Israel’s offensive, the White House reacts to the dismissal of Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Malaysia’s top court says some Islamic laws in Kelantan state are unconstitutional, Donald Trump soundly wins the Nevada GOP caucus, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announces his Senate bid, Tucker Carlson releases his interview with Vladamir Putin, a prominent climate scientist wins a $1M defamation suit, and Brazil declares a dengue public health emergency ahead of Carnival.
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February 09, 2024: Bolsonaro passport seizure, global 1.5C breach and outlawed AI robocalls

Facts & Spins for February 09, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS hears a case seeking to kick Trump off Colorado’s ballot, Brazilian police seize Bolsonaro’s passport, Internet access is cut off as Pakistanis head to the polls, A Putin critic is disqualified from Russia’s election, Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine’s military chief, The US Senate advances a $95.3B foreign aid package, A US strike kills an Iran-backed militia leader in Baghdad, The world sees its first year-long breach of the key 1.5C warming limit, A Japanese court approves gender change recognition without sterilization, and the US outlaws AI-generated robocalls.
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February 8, 2024 Top Stories: Deadly Pakistan blasts, failed Mayorkas impeachment and missing Max-9 bolts

Facts & Spins for February 8, 2024 Top Stories: Netanyahu rejects Hamas’ proposed ceasefire, election eve blasts kill more than twenty in Pakistan, House Republicans fail to impeach homeland security secretary Mayorkas, Papua rebels agree to release a kidnapped New Zealand pilot, Russian missiles target Kyiv, the UN Requests $4.1B For Sudan, the mother of a Michigan shooter is found guilty of manslaughter, a helicopter carrying five Marines is found crashed, missing bolts are found to have caused Alaska Airlines' mid-air door blowout and AI is used to decode an ancient text.
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February 7, 2024: Trump immunity rejection, King Charles cancer and Dartmouth athletes union

Facts & Spins for February 7, 2024 Top Stories: An appeals court rules against Trump’s presidential immunity claim, UK King Charles III is diagnosed with cancer, Yemen appoints a new prime minister, former Chilean Pres. Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash, Senegal postpones its elections until December, an independent panel will review Israel's UNRWA allegations, a child dies every two hours in a Sudanese displacement camp, the UK announces a £100M investment in AI regulation, CERN aims to build a new atom collider, and Dartmouth basketball players could unionize.
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February 06, 2024: Senate border bill, deadly Chile wildfires and fake Biden video

Facts & Spins for February 06, 2024 Top Stories: The US Senate unveils a $118B national security bill, More than 100 are killed in Chilean wildfires, Antony Blinken visits the Middle East, El Salvador's Bukele claims election victory, An Australian writer is given a suspended death sentence in China, Tucker Carlson travels to Russia, The US launches further strikes against Yemen’s Houthis, Boeing flags additional faults in its 737 Max 9 planes, Meta’s board criticizes the company over an altered Biden video, Southern California is hit by another atmospheric river, and a study finds the Earth may have already reached +1.5°C in 2010.
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February 3, 2024 Top Stories: US retaliatory strikes, Nairobi gas explosion and soaring cancer rates

Facts & Spins for February 3, 2024 Top Stories: The US launches retaliatory strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria and Iraq, a former software engineer is sentenced to 40 years for the largest leak CIA leak ever, the Ukrainian military chief speaks out amid firing speculation, Israel’s defense minister states Israeli forces will push into Rafah, a deadly gas explosion strikes Nairobi, Kenya, injuring over 300, the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Fulton Co. Ga. DA Fani Willis, South Dakota Gov. Noem considers deploying razor wire and personnel to Texas, the US economy reportedly added 353K new jobs in January, the WHO predicts cancer rates will soar 77% by 2050 and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari in 2025.
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