Fact & Spin

December 30, 2023: Trump’s Maine ballot removal, Venezuela-Guyana tensions and population growth slowdown

Facts & Spins for December 30, 2023 Top Stories: Donald Trump is removed from Maine’s 2024 primary presidential ballot, Venezuela plans military drills after the UK sends a warship to Guyana, Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee central Gaza, Russia jails two protestors for anti-war poetry, Japan logs a complaint following South Korean military drills on disputed islands, The GOP House Freedom Caucus warns against bipartisan spending deals, X, formerly Twitter, loses a court bid to block California’s content moderation law, Google settles a $5B consumer privacy lawsuit, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is released from prison early following her famous 2015 Missouri murder conviction, and a new US report shows that the world’s population is still growing, but more slowly.
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Easing shipping disruptions, Polish state media liquidation and toxic Bangladeshi smog

Facts & Spins for December 29, 2023 Top Stories: The House GOP suggests Biden may have obstructed justice in its impeachment inquiry, North Korea's Kim vows to bolster the nation’s war readiness, the US releases its last package of authorized aid for Ukraine, oil prices stabilize as Red Sea transport disruptions ease, Western powers express concern over Iran’s uranium enrichment, Nikki Haley faces backlash following controversial comments on the US Civil War, Poland’s culture minister liquidates all public media, General Motors sues San Francisco for $121M in back taxes, toxic smog blankets South Asian cities, and the Inventor of the 'Glock' firearms dies at 94.
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December 28, 2023 Top Stories: EU architect death, ChatGPT lawsuit and 500k Ukraine troops

Facts & Spins for December 28, 2023 Top Stories: Ex-EU president Jacques Delors dies aged 98, Michigan’s Supreme Court keeps Trump on the 2024 ballot, Ukraine aims to mobilize 500K new troops, Turkey’s foreign affairs commission approves Sweden’s NATO bid, the New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement, Turkey strikes 71 targets in Iraq and Syria, China sanctions a US firm researching alleged Ughyur abuses, South Korea sanctions eight North Koreans, a migrant caravan advances north as US officials hold talks in Mexico and a report finds nearly 400 UK children under seven were sent to the Tavistock transgender clinic.
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December 27, 2023: US Iraq strikes, Apple watch ban and Thailand floods

Facts & Spins for December 27, 2023 Top Stories: The US launches airstrikes against Kataib Hezbollah sites in Iraq, Israel allegedly kills an Iranian commander in Syria, The FBI investigates pro-Trump threats to Colorado justices, Project Veritas considers appealing an Ashley Biden diary case ruling, Russia bans an anti-war candidate from it presidential election, An Egyptian journalist who accused Zelenskyy of corruption is found dead, Paramedics are found guilty for the 2019 death of a Colorado teen, AstraZeneca announces plans to buy China's Gracell Biotechnologies, An import ban on two Apple watch models takes effect, and Thailand faces severe flooding.

December 23, 2023: US-Saudi weapons sales, Argentina protests and Giuliani bankruptcy

Facts & Spins for December 23, 2023 Top Stories: The US is preparing to lift its ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, Russian drones make a rare breach of Kyiv’s missile defenses, Protests flare in Argentina over Milei’s austerity measures, The UN Security Council finally passes a Gaza resolution after several days of delay, Washington and Beijing resume high-level military dialogue, Ireland is taking the UK to court over its “Troubles” amnesty law, The US is charging an alleged Hezbollah member over a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires, The US Supreme Court declines to hear Trump’s Jan. 6 immunity case, Rudy Giuliani declares bankruptcy, and Joe Biden commutes 11 drug sentences and pardons marijuana offenders.
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December 22, 2023: Putin election challenger, Prague mass shooting and Discovery-Paramount merger talks

Facts & Spins for December 22, 2023 Top Stories: Xi warns Biden that China plans to reunify Taiwan, anti-war activist Duntsova challenges Russia’s Putin for the presidency, Ukraine seeks to conscript its overseas citizens, Prague faces its worst mass shooting in the history of the Czech Republic, a study warns AI image-generators are being trained on explicit photos of children, Meta is accused of censoring pro-Palestinian accounts, a California ban on firearms is temporarily blocked, the UN releases a scathing report on Australia’s prison system, Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount contemplate merging, and Italy drafts a law to “safeguard” school nativity scenes.
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December 21, 2023 Top Stories: Trump ballot ban, EU migration reforms and Maduro ally swap

Facts & Spins for December 21, 2023 Top Stories: A top Colorado court bars Trump from the state's 2024 ballot, the EU agrees to an overhaul of its migration system, Hamas’ leader arrives in Egypt to discuss a potential hostage deal, Russia advances in four parts of Ukraine, the US trades a Maduro ally for American detainees, France’s parliament adopts a controversial immigration law, polls open in the DR Congo, the US sanctions a multinational network for allegedly supplying Iran's drone production, a former doctor is jailed for his participation in the Rwandan genocide and Rite Aid pharmacy is banned from using AI facial recognition.
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December 20, 2023: China earthquake, Rea Sea force and Icelandic volcano eruption

Facts & Spins for December 19, 2023 Top Stories: Over 120 are killed in an earthquake in northwest China, the US announces a Red Sea force to counter Houthi attacks, US intelligence claims foreign actors tried to influence the 2022 midterms, Trump remains slightly ahead of Biden according to a new poll, Texas’ governor signs a bill allowing police to arrest illegal migrants, President el-Sisi wins Egypt’s election, international observers claim Serbia's elections were unfair, Pope Francis allows priests to bless same-sex couples, the UK releases trans guidance for teachers, and a volcano in Iceland erupts after weeks of seismic activity.
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December 19, 2023: Hostage deal talks, Australia floods and record US homelessness

Facts & Spins for December 19, 2023 Top Stories: The CIA’s director meets with Mossad and Qatar’s PM to discuss a new hostage deal, Florida's GOP suspends chair Christian Ziegler, Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai’s trial begins, North Korea resumes missile launches, Nikki Haley makes gains in New Hampshire,  Trump says immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of America, War reaches Sudan’s second-largest city, Polish farmers continue blockading a Ukrainian border, Northeastern Australia is ravaged by floods, A report finds that the UK releases 80% of detained immigrants, and US homelessness hits a record high.
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December 16, 2023: Hungary’s Ukraine aid block, US-Mexico explosive alert and lead-tainted applesauce

Facts & Spins for December 16, 2023 Top Stories: Hungary blocks a €50B EU aid package to Ukraine, The US reportedly warns border agents about improvised explosive devices found by Mexico, Venezuela and Guyana agree not to use force over Essequibo, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan suggests Israel can’t reoccupy Gaza, A former bank manager in China is sentenced to life in prison for corruption, US finance officials express concerns over AI risks, Donald Trump loses his immunity bid in the Carroll defamation suit An ex-FBI counterintelligence chief gets over 4 years in prison, The UK will begin building “next generation” stealth fighters, and the US FDA warns of lead-tainted applesauce intentionally snuck into the supply chain.
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