Fact & Spin

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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February 2, 2024: BRICS expansion, Jordan Pegasus hack and FTX compensation

Facts & Spins for February 2, 2024 Top Stories: South Africa confirms five countries’ accession to BRICS, Trump’s Steele dossier suit is dismissed, the EU approves a €50B aid package for Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners, dozens in Jordan are targeted by the Pegasus spyware, crypto exchange FTX agrees to repay investors following its collapse, Disney's lawsuit against Ron DeSantis is thrown out, protesting farmers bring their grievances to an EU summit, the US House passes a $78B tax relief bill, and eBay settles a $59M suit over its sales of pill-making tools.
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February 1, 2024 Top Stories: Child safety hearing, voided Musk compensation and famine ‘wonder pill’

Facts & Spins for February 1, 2024 Top Stories: Big Tech CEOs are questioned on child safety, a court voids Elon Musk's $56B Tesla pay package, the US Fed holds interest rates steady, the DOJ investigates Democrat Cori Bush’s security spending, a Putin critic submits his bid for president, an Israeli official says a hostage deal could soon move ahead, Zelenskyy reportedly considers firing the head of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, agricultural protests continue to simmer in France, Oregon declares a state of emergency over its fentanyl crisis and a famine ‘wonder pill’ is trialed in Africa.
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January 31, 2024: Khan jail sentence, Mayorkas impeachment hearing and Neuralink brain implant

Facts & Spins for January 31, 2024 Top Stories: Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan is sentenced to 10 years in prison, Republicans move closer to impeaching homeland secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, South Africa’s ANC party suspends former Pres. Jacob Zuma, Hamas considers a proposal for a hostage release deal, a watchdog says the global fight against corruption is losing steam, the Trump tax return leaker is sentenced to 5 years, Northern Ireland’s DUP agrees to restore power-sharing, Citibank is sued for allegedly failing to protect customers from scammers, UPS says it will cut 12,000 jobs this year, and a Neuralink chip is implanted in a human brain for the first time.
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January 30, 2024: US soldier deaths, farmers Paris siege and ‘gendered language’ ban

Facts & Spins for January 30, 2024 Top Stories: Three US soldiers are killed in a drone strike in Jordan, Droves of farmers descend on Paris, A Texas-bound 'take our border back' cef onvoy raises $125k, China's Evergrande Group is ordered to liquidate, Palestinian aid is pulled after UN staff are accused of participating in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso withdraw from Ecowas, Alexander Stubb wins the first round of Finland’s presidential election, Joe Manchin suggests he could potentially run for US president, the UK says it will ban disposable vapes, and politicians criticize EU calls for 'gendered language' to be scrapped.
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January 27, 2024: ICJ’s Gaza ruling, Trump’s $83.3M defamation damages and Carlin AI lawsuit

Facts & Spins for January 27, 2024 Top Stories: The International Court of Justice says Israel must take steps to prevent genocide in Gaza, A jury finds Donald Trump must pay $83.3M in the E. Jean Carroll case, The EU is likely to agree to Ukraine aid next week per Latvian officials, A report claims that the US tipped off Iran about the recent Islamic State group attack, A Kenya Court blocks police from deploying to Haiti as part of the UN support mission, China and Taiwan eye election outcomes in climate-vulnerable Tuvalu, The White House temporarily pauses natural gas exports, The UK halts trade negotiations with Canada over beef and cheese concerns, The US economy reportedly grew by 3.3% last quarter, and George Carlin’s estate sues over an AI-generated comedy special.
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January 26, 2024: UAW backs Biden, Pakistan censorship claims and 1st US nitrogen execution

Facts & Spins for January 26, 2024 Top Stories: The United Automobile Workers union endorses Biden, Denmark admits it’s linked to civilian casualties in Libya, Ukraine gives contrasting statements on a Russian plane crash, a report accuses Pakistan of censoring the media, over 40% of US lawmakers are found to have faced threats in the last 3 years, former Trump adviser Peter Navarro is sentenced to 4 months, a suspect is arrested over a South African fire that killed 77, Alabama prepares to carry out the US’ first nitrogen execution, the Amazon’s record-breaking drought is linked to global warming, and the UK agrees to lend back the Asante monarch’s ‘crown jewels.’
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January 25, 2024 Top Stories: Trump N.H. win, Russian plane crash and EU measles surge

Facts & Spins for January 25, 2024 Top Stories: Trump wins the New Hampshire GOP primary, 65 Ukrainian PoWs are killed in a Russian military plane crash, a judge rules that Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act was ‘unjustified,’ Turkey’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO bid, the US strikes Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Arizona’s GOP chair resigns amid bribery allegations, the UNHCR says 569 Rohingya died at sea in 2023, an Oregon jury awards $85M to wildfire victims, measles cases surge in Europe and a study finds that going to school improves life expectancy.
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January 24, 2024: Biden abortion measures, cancer studies fraud and 90s Doomsday Clock

Facts & Spins for January 24, 2024 Top Stories: Biden announces new abortion and contraception measures, the US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, Hamas rejects an Israeli deal, the UAE is accused of funding political assassinations in Yemen, the UN’s Migration Agency puts out an appeal for $7.9B, SCOTUS allows agents to cut the Texas-Mexico border razor wire, a UN advisor criticizes the UK’s crackdown on environmental protesters, a leading cancer institute retracts or corrects dozens of studies, Amazon is fined for excessive surveillance of its workers, and the ‘Doomsday Clock' is kept at 90 seconds to midnight.
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January 23, 2024: DeSantis election withdrawal, controversial Indian temple and Cameroon malaria vaccines

Facts & Spins for January 23, 2024 Top Stories: Ron DeSantis pulls out of the 2024 US presidential race, Narendra Modi inaugurates a controversial Hindu temple, 1.4M protest against Germany’s right-wing AfD party, Netanyahu rejects a Hamas proposal to end the war in Gaza, A US air base in Iraq is attacked by an Iran-backed militia, UN staff in Iraq are accused of demanding bribes, SCOTUS rejects an appeal from a Hunter Biden associate, Sports Illustrated’s publisher says it will lay off most staff, Storms across the US kill at least 90, and Cameroon launches a landmark malaria vaccine program.
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