Fact & Spin

December 15, 2023: Fed rate-cut forecast, Imran Khan indictment and growing US terrorist watchlist

Facts & Spins for December 15, 2023 Top Stories: The US Fed forecasts three rate cuts next year, former Pakistan PM Khan is charged with leaking state secrets, the US House approves the Biden impeachment inquiry, Japanese PM Kishida ousts four cabinet ministers amid an ongoing fraud scandal, Russia’s Putin holds his annual press conference, heavy rainfall worsens the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange prisoners amid an effort to normalize relations, the UK moves to protect controversial speech regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict, the US’ terrorist watchlist nearly doubles to 2M in six years, and Australia’s “worst female serial killer” is acquitted of killing her children.
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December 14, 2023: Historic COP28 deal, Rwanda bill advancement and revamped Tesla bot

Facts & Spins for December 14, 2023 Top Stories: COP28 nations agree to transition away from fossil fuels, SCOTUS agrees to review abortion pill restrictions, The UK’s Rwanda law passes an initial parliamentary vote, Over 50 people are injured in strikes on Kyiv, Israel is accused of using white phosphorus munitions, Biden says Israel's 'indiscriminate bombing' jeopardizes international support, Hunter Biden defies a House GOP subpoena to testify in private, Argentina devalues its peso, Tesla launches its improved Optimus Gen 2 humanoid robot, and AstraZeneca buys a US vaccine company.
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December 13, 2023: COP28 talks standoff, surveillance vote delay and AI articles scandal

Facts & Spins for December 13, 2023 Top Stories: COP28 climate talks face a standoff over fossil fuels, Harvard’s president keeps her job following an antisemitism row, Zelenkskyy visits the White House, the Supreme Court is asked to rule on whether Trump can be prosecuted, a new poll suggests Trump would lead Biden in the popular vote, three Japanese ex-soldiers are found guilty of sexual assault, a whistleblower claims China had access to Tesla employees’ data, the UN officially ends its peacekeeping mission in Mali, US Republicans delay a vote on extending controversial surveillance powers, and Sports Illustrated’s publisher fires its CEO following an AI scandal.
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December 12, 2023: New Polish PM, Kashmir autonomy row and Tucker streaming service

Facts & Spins for December 12, 2023 Top Stories: Donald Tusk is elected prime minister of Poland, India’s supreme court upholds the decision to remove Kashmir’s special status, European countries seek additional sanctions against Hamas, Argentina’s new president warns of a looming economic 'shock treatment,'  Trump won’t testify in his fraud trial, Rudy Giuliani appears in court for defamation,  The UK is accused of betraying elite Afghan troops, Voter turnout slumps to a record low in Hong Kong, The UN warns of a massive funding shortfall, Tucker Carlson launches a paid streaming service, and a new study links the AstraZeneca vaccine to Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
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December 09, 2023: Putin’s re-election bid, new Hunter Biden charges and sickle cell breakthrough

Facts & Spins for December 09, 2023 Top Stories: Vladamir Putin announces his re-election bid for Russia’s presidency in 2024, Joe Biden signals he’s ready to compromise with the GOP over Israel and Ukraine aid, US Secretary of State Blinken voices concern over Gaza casualties, Hunter Biden is indicted on nine new tax charges, Peru’s ex-president is released from jail after 16 years, A watchdog group sounds the alarm on dangers for journalists worldwide, A Texas judge grants a pregnant woman an emergency abortion, The US FDA approves a breakthrough sickle cell disease treatment, X (formerly Twitter), reportedly adds 10M new users in December, and McDonald’s spins off a new chain to compete in the beverage market.
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December 8, 2023 Top Stories: 4th GOP debate, war crimes in Sudan and $4.8B student debt forgiveness

Facts & Spins for December 8, 2023 Top Stories: GOP presidential hopefuls clash at the party’s 4th debate, UN Chief António Guterres invokes the rarely-used Article 99 over Gaza, Ukraine is accused of assassinating two pro-Russia officials, Russia’s Putin makes a rare foreign trip to the Middle East, the US warns of alleged ethnic cleansing in Sudan, EU talks on world-leading AI regulations stall, Cambridge researchers find COVID jabs can cause an unintended immune response, the Biden administration forgives another $4.8B in student debt, the US House censures Jamaal Bowman for falsely pulling a fire alarm, and Meta launches end-to-end encryption on Facebook and Messenger.
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December 7, 2023 Top Stories: McCarthy resignation, UK COVID inquiry and climate tipping points

Facts & Spins for December 7, 2023 Top Stories: Kevin McCarthy plans to quit Congress, Israeli forces reportedly surround the house of Hamas’s leader, Kyiv’s mayor accuses Zelenskyy of becoming an autocrat, Boris Johnson faces a COVID inquiry, Biden says he’s only running for re-election to counter Trump, Trump says he'll only be a dictator for one day, the Hollywood actors union approves a new 3-year contract, a US senator claims foreign governments use push notifications for spying, the World Food Program suspends distribution in North Yemen and a study claims the Earth is nearing five climate tipping points.
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December 6, 2023: Cheney presidential bid, global censorship plot and UK migration cuts

Facts & Spins for December 6, 2023 Top Stories: Liz Cheney considers running for US president, Israeli forces enter Khan Younis, Israel investigates claims that traders had prior knowledge of the Hamas attacks, the UK reveals new measures for its "biggest-ever" migration cut, a whistleblower claims US and UK military contractors sought global censorship, teen math and reading skills plummet in the US and around the world, a Nigerian military drone attack mistakenly kills 85 civilians, child pneumonia cases increase in Europe, cyclone Michaung causes severe flooding in India, and Calif.-based DNA tester 23andMe says hackers accessed the data of 6.9M people.
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December 05, 2023: US funds squeezed for Ukraine, Israel advances on south Gaza and SCOTUS rift on opioid settlement

Facts & Spins for December 05, 2023 Top Stories: The White House says funds for Ukraine are running out, A former US ambassador is accused of secretly serving as a Cuban spy, Israeli troops advance on the southern Gaza Strip, The corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumes, Burkina Faso and Niger quit a regional anti-jihad force, The US continues naval engagement with Houthi drones in the Red Sea, The UN sounds the alarm on two adrift boats with 400 Rohingya migrant passengers, A Hong Kong activist won’t pay her bail to the PRC and is remaining in Canada, Doug Burgum suspends his GOP bid for the US presidential nomination, and the US Supreme Court is divided over a landmark opioid settlement.
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December 02, 2023: George Santos expulsion, Gaza truce expiration and COP28 climate summit breakthrough

Facts & Spins for December 02, 2023 Top Stories: George Santos is expelled from Congress,  SCOTUS’s first female justice, Sandra Day O’Connor, dies at 93, A federal appeals court rules that Trump can be sued for Jan. 6, Fighting in Gaza resumes after a week-long truce expires, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says the war has reached a new phase, A senior Paraguayan official is sacked after signing a deal with a non-existent country, The UK joins an effort to patrol vulnerable undersea cables, Russia extends the detention of a US journalist, A judge blocks Montana's TikTok ban, and hundreds of nations commit to a climate damage fund at the COP28 climate summit.
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