Fact & Spin

December 1, 2023: Henry Kissinger passing, PRC US election-meddling allegations and US military aircraft crash

Facts & Spins for December 1, 2023 Top Stories: Henry Kissinger dies at the age of 100, Meta shuts down thousands of China-based accounts allegedly intended to sway voters, Taiwan’s president says that a Chinese invasion is unlikely, Brazil mobilizes its military amid a potential Guyana-Venezuela conflict, the US links a Sikh separatist's attempted assassination to an Indian official, New Zealand seeks to strengthen its ties with the US, Saudi Arabia is selected to host the 2030 World Exposition, a dozen new countries secure the IAEA's approval to build nuclear power plants, SCOTUS hears arguments over the Security and Exchange Commission's powers, and a US military aircraft crashes off the coast of Japan.
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November 30, 2023 Top Stories: CIA warns staff after pro-Palestine post, Iran says it’s buying Russian jets and US life expectancy makes a comeback

Facts & Spins for November 30, 2023 Top Stories: The CIA warns its personnel after a staffer makes a pro-Palestine social media post, Israel and Hamas are considering a broader hostage and ceasefire deal, Argentina’s Milei looks for an IMF reset after meeting with US officials, Iran says it’s finalized a deal to buy Russian fighter jets, the UK and Greece have a diplomatic squabble over cultural artifacts, Joe Biden and Barack Obama reportedly have a rift in ideology over Israel, an EU court says public employees can be banned from wearing headscarves, Hunter Biden says he will testify before the GOP-led House, but only in public, Hawaii’s Attorney General subpoenas three Maui agencies over the deadly wildfires and the CDC says life expectancy rose in 2022 after two years of decline.
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November 29, 2023 Top Stories: Koch network endorses Nikki Haley, China-Myanmar drills and nearing Idaho abortion ban

Facts & Spins for November 29, 2023 Top Stories: The billionaire-backed Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president, two missiles are fired toward a US Navy ship from Yemen, three Chinese Navy ships arrive in Myanmar for joint drills, Russia intensifies its assault on the Donetsk city of Avdiivka, the UN warns that the global response to AIDS is 'under threat' due to stigmas, Idaho asks SCOTUS to allow its near-total abortion ban, Portland’s first-ever teachers’ strike comes to an end, Mozambique authorizes an $80B energy transition plan, New Zealand scraps its world-leading ‘generational’ smoking ban, and an outbreak of bird flu in Argentina kills hundreds of flamingos.
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November 28, 2023: Nations ink non-binding AI pact, 3 US students of Palestinian descent shot and Meta official on Kremlin’s wanted list

Facts & Spins for November 28, 2023 Top Stories: The US, UK, and 16 other nations ink non-binding AI security guidelines, Israel and Hamas agree to a 2-day Gaza temporary ceasefire extension, A House Republican suggests Israel and Ukraine aid is unlikely before 2024, Sierra Leone’s government arrests alleged attackers of a military barracks, A Ukraine negotiator confirms that Boris Johnson squashed a 2022 peace deal, Three college students of Palestinian descent are shot in Burlington, Vermont, A cargo ship sinks off the coast of Greece with multiple people missing, Three kidnapped journalists are freed in Mexico, Meta’s chief spokesperson makes Russia’s wanted list, Joe Biden won’t be attending COP28 in Dubai, and US employers are expecting to hire fewer seasonal workers this holiday season.
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November 25, 2023: Dublin’s violent riots, a US warship shoots Houthi drones and a NASA mission beams back a laser message

Facts and Spins For November 25, 2023: Anti-immigrant riots erupt in Dublin after a knife attack, Gaza’s temporary ceasefire and hostage release deal begins, a US warship in the Red Sea reportedly shoots down Houthi drones, a report suggests that the US disrupted a plot to murder a Sikh separatist, a Pakistani court orders Imran Khan to appear before a public trial, the expiration of the NY Adult Survivors Act prompts a wave of allegations, reports suggest that Iran secretly executed a man over 2022 anti-govt protests, Joe Biden declares an emergency in the US Virgin Islands over lead contamination, the WHO says no novel pathogens are found in a China pneumonia outbreak and a NASA spacecraft beams back a laser message from 10M miles away.
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November 23, 2023: Breakthrough Gaza hostage deal, deadly Niagara Falls car explosion and shocking Sam Altman OpenAI reunion

Facts and Spins For November 23, 2023: Israel and Hamas reach a breakthrough hostage and temporary ceasefire deal, a suspicious car explosion strikes the US-Canada border in Niagra Falls, the Kremlin suggests “colossal” Ukrainian losses in Russian-occupied territory, Sam Altman reunites with OpenAI after a tumultuous week, House Speaker Mike Johnson endorses Donald Trump and meets him at Mar-a-Lago, Niger’s junta asks West Africa’s regional court to order the lifting of coup sanctions, South Africa’s lawmakers vote to suspend ties with Israel, a report suggests that China is closing mosques in its northern regions, a Ga. judge won’t revoke the bond of a Trump co-defendant for social media posts, and scientists sound the alarm about “super pigs” entering US ecosystems. 
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November 22, 2023: US-Philippines military patrols, looming Biden impeachment and Papua New Guinea volcanic eruption

Facts and Spins For November 22, 2023: The US and the Philippines launch joint military patrols, China reaffirms its support to expand BRICS, the US House gears up to impeach Biden by January, Israel makes moves to approve a hostage release deal with Hamas, Ukraine sacks two cyber defense officials, Musk sues Media Matters over its claims that X promotes ads beside hateful content, the US Senate subpoenaed the CEOs of X, Snap, Discord to testify on child safety, the UK’s Sunak announces an initiative to produce climate-resilient crops, Papua New Guinea’s tallest volcano erupts, and over 200 are convicted in Italy’s biggest organized crime trial in decades. 
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November 21, 2023: Sam Altman joins Microsoft after OpenAI ouster, Milei wins Argentina presidency and Rosalynn Carter passes away

Facts and Spins For November 21, 2023: Sam Altman joins Microsoft after his expulsion from OpenAI, The Israeli army shows alleged footage of foreign hostages in Gaza’s main hospital, Javier Milei is elected as Argentina's president, A Colorado court rules that Donald Trump can remain on the 2024 ballot, Yemen's Houthi rebels seize an Israeli-linked cargo ship, NATO’s chief expresses concern about successionist rhetoric in Bosnia, Taiwan’s William Lai names the island’s former US envoy as his running mate, The Biden admin. will approve new controversial Native American tribal gambling rules, SCOTUS rejects Derek Chauvin’s appeal in the George Floyd murder case, and former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter passes away at 96.
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November 18, 2023: Sweden NATO bid delay, Pelosi attacker conviction and YouTube voice clone tool

Facts & Spins for November 18, 2023 Top Stories: Axios reports that Biden’s campaign is considering joining TikTok, The ratification of Sweden's NATO bid is delayed in Turkey’s Parliament, Ukraine prepares for another winter of Russian strikes on its energy infrastructure, Sudan calls on the UN to end its political mission, Spain’s Pedro Sánchez is reelected as prime minister, A man is convicted for last year’s attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Russia moves to declare the LGBTQ+ ‘public movement’ extremist, Florida’s Desantis is sued over a ban on a pro-Palestinian student group, WHO declares loneliness a ‘pressing global health threat,’ and YouTube launches an AI tool that mimics the vocals of nine artists.
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November 17, 2023: Biden-Xi meeting, Santos drops reelection and 24% dip in US cancer deaths

Facts & Spins for November 17, 2023 Top Stories: Biden and Xi agree to resume military communications, a UN watchdog warns of Iran’s advancing nuclear enrichment, the UK's David Cameron meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine, the Pentagon fails its accounting audit for the sixth year in a row, George Santos announces he won’t seek reelection following a scathing House report, Biden reportedly won't face charges in the classified documents case, a Russian artist is sentenced to seven years for spreading anti-war messages, child and teen cancer deaths in the US are found to have fallen 24% in the last two decades, a study links a drop in global fertility to pesticides, and Meta calls for parental control on app stores.
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