Fact & Spin

November 16, 2023 Top Stories: Ukrainian lawmaker’s treason arrest, Nikki Haley’s controversial social media ideas and UK-Florida pact

Facts & Spins for November 16, 2023 Top Stories: A Ukrainian lawmaker is arrested on suspicion of Russian-linked terrorism, Israeli forces enter Gaza’s largest hospital, Donald Trump’s legal team demands a mistrial in the New York civil fraud case, the World Food Program says 25% of Sudan’s population faces climate-exacerbated hunger, North Korea reportedly tests a new engine for its intermediate ballistic missiles, the US House passes a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown, Biden announces 5 federal judicial nominees, including the first Muslim appellate court judge, Nikki Haley softens controversial comments about social media verification, Mexico’s first nonbinary magistrate is found dead and the UK inks a major trade pact with Florida.
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November 15, 2023: SCOTUS code of conduct, US-China fentanyl crackdown and plastic pollution treaty

Facts & Spins for November 15, 2023 Top Stories: SCOTUS publishes its first-ever code of conduct, a poll shows Trump beating Biden in the Electoral College, Biden and Xi collaborate to crack down on Fentanyl, Blinken acknowledges State Department dissent over Gaza, Gabon’s military junta announces elections for August 2025, Liberians vote in a tight presidential runoff, Nations gather in Kenya to hammer out a treaty on plastic pollution, US inflation hits a two-year low, Nepal bans TikTok due to its alleged effect on 'social harmony,’ and two Kentucky Ford plants reject a labor agreement.
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November 14, 2023: Braverman out after Palestine protest row, US govt shutdown blowback and Q-Shaman congress bid

Facts & Spins for November 14, 2023 Top Stories: Suella Braverman is sacked in a UK govt reshuffle after the Palestine protest row, Fighting rages around Gaza’s largest hospital, Leaders from throughout the Arab and Islamic worlds convene in Riyadh, The UN sounds the alarm over violence and humanitarian needs in Sudan, US House Speaker Mike Johnson gets pushback on his govt shutdown avoidance plan, Ukraine claims 3 Russian officers are killed in a Melitopol blast, Donald Trump makes waves with controversial remarks on Veteran’s Day, Former speaker Kevin McCarthy mulls not running for re-election, Tim Scott is out as a contender for the GOP presidential nomination, Iceland declares an emergency over a looming volcano threat, and the former “Qanon Shaman” is running for US Congress.
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November 11, 2023 Top Stories: Israel advances on Gaza City, Trump trial delay request denied and US surgeons perform first eye transplant

Facts & Spins for November 11, 2023 Top Stories: Israeli forces advance on Gaza City, Donald Trump’s trial date delay request is rejected in his classified docs case, Russia masses 40K troops in preparation for a renewed Donetsk assault, Germany reportedly aspires to become Europe’s military backbone, the leaders of Russia, Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey convene in Central Asia, Marjorie Taylor-Greene moves to impeach the US homeland security chief, Fentanyl-laced envelopes are sent to US election officials in multiple states, an industrial robot kills a worker in South Korea, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dips to a 5-year low and US surgeons perform the world’s first eye transplant.
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November 10, 2023: Daily 4-hour Gaza pause, 3rd GOP debate and Hollywood actors’ strike ends

Facts & Spins for November 10, 2023 Top Stories: Israel agrees to a daily four-hour pause in Gaza strikes, Republican rivals spar in the party’s third presidential debate, DeSantis' biggest donor considers switching to Trump, the US Treasury's Yellen hosts China’s vice premier, Turkey takes issue with the EU’s review of its bid to join the bloc, Germany decides to send fighter jets to Romania, Biden's son and brother are subpoenaed in the ongoing impeachment probe, Meta outlines new rules for AI-based political ads, India considers inducing artificial rain to tackle New Delhi’s toxic smog, and Hollywood actors reach a deal to end their strike.
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November 9, 2023 Top Stories: The G7 presses for Gaza “pauses,” Ohio pro-choice victory and Rashida Tlaib censure

Facts & Spins for November 9, 2023 Top Stories: The G7 presses for Gaza humanitarian pauses but stops short of a ceasefire, Rishi Sunak affirms a pro-Palestine rally can proceed after law enforcement talks, Ukraine admits to killing a pro-Russian politician in a car bombing, Ohioans enshrine abortion in the state constitution amid national Democratic Party wins, while Danica Roem becomes Virginia's first transgender state legislator, RFK Jr. leads Biden and Trump among younger voters in a new poll, the House votes to censure Rashida Tlaib over her criticism of Israel, Colombia demands the release of soccer star Luis Díaz's kidnapped father, the US Supreme Court hears a case over gun ownership by domestic abusers and a climate study suggests 2023 will be the hottest year of the last 125K.
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November 8, 2023: US military data auctioning, Russia-Myanmar drills and $8M US drug bust

Facts & Spins for November 8, 2023 Top Stories: Researchers report that the personal data of US military personnel is for sale online, the Hunter Biden special counsel denies claims of improper political meddling, Russia and Myanmar begin their first-ever maritime exercises, Israel expects to manage Gaza's security after the war, France plans to send armored vehicles to Lebanon, regional voting begins in two key Indian states, a jailed Iranian Nobel Peace laureate goes on hunger strike, US feds announce a historic bust in Massachusetts, Biden pledges $16B in rail projects along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, and China announces plans to mass produce humanoid bots.
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November 07, 2023: Jordan’s Gaza medical airdrop, Trump leading in battleground states and Philippine radio journalist shot on-air

Facts & Spins for November 07, 2023 Top Stories: Jordan and Israel coordinate an airdrop of medical aid to Gaza Hospital, Gaza’s death toll reportedly exceeds 10K as Israel essentially splits Gaza in two, A new poll suggests Trump leading in five of six battleground states, US and EU officials reportedly broach the topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and Russia will continue voluntary cuts in oil production, US Secretary of State Blinken travels to Iraq amid brewing regional tension, Republican Peter Meijer enters the Michigan senate race, Donald Trump testifies in his tense civil fraud trial, A tragic earthquake kills over 150 in Nepal, and a prominent radio journalist is shot to death on air in the Philippines.
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November 04, 2023: Sam Bankman-Fried conviction, Blinken visits Israel and UK AI summit

Facts & Spins for November 04, 2023 Top Stories: Fallen crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of fraud, The US Senate bypasses a block on military promotions, US Sec. of State Antony Blinken visits Israel, South Korea reportedly lines up loans to finance a $22B arms sale to Poland, Russia ramps up its drone attacks in Ukraine, New Zealand’s final election results are released, The FBI raids the home of the NYC mayor’s top campaign fundraiser,  The UK’s AI summit sees Big Tech agree to government vetting of their AI products, Elon Musk’s AI startup prepares to launch Its first product, and storm Ciaran causes deadly flooding in Italy.
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November 03, 2023: Trump’s sons testify, global democracy crisis and Panama Canal traffic reductions

Facts & Spins for November 03, 2023 Top Stories: Trump’s sons testify in his New York civil fraud trial, George Santos survives a Congressional expulsion vote, global democracy declines for the sixth consecutive year, Bangladesh’s opposition party threatens to boycott January’s election, the EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to normalize their relations, foreign nationals and injured Palestinians leave Gaza for a second day, the Bank of England leaves rates unchanged, a Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors is brought before SCOTUS, the Panama Canal reduces its traffic amid an ongoing drought, and Kentucky declares a state of emergency following the collapse of a coal plant.
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