Fact & Spin

November 02, 2023 Top Stories: Gaza border opening, US’ Israel ambassador confirmed and highest American infant mortality in 20 years

Facts & Spins for November 02, 2023 Top Stories: Gaza’s Rafah border with Egypt opens for limited evacuations, a new report suggests Volodymyr Zelenskyy is feeling betrayed by Western allies, hundred of thousands of Afghan migrants are preparing to leave Pakistan, Jack Lew is confirmed as the US ambassador to Israel, Myanmar seeks to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, SCOTUS hears two cases about public officials blocking citizens on social media, the US Federal Reserve keeps interests rates steady despite stubborn inflation, US infant mortality rises for the first time in 20 years, southern California wildfires force thousands to evacuate, and Saudi Arabia is on track to host the 2034 World Cup.
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November 01, 2023: Netanyahu rules out Hamas ceasefire, ad-free Meta subscription and Boston tent-city crackdown

Facts & Spins for November 01, 2023 Top Stories: The Senate Judiciary readies three subpoenas in its SCOTUS ethics probe, The US moves to expel four nations from its African trade program, Israel's Netanyahu rules out a cease-fire with Hamas, Apple warns several Indian opposition leaders of an attempted hack on their iPhones, The US claims that a Russian group was behind a Pentagon cyberattack earlier this year, Meta announces a paid ad-free plan in Europe, China’s Evergrande is given a 5-week reprieve to revise its debt, Boston prepares to dismantle a homeless tent city, Striking auto workers reach a tentative deal with General Motors, and the FDA warns of tainted eye drops circulating in the US.
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October 31, 2023: Israel expands Gaza offensive, White House unveils AI risk guidelines and Nikki Haley’s polling surge

Facts & Spins for October 31, 2023 Top Stories: Israel expands its military operations in Gaza, Vladamir Putin calls a security meeting after a violent mob storms a Dagestan airport, The White House unveils action to mitigate AI risk, An Australia/EU free trade deal stalls and now may be years away, China pledges to renew military ties with the US, Police probe a deadly bombing of a Jehova’s Witness prayer meeting in India, Emmanuel Macron moves to enshrine abortion in the French constitution, Colorado will vote on whether the 14th Amendment can disqualify Trump in 2024, Mike Pence calls off his run for US president, and Nikki Haley surges to a second-place tie in the GOP race in an Iowa poll.
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October 28, 2023: US strikes Iran-linked Syrian targets, Orbán defends Putin meeting and Blake Masters’ 2024 campaign reboot

Facts & Spins for October 28, 2023 Top Stories: The US strikes Iranian-linked facilities in Syria as Middle East tensions simmer, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips will challenge Biden for the Democratic nomination, Alleged North Korea weapons shipments to Russia are condemned by the US and its allies,Hungary's Viktor Orbán defends his meeting with Putin, The Taliban releases a prominent girl’s education activist in Afghanistan, Estonia claims three damaged Baltic pipeline incidents are “related,” A US judge determines Georgia’s new congressional map is illegal, A SKorea court upholds a same-sex relationships ban within the nation’s armed forces, Arizona's Blake Masters launches a new GOP bid for the US House, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to pulling a fire alarm before a key vote.
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October 27, 2023: Mass shooting in Maine, record global displacement and accelerating US economic growth

Facts & Spins for October 27, 2023 Top Stories: A mass shooting in Maine kills at least 18, the UN warns that a record 114M are displaced worldwide, Israel conducts a raid into Gaza, 15 Chinese planes enter Taiwan’s air defense zone, Sudan’s warring sides resume peace talks, Indonesia’s defense minister announces his presidential bid, a deadly hurricane kills dozens in Mexico, the US economy expands at its fastest rate in nearly two years, Ford reaches a tentative deal with striking auto workers, and China sends its youngest-ever crew to space.
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October 26, 2023 Top Stories: Israel demands UN chief’s resignation, Mike Johnson elected House speaker and 33 states sue Meta

Facts & Spins for October 26, 2023 Top Stories: Israel demands the resignation of the UN Secretary-General over Gaza remarks, Mike Johnson is elected House speaker after a historic impasse, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Iran not to attack US troops, China will replace a defense minister not seen in two months, Joe Biden meets hosts Australian Prime Minister Albanese at the White House, a Russian anti-war activist dies in a reported fall, Spain’s socialists reach a coalition deal with the far left, Texas’ Attorney General sues the Biden admin. for cutting razor wire, the National Hockey League drops its ban on colored tape to express social issues and 33 US states are suing Meta over its apps’ alleged impact on kids’ mental health.
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October 25, 2023: Erdoğan OKs Sweden’s NATO bid, massive women’s strike in Iceland and inevitable Antarctic ice melt

Facts & Spins for October 25, 2023 Top Stories: Turkey's Erdoğan submits Sweden's NATO bid to parliament, China’s foreign minister schedules a visit to Washington, Israel amps up its bombardment of Gaza as two Israeli hostages are freed, the US seeks the forfeiture of a sanctioned Russian businessman's $300M yacht, several Republicans call for Ukraine-Israel aid to be separated, Iceland’s prime minister joins the largest women's strike in decades, Georgia upholds a six-week abortion ban, an off-duty US pilot is accused of trying to tamper with a plane mid-flight, three Chinese drugmakers are accused of using endangered animals in their products, and the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is found to be 'unavoidable.'
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October 24, 2023: Gaza ground invasion delay, Dems tie House chaos to PRC propaganda and Philippines military AI image ban

Facts & Spins for October 24, 2023 Top Stories: The US and European nations push for a delay in Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza, The UN claims to have new evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine,  María Corina Machado claims victory in Venezuela’s opposition primary, Milei and Massa head for Argentina’s election runoff, Democrats seek a classified briefing on whether House chaos helps China, A second Trump lawyer pleads guilty in the Georgia case, Detroit police find no evidence of a hate crime in the murder of a synagogue president, A search is underway for the suspected killer of a Maryland judge, A key Stallantis pickup truck plant joins the simmering US autoworkers strikes, and the Philippines bans its military from using AI image generators.
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October 21, 2023: Trump leads Biden among youth, expanding Chinese nuclear arsenal and Amazon humanoid robot test

Facts & Spins for October 21, 2023 Top Stories: Trump pulls young voters away from Biden, Several bases housing US forces are attacked in Iraq, The US warns of China’s expanding nuclear arsenal, The US soldier who fled to North Korea faces several charges, Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India, Trump is fined for violating a gag order, France arrests 18 after fake bomb threats trigger nationwide evacuations, The US says it recorded over 270 UFO sightings in the last 8 months, OpenAI considers selling its shares at an $86B valuation, and Amazon tests humanoid robots in its warehouses.
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October 20, 2023 Top Stories: US-Venezuela sanctions relief, Gaza aid secured and soaring Pfizer COVID drug cost

Facts & Spins for October 20, 2023 Top Stories: The US temporarily lifts Venezuelan oil sanctions, Biden secures aid for Gaza, Rep. Jim Jordan presses on with his House speaker bid, Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in the Georgia election case, the UK’s MI5 warns of an 'epic scale' of Chinese espionage, Russia detains an American journalist, Nicaragua releases 12 jailed Catholic priests to the Vatican, Texas installs a razor wire barrier along its border with New Mexico, China joins an IAEA survey over the release of water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, and Pfizer more than doubles the price of its COVID medication Paxlovid.
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