Fact & Spin

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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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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