Fact & Spin

October 19, 2023 Top Stories: Biden Israel trip and Gaza hospital comments, Venezuela election date and Amazon drone deliveries

Facts & Spins for October 19, 2023 Top Stories: Biden suggests the Gaza hospital bombing was not Israel’s fault during his historic trip, the US imposes sanctions on Hamas-linked people and entities, Venezuela agrees to hold 2024 elections, the UK says ethnic cleansing was committed in Sudan’s Darfur region, the US accuses China’s air force of “risky” behavior in Pacific skies, same-sex couples are awarded public housing rights in Hong Kong, a US police deputy in Georgia kills a Black man who was wrongly incarcerated, a powerful PAC pulls the plug on Tim Scott’s TV and digital advertising, X, formerly Twitter, will pilot a $1/year plan for basic features and Amazon will soon begin delivering prescription medicines by drone.
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October 18, 2023: Jordan speaker ballot loss, global gathering in China and India same-sex marriage ban

Facts & Spins for October 18, 2023 Top Stories: Jim Jordan loses the first-round vote to become House speaker, China kicks off its Belt and Road forum, Biden makes plans to visit Israel, Liberia’s presidential election heads to a likely runoff, India declines a petition to legalize same-sex marriage, SCOTUS allows Biden to continue regulating ‘ghost guns,’ Trump faces another gag order, the former Bank of China chairman is arrested on bribery charges, violent crime in the US is found to have decreased to pre-pandemic levels, and the Amazon rainforest’s water level falls to a 121-year low.
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October 17, 2023: Iran says it won’t be a Gaza ’bystander,’ Biden’s sagging polls and Pfizer’s plummeting revenue

Facts & Spins for October 17, 2023 Top Stories: Iran says it won’t be a “bystander” if a political solution isn’t found in Gaza, Vladamir Putin claims Ukraine is suffering “massive losses” in its counteroffensive, The US claims North Korea has shipped arms to Russia, Daniel Noboa wins Ecuador's presidency, Christopher Luxon is elected New Zealand’s prime minister, Poland’s Law and Justice party looks set to lose its majority, Australians vote “no” in a historic indigenous rights referendum, Joe Biden is far outspending Donald Trump in the quest for the White House, Biden’s polling still sags amid the Israel-Hamas war, Republican Jeff Landry is elected as Louisiana’s new governor, and Pfizer plans to slash jobs and expenses as its COVID-related revenues plummet.
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October 14, 2023 Top Stories: 1M+ Gazans warned to evacuate, Jim Jordan House speaker attempt and Sen. Menendez foreign agent charges

Facts & Spins for October 14, 2023 Top Stories: Israel warns over 1M civilians to immediately evacuate northern Gaza, Human Rights Watch alleges possible use of white phosphorous munitions by Tel Aviv, the US and Qatar blocks Iran’s access to $6B from the prisoner swap, while the White House and Ron DeSantis alike criticize Trump’s Hamas comments, Pro-Palestinian protests become heated in France and other nations, Russia launches a major offensive in eastern Ukraine, Jim Jordan is the GOP’s latest nominee to make a run for House speaker, a report states that the US must prepare for a two-front war with Russia and China, US Senator Bob Menendez is indicted as a ‘foreign agent’ for Egypt, and Japan seeks to revoke the Unification Church’s legal status.
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October 13, 2023: Scalise House speaker nomination, Cenk Uygur presidential bid and UK prisons at capacity

Facts & Spins for October 13, 2023 Top Stories: The GOP nominates Steve Scalise for House speakership, Media host Cenk Uygur announces his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Israel says its Gaza blockade will stand until all hostages are freed, Saudi’s Crown Prince and Iran’s president hold their first talks since resuming ties, the White House says it’s nearing its end on Ukraine aid, Poland and the Czech Republic extend border controls with Slovakia, a China-detained Australian journalist is released after three years, the UK’s prisons near their capacity, Goldman Sachs sues Malaysia over a dispute about their 1MDB scandal settlement, and SCOTUS hears a South Carolina racial gerrymandering case.
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October 12, 2023 Top Stories: Gaza power shutdown, George Santos fraud charges and US dengue warning

Facts & Spins for October 12, 2023 Top Stories: Gaza’s sole power plant shuts down while Israel forms a unity government, a ‘massacre’ is reported in the Kfar Aza Kibbutz in Israel, the UK recommends police consider whether waving a Palestinian flag is a criminal act, the US Supreme Court rejects a public figure defamation case, France begins withdrawing troops from Niger, an ex-senator in Haiti pleads guilty for his role in that nation’s presidential assassination, George Santos is charged with defrauding campaign donors, the Biden administration takes aim at eliminating junk fees, California enacts an emissions law for big businesses, and the WHO warns dengue fever may “take off” in the southern US, Europe, and Africa. 
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October 11, 2023: Israel reclaims border towns, IMF-World Bank annual meeting and Biden questioned over classified docs

Facts & Spins for October 11, 2023 Top Stories: Israel claims to have regained all settlements bordering the Gaza Strip, the EU backtracks on its announcement to freeze Palestinian aid, Morocco hosts the IMF and the World Bank’s annual meeting, Germany and France kick off a two-day retreat to smooth EU diplomacy, Biden is interviewed by the special counsel in the classified documents case, a man crashes his car into San Francisco’s Chinese Consulate, Kari Lake is set to announce her US Senate bid in Arizona, former baseball star Steve Garvey enters California’s Senate race, Hong Kong sees heavy rainfall following Typhoon Koinu, and Harvard professor Claudia Goldin wins the Nobel Prize in Economics.
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October 10, 2023: Israel announces Gaza total blockade, Tuberville continued military hold-ups and Walgreens walkout

Facts & Spins for October 10, 2023 Top Stories: Israel announces a Gaza “total blockade” while a Hamas rep. is reportedly open to a truce, A report suggests alleged Iranian support for Hamas’ attack, A catastrophic earthquake in Afghanistan claims 2K lives, Senator Tuberville pledges to continue his block of military appointments despite the conflict, US senators meet with Xi Jinping, German voters deal a blow to Scholz's coalition, The UK’s highest court hears an appeal on the Rwanda migration plan,  RFK Jr. announces his run as an independent for US president, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsome vetoes an anti-caste discrimination bill, and Walgreens’s pharmacy staff plans to walk off the job this week.
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October 07, 2023: Trump backs Jordan as speaker, Russian nuclear missile test and jailed Iranian Nobel laureate

Facts & Spins for October 07, 2023 Top Stories: Trump endorses Jim Jordan for House speaker, Putin announces the successful test of a nuclear-powered missile, A drone attack on a Syrian military academy kills dozens and wounds hundreds, A Russian strike in Kharkiv kills at least 52, The EU initiates new talks on the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, A jailed Iranian activist wins the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump is accused of revealing US secrets to an Australian businessman, A man is arrested twice in one day for bringing firearms to Wisconsin’s Capitol, The US exceeds expectations by adding 336K jobs last month, and the world records its hottest September in history.
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October 06, 2023: Biden border wall construction, EU migration deal and a plateau in global carbon emissions

Facts & Spins for October 06, 2023 Top Stories: Biden approves the construction of the border wall in Texas, The EU agrees on a migration policy, Russia withdraws its Black Sea Fleet from Crimea, Biden expresses concern over the future of Ukraine military aid, Iran’s police are accused of assaulting a teenage girl for not wearing a hijab, Global carbon emissions plateau as wind and solar power surge, Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto fraud trial opens in New York, US layoffs are found to be up nearly 200% in 2023,  TikTok shutters its e-commerce services in Indonesia, and FIFA announces the men’s 2030 World Cup will be hosted across three continents.
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