Fact & Spin

October 05, 2023 Top Stories: Trump floated for House Speaker, Pakistan orders illegal immigrants to leave and major Kaiser Permanente strike

Facts & Spins for October 05, 2023 Top Stories: Members of the House GOP float the idea of Trump as House Speaker, Pakistani officials order illegal immigrants — including 1.7M Afghans — to leave the country, North Korea slams the US for labeling Pyongyang as a “persistent threat,” regional Russian officials claim Ukraine has used cluster munitions, Rishi Sunak cancels a major UK rail link, Nancy Pelosi is asked to vacate her private Capitol office space by the interim House Speaker, the US Dept. of Justice charges members of China’s private sector over fentanyl, the US and Switzerland team up to donate $8.4M to Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fund, while over 100 dolphins perish in the Amazon’s sweltering waters, and 75K workers strike at Kaiser Permanente health centers across the US.
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October 04, 2023: House Speaker McCarthy ousted, 2nd Malaria vaccine approval and first-ever space junk fine

Facts & Spins for October 04, 2023 Top Stories: The US House ousts McCarthy from his speakership, Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges, India orders Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats, The EU proposes a €5B military aid package for Ukraine, The UN approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti, WHO approves a second malaria vaccine, Bangladesh grapples with its worst dengue outbreak on record, Yelp and Texas sue each other over a dispute about crisis pregnancy centers, Two mRNA researchers win the Nobel Prize, and the US issues its first-ever space junk fine.
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October 03, 2023: Trump NYC court appearance, $4.9B UK-Australia-US submarine, and Tom Hanks AI deepfake

Facts & Spins for October 03, 2023 Top Stories: Trump makes a high-profile court appearance in his New York trial, A UN team enters Nagorno-Karabakh for the first time in 30 years, The US Congress avoids a government shutdown at the last minute, The UK awards a $4.9B contract to build a submarine with Australia and the US, While Prime Minister Sunak insists there’s no plan to send British troops to Ukraine, Slovakia’s populist party wins parliamentary elections, The Afghan embassy in India closes operations, Clarence Thomas recuses himself in the Jan. 6 case, The US United Auto Workers Union reaches a deal with Mack Trucks, and Tom Hanks sounds the alarm about his AI deep fake hawking dental plans.
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September 30, 2023: Sen. Feinstein passes away, 2.5K Mediterranean migrant fatalities and Senate dress code

Facts & Spins for September 30, 2023 Top Stories: Senator Dianne Feinstein passes away at 90 years old, More than 50 are killed in multiple mosque attacks in Pakistan, The US accuses China of global “information manipulation,” Vladimir Putin meets with an ex-Wagner commander, The UN says that 2.5K migrants have perished in the Mediterranean this year, Sweden’s prime minister meets with the military to address gang violence, 3 are killed in twin killing sprees in Rotterdam, Netherlands, US Sec. of State Blinken meets with his New Delhi counterpart amidst the India-Canada row, US General Milley reportedly takes safety measures after Trump’s comments, and the US Senate unanimously passes a dress code.
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September 29, 2023: 2nd GOP debate, NKorea nuclear expansion pledge and microplastic-containing clouds

Facts & Spins for September 29, 2023 Top Stories: GOP presidential hopefuls spar in the party’s second debate, North Korea enshrines its nuclear ambitions into its constitution, self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh announces its dissolution, Republicans hold their first hearing on the Biden impeachment inquiry, a flurry of leaders arrive in Ukraine for aid talks, Burkina Faso claims to have thwarted an attempted coup, Iraq’s prime minister visits the victims of a deadly wedding fire, China's Evergrande founder is placed under police surveillance, OpenAI and a former Apple designer collaborate to create the ‘iPhone of AI,’ and Japanese scientists find microplastics in clouds.
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September 28, 2023 Top Stories: AWOL US soldier back from NKorea, Iran satellite launch and Philadelphia flash mob robberies

Facts & Spins for September 28, 2023 Top Stories: US soldier Travis King is back in US custody following his detention in North Korea, Canada’s House Speaker resigns after the controversy honoring a WWII Nazi soldier, the House GOP ties Hunter Biden’s China wire transfers to Joe Biden’s home, Iran claims the launch of its third-ever military satellite, the European Commission labels X, formerly Twitter, as a major hub of disinformation, the US Federal Communications Commission plans to re-implement net neutrality rules, a Texas law banning some drag shows is deemed unconstitutional by a US judge, the UK’s biggest untapped oil reserve is approved for development, Antarctic sea ice tallies another record-low benchmark, and teenagers ransack Philadelphia shops in flash mob-style robberies.
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September 27, 2023: Biden joins striking autoworkers, Saudi-Palestine talks and the US sues Amazon

Facts & Spins for September 27, 2023 Top Stories: Biden joins Michigan’s picket line to support autoworkers, The Palestinian Authority welcomes its first Saudi ambassador, South Korea holds its first military parade in 10 years, Ukraine claims the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was killed, US and Kenya sign a defense deal, Mali’s junta postpones the nation’s presidential election, the US sues Amazon in a landmark monopoly case, SCOTUS rejects Alabama’s congressional map, heavy rain kills at least six in Guatemala, and ChatGPT is upgraded with a new voice feature.
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September 26, 2023: France-Niger withdrawal, Trump polling and Amazon AI investment

Facts & Spins for September 26, 2023 Top Stories: France plans to withdraw its armed forces from Niger, Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh, A Washington Post/ABC poll shows Trump with a sizeable lead over Biden, The Pope urges Western nations not to “play games” with Ukraine, Protestors march in Spain over potential amnesty for Catalan separatists, Writers reach a tentative deal in the ongoing Hollywood strikes, Senator Bob Menendez pushes back against calls for his resignation, Tucker Carlson is promoted on Russian state television, California Gov. Gavin Newsome signs bills to enhance protections for the LGBTQ community, and Amazon inks a massive $4B deal to invest in AI start-up Anthropic.
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September 23, 2023: Looming US shutdown, India-Canada row and Utah-bound asteroid

Facts & Spins for September 23, 2023 Top Stories: The US prepares for a government shutdown, Washington and Beijing announce two new working groups, the India-Canada row escalates, the White House sets up its first gun control office, Sudan’s army chief warns its war could spill over into neighbors, Ukraine attacks Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters, the UK prepares to charge five Bulgarians with espionage, the US considers banning medical debt from Americans’ credit reports, the Philippines accuses China of damaging its coral reefs, and chunks of an asteroid collected by NASA are set to land in Utah.
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September 22, 2023: China-Syria summit, Iranian hijab bill and US rates unchanged

Facts & Spins for September 22, 2023 Top Stories: China hosts Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, Saudi Crown Prince MBS says Israel normalization is getting 'closer,'  Biden expands Temporary Protected Status to 472K Venezuelans, Poland decides to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons, Iran moves to increase penalties for dress code violations, The US Senate confirms the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Venezuela seizes control of a gang-run prison,  The US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, Cisco buys AI firm Splunk for $28B, and Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox.
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