Fact & Spin

Trump declares an 'Economic D-Day' against Iran, Lebanon extradites an ex-Assad general to Syria, Zelenskyy fires the deputy head of his office, U.S. national debt tops $40 trillion for the first time, a report accuses ICE and Iran or coordinating deportation flights, the founder of China Evergrande Group gets life in prison for fraud, Trump aide Natalie Harp allegedly worked at the White House without security clearance for a year, an academic who raised concerns over Jason Arday is suspended by Ghent University, an outbreak of jalapeño-linked Salmonella hits 431 cases in 32 U.S. states, and NASA abandons operations to boost a failing observatory.
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President Trump pauses Canada tariffs in a preliminary trade deal, former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for wartime elections, The UAE imposes a trade embargo on Iran, over 100 are killed in a gold mine collapse in the Central African Republic, OpenAI slows development after a rogue agent hack, the U.S. ends South Korea drills early, President Trump's pick loses in the Wyoming Governor GOP primary, a judge strikes down the Biden-era ATF ghost gun rule, Brazil's Lula praises a major oil discovery near the Amazon River, and an mRNA cancer vaccine succeeds in a late-stage melanoma trial.
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Trump's approval rating hits a record low amid the Iran war, Carney and Trump speak ahead of the 50% U.S. tariff deadline, a Pakistani court orders Imran Khan's transfer to the hospital, Russia warns the U.K. of "consequences" for supplying Ukraine with drones, a student livestreams a fatal shooting in the Philippines, Meta's youth social media addiction trial begins in California, U.S. kindergarten vaccine exemptions reach a record 4.2%, the BBC reports that at least 30 children were born with the wrong donors at Cyprus IVF clinics, South Korea's Geoje region is hit with record rain, and 404 Media alleges that Amazon is buying rare books to train AI and then destroying them.
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Jared Kushner discusses a Gaza peace plan with Hamas and Netanyahu, Donald Trump threatens Oman over Hormuz tensions, Trump cuts U.S.–South Korea military drills, the Pentagon announces a $22.9 billion Raytheon contract for Tomahawk cruise missiles, the Supreme Court rejects Trump's $5M Carroll judgment appeal, Trump backs a Mecca defense pact among Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, Brazil’s presidential campaigns begin ahead of the October election, AG Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ independence from Trump, an Ebola outbreak becomes the deadliest in DR Congo’s history, four Renaissance paintings are stolen from an Italian museum, and a Ferrari Luce sells for a record $40 million.
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The UK sends a mobile phone warning over fire risk, Hurricane Lala batters Hawaii, Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder, JD Vance suggests that lower oil prices for Americans are the top goal of the Iran war, Mali pardons an alleged French spy, Nigel Farage wins the Clacton by-election in the U.K., Colombia rejects Mexico's earthquake rescue assistance, Benjamin Netanyahu calls Britain an "Islamic Republic," President Trump orders the Navy to swap out its hi-tech catapults, and a study suggests that Canadian families now spend more on taxes than necessities,
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Multiple USS Lincoln sailors reportedly attempt to jump overboard, Japan protests Putin's first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, Karoline Leavitt steps down as White House press secretary, Israeli settlers besiege two Palestinian homes in the West Bank's Qusra, AI agents reportedly breach Taiwan's government agencies, ex-SPLC Director Beirich is arrested on fraud charges, BMJ retracts a study on COVID-19 excess deaths, Brazil orders Discord to suspend livestreams after a teen’s death, Trump is sued over Truth Social's early access subscription plan, and Flock Safety tightens its privacy rules.
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David Crowley defeats Francesca Hong in the Wisconsin Democratic primary, while Minnesota sets fall matchups in the Senate and governor races, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine gave the U.S. proposals to end the Russia war, a U.N. report suggests that half of Afghan women rarely leave home, the LA Lakers are sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger in a record $12 billion deal. Germany expands its spy agency powers, New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon survives a second confidence vote in four months, Thailand suspends gun permits after a school shooting, ICE reportedly plans to spend $20 million to buy electric shock gloves, and the DRC Ebola death toll tops 2,000 in a fast-growing outbreak.
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Trump calls on Iran to pay compensation for the deaths and injuries of Americans in conflicts allegedly linked to Tehran, The Washington Post reports that Trump was snuck out of Turkey in a catering container, Russia frees an ailing U.S. Marine after four years in detention, Syria sentences al-Assad to death in absentia, Republican senators release a batch of Fauci’s COVID-19 text messages, Turkey approves a conditional pardon bill for thousands of PKK members, Lebanon Indicts ex-central bank chief for Salameh for alleged embezzlement, the U.S. Justice Department sends polling monitors to in Minnesota's primaries, a U.S. court rejects social media companies' bids to block thousands of youth addiction suits, and the U.K. says it's close to eliminating Hepatitis C.
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At least 111 people are killed as a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Colombia, Netanyahu rejects a Trump-backed Gaza peace plan, Trump changes the U.S. child vaccine schedule, alleged Irish crime boss Kinahan is charged after extradition, seven people are killed as the Houthis strike a Yemen port and a Saudi refinery, a U.K. charity is investigated over alleged Hamas financing links, UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation accuse Gianni Infantino of a "fundamental breach of trust," Typhoon Dolphin slams China as 1 million people are evacuated, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services propose new scrutiny of food additives and ingredients, CRISPR gene editing produces the world's first hypoallergenic dogs.
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Several people are killed in a Thailand school shooting, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign a defense pact, the Houthis kill dozens of troops amid an escalating conflict in Yemen, Trump responds to Zelenskyy's call for interceptors by saying, 'We want missiles too,' Meta is ordered to pay $942 million over harm to youth, Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship, the US sheds 23,000 jobs in July, missing forecasts, an appeals court halts the construction of Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, Spain busts a major Mediterranean migrant smuggling ring, and AI designs novel viruses not found in nature.
Sources: Verity.News