Fact & Spin

September 21, 2023 Top Stories: US-Saudi pact, $307T global debt and 35M uninsurable homes

Facts & Spins for September 21, 2023 Top Stories: The US and Saudi Arabia are reportedly exploring a defense pact, global debt soars to $307 trillion, Merrick Garland is grilled by a key House Committee, Zelenskyy accuses Russia of genocide at the UN General Assembly, Japan calls on China to remove buoys in disputed territorial waters, six Palestinians are killed in the West Bank and Gaza, the UN identifies 1.6K abuse cases of detainees in Taliban custody, a unit of Huawei is reportedly shipping new surveillance camera chips despite US protocols, Donald Trump Jr.’s X account is hacked, and a report says over 35M US homes are “essentially uninsurable” from climate change.
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September 20, 2023: UN General Assembly, Biden IRS suit, and X subscription fee

Facts & Spins for September 20, 2023 Top Stories: The annual UN General Assembly begins, Hunter Biden sues the IRS, Azerbaijan announces a 'military operation' in a contested region, evidence suggests Ukraine is responsible for a deadly Donetsk strike, UN experts warn of crimes against humanity in Ethiopia, Italy passes stricter migration measures, Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton says she won't seek re-election, a missing F-35 jet is located in South Carolina, Australia announces the arrival of El Niño, and Elon Musk floats the idea of a fee for X.
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September 19, 2023: Iran-US hostages, West Africa pact, and Clorox cyberattack

Facts & Spins for September 19, 2023 Top Stories: Iran releases five American prisoners in a major hostage swap, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso ink a controversial security pact in West Africa, The G77 calls for a new geopolitical order centering on the needs of the Global South, Ukraine claims recapture of another key village near Bakhmut, Pres. Erdogan alludes to Turkey parting ways with EU’s ascension process, US House Republicans finalize short-term budget deal as a shutdown looms, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pleas for Secret Service protection following a security incident, Texas GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton is acquitted on corruption charges, Antarctic sea ice reportedly surpasses a 36-year low, and a cyberattack on Clorox disrupts the company’s supply chain. 
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September 16, 2023: Autoworkers strike, Dominican-Haiti border and $1B amphetamine seizure

Facts & Spins for September 16, 2023 Top Stories: United Auto Workers strikes against the “big three” US vehicle makers, The Dominican Republic closes its border with Haiti, Hunter Biden is indicted on federal gun charges, Yemen’s Houthi delegation travels to Riyadh for ceasefire talks, Ukraine claims recapture of a key village in Donetsk, Zelenskyy plans a White House meeting with Pres. Biden, Three men are acquitted in the kidnapping plot of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, The US Supreme Court limits government contacts with social media organizations, The European Central Bank raises interest rates to an all-time high, and $1B in 'Captagon' amphetamines are confiscated in Dubai.
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September 15, 2023: Slumping Trudeau polls, DACA ruling and deadly Nipah virus

Facts & Spins for September 15, 2023 Top Stories: The US plans to withhold military aid to Egypt, Canada’s Trudeau faces slumping polls, Ukraine launches another attack on Crimea, the UN finds 13 mass graves in Sudan's Darfur, a US judge rules against DACA, Trump’s Georgia election trial is separated from two co-defendants, the EU launches a Chinese EV subsidy probe, India’s Kerala faces a deadly Nipah virus outbreak, US inflation accelerates, and a stranded cruise ship is freed.
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September 14, 2023 Top Stories: Senate AI meetings, PRC naval drills and Libya floods

Facts & Spins for September 14, 2023 Top Stories: The US Senate holds meetings to explore solutions to AI dangers, Kim Jong Un pledges support for Russia in his meeting with Putin, while a Ukrainian naval attack in Crimea reportedly damaged two Russian warships, China’s navy begins its reportedly largest-ever Pacific drills, in Mali, dozens are killed in clashes with Tuareg rebels, the Biden Admin. sends a memo to the media about his impeachment probe, Kevin McCarthy could see his House speakership challenged, five former officers are indicted in Tyre Nicols’ death, an alleged whistleblower accuses the CIA of bribery over COVID lab leak theory and rescue teams battle a rising death toll in Libya’s catastrophic floods.
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September 13, 2023: Biden impeachment, record US disasters and recovered Van Gogh

Facts & Spins for September 13, 2023 Top Stories: McCarthy announces a Biden impeachment inquiry, France’s Macron visits Bangladesh, Ukraine claims to have retaken four Black Sea drilling rigs, Poland maintains its Ukrainian grain embargo, the US sees record disasters in 2023, Amnesty warns of rights abuses stemming from mining in the DRC, Trump asks the judge in the federal election case to recuse herself, Colombia’s cocaine production surges, TikTok Shop launches in the US, and a stolen Van Gogh painting is recovered.
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September 12, 2023: Morocco earthquake, 9/11 anniversary and India name change

Facts & Spins for September 12, 2023 Top Stories: France offers aid to Morocco after a catastrophic earthquake, The US commemorates the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, G20 leaders reach a “consensus statement” but soften their language on Ukraine, The G20 summit makes a historic choice to admit the African Union as a Permanent Member, Vladimir Putin’s party dominates local Russian elections amid tensions, The US boosts ties with Vietnam, A controversial dam is completed in Ethiopia, Gun rights groups sue New Mexico’s governor over an emergency firearm ban, Google begins a prominent antitrust trial, and speculation mounts about India’s potential name change to “Bharat”  
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September 09, 2023: Navarro contempt conviction, Mali boat attack and Japan lunar mission

Facts & Spins for September 09, 2023 Top Stories: The Georgia grand jury is found to have recommended 39 indictments, Former Trump advisor Navarro is convicted of contempt, Canada launches a public inquiry into alleged foreign interference, Dozens are killed in twin attacks on a passenger boat in Mali, Musk faces criticism for allegedly stifling a Ukrainian attack on Crimea, Palestinian factions clash in a Lebanese refugee camp,  Hurricane Lee rapidly intensifies in the Atlantic, A report claims the US border wall disturbed Native American burial grounds, Apple shares slide following China's recent iPhone ban, and Japan launches a lunar mission.
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September 8, 2023: Negative Biden ratings, Mexico abortion access and surging cancer rates

Facts & Spins for September 8, 2023 Top Stories: Biden faces negative job approval ratings, as VP Harris expresses re-election optimism, Google readies an AI disclosure on political ads, Palestine sets its terms for a potential Saudi-Israeli deal, the US approves the shipment of depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine, Mexico decriminalizes abortion nationwide, China considers banning clothes that 'hurt feelings,' a climate scientist admits to overstating the impact of global warming on wildfires, New Zealand tries to produce lab-grown fruit, and cancer rates are found to have surged by 80% in the last three decades.
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