Fact & Spin

Former US Pres. Jimmy Carter passes away at 100, Syria's de-facto leader says elections could take four years, Zoran Milanović will face Dragan Primorac in Croatia’s presidential run-off election, Vladamir Putin makes a second call to Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev over the downed passenger jet, Trinidad and Tobago declares an emergency as its murder rate soars, A UK poll projects that the Labour Party would lose 184 seats in a hypothetical election, Pres.-elect Trump affirms his support for Mike Johnson’s continued House speakership, Donald Trump loses his appeal of the E. Jean Carroll $5M verdict, 71 are dead following a tragic roadway accident in Ethiopia, and UK authorities conduct multiple raids to recover 6K wild bird eggs.
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South Korea impeaches acting Pres. Han Duck-soo, former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passes away, Israel strikes Yemen’s Sanaa airport as the WHO’s chief prepares to board a flight, Israel’s attorney general opens a probe in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, a new poll finds that two-thirds of American adults are experiencing news fatigue, an Australian bushfire destroys an area the size of Singapore, Peru declares a 90-day emergency following an oil spill, Donald Trump’s border czar outlines plans to revive family detention centers, the NFL’s Christmas Day games on Netflix break streaming records, US researchers pull off quantum teleportation over the internet for the first time ever.
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The bald eagle is officially designated the US’ national bird, Russia is accused of causing an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger crash, 14 Syrian security forces are reportedly killed in an attack by Assad loyalists, an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia experiences an outage, Japan Airlines is temporarily hit by a cyberattack, thousands of inmates escape from a high-security prison in Mozambique, a dead body is found in the plane wheel of a United Airlines plane, and bird flu kills 20 felines at a Washington wildlife sanctuary.
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Marcel Ciolacu will lead a new coalition government in Romania, New Zealand opposes a Cook Islands' plan for a separate passport, Guatemalan officials raid the Lev Tahor compound, President Elect Trump renews his push for Greenland, Donald Trump’s statements about the Panama Canal leads to heated rhetoric, President Biden commutes 37 of 40 federal death row sentences, A woman is killed after being set on fire on a New York subway, The University of Michigan faces a lawsuit over its pro-Palestinian protest response, The UK’s economic growth figures are revised to zero for Q3 2024, Nordstrom goes private in a proposed $6.25B family-led buyout deal, and Japan will ease bear-hunting laws amid rising attacks.
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Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles, Israeli forces fire on Syrian protesters, The White House calls Pakistan’s ballistic missiles a threat to the US, Brazil’s congress approves most of a fiscal package, Peter Mandelson is named the UK’s ambassador to the US, The House rejects a Pres.-elect Trump spending bill with the government shutdown looming, Pres. Biden cancels $4.28B in student loan debt for 55K borrowers, Drone flight restrictions are implemented over areas of New Jersey and New York, Rwanda declares an end to its first Marburg Virus disease outbreak, and an aquatic mouse is among 27 new species discovered in Peru.
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the US House agrees on a short-term funding bill, an Abkhazian lawmaker is fatally shot during parliamentary discussions, dozens of children are killed in a stampede at a Nigerian Christmas fair, a French man is sentenced to 20 years over the mass rape of this wife, a New York resident pleads guilty to running an alleged secret Chinese police station, a group of Kenyan Facebook moderators sue Meta, Amazon workers strike across several US locations, the US confirms its first severe case of bird flu, the US Federal Reserve cuts rates by a quarter point, and Apple faces a complaint over its new AI feature.
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Mass graves are reportedly discovered near Damascus, Elon Musk is reportedly in talks to donate to Reform UK, Canada tightens its border policy amid Donald Trump’s tariff threats, 13 are dead following a tragic maritime accident in India, Republicans in Congress call for a criminal investigation of Liz Cheney, the US Supreme Court will hear the TikTok ban case, Luigi Mangione’s charges are upgraded to include murder as act of terrorism, Honda and Nissan are in merger talks, the deadly mystery disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is identified as severe malaria, and the stranded NASA astronauts' return from the International Space Station is delayed until spring.
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US states vote to formalize Donald Trump’s presidential win, a Ukrainian bomb kills the head of Russia's Nuclear Defense Forces, the Philippines ratifies a new defense pact with Japan, US Congress reaches a tentative deal to prevent a government shutdown, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rattles Vanuatu, the EU delays an anti-deforestation law, a judge upholds Trump’s "hush money" conviction, a Kenyan man is jailed fo 50 years over the murder of an LGBTQ+ activist, Iran pauses the enforcement of its new hijab law, scientists discover the first binary star system.
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Thousands are feared dead after Cyclone Chido pounds Mayotte, Canada's finance minister resigns, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses a confidence vote, Israel says it will increase settlements in the Golan Heights, Serbian police are accused of spying on opponents and journalists, SoftBank pledges to invest $100B in US technology projects, A UK lawmaker warns that a Chinese spy who befriended Prince Andrew is just 'the tip of the iceberg,' New York confirms plans to deploy radar drone-detection systems, Trump wins $15M in an ABC News defamation case, Bitcoin surges to a new all-time high of over $106K, and Trump says he’ll push to end daylight saving time.
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Emmanuel Macron names François Bayrou as fourth French Prime Minister of 2024, Russia is reportedly nearing a deal with new Syrian leadership over military bases, Australia scrutinizes the visa applications of Israeli soldiers, McKinsey & Co.will pay $650M to settle an opioid marketing case, Amazon is the latest tech giant to make an inaugural donation for Pres.-elect Trump, While Trump taps Kari Lake to lead Voice of America, The FBI reportedly had 26 informants at the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, The UK’s economy shrinks for a second consecutive month, A DNA study reveals the precise timing of human-Neanderthal mixing, and an Indian teen becomes the world’s youngest chess champion 
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