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July 15, 2023: Indian moon mission, Ukraine cluster bombs and relatively safe aspartame

Facts & Spins for July 15, 2023 Top Stories: The US House passes a defense bill, India launches a historic moon mission, The Pentagon says US cluster bombs are already in Ukraine, Thailand’s parliament fails to elect a new prime minister, Jared Kushner testifies before the Jan. 6 grand jury, Hollywood actors join the writers strike, Myanmar’s military regime is accused of murdering political prisoners, Australia names its first woman to lead the central bank, Russian lawmakers pass a bill outlawing gender reassignment, and the WHO says aspartame is safe within limits.
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July 14, 2023: Tax privacy breaches, Fox News defamation suit and OTC birth control pills

Facts & Spins for July 14, 2023 Top Stories: Several tax filing firms are accused of sharing private data with Big Tech, Fox news faces a new defamation lawsuit related to the Capitol riots, 3.3B reportedly live in countries spending more on debt than health and education, a Russian general says he was fired for airing battlefield concerns, the FDA approves the US’ first over-the-counter birth control pill, deforestation in Colombia is found to have dropped by 29% last year, the FTC is investigating OpenAI for possible consumer harm, the UN says 87 people were found buried in a mass grave in Sudan, Huw Edwards is named as the accused presenter in the recent BBC scandal, and archaeologists say humans arrived in the Americas earlier than previously thought.
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July 13, 2023 Top Stories: Blocked Syrian aid, FBI director grilling, and Musk xAI launch

Facts & Spins for July 13, 2023 Top Stories: Russia blocks Syrian aid at the UN, FBI Director Wray is grilled before a House Committee, Ukraine’s NATO bid falls short, while China warns against NATO expansion in Asia, Iran inks key Africa agreements, Iowa’s GOP passes a 6-week abortion ban, the US Justice Dept. changes course in the Trump E. Jean Carroll case, Canada probes Nike and Dynasty Gold over alleged Uyghur labor, Bank of America is fined over junk fees, and Elon Musk launches a new AI company.
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July 12, 2023: Transparent cancer mice, PGA-LIV hearing, and Libya smuggling conviction

Facts & Spins for July 12, 2023 Top Stories: The US Senate probes the PGA-LIV Golf merger, Trump requests the classified documents trial be postponed, Zelenskyy reissues calls for Ukraine’s NATO accession, Libya jails 38 for human trafficking, the Hunter Biden “whistleblower” is charged with acting as a Chinese agent, China and the Solomon Islands announce a strategic partnership, Meta's Threads hits 100M users, Foxconn withdraws from its Vedanta chip deal, Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins her testosterone appeal, and transparent mice are found to potentially improve cancer drug tests.
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July 11, 2023: Turkey Sweden NATO backing, US chemical weapons destruction and China kindergarten attack

Facts & Spins for July 11, 2023 Top Stories: Turkey backs Sweden joining NATO, Six are killed in a kindergarten stabbing in China, The US destroys the last of its chemical weapons stockpile, The BBC meets with police over an alleged sexual abuse scandal, Yellen ends her trip to China with 'productive' talks, The US kills an IS Leader in Syria, Three migrant boats go missing near the Canary Islands, Silicon Valley Bank’s former owner sues a US banking regulator, A former reporter sues CNN, and a Belarusian tennis player is booed after losing Wimbledon to a Ukrainian.
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July 8, 2023: 96% Samsung profit drop, COVID long-vax and possible alien technology

Facts & Spins for July 08, 2023 Top Stories: Yellen urges China to adopt market reforms, Samsung predicts a 96% drop in Q2 profits, Zelenskyy calls for commitments on Ukraine’s NATO membership, The FDA approves a new Alzheimer's drug, Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon drops, Twitter threatens to sue Threads, Long COVID-like symptoms are linked to vaccines, Biden launches a new push to limit health care costs, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene is removed from the US House Freedom Caucus, and a Harvard professor believes he's found fragments of alien technology.
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July 7, 2023: CIA Ukraine involvement, continued Trump doc saga and drinking water chemicals

Facts & Spins for July 7, 2023 Top Stories: The CIA is accused of engaging in a clandestine war with Russia, a Trump aide pleads not guilty in a Florida classified documents case, the Dept. of Justice reveals more details related to the Mar-a-Lago search warrant, Biden voices support for Sweden’s NATO membership, the Dow index plunges 500 points, the US accuses Russia of harassing its drones in Syria, Hong Kong arrests five for allegedly aiding activists abroad, Canada says it will stop advertising with Meta, nearly half of US drinking water is found to contain potentially harmful chemicals, and a study suggests the brain-boosting benefits of exercise are negated by a lack of sleep.
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July 06, 2023: Nuclear plant threats, global heat record and female athlete CTE

Facts & Spins for July 06, 2023 Top Stories: Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of an imminent attack on a key nuclear plant, July 4 is logged as the hottest day on Earth in 125,000 years, Russia and the US consider a prisoner swap, Special Forces are the focus of a UK war crimes inquiry on Afghanistan, A man arrested last week near Obama’s house threatened a government facility, Macron suggests blocking social media amid French protests, A US judge restricts Biden officials from contacting social media firms, Talks between UPS and its union break off, Cocaine briefly shuts down the White House, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy is discovered in a female athlete for the first time.
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July 05, 2023: Taliban salon ban, Meta Twitter rival and Toyota battery breakthrough

Facts & Spins for July 05, 2023 Top Stories: Turkey and Egypt mutually reappoint ambassadors, China announces new chip export restrictions, the Kremlin repels a drone attack on Moscow, the Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan, a shooting in Philadelphia leaves five dead, a Russian journalist and lawyer are attacked in Chechnya, Hong Kong issues bounties for eight exiled activists, Meta readies Twitter rival “Threads,” three advocacy groups file a complaint against Harvard’s legacy admissions, and Toyota announces a battery breakthrough for electric cars.
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July 04, 2023: Israel Jenin raid, alleged UK bank discrimination and COVID youth diabetes

Facts & Spins for July 04, 2023 Top Stories: Israel launches a massive operation into Jenin, US Treasury Secretary Yellen plans to visit China, The US and Mexico consider a new refugee program, Israel inks a $3B deal for American F-35 fighter jets, A UK building society admits to closing the accounts of those who 'discriminate,' Two are killed and dozens injured in a Baltimore shooting, Twitter is sued over unpaid office fees, UK police are given more power to crack down on climate protests, A fund for the French police officer who killed Nahel M. tops $1M, and a study links COVID to youth diabetes
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