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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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July 01, 2023: SCOTUS rulings, Bolsonaro banned, and planetary death escape

Facts & Spins for July 01, 2023 Top Stories: The US Supreme Court rejects student loan forgiveness, while making key rulings on LGBTQ+ protections, Bolsonaro is banned from running for office in Brazil, The US mulls sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, The World Bank approves $700M for crisis-hit Sri Lanka, $400M in US arms sales is approved for Taiwan, A Parkland shooting police officer is found not guilty of neglect, Google will remove news search functionality in Canada, A tragic lynching of a Muslim in India is tied to beef sales, and astronomers say a planet has escaped death in a binary star system.
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June 30, 2023: No Rwanda deportation, UK spy cops and illegal affirmative action

Facts & Spins for June 30, 2023 Top Stories: A UK court rules against deporting migrants to Rwanda, SCOTUS says race-conscious college admission policies are illegal, Rudy Giuliani is interviewed in the 2020 election interference investigation, a former Ohio House Speaker is sentenced to prison for bribery, Iran takes Canada to international court for violating its sovereignty, a Russian general is arrested following the Wagner rebellion, the Solomon Islands and Australia renew their security pact, an inquiry finds UK ‘spy cops’ operations were unjustified, several countries condemn the desecration of a Quran in Sweden, and Canada faces its most severe wildfire season on record.
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June 29, 2023 Top Stories: Paris teen death anger, $200B COVID theft and younger S. Koreans

Facts & Spins for June 29, 2023 Top Stories: Protests rock Paris after a teen is killed by police, a report estimates $200B in US COVID aid funds were stolen, at least 10 are killed in Russian missile strikes on Donetsk, two Russian warships are detected near Taiwan’s coast, Trump counter-sues writer E. Jean Carroll for defamation, a BBC report exposes the prevalence of AI child sex abuse images, gymnastics star Simone Biles will return to competing, deforestation is found to be increasing despite global pledges, a Klimt painting sets a European auction record, and South Koreans become younger under a new age-counting law.
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June 28, 2023: Jan. 6 blunders, Swiss espionage hotbed and prejudicial cricket

Facts & Spins for June 28, 2023 Top Stories: The US Senate says the FBI and DHS “dropped the ball” ahead of Jan. 6, The UN puts Afghanistan’s civilian death toll at over 1,000 since 2021, Putin addresses the Wagner rebellion, Moscow confirms the mercenary group is continuing its operations in Africa, SCOTUS denies state legislatures control over elections,  Trump appears to discuss classified files on a publicized tape, Switzerland says it’s a “hotbed” for Russian spies, Japan approves over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, The CDC sounds the alarm about malaria in Florida and Texas, and a report finds English cricket is rife with racism and sexism.
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June 27, 2023: Russian mutiny, Club Q shooter sentencing and Tucker Carlson replacement

Facts & Spins for June 27, 2023 Top Stories: Colorado’s Club Q shooter is sentenced to life in prison, Wagner leader Prigozhin could reportedly still face charges for mutiny, The conservative New Democracy party wins a landslide victory in Greece, Indian PM Modi makes his first trip to Cairo, SCOTUS unfreezes a Louisiana redistricting case, Governments are advised to cut public spending or raise taxes to curb inflation, The UK’s Prince William launches a homelessness project, Virgin Galactic names the crew for its first commercial space flight, Fox News names a replacement for Tucker Carlson, and an error in a UK weight loss tool makes people fatter.
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