Fact & Spin

January 14, 2023: ExxonMobil climate change prediction, BLM death and Swedish rare minerals

Facts & Spin for January 14, 2023 top stories: ExxonMobil reportedly predicted climate change, A BLM co-founder's cousin dies in police custody, Ukraine again denies that Soledar has fallen, The CIA director visits Libya, Two Trump businesses are fined a combined 1.6M, The final report on the deadly Seoul Halloween crush is released, US lawmakers renew a push to ban congressional stock trading, Japan says it will release Fukushima water in the spring or summer, The UAE names its oil chief to lead the COP28 talks, and a Swedish company finds a large supply of rare minerals.
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January 13, 2023: More classified Biden files, stronger US-Japan ties and Mars gemstones

Facts & Spin for January 13, 2023 top stories: More classified documents are found in Biden’s garage, Kyiv says it’s 'holding on' to Soledar, The US and Japan bolster military ties, A suicide bomb kills several in Afghanistan, Australia and Papua New Guinea pledge a new security pact, The US House passes a ‘Born Alive’ abortion bill, Pakistan denies ties to uranium found at Heathrow, Over 17 are killed in California storms, A NASA rover finds gemstones on Mars, and a Syrian refugee who lived in an airport becomes a Canadian citizen.
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January 12, 2023 top stories: Uganda ebola end, Tory MP COVID suspension, controversial Cardinal death

Facts & Spin for January 12, 2023 top stories: Uganda declares its ebola outbreak over, Russia's Wagner group says its taken control of Soledar, a report finds that US and UK weapons killed 87 Yemeni civilians in just over a year, flights across the US are grounded due to a computer glitch, a British Tory MP is suspended over COVID vaccine comments, Australian Cardinal George Pell dies at age 81, the GOP vote for an investigation into Biden’s presidency, FTX lawyers say $5B in crypto assets have been uncovered, four Trump lawyers face prosecution, and the UK government introduces controversial anti-strike legislation.
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January 11, 2023: Biden classified files, 112 jailed Rohingya and healing ozone layer

Facts & Spin for January 11, 2023 top stories: Classified files from Biden's term as VP are found in a private office, Myanmar jails 112 Rohingya, donors pledge $9B in flood relief for Pakistan, NATO says it hasn’t ruled out arming Ukraine with modern battle tanks, a watchdog asks the US government to investigate George Santos, the UN Security Council votes to extend cross-border aid to northwest Syria, the US Navy seizes Iranian assault rifles bound for Yemen, a historic UK rocket mission fails, a US safety agency considers banning gas stoves, and a UN report finds the Ozone layer could heal by 2066.
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January 10, 2023: Brazil protests, McCarthy victory and ‘disruptive’ science dip

Facts & Spin for January 10, 2023 top stories: Protesters breach government buildings in Brazil, Kevin McCarthy wins the House speakership, Russia rejects peace deal speculation as a hoax, Biden visits the Southern border, an armed group abducts 32 people from train station in Nigeria, China carries out ‘combat' drills near Taiwan, Israel bans the Palestinian flag from being flown in public, a Seattle school district sues several tech giants, 7,000 nurses strike in New York City, ‘one-in-100-year’ floods force evacuations in Australia, and study finds ‘disruptive’ science has declined.
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January 7, 2022: Jan. 6 anniversary, Mexican drug lord arrest and Harry 25 Afghan killings

Facts & Spin for January 7, 2023 top stories: Biden marks the second anniversary of the Capitol riots, Mexico captures the son of drug lord 'El Chapo,' Interpol arrests the world's most wanted human smuggler, The frontline situation in Ukraine remains unclear after Russia declares a ceasefire, McCarthy fails again to become House Speaker, Prince Harry is criticized over claims he killed 25 fighters in Afghanistan, A US court strikes down a South Carolina abortion ban, A security expert says 200M Twitter users had their data leaked in a hack, A former Human Rights Watch head is denied a Harvard fellowship, and a UK mRNA cancer vaccine trial is set to begin in September.
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January 6, 2023: China-Philippines diplomacy, Amazon job cuts, and Peterson ‘remedial’ training

Facts & Spin for January 6, 2023 top stories: Ukraine rejects a Russia-proposed ceasefire, China and the Philippines commit to a peaceful South China Sea solution, a Turkish court suspends funding for the pro-Kurdish party, Israel releases its longest-serving Palestinian prisoner, India’s Supreme Court halts the demolition of 4,000 homes, data shows that the US labor market is surprisingly strong, the mastermind behind a US college admissions scam is sentenced to prison, Amazon says it will cut 18,000 jobs, multiple US states introduce policies targeting homelessness, and Jordan Peterson challenges a "remedial" training order.
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January 5, 2023 top stories: McConnell leadership record, Sri Lanka elections and pharmacy abortion pills

Facts & Spin for January 5, 2023 top stories: Mitch McConnell becomes the longest-serving Senate party leader, Russia revises the Makiivka death toll to 89, Florida Gov. DeSantis is sworn in for a second term, Sri Lanka announces its first election amid recent unrest, the suspect in the killing of 4 Idaho undergrads agrees to be extradited, Jerusalem's Anglican Archbishop denounces the desecration of a cemetery, Colombia’s ELN rebel group denies agreeing to a ceasefire, FTX-founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty, Twitter says it will allow political advertising, and the US’s FDA approves the sale of abortion pills at retail pharmacies.
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January 4, 2023: House Speaker stalemate, Israeli Holy Site backlash and increased child marijuana illness

Facts & Spin for January 4, 2023 top stories: Kevin McCarthy loses three House Speaker votes, Russia faces backlash following a Ukrainian strike on Makiivka, Israel's National Security Minister is criticized for visiting the Al Aqsa Mosque, two children are killed in a blast in Kashmir, Mexico's Supreme Court elects its first female President, Australia's Health Chief is revealed to have urged against COVID restrictions for China, Tesla announces record sales for 2022, a player collapses during an NFL game, a US study reveals an increase in children sickened by edibles, and Japan offers a reward for families to leave Tokyo.
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January 3, 2023: McCarthy concessions, pope death, and human composting

Facts & Spin for January 3, 2023 top stories: Kevin McCarthy makes concessions in his bid for House Speaker, Attacks continue across Ukraine following Putin and Zelenskyy's New Year's speeches, Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away, Lula is sworn in as Brazil's president, Kim Jong Un vows 'exponential' increases in North Korea's nuclear arsenal, South Korea and the US are reportedly discussing joint nuclear exercises, The IMF warns of a 2023 global recession, The UK’s health chief calls for NHS pressures to be declared a major incident, A US study links poor hydration to early aging and chronic disease, and New York Gov. Hochul legalizes human composting.
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