Fact & Spin
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Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Facts & Spin for December 31, 2022 top stories: Trump’s tax returns are officially released, Andrew Tate and his brother are arrested in Romania, Belarus downs an air-defense missile over its territory, 10 oil workers are killed in Syria, Bolivia’s opposition leader is arrested on terrorism charges, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi is jailed for seven more years, Indonesia tightens its palm oil exports, The FDA is accused of breaking its rules on an Alzheimer's drug, The trial for a China-made COVID antiviral pill finished, and Hersheys is sued over metals in its dark chocolate.
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Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Facts & Spin for December 30, 2022 top stories: The Jan. 6 Committee withdraws its subpoena of Trump, declassified papers reveal London braced for 'turbulence' following Clinton’s election, over 120 missiles are fired into Ukraine, Netanyahu is sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel, the US approves $180M in military aid for Taiwan, Australia agrees to extradite a former US Marine over China training, a US study finds abortion bans may increase the risk of suicide, Uzbekistan links 18 child deaths to cough syrup made in India,a hotel-casino fire in Cambodia kills 19, and Twitter suffers a major outage.
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Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Facts & Spin for December 29, 2022 top stories: The US Supreme Court temporarily halts the termination of Title 42, the UN says the number of civilians killed in Ukraine is likely much higher than known, India investigates the death of a Russian politician, Ethiopian Airlines resume flights to Tigray, a US judge denies a request to sanction Arizona’s Kari Lake, 40% of junior doctors in the UK plan to quit the NHS, the UN calls for the Taliban to reverse restrictions on women, Spain announces a $10B aid package amid inflation, Hong Kong is set to scrap almost all its COVID rules, and Novak Djokovic returns to Australia.
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Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Facts & Spin for December 28, 2022 top stories: Putin bans oil exports to price cap countries, Taiwan extends its mandatory military service, Ukraine hopes for a UN-backed peace summit by February, Serbia erects more roadblocks in northern Kosovo, Representative-elect George Santos admits to fabricating details on his CV, Peru arrests generals amid a probe into former-President Castillo, a man is sentenced to 16 years in prison for plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor, China announces an end to its COVID quarantine for travelers, the US probes Southwest Airlines over flight cancellations, and the FDA explores regulating CBD in foods and supplements.
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Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Facts & Spin for December 27, 2022 top stories: The latest batch of “Twitter Files” suggest Twitter rigged the COVID debate, An unprecedented US storm kills at least 28, The UN says 180 Rohingya are presumed to have drowned, Putin reiterates his readiness to negotiate, China holds drills around Taiwan, Migrants are dropped off at US Vice President Kamala Harris’s home, South Korea fires warning shots after Northern drones enter its air space, Maoist leader 'Prachanda' becomes Nepal’s new prime minister, and a rescue mission for trapped miners continues in China.
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Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Facts & Spin for December 24, 2022 top stories: The Jan. 6 committee releases its final report, At least three people are killed in a Paris shooting, The US dismisses Putin's claim he wants to end the war, M23 rebels pledge to retreat from a key position in the DR Congo, Chile announces plans to open an embassy in the Palestinian Territories, Shell agrees to pay $15 million for oil spills in Nigeria, FTX's Bankman-Fried is released on $250 million bond, Meta settles a Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $725 million, ByteDance confirms TikTok accessed journalists' data, and Molnupiravir antiviral treatment is found to hasten Covid recovery.
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Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Facts & Spin for December 23, 2022 top stories: A CDC report finds US life expectancy is at its lowest in 25 Years, Fiji's military is called in after a disputed election, Zelenskyy invokes the fight against Nazi Germany in a request for aid, the IRS’s mandatory presidential audit policy faces scrutiny, a House GOP report blames security failures for the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, Israel’s Netanyahu announces the formation of a new government, a UN resolution calls for peace in Myanmar associates of FTX’s founder plead guilty to criminal charges, Asia's “El Chapo” is extradited to Australia, and the WHO says it’s ‘very concerned’ over the COVID situation in China.
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Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Facts & Spin for December 22, 2022 top stories: Zelenskyy travels to Washington, Algeria slams the EU’s gas price cap, Twitter is accused of secretly boosting a US covert propaganda campaign, New York Representative-elect George Santos faces "serious" questions about his resume, Peru’s Congress tentatively approves plans for early elections, A coup attempt is foiled in Gambia, Musk says he’ll step down as Twitter’s CEO, Freezing temperatures in the US draw concerns over migrants, Scotland begins voting on amendments to the Reform Gender Recognition Bill, and Germany returns Benin bronzes to Nigeria.
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Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Facts & Spin for December 21, 2022 top stories: Lawmakers unveil a $1.7 trillion government funding bill to avert a shutdown, the Taliban ban women from universities in Afghanistan, Putin tells Russian security services to root out 'traitors and spies,' South Africa’s Ramaphosa is re-elected leader of the ruling ANC Party, Kari Lake's lawsuit challenging the Arizona midterms results heads to trial, FTX's Bankman-Fried is reportedly set to agree to US extradition, a Palestinian prisoner and cancer patient dies in Israeli custody, a former Nazi secretary is convicted in a German court, Puerto Rican cities file a racketeering suit against oil companies, and Stanford releases a new guide to eliminate ‘harmful' language.
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Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Facts & Spin for December 20, 2022 top stories: The Jan. 6 Committee votes to refer Trump to the Department of Justice, Putin Heads to Belarus as Russian drones again rock Kyiv, Pakistani Taliban militants seize a counterterrorism center, The UK’s Rwanda deportation plan is ruled lawful, Peru's president says she’ll replace the prime minister in a Cabinet shakeup, Sweden blocks the extradition of a Turkish journalist, North Korea said it has completed an ‘Important’ test of a spy satellite, Elon Musk puts his future as Twitter’s CEO to public vote, Epic Games reaches a record US government settlement, The UN agrees to conserve 30% of the Earth's surface, and Argentina wins the World Cup.
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