Fact & Spin

Facts & Spins for March 13, 2024 Top Stories: Haiti’s prime minister resigns amid national instability, US intelligence leaders say Netanyahu’s coalition ‘may be in jeopardy,' Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies before the US House in the Biden documents case, Ukraine-based Russian opposition groups attempt to invade Belgorod, Thailand’s election commission seeks to dissolve the opposition party, the European Commission says EU-Bosnia accession talks should begin, Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch announces the death of its leader, Elon Musk says he’ll open-source his 'Grok' Chatbot, a Boeing whistleblower is found dead, and Airbnb bans indoor security cameras. 
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Facts & Spins for March 12, 2024 Top Stories: Ramadan begins without a Gaza cease-fire, The Democratic Alliance claims victory in Portugal’s election, The US evacuates its Haiti embassy staff amid gang violence, The US Dept. of Justice opens a criminal investigation into Boeing, The UK is found to be the second-most unhappy country globally, Sam Altman returns to OpenAI’s board, Police in Pakistan crack down on opposition protesters, US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to obstruction of justice, The UK allocates £117M to protect muslim communities, Scientists advance towards making IVF eggs from skin cells, and a professor offers a controversial new theory of gravity.
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Facts & Spins for March 9, 2024 Top Stories: Pres. Joe Biden delivers his 2024 State of the Union address, Hong Kong fast tracks a stringent new national secuity law, Sweden formally hands documents to the US State Dept. to join NATO, at least 287 Nigerian students are abducted from their school by gunmen, Theresa May announces she won’t seek re-election, a controversial Canadian law is proposed to target hate crimes, six members of the Sri Lankan community are tragically murdered in Ottawa, Donald Trump posts bond in the E. Jean Carroll case, Democrats open a probe into StarLink’s alleged use by Russia in the Ukraine war, and Akira Toriyama, the iconic creator of "Dragon Ball," passes at 68.
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Facts & Spins for March 8, 2024 Top Stories: The US reportedly plans to build a Gaza port for aid delivery, three people are killed in a Houthi attack on a cargo ship, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, an ex-Google engineer is arrested for allegedly spying for China, US lawmakers push to ban TikTok, Victoria Nuland will retire in the coming weeks, Rust’s armorer is found guilty of Halyna Hutchins' death, Alabama’s governor signs a law protecting IVF providers from lawsuits, last month was the warmest February on record and Hollywood stars join an anti-nukes campaign.
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Facts & Spins for March 7, 2024 Top Stories: Trump and Biden win big on Super Tuesday, Haitian gangs attempt to seize Port-au-Prince’s airport, Ukraine’s first lady declines an invitation to the US State of the Union address, Five UK SAS soldiers are allegedly under investigation for Syrian war crimes, Pakistan’s Supreme Court says an ex-Prime Minister was denied a fair trial, Nikki Haley drops out of the GOP race for president, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema announces she won't seek reelection, The FBI is on the lookout for an Iranian national accused of targeting Mike Pompeo, The UK announces national insurance cuts in its spring 2024 budget, and a whale not seen in the Atlantic since the 1700s makes a surprising reappearance.
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Facts & Spins for March 6, 2024 Top Stories: The UN says Hamas likely committed sexual violence on Oct. 7, China sets an ambitious 2024 economic growth target, Trump wins the North Dakota GOP caucuses ahead of Super Tuesday, Australian PM Anthony Albanese is referred to the international criminal court, the EU aims to shift to 'war economy mode,' ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury, the Biden admin. announces its latest crackdown on ‘junk fees,’ Bitcoin hits an all-time high, France makes abortion a constitutional right, and a study claims the Arctic could be 'ice-free' in a decade.
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Facts & Spins for March 05, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS reinstates Donald Trump on Colorado’s primary ballot, Haiti declares a state of emergency after a mass jailbreak, Nikki Haley wins her first GOP primary as Trump builds his lead, Germany launches an investigation after a military recording was leaked, The US airdrops aid to Gaza as mediators rush for a cease-fire deal, US Congress presents a bill to avert a partial government shutdown, Shehbaz Sharif is sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister, China scraps the premier's annual press conference, Australia pledges hundreds of millions to ASEAN countries, The EU fines Apple nearly $2B following a Spotify lawsuit, and the first over-the-counter birth control pill is set to hit US markets.
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Facts & Spins for March 02, 2024 Top Stories: A US judge rules that Pegasus spyware’s owner must give data to WhatsApp, Iran holds key parliamentary elections, The US Congress passes another stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown, A tragic shopping mall fire claims over 40 lives in Bangladesh, Donald Trump’s classified docs case leads to sparring over the trial start date, The White House announces a delay in power plant regulation plans, Meta scraps its news tab in the US and Australia, The culprit is found in a US healthcare system cyberattack, Elon Musk sues OpenAI for allegedly abandoning its founding mission, and a study indicates more than 1B people worldwide are obese.
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Facts & Spins for March 1, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS agrees to hear Trump's immunity appeal, Trump is disqualified from the Illinois primary ballot, over 100 Palestinians are killed after Israeli troops open fire near aid trucks, a Chadian opposition leader is killed in a gun fight, the US will investigate Chinese-made 'smart cars' for national security risks, transportation staff strike in Greece on the anniversary of a tragic train crash, France’s parliament votes to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, Ghana’s parliament passes an anti-LGBTQ bill, wildfires rage through the Texas Panhandle, and the South Korean government threatens legal action over a doctor strike.
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Facts & Spins for February 29, 2024 Top Stories: Mitch McConnell says he’ll step down as Senate minority leader in November, Drug lord Ridouan Taghi is sentenced to life in a prominent Dutch trial, Biden and Trump surge to big wins in the Michigan primaries, The US and other NATO allies rule out troop deployments to Ukraine, EU+ sees asylum claims at their highest level since 2016, South Korea’s birth rate drops to a new record low, Marianne Williamson throws her hat back into the ring for the US presidency, An LGBTQ parade in Australia allows out-of-uniform police to march following a high-profile murder, Two men are convicted in the 2002 killing of an iconic Run-DMC rapper, and Apple reportedly scraps its driverless Electric Vehicle project.
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