Fact & Spin

November 18, 2022: Republicans win House, MH17 verdict and lab-grown meat

Facts & Spin for November 18, 2022 top stories: The Republicans win control of the House, Nancy Pelosi steps down as the House Democratic leader, Los Angeles elects its first black female mayor, A US general reiterates his recommendation for Ukraine to negotiate as Biden and Zelenskyy clash, A Dutch court convicts three of murder over a downed Maylasia Airlines flight, Britain and France announce their largest war games since the Cold War, The UK chancellor announces billions in tax rises and spending cuts, Malta moves to ease its total ban on abortion, Yale and Harvard law schools shun US News rankings, and the FDA approves lab-grown meat.
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November 17, 2022 top stories: Gay marriage law, Title 42 block and moon rocket

Facts & Spin for November 17, 2022 top stories: US Sources suggest that the missile that killed Poles was Ukrainian, a Federal Judge blocks the Title 42 border policy, the US Senate advances a respect gay marriage law, McConnell wins Senate GOP leader reelection, Guangzhou sees violent COVID protests, Kuwait hangs seven people in its first executions since 2017, an Israeli oil tanker is hit by a mystery drone off the Oman coast, the FTX Bahamas Unit seeks US bankruptcy protection, Tesla says its $55B Pay Deal to Keep Musk 'Engaged' and NASA launches Artemis moon rocket.
 
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November 16, 2022: Trump candidacy, Poland missile strike and 8 billion people

Facts & Spin for November 16, 2022 top stories: Trump prepares to launch a 2024 White House run, Walmart agrees to a $3.1B opioid settlement framework, The Ukraine war spills into Poland and kills 2, The G20 Summit opens in Bali, The world population reportedly reaches 8 billion, The US to open investigation into Israel's killing of a journalist, Trump defies a subpoena from the Jan 6. committee, Giuliani won't face charges in his Ukraine lobbying probe, Hobbs projected to defeat Lake for Arizona governor, and Djokovic to be granted a visa for the Australian Open.
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November 15, 2022: Biden Xi meeting, migrant abortion, and blasts in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria

Facts & Spin for November 15, 2022 top stories: Biden meets Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit, Biden moves to secure abortion access for unaccompanied migrant youth, Turkish police arrest 46 over an Istanbul bombing, Iranian rockets hit Kurdish headquarters in Iraq, Zelenskyy visits Kherson and alleges Russian atrocities committed, Israel strikes an air base in Central Syria, killing 2 soldiers, three are killed in University of Virginia, Trump-backed Mastriano concedes defeat in the Pennsylvania governor's race, Morgan Stanley predicts that recession might strike Europe but not the US, Iran issues its first death sentence tied to protests, and Ghana's Junior Finance Minister fired over gold mining scandal.
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November 12, 2022: Russian retreat, crypto collapse and record carbon emissions

Facts & Spin for November 12, 2022 top stories: Ukraine reclaims dozens of towns in Kherson following Russia's withdrawal, The crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy, Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as executives quit, Arizona and Nevada won't finish counting midterm ballots until next week, Young voter midterm turnout was the second highest in 30 years, Boston will pay $2.1M for refusing to fly a christian flag, Putin will skip the G20 summit, CO2 pollution to reportedly break all records this year, COVID reinfections may increase the risk of serious disease and death, and a study identifies neurons that restore walking after paralysis.
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November 11, 2022: Iran hypersonics, DeSantis sweep, and Biden 2024

Facts & Spin for November 11, 2022 top stories: Biden mulls a 2024 run, DeSantis resoundingly defeats Crist for Florida governor, Iran claims to have built a hypersonic missile, Ukraine is skeptical of Russia's claimed withdrawal from Kherson, Sudan accuses Ethiopia of killing seven soldiers and one civilian, Musk bans remote work at Twitter, British police will apologize to a Russian businessman, chances of figuring out COVID's ancestry are reportedly almost nil, Indonesia's Dengue vaccine rollout is marred by concerns, and Australia plans a potential referendum on Monarchy.
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November 10, 2022 top stories: Midterm cliffhanger, Trump DeSantis warning and Kherson battle

Facts & Spin for November 10, 2022 top stories: The US Midterms remain too close to call, Trump warns DeSantis against running for president, Russia may be giving up on Kherson, Congo jets bomb M23 rebels, an Iranian fuel convoy is attacked on the Syria-Iraq border, the UK Military reportedly killed at least 64 Afghan children, a Cyber-Extortionist leaks Australians medical records, Brittney Griner is moved to a Russian penal colony, Microsoft faces an antitrust complaint in Europe, and China ponders a climate compensation mechanism
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November 9, 2022: US voting, climate summit and $3B Bitcoin seizure

Facts & Spin for November 9, 2022 top stories: A judge suspends New York gun restrictions, The Oath Keepers founder denies ordering the capitol breach, The US announces seizure of over 3 billion dollars from a Bitcoin heist, The US and Russia officials confirm high-level yalks about Ukraine, Pakistan tells the climate summit that they're a victim of climate change deserving reparations, Algeria applies for BRICS membership, Nvidia slows down a processor for the Chinese market to meet US controls, The UN begins hearings on alleged Israeli human rights abuses, Greece will ban spyware amid a phone-tapping scandal, and US voters head to the polls.
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November 8, 2022: Italy Blocks Migrants, Russian Election Interference and COP27

Facts & Spin for November 8, 2022 top stories: Italy blocks male migrants from disembarking rescue ships, Russia’s Wagner Group founder admits to US election interference, a Tanzania plane crash kills 19, Kyiv urges residents to consider evacuating, the UK faces a 50 billion pound fiscal hole, Biden and Trump make their final campaigning pushes, a Wall Street Journal poll says the GOP are gaining traction with Black and Latino voters, Elon Musk lays out Twitter’s new mission, the US economy added more jobs than expected in October, the UN issues climate warnings as COP27 begins, and lab-grown red blood cells are transfused into patients in a new UK trial.
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November 5, 2022: German-Chinese thaw, UN condemnation of US, and Trump-2024 hints

Facts & Spin for November 5, 2022 top stories: Germany's prime minister visits China, 185 UN nations condemn America's Cuba embargo, Zelenskyy says that 4.5M Ukrainians face electricity shortages, Alcohol-induced deaths rose by 30% in 2020, Trump drops a strong hint about running in 2024, US Midterms: Biden campaigns in California and promotes tech legislation, Elon Musk begins major layoffs at Twitter, The White House accuses North Korea of sending weapons to Russia, A French MP is suspended for "return to africa" remarks, and FIFA says the World Cup should be about football, not politics.
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