Fact & Spin

October 21, 2022: UK PM resignation, AZ voter intimidation, and ISIS repatriation

Facts & Spin for October 21, 2022 top stories: Liz Truss resigns as British Prime Minister after just 45 days, Ukraine plans rolling blackouts as more energy infrastructure is struck, New York opens a tent shelter for asylum seekers, a US midterm poll shows that crucial Latino voters are cool on both parties, Arizona asks Feds to probe alleged voter intimidation, an Iranian schoolgirl is allegedly beaten to death by security forces, Pakistan says it's ready to buy Russian oil, France repatriates ISIS sympathizers and their children from Syria, Australia commits to controversial military cooperation with Indonesia, and FDA panel votes to remove a pregnancy drug from market
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October 20, 2022: Kherson evacuation, Iran drone sales and Trump dossier acquittal

Facts & Spin for October 20, 2022 top stories: Russia announces Kherson evacuations, Iran will reportedly ship missiles and drones to Russia, the Ethiopian Army captures three towns In Tigray, the US will release 15M barrels of oil from its reserves, the US rolls out nearly $3B for electric vehicle batteries, Rubio and Demings clash in Florida's senate debate, Biden vows a push to restore abortion rights, a jury acquits the Trump Dossier source Danchenko, North Korea fires artillery shells In "grave warning" to Seoul, and Sweden drops its 'Feminist Foreign Policy'
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October 19, 2022: Somali famine, Mossad kidnapping and OTC hearing aids

Facts & Spin for October 19, 2022 top stories: The government wants Bannon jailed for 6 months, Somalia could face its worst famine in half a century, Russia continues targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure and 13 die in a Russian warplane crash, Mossad  is allegedly behind kidnapping incident in Malaysia, Australia reverses its recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, The Utah Senate debate focuses on Jan. 6, Abrams and Kemp debate in the Georgia Gov. Race, The Taliban says the US won't support non-state actors, Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan dominates by-elections, and over-the-counter hearing aids are now available in US.
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October 18, 2022: Syrian infighting, Chinese Party Congress and GOP poll boost

Facts & Spin for October 18, 2022 top stories: Russian Drones rock Kyiv and target energy infrastructure across Ukraine, Xi Jinping opens China's Communist Party Congress, Syrian rebel infighting worsens after a truce collapses, the Biden administration launches its student debt relief website, economic jitters are boosting Republican midterm chances, Biden will campaign opposite DeSantis, Jill Biden stumps for key midterm campaigns, a mine explosion kills 41 in Turkey, Paris sees mass protests, bad medicine kills at least 10 children in Yemen, and Credit Suisse pays $495M in a mortgage-backed securities settlement.
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October 15, 2022: US public health emergency, Kherson evacuation, and burka fines

Facts & Spin for October 15, 2022 top stories: Russia will evacuate citizens from the annexed Kherson region, the US extends its COVID Public Health Emergency, Biden releases his national security strategy, the EU is called on to recognize Russia as terrorist regime, at least 11 are killed in a Mali bus blast, the North Carolina mass shooting suspect is arrested, North Korea tests another missile and flies warplanes near South Korea, Switzerland proposes $1000 Fines for burqa ban violations, Amnesty accuses Latvia of mistreating migrants, andthe British Prime Minister U-turns on taxes and fires her finance minister.
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October 14, 2022: Trump under oath, new Iraq president and Syria bus bomb

Facts & Spin for October 14, 2022 top stories: Trump is ordered to do a deposition under oath, Alex Jones is ordered to pay $965M to Sandy Hook families, Drones strike the Kyiv region as the UN condemns Russia, Putin offers to resume gas supplies to Europe, A Syrian bus blast kills 18 soldiers, Iraq elects a new president, The Jan. 6 Committee conducts its hearing before the midterms, An LA councilwoman resigns over racist remarks, A Pfizer executive says that before the rollout, they didn't test if their COVID vaccines reduced transmission, Human brain cells are implanted in rats.
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October 13, 2022: NATO nuclear drills, caged pigs and metaverse headset

Facts & Spin for October 13, 2022 top stories:
Russia detains eight for Crimean bridge blast, while another pipeline starts leaking, NATO plans nuclear exercises, The Supreme Court hears a challenge to a California's animal cruelty law, Biden's approval rating remains low ahead of the midterms, Putin meets with Brazil's Bolsonaro, Meta debuts a new VR headset, Russia labels Meta a terrorist organization, TikTok reportedly profits from exploitive kid live streams, US mortgage rates rise to their highest level in 14 years, and Biden vows consequences for Saudi Arabia over oil cuts
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October 12, 2022: Mars microbes, Gabbard Dem exit and cow belching tax

Facts & Spin for October 12, 2022 top stories: Tulsi Gabbard leaves the Democratic party, The US and Germany promise advanced missile defense systems after wave of attacks on Ukraine, Israel and Lebanon reach a historic border deal, US banks cut their political donations and boost democrats' share, J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan clash in an Ohio senate debate, A Kashmiri separatist leader dies in Indian custody, Hong Kong won't act on a sanctioned Russian superyacht, Putin meets with the President of the United Arab Emirates, A report says that microbial Life may have self-destructed on Mars, and New Zealand proposes a tax on greenhouse gases from farm animals.
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October 11, 2022: Massive Ukraine bombings, Trump-Steele dossier trial and NYC migrant emergency

Facts & Spin for October 11, 2022 top stories: Russia launches massive strikes at Ukraine as retaliation for bridge bombing, Iran oil workers strike and join protests, North Korea says that its missile launches were nuclear attack simulations, Germany says that its train service was sabotaged, a trial starts over the Steele Dossier about Trump, thousands March in US abortion rallies, the NYC Mayor declares a State of Emergency over migrant arrivals, Uvalde suspends its Police Force over their school shooting response, Two are shot outside the home of an NY governor candidate, Israel will pay the family of Palestinian-American who died in detention, and the NFL agrees to revise its concussion protocols.
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October 8, 2022: Zelenskyy preventative strike request and Biden nuclear armageddon warning

Facts & Spin for October 8, 2022 top stories: Zelenskyy calls for a preventative strike against Russia while Biden warns of nuclear armageddon, The FBI reportedly has enough evidence to prosecute Hunter Biden, President Biden will pardon federal marijuana possession convictions, Parts of a NY gun law are blocked, Amnesty calls India police flogging muslims a serious civil rights violation, The US blacklists a Chinese drone giant, The US sanctions alleged Myanmar arms traffickers, The UN dismisses debate on alleged Chinese Xinjiang abuses, Bank of America will pay $1.8B in a mortgage crisis settlement, and the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian activists.
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