Fact & Spin

August 12, 2022 top stories: Saudi spying, Walgreens opiods and arctic warming

Facts & Spin for August 12, 2022 top stories: A Twitter employee is found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia, Walgreens is found guilty of contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis, Russia claims control of Pisky, dozens are killed are killed in Sierra Leone inflation protests, an armed Beirut man holds bank staff hostage to withdraw his savings, a Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate wins his Wisconsin primary,Congressman Scott Perry says FBI seized his phone, two ex-JP Morgan metals traders are convicted of fraud, a new Langya Virus infects dozens in China, and the Arctic is found to warm 4 times faster than the global average.
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August 11, 2022: Trump tax return release, new China-Taiwan escalation and Google antitrust lawsuit

 Facts & Spin for August 11, 2022 top stories: A court rules that the House can obtain Trump's tax returns, Taiwan begins Live-Fire Drills as China extends its war games and Withdraws its promise not to send troops, three Palestinians are killed during an Israeli West Bank raid, Zelenskyy says the war must end with Crimea liberated, while at least 13 are killed in Dnipropetrovsk, Trump takes the Fifth in a N.Y. probe, the Jan. 6 Committee meets with Pompeo and Mastriano, Biden Signs a bill to boost microchip production, the Department of Justice is reportedly planning an Anti-Trust Lawsuit against Google, and a Grand Jury declines to indict a woman over Emmett Till's murder.

August 10, 2022: FBI Trump raid and Russian nuclear weapon inspection suspension

Facts & Spin for August 10, 2022 top stories: The FBI raids Trump's Mar-a-Lago Home, The Michigan Attorney General Requests an Investigation into her Trump-Backed Opponent, Biden is ending Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Program, Russia Suspends US Inspections of its Nuclear Arsenals, Colombia swears in its First-Ever Leftist President, A Top Pakistan Taliban Leader is Killed in Afghanistan, Biden May Have Overstated the Role of Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri, Democrats Ask Wyoming Voters to Consider Backing Cheney in the Republican Primary, Ahmaud Arbery's Killers are Sentenced to Life in Prison, and Rescuers Race to Free 10 Trapped Mexican Miners.
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August 9, 2022: Tax & climate package, nuclear reactor attack, and Chinese show-of-force

Facts & Spin for August 9, 2022 top stories: The Senate passes Biden's climate and tax package, Ukraine strikes Russian-controlled bridges while the UN head says nuclear plant attacks are suicidal, Amnesty stands by its Ukraine criticism but regrets causing distress, China announces new military drills near Taiwan, Blinken kicks off an Africa tour, a ceasefire ends three days of violence in Gaza, a Republican who voted to impeach Trump wins his Washington primary, the FBI claims the murder of four muslims in New Mexico are linked, the UK's Met Police strip-searched 650 kids in two years, the actor Kevin Spacey must pay $31M for sexual misconduct, and Amazon will buy iRobot.
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August 6, 2022: China retaliation, Israel strike and more US jobs.

Facts & Spin for August 6, 2022 top stories: Zelenskyy condemns Amnesty International for criticizing Ukraine, China halts military & climate cooperation and sanctions Pelosi after her Taiwan trip, Israel strikes Gaza and kills an Islamic jihad leader, A UN report accused Rwanda backing Congo rebels,A top Iraq cleric calls for dissolution of Parliament and early elections, US job growth tops forecasts and unemployment falls to 3.5%, A Florida state attorney is suspended for declining to enforce state laws, FBI director Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the US government declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency, and the coral cover in regions of the Great Barrier Reef are the best in 36 years.

August 5, 2022: Organ life after death and Michigan Trump candidate victory

Facts & Spin for August 5, 2022 top stories: The UN will investigate whose attack killed Ukrainian POWs, Trump-backed Tudor Dixon wins her Michigan GOP primary, 4 Officers are charged over Breonna Taylor's death, The US Border Patrol will investigate alleged confiscation of Sikh turbans, Scientists restore dead pig organs to life, Brittney Griner is sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison, The US sanctions Putin's reputed girlfriend, The DOJ subpoenas a former Trump White House counsel, OPEC+ makes the smallest oil output increase in its history, andthe NFL punishes the Dolphins owner for tampering
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August 4, 2022: US Ukraine involvement, oil profits, and abortion access push

Facts & Spin for August 4, 2022 top stories: Russia accuses the US of direct involvement in the Ukraine war, Burkina Faso admits to killing civilians in an air raid, EU and US envoys push for talks to settle the Tigray conflict, Rashida Tlaib wins her Democratic primary, the Senate passes the stalled Veterans Act, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court approves a mail-in voting expansion, Biden will sign a second executive order on abortion access, the Justice Dept. sues Idaho over their abortion ban, Kansas votes to keep the right to abortion in its Constitution, and  British Petroleum triples its profits as British energy prices keep rising.
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August 3, 2022: US kills al Qaeda leader, Jan. 6 protester gets 7 years

Facts & Spin for August 3, 2022 top stories: A US drone strikes kills Al-Qaeda's leader, A Capitol Rioter gets 7 years in jail, Democrats allege coverup of deleted Jan. 6 texts, A Trump-backed lawmaker runs for Arizona Sec. of State, Russia is accused of using a nuclear power plant as a shield, New Kosovo-Serbia border rules are postponed, A climate study says that  the risk of human extinction is dangerously underexplored, Kamala Harris announces $1B for climate resilience projects, Joe Manchin supports Biden's inflation bill in exchange for a pipeline, and California is the third US state to declare a monkeypox emergency.
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August 2 2022: Rifle and abortion bans, UN Peacekeeper killings

Facts & Spin for August 2 2022 top stories: The US House passes an assault rifle ban, the Indiana Senate passes a near-total abortion ban, Biden tests positive for COVID again, the Yemen truce is set to expire August 2, the Myanmar Junta extends their emergency rule, Ukraine exports its first grain by ship since the war started, Nancy Pelosi is expected to irk China by visiting Taiwan, Beirut port silos collapse, two people are killed by UN Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Deshaun Watson is suspended for sexual misconduct and a man with an AK-47 is accused of trying to harm an exiled Iranian journalist.
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July 30, 2022: Biden border wall and inflation plan , FBI exaggeration

Facts & Spin for July 30 2022 top stories: The Biden administration will close some gaps in the southern border wall, Whistleblowers claim that the FBI exaggerates domestic terrorism, Manchin and Schumer announce a major economic package, 40 Ukrainian's POW's are killed and both sides blame each other, Biden speaks with Xi Jinping as tension grows over Taiwan, Democrats will propose a Congressional stock trading ban,An ex-child bride is among women executed in Iran, A Hawaii couple is accused of identity theft and espionage, The UN said COVID and conflicts have halted progress against AIDS, and  historic floods kill at least 16 in Kentucky.
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