Fact & Spin

July 1 2022: Supreme court losses for renewables and Native American sovereignty

Facts & Spin for July 1 2022 top stories: The Supreme Court restricts Native American sovereignty, restricts the Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate carbon dioxide emission, and swears in Justice Ketanji Jackson, the UK pledges another billion pounds in military support to Ukraine while fighting rages on, the FCC calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, Ben & Jerry's ice cream will continue being sold in the West Bank after all, a crypto hedge fund goes bust, and ex-GOP representative Fortenberry is sentenced to probation.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

June 30 2022 top stories: 750k killed in Colombian and Syrian civil wars

Facts & Spin for June 30 2022 top stories: Reports say that 300 thousand people were killed in the Syrian civil war and 450 thousand people were killed in the Colombian civil war, three Democrat-backed candidates are defeated in Colorado's Republican primaries, the Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use a Republican-drawn map, and sides with doctors convicted of overprescribing opioids, the G7 pledges to rebuild Ukraine while Russia calls NATO's expansion destabilizing, A Scottish leader calls for voting for independence from England, a prison fire kills at least 51 in Colombia, the NATO summit begins In Madrid, Ernst & Young are fined $100M over cheating on ethics exams and the EU agrees to cut greenhouse emission.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

June 29 2022: Contraceptive pill rationing and 46 dead migrants in a truck

Facts & Spin for June 29 2022 top stories: Drugstores ration oral contraceptives, 46 dead migrants are found in a truck in Texas, the US kills a leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria, the death toll rises after a Ukraine shopping mall is struck, Biden's pick to lead ICE withdraws, the Jan. 6 Hearings continue for a 6th day, a New York law letting non-citizens vote is struck down, Federal agents seized a Trump lawyer's phone, India arrests a journalist over a 2018 tweet, and the Iran nuclear talks will resume in Quatar.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

June 28 2022: Yemen hunger and $100M crypto heist

Facts & Spin for June 28 2022 top stories: Millions of Yemenis will go hungry as the UN slashes food aid, hackers steal $100M in crypto, the Ukraine war refocuses on Lysychansk while 11 are allegedly killed in a shopping mall strike, the Supreme Court backs prayer by a school coach, a Colombia bullfighting accident kills 6, Ecuadorians protest ahead of an impeachment vote, sanctions cause Russia to default on its debt, 2 are shot dead at an Oslo gay bar, a man is arrested after allegedly slapping Rudy Giuliani on the back, Iran Launches a satellite as nuclear talks are set to restart, and Prince Charles accepted a suitcase with 1M Euros in cash.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

June 25 2022: Roe v. Wade overturned and concealed carry legalized

Facts & Spin for June 25 2022 top stories: The US Supreme Court overturns Roe versus Wade and a concealed carry ban, a lower court upholds the Arkansas anti-BDS Law, Ukraine will withdraw from Severodonetsk, the UN claims Israeli forces shot the journalist Abu Akleh, the White House proposes changes to Title IX, the US will provide $6B in student debt relief, a US woman is treated in Spain after Malta denied her Abortion and 7 die of meningitis in Florida.

June 24 2022: Bad news for vapes, cigarettes and burkinis

Facts & Spin for June 24 2022 top stories: The FDA plans to reduce nicotine levels and ban Juul e-cigarettes, EU leaders approve Ukraine candidate status while Russia joins the BRICS summit, two Mexican Jesuit priests are killed in church, a $3.25M settlement is reached for the accidental shooting of Daunte Wright, the Jan 6 hearings continue, a former Democratic candidate for Florida governor is indicted, The Fed Chair warns of recession, traces of Polio are found in London sewage, and the French High Court rules against Burkini swimwear.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

June 23 2022: Afghan earthquake, wins for gun control and religious schools

Facts & Spin for June 23 2022 top stories: Afghan earthquake kills over 1,000, bipartisan gun legislation clears a first Senate vote, Russia allegedly advances in Eastern Ukraine but takes significant losses on Snake Island, 8 are killed and 38 kidnapped in Nigeria church attacks, the Supreme Court rules that public funds can go to religious schools and that a Roundup settlement still stands, a Trump-backed candidate wins her Alabama Senate primary runoff, the average US home price hits $407k as sales slump, Israel's government collapses, and US and Iranian warships nearly collide.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

June 22 2022: Massacres in Ethiopia and Mali, bans on trans Rugby and Japanese gay marriage

Facts & Spin for June 22 2022 top stories: Hundreds of civilians are massacred in both Ethiopia and Mali, Russia threatens retaliation as Lithuania blocks imports to Kaliningrad, Biden considers a gas tax holiday, International rugby bans trans women, Japan upholds its gay marriage ban, Canada to ban harmful plastics next year, Catastrophic floods Inundate India and Bangladesh, the trophy tooth of a murdered Congolese leader is returned by Belgium, and Dzalamidze changes nationality to play at Wimbledon.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

June 21 2022: Trans swimmer ban, Biden election fraud claim and Colombia left turn

Facts & Spin for June 21 2022 top stories: Texas GOP Claims Biden wasn't Legitimately Elected, Transgender swimmers are internationally banned, Biden hosts climate talks as gas prices and inflation soar, Colombia elects its first leftist president, Macron loses his parliamentary majority, Russia's alleged grain blockade is called a war crime, violence is worsening in the Congo, the UK sees its biggest train strike in 30 years, American cities see more weekend shootings, Colbert staff are arrested for trespassing in a Capitol building, and US mortgage rates have their biggest 1-week jump in 35 years.
Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

June 18 2022: Assange extradition, Palestinian killing and Ukraine EU candidacy

Facts & Spin for June 18 2022 top stories: The UK approves extradition of Julian Assange to the US, three Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid, a senior ISIS leader is captured In Syria, the EU President backs Ukraine's EU candidacy, DeSantis declines COVID vaccines for young kids, Biden signs an executive order on LGBTQ+ rights, a man is indicted for attempting to assassinate a Supreme Court judge, UK inflation reaches 11%, and DC trolls Saudi Arabia by naming their embassy's street after Jamal Khashoggi.