Fact & Spin

June 1 2022: Canada handgun freeze, Mona Lisa caking, Russian advance

Facts & spin for June 1 2022 top stories: Trudeau proposes a handgun ownership freeze, Most of Severodonetsk falls under Russian control, Colombia's presidential election heads to runoff, Taiwan plans to deepen ties with the US, Trump's aid Peter Navarro gets subpoenaed by the January 6 committee, Eurozone inflation hits a new record, EU leaders agree to embargo Russian oil with an exception for Hungary, Pope Francis appoints 21 new cardinals, The FDA blames strawberries for a hepatitis A outbreak, and the Mona Lisa is targeted by a climate change protester with a cake.
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May 31 2022: 5th grader arrest, Nepal plane crash, Iran tanker seizure, and dropped Trump suit

Facts & spin for May 31 2022 top stories: A 5th Grader is arrested for threatening a mass shooting, the police response is getting reviewed for the Texas school shooting, a plane crash kills 21 in Nepal, Iran seizes two Greek oil tankers, Russian forces advance in Severodonetsk, the UN Human Rights Chief challenges China's Uyghur policies, PRC Agreements with Pacific Islands Yield Mixed Results, Israeli officials call nationalists terrorists, Trump's Federal lawsuit against New York's attorney general is dropped, Twitter shareholders sue Elon Musk, a former Louvre Museum director is charged with art trafficking, and the Uvalde mass shooting causes baseball anthem protests.
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May 28 2022: Gun convention after Texas shooting, US anti-China strategy

Facts & spin for May 28 2022 top stories: The NRA opens a gun convention in Texas days after the school shooting, Blinken lays out the US strategy against China, Russia advances in Donbas and is accused of intent to commit genocide, lawyers accuse Israel of murder in the International Criminal Court, Trump loses appeal against having to testify, a republican congressman pushes back against the Jan. 6 committee, Jack Dorsey quits Twitter's board, a Russian businessman's British mansion is raided, the UK pushes an oil windfall tax, and the G7 tries to keep climate action on track.
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May 27 2022: Twitter privacy violations, Afghan famine and scuppered Iran deal

Facts & spin for May 27 2022 top stories: Trump allegedly approved of a 'Hang Mike Pence' chant, over a million Afghan kids could face severe malnutrition, 11 newborns die in a hospital fire, A Trump-supported candidate wins the Texas Attorney General primary, Oz & McCormick head to recount in Pennsylvania, Biden may have killed the Iran deal by keeping the Revolutionary Guard blacklisted, China pushes a major deal with Pacific Islands, Twitter is fined $150M for deceptive practices, commercial firms win spy satellite contracts, and the US army proposes renaming 9 bases with Confederate names.
 
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May 26 2022: Baptist sex abuse, lethal drone crash, and mixed results for Trump candidates

Facts & spin for May 26 2022 top stories: Southern Baptists mishandled hundreds of sex abuse allegations, primaries deliver a mixed bag for Trump-backed candidates, Donbas fighting intensifies as the World Bank warns of recession, a downed drone kills several people in Yemen, files alleging abuse of Uyghurs are leaked during a UN China visit, North Korea launches an ICBM after Biden leaves Asia, California may allow parents to sue if kids get social media addicted, Ricky Gervais is under fire for Netflix trans jokes, a new policy requires cops to intervene if they witness abuse by colleagues, Michigan might disqualify 5 Republican candidates, and Jen Psaki joins MSNBC.
 
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May 25 2022: 15 Texas schoolkids killed, severe Severodonetsk fighting

Facts & spin for May 25 2022 top stories: 15 schoolkids are shot dead in Texas, an Iraqi citizen is arrested for allegedly plotting to murder GW Bush, A New Yorker gets $7M for being wrongfully jailed for 23 years, the Taliban enforces face-covering for female TV anchors, there's severe fighting around Severodonetsk, it's rumored that Putin survived an assassination attempt, a Russian diplomat says he's ashamed of his country and quits, two Trump officials are accused of abusing their power for money, Madison Cawthorn gets investigated by the House Ethics Panel, and Starbucks leaves Russia and Airbnb leaves China.
 
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May 24 2022: Pelosi communion ban, Russia and US war crime accusations

Facts & spin for May 24 2022 top stories: Syria accuses the US of war crimes and Ukraine convicts a Russian of war crimes, Iran accuses Israel of terrorism, Australia gets a new prime minister, Nancy Pelosi is banned from Communion for abortion support, Biden launches an new Indo-Pacific trade pact, the US Military flies in baby formula, Trump Pays a $110K fine and his ex lawyer meets the January 6 Committee, a former German Chancellor leaves a Russian oil company, and at least six die in Canadian storms.
 
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May 21 2022: Boeing starliner launch, domestic terrorism act and Biden Korea visit

Facts & spin for May 21 2022 top stories: Boeing successfully launches its first spacecraft, the House passes a controversial domestic terrorism act,
Biden visits South Korea, Russia claims full control of Mariupol, Biden invokes the Defense Production Act to make baby formula, the January 6 Committee presses a Georgia Republican about offering Capitol tours, a 9-1-1 dispatcher allegedly hung up on a whispering caller during the Buffalo shooting, SpaceX allegedly paid $250K to settle an harassment claim against Elon Musk, and Boris Johnson won't face more fines for his Covid parties.
 
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May 20 2022: Disinformation board pause, Republican Musk and monkeypox outbreak

Facts & spin for May 20 2022 top stories: The US Disinformation Governance Board is dissed and discontinued, Elon Musk vows to start voting Republican, an unusual monkeypox outbreak is confirmed in the US and Europe, the US eases sanctions on Cuba, Mariupol falls under Russian Control while the UN warns of food shortages, Madison Cawthorn loses his Republican primary while Idaho Governor Little wins his against his own lieutenant, Gas prices average over $4 a gallon in every state for the first time, US soccer agrees to equal pay, MLB Suspends Matt Harvey for 60 games over an opioid scandal, and a Russian gymnast gets banned for a year for wearing the letter "Z".
 
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May 19 2022: Tijuana-San Diego drug tunnel, Starbucks abortion support and US hypersonic missile

Facts & spin for May 19 2022 top stories: A drug-smuggling tunnel links San Diego with Tijuana, FBI investigates a Dallas shooting as an anti-Asian hate crime, US successfully tests a hypersonic missile, a Democrat wins the Pennsylvania senate primary days after a stroke, a Clinton lawyer is on trial for lying about Trump, Starbucks will cover abortion travel, McDonald's will exit Russia, the FDA makes a deal with Abbott to ease baby formula shortage, Kiev's first war crimes trial starts, and Sri Lanka's parliament reconvenes amidst crisis.
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