Fact & Spin

May 18 2022: UFO hearings, Mariupol surrender and US Somalia deployment

Facts & spin for May 18 2022 top stories: Congress holds its first UFO hearing in 50 years, Ukrainian fighters surrender in Mariupol, US to decides to deploy troops to to Somalia, Liz Cheney accuses house Republicans of enabling white supremacy, Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning protests outside private residences, Somalia's ex-president makes a comeback, Yemen's Sanaa airport reopens after 6 years of war, and Taiwan's president condemns a California church shooting.
 
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May 17 2022: Mass shootings in both Buffalo and Milwaukee

Facts & spin for May 17 2022 top stories: The Buffalo mass shooting that killed 10 is deemed a hate crime, new shootings in Milwaukee injure 21, Palestinians mark 74th "catastrophe day" amidst outrage after journalist killing, Hezbollah seems to be losing ground in the Lebanese election, Russia warns Sweden and Finland about joining NATO while the EU pressures Hungary over Russian oil, the Saudi oil giant Aramco almost doubles its profits, one Pennsylvania senate candidate gets endorsed by Trump while another has a stroke, and a Margaret Thatcher statue gets egged within hours being unveiled.
 
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May 14 2022: Musk Twitter buy on hold, Turkey doesn’t want Finland or Sweden in NATO

Facts & spin for May 14 2022 top stories: Elon Musk says his Twitter buy is on hold, the Texas law against social media censorship is reinstated, Turkey opposes Sweden and Finland joining it in NATO, at least 500 deaths are uncovered at US schools for Native American children, Russian gains ground in Luhansk and the EU commits another $500M to arming Ukraine, the Jan. 6 Committee subpoenas 5 House republicans and gets Biden's approval for reading 23K Trump documents, Qatar's leader pushes to save the Iran nuclear deal, Hong Kong arrests Roman Catholic Cardinal, and British ambulance waiting times are killing people.
 
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May 13 2022: Finland says yes to NATO, 20 shot in Chicago and Arizona executes prisoner

Facts & spin for May 13 2022 top stories: Finland says yes to NATO,
Arizona executes a schizophrenic prisoner, over 20 people are shot during 24 hours in Chicago, the US indicts a Haitian gang leader over kidnapping, the US denies supporting Taiwan independence, North Korea declares Omicron a national emergency, a judge blocks DeSantis electoral map, the Trump organization sells a DC hotel for $375M, the House allows its staffers to unionize, and Earth reportedly has a 50% chance of breaching the 1.5 degree centigrade warming threshold by 2026.
 
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May 12 2022: Lawyer paid $2M Hunter Biden bill, Musk may lift Trump Twitter ban and Israel accused of shooting journalist

Facts & spin for May 12 2022 top stories: A Hollywood lawyer paid $2M of Hunter Biden's taxes, Israel is accused of shooting a journalist, an Ecuador prison riot kills at least 40, Elon Musk says he'll lift Trump's Twitter ban, Russian troops are driven from Kharkiv and Ukraine halts Russian gas shipments, South Korea swears in a new president, Trump gets mixed Results in GOP primaries, the UK scraps its Irish border deal with the EU, an inquiry is launched into a black man's death in Scottish police custody, and El Salvador's president plans a Crypto Utopia.
 
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May 11 2022: Taiwan gives up on COVID eradication while stocks and Bitcoin slide

Facts & spin for May 11 2022 top stories: Taiwan abandons its 'zero covid' policy, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister resigns, Biden promises more money for Ukraine, a German airline is criticized for banning Jews from flight over mask dispute, Bitcoin crashes as the stock market continues south, 40% of US baby formula supplies are out of stock,
Biden promises cheaper internet for low-income Americans, a New York Museum cancels Governor de Santis, and Queen Elizabeth II misses her opening of the British Parliament.
 
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May 10 2022: Today’s predicted big Putin announcement was all hype

Facts & spin for May 10 2022 top stories: Today's predicted big Putin announcement was all hype, the Sinn Fein party wins Northern Ireland's election for the first time, a Beijing loyalist is elected as Hong Kong's next leader, the Taliban orders head-to-toe covering for women, North Korea tests a submarine-launched missile, pro-abortion activists protest outside the homes of Supreme Court judges, A former defense secretary claims Trump wanted to launch missiles into Mexico, Rudy Giuliani cancels his January 6 committee testimony, Belarus sentences an activist to 6 years in jail, the UK plans tougher rules for big tech, and the British opposition leader is accused of COVID lockdown violations.
 
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May 7 2022: FDA limits J&J vaccine use over blood clot risk and WHO attributes 15M deaths to COVID

Facts & spin for May 7 2022 top stories: The FDA limits access to the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine over blood clot concerns, the World Health Organization estimates that almost 15 million deaths were associated with COVID, US intelligence allegedly helped sink a Russian warship, a manhunt is underway after killings near Tel Aviv,
Mali ends all military treaties with France, the Senate with vote on a bill legalizing abortion nationwide, the repairman who reported Hunter Biden's laptop sues for defamation, Trump's Department of Homeland Security allegedly delayed a report on Russian election meddling, the Trump-Endorsed Dr. Oz faces questions over his ties to Turkey,
a deadly sandstorm blasts Iraq, and a venture capitalist donates $1.1B to a new Stanford Climate Change School.
 
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May 6 2022: US helping kill Russian generals, Starbucks raises pay only for non-union workers

Facts & spin for May 6 2022 top stories: US intelligence is reportedly helping Ukraine kill Russian generals, Finns & Swedes get security assurances en route to NATO, North Korea allegedly fires a ballistic missile, Biogen distances itself from its controversial Alzheimer drug, Starbucks will raise wages only for non-union workers, Intuit will pay $141M over misleading free tax-filing ads, the FED announces the biggest interest rate hike since 2000, a judge accepts Derek Chauvin's plea deal, an oath keepers member pleads guilty over January 6, and
an NFL player is suspended over performance-enhancing drugs.
 
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May 5 2022: Trump-backed candidates win and Europeans get fatter

Facts & spin for May 5 2022 top stories: Trump-backed candidates win in Ohio and Indiana, Trump entities agree to $750k lawsuit settlement, Europe suffers an obesity epidemic, Israel condemns the Russian foreign minister's claim that Hitler was partly Jewish, the EU plans more Russian sanctions, BP profits from higher oil prices, US job openings break a new record, Elon musk considers taking Twitter public again, the SEC doubles its cryptocurrency enforcement unit, the US accuses Apple of anti-trust violations and hundreds of US sailors are moved after a suicide surge.
 
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