Fact & Spin

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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May 4 2022: Leak suggests Roe v. Wade to be overturned while abortion rights group double down

Facts & spin for May 4 2022 top stories: A leak suggests that the Supreme Court has decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights groups plan to spend $150M on the midterms, the Spanish Prime Minister's phone was reportedly targeted by Israeli spyware, the Supreme court rules that Boston violated a Christian group's freedom of speech, New York Amazon workers vote against unionization, the minimum age for Olympic figure skating may be raised, Russia is banned from women's soccer, a Georgia Grand Jury will probe alleged Trump election interference, and a former NY police officer is convicted of January 6 violence.
 
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May 3 2022: Bird flu in Colorado and violence in West Bank, Afghanistan, France and Ukraine

Facts & spin for May 3 2022 top stories: CDC confirms bird flu in Colorado, there are more killings in the West Bank, A Kabul mosque bombing kills at least 10, European May Day protests turn violent in France, Ukraine fighting continues, an inmate and prison official go missing in Alabama, the EU explores banning Russian oil by the end of the year, a UK politician quits after watching porn in parliament, Paul Manafort is sued over foreign bank accounts, the White House Correspondents Dinner returns, and a deadly heatwave builds across Asia.
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April 30 2022: US vows to restrict disinformation and arrest Virgin Island premier

Facts & spin for April 30 2022 top stories: The US government plans an anti-disinformation agency, the Virgin Island may lose its independence as its prime minister is arrested, there's another missile attack against Kyiv, the US left $7B of Military equipment In Afghanistan, the's 80% more measles this year, the US economy is shrinking, an anchor sues ESPN over free speech, a report accuses Minneapolis police of discrimination, Trump officials allegedly send $700M to a Trump-related company, and a report claims that climate change could cause mass extinction of ocean animals.
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April 29 2022: Good news for Meta, Truth Social and Bitcoin but bad news for reptiles

Facts & spin for April 29 2022 top stories: Trump's 'Truth Social' is Apple's most downloaded app, a transgender inmate is sentenced for raping a female prisoner, Oklahoma bans non-binary birth certificates, Missiles Strike Kyiv as UN the UN Secretary General meets Zelenskyy, China condemns US warship transit through the Taiwan Strait, Biden considers forgiving more student loans, Fidelity will let retirement accounts invest in bitcoin, Meta stock soars, the NCAA President will step down, and 20% of all reptile species are threatened with extinction.
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April 28 2022: US to stop lightbulbs and Russia to stop gas

Facts & spin for April 28 2022 top stories: The US will ban incandescent lightbulbs, Russia stops gas sales to Poland and Bulgaria while hit by explosions, Germany greenlights anti-aircraft weapons for Ukraine, the Attorney General pledges independence for Hunter Biden probe, a judge fines Trump $10M per day, the Supreme Court hears the 'Remain in Mexico' dispute, US holds off on sanctioning Putin's alleged girlfriend, Harvard starts $100M slavery reparations fund, a Canadian University opens Tenure position only for 'Women, Transgender, Non-Binary or Two-Spirit,' and Djokovic will be allowed to play at Wimbledon
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April 27 2022: Private astronauts land safely and North Korea vows to bolster its nukes

Facts & spin for April 27 2022 top stories: All-private SpaceX astronauts return to Earth, Russia accuses NATO of waging proxy war, North Korea vows to boost its nuclear capability, Slovenia's president gets voted out, the White House aims to counter drones and expand access to COVID antivirals, Turkey sentences a government critic to prison for life, the Air Force sentences a Major General for sexual harassment, a Texas Guardsman is found drowned, and a Metaverse retail store will open next month.
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April 26 2022: Musk to buy Twitter, Macron reelected, and Orrin Hatch dies

Facts & spin for April 26 2022 top stories: Elon Musk to buy Twitter, EU plans Big Tech rules, Macron is reelected, Israel shells Lebanon, Ukraine railways stations struck, courts block New York democrats' gerrymandered map, Kentucky Republican's abortion law, Puerto Rican's federal welfare benefits, Orrin Hatch dies, Trump's Chief-of-Staff was allegedly warned of possible January 6 Violence, and a climate activist dies after setting himself on fire at the Supreme Court
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April 23 2022: Mysterious liver problems in kids, Afghan blasts, and Jerusalem clashes

Facts & spin for April 23 2022 top stories: CDC warns of mysterious liver disease, Afghan explosions kill dozens, Satellite imagery may show mass graves near Mariupol, Clashes continue in Jerusalem, Philadelphia drops it's new mask mandate, Florida advises against gender reassignment surgery, Republican leaders allegedly broke with Trump after January 6, The US and Chinese defense chiefs speak, Boris Johnson Set to Face Commons Inquiry, and the new CNN+ streaming service gets canceled.
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April 22 2022: Assange extradition, pronoun settlement, student loan relief & Arizona wildfires

Facts & spin for April 22 2022 top stories: Julian Assange moves closer to extradition, Hong Kong jails an activist for sedition, Florida ends Disney's special tax status, Biden expands student loan relief and restores environmental rules axed by Trump, Putin calls off storming of last Mariupol holdout, a professor who refused to use preferred pronouns gets $400k, a reported doxxes the 'Libs of TikTok' account owner, a firing squad execution is halted and an Arizona Wildfire forces mass evacuations.
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