Fact & Spin

Gaetz AG Withdrawal, Netanyahu Arrest Warrant and $6.2M Banana

Matt Gaetz withdraws from US attorney general consideration, The ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, The US charges an Indian billionaire in a $265M bribery scandal, An Israeli strike in Syria kills dozens, Musk and Ramaswamy unveil plans for federal workforce layoffs, The US Department of Justice says Google should be forced to sell Chrome, Australia launches a bill to ban social media for children under 16, Health Canada grants Neuralink implant approval, Former UK deputy prime minister John Prescott passes away aged 86, and a banana taped to a wall sells for $6.2M at Sotheby's.
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Iran nuclear offer, new Trump nominations and hurricane wind finding

Iran offers to cap its near weapons-grade uranium stockpile, the US recognizes Venezuela's opposition leader as president-elect, Pres. Joe Biden approves sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, dozens are killed in an attack in a Haiti suburb, Somaliland’s opposition leader wins the region’s presidential election, a UK parliamentary committee will reportedly summon Elon Musk, Pres.-elect Trump nominates Linda McMahon for Education Secretary, while Trump also nominates Dr. Mehmet Oz to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, Los Angeles declares itself to be an immigrant “sanctuary city”, and a study suggests that warming oceans have strengthened hurricane wind speeds.
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Alleged Lula assassination plot, Gaza aid looting and SpaceX watch party

Five officers in Brazil are arrested over an alleged 2022 Lula assassination plot, almost 100 aid trucks in Gaza are looted by armed men, Putin revises Russia’s nuclear doctrine as Moscow says US-supplied missiles hit its territory, sabotage fears abound after two undersea cables are severed in the Baltic Sea, Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists for subversion, Pres.-elect Trump and Elon Musk attend a high-profile SpaceX launch, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court blocks the counting of undated mail-in ballots, Sam Altman joins the San Francisco Mayor-elect's transition team, over 10K people attend a farmers' inheritance tax protest in London, and Ecuador declares a 60-day emergency over droughts and wildfires.
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Longer-Range Ukraine Weapons, Sudan Cease-Fire Veto and New Delhi Pollution

Biden allows Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territory, An Israeli strike kills Hezbollah’s media head, Russia vetoes a Sudan cease-fire resolution at the UN Security Council, Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair the FCC, The US president-elect confirms plans to use the military for deportations, Sri Lanka’s president appoints a new cabinet, Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil, A former Australian radio host is charged with sexually abusing eight people, New Delhi’s pollution hits 50 times the WHO limit, and Biden touts his climate agenda during a historic visit to the Amazon.
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Gaza draft resolution, RFK Jr. nomination and unexplained UAP sightings

A UN Security Council draft resolution calls for an 'immediate' gaza cease-fire, Pres.-elect Trump says the Russia-Ukraine war has “gotta stop,” Sri Lanka’s Pres. Dissanayake's coalition wins snap polls, a study suggests that Sudan’s war death toll is much higher than records show, Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Elon Musk reportedly meets with Iran's UN Ambassador, court depositions suggest that NSO Group, not government clients, operates NSO spyware, the Bank of England’s Governor Bailey calls for closer EU ties, experts suggest that UN climate talks need an urgent overhaul, and a Pentagon report says there were 21 unexplained 'UAP' sightings in a recent 12-month period.
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GOP House win, Global diabetes surge and ‘Mega coral’ finding

Republicans retain control of the US House, An alleged suicide bomber targets Brazil's Supreme Court, French prosecutor seek to jail National Rally’s Marine Le Pen, Donald Trump adds Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard to his cabinet, Ukraine's EU allies reportedly discuss the prospect of negotiations, Israel’s finance minister calls for the annexation of the West Bank, Trump’s transition team drafts an order to assess and dismiss generals, Global diabetes cases are found to have quadrupled in the last 30 years, OpenAI prepares to launch its AI agent, and the world’s largest coral is discovered near the Solomon Islands.
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Biden-Trump meeting, Libya morality police and soccer drone scandal

Pres. Joe Biden hosts Pres.-elect Donald Trump at the White House, Libya announces the formation of morality police, Palau’s president criticizes China as his re-election is confirmed, in the UK, Archbishop Justin Welby resigns over a Church abuse cover-up, Donald Trump picks Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Dept. of Govt. Efficiency, special counsel Jack Smith will reportedly resign before Trump enters the White House, Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira is sentenced to 15 years in prison, a US jury finds a military contractor liable for Abu Ghraib prison abuse, Argentina's monthly inflation drops to 2.7%, and Canada’s women's soccer coach is fired over an Olympic drone spying scandal.
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Trump cabinet appointments, new Mauritius PM and Chinese car attack

Donald Trump picks Mike Waltz to serve as his national security adviser and Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam is appointed the new prime minister, 50K Russian and North Korean troops reportedly prepare a Kursk offensive, dozens are killed after a car rams into a crowd in China, New Zealand apologizes to over 200K people who were abused in state care, COVID critic Patrick Ruane is jailed for five years in the UK, details of a UK bill on assisted dying are published, Bitcoin nears $90K amid a post-election boon, and DNA-testing firm 23andMe prepares to lay off 40% of its staff.
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Russia-Ukraine Drone Exchange, Trump ‘Border Czar’ and $2T Climate Damage

Russia and Ukraine exchange their largest drone attacks of the war, Israel reports progress toward a Lebanon cease-fire, Trump names Thomas Homan as 'border czar,' The president-elect’s allies advocate for Rick Scott to lead the Senate, Shigeru Ishiba is re-elected as prime minister of Japan, Haiti's transitional council replaces the prime minister, Keir Starmer attends Armistice Day with Emmanuel Macron, Māori groups march to New Zealand’s capital against a controversial bill, Amsterdam police detain dozens of individuals for defying a protest ban, Wildfires burn on both US coasts, and extreme weather events are found to have cost the world $2T over the past decade.
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Putin-Trump praise, Iraq marriage age and $1M robot-made art

Vladimir Putin praises Donald Trump and signal’s Russia’s readiness for dialogue, and Canada’s Justin Trudeau assembles a cabinet team to plan for Trump’s presidency, violence erupts against Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, Iraq plans to lower the legal marriage age from 18 to nine, Jonathan Powell is appointed as the UK’s National Security Adviser, the US Dept. of Justice requests a pause on a key Trump case, while the US president-elect appoints Susan Summerall Wiles as his chief of staff, the US Fed cuts rates and markets soar after Trump’s victory, a judge dismisses a lawsuit from media companies against OpenAI, and the first auctioned robot-made artwork sells for over $1M.
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