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Facts & Spins for June 30, 2023 Top Stories: A UK court rules against deporting migrants to Rwanda, SCOTUS says race-conscious college admission policies are illegal, Rudy Giuliani is interviewed in the 2020 election interference investigation, a former Ohio House Speaker is sentenced to prison for bribery, Iran takes Canada to international court for violating its sovereignty, a Russian general is arrested following the Wagner rebellion, the Solomon Islands and Australia renew their security pact, an inquiry finds UK ‘spy cops’ operations were unjustified, several countries condemn the desecration of a Quran in Sweden, and Canada faces its most severe wildfire season on record.
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Facts & Spins for June 29, 2023 Top Stories: Protests rock Paris after a teen is killed by police, a report estimates $200B in US COVID aid funds were stolen, at least 10 are killed in Russian missile strikes on Donetsk, two Russian warships are detected near Taiwan’s coast, Trump counter-sues writer E. Jean Carroll for defamation, a BBC report exposes the prevalence of AI child sex abuse images, gymnastics star Simone Biles will return to competing, deforestation is found to be increasing despite global pledges, a Klimt painting sets a European auction record, and South Koreans become younger under a new age-counting law.
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Facts & Spins for June 28, 2023 Top Stories: The US Senate says the FBI and DHS “dropped the ball” ahead of Jan. 6, The UN puts Afghanistan’s civilian death toll at over 1,000 since 2021, Putin addresses the Wagner rebellion, Moscow confirms the mercenary group is continuing its operations in Africa, SCOTUS denies state legislatures control over elections,  Trump appears to discuss classified files on a publicized tape, Switzerland says it’s a “hotbed” for Russian spies, Japan approves over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, The CDC sounds the alarm about malaria in Florida and Texas, and a report finds English cricket is rife with racism and sexism.
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Facts & Spins for June 27, 2023 Top Stories: Colorado’s Club Q shooter is sentenced to life in prison, Wagner leader Prigozhin could reportedly still face charges for mutiny, The conservative New Democracy party wins a landslide victory in Greece, Indian PM Modi makes his first trip to Cairo, SCOTUS unfreezes a Louisiana redistricting case, Governments are advised to cut public spending or raise taxes to curb inflation, The UK’s Prince William launches a homelessness project, Virgin Galactic names the crew for its first commercial space flight, Fox News names a replacement for Tucker Carlson, and an error in a UK weight loss tool makes people fatter.
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Facts & Spins for June 24, 2023 Top Stories: The DOJ is accused of slow-walking a Hunter Biden probe,  India and the US sign key deals in defense and tech, The US House postpones a possible vote to impeach Biden, Meta says it will end news access to Canadians, Russia is added to the UN 'List of Shame' for child killings, A Wyoming judge blocks a ban on abortion pills, SCOTUS upholds Biden’s immigration enforcement plan, A study estimates that over 1.3B will have diabetes by 2050, The IOC strips the International Boxing Association of it status, and a US climate change lawsuit seeks $50B over the 2021 heatwave.
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Facts & Spins for June 23, 2023 Top Stories: OceanGate says the Titan submersible crew have most likely died, dozens are killed in an explosion at a restaurant in China, US students’ math and reading scores hit a record low, the Bank of England hikes rates to 5%, Canada Bread agrees to pay $38M for price fixing, US House Republicans vote to censure Adam Schiff, cardiovascular deaths surge in the UK, a US court strikes down a Florida transgender Medicaid rule, Australia threatens to fine Twitter over hate speech, and the USDA approves the sale of lab-grown meat,
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Facts & Spins for June 22, 2023 Top Stories: A Pentagon accounting error leads to $6.2B in Ukraine aid surplus, Rishi Sunak says Russia “must pay” for Ukraine’s reconstruction, Biden calls Xi Jinping a “dictator” a day after high-level talks, Musk and Modi discuss major investments, the FTC sues Amazon over Prime subscriptions, 100 letters with white powder are sent to Kansas officials, a prison riot in Honduras kills at least 41, the search for the Titanic submersible reaches a crucial moment, a study claims 1 in 5 women conceive naturally after fertility treatment, and a former New Jersey cop is ensnared in a PRC harassment scheme.
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Facts & Spins for June 21, 2023 Top Stories: Hunter Biden strikes a plea deal with the DOJ, Biden warns of a “real” threat of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons, India's Modi leaves for his first state visit to the US, four Israelis are killed in a West Bank gas station attack, China and Cuba are reportedly in talks to open a military site, US news chain Gannett sues Google, Intel confirms plans to build a $33B chip plant in Germany, French police search the 2024 Olympics organizers’ offices, the UN adopts its first-ever treaty to protect the high seas, and researchers find naps help aging brains.
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Facts & Spins for June 20, 2023 Top Stories: Antony Blinken meets with Chinese Pres. Xi Xinping in Beijing, Australia approves a landmark Indigenous rights referendum, Putin reveals a peace agreement allegedly signed with Ukraine last spring, Malians vote on a new constitution, More than 1.5M are reportedly dropped from Medicaid, Israeli helicopters fire missiles in a West Bank raid, Extreme heat kills over 170 in Northern India, Biden plans $600M in climate investments, A new study finds a small group of “supershedders” spread the most COVID, and a Titanic tourist vessel disappears.
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Facts & Spins for June 17, 2023 Top Stories: The Pentagon Papers whistleblower dies, Japan passes sweeping changes to its sex crime laws, Military leak suspect Jack Teixeira is indicted on six felony charges, Chinese hackers are accused of breaching hundreds of global networks, An African peacekeeping mission visits Ukraine, Canada’s Supreme Court upholds a migrant pact with the US, Former Mayor Bill de Blasio is ordered to repay NYC $500K, Texas shuts down diversity offices at public universities, The UK’s ex-police watchdog chief is charged with rape, and a deadly collision kills 15 in Manitoba, Canada.
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