Fact & Spin

Facts & Spin for February 16, 2023 top stories: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon resigns, An investigation claims Israeli hackers meddled in over 30 global elections, Ukraine is said to be re-enforcing its troop numbers in Bakhmut, Mike Pence confirms he’ll challenge a special counsel's subpoena, Iranian Pres. Ebrahim Raisi visits China, Human Rights Watch condemns UK and US actions on the Chagos Islands, The US says the three unidentified objects recently shot down were likely 'benign,' The House GOP launches a probe into the origins of COVID, The White House says Tesla will open its EV charging network to rivals, and a reversible male contraceptive pill shows promise in mice.
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Facts & Spin for February 15, 2023 top stories: Three are killed in a Michigan State University shooting, thousands of fish are found dead after an Ohio train derailment, Ukraine seeks warplanes from NATO, Syria agrees to open two more border crossings for earthquake aid, the Philippines accuses China of using a laser at sea, Nikki Haley announces her 2024 US presidential bid, BBC offices in India are searched by tax authorities, EU lawmakers approve a ban on gas-powered cars from 2035, New Zealand declares a state of emergency over a cyclone, and the CDC finds mental health issues are rising in teens.
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Facts & Spin for February 14, 2023 top stories: A Georgia judge orders a partial release of a Trump grand jury report, Turkey investigates 131 people over building collapses, Russia claims gains along Ukraine’s frontline, China says it has detected at least 10 US spy balloons in the last year, Israel legalizes nine West Bank settlement outposts, The Bank of England says Brexit has cost $29 billion in lost investment, The FBI finds another classified document at Pence's home, The US military says it killed 12 al-Shabaab fighters, The US government warns Americans in Russia to leave 'immediately,' and Cambodia shuts down its last independent broadcaster.
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Facts & Spin for February 11, 2023 top stories: The US issues sanctions relief for Syria earthquake aid, Mike Pence is subpoenaed by a special counsel investigating Trump, Ukraine says Russian missiles crossed into Romanian and Moldovan airspace, Two are killed in Jerusalem car ramming attack, The US House GOP requests documents in a Biden family probe, Poland closes a main Belarus border checkpoint, A Belgian MEP is arrested over corruption allegations, South Africa declares a 'state of disaster' over its energy crisis, Florida passes a bill to relocate undocumented immigrants, and an Australian study finds a lung protein may prevent COVID.
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Facts & Spin for February 10, 2023 top stories: US lawmakers try to end 'forever war' authorizations, Zelenskyy addresses an EU summit as fighting rages around Bakhmut, North Korea displays a possible new missile at a military parade, The EU reprimands Twitter for an 'incomplete' content-moderation report, Eight civilians are killed in clashes with UN peacekeepers in the DRC, The Church of England approves same-sex union blessings, Missouri votes not to ban children from carrying guns in public, A survey finds that half of Americans are worse off than they were a year ago, Disney plans to lay off 7,000 workers, and India urges citizens to ‘hug a cow’ on Valentine’s Day.
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Facts & Spin for February 9, 2023 top stories: An investigative journalist claims America bombed the Nord Stream pipeline, Biden delivers his second State of the Union address, Zelenskyy visits the UK, UK MPs claim HSBC is complicit in China’s alleged human rights abuses in Hong Kong, Amnesty says Thai children may face prison for protesting, ex-Twitter executives testify over the handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story, Sri Lanka’s president says the nation’s economy may return to growth by the end of the year, Iran reveals an underground air force base, CVS strikes a deal to buy Oak Street Health, and Super Bowl betting is projected to hit a record $16 billion.
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Facts & Spin for February 8, 2023 top stories: US Fed chairman Powell says the inflation fight may last a while, Fighting intensifies in Eastern Ukraine, A UN report finds unemployment is driving militants in sub-Saharan Africa, A court rules South Korea must compensate a Vietnam War victim, A Kenya Judge says that Meta can be sued by an ex-moderator, Migrants in New York City are given one-way tickets to Canada, A report concludes NYPD officers should be punished for their 2020 BLM protest response, Polls show Low enthusiasm for a Biden re-run, Antibiotic Use in Farming is projected to Climb Amid Fears of Drug-Resistance, and More Than a Third of US Plants and Animals are believed to be at Risk of Extinction.
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Facts & Spin for February 7, 2023 top stories: A deadly earthquake kills thousands in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria, China accuses the US of 'indiscriminate' use of force after it downed an alleged spy balloon, The trial of 16 Hong Kong democracy activists begins, Kyiv prepares for renewed Russian attacks, Former Pakistan Pres. Pervez Musharraf dies, Dell announces plan to slash over 6,000 jobs, Moscow and Tehran are reportedly advancing plans for a drone facility, Protests break out across India as Adani loses $110 billion, Kamala Harris pledges $4.2 billion in Central America investments, and Koch network says it won’t back Donald Trump in 2024.
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Facts & Spin for February 4, 2023 top stories: The Pentagon says it’s tracking an alleged Chinese 'spy balloon,' a US labor report finds 517,000 jobs were created in January, the Ukraine and EU hold a summit in Kyiv, Brazil's former president is accused of planning the Jan. 8 riots, the Pope arrives in South Sudan, US Lawmakers call for Azerbaijan to end its blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, the trial over Elon Musk’s Tesla tweets heads to closing statements, Swiss prosecutors probe Credit Suisse’s dirty money leak, a Guantánamo detainee is freed to Belize, and the US proposes new rules to limit sugar in school meals.
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Facts & Spin for February 3, 2023 top stories: The US military gains expanded access to Philippine bases, Shell reports its highest profits in 115 years, EU leaders arrive in Kyiv for talks, Rep. Ilhan Omar is kicked off the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Bank of England raises interest rates to a 14-year high, Italy renews its migration pact with Libya, a report finds that a record $3.8B in cryptocurrency was stolen in 2022, the US College Board revises its African American Studies course, Merck’s COVID drug is found to potentially cause virus mutations, and Australia says King Charles won't appear on its $5 bill.
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