Fact & Spin

Facts & Spin for January 5, 2023 top stories: Mitch McConnell becomes the longest-serving Senate party leader, Russia revises the Makiivka death toll to 89, Florida Gov. DeSantis is sworn in for a second term, Sri Lanka announces its first election amid recent unrest, the suspect in the killing of 4 Idaho undergrads agrees to be extradited, Jerusalem's Anglican Archbishop denounces the desecration of a cemetery, Colombia’s ELN rebel group denies agreeing to a ceasefire, FTX-founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty, Twitter says it will allow political advertising, and the US’s FDA approves the sale of abortion pills at retail pharmacies.
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Facts & Spin for January 4, 2023 top stories: Kevin McCarthy loses three House Speaker votes, Russia faces backlash following a Ukrainian strike on Makiivka, Israel's National Security Minister is criticized for visiting the Al Aqsa Mosque, two children are killed in a blast in Kashmir, Mexico's Supreme Court elects its first female President, Australia's Health Chief is revealed to have urged against COVID restrictions for China, Tesla announces record sales for 2022, a player collapses during an NFL game, a US study reveals an increase in children sickened by edibles, and Japan offers a reward for families to leave Tokyo.
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Facts & Spin for January 3, 2023 top stories: Kevin McCarthy makes concessions in his bid for House Speaker, Attacks continue across Ukraine following Putin and Zelenskyy's New Year's speeches, Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away, Lula is sworn in as Brazil's president, Kim Jong Un vows 'exponential' increases in North Korea's nuclear arsenal, South Korea and the US are reportedly discussing joint nuclear exercises, The IMF warns of a 2023 global recession, The UK’s health chief calls for NHS pressures to be declared a major incident, A US study links poor hydration to early aging and chronic disease, and New York Gov. Hochul legalizes human composting.
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Facts & Spin for December 31, 2022 top stories: Trump’s tax returns are officially released, Andrew Tate and his brother are arrested in Romania, Belarus downs an air-defense missile over its territory, 10 oil workers are killed in Syria, Bolivia’s opposition leader is arrested on terrorism charges, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi is jailed for seven more years, Indonesia tightens its palm oil exports, The FDA is accused of breaking its rules on an Alzheimer's drug, The trial for a China-made COVID antiviral pill finished, and Hersheys is sued over metals in its dark chocolate.
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Facts & Spin for December 30, 2022 top stories: The Jan. 6 Committee withdraws its subpoena of Trump, declassified papers reveal London braced for 'turbulence' following Clinton’s election, over 120 missiles are fired into Ukraine, Netanyahu is sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel, the US approves $180M in military aid for Taiwan, Australia agrees to extradite a former US Marine over China training, a US study finds abortion bans may increase the risk of suicide, Uzbekistan links 18 child deaths to cough syrup made in India,a hotel-casino fire in Cambodia kills 19, and Twitter suffers a major outage.
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Facts & Spin for December 29, 2022 top stories: The US Supreme Court temporarily halts the termination of Title 42, the UN says the number of civilians killed in Ukraine is likely much higher than known, India investigates the death of a Russian politician, Ethiopian Airlines resume flights to Tigray, a US judge denies a request to sanction Arizona’s Kari Lake, 40% of junior doctors in the UK plan to quit the NHS, the UN calls for the Taliban to reverse restrictions on women, Spain announces a $10B aid package amid inflation, Hong Kong is set to scrap almost all its COVID rules, and Novak Djokovic returns to Australia.
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Facts & Spin for December 28, 2022 top stories: Putin bans oil exports to price cap countries, Taiwan extends its mandatory military service, Ukraine hopes for a UN-backed peace summit by February, Serbia erects more roadblocks in northern Kosovo, Representative-elect George Santos admits to fabricating details on his CV, Peru arrests generals amid a probe into former-President Castillo, a man is sentenced to 16 years in prison for plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor, China announces an end to its COVID quarantine for travelers, the US probes Southwest Airlines over flight cancellations, and the FDA explores regulating CBD in foods and supplements.
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Facts & Spin for December 27, 2022 top stories: The latest batch of “Twitter Files” suggest Twitter rigged the COVID debate, An unprecedented US storm kills at least 28, The UN says 180 Rohingya are presumed to have drowned, Putin reiterates his readiness to negotiate, China holds drills around Taiwan, Migrants are dropped off at US Vice President Kamala Harris’s home, South Korea fires warning shots after Northern drones enter its air space, Maoist leader 'Prachanda' becomes Nepal’s new prime minister, and a rescue mission for trapped miners continues in China.
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Facts & Spin for December 24, 2022 top stories: The Jan. 6 committee releases its final report, At least three people are killed in a Paris shooting, The US dismisses Putin's claim he wants to end the war, M23 rebels pledge to retreat from a key position in the DR Congo, Chile announces plans to open an embassy in the Palestinian Territories, Shell agrees to pay $15 million for oil spills in Nigeria, FTX's Bankman-Fried is released on $250 million bond, Meta settles a Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $725 million, ByteDance confirms TikTok accessed journalists' data, and Molnupiravir antiviral treatment is found to hasten Covid recovery.
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Facts & Spin for December 23, 2022 top stories: A CDC report finds US life expectancy is at its lowest in 25 Years, Fiji's military is called in after a disputed election, Zelenskyy invokes the fight against Nazi Germany in a request for aid, the IRS’s mandatory presidential audit policy faces scrutiny, a House GOP report blames security failures for the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, Israel’s Netanyahu announces the formation of a new government, a UN resolution calls for peace in Myanmar associates of FTX’s founder plead guilty to criminal charges, Asia's “El Chapo” is extradited to Australia, and the WHO says it’s ‘very concerned’ over the COVID situation in China.
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