Fact & Spin

Facts & Spin for November 23, 2022 top stories: CBS verifies Hunter Biden's laptop, Republican states look to preserve a Trump border policy, Republicans accuse the Pentagon of harmful race and gender-based policies, Iran boosts uranium enrichment and the IAEA condemns them, Ukraine evacuates Kherson and Mykolaiv residents, A factory fire kills at least 38 in China, Fight between armed Colombian groups kills at least 18, The EU raises alarm over the license place dispute between Kosovo and Serbia, The Senate investigates a 2nd potential Supreme Court leak, and Two Estonian men arrested over $575M crypto scheme.
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Facts & Spin for November 22, 2022 top stories: An Indonesia quake kills over 160, an LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting kills 5, Russia pounds Ukrainian strongholds while the UN urges an end to nuclear power plant attacks, rocket attacks against a Turkish border town kills 2, Kazakh President Tokayev wins re-election, Malaysia's currency and stock are volatile after a hung Parliament, House GOP leader McCarthy plans a Special Committee on China, a $6B student loan settlement is approved, Bob Iger is returning to Disney as CEO, the Climate Summit adopts a historic "Loss and Damage" Fund, and European World Cup soccer teams scrap "OneLove" armbands
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Facts & Spin for November 19, 2022 top stories: House republicans move forward with a Hunter Biden probe, A special counsel appointed to investigate Trump, Jeffries will run for House democratic leader, Lake refuses the Arizona Governor race and enlists legal support, Twitter locks out its staff after mass resignations, Remains of explosives are found at the Nord Stream blast sites, A Gaza residential building fire kills 21, The Biden government says that the Saudi crown prince is immune from the Khashoggi lawsuit, A Quebec man is charged with terrorism over a Haiti coup plot, and climate negotiations stalled on a "loss and damage" fund.
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Facts & Spin for November 18, 2022 top stories: The Republicans win control of the House, Nancy Pelosi steps down as the House Democratic leader, Los Angeles elects its first black female mayor, A US general reiterates his recommendation for Ukraine to negotiate as Biden and Zelenskyy clash, A Dutch court convicts three of murder over a downed Maylasia Airlines flight, Britain and France announce their largest war games since the Cold War, The UK chancellor announces billions in tax rises and spending cuts, Malta moves to ease its total ban on abortion, Yale and Harvard law schools shun US News rankings, and the FDA approves lab-grown meat.
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Facts & Spin for November 17, 2022 top stories: US Sources suggest that the missile that killed Poles was Ukrainian, a Federal Judge blocks the Title 42 border policy, the US Senate advances a respect gay marriage law, McConnell wins Senate GOP leader reelection, Guangzhou sees violent COVID protests, Kuwait hangs seven people in its first executions since 2017, an Israeli oil tanker is hit by a mystery drone off the Oman coast, the FTX Bahamas Unit seeks US bankruptcy protection, Tesla says its $55B Pay Deal to Keep Musk 'Engaged' and NASA launches Artemis moon rocket.
 
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Facts & Spin for November 16, 2022 top stories: Trump prepares to launch a 2024 White House run, Walmart agrees to a $3.1B opioid settlement framework, The Ukraine war spills into Poland and kills 2, The G20 Summit opens in Bali, The world population reportedly reaches 8 billion, The US to open investigation into Israel's killing of a journalist, Trump defies a subpoena from the Jan 6. committee, Giuliani won't face charges in his Ukraine lobbying probe, Hobbs projected to defeat Lake for Arizona governor, and Djokovic to be granted a visa for the Australian Open.
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Facts & Spin for November 15, 2022 top stories: Biden meets Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit, Biden moves to secure abortion access for unaccompanied migrant youth, Turkish police arrest 46 over an Istanbul bombing, Iranian rockets hit Kurdish headquarters in Iraq, Zelenskyy visits Kherson and alleges Russian atrocities committed, Israel strikes an air base in Central Syria, killing 2 soldiers, three are killed in University of Virginia, Trump-backed Mastriano concedes defeat in the Pennsylvania governor's race, Morgan Stanley predicts that recession might strike Europe but not the US, Iran issues its first death sentence tied to protests, and Ghana's Junior Finance Minister fired over gold mining scandal.
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Facts & Spin for November 12, 2022 top stories: Ukraine reclaims dozens of towns in Kherson following Russia's withdrawal, The crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy, Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as executives quit, Arizona and Nevada won't finish counting midterm ballots until next week, Young voter midterm turnout was the second highest in 30 years, Boston will pay $2.1M for refusing to fly a christian flag, Putin will skip the G20 summit, CO2 pollution to reportedly break all records this year, COVID reinfections may increase the risk of serious disease and death, and a study identifies neurons that restore walking after paralysis.
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Facts & Spin for November 11, 2022 top stories: Biden mulls a 2024 run, DeSantis resoundingly defeats Crist for Florida governor, Iran claims to have built a hypersonic missile, Ukraine is skeptical of Russia's claimed withdrawal from Kherson, Sudan accuses Ethiopia of killing seven soldiers and one civilian, Musk bans remote work at Twitter, British police will apologize to a Russian businessman, chances of figuring out COVID's ancestry are reportedly almost nil, Indonesia's Dengue vaccine rollout is marred by concerns, and Australia plans a potential referendum on Monarchy.
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Facts & Spin for November 10, 2022 top stories: The US Midterms remain too close to call, Trump warns DeSantis against running for president, Russia may be giving up on Kherson, Congo jets bomb M23 rebels, an Iranian fuel convoy is attacked on the Syria-Iraq border, the UK Military reportedly killed at least 64 Afghan children, a Cyber-Extortionist leaks Australians medical records, Brittney Griner is moved to a Russian penal colony, Microsoft faces an antitrust complaint in Europe, and China ponders a climate compensation mechanism
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