Fact & Spin

Facts & Spin for November 9, 2022 top stories: A judge suspends New York gun restrictions, The Oath Keepers founder denies ordering the capitol breach, The US announces seizure of over 3 billion dollars from a Bitcoin heist, The US and Russia officials confirm high-level yalks about Ukraine, Pakistan tells the climate summit that they're a victim of climate change deserving reparations, Algeria applies for BRICS membership, Nvidia slows down a processor for the Chinese market to meet US controls, The UN begins hearings on alleged Israeli human rights abuses, Greece will ban spyware amid a phone-tapping scandal, and US voters head to the polls.
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Facts & Spin for November 8, 2022 top stories: Italy blocks male migrants from disembarking rescue ships, Russia’s Wagner Group founder admits to US election interference, a Tanzania plane crash kills 19, Kyiv urges residents to consider evacuating, the UK faces a 50 billion pound fiscal hole, Biden and Trump make their final campaigning pushes, a Wall Street Journal poll says the GOP are gaining traction with Black and Latino voters, Elon Musk lays out Twitter’s new mission, the US economy added more jobs than expected in October, the UN issues climate warnings as COP27 begins, and lab-grown red blood cells are transfused into patients in a new UK trial.
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Facts & Spin for November 5, 2022 top stories: Germany's prime minister visits China, 185 UN nations condemn America's Cuba embargo, Zelenskyy says that 4.5M Ukrainians face electricity shortages, Alcohol-induced deaths rose by 30% in 2020, Trump drops a strong hint about running in 2024, US Midterms: Biden campaigns in California and promotes tech legislation, Elon Musk begins major layoffs at Twitter, The White House accuses North Korea of sending weapons to Russia, A French MP is suspended for "return to africa" remarks, and FIFA says the World Cup should be about football, not politics.
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Facts & Spin for November 4, 2022 top stories: Pakistan's most popular politician survives an assassination attempt, the UN Security Council rejects Russia's call for a Ukraine bioweapon probe, Patel is granted immunity to testify against Trump, Biden Says democracy is on the midterm ballot, corporate America is playing it safe in their midterm funding, a Myanmar opposition politician is sentenced to 173 years, a Russian protester and family is stripped of citizenship, Bank of England warns of the longest recession ever, and World Heritage Site glaciers will reportedly disappear by 2050.
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Facts & Spin for November 3, 2022 top stories: The Supreme Court blocks the release of Trump's tax returns, North and South Korea fire missiles off each other's coasts for the first time, US Troops are allegedly in Ukraine inspecting weapons, The Ethiopian government and rebels agree to a Tigray truce, a Pennsylvania Court says that misdated midterm mail-In ballots won't be counted, Biden's approval ticks up ahead of the midterms, tear gas reportedly caused the deadly Indonesian soccer stampede, 50 countries condemn China's actions In Xinjiang, the Colombian and Venezuelan presidents meet as ties keep improving, and Europe's climate is reportedly warming at twice the global average.
 
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Facts & Spin for November 2, 2022 top stories: Biden condemns oil, gas and war profiteering and threatens a windfall tax, 1000 people are charged over unrest in Tehran, A UN watchdog visits sites of Russia's dirty bomb allegations, Russia is reportedly recruiting US-trained Afghan commandos, Biden heads to Florida for a midterm campaign push, Meadows loses his challenge to his Jan 6. committee subpoena, Elon Musk fires the Twitter board, A massive US publisher merger is trust-busted, Tokyo issues its first same-sex partnership certificates, and Algeria hosts the Arab League summit.
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Facts & Spin for November 1, 2022 top stories: The Supreme Court takes on Affirmative Action, Lula defeats Bolsonaro to become President of Brazil, South Korea promises investigation of Halloween stampede that killed 154, an India bridge collapse kills over 130, Somalia car bombings kill over 100, Russian missiles again target Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the US will reportedly deploy nuclear capable bombers to Australia, South Korea and the US launch war games, US midterm concerns remain despite no specific threat, Kemp and Abrams debate for a Georgia Senate seat, and a 'Planet Killer' asteroid is found hiding in the Sun's glare.
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Facts & Spin for October 29, 2022 top stories: Elon Musk buys Twitter, Putin says the world is in the greatest danger since WWII, Iraq gets a new government, Pelosi's husband is attacked with a hammer, A Jan. 6 rioter gets 7.5 years for assaulting an officer, Zeldin's NY campaign is investigated over super PACs, Obama campaigns for Georgia democrats, Republican Liz Cheney endorses a democrat, An Ex-CIA officer investigated for allegedly spying for Qatar, and over 30 killed by a storm in the Philippines.
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Facts & Spin for October 28, 2022 top stories: Russia and NATO are doing nuclear drills at the same time, Iran's Supreme Leader vows revenge for a Shia shrine bombing that killed 15, Oregon could get its first republican governor in decades, over 100 lawsuits filed over the upcoming US election, a report alleges pro-China election meddling, Meta is fined $24.7M for campaign finance violations, Russia considers expanding its ban of LGBTQ+ 'propaganda', Mexico's Senate votes to end Daylight Savings Time, a report claims that climate change threatens global health, andwomen become a majority in New Zealand's Parliament for the first time
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Facts & Spin for October 27, 2022 top stories: Kyiv says the heaviest of battles is coming to Kherson, a court orders New York to reinstate unvaccinated employees, two In five US voters worry about intimidation at polls, Fetterman and Oz face off in Pennsylvania's senate debate, Italy's new prime minister Meloni wins her confidence vote and condemns fascism, UK's new prime minister Sunak appoints his cabinet, Pakistan's former prime minister Khan announces a 'Long March' on the capital,economists claim that the global economy is approaching recession, a UK court hears demands to ban Xinjiang Cotton and NASA identifies 50 methane 'Super-Emitters'
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