Fact & Spin

Facts & Spin for October 26, 2022 top stories: NASA launches a UFO study, A Myanmar air strike kills at least 80, Democrats press Biden to engage with Russia, DeSantis and Crist have a heated Florida gubernatorial debate, Obama endorses Beaseley for the NC Senate, An Arizona county approves a hand recount, The US charges 13 for alleged Chinese influence operations, 6 Palestinians are killed in the West Bank, Amnesty urges an ICC probe of possible Gaza war crimes, and China's overseas power plants reportedly produce significant CO2.
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Facts & Spin for October 25, 2022 top stories: A second Russian jet crashes and the US dismisses Russian dirty bomb claims, China's Xi Jinping wins a third term, Rishi Sunak will become next British Prime Minister, US math and reading scores drop nationwide, jury selection begins for the Trump Organization fraud trial, Murray and Smiley debate for the Washington Senate election, Pelosi and Sanders press Democrats' election case on talk shows, North and South Korea trade warning shots, Turkey is forcing refugees back to Syria, the UN suspends its anti-torture mission to Australia because of denied access, and theUS will expand access to opioid addiction medicine for pregnant women
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Facts & Spin for October 22, 2022 top stories: January 6 committee subpoenas Trump, Over 150 killed in two days of Sudan violence, About 50 are killed as protesters demand civilian rule in Chad, Ukraine and Russia blame each other for trying to blow up a huge dam, Steve Bannon is sentenced to four months in prison for snubbing the January 6 committee, The Supreme Court won't hear an attempt to block Biden's student-loan relief, Lindsey Graham is ordered to testify in a Georgia election probe, Pfizer eyes quadrupling the price of COVID Shots, Pakistan's most popular political figure is barred from office, and Colombia's cocoa crops reportedly grew to historic levels.
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Facts & Spin for October 21, 2022 top stories: Liz Truss resigns as British Prime Minister after just 45 days, Ukraine plans rolling blackouts as more energy infrastructure is struck, New York opens a tent shelter for asylum seekers, a US midterm poll shows that crucial Latino voters are cool on both parties, Arizona asks Feds to probe alleged voter intimidation, an Iranian schoolgirl is allegedly beaten to death by security forces, Pakistan says it's ready to buy Russian oil, France repatriates ISIS sympathizers and their children from Syria, Australia commits to controversial military cooperation with Indonesia, and FDA panel votes to remove a pregnancy drug from market
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Facts & Spin for October 20, 2022 top stories: Russia announces Kherson evacuations, Iran will reportedly ship missiles and drones to Russia, the Ethiopian Army captures three towns In Tigray, the US will release 15M barrels of oil from its reserves, the US rolls out nearly $3B for electric vehicle batteries, Rubio and Demings clash in Florida's senate debate, Biden vows a push to restore abortion rights, a jury acquits the Trump Dossier source Danchenko, North Korea fires artillery shells In "grave warning" to Seoul, and Sweden drops its 'Feminist Foreign Policy'
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Facts & Spin for October 19, 2022 top stories: The government wants Bannon jailed for 6 months, Somalia could face its worst famine in half a century, Russia continues targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure and 13 die in a Russian warplane crash, Mossad  is allegedly behind kidnapping incident in Malaysia, Australia reverses its recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, The Utah Senate debate focuses on Jan. 6, Abrams and Kemp debate in the Georgia Gov. Race, The Taliban says the US won't support non-state actors, Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan dominates by-elections, and over-the-counter hearing aids are now available in US.
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Facts & Spin for October 18, 2022 top stories: Russian Drones rock Kyiv and target energy infrastructure across Ukraine, Xi Jinping opens China's Communist Party Congress, Syrian rebel infighting worsens after a truce collapses, the Biden administration launches its student debt relief website, economic jitters are boosting Republican midterm chances, Biden will campaign opposite DeSantis, Jill Biden stumps for key midterm campaigns, a mine explosion kills 41 in Turkey, Paris sees mass protests, bad medicine kills at least 10 children in Yemen, and Credit Suisse pays $495M in a mortgage-backed securities settlement.
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Facts & Spin for October 15, 2022 top stories: Russia will evacuate citizens from the annexed Kherson region, the US extends its COVID Public Health Emergency, Biden releases his national security strategy, the EU is called on to recognize Russia as terrorist regime, at least 11 are killed in a Mali bus blast, the North Carolina mass shooting suspect is arrested, North Korea tests another missile and flies warplanes near South Korea, Switzerland proposes $1000 Fines for burqa ban violations, Amnesty accuses Latvia of mistreating migrants, andthe British Prime Minister U-turns on taxes and fires her finance minister.
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Facts & Spin for October 14, 2022 top stories: Trump is ordered to do a deposition under oath, Alex Jones is ordered to pay $965M to Sandy Hook families, Drones strike the Kyiv region as the UN condemns Russia, Putin offers to resume gas supplies to Europe, A Syrian bus blast kills 18 soldiers, Iraq elects a new president, The Jan. 6 Committee conducts its hearing before the midterms, An LA councilwoman resigns over racist remarks, A Pfizer executive says that before the rollout, they didn't test if their COVID vaccines reduced transmission, Human brain cells are implanted in rats.
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Facts & Spin for October 13, 2022 top stories:
Russia detains eight for Crimean bridge blast, while another pipeline starts leaking, NATO plans nuclear exercises, The Supreme Court hears a challenge to a California's animal cruelty law, Biden's approval rating remains low ahead of the midterms, Putin meets with Brazil's Bolsonaro, Meta debuts a new VR headset, Russia labels Meta a terrorist organization, TikTok reportedly profits from exploitive kid live streams, US mortgage rates rise to their highest level in 14 years, and Biden vows consequences for Saudi Arabia over oil cuts
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