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At least 111 people are killed as a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Colombia, Netanyahu rejects a Trump-backed Gaza peace plan, Trump changes the U.S. child vaccine schedule, alleged Irish crime boss Kinahan is charged after extradition, seven people are killed as the Houthis strike a Yemen port and a Saudi refinery, a U.K. charity is investigated over alleged Hamas financing links, UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation accuse Gianni Infantino of a "fundamental breach of trust," Typhoon Dolphin slams China as 1 million people are evacuated, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services propose new scrutiny of food additives and ingredients, CRISPR gene editing produces the world's first hypoallergenic dogs.
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Several people are killed in a Thailand school shooting, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign a defense pact, the Houthis kill dozens of troops amid an escalating conflict in Yemen, Trump responds to Zelenskyy's call for interceptors by saying, 'We want missiles too,' Meta is ordered to pay $942 million over harm to youth, Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship, the US sheds 23,000 jobs in July, missing forecasts, an appeals court halts the construction of Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, Spain busts a major Mediterranean migrant smuggling ring, and AI designs novel viruses not found in nature.
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Trump dismisses reports of U.S. weapons shortages, the U.S. refunds $100 billion in Liberation Day Tariffs, a Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt, Bangladesh condemns India over Hasina's speech to the press in New Delhi, Schwartz is confirmed as the CDC's new chief, the U.K. clears Paramount's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros., Meta confirms that its AI systems hacked real firms during safety tests, a study concludes that climate change doubled Canada's 2026 wildfire risk, Nigeria rescues 308 kidnap victims in the largest single-day operation of its kind, and UEFA maintains its threat to boycott FIFA competitions despite Infantino’s apology.
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Iran and Oman near a deal on a Strait of Hormuz shipping route, newly declassified FBI memos reveal a secret Trump-Russia probe after Comey's firing, Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro names lawmaker Alfredo Gaspar as his running mate, an explosive drone is found near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Germany's Leipzig Airport, a SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the moon, Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, Cambridge's youngest Black professor resigns amid a probe into his credentials, a armed man is arrested at Trump's golf club in California, the U.N. warns that El Niño could push 49 million more people into hunger by 2027, and OpenAI and Anthropic AI agents go rogue in U.K. security tests.
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The U.S. has reportedly exhausted ‘virtually all’ of it long-range missiles in Iran, Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine's U.S. ambassador, 25 states sue the Trump administration over its newly enacted tariffs, a Senate panel advances Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination, 157 migrants are rescued after their dinghy sets fire in the English Channel, the U.N. Security Council targets Aug. 21 for a second secretary-general straw poll, Apple challenges a U.K. request for backdoor access to iCloud, a Delhi court acquits India's former wrestling chief of sexual harassment charges, South Korea's deadly heat wave breaks a 122-year temperature record, and Michigan confirms two deaths linked to the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak.
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Iran denies Trump's claim of resuming talks, Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 18 people days after a deal, a drone strike in Darfur kills 35 people, 72 people die amid the Ceuta migrant crisis, the U.S. and Japan intervene jointly to boost the yen from a 40-year low, a suicide bomber kills 14 people outside a police station in Pakistan's Swat, Capital One shuts down Trump Organization accounts after a money laundering probe, Blanche formally scraps the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, an Indonesia ferry fire kills five people, with 41 still missing, soccer's national football associations withdraw support for Infantino's FIFA reelection, and a U.K. baby becomes the first to undergo fetal gastroschisis surgery.
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President Trump says a Hamas disarmament deal has been reached in Gaza, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez rushes to Ceuta as 50,000 migrants storm the enclave, while Italy suspends Schengen with Spain after the Ceuta migrant surge, a NATO intern is arrested for espionage in Belgium for alleged China ties, Anthropic's Claude AI reportedly hacked real systems during testing, U.K. lawmakers Abbott and Reid are readmitted to the Labour Party, Brazil's Supreme Court Justice authorizes an influence-peddling probe into Lula's son, the U.S. is investigating whether Iran cyberattacked over 30 Minnesota water systems, Elon Musk will reportedly resume funding the GOP in the U.S. midterms, and a deadly avalanche strikes Pakistan's Broad Peak.
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Spain deploys the army to Ceuta after thousands of migrants cross its border from Morocco, the U.S. launches a "heavy wave of strikes" on Iran, Poland claims a Russian missile may have struck Its territory, a U.S. Senate committee cancels a vote on acting Attorney General Blanche's nomination, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court convenes its first hearing in its 30-year history, Salman Rushdie's attacker is convicted of terrorism, Australia takes Telegram to court for allegedly failing to remove terrorist content, the Fed holds rates steady at 3.5% to 3.75%, hundreds of Claude AI Chats surface on search engines, and all 55 UEFA members vote to boycott FIFA competitions over its $20B subsidiary.
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Saudi Arabia and the U.S. carry out strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq, the Trump admin ends funding for gain-of-function research, while Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads the fifth a Senate COVID hearing, the U.K.'s Andy Burnham pledges "cross-party consensus" in a social care speech, OpenAI reveals that its AI agent tried to hack other companies, South Africa and Russia deepen military ties, Chile arrests a retired colonel wanted for killing a folk singer in 1973, world leaders attend Lindsey Graham's funeral, Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over its deepfake nudity ban, and wildfires continue to rage across France and Spain.
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Trump hosts Netanyahu and Zelenskyy at the White House, as he denies reports that munitions shortages prompted a pause in Iran strikes, polls point to rising support for Labour after Burnham's first week as U.K. prime minister, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Japan, Iranian prisoners sew their lips shut in protest of state executions, a firearm is discharged outside Toronto's U.S. Consulate in the second such incident this year, Johnson & Johnson settle thousands of U.S. talc lawsuits for $5.5 billion, the American Red Cross declares a blood shortage crisis, FIFA's president is called to face congress over its ties to Trump, and an Airbus A350 sets a new record for the world's longest flight at 24 hours and 24 minutes.
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The Spanish prime minister calls for a national pact over wildfires in Spain and France, an appeals court blocks Trump's mail-in voting order, Senator Rand Paul releases 1,000 pages of diary entries by Anthony Fauci, Troy Jackson secures the Democratic nomination for Maine's Senate seat, Modi forms a task force to reform India's exam system, the CEO of Cracker Barrel steps down. and Shein records a $99 million loss after Trump ends the de minimis exemption.
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A food festival at Seattle's Space Needle turns tragic, a vehicle rams pedestrians at a Berlin Pride parade, Ukraine strikes Iranian targets, Iran suggests that U.K. bases are "legitimate targets," Haiti's Gang Suppression Force kills three in a gunfight, AI-powered schools are set to open in the Boston area, a car bomb is intercepted at the Irish border, the U.S. imposes new tariffs on its top trading partners, Elon Musk suggests that he got "too involved" with politics, and thousands are evacuated amid growing wildfires in France and Spain.
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The U.S. House passes a $1.15 trillion defense bill, Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on two Saudi oil tankers, the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum is held in Manila, thousands of Jewish visitors enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Trump hails Nigeria's efforts to address violence against Christian communities, Google is fined €890 million for breaching the EU's Digital Markets Act, MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland are ordered to pay damages for spying on a journalist, a study links weight loss drugs to hair loss risk, new research links declining pollution to Europe's heatwaves, and U.S. lawmakers propose an AI kill switch.
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The Trump administration announces a U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal, Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires Ukraine's commander-in-chief, over 140 people are dead in a tragic offshore migrant accident near Mauritania, Jeff Bezos and the U.K. government back a $2.6 billion valued AI startup, Elon Musk says Grok will make a "historically accurate' Odyssey, GOP senators push a CCP "victims" memorial in Washington, D.C., France bans social media for youth under 15, a suspected Epstein model recruiter is found dead at his Paris home, a report claims that U.S. funding cuts are impeding global HIV treatment, and a report suggests that burned areas in the Amazon rainforest fell to a record low in 2025.
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Hegseth tells the Senate that the Iran war has cost an estimated $37.5 billion, Trump imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods, Ortega declares 'no more elections' in Nicaragua, Hungarian prosecutors raid the offices of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party, prosecutors say that Ann Widdecombe died after being struck repeatedly with a hammer, police and protesters clash in Italy after the death of a detained man, the U.N. estimates that almost one in three people cannot afford a healthy diet, Congo's Ebola death toll reaches nearly 1,000, An appeals court rejects Biden's attempt to block the release of recordings from his interviews with a ghostwriter, and Trump's AI security agency chief resigns.
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Andy Burnham officially replaces Keir Starmer as U.K. prime minister, a U.S. soldier is killed and another injured in an Iranian attack in Iraq, "Cockroach" Party protesters storm parliament in India, the Tate brothers appear in court in Miami after being arrested on U.K. sex charges, dozens are feared dead after a ferry sinks off the coast of Guyana, a quake in Peru kills six people and displaces 300 in the Andes, Troy Jackson emerges as the Democratic nominee after Maine's top Senate candidates step aside, notorious drug cartel leader Ismael Zambada is sentenced to life in a U.S. prison, Samsung Biologics launches a $1.8 billion bid for PolyPeptide, and JD and Usha Vance welcome their fourth child.
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Spain wins the World Cup, 2 US soldiers are killed in Jordan, Japan revises its imperial succession law, Andy Burnham delivers his first speech as Labour leader, an atmosphere on an "Earth-Like" planet is detected for the first time, Nicaragua severs diplomatic ties with Italy over a 1978 murder case, a White House teleprompter operator is suspended over betting allegations, Taco Bell's lettuce supplier is linked to the Cyclosporiasis outbreak, President Xi says that no single country should dominate AI, and Canada's wildfires force the displacement of First Nations communities in Ontario.
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Protests break out in Kyiv after Zelenskyy dismisses Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Israel's Knesset passes a law curbing the attorney general's authority, Washington attacks an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. House rejects an amendment to strip military aid to Israel, Trump fires a new Seattle prosecutor just minutes after his appointment, France's parliament adopts an assisted dying law, over 500 Rohingya are feared dead after two boats capsized, U.K. child sexual offense arrests hit a record high, xAI sues a user who allegedly used Grok to create child abuse material, and a study finds microplastics in 84% of heart attack patients.
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The U.S. reimposes a naval blockade on Iran, President Trump ends the halt on ICE traffic stops, the U.K. signs a Gibraltar treaty with the EU, China investigates retired top media censor, Ontario wildfires spread smoke across Toronto and the swathes of the U.S., Donald Trump will be depicted on $1 U.S. coins, The U.S. House passes a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, Amazon will be launching satellite internet in South Africa in 2027, New York becomes the first state to ban hyperscale data centers, and FIFA will reportedly delay sanction decisions until after the World Cup.
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Trump reverses his proposal of a 20% fee on all Strait of Hormuz cargo shipping, Andy Burnham is set to become U.K. prime minister after securing the Labour leadership, Hungary passes an amendment to end the president's mandate, U.S. Supreme Court justices testify in a rare appearance before Congress, the U.K. launches the world's first Ebola vaccine human trial, Brazil's top court bars Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting his jailed father, Washington refunds over $81 billion in tariffs, U.S. inflation drops to 3.5%, YouTube is accused of recommending harmful content to teens, and more than 200 economists and tech leaders warn of AI's potential threats.
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At least 28 people are killed in a bar fire in Bangkok, U.K. counterterrorism police take over the investigation into the murder of Ann Widdecombe, Trump declares the U.S. the "guardian" of the Strait of Hormuz, a judge voids Trump's $1.8 billion IRS settlement and tax audit immunity, the U.K. designates Iran's IRGC a terrorist organization, Israel sets its national election for October, twelve states sue to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, Apple sues OpenAI over alleged stolen trade secrets, and the UK unveils a £250 million plan to strengthen protection for Jewish communities.
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Sen. Lindney Graham passes away, while Sen. Mitch McConnell posts a new photo message, Mexico investigates U.S. involvement in a 2024 cartel boss capture, President Trump says that the Iran truce is over but he's still open to talks, a man is arrested in the U.K. in the murder of ex-Member of Parliament Ann Widdecombe, Russia states that it's ready to assist Mozambique in eliminating a "terrorist threat," the Pentagon releases its fourth batch of UFO files, Trump fires Election Commission members before the midterms, Marx raises $26.5 billion in its stock market debut, and OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work,
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Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz amid U.S. strikes, Trump departs Turkey in the old Air Force One plane, Platner drops his Maine Senate bid over sexual assault claims, Russia's Lavrov visits Niger on the second leg of his Africa tour, scientists observe the ocean floor splitting apart for the first time, the WHO projects that global annual cancer cases could hit 35 million by 2050, the EU allowstech companies to scan private messages for child abuse material, a court denies Trump's appeal on E. Jean Carroll's $5.8 million payment, Meta commits $9.2 billion to build its first Canadian data center, and Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75.
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Trump declares the ceasefire with Iran "over," the U.K. says NATO's European allies will spend $50 billion on "deep precision strike" capabilities, the U.S. charges an Indian gang leader in the murder of a Canadian Sikh leader, a judge rejects the Justice Department's attempt to obtain the names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County, top AI firms receive failing grades on the Future of Life Institute's Safety Index, OpenAI is set to launch GPT-5.6 after U.S. approval, a court strikes down Florida's "Stop WOKE Act", French lawmakers back a law presuming police who use their firearms acted lawfully, Reform UK accuses the National Crime Agency of leaking information amid finance probes, and a study finds that men’s average testosterone levels fell 54% over five decades.
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The 2026 NATO summit opens in Ankara, France's Marine Le Pen announces her bid for the 2027 presidency, twin bombings hit Damascus during Emmanuel Macron's visit, Hamas announces the dissolution of its Gaza government, Graham Platner faces calls to resign as Maine's Democratic Senate nominee over an assault claim, Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton, Canada picks Germany's TKMS to build 12 submarines, at least 23 cases of legionnaires' disease are reported in New York City's Upper East Side, the U.S.'s lead cyber agency reportedly uses Anthropic's Mythos to audit government code, and Meta faces a potential $1.4T penalty over allegations its platforms were designed to addict young users.
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America celebrates its 250th birthday, Russia and China conduct joint naval drills, dozens are killed in Yemen clashes as tensions mount, the U.N. convenes Global Dialogue on AI Governance, Japan conducts a near-Earth asteroid flyby, Ukraine fails to intercept any ballistic missiles as the latest Russian attacks kill at least 16, the Sara Duterte impeachment trial begins in the Philippines, secret U.K. army files are found dumped in a recycling bin, DOGE officially shuts down, the White House accuses Smithsonian leadership of political activism, and Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in the Western Pacific.
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Trump pauses attacks for Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral, America celebrates its 250th, Russia claims the capture of a key Ukrainian stronghold, Keiko Fujimori is declared President-elect of Peru, Germany's Friedrich Merz announces major reforms, eight are arrested as the U.K. busts a global drug-rape network, a report suggests that India is proposing new VPN regulations, an ex-Olympian is indicted in the ongoing D.C. reflecting pool saga, Mark Zuckerberg says AI agents are advancing more slowly than anticipated, and NASA launches a mission to rescue a failing telescope.
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SCOTUS votes 6-3 to uphold birthright citizenship, Kushner and Witkoff meet Qatari mediators in Doha for Iran talks, Keiko Fujimori wins Peru's presidency by a slim margin, South Korea's parliament confirms Han Seong-sook as prime minister, a Ukrainian businessman is among three people injured in a Monaco bomb attack, SCOTUS upholds state transgender sports bans, a Gallup poll shows that economic pessimism among Russians is at its highest in two decades, the U.K. considers blocking Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, The New England Journal of Medicine retracts a Tavneos study over data concerns, and researchers find Antarctic sea creatures that may help treat melanoma.
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Venezuela's earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as rescue efforts continue, the WHO says Europe's heatwave is linked to 1,300 deaths, the Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, Australia and Vanuatu sign a security pact, Pakistan says its strikes kill 29 militants in Afghanistan, the Supreme Court upholds late mail ballot counting, South Korea unveils a $576 billion chip and AI investment plan, six are killed in a shooting at a German youth facility, 11 people are killed in a skydiving plane crash in France, and the first dinosaur bone from Antarctica is found in a drawer.
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The U.S.and Iran pause fighting, renewed strikes on Iran following a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz,Israel and Lebanon sign an agreement in Washington, ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to retaining national security information, King Charles publicly discloses his personal tax bill, a study claims that climate change is behind Europe's record heatwave, Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center closes, the U.K. drafts a bill to ban LGBTQ+ conversion practices, Australia moves to toughen its teen social media ban, OpenAI limits the release of its latest AI system at the White House's request, and Apple and Microsoft hike their prices over surging chip costs.
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Deadly twin earthquakes strike Venezuela, the U.S. Supreme Court allows President Trump to end protections for Syrians and Haitians, Taiwan's Legislative Speaker meets U.S. lawmakers amid a $14 billion arms deal, Africa CDC raises its Ebola funding needs to $1.4 billion, OpenAI debuts its 'jalapeño' AI chip, President Trump asks Congress for $87.6 billion, including $67 billion for the Iran war, a top U.S. Army European commander will leave his position early, Western Australia Police will review the interactions it had with Virginia Giuffre, Europe shatters temperature records amid a deadly heatwave, and a report suggests that 180,000 Canadians wait in Emergency Room visits for over 48 hours.
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Earthquakes rock Venezuela, the U.N. launches an operation to evacuate 11,000 sailors stranded in Hormuz, Mamdani-backed candidates sweep New York City Democratic primaries, the EU hosts Taliban officials for the first time, Niger becomes the third country to leave the International Criminal Court, a study suggests that sperm whales have developed distinct dialects in the Mediterranean, the EU is accused of complicity in alleged Libyan migrant abuses, a Chilean judge sentences three former secret police agents over a 1976 Washington, D.C. murder, President Trump blocks a housing bill, demanding his Voter ID law first, while Trump signs orders to target the construction of a quantum computer by 2028, and an independent review ties Nottingham, U.K. maternity failures to hundreds of avoidable deaths and injuries.
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The U.S. waives sanctions on Iranian oil, the U.K.'s outgoing Starmer government pauses all "major" policy announcements, Trump’s acting intelligence director begins firing staff, a Montreal shooting leaves three people dead, a note claims that Nancy Guthrie died shortly after her abduction, the U.K. considers requiring social media to prioritize trusted news, a child under 12 is euthanized in the Netherlands, dozens of climate-vulnerable countries launch a new global financing framework, Kenya halts a U.S. Ebola facility, and the Five Eyes alliance warns that AI could devastate governments within months.
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Abelardo de la Espriella wins the presidential runoff in Colombia, China announces sanctions on 10 American military-related companies, Alan Greenspan, a former Fed chair, dies at age 100, Czech broadcasters strike over a state funding takeover, at least five people are arrested for alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Pool, the Spanish prime minster’s wife is ordered to stand trial on corruption charges, fifty-four are injured and 18 are missing in an explosion at a Qatar gas terminal, Australia makes a record cocaine bust, and Japan raises visa fees fivefold in the first hike since 1978.
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Keir Starmer resigns, US and Iran diplomats work on nuclear deal, Italy's foreign minister cancels a planned trip to the U.S. amid a dispute between Trump and Meloni, D.C. Democratic Socialist Janeese Lewis George wins the Democratic mayoral primary, the UAE bans social media for users under the age of 15, the parents of a Serbian school shooter are sentenced in a re-trial, the CDC activates $107 million to fight Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak, Gabbard releases documents allegedly tying Fauci to gain-of-function research funding at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Meta seeks immunity in the Kids Online Safety Act, and a study finds that the world's top 10% consumers cause up to $5.7 trillion in damages annually.
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Israel releases a new map of a security zone in southern Lebanon, the EU greenlights offshore migrant "return hubs," the U.S. and Bolivia ink a $20 million anti-drug trafficking deal, Ukrainian drones target Moscow, Apple warns that price hikes are unavoidable amid an AI chip surge, Gunmen attack an airport in Niger's capital, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that marijuana users can't be banned from gun access, the California billionaire tax hits the ballot, a Canada panel urges a permanent "medical assistance in dying" ban for mental illness, and Bernie Sanders introduces $7 trillion AI wealth fund bill.
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President Trump suggests that an Iran deal could be inked by Thursday or Friday, while AI, Ukraine and children's online safety are also discussed at the G7 summit in France, Brazil's top court convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro for coercion, Israel and Somaliland reveal secret ties, authorities in Vietnam bust a large-scale cat theft ring, Trump-Backed Mike Collins wins Georgia's GOP runoff, Luigi Mangione's defense cites emotional disturbance in the CEO murder case, the U.S. Dept of Justice moves to dismiss an NAACP suit against xAI's data center, Canada's opioid deaths dropped 23% in 2025, and the U.N. reports that Asia was hit by record heat, floods and sea levels in 2025.
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Trump and Vance virtually sign the U.S.-Iran agreement, while also meeting with Zelenskyy at the G7 summit, the Ukraine and Moldova formally launch EU membership talks, the FBI says it foiled an alleged plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event, a poll finds that 38% of surveyed Americans don't think the U.S. will survive another 250 years, the life sentence of Henry Nowak's killer is referred to the U.K. Court of Appeal, the U.N. reports that drone strikes have killed over 1,000 Sudanese civilians so far this year, the Bank of Japan hikes rates to 1%, SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion, and Starbucks South Korea announces mandatory history and social sensitivity training.
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Israel vows to remain in southern Lebanon despite the U.S.-Iran deal, Keir Starmer announces a social media ban for U.K. children under 16, Gavin Newsom says Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate him and his wife, Swiss voters reject a 10 million population cap, Donald Trump threatens a 100% tariff on French wine, the U.S. president backs Mike Collins in the Georgia Senate runoff, a U.K. court upholds the Palestine Action terror ban, two people are found guilty over the Starmer arson plot, Norway's crown prince receives a four-year jail term for rape, and Trump marks his 80th birthday with a White House UFC event.
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Iran and the US reach a preliminary peace deal, 'SpaceX's IPO breaks an all-time record and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire, French, German, and U.K. envoys hold talks in Russia, an Al Qaeda branch in Mali puts a bounty on President Goïta, a study says that opposition to AI data centers blocked $130 billion in U.S. projects during Q1 of this year, South Korea's ex-President Yoon gets 30 years over a Pyongyang drone plot, Pope Leo XIV honors migrants at a Canary Islands port, the FBI raids an Ohio voter registration group, the CDC declares an emergency over screwworm in U.S. cattle, and the Pentagon releases another tranche of UFO files.
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Trump calls off military strikes on Iran, U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigns, the Pentagon is temporarily placed on lockdown following a hazardous material incident, Canada proposes a social media ban for children under 16, the U.N. finds that one in 70 people worldwide is forcibly displaced, Washington's climate agency confirms that El Nino has officially arrived, Nigeria repatriates its first group of citizens from South African amid anti-migrant unrest, the Palisades Fire arson trial opens in Los Angeles, Marco Rubio signs a public-private partnership with UFC, and the World Cup kicks off in Mexico.
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Iranian officials warn of a wider escalation as President Trump describes a covert oil operation, the Belfast knife attack suspect appears in court as the victim's family calls for calm, Hong Kong charges nine people over the Wang Fuk Court blaze, Turkey and Saudi Arabia ink rail and logistics deals, Anthropic releases its Claude Mythos AI system to the public with safety guards, Trump signs a $70 billion border security funding package, U.S. inflation hits 4.2%, Graham Platner wins the Maine Senate primary, the California Governor's race is set for November, and Palantir will sue London's Mayor over a vetoed police contract.
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A downed U.S. helicopter crew is rescued by a sea drone near the Strait of Hormuz, an Israeli strike on Lebanon's Tyre kills at least 8, Karmelo Anthony is found guilty in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Texas, a stabbing in Belfast sparks protests, ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan is suspended over misconduct allegations, the Pentagon adds Alibaba and dozens of other firms to its Chinese military list, OpenAI confidentially files for a U.S. IPO, over $37.5 billion in U.K. funds allegedly reached terrorists and criminals between 2015 and 2021, the world's 65 largest banks committed $906 billion to fossil fuel financing in 2025, and Nasa names the Artemis III crew for its 2027 orbit mission.
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Iran declares an end to attacks against Israel, a Philippines earthquake kills at least 32, Xi visits North Korea for the first time in seven years, Keir Starmer orders social media companies to add nudity filters for children, Central African Republic agrees to accept third-country deportees from the U.S., Zelenskyy and EU leaders set out five conditions for peace with Russia, Pashinyan claims victory in the Armenian election, Peru’s presidential runoff is too close to call, a lawsuit seeks to block a UFC fight at the White House, over 1.2 million people attend Pope Leo XIV's Madrid mass, Trump becomes the first sitting US president to attend an NBA Finals game.
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Chile is rocked by austerity protests, a judge strikes down President Trump's immigration freeze policies, Volodymyr Zelenskyy pens an open letter to Vladimir Putin calling for face-to-face talks, Libyans storm U.N. headquarters in Tripoli in anti-migrant protests, an AI-designed COVID vaccine passes its first human trial, Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for the first time in seven years, a U.K. audit reveals that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor subletted Royal Lodge properties, the U.S. Senate passes a $70 billion immigration bill and blocks the SAVE Act, the U.S. doubles forecasts by adding 172,000 jobs in May, and the International Space Station crew briefly shelters following an air leak incident.
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Hezbollah rejects a U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, the U.S. House passes an Iran War Powers resolution, Trump taps Todd Blanche as attorney general, China bans four New Zealand lawmakers for visiting Taiwan, John Bolton reportedly plans to plead guilty to mishandling secret documents, the U.S. Senate debates a $70 billion ICE funding bill, the BBC apologizes to Nigel Farage for misquoting him on Henry Novak's murder, the EU unveils a tech sovereignty package, a Gallup poll finds that same-sex marriage support has dropped to 65%, and Canada launches an "AI for All" national strategy.
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Iran strikes Kuwait airport and targets U.S. Gulf bases, New Delhi, India suffers a deadly hotel fire, Tunisia's Ennahda leader is sentenced in a "secret apparatus" case, Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella is praised by Donald Trump, U.S. government researchers are charged over an alleged Mpox smuggling plot, a U.K. regulator mandates a Google AI opt-out for publishers, FBI shoots and kills a suspect in a California hostage standoff, CBS fires a "60 Minutes" correspondent, a study suggests that immunotherapy keeps 85% of bladder cancer patients surgery-free, and George Santos is probed for betting on himself on Kalshi.
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Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes despite reports of a partial truce, Russia launches over 650 drones at Ukraine, Denmark's Frederiksen secures a third term with a minority coalition deal, the Trump administration moves to drop its $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, Bill Pulte is named acting director of U.S. national intelligence, the U.K. announces a probe into the police handling of Henry Nowak's murder, the World Meteorological Organization warns of a 90% chance of an El Niño event by November, the Pentagon redesignates its press office as a classified workspace that bars journalists, two people are reportedly shot dead amid protests against a U.S. Ebola quarantine center plan in Kenya, and Anthropic files for an IPO
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Thousands flee Beirut’s southern suburbs after Israel orders strikes, De La Espriella and Cepeda advance to a runoff in Colombia's presidential election, the UK government releases more than 1,000 pages of Mandelson files, the U.S. tightens AI chip export rules for firms linked to China, one person dies and hundreds are arrested across France after PSG’s Champions League win, an appeals court rules the Trump administrations's trans military ban is likely unconstitutional, Florida sues OpenAI over alleged ChatGPT safety concerns, Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker are barred from traveling to the U.K., and Nvidia unveils the RTX Spark Superchip for Windows PCs.
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NATO alleges that a drone that crashed into an apartment building was Russian in origin, a judge pauses President Trump's anti-weaponization fund, Benjamin Netanyahu orders 70% Gaza control amid ceasefire strain, South Africa launches a Ramaphosa "Farmgate" impeachment probe, Blue Origin's new Glenn rocket explodes during a fire, a U.K. inquiry alleges that SAS leaders hid Afghan war crime concerns, Trump launches a UFO-themed immigration site, Aliens.gov, Peter Thiel relocates his family to Buenos Aires, Anthropic raises $65 billion and Japan's population hits a record decline.
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The U.S. and Iran reportedly reach a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire by 60 days, a judge declines to block Trump's order restricting mail-in voting, Mexico's congress backs a constitutional amendment adding foreign interference as grounds to annul elections, a deadly school fire kills 16 in Kenya, the U.N. projects a 75% chance that Earth will surpass the 1.5°C threshold by 2030, the DOJ launches a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll related to her Trump testimony, a review warns that the U.K.'s youth unemployment crisis could hit 1.25 million by 2031, the EU fines Temu $232 million for failing to stop the sale of illegal and unsafe products, the OpenAI Foundation commits $250 million to help workers and economies adapt to AI disruption, and a new drug shows promise as a functional cure for Hepatitis B infections.
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President Trump warns Iran amid ongoing deal negotiations, Hungary reverses its ICC withdrawal, North Korea reportedly tests AI-guided missiles targeting Seoul, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair says Labour needs a "fundamental reset," a Seoul YouTuber is arrested for an alleged defamation case using an AI deepfake, Cyril Ramaphosa challenges the farm scandal impeachment in court, a report alleges that the Trump administration has deported 13,000 third-country nationals to Mexico, Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in the Texas Senate primary, former President Biden sues the DOJ to block the release of his memoir audio, and the Washington Nationals are accused of sidelining a Catholic pitcher.
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Quad unveils a series of new initiatives after its foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, the U.S. launches new strikes on Iran, Netanyahu vows to 'crush' Hezbollah, former Scottish National Party Chief Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzlement, Trump completes his annual physical, a U.S. court blocks Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional map, the sentences of three U.K. teens convicted of rape are referred to the Court of Appeal, the EU reportedly prepares a record fine against Google under the Digital Markets Act, four people are killed in a train-school bus collision in Belgium, and Ferrari enters the EV market with a $640,000 electric supercar.
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Iran’s supreme leader is reportedly at a secret site, officials rule out the worst case scenario after a chemical tank leak in California, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical calls for AI regulation, Vladimir Putin hails Africa's "impressive success" ahead of Africa Day, at least 24 people are killed in a suicide bombing in Pakistan, Turkish police storm opposition party headquarters, China launches Shenzhou-23 with its first year-long space mission, Huawei claims it will achieve a chip density beeakthrough by 2031, and a study finds mental disorders have doubled globally since 1990.
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Tulsi Gabbard issues her resignation from the Trump Administration, Qatar and Pakistan push the Iran peace talks amid the Strait of Hormuz row, DR Congo residents burn an Ebola treatment center as anger grows, Alberta, Canada sets an Oct. 19 referendum on separation, OpenAI allegedly cracks an 80-year-old math conjecture, President Trump halts an AI Executive Order over China concerns, the White House shooting suspect is killed, UAE reports that its pipeline to bypass the Strait of Hormuz is 50% completed, a Minnesota nonprofit leader is sentenced to 42 years for in a fraud scandal, and the U.K. cuts its VAT for summer in a £300M savings scheme.
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The New York Times reports that the U.S. and Israel planned to install Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader, Netanyahu rebukes an Israeli minister for taunting a group of detained Gaza flotilla activists, the U.K. seals a free trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council, a judge orders the White House to comply with the Presidential Records Act, the DNC releases its autopsy report on the 2024 U.S. election, the U.N. backs an advisory opinion that member states are legally required to address climate change, Air France and Airbus are found liable in the 2009 fatal crash of Flight AF447, a Detroit-bound plane is diverted to Canada over an Ebola travel ban, NVIDIA reaches an all-time high revenue of $81.6B, and a record 274 climbers summit Everest in a single day.
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The U.S. indicts Cuba's Raúl Castro, Presidents Xi and Putin sign 40 deals in Beijing, Trump-backed Ed Gallrein ousts Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky, U.S.-Nigeria strikes kill 175 Islamic State fighters, Bolivia expels Colombia's ambassador over Petro's remarks, the U.K. allows Russian-refined fuel imports amid price rises, Spain's ex-Prime Minister Zapatero is summoned in a corruption probe, an ex-CIA officer quits posts in the Trump administration amid Iran tensions, a GOP strategist files the first known DOJ anti-weaponization claim, and two humpback whales log a record-setting ocean crossing.
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Putin arrives in Beijing for a two-day state visit, as Russia holds large-scale nuclear drills near NATO borders, Iranian media reveal details of Tehran's latest ceasefire proposal, the Pentagon pauses its participation in a U.S.-Canada military board, Todd Blanche faces questioning over a $1.8B "anti-weaponization fund," Trump endorses Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, the WHO convenes an emergency meeting on the Ebola outbreak, U.K. unemployment hits 5%, Starbucks Korea's CEO is fired over a controversial "Tank Day" promotion, and a Texas firm hatches live chicks from an artificial egg.
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Trump says he called off a new military strike on Iran following requests from Gulf states, six Americans are exposed to Ebola as the WHO declares an international public health emergency, the US and China announce multiple trade deals, Anthropic is reportedly set to brief the Financial Stability Board on Mythos, a jury tosses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Cuba warns that US military action would cause a ‘bloodbath,’ Taiwan vows to defend its sovereignty after the Trump-Xi summit, an ongoing rail strike in New York affects 250,000 commuters, ten new Epstein victims contact French authorities, and ChatGPT adds a personal finance tool for Pro users.
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Iran-U.S. talks stall as the ceasefire remains fragile, President Trump and President Xi conclude their summit, 19.5 million people in Sudan reportedly face hunger as its civil war enters its fourth year, the Māori Queen meets King Charles, AI agents commit arson and crimes in a virtual world test, London deploys 4,000 police officers and deploys live facial recognition ahead of rival marches, the Pentagon cancels a 4,000-troop deployment to Poland the Harvey Weinstein New York City rape case ends in a mistrial again, a new Ebola outbreak in Eastern DR Congo kills at least 65, and U.S. government researchers suggest that El Niño has an 82% chance of emerging by mid-2026.
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Trump and Xi convene in Beijing for their seventh face-to-face meeting, the U.S. Senate blocks another War Powers resolution to limit Trump's military campaign in Iran, U.K. Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns, the White House unveils its 2026 counterterrorism strategy, Yemen and the Houthis agree to their largest prisoner swap deal in a decade, the U.K. leads the G7 with 0.3% economic growth in March, protests erupt across Havana amid a 22-hour blackout, U.S. drug overdose deaths fall 14%, Carney announces plans to double Canada's electricity grid capacity by 2050, and a study finds evidence that Neanderthals may have performed dentistry 59,000 years ago.
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Shots are fired at the Philippine Senate amid an International Criminal Court arrest stand-off, President Trump arrives in Beijing, new reports suggest that Iran is reportedly retaining 70% of its missiles amid the fragile ceasefire, the UAE condemns a Somali pirate hijacking of an Egyptian tanker, a CIA officer alleges that COVID lab leak findings were suppressed, four Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists in the U.K., the Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair, President Trump picks David Venturella to lead ICE as Acting Director, Peru's Presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez is charged with financial crimes, and the Alex Murdaugh murder convictions are overturned and a new trial is ordered.
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Trump heads to China for talks with Xi, Israel establishes a live streamed Oct. 7 tribunal, Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on "massive life support," FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary resigns, four British minister quit amid calls for Starmer's resignation, Zelenskyy's former press secretary accuses him of corruption and drug abuse on the Tucker Carlson Show, former Arcadia, California, mayor Eileen Wang pleads guilty to acting as an agent for China, U.S. inflation hits 3.8%, the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius departs Tenerife after the last passengers disembarks, and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is officially renamed following a 14-year study.
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Over 70 Labour MPs call for Keir Starmer's resignation, Péter Magyar is sworn in as Hungary's prime minister, Cole Allen pleads not guilty in the Correspondents’ Dinner shooting case, US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus as passengers are repatriated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, Bashar al-Assad’s cousin faces trial for atrocities in Syria, Netanyahu seeks an end to US military aid to Israel, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is released on parole, Emmanuel Macron and William Ruto co-host an Africa summit, a lawsuit seeks to stop Trump from resurfacing of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and a Frontier jet kills a runway intruder at Denver Airport.
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The World Health Organization issues a statement on the recent hantavirus outbreak, Trump calls Iran peace response unacceptable, U.K. Members of Parliament will visit China for the first time since 2019, the Pentagon releases 162 secret UFO files, AI systems reportedly have self-replicated across servers, dozens are killed in deadly village attacks in Mali, U.S. imposes sanctions on the Cuban military conglomerate, a Virginia court strikes down a voter-approved redistricting map, a court rules that President Trump's 10% global tariff is unlawful, and Ireland is urged to boycott Israel UEFA fixtures.
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Trump meets Brazil's Lula at the White House, Israel kills a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut since April's ceasefire, Iran reviews Washington's latest proposal to end the war, North Korea rejects the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the U.S. and Russia are accused of fueling Alberta's separatist movement, millions of voters head to the polls across Britain, a U.S. judge releases Jeffrey Epstein's alleged suicide note, EU auditors warn that billions in COVID recovery spending remain unaccounted for, Nearly 500 homes are damaged in Mississippi amid multiple tornadoes, and Anthropic signs a deal to use SpaceX's Colossus 1 computing capacity.
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Iran and China meet amid Hormuz crisis talks, Sweden plans a new foreign intelligence agency by 2027, the Canary Islands refuses to dock the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, at least 23 Chadian soldiers are killed in a Boko Haram attack, CNN Founder Ted Turner dies at 87, the U.K.'s Nigel Farage defends an undeclared £5 million gift from a crypto billionaire, the EU pushes for access to Anthropic's Mythos AI, Donald Trump allies sweep primaries in Indiana, while the Trump White House Correspondents' Dinner assassination suspect is charged with assault, and Pennsylvania sues Character.AI for practicing medicine.
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Romania's government is ousted in a record no-confidence vote, Iran accuses the U.S. of violating their truce, Russia and Ukraine announce competing temporary ceasefires, Louise Arbour is named Canada's 31st governor general, a report finds that a deliberate fuel cutoff caused a 2022 Boeing 737 plane crash in China, the U.S. probes Smith College for admitting trans women, Trump considers establishing an AI oversight group in collaboration with tech executives, Elon Musk agrees to pay $1.5 million to settle a SEC Twitter lawsuit, an explosion at a Chinese fireworks plant kills 21, and Japanese astronomers detect an atmosphere beyond Neptune.
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Two people are killed and many injured after a car rams into a crowd in Germany's Leipzig, the U.S. denies claims that Iran hit an American warship near the Strait of Hormuz, a suspected hantavirus outbreak kills three people on a polar cruise ship, Australia begins an antisemitism probe following an attack in Bondi, Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized with pneumonia in Florida, Armenia hosts EU summits amid tensions with Russia, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is in intensive care after a cardiac crisis, the Supreme Court temporarily restores access to the abortion pill by mail, GameStop bids $55.5 billion to acquire eBay, and a North Korea women's football club will travel to South Korea.
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Iran submits a new peace proposal amid President Trump's skepticism, Brazil's Congress cuts Bolsonaro's prison term, Ukrainian media publishes tapes of President Zelenskyy associates in a corruption sting, Switzerland rejects Palestinian state recognition, the U.S. Senate bans members and staff from prediction markets betting, Sahel Alliance confirms joint airstrikes in Mali, The Pentagon signs AI deals with seven tech firms, Congress passes a 45-day FISA 702 extension, an Australian Indigenous girl's murder sparks riots in Alice Springs, and Spirit Airlines nears a shutdown after its bailout collapses.
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The U.S. House votes to end a record 76-day Homeland Security shutdown, Trump and Putin discuss Iran and Ukraine during a 90-minute phone call, as the Russian president also meets with his Congolese counterpart at the Kremlin, Gov. Landry suspends Louisiana's House primaries, Bernie Sanders hosts a U.S.-China AI safety panel, seven families sue OpenAI over British Columbia's Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, a royal commission releases its preliminary report on Australia's Bondi attack, a new court filing raises questions about the shooting at the White House Correspondents' dinner, the U.S. economy grows 2% in early 2026, and the EU finds that Meta broke child safety rules by not keeping minors of its platforms.
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Pete Hegseth testifies about the Pentagon budget and Iran, two Jewish men are stabbed in London in an alleged terrorist attack, six nations back Panama amid China port tensions, 7.8 million reportedly face hunger in South Sudan, Greece considers targeting anonymous posters with its social media policies, Auckland officials reject a statue memorializing Japanese sex slaves, James Comey is indicted and surrenders over his Trump Instagram post, the U.S. Supreme Court limits race-based redistricting in a 6-3 Ruling, the FCC orders an early license renewal for eight ABC stations, and Canada releases its 2026 spring economic update.
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The UAE announces its withdrawal from OPEC, King Charles addresses the U.S. Congress, U.S.-Iran talks on reopening the Strait stall, Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of striking a university, a former Fauci advisor is indicted over an alleged COVID-19 cover-up, a train crash in Indonesia kills at least 15 people, the Elon Musk vs OpenAI trial begins in California, the FBI raids over 20 Minnesota child care centers amid its ongoing fraud probe, the U.K.'s healthy life expectancy hits a record low, and Japan Airlines announces plans to start using humanoid robots as ground handlers.
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The suspect in the Correspondents' Dinner shooting appears in court, Britain’s King Charles visits the United States, armed groups launch coordinated attacks across Mali, Iran strikes have reportedly caused billions of dollars in damage to U.S. bases, three people are killed in an alleged drug boat strike, 42 people are killed in clashes over a water dispute in Chad, China orders Meta to unwind its $2 billion Manus AI deal, the Trump administration fires all National Science Board members, and the FDA approves the first gene therapy for genetic deafness.
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A shooter causes chaos as the White House Correspondents' dinner, the Pentagon reportedly considers options to penalize NATO allies seen as uncooperative during the Iran war, Russia says it was invited to this year's G20 summit, the DOJ drops its probe into U.S. Fed chairman Jerome Powell, Argentina bans 60 journalists from the presidential palace, Syria arrests the suspected leader of the 2013 Tadamon massacre, the DOJ inspector general announces an audit of the Epstein files release process, the WHO's "Big Catch-Up" initiative delivers 100 million vaccines to 18 million kids, a U.S. sergeant is charged with winning a $400,00 bet on Maduro's capture, a chunk of glacial ice blocks the Khumbu Icefall route on Mount Everest, and the 2 hour marathon barrier falls.
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Trump announces a three-week extension to the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, U.S. forces board two tankers carrying Iranian oil, the ICC confirms that the Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte will stand trial for alleged crimes against humanity, U.S. Navy Chief John Phelan is fired, the private health records of half a million Britons are listed for sale on a Chinese website, the House Oversight Committee remains split on a potential Maxwell pardon, the Trump administration reclassifies medical marijuana as a Schedule III drug, a U.K. court backs the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology, Anthropic probes reports of unauthorized access to its Claude Mythos, and Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount’s $111 billion takeover bid.
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Iran seizes two ships and fires on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the EU approves a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, Trump blocks dollar shipments to Iraq to curb Iran-backed militias, RFK Jr faces questions in the US Senate, Meta reportedly plans to track employees’ keystrokes to train AI, Indonesia passes a law protecting domestic workers, the Southern Poverty Law Center is indicted on federal fraud charges in Alabama, Florida probes OpenAI over a shooting at Florida State University, Uber is found liable in a driver assault case in North Carolina, and a study finds that cocaine entering waterways affects the behavior of salmon.
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The U.S. extends the ceasefire with Iran pending further negotiations, Japan approves the export of lethal arms for the first time since World War II, U.S. Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh testifies before the Senate Banking Committee, Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO, El Salvador begins a mass trial for 486 alleged MS-13 gang members, a gunman kills a Canadian and injures 13 others at Mexico's Teotihuacán archaeological site, the EU's top court rules against Hungary's law restricting LGBTQ+ content for minors, U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns, Palantir posts a 22-point manifesto, and NASA's Curiosity rover finds organic molecules on Mars.
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Keir Starmer apologizes but denies misleading parliament over Peter Mandelson's vetting, Rumen Radev’s party wins Bulgaria’s eighth election in five years, eight children are killed in a Louisiana mass shooting, a 7.7 magnitude quake hits Japan as tsunami warnings are issued, the U.S. House Ethics Committee defends its misconduct record after resignations, Mark Carney says Canada-US ties are ‘weaknesses to fix,’ France summons Elon Musk over an X misconduct probe, the Beneficial AI Foundation launches 'Signal Shot' to verify Signal's encryption protocol using AI, three gene therapy pioneers win a $3 million Breakthrough Prize, and a robot beats the human half-marathon record in Beijing.
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The U.S. seizes an Iranian ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a Louisiana mass shooting claims 8 children, Brazil's Lula and Spain's Sánchez lead a bilateral summit in Barcelona, the U.K.'s Peter Mandelson is reported to have failed the vetting process for his U.S. ambassador role, U.S. Congress approves a 10-day term extension of a surveillance law, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approves Trump's 250-foot Triumphal Arch, a fugitive Philippine lawmaker is arrested in Prague, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons resigns, finance leaders warn of Anthropic's Mythos as U.K. banks prepare to use the AI tool, and a review concludes that anti-amyloid Alzheimer's drugs offer "trivial" benefits.
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President Trump announces a 10-Day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Pakistan's Prime Minister meet in Jeddah, Flávio Bolsonaro leads Brazil's presidential race in prediction markets, a report suggests that the U.S. is planning a military operation against Cuba, a study suggests that Atlantic Ocean current collapse risk has risen above 50%, South Africa's Julius Malema is sentenced to 5 years in prison, India debates a 33% women's quota in parliament, Tulsi Gabbard refers the Trump impeachment whistleblower to the DOJ, the White House will probe reports of 10 missing or dead scientists, and Keir Starmer summons tech bosses over child online safety.
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Rafael López Aliaga calls for a vote annulment in Peru's election, PRC officials and President Trump comment on the Strait of Hormuz blockade, Berlin hosts a key conference on Sudan, at least 250 Rohingya are missing after a trawler capsizes in the Andaman Sea, Turkey suffers its second school shooting in two days, the U.K. government approves a £575M sale of the Telegraph to Axel Springer, President Trump threatens to fire Jerome Powell, Tennessee passes the Charlie Kirk Act regarding campus speech, Dr. Erica Schwartz is reportedly a top candidate to lead the CDC, and Allbirds ditches sneakers and pivots to AI.
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Israel and Lebanon hold their first direct talks since 1993, the IMF drops its growth forecast and warns of a potential global recession, Zelenskyy alleges that Ukraine used military robots to capture Russian battlefield positions, Canada's Carney secures a majority following victories in three by-elections, Spain approves a decree to grant legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants, ICE detains Brazil's former spy chief in Florida, a DOJ report accuses the Biden administration of biased enforcement of the FACE Act, a gunman wounds 16 in a school shooting in Turkey, a Danish study finds no association between prenatal Tylenol use and autism risk, and Amazon acquires Starlink rival Globalstar in a $11.57 billion deal.
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A U.S. blockade of Iranian ports takes effect following failed talks, early results show Keiko Fujimori and Rafael López Aliaga heading to a presidential runoff in Peru, Eric Swalwell drops out of the California governor’s race after misconduct claims, a Pfizer insider says the COVID vaccine could have killed up to 60,000 people in Germany alone, Donald Trump calls Pope Leo XIV "weak on crime," Roman Gofman is appointed the new Mossad chief, a stampede at a fortress in Haiti kills at least 25 people, a judge tosses Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, and Asha Bhosle, the legendary Indian singer, dies at 92.
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Orban concedes defeat, Trump threatens a Hormuz blockade, Taiwan's opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, Russia and Ukraine agree to an Orthodox Easter ceasefire, Boko Haram kills a Nigerian general and soldiers in attacks,a blaze strikes Mexico's Olmeca refinery for the second time in a month, a judge asserts that the Pentagon violated a press access order, the DNC rejects a resolution targeting AIPAC "dark money," U.S. inflation hits 3.3% in March, xAI sues Colorado to block an AI regulation law, and a study suggests that an ongoing conflict is spurring a rare split in a chimpanzee community.
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Trump and NATO's chief clash during a meeting at the White House, Netanyahu says Israel is ready to hold direct talks with Lebanon, the U.S. moves toward automatic military draft registration, the U.K. claims to have thwarted a Russian submarine spying operation, another conservative defects to the Liberals, bringing Canada's Carney one seat shy of a majority, Beijing says it's 'deeply distressed' over the recent death of a Chinese scientist at the University of Michigan EPA chief Zeldin gives a keynote speech at the Heartland Institute's climate conference, a former Fort Bragg worker is arrested for allegedly leaking secrets to the press, Artemis II heads home after breaking the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth, and a New York Times reporter claims to have unmasked Bitcoin's Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Amid reactions to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire announcement, hundreds are killed in Lebanon by Israeli strikes, China locks down its offshore airspace for 40 Days, a new report suggests that at least 990 migrants have died in 2026 Mediterranean crossings, Greece will ban social media for kids under 15, Reform UK suggests banning visas from reparation-seeking nations, the White House threatens CNN over its Iran coverage, liberals expand Wisconsin's Supreme Court lead, Clay Fuller wins a key runoff in Georgia, dozens are killed as severe flooding strikes Angola, and a new AI tool predicts heart failure 5 years early.
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The US announces a ceasefire deal reached with Iran, Vance visits Hungary and endorses Orbán ahead of parliamentary elections, gunmen open fire near Israel's consulate in Istanbul, Vietnam's National Assembly unanimously elects To Lam as state president, an Australian war hero faces charges over five alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan, The New Yorker publishes an 18-month investigation into Sam Altman, BYD is added to Brazil's forced labor 'dirty list,' Florida's DeSantis signs a law enabling terrorist group designations, a U.S. agency announces a 2.48% increase in Medicare Advantage payments for 2027, and Russia delays several lunar missions.
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Trump hails the "historic" rescue of second downed airman in Iran, the Supreme Court sends Steve Bannon’s contempt case back to a lower court, Zelenskyy visits Damascus and forges security ties with Syria, explosives are reportedly found near Serbia’s Balkan Stream pipeline, OPEC+ boosts output as oil hits $120 amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the U.K. scraps its two-child benefit cap, Trump endorses Steve Hilton for California governor, OpenAI unveils an AI policy blueprint for governments, Germany requires men to receive army approval to travel, and the Artemis II crew flies past the Moon for the first time since 1972.
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A U.S. F-15 is reportedly shot down in Iran, Cuba frees 2,010 prisoners for Holy Week,Myanmar's junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, is elected president, Burkina Faso's military l eader says the country must "forget" democracy, the U.S. repatriates a drug suspect to China, Pete Hegseth forces out a top army officer and two other officials, a Canadian mother and daughter are released after being detained by ICE, the U.S. economy reportedly added 178,000 jobs in March, TikTok bans an Israeli influencer over West Bank videos, and a stolen ancient Dacian helmet is recovered in the Netherlands.
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Trump considers withdrawing the U.S. from NATO, Pam Bondi is fired from her role as U.S. attorney general, Washington lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez, the first troops from a U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force arrive in Haiti, Trump says he’ll sign an order to pay DHS employees amid the partial government shutdown, Oxfam estimates there was $3.55 trillion in untaxed wealth held offshore in 2024, SpaceX reportedly files for a record $1.75 trillion IPO, the alleged Bondi Beach shooter loses his bid to secure anonymity for his family, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Indonesia, and NASA's Artemis II launches for the first crewed moon trip in 50 years.
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President Trump pays a visit to the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship arguments, while Trump also suggests a timeframe to the end of the Iran war, a sanctioned Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba, Pakistan and Afghanistan meet in China for peace talks, 30 are killed as a Russian military plane crashes in Crimea, Lula picks Geraldo Alckmin again for Brazil's October vote, Ron DeSantis signs the "Florida SAVE Act" into law, U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson is kidnapped in Iraq, in the U.K., the NHS will offer Wegovy to 1.2 million heart patients, and Anthropic leaks 512,000 lines of source code.
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The U.S. Embassy in Caracas reopens after a seven-year closure, Buckingham Palace confirms King Charles' upcoming state visit to the U.S., the U.N. Security Council holds an emergency meeting following the killings of three peacekeepers in Lebanon, Alberta's independence petition passes the 177,000 signature threshold for a potential referendum, the U.S. Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBTQ+ 'conversion therapy,' Australia probes five tech companies over suspected noncompliance with its under-16 social media ban, defense lawyers in the Charlie Kirk assassin case request a delay of May's hearing over new bullet evidence, a Trump committee exempts drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act protections, a study links e-cigarettes to cancer, and China bans 'bone-ash apartments' used to store cremated remains.
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Trump says the US is considering seizing Iran’s Kharg Island, Spain closes its airspace to U.S. military aircraft involved in operations against Iran, Israel passes a death penalty law for Palestinians, an alleged cop killer is shot dead in Australia after a 216-day manhunt, Russia sends an oil tanker to Cuba, Syria’s leader visits Berlin for talks on rebuilding and refugees,Bank of America agrees to pay $72.5 million in an Epstein trafficking suit, Donald Trump reveals a military complex under the White House ballroom, Amnesty claims the 2026 World Cup poses human rights risks, and J.D. Vance wins the CPAC 2028 straw poll again
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The European Parliament conditionally approves an EU-U.S. trade deal, Nicolas Maduro appears in U.S. court, Israel says it killed Iran's navy chief, the U.S. Army raises the enlistment age limit to 42, EU lawmakers back a bill to send asylum seekers to 'return hubs' abroad, transgender women athletes are banned from competing in the Olympics, Canada advances the Combatting Hate Act, a study estimates that U.S. carbon emissions have cost $10 trillion in global economic damages since 1990, Norway and Iceland join the EU's satellite security programs, and Melania Trump walks alongside a humanoid robot at the White House during a global tech summit.
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Intrigue surrounds potential dialogue between the U.S. and Iran, The Israeli Defense Minister signals the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon, Italy and Algeria boost energy ties, Ghana becomes the first African nation to sign an EU defense pact, The first of three vessels in a humanitarian aid convoy reaches Cuba, A Democrat flips the Florida district that includes Mar-a-Lago, A funding dispute over ICE stalls the DHS budget deal, Meta and YouTube lose the first social media addiction jury trial, Australian Broadcasting Company journalists strike for the first time in 20 Years, and OpenAI shuts down its Sora video app.
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Pakistan offers to host peace talks to end the Iran war, Australia and the EU reach a free trade agreement after eight years of talks, Russia and Vietnam sign a deal to build a nuclear plant, Hong Kong expands its national security law powers, Markwayne Mullin is confirmed as DHS secretary, the U.S. Senate reportedly nears a potential agreement to end the DHS shutdown, Pakistan is named the world's most polluted country in 2025, former Google executive Matt Brittin is reportedly set to become the BBC's new director-general, Melania Trump hosts a global summit on kids' education and AI, and Anthropic's Claude is updated with new computer control capabilities.
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President Trump pauses strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure, Jewish ambulances are set on fire in a London attack, Mali frees 100 jihadists to end a fuel convoy blockade, The party of Prime Minister Robert Golob narrowly wins in Slovenia's parliamentary elections, Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire wins the Paris mayoral election, Cuba's electrical grid collapses again, A deadly plane accident takes place at LaGuardia Airport, ICE agents are assigned to airports amid deepening travel delays, Robert Mueller, Ex-FBI Director, dies at 81, 'Kona' storms trigger Hawaii's worst floods in 20 years, and A new dinosaur species is discovered in South Korea.
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Iran claims its first-ever strike on a U.S. F-35, Delcy Rodriguez overhauls Venezuela's cabinet and military leadership, A report claims that Denmark deployed troops with runway explosives to Greenland amid U.S. tensions, Tunisian anti-racism Activist Saadia Mosbah is sentenced to eight years in prison, The White House unveils its first national AI framework, A judge rules that RFK Jr. overstepped on a trans youth care declaration, Executives are charged in an alleged $2.5 billion AI server scheme involving China, Category 4 Cyclone Narelle makes landfall in Queensland, Australia, Chuck Norris, actor and martial artist, dies at 86, and CBS will shutter its news radio service after nearly a century.
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Trump meets with Japan's Takaichi at the White House, as he threatens to 'massively blow up' the world's largest gas field, Pakistan and Afghanistan declare a temporary ceasefire, Venezuela replaces its defense minister, the U.S. Fed holds rates steady, Iran executes three convicted protesters and an alleged Mossad spy, an Alberta bill tightens the limits on medically assisted dying, the U.S. loses its status as a liberal democracy in an annual index, the White House registers two new government domains related to extraterrestrial life, and the world's longest coastal path opens in the U.K.
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Israel kills another top Iranian official, Tensions mount between Ecuador and Colombia over an alleged cross-border bombing, A crewless drone-hit Russian tanker is adrift in the Mediterranean, An ex-Belgian diplomat will face trial in the murder trial of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first prime minister, Scotland rejects an assisted dying bill, Key primary results roll in from Illinois, Markwayne Mullin faces a Dept. of Homeland Security confirmation hearing, The jury deliberates in the Musk Twitter fraud trial, Amazon launches 1-hour delivery across the U.S., and scientists discover a new "double-charm" quark particle.
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Top U.S. intelligence chief Joe Kent resigns over the Iran war, senior Iranian official Ali Larijani is killed in overnight strikes, Trump delays his scheduled trip to Beijing, Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing 400 in an airstrike on a Kabul hospital, Trump says Washington "will be doing something with Cuba very soon," U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino retires, a Chinese rival to Amazon launches in the U.K., a U.S. judge blocks planned changes to the national childhood vaccine schedule, Sri Lanka adopts a four-day workweek to save fuel, and a study predicts that inactivity due to rising heat will cause up to 700,000 additional premature deaths by 2050.
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A drone hits Dubai Airport as Trump seeks a coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Cuba reports an island-wide power outage following weekend protests, Republic of Congo’s Denis Sassou Nguesso seeks a fifth term in the presidential election, A former Chevron executive reportedly advised the CIA before Maduro’s capture, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is diagnosed with breast cancer, Tucker Carlson claims the U.S. government is eyeing him over Iran texts, The FCC chair faces bipartisan backlash over threats related to Iran war coverage, China resumes military flights near Taiwan, Twelve people are arrested amid London Al-Quds Day protests, and a study finds 72% of UK babies get daily screen time.
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Pete Hegseth makes claims about Mojtaba Khamenei amid reports of major deployments, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq, the U.S. temporarily eases Russian oil sanctions, Poland vetoes €44B in EU defense loan access, the FBI opens its first Ecuador office as Quito prepares for a major offensive on criminal groups, Eswatini receives its third batch of deportees from the U.S., 85-year old Rep. Jim Clyburn is running his 18th term in U.S. Congress, Canada tables a bill on digital access powers, Qantas pays AU$105M to settle a COVID flight lawsuit, and a genomic study proposes rewriting shark evolutionary history.
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Iran’s new supreme leader vows revenge in his first message since his appointment, The U.S. launches trade probes into 16 economies, The U.S. Senate fails to advance a DHS funding proposal, Oil surges past $100 a barrel, A suspect is left dead after ramming a car into a Michigan synagogue, Three brothers are arrested in Oslo in connection to a U.S. Embassy bombing, China approves an 'ethnic unity' law, Floods and landslides kill dozens in Ethiopia, A report warns of growing AI-driven surveillance systems across Africa, and a Naples museum announces a project to allow visually impaired visitors to experience its artworks through touch.
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Military attacks escalate in the Strait of Hormuz, 32 countries will release a record 400 million barrels of oil amid the simmering Iran war, Ghana, and South Korea strengthen ties during a state visit, Six are dead in a reportedly "deliberate" bus fire in Switzerland, The U.K. ends hereditary peers' rights to sit in the House of Lords, The trial begins for the alleged assassins of former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, A report suggests that the White House is advising the GOP to avoid "mass deportation" rhetoric, The U.S. Senate confirms that General Rudd will lead Cyber Command and the NSA, The U.S. election in Georgia's 14th district heads to a runoff, and Bam Adebayo scores 83 points in a game - the second-most in NBA history.
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Pete Hegseth announces the most "intense" day of strikes on Iran, Georgia holds a special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, Democrats sue to determine if Trump will deploy armed officers to election sites, shots are fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto, Australia grants asylum to seven Iranian women soccer players, the U.K. House of Commons approves a plan to restrict juries, Anthropic sues the U.S. over its ban on Claude, Uber expands its "Women Preference" feature across the U.S., daily multivitamins show signs of slowing biological aging, and around 10,000 authors publish an empty book in protest of AI firms.
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Iran claims a strike on the USS Abraham Lincoln as the Mideast conflict continues, President Trump predicts that Cuba will "fall soon," the U.S. grants India a 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil, Sudan's army retakes a strategic city, Hungary is accused of taking Ukrainian bank staff hostage, reports claim that the U.S. military used Anthropic's Claude AI in strikes against Iran, a House panel advances a kids' online safety bill, Jimmy Lai won't appeal his 20-year sentence in Hong Kong, Polymarket removes its nuclear detonation betting market, and Germany's Lower House passes a wolf-hunting bill.
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The U.S. Senate rejects a resolution requiring congressional approval for continued military action in Iran, Israel issues evacuation orders for Beirut's southern suburbs, Trump replaces Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem, Nepalis vote in the first parliamentary election since Gen Z protests overturned the government, China sets its lowest growth target since 1991 at 4.5-5%, The U.K. offers failed asylum seekers £40,000 to leave voluntarily, Trump and Bondi are sued over the administration's TikTok deal, A study suggests that global sea levels have been underestimated, A lawsuit alleges that Google's Gemini was responsible for a man's suicide, and Hall of Fame Coach Lou Holtz dies at 89.
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Israel attacks what it characterizes as "security headquarters" across Tehran, a U.S. sub sinks an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, Syria reinforces its borders amid simmering regional tensions, China begins its "Two Sessions" political meetings, German Chancellor Merz meets President Trump in Washington, the U.S. and Ecuador launch joint anti-narcoterrorism operations, James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Democratic Senate primary, while Steve Toth beats incumbent Dan Crenshaw in a Texas GOP Congressional contest, TikTok confirms it won't add end-to-end encryption to DMs, and the Future of Life Institute releases a Pro-Human AI Declaration.
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The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh is hit by drones, Primary voters head to the polls across Texas, Arkansas and North Carolina, An Indian consulate staff is accused of aiding the 2023 assassination of a Canadian Sikh activist, Melania Trump presides over a U.N. Security Council meeting, U.K. Chancellor Reeves delivers the spring financial forecast, A Paris court reduces the sentences of three men convicted for beheading a teacher, Bill and Hillary Clinton's Epstein deposition videos are released, Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on immigration enforcement, Several U.S. departments join the Trump administration's ban on Anthropic, and a lost Rembrandt painting is authenticated after 60 years.
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Pete Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is different from Iraq and Afghanistan, Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah launches missiles, Donald Trump criticizes Keir Starmer over a delay in approving the use of U.K. military bases against Iran, Canada's Mark Carney meets with Narendra Modi, France announces plans to expand its nuclear arsenal and end warhead disclosure, at least 169 people are killed in an attack in South Sudan, a Pakistani airstrike on Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is reportedly thwarted, the U.K. reduces the refugee protection period to 30 months, Anthropic’s Claude AI suffers a major outage, and Brigid Kosgei wins the Tokyo Marathon in record time.
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Pakistan declares an "open war' on Afghanistan after airstrikes, British and French paratroopers prepare for a possible Ukraine peacekeeping mission, Over 500 body bags are found near the 2026 World Cup venue in Mexico, The U.S. encourages embassy staff to evacuate Israel as tensions simmer with Iran, Melania Trump is slated to preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting, The U.S. military shoots down a Border Patrol drone over Texas, Trump activists reportedly push a draft executive order regarding alleged election threats, Netflix drops its Warner Bros. bid after a Paramount counteroffer, Jack Dorsey's firm Block cuts 4,000 jobs, citing AI, and a U.S. Congressional report suggests that China is operating 11 military-linked space sites in Latin America.
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Hillary Clinton testifies in the U.S. House oversight committee's Epstein probe, WEF Chief Borge Brende resigns, the U.S. and Iran hold a third round of talks in Geneva, Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen announces snap elections for March 24, the U.K. reaffirms its commitment to the Chagos Islands deal, Trump's surgeon general nominee testifies in a Senate confirmation hearing, an independent probe alleges systemic failures in the U.K.'s maternity care, Instagram unveils measures to alert parents if teens "repeatedly" search for self-harm content, a U.S. judge orders Greenpeace to pay an expected $345 million in a pipeline protest lawsuit, and Amazon adds three new personalities to Alexa+.
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President Trump delivers the State of the Union address, India's Narendra Modi visits Israel, Cuba says that four people have been shot dead on a U.S.-registered speedboat, Anthony Albanese is evacuated after a bomb threat in Australia, Japan plans to deploy missiles on an island near Taiwan by 2031, South African men who fought in the Ukraine war are repatriated, the CIA urges Iranians to contact the agency in a Farsi-language post, Secretary Hegseth states that Anthropic must reconsider AI safeguards, Brazil declares a state of calamity over deadly flooding, and a study found that AI models used nuclear weapons 95% of the time in war simulations.
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Trump denies reports that his top military adviser has warned against an attack on Iran, the U.K. imposes nearly 300 new sanctions on Russia to mark the fourth anniversary of the Ukraine war, Australia launches a public antisemitism inquiry following the Bondi Beach attack, U.K. MPs approve a motion to release documents related to former Prince Andrew's trade envoy appointment, Colombia's ELN guerilla group declares a ceasefire ahead of legislative elections, a U.S. judge declines to dismiss the prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk murder case, declassified CIA documents on a Cold War-era interrogation research program resurface online, ICE is accused of cutting its training hours and dropping a course on constitutional law, British family doctors are given £3,000 incentives to prescribe weight loss drug medications, and IBM plunges 13% as Anthropic announces a new AI coding tool.
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Violence erupts in Mexico after drug lord El Mencho is killed in a military operation, An armed man breaching the Mar-a-Lago perimeter is shot dead, Peter Mandelson is arrested over an alleged Epstein information leak, The ICC opens proceedings against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged war crimes, A Hong Kong court upholds the convictions of 12 ‘HK47’ activists, Hungary vetoes EU economic proposals on Ukraine, Pakistan claims it killed over 70 people in strikes in Afghanistan, A judge blocks the release of Jack Smith's Trump report, A bomb cyclone slams the US Northeast, and Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton goes on public display for first time.
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The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs, Turkey arrests a Deutsche Welle journalist for allegedly "Insulting" President Erdoğan, A report suggests that a former aide to ex-Prince Andrew allegedly made secret China deals, The U.S. and Indonesia finalize a trade deal, The U.S. sanctions Sudan RSF commanders over the El-Fasher siege, The Epstein estate agrees to a $35 million settlement for victims, President Trump orders the release of government UFO and alien files, RFK Jr. pledges to support for Trump's Executive Order on glyphosate, Stanford tests a "universal vaccine" against multiple respiratory pathogens, and Argentina bars its soccer chief from leaving the country.
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The U.K.'s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is arrested on misconduct charges, Trump suggests that a decision on Iran could be made within the next 10 days, Trump's Board of Peace holds its inaugural meeting, former South Korean President Yoon is sentenced to life in prison, José María Balcázar is sworn in as Peru's interim president, the U.S. reportedly moves to launch a portal to bypass EU content bans, Tucker Carlson alleges he was briefly detained by Israeli authorities, Canada unveils five new Express Entry immigration categories for 2026, a study warns of a rising number of fire-prone weather days, and a U.S. judge dismisses a $10 million "boneless wings" lawsuit.
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The U.N. says that Epstein's abuses may constitute 'crimes against humanity,' Vladimir Putin calls new U.S. restrictions on Cuba unacceptable, France and Algeria resume security cooperation, Israel's Bezalel Smotrich says that Israel will "encourage migration" of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza, Sara Duterte announces her 2028 Presidential bid in the Philippines, Beijing denies U.S. claims of nuclear tests in China, U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin quits, Health and environmental groups sue the EPA over the rollback of emission standards, The FDA reverses its decision and will review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, and a new study warns that the Chikungunya virus could spread across Europe.
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Iran announces progress in nuclear talks with the U.S., U.S. civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84, Tarique Rahman is sworn in as Bangladesh's new prime minister, x-rays obtained by The Guardian appear to show that Iranian protesters were shot with live ammo, the FBI is accused of opening over 125,000 assessments between 2018 and 2024 without evidence, France opens a murder investigation into the death of a right-wing student activist, U.K. unemployment hits a 5-year high of 5.2%, Anderson Cooper leaves CBS News' '60 Minutes', India hosts a global AI Impact Summit, and a NASA scientist warns of 15,000 'city-killer' asteroids near earth.
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Trump’s Board of Peace pledges $5 billion toward rebuilding Gaza, The U.S. military reportedly prepares for potential strike operations against Iran, The UK and its allies claim Russia killed Alexei Navalny using a frog toxin, Marco Rubio outlines his vision for the US-Europe alliance at the Munich Conference, The UK announces further plans to regulate AI chatbots and social media platforms for children, A report says the Pentagon is considering cutting off Anthropic over a safeguards dispute, Bondi Beach terror attack suspect Naveed Akram makes his first court appearance, Warner Bros. reportedly weighs reopening sale talks with Paramount, ByteDance faces backlash from Hollywood over its new AI video tool, A study finds intermittent fasting offers no advantage over regular diets, and a report finds the U.K. gender pay gap will not close until 2056.
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NATO allies pledge $35 billion in new Ukraine aid, Major political announcements result in a new government in Thailand, The U.S. withdraws from Syria's al-Tanf base, An Israeli reservist is charged for betting on military operations, A U.K. high court rules a Palestine Action terror ban as unlawful, A judge orders the return of 137 deported Venezuelans to the U.S., A judge blocks the Trump administration's $600M health grant cuts to 4 states, A ruling blocks the Pentagon from demoting Senator Mark Kelly, A study suggests that U.S. consumers are bearing the brunt of tariff costs, and astronomers detect an "inside out" planetary system.
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Local media declares the BNP winner of Bangladesh's first election since the ousting of Hasina, the U.S. House votes to disapprove of Trump's Canada tariffs, Kim Jong Un's daughter is reportedly named his successor-designate, the White House announces the end of ICE's Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, Switzerland schedules a vote on capping the population at 10 million, the U.S. House passes a Trump-backed bill to create new voting rules, a principal dies after being shot during a school siege in Thailand, a Ukrainian athlete is disqualified from the Winter Olympics for refusing not to wear a helmet deemed to violate rules on political expression, a study links reading and writing to a 38% decreased risk of Alzheimer's, and Gallup ends its 90-year tradition of publishing presidential polls.
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Nine are dead in a tragic school shooting in British Columbia, Canada, Violent clashes erupt in Albania over a corruption scandal, Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Trump to discuss the Iran nuclear talks, the FAA lifts its El Paso, Texas airspace closure, Kenya's foreign minister will visit Russia over reports of a military recruitment scheme, the Colombian President's helicopter is diverted over an alleged shooting threat, a man is questioned and released in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance, the FDA rejects Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine over the trial design, the Pentagon adds ChatGPT to GenAI.mil for 3 million personnel, and Britney Spears sells the rights to her music catalog.
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The U.S. cuts tariffs on Bangladesh to 19%, Trump threatens to block the opening of a new U.S.-Canada bridge, Ethiopia allegedly begins hosting a secret camp to train Sudan’s RSF fighters, Democrats introduce a bill to end sex trafficking time limits, Australian police face criticism following violent clashes with protesters, the Philippine's top court rules that same-sex couples can co-own property, the UK orders the deletion of a journalist-used court reporting platform, Trump's top immigration officials testify before Congress, the U.S. Justice Department seeks to overturn Steve Bannon's contempt conviction, and Meta and YouTube's landmark child addiction trial begins.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in prison, Japan’s Sanae Takaichi wins a landslide victory, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney resigns, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul wins Thailand's election, Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the Fifth Amendment and seeks clemency, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is sentenced to an additional seven and a half years in prison, SpaceX shifts its focus toward establishing a Moon city within the next 10 years, The Washington Post’s chief executive resigns after laying off 300 journalists, Lindsey Vonn is airlifted after a crash during an Olympic downhill race, and a study finds that speed training can cut dementia risk by 25%.
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The 2012 Benghazi attack suspect is arrested and extradited to the U.S., Dozens are dead following a deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan, South Africa inks a trade deal with China, U.S.-Iran talks conclude in Oman, A Russian intelligence chief is shot in Moscow,The U.S. kills two in the latest strike on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, President Trump endorses Japan's Sanae Takaichi ahead of its snap election, Senator Mark Warner warns of election interference amid Trump’s comments, Canada unveils its auto industry plan, and Sam Altman says AI could eventually replace him as OpenAI CEO.
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The last U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty expires, Iran launches a portal to report unlisted protest deaths, Xi and Trump discuss Taiwan and trade in a phone call, An adviser to France’s Macron holds talks with Russian officials in Moscow, Maduro ally Alex Saab is arrested in Venezuela, The European Central Bank and Bank of England maintain their interest rates steady, The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommends delaying gender surgery to 19, NBC’s “Today” host Savannah Guthrie makes a plea for the safe return of her missing mother, Jeanine Pirro clarifies remarks she made about bringing guns into D.C., and a study links the Mediterranean diet to an 18% lower chance of stroke in women.
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The U.S. shoots down an Iranian drone flying near an American aircraft carrier, Thousands march in Venezuela to protest the capture of Maduro and his wife, The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is assassinated, Ryan Routh is sentenced to life for his 2024 attempt on Trump's life, The Washington Post cuts 30% of its staff, The Epstein files surface an alleged Bill Gates-linked pandemic planning for profit scheme, Health Canada closes public access to vaccine injury records for 15 years, Spain moves to ban social media for children under 16, NASA postpones its Artemis II crewed lunar mission, and RentAHuman.ai allows AI to hire humans to complete real-world tasks.
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President Trump hosts Colombia’s Gustavo Petro, Russian intelligence accuses France of coup plots in Africa, French police raid X's Paris offices, Iran's president instructs his foreign minister to re-engage with the U.S., Sarah Ferguson closes its charity amid the Epstein document release, while the Clintons agree to testify in a House Epstein inquiry, President Trump seeks $1B in damages from Harvard University, a report alleges that a whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard has been withheld since May, Disney names Josh D'Amaro as its next CEO, a record snowfall in Japan kills at least 30
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Israel reopens Gaza’s key Rafah border crossing, A judge orders the release of a five-year-old child and his father from ICE custody, U.K. envoy Peter Mandelson quits Labour over allegations tied to an Epstein payment, Iran warns that a U.S. attack would trigger a regional war,
Gold plunges in a record decline, Nigeria kills a Boko Haram commander and ten militants in a raid, Trump says the Kennedy Center will close for two years, A second woman alleges Jeffrey Epstein sent her to Prince Andrew, A report warns that international humanitarian law is at a “critical breaking point,” and a man survives 48 hours without lungs using an artificial system.
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Israel will reopen the Rafah crossing for limited traffic, Don Lemon is arrested over the Minnesota church protest, The Taliban passes a new law that legalizes slavery in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso dissolves all political parties, President Trump says Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt strikes on Ukrainian cities, Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, The DOJ announ32ces the release of 3 million more pages of Epstein files, A Panama court voids a Hong Kong firm's canal port deal, Apple acquires Q.ai for a reported $2 billion deal, and a U.K. minister says that a Universal Basic Income may be needed because of AI’s disruption.
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the U.K.’s Keir Starmer meets with China’s Xi Jinping, the EU designates Iran's IRGC as a terrorist organization, the IDF reportedly accepts the Gaza Health Ministry’s reported death toll of 71,000, two CBP agents are placed on leave after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the U.S. Senate blocks a government funding bill, the U.S. Fed holds rates steady at 3.5%-3.75%, China executes 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, Tesla reports its first annual revenue decline in its history, Google DeepMind unveils AlphaGenome AI to predict gene mutations, and scientists discover an Earth-like 'potentially habitable' planet.
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Sir Keir Starmer makes the U.K.’s first Prime Minister visit to China in eight years, Syria’s interim President al-Sharaa meets Vladamir Putin, South Korea’s first lady is jailed for accepting luxury bribes, The USS Lincoln arrives in the Middle East amid Iran tensions, Ecuador protest an ICE agent's consulate entry attempt, Rep. Ilhan Omar is attacked at a Minneapolis town hall, A report suggests that FEMA faces 50% staff cuts, The Deputy Chief Minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra dies in an airplane crash, UPS plans to cut 30,000 jobs, and the “Doomsday Clock” ticks closer to midnight.
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India and the EU finalize a free trade deal after nearly 20 years of negotiations, Trump hikes tariffs on South Korea imports to 25%, Trump moves border patrol chief Gregory Bovino out of Minneapolis, Canada announces affordability measures to combat rising costs, France’s National Assembly approves a social media ban for children under 15, the Trump administration faces its first wrongful death lawsuit over its alleged drug boat strikes, California’s Newsom probes TikTok for allegedly censoring anti-Trump content, hundreds of thousands are impacted by flooding in Mozambique, a new study links menopause to the loss of gray matter in the brain, and Anthropic’s CEO warns AI could cause civilization damage.
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Donald Trump and Tim Walz hold a “productive” call following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, A deadly winter storm kills at least 28 people and cuts power to 1 million across the U.S., Delcy Rodríguez says she has had “enough of” U.S. orders on Venezuela, China launches a corruption probe into top military officials, Former UK Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform, Protests erupt in Bangladesh over Sheikh Hasina’s Delhi speech, India reportedly agrees to slash EU car import tariffs as part of a major trade deal, The EU investigates X's Grok AI over deepfake image claims, Gold surges past $5,000 an ounce as silver tops $100, and Alex Honnold scales Taipei 101 without ropes in record time.
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Russia, Ukraine and U.S. delegations head to the UAE for their first trilateral meeting, Bangladesh begins campaigning in its first post-uprising vote, the Qatar-gifted Air Force One delivery is expected by the summer of 2026, a report details how Venezuela's Rodríguez claimed that the U.S. pressured Maduro allies, while the U.S. House rejects a resolution blocking military action in Venezuela, Minnesota protests ICE enforcement with a mass walkout, TikTok reaches a deal for a U.S. joint venture to avoid a ban, a Filipina journalist is sentenced to 18 years on terrorism charges, Intel’s stock prices plummet by 17%, and the U.K. home secretary proposes AI “panopticon” surveillance for criminals.
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Trump seeks ‘decisive’ options against Iran, Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council reportedly moves to oust the prime minister, Eight nations agree to join Trump's Board of Peace, Trump announces a 'framework' for a Greenland deal, The U.K. postpones local elections for 29 councils, The three former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance face trial for organizing Tiananmen vigils, An ICE memo allegedly allows agents to forcibly enter homes with administrative warrants, The U.S. officially withdraws from the World Health Organization, Deadly landslides strike New Zealand after record rainfall, and the Gates Foundation and OpenAI launch a $50 million AI health initiative in Africa.
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President Trump presses on the Greenland issue at Davos, The killer of Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Abe is sentenced to life, Togo extradites an ex-Burkina Faso leader to face charges, New Zealand’s prime minister calls for a Nov. 7 election, A deadly train derailment strikes Barcelona, U.S. House Foreign Affairs members call for elections in Venezuela, ICE launches operations in Maine, The U.S. Dept. of Justice subpoenas Minnesota officials over its immigration probe, A study links wildfire smoke in pregnancy to autism risk, and the AI startup Humans& raises $480M at its $4.48B valuation.
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The U.K. approves plans for a new Chinese 'mega' embassy in London, Israel bulldozes UNRWA’s headquarters in East Jerusalem, Trump proposes a 200% tariff on French wine, Trump criticizes the U.K.-Chagos Island deal, North Korea's Kim Jong Un publicly fires his vice premier, Over 18 million Yemenis are projected to face a worsening hunger crisis this year, The U.K. launches a consultation on a possible under-16 social media ban, U.S. Fed Chair Powell is reportedly set to attend Gov. Cook’s Supreme Court session, Netflix revises its Warner Bros. offer to a $72 billion all-cash deal, and an Austrian cow becomes the first documented bovine to use tools.
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Forty people are killed after two high-speed trains collide in Spain, Trump tells Denmark he has “no obligation” to focus exclusively on peace, Japan’s Takaichi calls a snap election, Syria and the SDF agree to a ceasefire, the DOJ says it will not investigate a fatal ICE shooting and will probe Minnesota protesters and politicians, a third person in 44 days dies at a Texas ICE detention camp, Iran's Supreme Leader admits thousands have been killed in protests but blames Trump, China’s population falls by 3.4 million as births hit their lowest level since 1949, Oxfam reports that billionaire wealth jumps to a record $18.3 trillion, Prince Harry’s trial against the Daily Mail over spying allegations begins, and Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies at 93.
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South Korea's Yoon is sentenced to five years in relation to his martial law declaration, Canada and China forge a "Strategic Partnership," the U.S. and Denmark form a working group amid the ongoing Greenland dispute, Yemen appoints Shaya Mohsen Zindani as its new Prime Minister, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces emergency energy measures, Starmer signals support for a teen social media ban in the U.K. the U.S. sells $500M in Venezuelan oil, the White House imposes a 25% tariff on advanced AI chips, President Trump signs the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, and a Canadian court says the Emergencies Act use during the Freedom Convoy was “unreasonable.”
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Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at the White House, Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after being suspended by the Conservative Party, Trump considers invoking the Insurrection Act amid clashes in Minnesota, Quebec Premier François Legault resigns, Ugandans head to the polls to vote in the presidential election, the U.S. reportedly sees its first negative net migration for the first time in 50 years, Google launches Personal Intelligence for its Gemini AI, a study found no link between screen time and teen anxiety, 26 people are charged in an alleged NCAA point-shaving scheme, and a NASA crew returns to earth early following a medical issue.
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U.S., Danish, and Greenlandic officials meet as tensions rise over Trump's acquisition push, President Trump says the “killing in Iran is stopping” after the US threatens “strong action” amid ongoing protests, Canada’s Mark Carney visits China, The U.S. announces the start of phase two of the Gaza peace plan, Uganda shuts down its internet ahead of its upcoming presidential election, South Korea seeks the death penalty for ex-President Yoon, A U.K. police chief admits to misleading lawmakers with AI over the Maccabi fan ban, President Trump says federal payments to sanctuary cities will halt on Feb. 1, The U.S. approves Nvidia H200 AI chip exports to China, and new analysis suggests that 2025 was the third-warmest year on record.
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Trump tells Iranians that “help is on its way” amid reports that protest deaths have surpassed 2,000, the world court begins hearings on the Myanmar Rohingya genocide case, Trump ends Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals, Israel reportedly plans a renewed Gaza offensive for March, Israel and Ethiopia hold talks to strengthen their bilateral relations, a GOP representative introduces a bill to annex Greenland as a U.S. state, several DOJ officials resign over the Minneapolis ICE shooting, Google parent Alphabet hits the $4 trillion valuation mark, a study reporting the presence of microplastics in the body is challenged by scientists, and ‘Dilbert’ creator and conservative commentator Scott Adams dies.
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The U.S. Dept. of Justice opens a criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell, Syrian forces seize Aleppo, A human rights agency claims that over 500 people are dead in Iran's continuing protests, Israel and Germany sign a security pact amid Iran tensions, Sudan’s government returns to Khartoum after a 3-year exile, President Trump sends a warning to Cuba, The U.S. federal government deploys hundreds more agents to Minneapolis after the ICE shooting, Meta names Dina Powell McCormick as its President and Vice Chair, Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over child deepfake images, Paramount Skydance sues Warner Bros. Discovery, and deadly wildfires in Australia destroy over 300 structures.
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Iran shuts down its internet amid deadly nationwide protests, U.S. federal agents injure two in a Portland, Oregon shooting, South Africa hosts China-led BRICS naval drills, Volodomir Zelenskyy says 2at least 4 are killed and the Qatari embassy is damaged in a Russian attack, Venezuela releases political prisoners, The U.S. House passes a 3-year Affordable Care Act subsidy extension, The U.S. Senate votes to limit President Trump's Venezuela war powers, J.D. Vance ann2ounces a new fraud czar, OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health for personalized care, and a study hypothesizes that AI chatbots show signs of anxiety and PTSD in therapy.
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Trump orders the U.S.’ withdrawal from 66 international groups, Rubio outlines a three-phase plan for Venezuela, Trump invites Colombia’s Petro to the White House, Lebanon says that Hezbollah has been disarmed in the south, Trump proposes raising the military budget over 50% to $1.5 trillion, state investigators ‘reluctantly’ withdraw from a probe into the fatal ICE shooting of a woman in Minneapolis, a study links weight-loss injections to rapid weight regain, U.K. police face scrutiny over last year's banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans, Japan's nuclear agency loses a phone with sensitive data in China, and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirms the first starless ‘failed galaxy.’
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An ICE agent fatally shoots a woman in Minneapolis, A Yemen separatist leader flees talks and faces treason charges, The U.S. pledges to “indefinitely” sell Venezuelan oil, The U.S. seizes two sanctioned oil tankers, including a Russian-flagged vessel, The U.K. and France pledge to station troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is agreed, China bans dual-use exports to Japan over Taiwan remarks, Representative Doug LaMalfa dies at 65, Aldrich Ames dies in pr ison at 84, The U.S. unveils new 2025-2030 dietary guidelines, and a Stanford-developed AI predicts over 100 diseases from sleep data.
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The U.S. considers using the military to acquire Greenland, Venezuela appoints three prosecutors to probe “dozens” of deaths during the U.S. capture of Maduro, Iran's supreme leader allegedly prepares a contingency plan to flee to Moscow, Israel's foreign minister visits Somaliland, Somalia's U.N. envoy is linked to a Medicaid fraud scheme, 147 nations agree to exempt U.S. firms from a global 15% minimum tax, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes to dissolve, Australia faces extreme heatwave warnings in several areas, Senate Democrats seek to stop taxpayer-funded payouts to convicted Jan . 6 rioters pardoned by Trump, and NVIDIA launches its Alpamayo AI platform for self-driving cars.
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Nicolas Maduro makes his first court appearance in New York, Delcy Rodríguez is sworn in as interim president of Venezuela, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ends his re-election bid, The Pentagon moves to reduce Sen. Mark Kelly’s rank, At least 30 people are killed in an attack on a village in Nigeria, Saudi-backed forces retake key provinces from the UAE-backed STC in Yemen, Left-wing militants claim responsibility for a sabotage attack on a Berlin power plant, All 40 victims of the Swiss bar fire are identified, Trial begins for an officer accused of failing to protect children during the Uvalde school shooting, Ten people are found guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron, and a UK expert warns the world may lack time to prepare for AI safety risks.
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Saudi warplanes strike Yemen's UAE-backed separatists, Officials say a deadly Switzerland bar fire was likely caused by champagne sparklers, President Trump threatens to intervene as Iran protests spread, Venezuelan President Maduro says he is open to U.S. talks, The DRC accuses Rwanda of killing over 1,500 in an M23 offensive, Jair Bolsonaro returns to jail after medical treatment, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani revokes a swath of Eric Adams' Executive Orders, Trump discusses his health in a Wall St. Journal article, U.S. federal workers challenge a gender care coverage ban and a rogue planet’s mass and distance are measured for the first time.
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Iran’s president calls for dialogue amid ongoing protests, Russia depl oys the Oreshnik Missile System to Belarus, A military-backed party claims victory in the first phase of Myanmar’s election, Boeing wins an $8.6 billion Pentagon contract to build F-15 jets for Israel, A judge temporarily blocks Trump from ending temporary protected status for South Sudanese nationals, The health of four pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike in the U.K. deteriorates, 75% of U.S. adults meet the criteria for obesity under a new waist-based definition, Several artists cancel their shows at the Trump-Kennedy Center following its name change, The U.S. pledges $2 billion in U.N. humanitarian aid, and a study suggests that the universe may have entered a phase of decelerated expansion.
Donald Trump hosts Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, U.S. President Trump met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war, President Trump claims a U.S. strike on a drug facility in Venezuela, China launches large-scale military drills around Taiwan, North Korea fires cruise missiles and pledges a nuclear buildup, Iran’s president says Tehran is in “full-fledged war” with the U.S., Israel and Europe, The U.K. curbs visas from the DRC, Australia orders a security agency review after the Bondi Beach attack, Kosovo conducts snap parliamentary elections, The FBI provides an update on its investigation into an alleged Minnesota fraud scheme, and OpenAI seeks a Head of Preparedness for AI security risks.
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The U.S. strikes Islamic State group militants in Nigeria, Nigeria’s Borno state suffers a deadly mosque bombing, Russian bombers fly near the U.K. on Christmas, Israel becomes the first nation to recognize Somaliland, Ex-Malaysian leader Najib Razak is found guilty in a fraud case, China sanctions 20 U.S. firms over an $11B Taiwan arms deal, The U.S. Dept. of Justice finds over 1M more Epstein documents, 19 states and Washington D.C. sue the federal government over its youth gender treatment declaration, A U.S. judge blocks the Trump admin. from deporting the CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, and Jair Bolsonaro endorses his son, Flávio, for Brazil’s 2026 presidential election.
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The U.N. Security Council discusses U.S.-Venezuela tensions in an emergency meeting, President Trump unveils a new “Trump Class” fleet of naval battleships, Thailand and Cambodia prepare for Christmas Eve ceasefire talks, Sudan’s Prime Minister proposes a U.N.-monitored ceasefire to end its civil war, U.K. police plan to scrap the non-crime hate incident system, Canada names Mark Wiseman its U.S. Ambassador, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security triples its self-deportation payment to $3,000, Amazon reportedly has blocked over 1,800 North Korean job applicants since April, The Pentagon will deploy xAI's Grok to 3 million personnel, and a scientific study creates a replica womb lining.
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A Russian general is killed in a car bomb attack in Moscow, Chuck Schumer seeks legal action over the Epstein files release, The U.S. reportedly pursues a third tanker off Venezuela, France approves plans for a new nuclear aircraft carrier by 2038, Larry Ellison backs Paramount's $108B Warner Bros. takeover bid, Trump names Louisiana Governor Landry as Greenland envoy, A member of the MS-13 gang is sentenced to more than a thousand years in prison, The U.K. considers a social media ban for children under 16, CBS editor Bari Weiss comes under fire after pulling a “60 Minutes” segment, RFK Jr. cancels a press event on the Danish vaccine schedule,
and a wheelchair user reaches space for the first time.
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ByteDance signs a deal for a TikTok U.S. joint venture, The second Russia–Africa Partnership Ministerial Conference kicks off in Egypt, The EU agrees on a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, While the EU delays a Mercosur trade deal signing amid farmer protests, Australia launches a gun buyback after the Bondi Beach attack, Pharma companies agree to cut U.S. drug prices in a Trump administration deal, The suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and MIT professor murder is found dead, Trump Media merges with TAE in $6 billion fusion energy deal, Facebook tests limiting external links for non-verified accounts and U.K. actors vote overwhelmingly against digital scanning to train AI.
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Trump delivers a prime-time address to the nation, Brazil's Lula vows to veto a bill reducing sentences for coup convicts, Putin says that the Oreshnik missile will enter Russia's arsenals by the year's end, The U.S. announces an $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan, Dan Bongino resigns as deputy director of the FBI, A French doctor is jailed for life for poisoning 30 patients, Australia enacts new antisemitism reforms after the Bondi Beach terror attack, The U.S. House passes a GOP-backed health bill, England’s resident doctors begin a five-day strike amid record flu hospitalizations, and Jared Isaacman is confir med as NASA’s youngest-ever chief.
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President Trump orders a total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela, India’s Narendra Modi makes his first-ever visit to Ethiopia, a man is charged with 59 offenses in the Bondi Beach terror attack, a Slovakian court suspends a law abolishing a whistleblower office, linguists in Canada urge Mark Carney to drop British spellings, the son of Rob Reiner is charged in the stabbing deaths of his parents, President Trump moves to dismantle a major U.S. weather and climate research center, Australia overturns a ban on a Charlie Kirk shooting video, Senator Bernie Sanders calls for a pause on AI data centers and the Marshall Islands lau nches the world's first blockchain Universal Basic Income (UBI).
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The U.K. launches a probe into foreign interference in its politics, Trump says a Russia-Ukraine peace deal is closer than it's ever been, The White House designates fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, A former British Marine is sentenced to over 21 years for driving his car into a Liverpool parade, 11 are killed and up to 20 are abducted in an attack on a Christian Church in Nigeria, Trump sues the BBC for $10 billion over its documentary featuring edited footage of his Jan. 6 speech, Musk's net worth surpasses $600B, making him the wealthiest individual in history, Trump’s chief of staff is featured in a controversial Vanity Fair article, A study predicts that around 3,000 glaciers will vanish yearly by the 2040s, and thousands of dinosaur footprints are found on an Italian mountain.
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NATO’s chief warns that Russia could attack the alliance in 5 years, Russia’s Putin meets with Turkey’s Erdoğan and Iran’s Pezeshkian, Canada's Liberals are one seat shy of a majority after another Conservative defects to their ranks, Over 400 civilians are killed during fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nobel Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi is arrested in Iran, House Democrats release two more sets of photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson makes his first In-person court appearance, Trump signs an executive order to block state AI regulations, Disney and OpenAI strike a $1 billion deal for AI character videos, and Europol warns of AI-powered crime and 'bot bashing,'.
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Australia mulls tougher gun control after a Bondi Beach terror attack, The Brown University shooting victims are named as the search for the gunman continues, Zelenskyy says Ukraine is prepared to give up NATO aspirations in exchange for security guarantees, Jimmy Lai is found guilty in his Hong Kong sedition trial, José Antonio Kast wins the presidential runoff in Chile, A drone strike kills six U.N. peacekeepers in Sudan, Trump vows retaliation after IS kills three Americans in Syria, Movie director Rob Reiner and his wife are found dead in an apparent homicide, A lawsuit seeks to halt Trump’s White House ballroom project, and Nvidia-backed PolyAI raises $86 million for an AI voice agent platform.
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Bulgaria's government resigns amid mass protests, Thailand’s Prime Minister dissolves parliament, Former Bolivian President Luis Arce is detained in a corruption investigation, Ghana deports three Israelis in a retaliatory move, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces calls to resign at a House hearing, The U.S. House passes a $900 billion defense bill, Pentagon war games suggest that U.S. could lose a Taiwan war, The Supreme Court hears an Alabama death row IQ threshold case, Time names the “Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year, and researchers discover the earliest evidence of human fire-making in the U.K.
President Trump announces the seizure of a large oil tanker off of Venezuela, Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia hold their third trilateral talks, while a China-Russia bomber patrol prompts a Japan and South Korea response, M23 makes advances in the DRC conflict, the EU approves a major migration overhaul, a judge blocks Trump's California National Guard deployment, a House Democrat files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr., a student is killed and another is injured after a shooting at Kentucky State University, a Canada-U.S. dispute over Machias Seal Island escalates over a U.S. tour company, and Berlin approves police powers to install home surveillance technologies.
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Trump describes European nations as 'weak' and 'decaying,' Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he’s ready for elections, Israel’s Netanyahu says that the Gaza ceasefire is expected to reach its second phase, Trump allows the export of Nvidia’s H200 chips to China, Australia enacts the world’s first social media ban for users under 16, Researchers link social media to attention problems in children, Trump announces a $12 billion tariff relief package for farmers, A U.K. nurse wins a harassment claim in a transgender changing room row, A magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Japan, and a novel gene therapy shows promise in treating an aggressive form of blood cancer.
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Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia after deadly clashes, The Supreme Court weighs Trump's power to fire an FTC official, ECOWAS deploys forces after a foiled coup attempt in Benin, China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion, The U.S. deports over 50 Iranians in a second flight under a new deal, Nigeria frees 100 abducted schoolchildren, Syria marks the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad government, Over 100 UK MPs demand binding AI regulations amid government delays, Paramount launches a $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. amid a Netflix deal, A report finds that disability registrations are surging at elite US universities, and Iran arrests two marathon organizers over unveiled women runners.
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Russia’s Putin visits India’s Modi in New Delhi, Germany’s parliament greenlights a path to "needs based" military conscription, A Gaza militia leader is killed during a dispute in Rafah, The Supreme Court allows Texas’ Republican-drawn redistricting map for 2026, A U.S. panel votes to scale back the hepatitis B vaccine for infants, Trump is awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize, Nature retracts a climate study predicting dire economic damage, Netflix agrees to acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, Florida’s Ron DeSantis proposes an AI Bill of Rights, and a three-year-old becomes the youngest-ever rated chess player.
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Israel and Lebanon hold their first direct talks in decades, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a Trump-backed peace deal at the White House, Putin vows to seize Ukraine's Donbas by force, The FBI arrests a suspect in the Jan. 6 pipe bomb case, A 13-year-old reportedly carries out a Taliban-sanctioned execution in Afghanistan, An Oklahoma University instructor is placed on leave following a religious bias complaint, Former U.S. special counsel Jack Smith is subpoenaed for a closed-door interview, Memory chipmaker Micron exits its consumer business, A study theorizes that volcanic eruptions may have led to Europe’s Black Death plague, and Neuralink patients demonstrate the ability to control robotic arms with their thoughts.
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the NATO chief says that only President Trump can break the Ukraine war deadlock, while the EU agrees to phase out Russian gas imports by 2027, Iran hosts a major regional counter-terrorism drill for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Malaysia will resume its MH370 search in the Indian Ocean, 103 prisoners are mistakenly released in England and Wales, the U.S. halts immigration applications from 19 countries, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launches an immigration operation in New Orleans, the Department of Justice sues six more states over voter registration lists, hospitals in Delhi report 200,000 respiratory cases amid air pollution, and an internal OpenAI memo declares a “code red” to prioritize ChatGPT improvements.
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The White House confirms there was a “second strike” on a Caribbean drug boat, Russia and Sudan confirm a Red Sea naval base deal, Australia’s Penny Wong warns of China's growing military presence in the Pacific, An Ex-EU foreign chief is detained in a fraud probe, The U.K. secures zero tariffs on U.S. pharma exports in a trade deal, An FBI report claims that Director Patel is 'in over his head,' SpaceX is approved for Starship launches at Cape Canaveral, Florida, A Waymo driverless car drives into an active police standoff in Los Angeles, The WHO issues its first guidelines for GLP-1 obesity treatments, and a newly-discovered “fire amoeba” is found to thrive in searing temperatures.
The death toll from extreme weather in Southeast Asia passes 1,140, Sheikh Hasina and UK Labour MP Tulip Siddiq are sentenced to jail in Bangladesh, Trump confirms a call with Venezuela's Maduro, An appeals court rules that Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, The U.K. investigates the SAS over deaths during the Afghan war, A report finds global arms sales have hit a record $679 billion, Singapore executes three people within a week, The FDA links ten child deaths to COVID vaccines, The U.K. unveils a £170M plan to end HIV transmission by 2030, and the White House launches a media bias tracker.
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Two National Guard members are shot in Washington, D.C., Jair Bolsonaro starts a 27-year jail term in Brazil, Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Putin about the Ukraine peace deal, A study suggests that the U.K. could lose 3 million jobs to AI by 2035, Hong Kong suffers a deadly apartment complex fire, A judge dismisses the Georgia election case against President Trump, The Trump administration announces medicare price cuts for 15 drugs, Jakarta becom2es the world's most populous city, Scientists detect gamma rays that may prove the existence of dark matter, and an Ethiopian volcano erupts for the first time in 12,000 years.
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Trump and Xi hold a call to discuss Taiwan and Ukraine, The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation closes its operations, The FBI reportedly schedules interviews with six Democrats over an allegedly 'seditious' military video, The National Rally’s Jordan Bardella is projected to win France’s 2027 election, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces declare a three-month humanitarian ceasefire, The World Food Program warns of a coming hunger crisis in Nigeria, A U.K. committee says the BBC is not in ‘safe hands,’ An Australian senator is censured for wearing a burqa as part of a protest, Trump launches “Genesis Mission” to integrate AI into scientific research, and scientists identify four major turning points in the brain’s development.
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The US and Ukraine signal progress on peace talks, Fifty children escape after a mass school abduction in Nigeria, A U.S. judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James, Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation from Congress, Jair Bolsonaro is arrested over flight risk concerns, Three are killed in a suicide attack on a paramilitary headquarters in Pakistan, DOGE reportedly disbands quietly ahead of schedule, The Philippines arrests seven people in a major flood control corruption case, A U.K. puberty blocker trial is set to begin, Novo Nordisk shares plunge after Alzheimer’s drug trials fail, and Candace Owens claims France hired a team to assassinate her.
President Trump hosts NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani at the White House, Haiti's electoral council proposes an Aug. 30 for general elections, Russia and Togo will mutually open embassies for the first time 65 Years, Japan approves a 21.3 trillion yen stimulus package, Brazil sees U.S.-imposed tariffs on agricultural goods drop by 40%, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee reportedly met with Jonathan Pollard, President Trump proposes 34 offshore drilling leases in a five-year plan, the CDC updates its website on vaccine-autism claims, the U.S. Transportation and Security Agency proposes an $18 fee for travelers without a REAL ID, and the U.K. opens a new AI-powered underwater drone facility.
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U.S military officials visit Ukraine amid reports of a new peace plan, the EU unveils a €100 billion military Schengen Zone plan, airstrikes in Gaza mark the deadliest day since the ceasefire started, France’s Macron kicks off his Africa tour in Mauritius, a fire disrupts COP30 climate talks, New Zealand bans puberty blockers for transgender minors, the U.S. House votes to repeal a provision allowing senators to sue the government over seized records, a court blocks restrictions on immigration officers’ use of force in Chicago, a new pinprick blood test shows promise in detecting disease 10 years before the onset of symptoms, and NASA releases new images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS,
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The European Central Bank warns of global financial shocks, Li Qiang makes the first PRC premier visit to Zambia in 28 years, an Israeli strike kills 13 at a Lebanon refugee camp, a Russian missile attack kills 25 in Ukraine's Ternopil, a U.K. House of Commons Committee says the nation lacks a defense plan, President Trump pushes federal AI rules and warns against AI overregulation, while the Trump admin. takes steps to dismantle the Dept. of Education, Rep. Jim Jordan refers an ex-special counsel aide to the Dept. of Justice for prosecution, a report suggests that loose wire caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, Roblox rolls out facial age verification for chat features.
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The U.S. House votes to release all Epstein files, Saudi’s crown prince meets with Trump at the White House, Hamas rejects a U.N. resolution approving Trump’s Gaza plan, Canada’s Liberals narrowly survive a budget vote, the U.K. declines to publicly release COVID vaccine death data, a Cloudflare outage disrupts services for millions of websites, Florida rescues 122 missing children, 25 schoolgirls are kidnapped in Nigeria, Trump announces fast-track visas for FIFA World Cup fans, and Anthropic releases an open-source tool to test for AI political bias.
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Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina is sentenced to death, The U.K. extends its asylum-settlement wait period to 20 years, The U.S. designates a Venezuelan cartel as a terrorist organization, Iran allegedly halts uranium enrichment and says it will negotiate only if treated with “dignity and respect,” The DR Congo and M23 rebels sign a peace framework in Qatar, Donald Trump urges Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files, 45 Indian pilgrims are killed in a bus-tanker crash in Saudi Arabia, Over 120 people are injured in Gen Z–led protests in Mexico, Jeff Bezos reportedly launches a new AI startup, Michelle Obama says the United States is not ready for a woman president, and a DNA analysis of Hitler's blood reveals genetic disorders.
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The U.S. launches Operation Southern Spear against Western Hemisphere “narco-terrorists,” Anthropic claims that PRC-sponsored hackers used Claude AI in recent cyberattacks, The BBC apologizes to President Trump over its Jan. 6 documentary edit, South Sudan’s president fires the country’s vice president, Bol Mel,The U.S. designates four European groups as terrorist organizations, A report claims that the CIA dropped modified poppy seeds to sabotage the Afghan opium trade, The Trump Admin. will reportedly send federal border agents to Charlotte, North Carolina, The U.S. Justice Department sues to block California's new Congressional maps, Several people are killed in a Stockholm, Sweden bus crash, and a new study suggests that dog breeds first emerged 11,000 years ago.
Trump signs a funding bill to end the U.S. government shutdown, Thailand’s king makes a state visit to China, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's party wins the parliamentary elections, Trump requests a full pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Global carbon emissions are estimated to hit a record high of 38.1 billion tonnes this year, Boeing is ordered to pay $35.8 million in the first civil trial verdict related to 737 Max accidents,A U.S. judge orders the release of 615 people detained in a Chicago immigration sweep, The White House suggests that October’s jobs and inflation data may never be released, A study warns that robots powered by popular AI models pose safety risks in real-world settings, and a suspect is arrested in Canada after taking a bus on a “civil joyride.”
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Istanbul’s mayor faces 2,430 years in prison on 142 charges, House Democrats release Jeffrey Epstein emails reportedly linked to President Trump, Australia spy chief says China’s cyber soldiers could inflict “high-impact sabotage,” an ally of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is charged in a $100M corruption scandal, Indigenous protesters breach the COP30 summit venue in Brazil, the U.K.’s Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, denies a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer, Venezuela mobilizes forces as the USS Gerald Ford enters the region, JFK's grandson, Jack Schlossberg, will run for Congress in New York, the U.S. Treasury Secretary suggests p rice relief for coffee and bananas, and Meta's Chief AI Scientist, Yann LeCun, will leave for a startup.
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A report suggests that a de facto partition of Gaza is increasingly likely, Thailand suspends a Trump administration-brokered Cambodia peace deal, Hannibal Gaddafi is released on a $900,000 bail, China is reportedly targeting the U.S. military with rare Earth export curbs, A new “TRUMP” party launches in Belgium, Senator Elizabeth Warren seeks a probe of U.S. agencies' partisan shutdown messages, SoftBank sells its entire Nvidia stake for $5.8 billion, The International Olympic Committee considers a blanket ban on trans women in the Olympics, Canada loses its measles-free status after 27 Years, and a study claims that speaking multiple languages is associated with slower aging.
Donald Trump threatens to sue the BBC for $1 billion over an edited speech, The U.S. Senate votes to end a record 40-day government shutdown, Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison pending appeal, Syrian President al-Sharaa meets Trump in a historic visit, Israel’s president begins a landmark African tour, The RSF is accused of burning and burying bodies from El Fasher in mass graves, An Ecuador prison riot leaves 31 dead, Trump pardons 77 people connected to 2020 election cases, Indonesia names former President Suharto a 'National Hero,' A report claims a former Capitol Police officer is a forensic match for the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, and a San Francisco startup raises $30M for embryo gene editing research.
Kazakhstan plans to join the Abraham Accords, Sudan's RSF agrees to a humanitarian ceasefire, Ukraine sentences a Russian soldier for allegedly executing a Ukrainian POW, President Trump agrees to comply after a judge’s order on SNAP benefits, The U.S. Senate reje cts a resolution requiring approval for military action against Venezuela, Unions sue over Trump's federal hiring questions, Resident doctors in the U.K. reject a pay offer ahead of labor strikes, 2025 is logged as among the hottest years on record, and Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package,
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Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement from Congress, The U.S. reportedly plans to establish a military presence at a Damascus airbase, Putin instructs officials to submit proposals for possible nuclear weapons testing, India and Israel sign a pact on defense, AI and cybersecurity, Dozens are killed in an attack on a funeral in Sudan, The U.N. kicks off its COP30 climate summit in Belém, Trump withdraws from the upcoming G20 Summit, The U.S. cuts air traffic by 10% amid the government shutdown, FutureHouse announces an AI scientist capable of making ‘genuine discoveries,’ and FIFA announces a new Peace Prize.
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Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York City, China expresses support for Nigeria following President Trump’s military threats, multiple people are injured after a man drives into pedestrians on a French island, Mark Carney unveils a CA$280 billion budget, the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the legality of Trump’s emergency tariffs, Democrats win the governor races in Virginia and New Jersey, a UPS cargo plane crashes in Louisville in a deadly accident, a manhunt is underway in the U.K. for a mistakenly released prisoner, Typhoon Kalmaegi causes major destruction in the Philippines, and Google announces an initiative to launch AI data centers into space.
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Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney dies, Americans across several states head to the polls for off-year elections, the U.S. reportedly seeks U.N. approval of a Gaza force, Ghana and Germany vow to strengthen their bilateral ties, British activist Tommy Robinson is cleared of a terror charge, Trump contradicts a court order on paying SNAP benefits, a new study details a record retreat of an Antarctic glacier, Australia launches a solar power sharing initiative, OpenAI signs a $38 billion Amazon Web Services deal, and David Sacks describes the risk of AI as “Orwellian.”
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A deadly 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan, A man is charged with 11 attempted murders in a U.K. train attack, Iran vows to rebuild its nuclear sites, A Mexican mayor is shot and killed during the Day of the Dead festival, The BBC claims China threatened a U.K. university over Uyghur research, President Trump instructs the Pentagon to prepare for “possible action” in Nigeria, Trump's planned nuclear tests will reportedly be 'noncritical explosions’, 21 states are among those suing the Trump administration over student loan forgiveness rules, France rejects a wealth tax and approves a holding company levy, Eliezer Yudkowsky critiques OpenAI's stated goals, and the LA Dodgers are MLB champions after an epic World Series.
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A judge orders the Trump administration to use emergency funds for SNAP benefits, Protests escalate following Tanzania’s election, Ukraine claims that Russia used a missile that led President Trump to quit the INF treaty, Latvia votes to exit the Istanbul Convention, A Finnish Member of Parliament and a Bishop face hate speech charges, Victoria passes Australia's first Indigenous Treaty law, The FBI arrests five in Michigan over an alleged Islamic State group-inspired Halloween plot, Texas allows judges to refuse same-sex weddings on religious grounds, A study suggests that humans surpassed AI models across planning and prediction tasks, and thieves steal over 1,000 artifacts from museum storage in Oakland.
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Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting with Xi Jinping, vote projections show the Netherlands’ D66 and PVV parties tied in the general election, hundreds are killed at a Sudanese hospital following the Rapid Support Forces’ capture of El Fasher, Trump orders the resumption of nuclear weapons testing, Lebanon’s Joseph Aoun says the army should confront Israeli incursions, a British military instructor accused of spying for Russia is arrested in Ukraine, Prince Andrew is stripped of his royal titles, Trump cuts the refugee cap to 7,500, two men are imprisoned over a plot to kill an Iranian-American journalist, and Extropic unveils new AI chips promising a 10,000-fold leap in energy efficiency.
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Deadly Hurricane Melissa makes a new landfall in Cuba amid major damage across Jamaica and Haiti, the Republic of Georgia's ruling party seeks to ban three opposition parties, Israeli strikes in Gaza kill over 100 Palestinians, President Trump says the U.S. and South Korea have sealed a $350B trade deal, the U.S. urges Americans to leave Mali amid jihadist blockades, the U.K. Home Office says the Epping sex offender has been deported to Ethiopia, the U.S. Senate votes to end Trump's Brazil tariff emergency, a judge orders daily reports on Border Patrol operations in Chicago, the Fed cuts rates below 4% for the first time since 2022, and Nvidia makes history as a first company to hit a $5 trillion valuation.
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Israel launches strikes in Gaza, U.S. military strikes on four alleged drug boats leave 14 dead, Dozens are killed during a drug raid in Brazil, The U.S. and Japan sign a rare earths deal, A suspect pleads guilty to the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump says he'd 'love' to run for a third term, Musk launches his Wikipedia rival Grokipedia, The U.N.’s chief war ns that surpassing the 1.5°C climate limit is now “inevitable,” and scientists link mysterious light flashes to nuclear weapons testing and UFO reports.
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President Javier Milei's party wins Argentina's midterm elections, The Caribbean braces for the impacts of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, President Donald Trump meets Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, The PKK announces its withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq, Four are killed as Cameroon protests intensify ahead of the election results, Prince Andrew agrees to leave the Royal Lodge with conditions, Two U.S. Navy aircraft crash in the South China Sea, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris both eye 2028 U.S. presidential runs, The U.S. aviation sector is hit again with delays as the government shutdown continues, Two are arrested in the Louvre crown jewels heist, and Albania's virtual AI minister is announced to be “pregnant” with 83 forthcoming digital assistants.
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President Trump ends Canada trade talks over a Ronald Reagan ad controversy, South Africa and Vietnam upgrade to a strategic partnership, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy attends a London “Coalition of the Willing” meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says Israel has met its commitments and Hamas must disarm, the U.S. deploys the world's largest aircraft carrier as pressure increases on Venezuela, the U.S. Coast Guard shoots at a U-Haul driver at an Alameda Base protest, 42 million people in the U.S. risk losing food benefits amid the government shutdown, military servicewomen in Australia launch a sex abuse lawsuit against the armed forces, Apple loses £1.5 billion in a U.K. App Store class action lawsuit, and a firefighter wins the 2025 Backyard Ultra World Championship.
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The US sanctions Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, The International Court of Justice orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza, U.S. strikes on alleged drug vessels off Colombia's Pacific coast leave five dead, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda hold their third peace meeting, New York City mayoral candidates clash in their final debate, The NBA's Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier are among more than 30 people arrested in an FBI gambling probe, Over 100,000 public workers strike in New Zealand’s largest labor action since 1979, A study finds that Ozempic cuts heart disease risk by 20% regardless of weight loss, A report estimates climate disasters in the first half of 2025 are the costliest ever in U.S. history, and King Charles and Pope Leo hold a prayer service in a 500-year first.
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Israel’s Knesset passes a West Bank annexation bill in a preliminary vote, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa kicks off a Southeast Asia tour in Indonesia, an appeals court in Colombia overturns former president Uribe's conviction, President Trump says he didn't want a “wasted meeting” after talks with Vladimir Putin are “on hold", six are arrested in Dublin after an anti-immigration protest, Canada’s upcoming budget could potentially trigger an election, a federal raid in New York’s Chinatown sparks protests, Donald Trump is seeking $230 million from the Justice Dept. over federal investigations, tech CEOs are ordered to testify in a youth social media harm trial, and an open letter calls for a superintelligence development ban.
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J.D. Vance arrives in Israel to oversee the Gaza ceasefire, Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister, A report identifies members of an “interagency weaponization working group” within the Trump administration, Ecuador releases a man who survived a U.S. strike on an alleged drug-carrying submersible, Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy begins his five-year prison sentence, The U.K.’s Met Police ends its non-crime hate incident investigations, Apple becomes the world’s second-most valuable company, A study finds that obesity-related cancers are rising in young adults across the world, Channel 4 debuts Britain's first AI TV presenter, and U.S. chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies,
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The U.S. and Australia sign a $3B critical minerals deal, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff meet with Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, The EU approves a Russian gas phase-out by 2028, Rodrigo Paz wins the Bolivian presidential election, Japan’s Sanae Takaichi secures a coalition deal, A report says Marco Rubio traded MS-13 informants for prison access in El Salvador, Thieves steal the French crown jewels from the Louvre, A major internet outage hits websites following an issue at Amazon Web Services, Millions join anti-Trump “No King” protests across the U.S., An electronic eye implant restores vision in 84% of patients, and two British women make history by rowing across the Pacific Ocean non-stop.
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The Houthi military chief of staff dies following an Israeli airstrike, Peru moves to impose a State of Emergency in Lima after protests turn deadly, Colonel Randrianirina is sworn in as Madagascar's president, Bangladeshi prosecutors seek the death penalty for ex-Prime Minister Hasina, Prince Andrew relinquishes the Duke of York title, New York City mayoral candidates face off in their first debate of the year, former Trump adviser John Bolton is criminally indicted and pleads not guilty, an appeals court keeps President Trump's National Guard deployment to Chicago on hold, a report suggests that plug-in hybrids emit 5x more CO2 than lab tests show, and 300 flood victims are evacuated in Alaska following devastation from Typhoon Halong's remnants.
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Trump authorizes the CIA to operate in Venezuela, China seizes 60,000 maps for alleged territorial mislabeling, hundreds of Russians sing a banned anti-war song in St. Petersburg, France’s Sébastien Lecornu survives two no-confidence votes, Trump reveals San Francisco as the next city for federal force deployment, the U.K. confirms that the chair position for the national grooming gangs inquiry remains vacant, a study warns there will be 57 more “superhot” days annually by 2100, Canada considers legal action against Stellantis over its $13 billion US investment, a US general reveals he uses ChatGPT for military decisions, and researchers find that brain training reverses cognitive aging.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to a 48-hour ceasefire after new clashes, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Nigeria rejects U.S. lawmakers' Christian genocide claims, the EU cancels a chat control vote after Germany's opposition, the U.K. will publish statements from a failed China espionage case, the U.S. strikes another alleged drug boat off Venezuela, LA County declares an emergency over federal immigration raids, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responds to President Trump’s threat to relocate World Cup games, Australia’s High Court upholds a visa ban on Candace Owens, and ChatGPT plans to allow adult erotic content starting in December.
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Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, The Gaza ceasefire is tested as Israel restricts aid and Hamas executes alleged Israeli 'collaborators,' Zelenskyy announces plans to meet with Trump, The U.N. reports that around 300,000 South Sudanese have fled the country so far this year, British activist Tommy Robinson says Musk is paying his legal fees amid the phone pin terror trial, Anthony Albanese's personal phone number is leaked online, Several U.S. news outlets reject the Pentagon's new press policy, At least five American airports decline to broadcast a DHS video amid the government shutdown, California passes the U.S.’ first AI chatbot law to protect children, and the European Space Agency warns of a growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field.
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Hamas releases all living Israeli hostages, Madagascar’s president flees the country as the military turns against him, China warns the US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat, An RSF attack reportedly kills more than 50 civilians in Darfur, Dozens are killed in border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Trump says Ukraine may receive Tomahawk missiles if Putin doesn’t end the conflict, OpenAI partners with Broadcom for a 10GW AI chip deal, JPMorgan Chase announces a $10 billion investment into industries critical for national security, Bangladesh launches a typhoid vaccination campaign for 50 million children, A report finds Earth has hit its first climate tipping point as coral reefs collapse, and three economists win the 2025 Nobel Prize for innovation research.
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Ukraine suffers power outages in nine regions after Russian attacks, the Israeli cabinet approves the Gaza ceasefire deal, President Trump suggests that NATO expel Spain over defense spending, Belgium reportedly foils an alleged drone terror plot, José Jerí Ore is sworn in as Peru’s president, the U.S. Treasury buys Argentine pesos and finalizes a $20B currency swap framework, New York Attorney General Letitia James is indicted on bank fraud charges, Speaker Johnson says the House will not return until the Senate approves a stopgap bill, MIT rejects the Trump administration’s university compact, and Rishi Sunak joins both Microsoft and Anthropic in senior advisor roles.
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Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal, the U.N. cuts its peacekeeping forces by 25%, the EU’s Von der Leyen's survives two no-confidence motions, the U.S. Supreme Court hears a GOP challenge to mail-in-ballot rules, a man who appealed his conviction in the Pelicot rape case receives a longer jail term, a House Democrat seeks Epstein’s financial records from four top banks, a former Uber driver is arrested in connection to the deadly Palisades Fire, the Taliban restricts access to social media in Afghanistan, a report finds that 60% of top U.K. news sites dropped in Google rankings this year, a study finds that Mars dust devils can reach speeds of up to 99 miles an hour,
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Myanmar’s military bombs a Buddhist festival, five people are detained in Ecuador after an alleged presidential assassination attempt, spy charges are dropped in the U.K. over failure to label China a threat, Burkina Faso arrests European NGO staff on espionage charges, Canada’s Freedom Convoy leaders receive conditional sentences, President Trump calls for jailing Illinois officials over ICE pushback, Candace Owens leaks Charlie Kirk texts about the Israeli lobbying, James Comey pleads not guilty to charges of lying to Congress, scientists develop the first blood test to detect chronic fatigue, and Cristiano Ronaldo becomes soccer's first billionaire player.
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Trump holds tariffs talks with Canada’s Carney, The U.S. Senate rejects both parties' bills as the shutdown enters its seventh day, Hamas says Gaza negotiations have been 'positive' so far, U.S. Attorney General Bondi faces a Senate hearing, Trump considers invoking the Insurrection Act for his National Guard deployment plans, U.K. police bust an international phone smuggling ring, The CDC adopts individual-based decision-making for COVID-19 vaccination, Renewables surpass coal in global electricity for the first time, Three scientists win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their quantum discovery, and the price of gold reaches an all-time high at over $4,000 an ounce.
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Illinois and Chicago sue the Trump administration over its National Guard deployment, A court blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order, French Prime Minister Lecornu resigns after a record-short 27 days in office, Syria holds its first parliamentary elections since Assad’s fall, The ICC convicts a Sudanese militia leader of war crimes, Israel deports flotilla activists amid reports of mistreatment, Paramount buys the Free Press and names Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS, AMD stock surges following an OpenAI deal announcement, Australia and Papua New Guinea sign the historic Pukpuk Defense Treaty, Hundreds of trekkers are trapped on blizzard-struck Mount Everest, and three scientists win the 2025 Nobel Prize for immune research.
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President Trump gives Hamas a Sunday deadline to accept a Gaza deal, Israeli leaders condemn the U.K. government over the Manchester synagogue attack, three people are killed in escalating anti-government protests in Morocco, in Pakistan, clashes in Kashmir kill at least 12 civilians, the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is announced in the U.K., a Trump administration memo declares drug cartels “unlawful combatants,” while Apple removes ICE tracking apps at the demand of the administration, the FDA approves a second generic abortion pill, a new report suggests that TikTok is recommending pornography to 13-year-olds, and a ransomware attack shuts down Asahi beer production in Japan.
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the U.S. announces new sanctions on Iran, the Israeli Navy intercepts a Gaza-bound flotilla, the 7th European Political Community Summit is held in Copenhagen, tens of thousands strike in France over budget proposals, an attack on a synagogue in Manchester kills two, Elon Musk becomes the first person to hit a $500 billion net worth, Google is accused of omitting AI summaries for queries about Trump’s mental acuity, Trump asks nine universities to sign a compact in exchange for funding preference, a study finds different genetic profiles in early vs late autism, and new organic molecules are found on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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The U.S. government shuts down as the Senate fails to pass a funding bill, Israel’s defense minister says that Gaza City is almost completely encircled, the U.N. approves a new 'gang suppression force' for Haiti, former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is sentenced to death, Trump announces a deal with Pfizer to lower drug prices, Musk backs calls to boycott Netflix, a 6.9 earthquake kills dozens in the Philippines, a gas explosion partially collapses a Bronx public housing building, Nepal enthrones a two-year-old girl as its new living goddess, and scientists create human eggs from skin cells for the first time.
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President Trump and Secretary Hegseth address U.S. military leaders, Benjamin Netanyahu apologizes to Qatar for the recent Doha strike, Iran executes an alleged Mossad spy, The Taliban orders a nationwide internet shutdown in Afghanistan, Madagascar’s president dissolves the government after deadly protests, The U.S. heads toward a government shutdown as Congressional talks fail, YouTube pays $24.5M to settle a Trump account suspension suit, A judge blocks a Trump administration plan to cut over 500 Voice of America jobs, A deadly school building collapse in Indonesia traps dozens, and a guilty plea is filed in a massive U.K. Bitcoin bust.
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At least four are killed in attack at a Mormon Church in Michigan, Oregon sues Trump over the National Guard deployment to Portland, Moldova's pro-EU party retains its parliamentary majority amid claims of Russian interference, Durov accuses French intelligence of censoring Telegram during the Moldovan election, Starmer hits a record low in approval ratings as Reform leads Labour, The Taliban releases American citizen Amir Amiry, Denmark bans all civilian drones, Trump announces 100% tariffs on foreign-made movies, Labour announces a plan for 12 new towns in England, Switzerland narrowly approves electronic ID cards, AI actress Tilly Norwood sparks a Hollywood controversy.
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Delegates walk out as Benjamin Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly, Iran claims that a covert operation obtained Israeli nuclear secrets, Ethiopia and Russia sign a nuclear power plant agreement, Madagascar imposes a curfew after protests turn violent, Former FBI Director James Comey is indicted on federal charges, President Trump approves a TikTok deal valued at $14 billion, Trump signs a memo to root out “left-wing terrorism,” Workers at the Canada Post strike over door-to-door delivery cuts, China launches a campaign to regulate “negative” social media content, and scientists discover a million-year-old skull with potential implications for human origins.
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Syria’s Al-Sharaa addresses the U.N., former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is sentenced to five years in prison, a swarm of drones disrupt operations at several Danish airports, the White House directs agencies to prepare for mass firings if there's a shutdown, Italy and Spain deploy ships to help a Gaza aid flotilla, a Michigan congresswoman dr afts articles of impeachment against RFK Jr., China sets its first concrete target for cutting climate emissions, Amazon agrees to pay $2.5 billion over its Prime subscription practices, the White House replaces Biden’s portrait with a picture of an autopen, and Canada's top court stays the culling of hundreds of ostriches.
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Moldova arrests 74 people over alleged Russian election interference, Egypt and Rwanda ink water and trade deals, the U.S. Treasury is in talks to support Argentina, a Dallas ICE facility shooting leaves two dead, including the shooter, Jimmy Kimmel returns after his suspension, President Trump cancels a meeting Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, the Trump admin. offers hundreds of reinstatements after DOGE workforce cuts, Sweden’s Anna Breman is named the first female Royal Bank of New Zealand governor, Super Typhoon Ragasa kills 14 in Taiwan, and an experimental gene therapy reportedly slows the progression of Huntington's Disease.
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Trump addresses the U.N. General Assembly, The U.S. Secret Service dismantles a hidden telecommunications network in New York, The OECD warns of the global impacts of Trump’s tariffs, The EU and Indonesia agree on a free trade deal after nine years of talks, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger quit the International Criminal Court, The Trump administration issues guidance on acetaminophen during pregnancy, Ryan Routh is found guilty of attempting to assassinate Trump, Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel Live!, India's Supreme Court criticizes the Air India crash investigation, and NASA eyes February for the first crewed moon mission in 50 years.
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France joins the U.K., Canada and Australia in recognizing a Palestinian state, Trump honors slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, German and Swedish jets track a Russian plane over the Baltic Sea, The U.S. sanctions ‘enablers' of a sanctioned Brazilian judge, Egypt pardons British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, Germany’s AfD reaches 26% in polls, The FBI allegedly recorded Trump’s border czar taking a $50K cash bribe, Trump says the Murdochs will join a TikTok U.S. investment group, The U.S. approves Meta's Llama AI for government use, and Nobel laureates call for binding AI 'red lines' by 2026.
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The U.S. vetoes a U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza for a sixth time, China warns Papua New Guinea against an Australia defense pact, Estonia claims that Russian jets violated its airspace, France expels Malian diplomats and suspends counter-terrorism ties, Italy becomes the first EU nation to pass an AI regulation law, The Taliban bans books by women authors from Afghan universities, The U.S. Senate rejects funding bills as a shutdown looms, New York City officials are arrested at an ICE facility, A CDC panel votes to limit MMRV vaccines for young children, and scientists create an AI-designed virus.
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Hundreds of thousands strike across France over budget cuts, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign a mutual defense pact, Trump moves to designate antifa as a major terrorist organization, ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s show over his Charlie Kirk comments, the U.K. arrests three people on suspicion of spying for Russia, the U.S. Education Dept. announces a new civics effort in partnership with dozens of conservative groups, Australia sets a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62-70% below 2005 levels, a U.S. judge orders the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, DeepMind and OpenAI win gold at the “coding Olympics,” and two flying cars collide mid-air at a Chinese airshow rehearsal.
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President Trump arrives in the U.K. for his second state visit, Chinese and Philippine ships reportedly collide in the South China Sea, Jair Bolsonaro is diagnosed with skin cancer after being hospitalized for one night, Poland’s president calls for WWII reparations during a Berlin visit, Trump says that Volodymyr Zelenskyy must “make a deal", the U.S. and Qatar near an enhanced defense deal, the U.S. Fed cuts rates by a quarter-point as the job market weakens, Attorney General Pam Bondi faces backlash for her comments on hate speech, a report alleges that climate change caused 16,500 heat-related deaths in Europe this summer, and the Vatican hosts a prominent AI roundtable.
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Trump announces a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, A U.N. commission says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, Israel seizes over 180 crypto wallets allegedly used by Iran's IRGC, An appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook, Formal charges are filed against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, The UK’s MI5 admits it unlawfully obtained a journalist's phone data, Kennedy appoints five new members to the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, A study estimates that climate change has cost Europe over $50 billion this year, Google commits $7 billion to develop the U.K’s AI economy, and Oscar-winning actor and director Robert Redford dies.
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The U.S. and China reach a framework deal over TikTok, The Arab-Islamic summit condemns the Israeli strike on Qatar, A Russian drone breaches Romanian airspace, Brazil's Lula pens an op-ed about democracy and sovereignty to President Trump, Australia and Papua New Guinea plan to ink a defense pact, France’s new prime minister abandons plans to cut holidays after credit downgrade, The U.K. and U.S. announce new nuclear partnerships ahead of a state visit, President Trump threatens a national emergency over D.C. immigration enforcement, Utah’s governor says the suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder is not cooperating with officials, A new report correlates NATO spending to greenhouse emissions, and Penske media sues Google over its AI overviews.
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A suspect is detained in the Charlie Kirk murder, Russia and Belarus launch their “Zapad” military exercise, Benjamin Netanyahu signs a West Bank settlement expansion plan, China exports the Fengqiao surveillance model to the Solomon Islands, South Sudan's vice president is charged with treason and murder, Ghana accepts the first West African deportees from the U.S., California passes a bill banning masks for federal agents, the U.K. economy fails to grow in July, a study links major fossil fuel companies to deadly heatwaves, and Albania appoints an AI-powered government minister.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro is found guilty of plotting a coup, the U.K. sacks its ambassador to the U.S., Tehran and the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agree to resume inspections at Iranian facilities, Venezuela alleges that those killed in a U.S. boat strike were not gang members, Netanyahu formally nominat3es Major General David Zini to serve as the head of the Shin Bet, global press freedom reportedly hits a 50-year low, a watchdog probes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Musk challenges AP's race capitalization rules, Prince Harry meets King Charles for the first time in more than a year, and a NASA rover finds potential signs of past life on Mars.
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Conservative influencer and organizer Charlie Kirk is assassinated, Poland shoots down Russian drones in its airspace, the EU Chief proposes Israeli sanctions and payment pauses, Cuba experiences a new nationwide blackout, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear President Trump’s tariff case in November, while a judge blocks Trump's firing of Fed Governor Cook, federal charges are filed in the Charlotte light rail stabbing death, a South Korean woman is acquitted in a self-defense case from 1964, Sweden launches the world's first AI music license for training and Larry Ellison over takes Elon Musk for the title of world’s richest person.
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Israel targets Hamas leaders in a strike on Doha, Nepal's prime minister resigns amid violent social media ban protests, Macron names Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister, A House panel releases an alleged letter from Trump to Epstein, A new poll finds that Gen Z’s gender gap widens beyond just politics, U.S.test scores hit a historic low in math and reading, Ethiopia opens Africa's largest dam, Eightco Holdings’ stock surges over 5,700% on a $250M investment in Sam Altman’s Worldcoin, A train-bus collision kills at least 10 and injures dozens in Mexico, and a Boston-based AI company launches a "near telepathic wearable" device.
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French Prime Minister Bayrou is ousted in a no-confidence vote, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns, The opposition wins Buenos Aires’ legislative election, Six are killed in a shooting at Jerusalem bus stop, 890 people are arrested in the U.K. at a pro-Palestine protest, Boko Haram kills over 60 in a Nigeria village attack, The U.S. Supreme Court allows the LA immigration raids to resume, The U.S. will send 300 Hyundai workers back to South Korea, A judge blocks the Trump Admin's ending of Venezuelan and Haitian temporary protected status, Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in the Australian mushroom murder trial, and Russia's cancer vaccine shows 100% efficacy in clinical trials.
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David Lammy is named the U.K.’s new Deputy Prime Minister in a major cabinet reshuffle, A report alleges that U.S, Navy SEALs killed North Korean civilians in a 2019 attempted mission, Anutin Charnvirakul is elected Thailand’s prime minister, Mali files an International Court of Justice case against Algeria over a drone downing, A Gaza boy said to be "gunned down" is allegedly found alive, ICE raids a Georgia Hyundai plant, arresting 475 workers, President Trump will direct the Pentagon to use “Department of War” as a secondary title, DOJ opens a criminal investigation into Fed governor Lisa Cook, The EU fines Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive ad practices, and a new study posits a link between air pollution and dementia.
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Putin and Xi are heard on a hot mic discussing immortality, RFK Jr. faces bipartisan questioning before the Senate Finance Committee, 26 nations pledge post-war security guarantees for Ukraine, a report alleges that one-in-four Gaza detainees are identified as militants, at least 15 are killed in a funicular tram crash in Portugal’s Lisbon, a mass stabbing in Canada’s Manitoba leaves at least two dead, Florida plans to end all vaccine mandates, Texas’ Senate passes a bill allowing citizens to sue abortion pill providers, a judge blocks Trump's $2.2B Harvard funding freeze, and the world's largest illegal sports streaming site is shut down.
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China holds a military parade with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, the U.S. military strikes an alleged Tren de Aragua drug boat, killing 11, the Thai government seeks House dissolution as the opposition backs a rival's Prime Minister bid, U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Rayner admits to stamp duty underpayment, the Trump administration lifts a hold on a $2M ICE spyware contract, U.S. deportees to Eswatini are allegedly held without charge, Jeffrey Epstein survivors hold a news conference with Congressional representatives, a judge orders Google to share search data but rejects breaking up the tech giant, an AI surveillance startup says it can end crime in America, and a new study calculates sea level rise at only 1.5 mm per year.
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Trump moves Space Command’s headquarters to Alaska, Belgium announces plans to recognize the State of Palestine, Von der Leyen's plane is allegedly hit by GPS interference, Romania's coalition faces no-confidence votes, a judge rules that Trump's LA military deployment was illegal, British comedian Graham Linehan is arrested over an X post on trans issues, Burkina Faso passes a law banning homosexuality, a landslide kills over 1,000 in Sudan's Darfur region, over a thousand “Workers Over Billionaires” protests take place across the U.S., and Meta adds new safeguards to its AI products.
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China hosts the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, A powerful earthquake causes widespread casualties in Eastern Afghanistan, President Donald Trump mulls a U.S.-led Gaza relocation effort, Guyana-Venezuela tensions mount ahead of the Guyanese general election, Houthis raid U.N. offices in Yemen and detain 11 staff, Vladimir Putin reiterates the need for “root Causes” to be addressed for Ukraine peace, France’s Prime Minister Bayrou defends budget plans ahead of a confidence vote, Norway and the, U.K. agree to a major warship deal, Trump reportedly considers an Executive Order mandating voter IDs, Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized after car accident in New Hampshire, and xAI sues an ex-engineer over alleged Grok trade secret theft.
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Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is removed from office, South Korea's ex-First Lady Kim Keon-hee is indicted on bribery charges, Trump reportedly names Jim O'Neill as acting CDC director, the U.S. ends a tariff exemption on shipping packages under $800, a UK court overturns an order to close an asylum hotel, Trump revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection, Canada’s Quebec plans a bill to ban public prayer, a grand jury rejects felony charges against a U.S. man in a sandwich assault case, Poland moves to build Europe's first small modular nuclear reactor, and researchers develop a new AI tool to predict disease risks.
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Trump hosts post-war Gaza talks, The White House fires the CDC’s director, North Korea’s Kim and Russia’s Putin agree to attend a military parade in Beijing, Japan’s trade envoy cancels a trip to Washington, Anthropic forms a national security advisory council, Nvidia’s Q2 revenue beats expectations at $46.7 billion, The FDA limits COVID-19 vaccine access to seniors and high-risk groups, The U.S. directs dozens of states to remove trangender content from their school materials, A Japanese city proposes a 2-hour daily limit on screen time, and a Canadian study finds that animal protein isn’t linked to a higher risk of death.
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Trump's 50% tariffs on India take effect, Brazil's Bolsonaro is placed under 24-hour surveillance, the U.S. reportedly offers air and intelligence support to police Ukraine's post-war security, Denmark summons its senior U.S. envoy over an alleged Greenland influence operation, Two children are killed in a shooting during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, Trump seeks the death penalty for all D.C. murder cases, U.K. sex crime convictions are found to have risen faster among foreign nationals, RFK Jr. reaffirms his commitment to revealing findings on the cause of autism in September, a whistleblower alleges DOGE officials uploaded social security data to a cloud server, and OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit over a teenager’s suicide.
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Trump fires Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, Australia expels Iran’s ambassador, France’s François Bayrou calls for a confidence vote, Trump threatens to sue California over its redistricting plans, Cambodian lawmakers pass a law allowing the revocation of citizenship, Australian police conduct a manhunt for a gunman who killed two officers, Elon Musk sues Apple over its App Store AI rankings, Sinaloa Cartel co-founder 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty in New York, the U.S.’ first human case of screwworm since 1982 is confirmed in Maryland, and a new blood test shows promise in detecting ovarian cancer in its early stages.
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Trump hosts South Korean President Jae-Myung Lee at the White House, An Israeli strike kills five journalists at a Gaza hospital, Typhoon Kajiki forces mass evacuations in Vietnam, Trump threatens military deployment to Baltimore, Zelenskyy says Ukraine can strike Russia without US permission, Israel strikes Yemen's capital after a Houthi cluster bomb attack, Trump signs an order to end cashless bail nationwide, China Evergrande is delisted from the Hong Kong exchange, An expert challenges the UK Met Police claims on facial recognition bias, and Chinese scientists transplant a pig lung into a human for the first time.
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The U.N. reports famine in Gaza City, The FBI raids the home and office of former national security adviser John Bolton, An Egypt-Saudi summit addresses the Gaza crisis amid energy deals, The EU parliament sues the Council of the EU over a €150 billion defense loan bypass, A report suggests that the U.S. military is planning strike plans against Mexican cartels, A U.S. judge orders the dismantling of “Alligator Alcatraz,” Jerome Powell signals a possible September rate cut from the Federal Reserve, The White House lists Smithsonian exhibits it finds objectionable, Meta signs a $10 billion+ cloud deal with Google for AI infrastructure, and hackers are reportedly using the Flipper Zero to target car security systems.
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A Ukrainian man is arrested in Italy for his alleged involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline attacks, an appeals court throws out Trump’s $500 million civil fraud penalty, Brazilian police claim that Bolsonaro drafted an Argentina asylum request, a report alleges that 83% of Palestinians killed in Gaza were civilians, a Copa Sudamericana soccer match is abandoned in Argentina following violence between fans, Trump orders the U.S.-Mexico border wall to be painted black to deter climbers, a judge rejects the Trump administration’s request to unseal Epstein grand jury files, researchers estimate that space-based solar power could cut Europe’s energy costs by 15%, Target’s CEO steps down amid a decline in sales, and daily reading rates for pleasure among Americans decline over 40%.
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Israel begins mobilizing for its Gaza offensive, Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine, S&P Global Ratings affirms the U.S.’ AA+ credit standing, Former Malian prime minister Maiga is charged with embezzlement, UK inflation h its a 19 month high of 3.8%, A bus crash kills 79 Afghan deportees returning from Iran, A French streamer dies during a live broadcast, The White House joins TikTok, Trump revokes the security clearances of 37 intelligence officials, and scientists create a honeybee 'superfood.'
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Pierre Poilievre wins the Alberta, Canada by-election, Russia and Ukraine trade fresh attacks after the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, Israel revokes visas for some Australian diplomats, Iran’s president visits Armenia for diplomatic talks, Norway’s Crown Princess' son is indicted on 32 charges, the U.S. DOJ will hand over the Epstein files to Congress starting Friday, a Texas Democrat stays overnight in the state House Chamber amid the redistricting dispute, Tulsi Gabbard claims the U.K. will drop its Apple encryption backdoor demand, 40 are missing after a tragic boat accident in Nigeria, and Oklahoma will require New York and California teachers to pass a test from PragerU.
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Donald Trump hosts Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House and pledges U.S. security support, Iran is reportedly hunting U.K. spies using a list from the Taliban following a major leak, Rodrigo Paz Pereira wins the first round of the Bolivian election, M23 pauses peace talks with the DRC, A Hong Kong court hears final arguments in the Jimmy Lai trial, The Taliban marks its anniversary with male-only celebrations, Texas Democrats end their walkout over redistricting, President Trump plans an Executive Order to ban mail-in ballots for 2026, Newsmax pays $67 million to settle the Dominion defamation case, Spain activates 1,900 troops amid a wildfire outbreak, and new study suggests that Ketamine has no clear benefit for chronic pain,
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Donald Trump me ets Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Israel approves a settlement that would allegedly 'bury' a Palestinian state, two generals and a suspected French spy are arrested in Mali in an alleged coup plot, the U.N. reports a 25% surge of sexual violence cases in conflicts, El Salvador considers extending gang detention periods, Nigel Farage requests to nominate Reform UK peers to the House of Lords, Gavin Newsom calls a special election on redistricting, Washington, D.C. sues the Trump administration over the police takeover, a report suggests that Meta AI chatbots allowed romantic chats with children, and the world's first humanoid robot games begin in Beijing.
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An appeals court allows Trump to continue withholding billions in foreign aid, North Korea denies claims that it removed loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border, the U.S. Army moves to launch an Amazon-style drone marketplace, Australia and Vanuatu sign a $326 million deal, Russia limits voice calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty stall, Melania Trump threatens to sue Hunter Biden over his Epstein claims, a man is charged for allegedly assaulting a U.S. agent with a sandwich, a brain implant decodes inner speech with 74% accuracy, and a 10-year-old British chess prodigy becomes the world's youngest female grandmaster.
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Emmanuel Macron acknowledges that France waged war against Cameroon’s independence, National Guard troops appear in Washington, D.C., Germany’s AfD leads new polling, police chiefs in Canada call for updated laws to fight cross-border crime, the Trump administration overhauls the State Department's human rights report, Trump announces 2025 Kennedy Center honorees, Ghislaine Maxwell will reportedly leave prison on a work release, Do Kwon pleads guilty to $40 billion in crypto fraud charges, Perplexity makes a $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser, and U.K. officials urge residents to delete e-mails and photos to save water in dry conditions.
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The U.S. and China extend their trade truce for 90 days, South Korea arrests former First Lady Kim Keon Hee, a former Palestinian Authority official is allegedly considered to govern a post-war Gaza, The Telegraph reports that Zelenskyy is prepared to cede territory to Russia, Trump nominates E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. inflation holds steady at 2.7% as core prices increase, UFC’s CEO confirms a White House fight to celebrate the U.S.’ 250th birthday, Spain orders a town to drop its ban on religious gatherings at sports facilities, a vaccine shows promise in preventing the return of pancreatic and colorectal cancers, and adult pacifiers begin trending in China.
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Trump deploys the National Guard to Washington, DC as he pledges a crime crackdown, Australia says it will recognize the Palestinian state in September, An Israeli strike kills five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, A judge rejects the Trump administration's request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell's grand jury testimony, The UK plans the immediate deportation of foreign criminals, 532 people are arrested at a London Palestine Action protest, Colombian senator Miguel Uribe dies after a June shooting, Nvidia and AMD agree to pay the US 15% of China chip sales revenue, Paramount and TKO Group reach a seven-year deal for all UFC events in the US, South Korea's military shrinks by 20% due to a low birth rate, and the Vatican faces money-laundering accusations.
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Israel approves Netanyahu's plan to take control of Gaza City, JD Vance meets with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy in London, Lebanon’s cabinet approves “objectives” of a U.S. plan to disarm Hezbollah, The U.S. doubles its bounty for Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro to $50 million, The U.S. Dept. of Justice opens an investigation into N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, President Trump deploys federal forces to Washington D.C. amid a crime stats probe, Italy signs a deal for Mars experiments on SpaceX’s Starship, Six people are killed after an air ambulance crashes in Kenya, The Canyon wildfire in California prompts thousands of evacuations, and China battles a Chikungunya outbreak with elephant mosquitoes.
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the Israeli cabinet fires the Attorney General, which is blocked in court, Donald Trump’s tariffs take effect on over 70 countries, the White House will reportedly announce an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal, the U.K.’s Deputy Prime Minister asks China to explain redacted embassy plans, the RSF’s reported attack on Sudan's Zamzam camp allegedly killed 1,500 people, Republican Senator John Cornyn says the FBI will help find the Texas Democrats who fled the state, Trump says he's ordering a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, Japan’s population hits a record low, France battles its largest wildfire since 1949, and OpenAI releases its GPT-5 model to all ChatGPT users,
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Donald Trump doubles tariffs on India to 50%, Sudan accuses the UAE of hiring Colombian mercenaries in the Sudanese Civil War, Steve Witkoff meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a think tank claims that the U.K’s Rachael Reeves faces a £41 billion budget gap, Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 migrants deported from the U.S., five U.S. soldiers are shot at the Fort Stewart, Georgia military base, Trump threatens Washington, D.C. federalization after an attack on a DOGE staffer, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services cancels $500 million for mRNA vaccine development, flash floods kill four and leaves 100 missing in India's Himalayas, and Hiroshima marks the 80th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing.
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A House committee subpoenas the Justice Department and Clintons in the Epstein probe, Brazil's Supreme Court issues a house arrest order for Bolsonaro, Gregg Abbott orders the arrest of Democrats who left Texas, the Justice Department opens a grand jury probe Into the origins of the Trump-Russia Investigation, the U.S. coast guard concludes that OceanGate’s Titan implosion was preventable, a trial begins for last year’s terror attack on a Moscow concert hall, British activist Tommy Robinson is arrested over an alleged assault, the U.S. proposes visa bonds for some foreign visitors, the first female general director of MI5 dies, and NASA fast-tracks the construction of a nuclear reactor on the moon.
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Tesla's board approves a $29 billion stock award for Elon Musk, A migrant boat disaster off Yemen kills 68, Greg Abbott threatens to remove Texas Democrats who fled Texas, Tens of thousands of Israelis protest after Hamas releases videos showing emaciated hostages, An Israeli minister prays at Al-Aqsa in violation of the status quo, Boeing defense workers go on strike after rejecting a 40% wage offer, A U.K. report alleges Chinese students are being pressured to spy, An F1-linked tycoon in Singapore pleads guilty in a corruption scandal, Germany reports domestic violence is at an all-time high, and Lewis Hamilton finishes 12th at the Hungarian Grand Prix after calling himself 'useless.'
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Donald Trump imposes new tariffs on dozens of countries, while Trump orders nuclear subs moved after the comments of Russia’s ex-President, Slovenia becomes the first EU nation to ban all weapons trade with Israel, Steve Witkoff visits a U.S. and Israeli-backed aid group's distribution sites, a report suggests that China is expanding its South China Sea military network, Nicaragua arrests economic advisor Bayardo Arce, 2025 U.K. Channel crossings hit 25,000 in record time, Trump fires the labor statistics chief following the July jobs report, Australia reported that foreign espionage cost the nation AU$12.5B in Fiscal Year 2023-24, and Microsoft hits a $4 trillion market cap.
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The FBI finds thousands of classified Russia probe documents in burn bags, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Netanyahu in Israel, Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine, Trump delays higher tariffs on Mexico for 90 days, A U.S. senate panel advances a congressional stock trading ban, World Athletics mandates gene testing for female athletes, Researchers warn that humans may inhale around 68,000 microplastics daily from indoor air, New Zealand repeals an offshore oil and gas ban, The first Australian-made rocket crashes 14 seconds into its flight, and ancient gems linked to Buddha’s remains are returned to India.
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Pacific tsunami warnings subside after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off the Russian coast, India says the militants behind the Kashmir tourist attack have been killed, Niger inks a nuclear deal with Russia, protestors clash with police in Serbia, the Royal Bank of Canada terminates its banking relationship with the Freedom Convoy’s lawyer, the Texas GOP unveils a new congressional map, Donald Trump announces a 25% tariff and Russia “penalty” on India, a U.S. House panel rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's immunity request, the FDA's top vaccine official resigns after three months, and Australia includes YouTube in its under-16 social media ban.
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The U.S. and China conclude tariff talks in Stockholm, Taiwan denies reports that President Lai was blocked from stopping over in the U.S., the U.K. says it will recognize Palestine unless Israel meets certain conditions, ex-Colombian President Uribe is found guilty of witness tampering, a third whistleblower challenges Emil Bove’s federal judicial nomination, China offers parents $500 in a bid to boost the birth rate, the U.S. prepares a gifted Qatari jet to be refitted as a future Air Force One aircraft, a report finds that weather disasters caused $131 billion in global economic losses in the first half of 2025, Google launches a new AI Mode in the U.K., and scientists develop a dental floss-based vaccine delivery method.
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The US reaches a trade deal with the EU, Thailand and Cambodia agree to an unconditional ceasefire, Thousands in Greece and Turkey evacuate amid wildfires, Trump and Starmer discuss Gaza, Russia and trade in Scotland, A Boston judge blocks the Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, Tesla and Samsung Electronics sign a $16.5 billion chip supply deal, The abbot of the Shaolin Temple is investigated for embezzlement, An elite police squad is created to monitor social media unrest in the U.K., Pharmacists say demand for weight loss drugs is becoming unsustainable, and a study links AI chatbots to mental health crises.
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Emmanuel Macron says that France will recognize a Palestinian state in September, The International Criminal Court convicts Central African Republic rebels over war crimes, The U.S. and Israel withdraw from Gaza ceasefire talks, The U.K. and Australia sign a 50-year AUKUS treaty, Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro confirms reports on Chevron's license renewal, President Trump signs an order to remove homeless from the streets, A new report details alleged birthday letters to Jeffrey Epstein from Trump and Bill Clinton, Meta bans EU political ads over new transparency rules, The FCC approves the $8 billion Skydance-Paramount merger, and Science Magazine retracts a 15-year-old “arsenic life” study.
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China and the EU hold a summit in Beijing, the U.S. House subpoenas Ghislaine Maxwell, WEF founder Klaus Schwab denies allegations of misconduct, an Israeli woman is charged in an alleged plot to assassinate Netanyahu, Thailand and Cambodia exchange strikes, Tulsi Gabbard declassifies a report challenging the 2016 Russia assessment, two “Freedom Convoy” leaders face a sentencing hearing in Canada, the European Central Bank holds rates steady at 2%, Columbia University settles claims of antisemitism for $221 million, and wrestling champion Hulk Hogan dies.
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Over 100 aid groups warn of Gaza “mass starvation,” President Trump announces a $550B trade deal with Japan, Iran, Russia and China hold nuclear talks in Tehran, Spain proposes an overhaul of a Franco-era secrets law, the U.N.'s top court rules that climate action is a legal obligation, the U.K. slashes foreign aid by 40% to fund defense spending, Trump accuses Barack Obama of treason, the U.S. State Department opens an investigation into Harvard student visas, the House GOP votes to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House for the first lady, and Microsoft claims Chinese hackers are responsible for SharePoint attacks.
Trump announces a U.S.-Philippine trade deal, the U.S. withdraws from UNESCO, Brazil's Supreme Court threatens to arrest Bolsonaro for breaching an order, new U.K. records claim Bush saw the Iraq War as a mission against “evil-doers,” Germany and Norway sign a defense pact, the U.S. House heads for an early recess, researchers identify a pro-Trump AI-powered network of X bots, the U.S. begins reforming its organ transplant system, the U.K. and OpenAI sign a strategic partnership, and Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne passes away.
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Israeli forces allegedly kill dozens of aid seekers in Gaza, 19 are killed as a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into a school, Japan’s ruling coalition loses its upper house majority, Tulsi Gabbard accuses Obama of a 2016 'treasonous conspiracy,' Iran resumes nuclear talks with Europe, A ceasefire in Syria’s southern Sweida appears to hold, Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for a review of 'the entire' Federal Reserve, Sudan's prime minister pledges to rebuild Khartoum, The DRC and M23 rebels sign a peace deal in Qatar, A study finds superbugs could cost the global economy $1.7 trillion by 2050, and another study shows AI can be persuaded to comply with objectionable requests.
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Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is ordered to wear an ankle monitor, Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals despite U.N. opposition, Sir Keir Starmer suspends Diane Abbott again over comments made in 2023, Air India finds no issues with fleet fuel switches following its crash investigation, Indonesian police bust a baby trafficking ring to Singapore, ICE is given access to 79M Medicaid records for immigration enforcement, President Trump is diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, Trump orders the release of Epstein grand jury testimony, CBS cancels Stephen Colbert's Late Show, and new studies suggest that top AI companies have an 'Unacceptable-Risk' threshold,
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The U.K. and Germany sign their first friendship treaty since World War II, U.K. special forces and spy details were reportedly compromised in the 2022 Afghan data breach, The U.K. lowers the voting age to 16 for the next general election, Meta settles an $8 billion privacy lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Puerto Rico’s governor signs a ban on transgender treatments for those under 21, Trump signs the HALT Fentanyl Act into law, Italy considers releasing 10,000 prisoners to ease overcrowding, A fire at an Iraqi mall kills dozens, Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey is fired, and eight healthy babies are born in the U.K. using DNA from three people.
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Israel strikes Damascus as Syria Druze violence escalates, Istanbul’s mayor is sentenced to a 20 month prison term, President Trump vows a quick resolution to the Egypt-Ethiopia dam dispute, U.S. third-nation deportations resume, the U.S. Senate advances President Trump's $9 billion spending cuts, the Pentagon withdraws half of National Guard troops from LA, the U.S. imposes a 17% tariff on fresh Mexican tomatoes, U.K. inflation reportedly rose to 3.6% in June, OpenAI is reportedly building ChatGPT support for Excel and PowerPoint, and Apple and MP Materials ink a $500M rare earth magnet supply deal.
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Brazil's Chief Justice responds to Donald Trump and denies persecution of Jair Bolsonaro, a new Prime Minister of Ukraine is nominated, a Lesotho lawmaker is charged over accusing the King of ceding sovereignty, the U.K. reveals a secret £850M Afghan relocation following a data breach, the Pentagon awards $200M AI contracts to four tech giants, the U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump Education Department layoffs, the Grand Canyon lodge is destroyed in an Arizona wildfire, Meta will invest 'hundreds of billions' to build superintelligence, Nvidia resumes China AI chip sales amid a CEO Beijing visit, and world's oldest marathon runner dies at 114.
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Trump announces a NATO-funded arms deal for Ukraine, Macron announces a €6.5 billion defense boost, The EU delays retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., Iran’s president was reportedly injured in Israeli strikes last month, Bitcoin hits a record $120k, A Senate report criticizes the Secret Service for failures during the Trump shooting, 37 are killed in Druze-Bedouin clashes in southern Syria, Over 70 UK protesters are arrested over a Palestine Action ban, A fire at a Massachusetts assisted living facility leaves nine dead, and scientists detect the largest black hole merger ever recorded.
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The International Criminal Court finds war crimes evidence in Sudan's Darfur region, Donald Trump threatens a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, The U.N. warns that Rohingya refugee services face collapse amid funding crisis, Slovakia blocks EU sanctions on Russia over a gas phase-out, Argentina’s senate passes a pension increase despite opposition from Javier Millei, Detained activist Mahmoud Khalil is seeking $20M from the Trump administration, The Pentagon launches a major drone overhaul, A poll suggests that 79% of Americans see immigration as beneficial for the country, The U.N. alleges that US AIDS funding cuts could cause 4 million deaths by 2029, and a robot performs autonomous surgery with a 100% success rate.
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The EU’s Von der Leyen survives a no-confidence vote, the U.K. and France sign a nuclear coordination agreement, the EU reaches a deal with Israel to increase Gaza aid, Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariffs, former South Korean President Yoon is rearrested, a judge blocks Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship, a Pakistan court orders YouTube to block 27 journalist channels, solar power becomes the EU’s top electricity source for the first time, Trump names Sean Duffy as the Interim head of NASA, and OpenAI moves to launch an AI-powered web browser.
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Russia launches a record drone on Ukraine attack after Trump criticizes Putin, Taiwan undertakes large-scale military drills, Iran's Foreign Minister visits Saudi Arabia, the BBC reports that an ex-Bangladesh leader ordered the killing of protesters, Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of Washington, D.C. and New York City, a report suggests that Pentagon contractors received $2.4T over five years, the U.S. Supreme Court lifts a lower court block on federal layoffs, Rishi Sunak returns to Goldman Sachs as a senior adviser, a study suggests that climate change has tripled European heat wave deaths, and X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down.
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An imposter uses AI to impersonate Marco Rubio, the International Criminal Court issues warrants for two Taliban leaders, France’s Macron begins a three-day state visit to the U.K., several Canadian Armed Forces members are charged in an alleged “anti-government militia” plot, Yemen’s Houthis attack cargo ships in the Red Sea, the EU eases budgets rules to allow 15 countries to boost their defense spending, the IRS allows church endorsements of political candidates, U.S. measles cases hit a 33-year high, U.S. airports begin phasing out shoe removal requirements, and Chinese doctors perform remote liver surgeries via satellite networks.
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Erin Patterson is found guilty in the mushroom murder trial, Texas floods kill 82, with dozens still missing, Trump sets an Aug. 1 tariffs deadline, Elon Musk launches a new political party, King Charles marks the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings, Iran deports nearly 450K Afghans, The US revokes its terrorist designation for the Syrian rebel group HTS, The FBI and DOJ conclude that Epstein had no 'client list' and committed suicide, Record college graduate unemployment is linked to AI, and a 3,500-year-old trading city is unearthed in Peru.
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Trump and Putin discuss Iran and Ukraine on a phone call, the U.S. House passes Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” the CIA releases a new report on the 2016 Trump-Russia probe, Germany announces plans to deploy naval ships to the Arctic, the EU proposes cutting emissions by 90% by 2040, a study predicts that South Korea's population could drop 85% by 2125, Mali adopts a new law to protect stateless people, Microsoft moves to cut 9,000 jobs worldwide, Liverpool star Diogo Jota dies in a car crash in Spain, and the Velvet Sundown band is revealed to be an AI “art hoax.”
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Emmanuel Macron and Vladamir Putin discuss Iran and Ukraine in their first call since 2022, Donald Trump says Israel agrees to 60-day Gaza ceasefire terms, An Australian inquiry finds that the British committed genocide against the Indigenous population, Paramount settles Trump's $20 billion lawsuit for $16 million over a CBS edit, A judge blocks Trump's early end to Haitian immigration status, Sean 'Diddy' Combs is found not guilty of sex trafficking, The Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down its 1849 abortion ban, A new study suggests that the waters around Antarctica are getting saltier, Apple is reportedly considering third-party AI models to power its Siri upgrade, and the Dalai Lama makes a major announcement regarding his reincarnation.
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Iran-linked hackers allegedly threaten to release stolen emails from Trump associates, Thai Prime Minister Shinawatra is suspended, Denmark assumes the presidency of the European Union Council, the International Criminal Court is hit by a cyberattack, three former hospital bosses are arrested in the U.K.’s Lucy Letby case, the U.S. Senate passes Trump's “Big, Beautiful Bill,” as Trump and Musk exchange barbs over the legislation, Eurozone inflation reaches its 2% target, Meta launches new Superintelligence Labs, and Microsoft’s AI system outperforms doctors in diagnosing complex medical cases.
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Hong Kong's last active pro-democracy party disbands, Ukraine will withdraw from the “Ottawa Treaty” that bans anti-personnel mines, Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial is delayed after Trump threats, The U.N. Development Summit opens in Spain without U.S. participation, The U.S. warns of Iranian cyber threats, The U.S. Senate takes up President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” Senator Thom Tillis ends his reelection bid after Trump suggests to primary him, Two firefighters are killed in Idaho following an ambush, OpenAI is reportedly using Google's AI Chips to power ChatGPT, and Europe swelters in a record-breaking heat wave.
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SCOTUS limits courts’ powers to block Trump’s orders, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a peace deal in Washington, the U.S. and China sign a rare earth trade deal, the EU proposes an Asian trade alliance as a potential alternative to the World Trade Organization, Trump allegedly considers offering Iran $30 billion to develop a civilian nuclear energy program, Argentina moves to try the suspects in a 1994 Jewish center bombing in absentia, a school explosion and ensuing stampede kill at least 29 students in the Central African Republic, SCOTUS allows parents to opt their kids out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books, Canada’s Senate adopts a bill to fast-track projects, and Jeff Bezos’ wedding draws celebrities and protesters in Venice.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei makes his first address since the ceasefire, Israel halts aid deliveries to northern Gaza, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez announces plans to seek re-election, Ukraine and the Council of Europe agree to establish a Russia war tribunal, the Trump administration sues all federal judges in Maryland over a paused deportation order, Kari Lake defends Voice of America Cuts in a U.S. House hearing, INTERPOL seizes $65M worth of counterfeit medicines in a record global bust, the Trump administration rules that California violated civil rights by allowing trans athletes in girls sports, nearly one-third of Tuvalu citizens seek Australia climate visas, and an artificial human DNA project in the U.K. secures $13 million in funding.
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A report claims that Trump's strikes on Iran didn’t destroy its nuclear program, The Israel-Iran ceasefire appears to hold, The U.S. House rejects an effort to impeach Trump, Anti-government protests in Kenya kill at least 16, France’s Bayrou faces a no-confidence vote, Zohran Mamdani wins New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, Argentina's GDP grows 5.8% in Q1, The U.S. halts funding to the global vaccine alliance Gavi, Meta’s oversight board finds inconsistent labelling of AI content, and SpaceX launches private astronauts to the International Space Station.
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Trump announces an Iran-Israel ceasefire, which sees him nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, this year’s NATO Summit begins at The Hague, Canada signs a security and defense pact with the EU, Germany’s cabinet approves a record €503B budget, the U.S. Supreme Court allows third-country deportations to resume, Australia considers including YouTube in its under-16s social media ban, over 20% of Europeans are found to be exposed to harmful noise levels, the U.S. Senate parliamentarian blocks some provisions of the GOP’s megabill, and Kirsty Coventry becomes the first female and African International Olympic Committee president.
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Iran fires missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar, Spain secures an exemption from NATO’s 5% defense spending target, A Chinese super-embassy in London nears approval, 57 soldiers are rescued after being captured by civilians in Colombia, The U.K. moves to ban the Palestine Action group, 12 suspects are detained after over 100 are pricked with syringes at a French music festival, Over 150 million across the U.S. are placed under heat alerts, A hot air balloon accident kills eight in Brazil, The U.K. plans to DNA test all newborns to assess their risk of disease, Tesla launches its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, and the Oklahoma City Thunder wins the NBA championship.
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Iran-Europe talks don’t lead to a breakthrough, The U.N. reports record violence against children in war zones, Kenya sentences two men to 30 years in prison for a 2019 hotel attack, U.K. lawmakers vote in favor of an assisted dying bill, An appeals court allows Donald Trump to keep the National Guard in LA, The LA Dodgers claim they blocked federal agents from their stadium, A GOP senator proposes selling over 2 million acres of federal land, A new ICE policy limits Congressional access to facilities, Thousands are displaced as deadly floods impact southern Brazil, and a new study suggests that ChatGPT use may harm students' brain activity.
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Trump denies a report that he had approved plans to attack Iran, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda sign a draft peace agreement, Thailand’s Shinawatra's faces calls to resign, The U.S. restarts its student visa process for foreigners, Nippon Steel completes its $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, Karen Read is acquitted of murdering her police officer boyfriend in Massachusetts, Argentina lifts a ban on civilians owning semi-automatic weapons, The insolvency dates for U.S. Social Security and Medicare are moved up, Dozens of scientists predict that the 1.5°C warming limit could be breached by 2028, and two AI watchdogs publish a joint "OpenAI Files" report.
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Trump weighs a US strike on Iran nuclear sites, The US Supreme Court upholds a Tennessee ban on youth gender medicine, Canada and India agree to re-appoint high commissioners, Rheinmetall and Anduril partner on European autonomous weapons development, Trump extends the TikTok deadline for a third time, The FBI shares China election interference claims with Congress, Elon Musk's X sues New York over a content moderation law, UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion, Australia lifts its blood donation ban for gay and bisexual men, and a study finds a blood test can detect cancer three years before diagnosis.
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Trump demands Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is arrested by ICE, Uganda's president signs a law allowing military trials for civilians, Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least 16, Social media surpasses TV as Americans’ top news source, A judge orders Trump to reverse his NIH grant cuts, The U.N. identifies five nations at risk of famine, A brain dead woman delivers her baby in Georgia after months of being on life support, Kenya’s deputy police chief steps aside amid a probe into the death of a government critic, and OpenAI wins a $200 million defense contract with the Pentagon.
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Israeli strikes hit an Iranian state media outlet, A suspect accused of shooting four Minnesota lawmakers appears in federal court, The U.K. launches a national inquiry into grooming gangs, Trump orders ICE to expand deportations in Democratic cities, G7 leaders meet in Canada, A report claims global nuclear risk is growing, Anti-tourism protests sweep across southern Europe, The US Supreme Court agrees to hear a New Jersey pregnancy center appeal, The Trump Organization launches a mobile service and a $499 smartphone, and Blaise Metreweli becomes the UK’s first female MI6 chief.
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Iran strikes Israel following a second round of Israeli strikes, Nigeria grants a posthumous pardon to activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, A French court frees a New Caledonia independence leader, A report suggests that Israeli spyware was reportedly used to target European journalists, Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from a Kristi Noem press conference, Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges, A court of appeals allows Donald Trump to regain control of the National Guard in LA, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the U.S. has Panama and Greenland invasion plans, Credit Suisse reportedly ignored early warnings about its Greensill partnership, and scientists grow human hearts in pig embryos for 21 days.
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Hundreds are killed after a London-bound Air India flight crashes, the UN’s nuclear watchdog declares Iran noncompliant for the first time in 20 years, the U.S. pulls nonessential personnel from its embassies across the Middle East, the Pentagon launches a review of the AUKUS submarine pact, global displacement hits a record 123.2 million, a Brazilian court rules that social media firms are liable for users’ content, the U.S. military is granted the authority to temporarily detain protesters in LA, the U.K.’s economy shrinks by 0.3%, Meta reportedly plans to invest $15 billion in Scale AI to purse ‘superintelligence,’ and images of the sun’s South Pole are revealed for the first time.
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the U.S. and China agree on a trade framework, Sudan accuses Libya's Haftar forces of a border attack, 32 officers are injured in the Ballymena riots in Northern Ireland, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk survives a confidence vote, at least 7 are dead in Colombia after bombings and gun attacks, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says a Palestinian state is no longer a policy goal, police make mass arrests after curfew during the LA demonstrations, Rep. LaMonica McIver is indicted on federal charges over an incident at an ICE facility, Donald Trump plans to phase out FEMA after hurricane season, and an Atari game from 1977 trounces ChatGPT in a chess square-off.
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A school shooting in Austria leaves at least 11 dead, anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests spread across 25 U.S. cities, Poland reviews claims of ballot irregularities in its recent presidential election, Israel’s Netanyahu says there has been progress in Gaza talks, RFK Jr. fires the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, the World Bank downgrades its global growth forecast for 2025 to 2.3%, the U.N. warns that socioeconomic barriers are behind a global ‘fertility crisis,’ Italy cuts ties with Israeli spyware firm Paragon, dozens of states sue to block the sale of genetic testing firm, 23andMe over privacy concerns, and Apple exposes limitations in AI models’ reasoning.
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The National Guard and Marines are deployed to the Los Angeles demonstrations, Israeli forces intercept a Gaza-bound aid ship, U.S.-China trade talks resume in London, Former President Bolsonaro is set to take the stand in Brazil's coup trial, Thousands protest in Spain against Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez, Rwanda withdraws from a key regional body over the Congo presidency dispute, Iran claims its spy operation seized Israeli nuclear files, A California labor leader is arrested in the LA demonstrations, ABC suspends a correspondent over a post critical of Stephen Miller, A new study states that ocean acidification has crossed a planetary boundary, and a report suggests that the Pentagon spread UFO rumors to hide secret weapons programs.
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NATO approves its largest military buildup since the Cold War, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is returned to the U.S. and faces trafficking chargers, four are killed in Kyiv after Russia’s promised response to Ukraine's bomber attack, the Wagner Group claims its mission is accomplished and leaves Mali, the Republic of Georgia will close its NATO-EU information center, North Korea launches its destroyer vessel after an initial failed launch, the Trump administration sanctions four International Criminal Court judges, while the administration ends the “Quiet Skies” surveillance program, four states petition the U.S. FDA to lift abortion pill restrictions, and hundreds are evacuated in Guatemala as a volcano erupts.
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Tensions between Trump and Musk peak with public clashes on social media, Trump signs a travel ban on 19 countries, Trump and Xi hold a phone call to discuss trade, The U.S. vetoes a U.N. resolution calling for a Gaza ceasefire, The Democratic Republic of Congo bans reporting on former President Kabila, France agrees to begin intercepting migrant boats by the summer, Vietnam scraps its two-child policy, Mental health sick days hit a record high in the U.K., The ECB cuts interest rates for the eighth time, and a new discovery raises hopes of an HIV cure.
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the U.S. will scale back its military presence in Syria to a single base, Taiwan and the U.S. mark the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, Ukraine uses underwater explosives to strike a bridge between Russia and Crimea, Ecuador’s lawmakers vote to allow foreign military bases, MI5 apologizes to the U.K. High Court for false evidence in a neo-Nazi case, the U.S. doubles its steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%, the Congressional Budget Office says Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” would expand the deficit by $2.4T, the Trump administration rescinds emergency abortion guidance, the US navy will rename a vessel that had honored LGBTQ activist Harvey Milk, and an Indian pilot prepares for a historic mission to the International Space Station.
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Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea’s presidential election, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof resigns, the U.S. approves a plan to integrate foreign fighters in the Syrian Army, an American consulting firm leaves the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the White House seeks Congress’ approval to codify DOGE cuts, a report warns that around 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights, U.S. Homeland Security is sued over its DNA collection program, U.S. officials dismiss reports that FEMA’s chief was unaware of the US’ hurricane, Bill Gates commits the majority of his $200B fortune to Africa, AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio launches a $30M nonprofit to build “honest” AI systems.
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Karol Nawrocki is elected president of Poland, The U.K. unveils a $2B defense plan, At least 200 are dead and 500 missing after floods in Nigeria, Germany's military chief claims Russia could attack NATO by 2029, Eight people are injured in a terror attack at a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, The U.S. Supreme Court denies challenges to bans on assault-style weapons, Sudan's new prime minister dissolves the government, Tulsa unveils a $105M reparations package for the 1921 Race Massacre, Two are killed as fans celebrate PSG's Champions League win in France, A leaked medical report allegedly shows Olympic boxer Imane Khelif has male chromosomes, and a rugby concussion lawsuit grows to include 1,100 former players.
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Israel announces 22 new West Bank settlements, South Korea tallies record early voting in its post-martial law election, Mexico prepares for its first-ever judicial elections, China pledges climate aid to Pacific Islands nations, Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams wins a defamation case against the BBC, Elon Musk officially exits DOGE, The U.S. Supreme Court allows President Trump to end status for 500,000 migrants, The Supreme Court also limits environmental reviews for infrastructure projects, The White House responds to issues with RFK Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again report, and remains of 3,000-year-old Mayan City are unearthed in Guatemala.
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A block on Trump’s tariffs is temporarily paused, Carney announces his Intention for Canada to join ReArm Europe, a World Food Programme warehouse is looted in Gaza, Musk announces his departure from the White House, trust in the EU hits a 20-year high, CPAC kicks off with events in Poland and Hungary, the White House cancels a $766M bird flu vaccine contract with Moderna, the last living grandson of the U.S.’ 10th president passes away, Canada’s Manitoba declares a state of emergency as wildfires force 17,000 to evacuate, and China launches a rocket to retrieve asteroid samples.
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China, ASEAN, and Gulf states hold their first-ever summit, Donald Trump says Vladamir Putin is “playing with fire” over Ukraine, Hamas suggests it has reached a deal with U.S. officials on the framework of a ceasefire, Australia’s governing coalition reunites and unveils a new shadow cabinet, the U.S. signals a major shift in Africa military strategy, Elon Musk says he’s “disappointed' with Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill', the Trump administration orders a Michigan coal plant to stay open, the EU launches a probe into major porn sites over child safety, the owner of Temu sees profits plunge amid US-China trade tensions, and a study suggests that 21% of the global ocean has become darker.
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King Charles III delivers the throne speech in Canada’s senate, Western allies lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons, Palestinians storm a US-backed aid center in Rafah, Trump directs federal agencies to cut funding to Harvard, a man is arrested after crashing his car into a Liverpool parade, Democrats reportedly launch a $20M plan to win back male voters, the Supreme Court declines to hear a student’s “two genders” t-shirt case, China emerges as the world’s leading debt collector, a Greek court charges 17 coastguards over the wreck of the migrant vessel Adriana, and Japan bans “flashy” baby names.
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Donald Trump delays his EU tariff hike, The director of a U.S.-backed Gaza aid initiative resigns, Thousands mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's death, Trump lashes out at Putin and Zelenskyy, The U.S. president threatens to redirect $3 billion in Harvard grants to trade schools, French farmers block roads in Paris over an agriculture bill, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Shehbaz Sharif meet in Istanbul, Venezuela's government wins legislative and regional elections amid an opposition boycott, The U.K. expands chemical castration for sex offenders, The French Riviera is hit by a second power outage in two days, and the use of live facial recognition cameras soars in the U.K.
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Israel intensifies strikes in Lebanon, the G7 says Russia must end its war and compensate Ukraine, the U.S. sanctions Sudan over alleged chemical weapons use, Mexico’s ex-Security Chief is ordered to pay $2.4B in a civil case, Italy's constitutional court backs female same-sex parents, Donald Trump floats the idea of 50% tariffs on the EU and 25% on Apple, while Trump holds a private dinner for top $TRUMP crypto coin investors, a judge blocks the Trump administration from terminating student visas, four EU lawmakers face a loss of immunity in a Huawei probe, and Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 was found in tests to have plotted blackmailing developers.
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Two Israeli embassy staff members are fatally shot outside a DC Jewish museum, the U.K. signs a deal to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, the U.S. House advances Trump’s sweeping spending bill, North Korea's new destroyer is damaged in a failed launch, the Trump administration revokes Harvard’s foreign student program, OpenAI buys iPhone designer Johnny Ive’s startup in a $6.5B deal, a private plane crashes in a San Diego neighborhood, a draft $15.1M settlement is reached in the case of a Canadian doctor convicted of sexual assault, Las Vegas agrees to host the pro-doping Enhanced Games in 2026, and scientists create contact lenses that allow wearers to see infrared light.
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Donald Trump confronts Cyril Ramaphosa over “white genocide” claims, Israeli forces shoot at European diplomats in the West Bank, U.S. intelligence claims Israel is preparing for a possible strike on Iran nuclear facilities, The EU and U.K. adopt further sanctions on Russia, Evo Morales is disqualified from Bolivia’s presidential race, Virginia Representative Gerry Connolly passes away at 75, The U.S. Department of Justice ends federal oversight of policing in major cities, Reports claim that a Tulsi Gabbard aide urged a redo of a key intelligence assessment, Record floods strand thousands in Australia, and Google unveils its AI mode chatbot.
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Australia's Liberal-National coalition splits, Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro's coup trial begins, Hungary’s parliament approves its exit from the the International Criminal Court, Zelenskyy rules out withdrawing Ukrainian troops from its own territory, U.S. Rep. McIver faces charges following a confrontation with ICE agents, The Trump administration settles a wrongful death suit related to the Jan. 6 riots for $5M, Musk commits to remaining Tesla’s CEO for the next five years, A study warns that global climate targets are insufficient, The FDA limits its COVID shots approval to high-risk groups, and California surgeons complete the world's first human bladder transplant.
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Joe Biden is diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer, Nicușor Dan wins Romania’s presidential runoff, Trump and Putin hold a two-hour call, The UK and EU strike a post-Brexit reset deal, Israel allows limited aid into Gaza, Trump's tax bill advances after a late-night budget vote, J.D. Vance, Giorgia Meloni and Ursula Von der Leyen hold trade talks in Rome, Wall Street futures slide after Moody's downgrades the U.S., At least three are killed in a blast targeting a police station in Syria, New RSV vaccines are found to have cut infant hospitalizations by up to 71%, and France announces plans to build a supermax prison in the jungle of French Guiana.
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Russia-Ukraine delegations meet for the first time since 2022, Donald Trump secures $2 trillion in Gulf state deals, An al-Qaeda affiliate claims the killing of 200 Burkina Faso soldiers in a major attack, Albania declines Kier Starmer's migrant return hub proposal, A BBC report claims that Iran is leveraging organized crime for attacks abroad, An ex-FBI boss is investigated over a post alleged to be a Trump death threat, The FBI will be vacating the J. Edgar Hoover building in Washington, D.C., xAI says an unauthorized change made Grok push South Africa genocide claims, Papua New Guinea declares a polio emergency, and custom CRISPR gene therapy saves a Pennsylvania baby with a rare disease.
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the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's order to end birthright citizenship, New Zealand suspends three Māori MPs for performing a protest haka, Peru’s new cabinet is sworn in, Israel intensifies its strikes on Gaza, Canada’s Liberals decide to skip a 2025 spring budget, a study finds that patients regain their original weight 10 months after stopping weight-loss jabs, researchers warn that 1 billion people experience poor indoor air quality annually due to wildfires, the U.S. is reportedly investigating UnitedHealth Group for possible Medicare fraud, a Mexican beauty influencer is shot dead during a TikTok live stream, and Harvard's $27 “copy” of the Magna Carta is discovered to be a $21M original.
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Mali's military government dissolves all political parties, Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says the Kingdom and U.S. want to end the Gaza war, Vlodomyr Zelenskyy calls on Vladamir Putin to attend peace talks in Turkey, Tulsi Gabbard fires top intelligence officials in a national security shake-up, a Wisconsin judge is indicted for allegedly obstructing ICE, El Chapo's family reportedly enters the U.S. from Mexico in an apparent cartel plea deal, Australia sues Macquarie for 'Misreporting' short sales, the Menedez brothers are eligible for parole after 35 years in prison, and a new study suggests that chimpanzees have honed medical skills in the wild.
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The U.S. and Saudi Arabia sign a $142B arms deal as Trump visits the Middle East, Sussan Ley makes history as Australia’s first female Liberal Party leader, Canada’s Carney swears in his new cabinet, Former Uruguayan President José "Pepe" Mujica passes away, Three European leaders deny allegations of bringing cocaine on a Ukraine-bound train, New DNA evidence frees a man after 38 years in the UK, Trump’s Justice Department nominees are placed on hold, The first round of white South African refugees arrive in the U.S., A GOP bill seeks to redefine obscenity under federal law, and researchers develop an AI face scanner to predict survival outcomes in cancer patients.
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The US and China agree to slash tariffs in a 90-day trade truce, Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander is released by Hamas, Volodomyr Zelenskyy responds to Putin's call for direct talks, Donald Trump orders significant cuts to drug prices, the Socialist Party leads in the Albanian election, the PKK announces its dissolution after a 40-year conflict, Qatar reportedly plans to gift a $400M luxury jet to Donald Trump, 3.2M Sudanese children under 5 are projected to face acute malnutrition in 2025, a study finds weight-loss drugs can reduce the risk of cancer, AI firms are urged to assess risks to prevent loss of control, and the Taliban bans chess.
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France and Poland sign a treaty with a mutual defense clause, Leo XIV conducts his first mass as Pope, The U.S. drops an Israel normalization clause to the Saudi nuclear deal, The FBI reportedly launches a criminal probe into NY Attorney General Letitia James, Donald Trump suggests that tariffs on China could be lowered to 80%, President Trump also appoints Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as D.C.'s top prosecutor, JD Vance says the India-Pakistan conflict is ”'none of our business,” Sam Altman urges Congress to avoid AI overregulation, Ontario, Canada launches a mini nuclear reactor project, and Citigroup faces a $1 billion lawsuit over a Mexican oil firm’s fraud.
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The U.S. and U.K. announce a trade deal, Syria confirms indirect talks with Israel, Australia’s Green Party leader loses his Melbourne seat, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is elected the first-ever American pope, X blocks 8,000 accounts in India under a government order, King Charles III joins veterans in commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE day, Trump nominates Dr. Casey Means as surgeon general, a study links climate-driven wildfires to 15K US deaths, Bill Gates promises to give away his fortune by 2045, and Disney announces plans to build a theme park in Abu Dhabi.
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Drone strikes rock Port Sudan, France and Germany launch a defense and security council, Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump of “modern-day appeasement” of Vladamir Putin, The U.S. and China ready for high-stakes talks in Geneva, Voice of America is partnering with OAN for news feed services, Donald Trump ends gain of function research, The Texas measles outbreak slows as national cases approach 1,000, A new report suggests that U.K. police are poorly equipped to address online content, A court orders NSO to pay a $168M penalty for hacking WhatsApp, and a new study suggests that the world's richest 10% are responsible for 65% of global warming.
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India begins military action into Pakistan, Canada’s Mark Carney meets with Trump at the White House, Trump halts bombing in Yemen as Oman announces a U.S.-Houthi ceasefire, U.K. and India reach a $34B free trade agreement, Merz wins a second vote to become Germany's chancellor, the Supreme Court allows Trump’s transgender military ban to proceed, the U.S. orders a 20% cut in top military ranks, New Zealand proposes banning under-16s from social media, OpenAI abandons plans to become a for-profit company, Zhao Xintong becomes China’s first world snooker champion, the world's first nonverbal Neuralink patient makes a YouTube video.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese secures a second term in Australia’s federal election, The Israeli cabinet approves expanding the Gaza war if no deal is reached during Trump’s visit, Trump orders a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, George Simion leads the first round of Romania’s presidential rerun, Germany’s mainstream parties sign a coalition deal, Rwanda confirms it is in early talks with the US about taking in migrants, The Syrian government is accused of monitoring the sectarian killings of minorities, Trump discusses trade, peace talks and immigration in an NBC interview, Elon Musk's Starbase becomes an official city in Texas, Japan’s child population hits a record low for the 44th straight year, and a new study offers potential clues to gold’s cosmic origins.
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Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution labels the AfD as extremist, The Lebanese army dismantles 90% of Hezbollah border infrastructure, Croatia's parliament passes a new law targeting war-era cemeteries, President Trump unveils a $163B “skinny budget,” Donald Trump vows to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status, The Trump administration explores deporting migrants to Libya and Rwanda, 1,120 are arrested in a federal-state immigration operation in Florida, Tsunami alerts are issued after a 7.4M earthquake strikes offshore Chile, An Australian shipbuilder launches the world's largest electric ship, and Oxfam reports that CEO pay has increased by 50% since 2019.
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The U.S. and Ukraine sign a minerals deal, Trump nominates National Security Advisor Mike Waltz for UN ambassador, tens of thousands of protesters participate in global May Day protests, the U.S. Senate blocks a resolution to overturn Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, the Eurozone’s economy grows 0.4%, South Africa's Ramaphosa orders an inquiry Into apartheid-era prosecutions, a Trump-appointed judge blocks the White House from using the Alien Enemies Act for deportations, England rolls out a 'super-jab' for 15 different cancers, Apple is referred for a potential criminal contempt probe, and Scientists reintroduce captive-bred Mexican axolotls into artificial wetlands.
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Israel strikes Damascus amid clashes between government forces and Druze fighters, the U.K. joins the U.S. in Yemen airstrikes against Houthi targets, tensions continue to simmer between India and Pakistan, Labor leads the polls as the Australian election enters its final days, Alberta, Canada eases the path to a referendum after the Liberal Party’s victory, Donald Trump celebrates his first 100 days as U.S. president, a judge frees Columbia Pro-Palestine protester Mohsen Mahdawi on bail, Pete Hegseth moves to close the Pentagon’s Women, Peace and Security program, a teen is arrested in Sweden after a deadly triple shooting, and Reddit threatens legal action over a secret AI bot experiment.
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Canada’s Liberal Party wins a fourth term, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre loses his parliamentary seat, A Michigan Democrat files seven articles of impeachment against Trump, Israel reverses its decision to fire its internal security chief, Putin's call for a three-day ceasefire is met with frustration from the White House, Hong Kong frees four lawmakers arrested for organizing an unofficial primary election in 2020, A report warns that media freedom is ‘crumbling' in Europe, Amazon denies reports that it plans to display the cost of Trump’s tariffs on products, The U.S. House passes a bill to criminalize revenge porn, and IBM commits $150B to develop Washington’s computing leadership.
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Canadians head to the polls in the country’s federal election, Europe is hit by massive power outages, Trump says he thinks Zelenskyy is ready to concede Crimea, US strikes kill 68 migrants as the campaign intensifies in Yemen, A suspect is charged with murder in a Vancouver festival attack over the weekend, Trump plans to sign an order requiring a list of sanctuary cities and states, The US president suggests investigating news organizations over negative polling, 40 are killed and over 1,200 injured in a massive explosion at an Iranian port, Airbus finalizes a $439 million deal for Spirit AeroSystems assets, A study finds ultra-processed foods increase the risk of early death, and Tigst Assefa shatters the women's-only marathon record in 'super shoes' at the London Marathon.
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The World Food Programme announces that Gaza food stocks have run out, Al-Shabaab and Somali forces battle for a strategic military base, Donald Trump doubles down on his Canada statehood claims, Water bosses in the UK could face prison time for hiding sewage spills, The FBI arrests a judge for allegedly obstructing and undocumented immigrant arrest, George Santos is sentenced to 87 months in prison for campaign fraud, Three federal judges block Trump's anti-DEI school funding cuts, California surpasses Japan as the world's fourth-largest economy, South Korea accuses DeepSeek of illegal data transfers, and a remarkably-preserved 5,000-year-old tomb of a noblewoman is discovered in Peru.
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India and Pakistan announce tit-for-tat measures after the Kashmir tourist attack, former South Korean President Moon Jae-in is Indicted on bribery charges, the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels agree to a ceasefire, a judge blocks portions of Trump’s order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration, the EU fines Apple and Meta $800M, a student is fatally stabbed at a French highschool, Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife relocates after the government posts her address online, Trump orders an overhaul of the college accreditation system, a study suggests eating peanuts as a treatment for allergic adults, and a viral TikTok draws hundreds of Americans to Canada’s Nanaimo.
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Over 150 are injured after a strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Istanbul, Canada tallies a record 7.3M votes in advance polls, Oman's Sultan makes a historic first visit to Russia, a Brazil top court accepts coup charges against more Bolsonaro allies, Donald Trump signals a major forthcoming cut to China tariffs, while a new poll suggests Trump’s economic approval rating has fallen to 37%, Elon Musk plans to cut back his White House role to focus on Tesla, the Florida Attorney General sues Snapchat, a record 84% of coral reefs worldwide are hit by bleaching, and the UK launches sun-dimming experiments
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Marco Rubio unveils plans to overhaul the U.S. State Department, early voting in Australia’s election begins, Liberals hold a narrowing lead as Canada’s election day approaches, dozens of tourists are killed by gunmen in Kashmir, a British murder suspect is allegedly burned alive in Ecuador, the IMF reduces its global economic growth forecast to 2.8%, the UAE pioneers the world’s first AI-powered legal system, US markets tumble as Trump takes aim at Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the White House denies reports of Defense Secretary Hegseth’s possible firing, SpaceX launches a food-growing lab into orbit,
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Pope Francis passes away aged 88, Russia and Ukraine exchange blame for Easter ceasefire violations, The Palestinian Red Crescent rejects an Israeli probe into the killing of medics, El Salvador offers Venezuela a prisoner swap for US deportees, Pete Hegseth is accused of sharing Yemen strike plans in a second private Signal chat, Abrego Garcia is reportedly relocated from El Salvador's CECOT prison, US Vice President JD Vance begins a visit to India, The US Department of Justice seeks to break up Google, The Trump administration is reportedly planning $1 billion in additional cuts to Harvard, Seven drown in Australia over the Easter long weekend, and The White House declares the lab leak theory as the 'true origins' of COVID.
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Trump meets with Italy’s Meloni amid trade tensions, Canada’s party leaders trade barbs in their final election debate, The US threatens to walk away from Russia-Ukraine peace talks, US strikes on Yemen kill dozens, Iran celebrates its annual Army Day with military parades, The Menendez brothers’ resentencing is delayed, An American is fatally shot after hijacking a plane in Belize, U.S. Sen. Van Hollen meets with a deported Maryland man in El Salvador, Medical cannabis shows promise in treating cancer, and NASA finds carbonate minerals on Mars.
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Canadian party leaders face off in a French-language debate, a report suggests that Donald Trump blocked Israeli plans for an attack on Iran nuclear sites, Xi Jinping visits Cambodia as part of an “anti-tariff” tour, the UK and France negotiate a “One-for-One” Channel migrant deal, Amnesty International accuses Mozambique of a violent post-election crackdown, Donald Trump demands the resignation of the Fed chair, while the IRS weighs revoking Harvard's tax-exempt status amid the Trump feud, multiple people are killed in a tragic mass shooting at Florida State University, Google is found guilty of creating an illegal ad monopoly, and scientists spot possible signs of life on a distant planet.
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A Maryland Senator visits El Salvador to search for answers in the Abrego Garcia case, The World Trade Organization says Trump tariffs will shrink global trade by 0.2% this year, Hong Kong halts US mail service over tariff “bullying,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy rules out ceding occupied territories to Russia, France and Algeria expel diplomats in an escalating crisis, Peru's ex-president and the president’s wife are sentenced to 15 years in prison, Donald Trump orders US military control of border land near Mexico, UK inflation drops to 2.6% as fuel prices fall, The CDC reports that the U.S. autism rate has risen to 1 in 31 children, and a report alleges that Australian politicians received sports tickets to influence a gambling ban.
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JD Vance says there’s a ‘good chance' of a U.S.-UK trade deal, Hamas reportedly rejects an Israeli proposal for a temporary ceasefire, Trump blames Zelenskyy, Biden, and Putin for the Ukraine war, Russia allegedly seeks to base military aircraft in Indonesia, Trump reaffirms his intention to send 'homegrown criminals' to El Salvador, Zuckerberg testifies in Meta’s antitrust trial, OpenAI is reportedly building an X-like social network, A report finds that Europe's 2024 floods were the most widespread in over a decade, The White House defies a court order by blocking an AP journalist from the Oval Office, and four men plead guilty to smuggling thousands of live ants in Kenya.
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Daniel Noboa wins reelection in Ecuador, A trial opens for former President Yoon in South Korea, Hungary passes a constitutional ban on LGBTQ+ Pride events, Liberal staffers in Canada plant MAGA-style buttons at a Conservative event, RSF attacks in Sudan kill over 200 in Darfur camps, Anthony Albanese launches the Labor Party's election campaign in Australia, Donald Trump calls for CBS to be taken off-air after the latest episode of 60 Minutes, An arson attack at the Pennsylvania Governor's mansion leads to terrorism charges, A teen murders his parents in an alleged Trump assassination plot, Nvidia launches a $500B US AI chip manufacturing initiative, and all-female crew completes the Blue Origin space mission.
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A US-Panama deal allows for a limited military presence at the Panama Canal, the US-China trade war escalates with record-high tariffs, the UN condemns Myanmar’s junta for breaking the earthquake ceasefire, Israel issues evacuation orders for eastern Gaza City, the UK conducts the first visit by its military chief to China since 2015, the US Senate confirms Donald Trump's pick as Joint Chiefs Chairman, the Supreme Court orders the return of a mistakenly deported Maryland man, a helicopter crash in New York City claims the life of a Spanish CEO, Prada acquires Versace for €1.25B, and Tesla launches in Saudi Arabia.
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Germany’s CDU and SPD reach a deal to form a coalition government, Total U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports reach 145%, A whistleblower alleges that Meta was involved in secret AI dealings with China, Peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels begin, Hundreds of Israeli reservists call for a deal to return the hostages, The U.S. begins screening immigrants' social media for antisemitism, AI is projected to double the world’s data center energy use by 2030, The U.S.House passes a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, A new at-home saliva test shows promise in detecting prostate cancer, and a study suggests that dinosaurs thrived before the asteroid impact.
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Donald Trump increases China tariffs to 125% and pauses reciprocal tariffs on other countries, an alleged PRC-led WeChat campaign targets Carney in Canada’s election, China rejects Ukrainian claims about Its citizens fighting alongside Russia, France’s National Assembly passes a Mayotte citizenship restriction, the DR Congo repatriates Americans spared the death penalty over a failed coup, a judge orders the White House to lift restrictions on The Associated Press, while President Trump signs executive orders to revive the coal industry, the IRS chief reportedly resigns over an immigration data-sharing deal, the IMF reaches a staff-level agreement with Argentina for a $20 billion loan, and a study potentially links the mpox virus to the fire-footed rope squirrel.
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Trump says the US and Iran will hold direct talks this weekend, The E.U. readies counter-tariffs on the U.S., The Washington Post reports that Musk urged Trump to reverse his tariffs, DOGE is allowed to access federal personal data, Global executions hit a nine-year high, The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to use the Alien Enemies Act for deportations, Nearly 1 million migrants who entered the US under the Biden-era CBP One app are ordered to leave, Clean energy is found to have made up over 40% of global electricity last year, Dozens die when a nightclub roof collapses in the Dominican Republic, and the U.K. welcomes its first baby born from a womb transplant.
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Global stock markets plunge as Trump threatens further tariffs on China, Marine Le Pen vows to fight her embezzlement conviction, Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Trump in Washington, South Korea’s speaker pushes constitutional reform, The UK eases EV rules, Australia’s Coalition reverses its public service work-from-home ban, A second child dies amid Texas’ measles outbreak, The WHO warns that aid cuts could threaten global maternal health, Over 30 are killed after heavy rains flood Congo's capital, X enacts stricter rules on parody accounts, and Alex Ovechkin surpasses Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time goal scorer.
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Global markets plunge in reaction to President Trump’s tariffs, South Korea's court upholds President Yoon's impeachment, The EU and Central Asian nations deepen ties in their first-ever summit, An Israeli strike kills a Hamas commander in Lebanon, A New Zealand committee rejects the Treaty Principles Bill, President Trump claims Iran wants direct talks amid mounting tensions, Donald Trump fires high-level national security officials, The Pentagon launches an investigation into Pete Hegseth’s Signal use, A US tourist is arrested for visiting an isolated tribe in the in the Andaman Islands, and Africa’s first AI global summit kicks off in Rwanda.
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Hungary welcomes Israel’s Netanyahu for a four-day state trip, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announces plans to seek reelection as an independent, France warns that war is “almost inevitable” if U.S.-Iran nuclear talks fail, an Israeli court extends the detainment of two Netanyahu aides over a Qatar probe, Senate Republicans release a $5T budget plan to extend Trump’s tax cuts, new evidence challenges the conviction of former UK nurse Lucy Letby, South Korea makes a record 2-ton cocaine bust worth $680M, Nearly 100 tornadoes strike the U.S., UK birth rates hit a historic low,and Amazon makes a last-minute bid to buy TikTok.
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker gives a marathon speech to oppose Trump’s policies, The New York Times details the extent of U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war, an Israeli strike kills a Hezbollah official in Beirut, China launches military drills around Taiwan, the U.S. admits to an 'administrative error' in the deportation of a Maryland resident, the U.S. attorney general seeks the death penalty in the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, OpenAI secures a record $40B in funding, an AI brain implant turns thoughts to speech in near real-time, Argentina's poverty rate drops to 38.1%, and SpaceX launches its first civilian-crewed polar orbit mission.
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Marine Le Pen is barred from politics for five years, Donald Trump says he is 'pissed off' at Putin, Myanmar's earthquake death toll crosses 2,000, global markets tumble after Trump says tariffs will hit globally, Musk hands out $1 million checks at a Wisconsin Supreme Court rally, the UK hosts a 40-nation summit to combat people smuggling, Israel issues evacuation orders for all of Rafah, Sudan's RSF admits retreat from Khartoum, Trump threatens to bomb Iran, a French regulator fines Apple 150 million euros, and Czech teen Jakub Mensik defeats Novak Djokovic in Miami.
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Deadly earthquakes cause devastation in Myanmar and Thailand, Australia sets a May 3 federal election date, Vladamir Putin proposes a UN administration for Ukraine, South Sudan’s vice president is put under house arrest, Donald Trump and Mark Carney hold their first call amid the US-Canada tariff row, A judge orders the Trump team to preserve its leaked Signal chat, JD Vance visits Greenland, Utah becomes the first US state to ban fluoride in public water, Algerian author Boualem Sansal is jailed for five years, and a survey suggests that 75% of polled scientists are considering leaving the US.
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Trump announces a global 25% auto tariff, Istanbul elects an interim mayor following Imamoglu’s arrest, Australia’s Albanese prepares to 'imminently’ call an election, North Korea unveils AI suicide drones, the U.S. Health Department cuts 10,000 jobs, six Russian nationals die after a tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast, an alleged leader of the MS-13 gang is arrested in Virginia, a study links human activities to biodiversity loss across all major organisms globally, OpenAI expects to be cash flow positive by 2029, and Martian dust is identified as a potential health risk to future astronauts.
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Protests erupt in Northern Gaza, Thailand’s Prime Minister survives a no-confidence vote, Canada accuses India of meddling in its Conservative Party race, US intelligence suggests that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, President Trump signs an Executive Order requiring proof of citizenship to vote, The Atlantic publishes more details on Trump admin.’s Yemen Signal incident, the Supreme Court upholds federal ghost gun regulations, Australia’s inflation reportedly dropped to 2.4% in February, while the UK’s inflation dips to 2.8% ahead of the Spring Statement, and South Korea battles deadly wildfires.
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The White House accidentally shares a military planning groupchat with a journalist, The US reports that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to pause military strikes in the Black Sea, Palestinian filmmaker and Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal is reportedly detained in the West Bank, The UN estimates that US aid cuts could result in 6.2M AIDs-related deaths over 4 years, The right-wing Alternative for Germany gains power in Parliament, Japan's longest death row inmate is awarded $1.4M after being exonerated, China releases five detained staffers from the US-based due diligence firm Mintz Group, DeepSeek releases a new AI model, Papua New Guinea shuts down Facebook as part of a social media regulation test, and China’s BYD surpasses Tesla in revenue.
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Protests erupt in Turkey as the mayor of Istanbul is jailed, planned visits by US officials to Greenland spark diplomatic tensions, a court reinstates Han Duck-soo as acting president of South Korea, Hamas responds 'positively' to a new Gaza proposal that Israel denies receiving the terms for, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls a snap election for April 28, Trump announces a 'secondary tariff' on Venezuela, the US IRS reportedly nears a deal with immigration enforcement to share tax data, a man is charged with assault for driving his car into a Tesla protest, French actor Gérard Depardieu faces a sexual assault trial, the US demands the full dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program, and Serbian editors warn of a 'dangerous turning point' for press freedom.
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The UAE reportedly commits $1.4T to the US in a 10-Year investment deal, A report states that global debt has eclipsed $100T, Sudan's army retakes the presidential palace in Khartoum, Israel’s Defense Minister says Israel will annex parts of Gaza if hostages are not released, A power outage shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, The Pentagon and Pres. Trump deny that Elon Musk got a PRC war plan briefing, Donald Trump rescinds his order against the law firm Paul Weiss, A US judge blocks the deportation of a pro-Palestine Georgetown University researcher, The UN states that global glacier melt threatens the water supply for 2B people, and a scientific study suggests that birds in the Galápagos get road rage from traffic noise.
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Trump signs an order to downsize the Department of Education, freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi addresses the UN security council, Indonesia expands the military's role in civilian institutions, the UK hosts a 30-nation meeting for a Ukraine peacekeeping force, Argentina’s lower house approves an IMF loan plan, Canada reports that four of its citizens were executed in China on drug charges, Greenpeace is ordered to pay $667M in the Dakota pipeline case, Paris claims that a French scientist was denied US entry over messages about Trump, Kirsty Coventry is elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the US hits a record low in this year’s World Happiness Report.
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Istanbul’s mayor is detained over investigations into alleged corruption and terrorism support, Canada inks a $4.2B Arctic radar deal with Australia, Ukraine reports Russian strikes after Putin agreed to a partial truce in consultation with the Trump admin., Germany breaks its debt rules to finance its defense spending boost, the UK’s Kemi Badenoch drops her net zero emissions support, Jair Bolsonaro's son takes leave from Brazil’s Congress and seeks US political asylum, a US federal judge blocks the Trump admin.’s USAID shutdown, while a US federal judge moves Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation case to New Jersey, the US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, and a Europol report claims that AI is becoming a powerful catalyst for organized crime.
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Putin agrees to pause strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days, The Gaza cease-fire ends as Israel strikes the enclave, The suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister is indicted on terror charges, The Trump administration is set to release 80K pages of unredacted JFK files, The UK announces $6.5B in welfare cuts, Hungary moves to ban the Budapest Pride Parade, China's BYD announces a five-minute electric vehicle charging system, The White House rejects a call to return the Statue of Liberty to France, Global revenues in women’s sports is projected to reach a record $2.35B in 2025, and Harvard announces free tuition for families earning under $200K a year.
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Trump says he will speak with Putin on Tuesday, 59 people are killed in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, US strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels kill at least 53, Netanyahu moves to sack Israel's internal security chief, Trump defies a court order in a mass deportation to El Salvador, the EU hosts a Syria aid conference amid the post-Assad transition, the US Democratic Party hits a historic low in voter approval, SpaceX Crew-10 docks at the ISS to relieve two stranded astronauts, the UK’s health secretary claims mental health conditions are overdiagnosed, Pope Francis is seen for the first time since being hospitalized, and Telegram founder Pavel Durov is reportedly allowed to temporarily leave France.
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China hosts Iran nuclear talks amid Washington-Tehran tensions, Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on a draft peace deal, The EU pledges $5.1B to South Africa, Peru passes a law regulating NGO operations, A UK committee makes a key decision regarding an assisted dying bill, Chuck Schumer backs the GOP’s funding bill, Nearly 100 are arrested at Trump Tower in protests over the Mahmoud Khalil detention, The Trump administration takes its birthright citizenship case to the Supreme Court, Meta adopts X's fact-checking algorithm for its new “community notes” system, and A US influencer leaves Australia after a baby wombat uproar.
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Syria's al-Sharaa signs a new constitution, dozens are arrested amid protests against Argentina’s pension cuts, Trump considers a 200% tariff on EU alcohol, Russia’s Putin expresses openness to a US-proposed cease-fire, the UK’s Keir Starmer scraps NHS England, the White House pulls its nomination of David Weldon as CDC director, European measles cases hit a 25-year high, a US judge extends a ban on the deportation of pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil, the Trump administration flies all remaining Guantánamo migrants to the US, and Brazil cuts thousands of trees to build a highway for the COP30 climate summit.
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The US Dept. of Education slashes its workforce, Greenland’s opposition wins an unexpected victory, Pres. Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum come into effect, at least 190 hostages are rescued amid the Pakistan train hijacking incident, Nicola Sturgeon won’t seek re-election to the Scottish Parliament in 2026, Colombia's Gustavo Petro calls for a referendum on stalled reforms, the US House passes a stopgap funding bill, the US Dept. of Agriculture suspends $30M to the Univ. of Maine, Argentina kicks off its trial over the death of soccer legend Maradona, and astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn.
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Former Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is arrested, The US and Canada agree to renegotiate the USMCA trade agreement, The Syrian Democratic Forces agree to integrate with the government, The US resumes aid to Ukraine as Kyiv says its open to a 30-day ceasefire, A militant group claims to have taken 182 civilians hostage in an attack on a Pakistani train, A former Meta executive alleges that Facebook developed censorship tools for China, RFK Jr. seeks to end a ‘self-affirm’ rule for food ingredient safety, A report finds that only seven countries breathe clean air, Katie Porter announces a run for California governor, and doctors confirm that Pope Francis’ health is no longer in immediate danger.
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The Syrian government says it’s ended its military operation against Assad loyalists, Mark Carney is chosen to replace Canada’s Justin Trudeau, Israel cuts off electricity to Gaza ahead of talks in Qatar, Romania bars a right-wing candidate from the presidential election rerun, Reform UK suspends Rupert Lowe amid party infighting, Donald Trump declines to rule out a 2025 recession amid trade turmoil, an oil tanker-cargo ship collision sparks a major rescue operation in the North Sea, the Secret Service shoots an armed man outside the White House, the US Supreme Court agrees to review Colorado's 'conversion therapy' ban, and ex-Cyclone Alfred wreaks havoc across eastern Australia.
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A South Korean court orders the release of impeached President Yoon, Trump says he sent a letter to Iran's leader to seek a nuclear deal, Donald Trump limits Elon Musk's authority over federal workforce cuts, The US and Ukraine prepare to hold talks in Saudi Arabia, Clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists kill dozens, A US House panel subpoenas Google over Biden-era content moderation policies, Three Bulgarian nationals are found guilty of spying for Russia in the UK, The world’s sea ice cover is found to have hit a historic low, A half-ton World War II bomb delayed hundreds of thousands of travelers in Paris, and SpaceX’s Starship explodes mid-flight for the second time this year.
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the Greek Prime Minister faces a no-confidence vote after protests over the 2023 train disaster, Pres. Trump suspends Mexico tariffs until April, an Iranian singer is flogged for an anti-hijab protest, the White House denies that there is a current plan to revoke Ukrainian refugees' status, while Trump threatens Hamas over hostage release, new polling shows that Sir Keir Starmer's favorability is at a six month high, New Zealand sacks its UK envoy, the US House censures Rep. Al Green after his disruption of Trump’s speech, a report suggests that 36 firms are responsible for 50% of global CO2 emissions, and a study says aspirin may stop some cancers from spreading.
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Pres. Trump delivers a major speech to Congress, Germany plans to relax its debt brake and increase defense spending, a BlackRock-led group buys Panama Canal ports from a Hong Kong firm, the US halts the flow of intelligence to Ukraine, while the US and Israel reject Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan, the UK’s treasury is reportedly planning billions in welfare cuts, the US Supreme Court denies the Trump Admin.’s bid to block USAID payments, a judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to block OpenAI’s for-profit conversion, China sets its 2025 GDP growth target to around 5%, and the world's largest iceberg runs aground in the South Atlantic ocean.
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The US faces retaliatory measures as Trump’s planned tariffs take effect, Saudi Arabia considers resuming Lebanese imports, Trump suspends all US military aid to Ukraine, the Arab League discusses a post-war Gaza reconstruction plan, the UN reports that hundreds of children have been sexually assaulted amid Sudan’s ongoing conflict, the US Social Security Administration identifies $800M in savings, the UK launches an anti-migration ad campaign in Iraq, Linda McMahon is confirmed as US education secretary, half of adults across the world are predicted to be overweight by 2050, and scientists create the 'woolly mouse' using mammoth genes.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine is still 'ready to sign' a US minerals deal, Multiple casualties are reported as a car rams into a crowd in Mannheim, Germany, Israel halts humanitarian aid to Gaza, The US reportedly halts offensive cyber operations against Russia, King Charles III meets with Justin Trudeau, Trump's crypto reserve plan sparks a major digital currency rally, A judge blocks Trump's firing of a federal watchdog chief, Pope Francis suffers two episodes of acute respiratory failure, A private US lander makes the first upright moon landing, An Australian blood donor who saved 2.4M lives passes away, and indie film Anora receives five Oscars.
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Donald Trump calls Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'disrespectful' in an Oval Office blow-up, China's naval drills near Australia spark regional tension, Canada’s Doug Ford secures a third consecutive majority government in Ontario's snap election, Austria forms a coalition without its right-wing election-winner, a key UK international development minister resigns over aid cuts, Pres. Trump plans to sign an Executive Order making English the official US language, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration begins mass DOGE layoffs, while a US judge blocks the large-scale firing of federal workers, Africa's health systems reportedly face collapse amid a chronic disease surge, and SpaceX launches a water-hunting fleet to the Moon.
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Trump holds the first Cabinet meeting of his second term, A high-level meeting between the EU and US is canceled, The UK’s Starmer meets with Trump, The jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party calls for the group to disarm, Thailand deports 40 Uyghurs to China, The US Supreme Court hears a case of alleged ‘straight discrimination,’ An inquiry finds that Greece's worst rail disaster was due to system failures, The Washington Posts’ opinion section refocuses its attention on free markets and liberties, Texas reports its first death amid an outbreak of measles, and Mexico’s Supreme Court orders a zoo to take better care of its African elephant.
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North Korean hackers allegedly pull off a record $1.5B crypto heist, an international watchdog says Iran has increased its near-weapons grade uranium stockpile, the UK and Irish governments will consider formal paramilitary engagement, Donald Trump says Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a Ukraine minerals agreement on Friday, South Korea's birth rate rises for the first time in nine years, Pres. Trump unveils a $5M “Gold Card” visa, while the House GOP passes Trump’s budget blueprint, the US Dept. of Agriculture commits $1B to fight bird flu, Chile declares an emergency after a nationwide power outage, and a study suggests that tardigrade protein shows promise in cancer care.
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the US clashes with its European allies over Ukraine, Trump confirms that his planned tariffs ‘will go forward on schedule, the EU lifts several sanctions on Syria, Hamas reports that six babies have died of hypothermia in Gaza, the UK’s Starmer pledges to increase defense spending to 2.5% by 2027, Singapore’s DBS Bank plans 4K job cuts as AI takes on more tasks, a US judge blocks a Trump-ordered transfer of 12 transgender inmates to male prisons, as a court blocks immigration raids at certain religious sites, a mystery illness kills dozens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and China's Zhurong rover finds that Mars may have hosted ‘vacation-style' beaches.
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Benjamin Netanyahu says southern Syria must be demilitarized, Friedrich Merz claims victory in Germany’s elections, Volodymyr Zelenskyy praises the “heroism” of Ukrainians on third anniversary the war with Russia, Over 7K have reportedly been killed in Eastern DRC fighting this year, Sudan’s RSF forms a parallel government, Sir Keir Starmer announces a £200M investment for Scotland's Grangemouth industrial site, Federal unions sue DOGE over its recent email, President Trump names Dan Bongino as FBI Deputy Director, The Trump admin. cuts thousands of USAID jobs, Apple pledges $500B in US Investment, and internet shutdowns hit a global record high in 2024.
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Hong Kong's largest pro-Democracy Party explores dissolution, Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid ongoing tensions, Israel claims Hamas returned an 'Anonymous' body instead of Shiri Bibas, The US sanctions a Rwandan minister over alleged M23 support in the DR Congo conflict, Elon Musk, Javier Milei, and JD Vance headline CPAC’s first day, The US Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI Director, Coinbase says the US Securities and Exchange Commission will drop its crypto lawsuit, UK doctors advance a gene therapy to address childhood blindness, Spain’s ex-soccer boss is found guilty of sexual assault over the World Cup kiss, and Canada’s hockey team beats the US to win the 4 Nations Face-Off.
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South Korea’s Yoon attends his first hearing on insurrection charges, Nigel Farage gives up ownership of Reform UK, Hamas releases the bodies of four hostages, the White House prepares for a visit from France’s Macron and the UK’s Starmer, Trump cuts federal benefits for illegal migrants, as an appeals court blocks Trump's order to end birthright citizenship, authorities seize hundreds of books linked to an Islamic group in Kashmir, Microsoft unveils a breakthrough quantum chip, police discover a secret art forgery workshop in Rome, and US sports betting hits a record $13.7B.
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is charged in connection with an alleged coup attempt, the UK’s Keir Starmer polls behind most former prime ministers, Hamas says it’s ready to free all hostages in a single exchange, a US judge decides not to block Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing federal data, as the White House clarifies that the billionaire isn’t the head of the department, Trump signs an order to expand access to IVF, thousands of people are rescued from illegal scam centers across Myanmar, KFC decides to relocate to Texas, Australia prepares to euthanize 90 stranded whales, and an ancient royal tomb is discovered in Egypt for the first time in 100 years.
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The US and Russia hold talks for the first time since 2021, a Delta plane crashes at Toronto airport, the acting head of Social Security quits over a reported clash with DOGE, four top deputies to New York Mayor Eric Adams resign, Israel announces plans to maintain five border points in Lebanon, North Korea rejects a US-led denuclearization push, Australia's central bank cuts interest rates, a former Argentine president is charged with domestic gender violence, the Vatican says Pope Francis will remain in the hospital due to a ‘complex clinical picture,’ and Meta unveils the world's longest subsea cable project.
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European leaders meet for emergency Ukraine talks in Paris, Marco Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia ahead of talks with Russia, Trump appeals to the Supreme Court over the firing of a US agency boss, The UK MoD confirms that special forces blocked the resettlement of over 2k Afghan commandos, Argentina’s Javier Milei faces criminal charges over an alleged crypto rug pull, Singapore's opposition leader is found guilty of lying to parliament, The US State Department amends its wording on Taiwan independence, Austria labels Saturday’s fatal stabbing of a teenager an Islamist attack, The UN seeks $6B to ease 'appalling' suffering in Sudan, At least nine people are killed in US floods and heavy rain, and Elon Musk announces the release of Grok 3.
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Donald Trump and Narendra Modi announce a massive partnership across multiple sectors, Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggests that Vladamir Putin will target Poland or the Baltics in 2026, Tensions rise between China and Australia after an incident above the South China Sea, The UK’s Rachel Reeves faces criticism for her social media posts and expenses, The European Commision withdraws its AI liability directive, A EU court advisor finds Denmark's 'Ghetto Law' discriminatory, Russia secures its first African naval base deal in Sudan, A judge blocks Trump's USAID funding freeze, Multiple lawsuits target DOGE’s US government access, and researchers create AI-developed enzymes in a potential scientific breakthrough.
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China’s foreign minister visits the UK for the first time in a decade, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as the US’ health secretary, El Salvador ends public funding for political parties, around 75K US federal workers accept Trump’s buyout program, Chevron announces plans to cut 20% of its workforce, the UK’s economy expands by 0.1% in Q4 of last year, a car drives into a Munich crowd in a suspected attack, the weight-loss drug semaglutide shows promise in reducing alcohol consumption, Trump moves to roll back Biden-era appliance efficiency rules, and scientists detect a record-breaking high-energy “ghost particle.”
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President Trump reaffirms his Gaza plans amid a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II, Austria’s right and center-right coalition talks collapse, Russia rejects Volodymyr Zelenskyy's territory swap proposal, China changes its rules on publishing military secrets online, The UN accuses Sheikh Hasina’s former government of 'crimes against humanity' in Bangladesh, Canada names Kevin Brosseau as its fentanyl czar amid US tariff tensions, The UK tightens citizenship rules for illegal entry cases, The FBI uncovers 2.4K new JFK assassination files, Trump fires USAID’s watchdog, and Adobe launches its AI video generator, Firefly.
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A judge orders the Trump administration to restore frozen funding, Trump warns Hamas to release all Israeli hostages by Saturday, the UN halts operations in Yemen’s Saada, Steve Bannon pleads guilty in the New York border wall case, a South Korean teacher confesses to fatally stabbing a first grader, the UK’s assisted dying bill seeks to remove a High Court judge’s approval, Elon Musk makes a $97.4B bid to purchase OpenAI, the BBC finds that AI chatbots mislead users on current affairs, thousands of artists call on Christie's to cancel an AI art auction, and scientists discover that Earth's inner core Is changing shape.
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, In Ecuador, Noboa and González are set for a runoff rematch, Trump says Palestinians will not be able to return to Gaza under his plan, Lebanon forms a new government after two years of deadlock, New Zealand raises 'concern' over the Cook Islands-China deal, The UK’s health minister is sacked over WhatsApp messages, UK asylum deaths hit a record high, The trial begins for Salman Rushdie's attacker, A French surgeon faces trial for the alleged abuse of 299 children, and Trump orders a halt to penny production.
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The US sanctions the International Criminal Court, The US launches new embargoes on Iran’s oil network, The UN warns that sexual violence against Haitian children has surged 1,000%, Trump orders a taskforce to combat alleged anti-Christian bias, The UK reportedly requests access to Apple users’ encrypted data, Project 2025’s Russell Vought is confirmed as Trump’s budget chief, India cuts interest rates for the first time in five years, A third Al-Fayed brother faces sexual assault claims from former Harrods staff, Australia enacts mandatory jail terms for Nazi salutes, and a study found that whale songs share language patterns with humans.
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Hamas claims Israel is breaching its cease-fire deal by limiting aid, protesters in Bangladesh torch the home of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, M23 seizes another town in the Eastern DRC, a US district judge pauses Trump’s Federal employee buyout plan, Democrats express alarm over Elon Musk's access to federal data, while Musk’s DOGE seeks to improve US air traffic control systems, a new bird flu strain is found in Nevada dairy cows, the Bank of England cuts rates, increases inflation and decreases growth predictions, January 2025 reportedly sets a global temperature record, and scientists create an IVF kangaroo embryo for the first time.
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US Pres. Donald Trump declares his intent for US control of Gaza, the Philippine House impeaches Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, Syria’s al-Sharaa meets Turkey’s Erdoğan, Argentina withdraws from the World Health Organization, Australia bans PRC AI firm DeepSeek from government devices, Canada appeals the court ruling on 2022 Emergencies Act use, the CIA reportedly offers buyouts to its entire staff, Pam Bondi is confirmed and sworn in as the new US Attorney General, the US Postal Service resumes accepting parcels from China after a brief pause, and Aga Khan IV pas ses away at 88.
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Reform UK takes the lead for the first time in a new poll, the US withdraws from the UN Human Rights Council, China announces retaliatory tariffs on the US, Trump offers Ukraine aid in exchange for access to its rare earths, a school shooting in Sweden leaves at least 10 dead, El Salvador offers to house US criminals, fighting across south and west Sudan kills at least 65, the White House prepares an executive order to diminish the Department of Education, OpenAI announces a partnership with South Korea’s Kakao,
and air pollution is linked to a surge in lung cancer cases among non-smokers.
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Trump warns of tariffs against the EU and UK, Donald Trump temporarily delays tariffs against Mexico and Canada, French PM François Bayrou faces a no-confidence vote after passing budgets using Article 49.3, Israel expands its northern West Bank offensive, Marco Rubio and José Raúl Mulino meet amid rising US-Panama tensions, The Republic of Georgia arrests opposition leaders amid EU membership protests, Trump moves to shut down USAID,
The US president says Russia-Ukraine discussions are 'going pretty well,’ SoftBank and OpenAI partner to develop AI for Japanese firms, Chinese fashion giant Shein returns to India, and ex-Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales goes on trial over the World Cup kiss scandal.
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WhatsApp says Israeli spyware targeted journalists and civil service workers, Myanmar extends emergency rule for another six months, Italy blocks DeepSeek AI over privacy concerns, The UK marks the fifth anniversary of Brexit, Nicaragua approves constitutional reforms establishing a co-presidency, Black boxes are recovered from the tragic Washington DC aviation accident, President Donald Trump says that 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are imminent, In France, convicted rapist Dominique Pélicot is linked to cold cases from the 1990s, The US Food and Drug Administration approves a non-opioid painkiller, and NBA star Terry Rozier is the focus of a federal sports betting probe.
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67 die in the US’ deadliest air carrier crash since 2001, former rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is announced as Syria’s interim president, eight Gaza hostages are released in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners, Germany’s parliament approves a motion to restrict migration, Meta agrees to pay Trump $25M for suspending his accounts, former US Sen. Bob Menendez is sentenced to 11 years in prison, OpenAI partners with US National Laboratories, as it accuses China’s Deepseek of stealing its data, global clean energy investment crosses $2T, and scientists develop lab-grown muscle patches to treat heart failure.
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Dozens are killed in India in a tragic stampede at a religious festival, RFK Jr. faces the Senate in a high-profile confirmation hearing, Israel says it will halt all contact with UNRWA, the DRC president snubs peace talks as M23 rebels seize Goma, a Canadian prime minister hopeful proposes a global summit to counter Trump tariffs, Pres. Trump offers 2M government employees eight months pay to resign, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces a UK growth plan, 14 religious sect members in Australia are found guilty in a girl’s death, an ex-OpenAI safety lead warns of a 'risky' AI race, and the famed “doomsday clock” ticks to 89 seconds to midnight.
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A US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s freeze on all federal grants and loans, Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević resigns, Argentina moves to build a fence at the Bolivian border, the EU decides to ease sanctions on Syria, Israel continues its offensive in the West Bank, Trump announces four new executive orders to reshape the military, Microsoft reportedly considers buying TikTok, Several prosecutors who handled Trump’s former criminal cases are dismissed, India and China agree to resume direct flights after a 5-year suspension, and the UK’s GSK and Oxford reach a $62M deal to research cancer vaccines.
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Survivors mark the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, Palestinians return to northern Gaza, Chinese company DeepSeek AI sparks a $1T US stock selloff, The US and Colombia reach a deal after a deportation flight standoff, Alexander Lukashenko wins a 7th term as president of Belarus, Donald Trump fires 17 federal watchdogs, M23 rebels seize Goma, The CIA now favors the lab leak theory for the COVID origin, An Alberta report recommends halting COVID vaccines, Oxford and Cambridge plan to replace traditional exams, and a UK watchdog says that lab-grown eggs and sperm are near reality.
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Hamas publishes a list of female hostages to be released on Saturday, M23 rebels encircle Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Canada's Supreme Court will hear a Quebec religious symbol ban case, President Trump signs an Executive Order to ban a government digital dollar, Trump orders the declassification of files related to JFK, RFK and Martin Luther King Jr., Economists suggest that Trump’s deportation plans are already impacting the agricultural sector, The Sacklers and Purdue Pharma agree to $7.4B opioid settlement, A UK teen is jailed for 52 Years in the murder of three girls, In China, a man is sentenced to death for the murder of Japanese boy, and an injured Novak Djokovic is booed after his Australian Open withdrawal.
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A Hamas commander declared dead by Israel seemingly reappears in Gaza, Trump warns Putin to end the war in Ukraine, Yemen's Houthis release the crew of a seized cargo ship after 14 months, Trump's order to end birthright citizenship is temporarily blocked, the US House passes an immigrant detention bill, a report claims that one in 12 London residents is an illegal immigrant, hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples wed as Thailand’s same-sex marriage law takes effect, Trump addresses the World Economic Forum, the world’s largest iceberg moves in on a remote British island, and scientists reveal new details of two underground mountains that dwarf Everest.
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President Trump unveils a $500B “Stargate” AI infrastructure project, Guerrilla violence triggers a displacement crisis in Colombia, Israel's military chief resigns, Germany's Saxony upholds the AfD's “Far-Right Extremist” designation, A Libyan police chief is arrested and released in an Italy war crimes case, President Trump orders an immediate shutdown of federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, A Bishop confronts Trump during the inaugural prayer service, Nancy Pelosi reportedly disclosed AI stock trades on Inauguration Day, UK borrowing hits a four-year high, and Ichiro Suzuki becomes the first Japanese player elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.
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Trump pardons 1.5K Jan. 6 defendants as he declares an energy and border emergency, Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship faces legal challenges, Israel launches a ‘significant’ offensive in the West Bank, Vanuatu’s snap election leaves just one female parliamentary candidate, the US and the Taliban swap prisoners, a fire at a Turkish ski resort claims at least 66 lives, a Sydney childcare center is defaced in an apparent antisemitic act, Prince Harry's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers is delayed, a study examines the broader benefits — and risks — of weight-loss drugs, and scientists release a new World Magnetic Model.
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Trump takes office as the 47th US president, The UNRWA reports a 'good first day' of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire, TikTok restores US access after assurances from Trump, Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley, and members of the Jan. 6 Committee, Axel Rudakubana pleads guilty to murdering three girls in the UK’s Southport attacks, The US debars EcoHealth Alliance over COVID-era safety violations, Colombia considers declaring a state of exception as dozens are killed in guerrilla violence, An Indian police volunteer receives a life sentence for the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor, Ramaswamy is reportedly exiting DOGE to launch an Ohio governor bid, OpenAI appears set to announce more advanced AI, and the UK trials an ultrasound brain chip for mental health treatment.
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The US Supreme Court upholds the TikTok Divest-Or-Ban law, Russia and Iran sign a key strategic partnership treaty, Israel’s cabinet approves the Hamas cease-fire deal, UK and Poland discuss a potential security pact, China's population falls for a third consecutive year, Mark Carney launches a bid for Canadian Prime Minister, The IMF says that Trump administration tariffs could spark global economic turmoil, Pres. Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified, SpaceX's Starship explodes mid-flight over the Atlantic Ocean, and the moon is added to a prominent list of threatened heritage sites.
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Georgia’s ruling party is accused of assaulting opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia, Israel’s cabinet delays its approval of a Gaza cease-fire, the UK inks a 100-year partnership deal with Ukraine, a Stacey Abrams-founded voting rights group is fined for violating campaign laws, Canada deploys Black Hawk choppers along the US border, TikTok reportedly readies a US blackout amid an expected ban, Meta announces plans to cut 5% of its workforce, Jeffrey Epstein’s estate reportedly grows to $145M after a $111.6M tax refund, an Australian TikTok influencer is accused of poisoning her baby for views, and Jeff Bezo’s Blue Origin successfully launches its New Glenn rocket.
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A landmark Gaza cease-fire and hostage deal is reached, South Korea's impeached Pres. Yoon is arrested, the UN says that over 1M people are internally displaced in Haiti, UK Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq resigns, Pres. Biden bolsters Indo-Pacific ties in the final days of his presidency, while Biden moves to drop Cuba from the US terrorism list, Pres.-elect Trump says he’ll create an “External Revenue Service” for tariffs, the US Securities and Exchange Commission sues Elon Musk over his Twitter acquisition, a newly-proposed definition of obesity would de-emphasize Body Mass Index, and the US Food and Drug Administration bans Red Dye No. 3 from food and ingested drugs.
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Pete Hegseth testifies at his defense secretary confirmation hearing, France’s François Bayrou delivers his first policy speech to parliament, The Haaretz claims that Trump pressured Israel’s Netanyahu into accepting a Gaza deal, the final special counsel report claims Trump would have been convicted in the election case, the UK’s MI5 declassifies over 100 top secret files, NATO launches a Baltic Sea mission to guard undersea infrastructure, Spain plans a 100% tax on non-EU property buyers, Sierra Leone declares a health emergency over an outbreak of mpox, TikTok denies reports of a potential Elon Musk takeover, and Starbucks decides to end its open-door policy.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine is prepared to exchange North Korean prisoners of war, The EU considers sanctions relief for Syria, The death toll from LA wildfires climbs as Santa Ana winds return, Keir Starmer announces plans to 'turbocharge' AI, ICJ President Nawaf Salam is set to become Lebanon's next prime minister, Croatia's Milanovic wins the presidential race, Thailand's cabinet approves a casino legalization bill, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launch is delayed, The UK reportedly plans reforms to its COVID vaccine injury compensation scheme, The US Supreme Court allows a Honolulu climate lawsuit to proceed and the world's largest religious festival begins in India.
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Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro is sworn in while the US raises its bounty for him, Pres.-elect Donald Trump receives a no-penalty sentence in New York, Donald Trump is reportedly planning a meeting with Vladamir Putin, A new study suggests that Gaza’s death toll is significantly underreported, The UN claims that Australia violated refugees’ rights in the Nauru detention center, A teen's death reportedly sparks mass protests in China, A poll finds that 73% of Americans think democracy is under serious threat, The US Supreme Court will decide the fate of TikTok, Earth reportedly breached the +1.5°C warming mark for the first time in 2024, and a study finds a link between airport noise and heart disease risk.
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Army Chief Joseph Aoun is elected president of Lebanon, Venezuela's Edmundo González presents alleged original vote counts from the presidential election, Joe Biden says he could have defeated Donald Trump in the November election, a phone call between Justice Samuel Alito and Trump sparks controversy, UK Conservative MP David Davis calls for a retrial for convicted baby killer Lucy Letby, Robert F Kennedy Jr. is accused of voter fraud, Idaho GOP legislators ask SCOTUS to revisit its same-sex marriage decision, the global market is predicted to expand despite risks of AI-driven job cuts, a judge approves a $919M settlement over the Tesla directors’ excess pay case, and a study warns that 24% of freshwater species are at risk of extinction.
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Los Angeles experiences explosive, catastrophic wildfires, Italian journalist Cecilia Sala is released from an Iranian prison, media reports allege that a Palestinian used as a human shield was killed by an Israeli commander, an inquiry accuses UK Special Forces of Afghan war crimes, North Korea touts its recent hypersonic missile test, the US declares genocide in Sudan and sanctions the RSF leader, OpenAI Chief Sam Altman is accused of abuse by his sister, Tesla's “smart summon” is being probed after multiple crashes, a study analyzes 'toxic male technique' to help curb mosquito spread, and a circling robotaxi briefly traps a tech entrepreneur in Phoenix.
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France’s Jean-Marie Le Pen passes away, the report on Donald Trump’s classified docs probe is temporarily blocked, the UK’s anti-corruption minister refers herself to an ethics probe, the UN estimates that 900 executions took place in Iran last year, Israel launches raids across the West Bank, a powerful earthquake in China kills over 100, Meta decides to end its fact-checking program, Joe Biden names two new national monuments in California, sugary drinks are attributed to over 3M diabetes and heart disease cases in 2020, and Nvidia unveils its new AI-powered gaming chips.
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Justin Trudeau resigns as Canada’s prime minister, Congress certifies Donald Trump's 2024 election victory, Over 60M Americans face weather alerts amid major winter storms, South Korea seeks to extend the arrest warrant for its impeached president, Joe Biden proposes an $8B arms sale to Israel, President Biden bans offshore drilling on 625M acres of US waters, Former French Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy stands trial over Libya cash allegations, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer feuds with Elon Musk, New Zealand overhauls work visa rules amid a labor shortage, A study suggests climate change is affecting the global water cycle, and a UK health official warns that antimicrobial-resistant bacteria could kill 40M people by 2050.
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Venezuela sets a $100K bounty on an opposition candidate, German and French foreign ministers meet with Syria’s new leadership, Anti-corruption officials quit their bid to arrest South Korea’s impeached president, Slovakia threatens to cut benefits to Ukrainian refugees, The Biden admin. reportedly discussed Iran strike options, While a $20K diamond from India's Modi tops Biden's 2023 gift list, A plane crash at a California factory claims two lives and injures 19, China is reportedly experiencing an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), A mother killer whale near Seattle is observed mourning after the passing of her second calf, and Apple proposes a $95M payout to settle a Siri 'eavesdropping' case.
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A Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel, a truck-ramming attack in New Orleans leaves 15 dead, a senior Hamas official expresses optimism regarding ongoing Gaza negotiations, the Palestinian Authority temporarily suspends Al Jazeera operations in the West Bank, Joe Biden names Liz Cheney among 20 recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal, 337 metric tons of toxic waste from India’s 1984 Bhopal disaster is moved, England hits a record early cancer detection benchmark, a driver deliberately runs over and kills a New Zealand officer, US jobless claims hit their lowest level since March, and 2025 brings the debut of 'Generation Beta'
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Former US Pres. Jimmy Carter passes away at 100, Syria's de-facto leader says elections could take four years, Zoran Milanović will face Dragan Primorac in Croatia’s presidential run-off election, Vladamir Putin makes a second call to Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev over the downed passenger jet, Trinidad and Tobago declares an emergency as its murder rate soars, A UK poll projects that the Labour Party would lose 184 seats in a hypothetical election, Pres.-elect Trump affirms his support for Mike Johnson’s continued House speakership, Donald Trump loses his appeal of the E. Jean Carroll $5M verdict, 71 are dead following a tragic roadway accident in Ethiopia, and UK authorities conduct multiple raids to recover 6K wild bird eggs.
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South Korea impeaches acting Pres. Han Duck-soo, former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passes away, Israel strikes Yemen’s Sanaa airport as the WHO’s chief prepares to board a flight, Israel’s attorney general opens a probe in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, a new poll finds that two-thirds of American adults are experiencing news fatigue, an Australian bushfire destroys an area the size of Singapore, Peru declares a 90-day emergency following an oil spill, Donald Trump’s border czar outlines plans to revive family detention centers, the NFL’s Christmas Day games on Netflix break streaming records, US researchers pull off quantum teleportation over the internet for the first time ever.
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The bald eagle is officially designated the US’ national bird, Russia is accused of causing an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger crash, 14 Syrian security forces are reportedly killed in an attack by Assad loyalists, an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia experiences an outage, Japan Airlines is temporarily hit by a cyberattack, thousands of inmates escape from a high-security prison in Mozambique, a dead body is found in the plane wheel of a United Airlines plane, and bird flu kills 20 felines at a Washington wildlife sanctuary.
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Marcel Ciolacu will lead a new coalition government in Romania, New Zealand opposes a Cook Islands' plan for a separate passport, Guatemalan officials raid the Lev Tahor compound, President Elect Trump renews his push for Greenland, Donald Trump’s statements about the Panama Canal leads to heated rhetoric, President Biden commutes 37 of 40 federal death row sentences, A woman is killed after being set on fire on a New York subway, The University of Michigan faces a lawsuit over its pro-Palestinian protest response, The UK’s economic growth figures are revised to zero for Q3 2024, Nordstrom goes private in a proposed $6.25B family-led buyout deal, and Japan will ease bear-hunting laws amid rising attacks.
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Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles, Israeli forces fire on Syrian protesters, The White House calls Pakistan’s ballistic missiles a threat to the US, Brazil’s congress approves most of a fiscal package, Peter Mandelson is named the UK’s ambassador to the US, The House rejects a Pres.-elect Trump spending bill with the government shutdown looming, Pres. Biden cancels $4.28B in student loan debt for 55K borrowers, Drone flight restrictions are implemented over areas of New Jersey and New York, Rwanda declares an end to its first Marburg Virus disease outbreak, and an aquatic mouse is among 27 new species discovered in Peru.
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the US House agrees on a short-term funding bill, an Abkhazian lawmaker is fatally shot during parliamentary discussions, dozens of children are killed in a stampede at a Nigerian Christmas fair, a French man is sentenced to 20 years over the mass rape of this wife, a New York resident pleads guilty to running an alleged secret Chinese police station, a group of Kenyan Facebook moderators sue Meta, Amazon workers strike across several US locations, the US confirms its first severe case of bird flu, the US Federal Reserve cuts rates by a quarter point, and Apple faces a complaint over its new AI feature.
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Mass graves are reportedly discovered near Damascus, Elon Musk is reportedly in talks to donate to Reform UK, Canada tightens its border policy amid Donald Trump’s tariff threats, 13 are dead following a tragic maritime accident in India, Republicans in Congress call for a criminal investigation of Liz Cheney, the US Supreme Court will hear the TikTok ban case, Luigi Mangione’s charges are upgraded to include murder as act of terrorism, Honda and Nissan are in merger talks, the deadly mystery disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is identified as severe malaria, and the stranded NASA astronauts' return from the International Space Station is delayed until spring.
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US states vote to formalize Donald Trump’s presidential win, a Ukrainian bomb kills the head of Russia's Nuclear Defense Forces, the Philippines ratifies a new defense pact with Japan, US Congress reaches a tentative deal to prevent a government shutdown, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rattles Vanuatu, the EU delays an anti-deforestation law, a judge upholds Trump’s "hush money" conviction, a Kenyan man is jailed fo 50 years over the murder of an LGBTQ+ activist, Iran pauses the enforcement of its new hijab law, scientists discover the first binary star system.
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Thousands are feared dead after Cyclone Chido pounds Mayotte, Canada's finance minister resigns, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses a confidence vote, Israel says it will increase settlements in the Golan Heights, Serbian police are accused of spying on opponents and journalists, SoftBank pledges to invest $100B in US technology projects, A UK lawmaker warns that a Chinese spy who befriended Prince Andrew is just 'the tip of the iceberg,' New York confirms plans to deploy radar drone-detection systems, Trump wins $15M in an ABC News defamation case, Bitcoin surges to a new all-time high of over $106K, and Trump says he’ll push to end daylight saving time.
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Emmanuel Macron names François Bayrou as fourth French Prime Minister of 2024, Russia is reportedly nearing a deal with new Syrian leadership over military bases, Australia scrutinizes the visa applications of Israeli soldiers, McKinsey & Co.will pay $650M to settle an opioid marketing case, Amazon is the latest tech giant to make an inaugural donation for Pres.-elect Trump, While Trump taps Kari Lake to lead Voice of America, The FBI reportedly had 26 informants at the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, The UK’s economy shrinks for a second consecutive month, A DNA study reveals the precise timing of human-Neanderthal mixing, and an Indian teen becomes the world’s youngest chess champion
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Donald Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to his presidential inauguration, Meta donates $1M to Trump's inaugural fund, Romania and Bulgaria are granted full membership to the Schengen Area, the Taliban’s refugee minister is killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul, the US says Israel is “ready to do a deal” in Gaza, the Bank of Canada cuts interest rates by half a point, Joe Biden issues the largest single-day clemency in modern US history, the UK extends its ban on puberty blockers for minors indefinitely, global bowel cancer rates are found to be rising among 25 to 49 year olds, and Google reveals its latest AI model Gemini 2.0,
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US immigration reportedly hits a historic peak under the Biden administration, South Korea police raid Pres. Yoon Suk Yeol’s office, Canada’s Justin Trudeau survives a third no-confidence vote, A US-brokered cease-fire is announced in Syria’s Manbij, Over 300 deadly virus samples are reported missing from an Australian lab, Shell and Greenpeace settle a climate protest case, Trump considers fast-tracking permits for $1B investments, Paraguay’s anti-drug agency halts cooperation with the DEA, Saudi Arabia is officially confirmed as the 2034 World Cup host, and coffee prices hit a 47-year high.
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The UN warns against rushing the return of Syrian refugees, Brazil's Pres. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is ‘well' in intensive care after emergency brain surgery, Donald Trump says Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready for 'peace' in Ukraine, Benjamin Netanyahu takes the stand in a historic corruption trial, Canada is reportedly exploring spending $1B to secure its border with the US, New York Attorney General Letitia James rejects Trump's plea to drop the $454M fraud case, Rupert Murdoch reportedly fails in his bid to change the family trust, OpenAI launches its Sora text-to-video generator, an explosive Malibu wildfire forces mass evacuations, and New Zealand will ban greyhound racing.
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Russia confirms that it has granted asylum to Assad, A suspect is detained in the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, A Haitian gang is accused of killing 184 people over witchcraft accusations, Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon January 6th convicts, South Korea's president faces a travel ban, John Mahama wins Ghana’s presidential election, Australia signs a security deal with Nauru, Daniel Penny is acquitted in the NYC subway chokehold death case, A report indicates that 2024 is set to break global temperature records, Google unveils a new quantum computing chip, and Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens in Paris.
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American, Russian, and Ukrainian foreign ministers clash in Malta, Israel bolsters forces along its Syrian frontier as rebels advance, Suspected arson damages a Melbourne, Australia synagogue, Colombia's Pres. Petro appoints a new finance minister amid a corruption scandal, Pres.-elect Trump names David Sacks has his AI and crypto czar, A US federal court upholds a law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok, US jobs surge in November as strike effects fade, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to rule out future tax hikes, Iceland issues five-year whale hunting permits, and the world’s oldest bird — an elderly albatross — lays an egg at age 74.
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Rebels capture Syria’s fourth largest city of Hama, the UK’s Sir Keir Starmer unveils six new targets for his government, Trump taps SpaceX partner Jared Isaacman as NASA's new chief, Bitcoin tops $100K for the first time in history, the global economy is projected to grow 3.3% in both 2025 and 2026, OpenAI and defense-tech startup Anduril go into business together, Mexico announces its largest-ever fentanyl bust, dozens are killed by an unknown disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake triggers a brief tsunami warning on the US’ West Coast, and Japan's sake makes it onto UNESCO's cultural heritage list.
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French Prime Minister Barnier's government collapses in a historic no-confidence vote, South Korean Pres. Yoon faces impeachment after his failed martial law attempt, Namibia elects its first female president amid an electoral dispute, the Taliban bans women from medical training in Afghanistan, Qatar pledges £1B for climate technology during a UK state visit, the US Supreme Court signals support for a Tennessee ban on transgender treatments for minors, China bans dual-use mineral exports to the US, Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly seeking a role in the Trump administration, while Meta says that AI is only playing a “modest” role in global elections, and the UnitedHealthcare CEO is fatally shot in New York City.
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South Korea’s martial law decree is reversed just hours after its implementation, Fatah and Hamas reportedly agree on Gaza's post-war administration, US House Republicans conclude that COVID 'likely' originated from a Wuhan lab, Elon Musk's record $56B pay package is rejected for a second time, Jaguar reveals its new electric car, Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan’s death sentence is upheld in a $12B fraud case,
Belgium is found guilty of crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a US House Democratic staffer is arrested for allegedly trying to bring ammunition into the Capitol, electrode brain implants allow two paralyzed patients to walk, and a study challenges the established depiction of the neuron.
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Biden pardons his son Hunter, The French prime minister faces a no-confidence vote after forcing a budget through parliament, Syrian and Russian jets intensify strikes against insurgent-held positions, Israeli strikes hit South Lebanon after Hezbollah mortar fire, Trudeau promises Trump tighter Canadian border control, Protests in Georgia spread as the prime minister criticizes the US, The Social Democrats win Iceland's snap election,
Intel chief executive Gelsinger steps down, Australian police conduct a record AU$760M cocaine bust, and dozens are killed in clashes at a soccer match in Guinea.
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An assisted dying bill passes its second reading in the UK House of Commons, Venezuela criminalizes support for sanctions, Israel and Hezbollah accuse each other of cease-fire violations, Georgia protesters clash with police after the government suspends EU membership talks, The IAEA says Iran plans to expand its nuclear program, Canada announces plans to boost border security amid Trump's proposed tariffs, An Australian daycare pedophile is sentenced to life in prison, The UK’s transport secretary resigns over a 2014 fraud discharge, Pro-Palestinian protesters are arrested at Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, and Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to reopen in Paris five years after being damaged in a fire.
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Israel’s security cabinet approves a Lebanon cease-fire deal, Donald Trump pledges to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, Leaked audio recording suggest Brazilian officers pressured Jair Bolsonaro to stage a coup, UK police forces appear to be quietly reducing their use of X, Hong Kong’s top court rules in favor of same-sex couples, French prosecutors seek the maximum sentence for Dominique Pelicot over the mass rape of his wife, The Biden administration proposes expanding health coverage for weight-loss drugs, A report into a 2019 hacking of Canada’s LifeLabs is released, Trump's pick for 'border tsar' vows to cut funding to 'sanctuary' states,
and vaping — even without nicotine — is found to immediately reduce vascular function.
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Long-shot presidential candidates head to a runoff in Romania, a UK minister claims Russia is plotting AI-enhanced cyberattacks, Special counsel Jack Smith moves to drop election interference charges against Trump, a UK petition calling for a new general election crosses 2M signatures, Netanyahu reportedly approves a Lebanon cease-fire 'in principle,' Imran Khan supporters are detained in Pakistan after defying a lockdown, the UAE arrests three suspects in the killing of an Israeli rabbi, a judge postpones the sale of InfoWars to The Onion, COP29 agrees on a $300B climate finance deal, bird flu virus is detected in California raw milk, and the UN reports that the home is the most dangerous location for women.
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US lawmakers call for a classified briefing on Turkey's Hamas ties, police in Brazil accuse Jair Bolsonaro of a coup plot, Vladamir Putin confirms Russia’s use of hypersonic missile in Ukraine, China and Russia oppose a new UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti, a judge suspends sentencing in the Donald Trump hush money case, while Trump chooses Pam Bondi for Attorney General after Gaetz’s withdrawal, a GOP senator moves to eliminate the Department of Education, US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will step down after Trump’s inauguration, Justin Trudeau offers Canadians a tax break and checks, and a New York hospital performs the first fully robotic double-lung transplant.
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Matt Gaetz withdraws from US attorney general consideration, The ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, The US charges an Indian billionaire in a $265M bribery scandal, An Israeli strike in Syria kills dozens, Musk and Ramaswamy unveil plans for federal workforce layoffs, The US Department of Justice says Google should be forced to sell Chrome, Australia launches a bill to ban social media for children under 16, Health Canada grants Neuralink implant approval, Former UK deputy prime minister John Prescott passes away aged 86, and a banana taped to a wall sells for $6.2M at Sotheby's.
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Iran offers to cap its near weapons-grade uranium stockpile, the US recognizes Venezuela's opposition leader as president-elect, Pres. Joe Biden approves sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, dozens are killed in an attack in a Haiti suburb, Somaliland’s opposition leader wins the region’s presidential election, a UK parliamentary committee will reportedly summon Elon Musk, Pres.-elect Trump nominates Linda McMahon for Education Secretary, while Trump also nominates Dr. Mehmet Oz to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, Los Angeles declares itself to be an immigrant “sanctuary city”, and a study suggests that warming oceans have strengthened hurricane wind speeds.
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Five officers in Brazil are arrested over an alleged 2022 Lula assassination plot, almost 100 aid trucks in Gaza are looted by armed men, Putin revises Russia’s nuclear doctrine as Moscow says US-supplied missiles hit its territory, sabotage fears abound after two undersea cables are severed in the Baltic Sea, Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists for subversion, Pres.-elect Trump and Elon Musk attend a high-profile SpaceX launch, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court blocks the counting of undated mail-in ballots, Sam Altman joins the San Francisco Mayor-elect's transition team, over 10K people attend a farmers' inheritance tax protest in London, and Ecuador declares a 60-day emergency over droughts and wildfires.
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Biden allows Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territory, An Israeli strike kills Hezbollah’s media head, Russia vetoes a Sudan cease-fire resolution at the UN Security Council, Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair the FCC, The US president-elect confirms plans to use the military for deportations, Sri Lanka’s president appoints a new cabinet, Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil, A former Australian radio host is charged with sexually abusing eight people, New Delhi’s pollution hits 50 times the WHO limit, and Biden touts his climate agenda during a historic visit to the Amazon.
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A UN Security Council draft resolution calls for an 'immediate' gaza cease-fire, Pres.-elect Trump says the Russia-Ukraine war has “gotta stop,” Sri Lanka’s Pres. Dissanayake's coalition wins snap polls, a study suggests that Sudan’s war death toll is much higher than records show, Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Elon Musk reportedly meets with Iran's UN Ambassador, court depositions suggest that NSO Group, not government clients, operates NSO spyware, the Bank of England’s Governor Bailey calls for closer EU ties, experts suggest that UN climate talks need an urgent overhaul, and a Pentagon report says there were 21 unexplained 'UAP' sightings in a recent 12-month period.
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Republicans retain control of the US House, An alleged suicide bomber targets Brazil's Supreme Court, French prosecutor seek to jail National Rally’s Marine Le Pen, Donald Trump adds Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard to his cabinet, Ukraine's EU allies reportedly discuss the prospect of negotiations, Israel’s finance minister calls for the annexation of the West Bank, Trump’s transition team drafts an order to assess and dismiss generals, Global diabetes cases are found to have quadrupled in the last 30 years, OpenAI prepares to launch its AI agent, and the world’s largest coral is discovered near the Solomon Islands.
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Pres. Joe Biden hosts Pres.-elect Donald Trump at the White House, Libya announces the formation of morality police, Palau’s president criticizes China as his re-election is confirmed, in the UK, Archbishop Justin Welby resigns over a Church abuse cover-up, Donald Trump picks Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Dept. of Govt. Efficiency, special counsel Jack Smith will reportedly resign before Trump enters the White House, Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira is sentenced to 15 years in prison, a US jury finds a military contractor liable for Abu Ghraib prison abuse, Argentina's monthly inflation drops to 2.7%, and Canada’s women's soccer coach is fired over an Olympic drone spying scandal.
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Donald Trump picks Mike Waltz to serve as his national security adviser and Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam is appointed the new prime minister, 50K Russian and North Korean troops reportedly prepare a Kursk offensive, dozens are killed after a car rams into a crowd in China, New Zealand apologizes to over 200K people who were abused in state care, COVID critic Patrick Ruane is jailed for five years in the UK, details of a UK bill on assisted dying are published, Bitcoin nears $90K amid a post-election boon, and DNA-testing firm 23andMe prepares to lay off 40% of its staff.
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Russia and Ukraine exchange their largest drone attacks of the war, Israel reports progress toward a Lebanon cease-fire, Trump names Thomas Homan as 'border czar,' The president-elect’s allies advocate for Rick Scott to lead the Senate, Shigeru Ishiba is re-elected as prime minister of Japan, Haiti's transitional council replaces the prime minister, Keir Starmer attends Armistice Day with Emmanuel Macron, Māori groups march to New Zealand’s capital against a controversial bill, Amsterdam police detain dozens of individuals for defying a protest ban, Wildfires burn on both US coasts, and extreme weather events are found to have cost the world $2T over the past decade.
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Vladimir Putin praises Donald Trump and signal’s Russia’s readiness for dialogue, and Canada’s Justin Trudeau assembles a cabinet team to plan for Trump’s presidency, violence erupts against Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, Iraq plans to lower the legal marriage age from 18 to nine, Jonathan Powell is appointed as the UK’s National Security Adviser, the US Dept. of Justice requests a pause on a key Trump case, while the US president-elect appoints Susan Summerall Wiles as his chief of staff, the US Fed cuts rates and markets soar after Trump’s victory, a judge dismisses a lawsuit from media companies against OpenAI, and the first auctioned robot-made artwork sells for over $1M.
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Germany’s ruling coalition collapses, Joe Biden gives his first post-election address, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a phone call with Donald Trump, Lebanon files a UN complaint against Israel over September’s pager attacks, The Bank of England cuts rates to 4.75%, Australia moves to ban under-16s from social media, TikTok is banned from operating in Canada, 2024 is projected to be the world's warmest year on record, Researchers propose a cancer treatment strategy that targets rogue DNA, and police search for dozens of escaped monkeys in South Carolina.
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Donald Trump is elected as the 47th president of the United States, Ukraine reports first contact with North Korean troops, Israel asserts that most people in Jabalia have fled, China sentences an ex-government employee to death for an alleged state secrets leak, the GOP takes control of the US Senate in the US elections, abortion referendums are held in 10 US states, while a Florida recreational marijuana legalization amendment fails, Spain announces €10.6B in relief funds for its catastrophic floods, Hurricane Rafael bears down on Cuba, and Japan launches the world's first wooden satellite into space.
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US voters head to the polls to choose a new president, Donald Trump casts his ballot in Florida, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is fired, Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris plans a general election, Boeing workers end their seven week strike, Western analysts link mystery fires at European cargo depots to alleged Russian plots, The UK sacks nearly 600 police officers for misconduct, France begins a trial in the beheading of a teacher over Prophet Muhammad cartoons, A Pennsylvania judge approves Elon Musk's $1M daily election giveaway, and Indigenous Canadian Judge Murray Sinclair passes away at 73.
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Moldovan Pres. Sandu wins a second term, Harris and Trump campaign on the eve of the election, Democrats say they’re ready if Trump prematurely claims victory, the UK’s Kemi Badenoch begins shadow cabinet appointments, Israel is investigating intelligence leaks from Netanyahu's office, federal police search PwC's Sydney headquarters over a tax leak, a female student is arrested in Iran after stripping in protest of dress codes, IKEA pledges to pay 6M euros to East German prisoners forced to build their furniture, schools in Lahore, Pakistan close as air pollution hits record levels, Spain's king and queen are pelted with mud over their flood response, and music titan Quincy Jones dies aged 91.
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Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy condemns allies for 'zero' response to the North Korean troop deployment, the polio vaccination campaign in Northern Gaza is set to resume, Botswana’s ruling party loses its 58-year majority, an Australian judge rules that a senator violated racial discrimination law, Trump's “War Hawk” comments on Liz Cheney spark controversy, while Trump and Kamala Harris both make a push for support from Latino voters, the Associated Press claims that the White House changed the transcript of Biden's 'garbage' comment, a UK court hears more details of alleged abuse in the tragic Sara Sharif case, the striking Boeing union endorses a 38% wage hike offer, and a new study calls “Infinite Monkey Theorem” into question.
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Joe Biden pledges to attend the US presidential inauguration regardless of who wins, Eight Mexican supreme court justices resign following contentious judicial reforms, North Korea launches its longest-ever missile flight, Flash floods kill dozens in Spain’s worst natural disaster in decades, The UN reports that its Lebanon mission has been targeted 30 times in October, Prosecutors seek a 17-year sentence for Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira, A former FTX executive avoids jail time, Donald Trump addresses a Wisconsin crowd from a garbage truck, Russia fines Google $20.5 decillion, and a long-lost Mayan city is discovered in Mexico.
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Scores flee Baalbek in Eastern Lebanon after Israeli evacuation orders are given, Pres. Biden suggests that Ukraine should attack North Korean troops if they enter its territory, Australia announces that it’s ramping up missile production, the Republic of Georgia will conduct a partial recount of its parliamentary election vote, Kamala Harris makes a speech from the Ellipse while Biden's comments stir controversy, the US Supreme Court allows Virginia to remove suspected noncitizens from its rolls, while the Court also rejects an RFK ballot-removal request, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces the Labour Party's first budget since 2010, a scientific report suggests that climate change is causing a rise in heat-related deaths, and China launches a crew of three astronauts to the Tiangong space station.
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Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon is released from prison, Nevada allows non-postmarked ballots to be counted in the US election, the UN warns that Sudan is enduring a “nightmare” of violence, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is criticized for giving an early preview of the UK’s budget, Israel bars the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees, Afghanistan’s women are prohibited from hearing each other while praying, Trump faces calls to apologize following his Madison Square Garden rally, CNN bans conservative commentator Ryan Girdusky over a controversial “beeper” comment, over 100 are convicted in Belgium’s largest-ever drug bust, and a pandemic inquiry finds that Australians have lost trust in the government.
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Twenty thousand people attend Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, Egypt proposes a 48-hour cease-fire in Gaza, The Republic of Georgia's ruling party claims election victory, Bolivia’s Evo Morales claims he suffered an attempted assassination, An ex-WaPo editor accuses Jeff Bezos of striking a 'quid-pro-quo' deal with Trump, Japan’s ruling party loses its majority after a snap election, China sends warships near Taiwan after the US approves a $2B arms sale, Virginia asks the Supreme Court to approve voter registration removals, A UK Labour MP is suspended for allegedly attacking a constituent, UK activist Tommy Robinson is jailed for 18 months, and the UN says current climate pledges are 'miles short' of the 2030 goal.
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A UN report suggests that the world is on track for up to +3.1°C of warming by 2100, An Israeli strike reportedly kills three journalists in South Lebanon, A report claims that Elon Musk has been in contact with Vladamir Putin since 2022, In India, four people are killed in an attack on army convoy in Kashmir, King Charles III discusses the "Painful Past" at the Commonwealth Meeting in Samoa, An ex-Lord’s Resistance Army commander gets a 40-year sentence for war crimes, Polls show Harris and Trump virtually deadlocked in national polling and swing states, Pres. Joe Biden apologizes for the US’ historic role in Indigenous schools, Voting ballots are destroyed after a ballot box arson incident in Arizona, and McDonald's removes onions from its menu following a recent E.coli outbreak.
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Turkey strikes Kurdish PKK-linked sites following a deadly attack on an aerospace company, Harris and Trump escalate their rhetoric in the final campaign stretch, the US charges a Venezuelan media tycoon with money laundering, the Pentagon says it has evidence of 3K North Korean troops in Russia, Zelenskyy's bid to join NATO is reportedly facing pushback from allies, China accuses foreign actors of attempting to steal its space secrets, Liberal MPs call on Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to step down, Boeing workers reject the latest wage deal, a US mother claims an AI chatbot caused her son's suicide, and Bill Gates is sued over COVID vaccines in the Netherlands.
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Russian Pres. Putin hosts 36 world leaders at the BRICS summit, the polio campaign in North Gaza is halted, EU observers note irregularities in Mozambique’s vote counting, Australia plans to bolster its naval capabilities, a report suggests that an NGO tied to the UK Labour Party seeks to 'Kill Musk's Twitter,' as the Trump campaign also files a complaint alleging election interference by the UK's Labour Party, a report suggests that the Harris campaign is planning for Trump to prematurely declare victory, Rudy Giuliani is ordered to turn over assets in the defamation case against him, Tulsi Gabbard announces that she’s joining the GOP, and the UK is set to test the world's first norovirus vaccine.
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India and China will disengage their border troops to de-escalate tensions, Israeli forces continue their offensive in northern Gaza, the UK will loan Ukraine £2B from frozen Russian assets, ex-President Toledo is given 20 years in prison for corruption in Peru, a report claims that the Kamala Harris campaign is worried about losing 'Blue Wall' states, while a poll suggests that Donald Trump is gaining traction among Arab American voters, a House panel finds that the Trump Butler assassination attempt was 'preventable,' Disney sets forth a CEO succession plan, women's soccer players protest a key FIFA deal, and an ‘AI Safety Clock’ is launched.
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Moldova narrowly backs joining the EU amid foreign interference claims, Israel strikes Hezbollah-affiliated banks in Lebanon, Prabowo Subianto is sworn in as president of Indonesia, Elon Musk offers $1M daily to pro-Trump petition signers, Harris says Trump 'demeans' the presidential office, Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen dies in US exile, The Sudanese army claims the defection of a senior RSF commander, The White House says insurance should cover over-the-counter birth control, A migrant caravan heads north ahead of the US election, COP16 begins in Cali, Colombia, and the WHO declares Egypt 'malaria-free.'
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Hamas states that hostages will only be released after Israel withdraws, Jan. 6 investigation documents about Donald Trump are made public, the US sanctions Chinese companies accused of making Russian drones, the Kenyan high court suspends the deputy president's impeachment, King Charles III makes a visit to Australia, the US Dept. of Justice charges an ex-Indian spy in a foiled assassination plot, court rulings ease US voting restrictions in three states, China’s third quarter GDP growth slows to 4.6%, a report suggests that Canadians with nonterminal issues are undergoing assisted suicide, and a study suggests that Mars’ ice could potentially be harboring alien life.
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Alleged Oct. 7 mastermind Yayha Sinwar is reportedly killed in an Israeli strike, Brazil moves to extradite pro-Jair Bolsonaro rioters from Argentina, Canada and India exchange fresh accusations amid an ongoing row, Kamala Harris says she won’t be a continuation of Biden’s presidency on Fox News, Australia’s Northern Territory reduces the age of criminal accountability to 10, an independent panel calls for new leadership in the US Secret Service, the US jails Mexico’s former security chief for 38 years on bribery charges, Italy outlaws overseas surrogacy, a global water crisis puts over 50% of food production at risk, and the US Treasury catches $1B in fraud this year with the help of AI.
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Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy unveils his “Victory Plan,” The New York Times defends a piece alleging that Israeli forces purposely shot children, A fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 140, A new report says China and Myanmar rank last in internet freedom, The US Dept. of Justice will monitor voting in an Ohio county, Over 300K people cast ballots in early voting for the US election, House Speaker Mike Johnson accuses CBS of editing key parts of an interview, The Pentagon upgrades over 800 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' records to honorable discharges, Lufthansa is fined $4M for refusing to board Jewish passengers, and new pandas arrive at the Washington DC National Zoo from China,
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Kamala Harris is accused of plagiarism, hundreds of Afghan soldiers are allowed to relocate to the UK, North Korea blows up roads connecting it with South Korea, India and Canada expel each other’s diplomats over an ongoing murder row, a US judge rules that Georgia cannot delay the certification of election results, Spanish police seize Russia-bound chemicals, Google moves toward using nuclear reactors to power its AI data centers, Afghanistan’s Taliban bans images of living things in the media, survivors of the 2023 Maine mass shooting prepare a lawsuit against the Army, and a mystery illness kills 9 monkeys in a Hong Kong zoo.
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Four Israeli soldiers are killed and over 60 injured in a Hezbollah-claimed drone attack, The US says it will send a missile defense system and troops to Israel, A man is arrested on gun charges at a Trump rally in California, The Harris campaign releases an economic plan for Black men, SpaceX launches a Starship rocket and catches the booster, Sudanese army strikes reportedly kill 23 in a Khartoum market, A report says unidentified drones are surveilling US military sites, Poland says it will temporarily suspend the right to asylum, Three US-based researchers share the Nobel Prize in economics, and a study claims Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew.
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Dutch and Palestinian NGOs sue the Netherlands over the Gaza War, 22 people are killed in the deadliest Israeli attack on central Beirut since the war began, Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy takes his 'Victory Plan' on a European tour, a Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group wins the Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump makes gains in US election betting markets, while Barack Obama campaigns for Kamala Harris, the UK announces new employment policies, Elon Musk unveils the 'Cybercab' robotaxi, wildfires are reportedly damaging Peru's ecosystems, and international researchers use AI from US-based Meta to discover 70K new viruses.
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The UK’s Conservatives line up their two finalists to lead the party, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolves parliament ahead of the Oct. 27 snap election, Donald Trump takes the lead for the White House in Florida, Tim Walz calls for abolishing the Electoral College, Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals the first phase of Ukraine’s “Victory Plan", Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, global wildlife populations see a 73% decline in just 50 years, Indian business icon Ratan Tata passes away at the age of 86, the UK’s GSK agrees to settle 80K US lawsuits over its heartburn drug Zantac, and Rafael Nadal retires from tennis.
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The UN warns that famine and disease in Sudan could lead to “countless” deaths, Brazil lifts its ban on X, Russian forces enter another city in eastern Ukraine, MI5 says the UK is facing its 'most complex and interconnected threat environment' ever, The US Supreme Court weighs “ghost gun” regulations, The FBI thwarts an Afghan man's alleged US Election Day terror plot, TikTok is sued by 14 US attorneys general over children’s mental health concerns, The US Dept. of Justice mulls a breakup of Google after an antitrust ruling, Strikes continue at Boeing as talks break down, and Wimbledon ends a 147-year-old tradition by replacing line judges with AI.
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US debt is predicted to increase under both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, India’s ruling party wins an election victory in Haryana, an inquiry finds that Canada was warned of foreign interference two years ago, Trump is accused of holding secret calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Russia warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if the Ukraine war stays on its current course,
failed crypto firm FTX’s bankruptcy is approved with customers set to receive compensation, AI trailblazers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton win this year’s Nobel Physics Prize, the US Supreme Court declines to hear X’s appeal in the Trump interference case, a US judge orders Google to allow rivals on its app store, and advances in life expectancy are found to be slowing down.
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Israel launches new ground operations across Gaza one year from the Oct. 7 attacks, Harris talks family and abortion on 'Call Her Daddy', Trump returns to Butler for a campaign rally, Sue Gray resigns as Keir Starmer's chief of staff, a blast in Karachi kills two Chinese nationals, Tunisian Pres. Kais Saied is expected to win reelection, SCOTUS declines to hear Biden's appeal in a Texas abortion case, a report shows that 2023 was the driest year for rivers in three decades, Florida braces for another hurricane,
Lebron and Bronny James make NBA history, and two US scientists win the Nobel Prize for their discovery of microRNA.
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Russia decides to drop the Taliban from its terrorist list, a Yazidi woman is freed from Gaza after a 10-year captivity, Google will block local news in New Zealand if it’s forced to pay publishers, the EU votes in favor of extended PRC electric vehicle tariffs, Liz Cheney campaigns with Kamala Harris while Donald Trump prepares to stump with Brian Kemp, the US Supreme Court will weigh Mexico's billion-dollar lawsuit against US gunmakers, US dockworkers end their strike, while US employers reportedly added 254K new jobs in September, the World Health Organization approves the first mpox PCR test, and scientists discover a second asteroid impact crater dating to the time of dinosaurs’ demise.
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The US warns of ‘significant’ threats ahead of November’s election, several polls show that Kamala Harris holds a slight lead over Donald Trump, a North Korean defector steals and crashes a bus while trying to return home, Singapore’s former transport minister is jailed for receiving illegal gifts, the EU sues Hungary over its ‘National Sovereignty Law,’ Georgia’s parliament speaker signs a controversial LGBTQ+ bill into law, OpenAI’s liquidity surpasses $10B after receiving a $4B credit line, new evidence in Trump’s Jan. 6 case challenges his presidential immunity, dozens of tigers die from bird flu in Vietnam, and scientists map the entire brain of a fruit fly for the first time.
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JD Vance and Tim Walz square off in the US vice presidential debate, Mexico swears in Claudia Sheinbaum as the nation’s first female president, the UN Secretary General is banned from entering Israel, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer travels to Brussels for key EU talks, Justin Trudeau survives a second no-confidence vote in Canada, Russia captures the town of Vuhledar in Donetsk, Donald Trump says he would veto a national abortion ban, while California governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill expanding IVF access, a tragic school bus blaze in Thailand kills over 20 children, and Microsoft says it’s developing an ‘ever present’ AI assistant.
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Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel as Israel launches 'limited’ ground attacks in Lebanon, Mark Rutte officially steps in as the chief of NATO, Russia plans a record increase in its defense spending,Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is overturned, The US opens its first-ever probe into the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes his first public comments since being freed, The FBI settles a $22M sexual discrimination lawsuit, Over 45K dock workers across the eastern US go on strike, and Switzerland’s glaciers are found to be receding at an above-average rate.
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Israel is reportedly preparing for a limited ground invasion into South Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces strike the Houthis in Yemen, the right-wing Freedom Party wins Austria’s general election, France's Le Pen faces trial for allegedly embezzling EU funds, Japan's Shigeru Ishiba announces snap polls for Oct. 27, Trump says ‘one rough hour’ of policing would end crime, California's governor vetoes an AI safety bill, as he signs a statewide ban on artificial additives in schools, a study raises new doubts about Meta’s claims that it isn’t polarizing, at least 193 are killed in floods and landslides in Nepal, and the UK closes its last coal-fired power plant.
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Israel states that the target of its Beirut strike was Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, The southeast US reels from the impact of Hurricane Helene, Argentina's poverty rate has reportedly grown to 52.9%, Darien Gap, Panama migration crossings are reportedly down 35% this year, Donald Trump meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower in New York, Kamala Harris travels to Arizona to deliver remarks on immigration, New allegations in the Mohamed Al Fayed abuse scandal are tied to Fulham Football Club, Japan acquits a man who spent 46 years on death row, US east coast ports face a possible dockworkers' strike next week, and a US official claims that China’s most advance nuclear submarine sank at a PRC shipyard.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams is indicted on bribery charges,
Canada's Justin Trudeau survives a no-confidence vote, Russia’s Vladimir Putin proposes changes to the nation’s nuclear doctrine,
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a cease-fire with Hezbollah,
a Japanese warship sails through the Taiwan Strait, Kamala Harris makes an economy pitch to American voters, as a Marist poll places Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck and neck in three key states,
OpenAI reportedly makes moves to become a for-profit company,
US Congress approves a three month funding extension, and Europe suspends its approval of Pfizer’s sickle cell anemia drug Oxbryta.
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China conducts its first publicized ICBM test in decades, the US is reportedly seeking a temporary Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire as tensions simmer, the Russian parliament backs a ban on adoptions from countries that allow gender changes, Thailand signs a law legalizing same-sex marriages, a House committee votes to hold US Secretary Blinken in contempt over the Afghanistan probe, Washington State will maintain an abortion pill stockpile if Donald Trump wins the presidency, while a source indicates that a Trump meeting with Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy won’t happen, a Democratic Party group prepares for election lawsuits, a boat with 30 bodies is found off the coast of Senegal, and Visa is sued over an alleged monopoly on credit card swipes.
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US Pres. Joe Biden delivers his last address to the UN General Assembly, the UK’s Keir Starmer addresses the Labour Party’s annual conference, a Gallup report finds that this year’s US election environment favors a GOP win, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the US to present his ‘victory plan,’ the US moves to ban Chinese technology from connected vehicles, Telegram agrees to hand over users’ data upon ‘valid’ court requests, Earth crosses seven of nine planetary boundaries, a study links dating apps to income inequality in the US, two Russian cosmonauts return to Earth after a record stay on the International Space Station, and a new 'ghost shark' species is discovered in New Zealand.
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Israel launches a barrage of strikes across Lebanon, Anura Kumara Dissanayake is sworn in as Sri Lanka's president, The US House agrees on a temporary government funding bill, Trump says he won’t run for president again in 2028 if he loses in November, The UN urges Sudan's RSF to end its siege of North Darfur’s capital city, The UN adopts a pact to 'bring multilateralism back,' Four are killed and over 20 injured in an Alabama mass shooting, Nurses in England reject an offer of a 5.5% pay rise, Two major Australian supermarkets are sued over 'illusory' discounts, Floods leave six dead in Japan, and the WHO says mpox cases in Africa are approaching the 30K mark.
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Brazil fines X and Starlink over a brief X restoration, The US House unanimously votes to increase protection for presidential and VP candidates, Israel targets a Hezbollah operations commander in Beirut, The US reportedly remains unconvinced about Ukraine's possible use of long-range weapons in Russia, A jailed Cuban dissident leader wins a human rights award, North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson denies a controversial CNN report, Georgia’s Election Board will require the hand counting of ballots in the US election, More women accuse the ex-Harrods owner of sexual assault in the UK, Boeing will furlough thousands of staff amid a factory strike, and Earth will soon be temporarily orbited by a “mini-moon.”
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Hezbollah asserts that attacks on Israel will end when Gaza war ends, A UN resolution asks Israel to end its presence in Palestinian areas within 12 months, The US claims Iran sent stolen Trump files to the Biden campaign, A Canadian inquiry finds PRC influence didn't violate election law, Venezuela’s opposition leader says he was “forced” to admit election defeat, Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN Guerrillas after an army base attack, The Teamsters won’t make an endorsement for the US presidential election, The Pro-Palestine “Uncommitted” group also declines to endorse either Harris or Trump, The House rejects Speaker Johnson’s spending bill, and a man is jailed for wearing a “seditious” t-shirt in Hong Kong,
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The US Federal Reserve slashes interest rates for the first time in four years, China sanctions nine US defense firms over their military sales to Taiwan, India-administered Kashmir votes in the first local election in a decade, booby-trapped walkie-talkies kill hundreds in Lebanon, Venezuela arrests a fourth American over an alleged plot against Nicolas Maduro, Hillary Clinton suggests jailing Americans who spread Russian propaganda, India fires three officials following protests over the rape and murder of a doctor, an IVF bill is blocked in the US Senate, the EU proposes an outdoor smoking ban, and Instagram implements new restrictions for minors’ accounts.
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Kamala Harris hits a six-point record lead in the race for the US presidency, exploding pagers injure thousands in Lebanon, four columnists quit the Jewish Chronicle over allegations of fabricated Gaza articles, Russia’s Vladimir Putin orders the military to boost its numbers by 180K, Meta bans several Russian state media outlets, Georgia’s parliament approves a controversial LGBTQ+ bill, a frenchman accused of orchestrating the mass rape of his wife takes the stand, the Murdoch family ‘succession’ hearing begins, state troopers are deployed to Ohio’s Springfield amid ongoing threats, and superbugs are forecast to kill over 39M by 2050.
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The FBI probes an 'apparent' second Trump assassination attempt, Germany’s tightened border enforcement goes into effect, Ex-BBC anchor Huw Edwards is handed a suspended sentence over child abuse images, Netanyahu denies discussing a defense minister post with an opposition lawmaker, Kamala Harris gives her first solo interview as the Democratic nominee, Italy’s deputy prime minister is investigated for allegedly preventing a migrant vessel from docking, TikTok begins its appeal against being sold or banned in the US, UNRWA says the Gaza polio vaccine drive has reached 90% of children, Typhoon Yagi kills over 100 and displaces 320K in Myanmar, Bebinca, the strongest typhoon since 1949, hits Shanghai, and a study finds microplastics can get into brain tissue.
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Israel’s intelligence chief resigns over the Oct. 7 attack, North Korea releases the first images of a key Uranium enrichment facility, The US House says PRC seaport cranes pose a national security risk, Donald Trump proposes ending taxes on overtime, Donald Trump declines a second debate against Kamala Harris, Boeing workers reject their contract offer and begin striking, The UK will ban junk food TV ads, A new report paints a “hollow” outlook for the future of NASA, OpenAI launches o1 models with 'reasoning' abilities, and a stolen painting from the anonymous UK street artist Banksy is found.
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Ohio’s Springfield faces a bomb threat, former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori passes away, the US grants Egypt $1.3B in military aid, Australia strips several officers of their medals over allegations of war crimes, Canada’s Armed Forces outlines its goal to become AI-enabled by 2030, the UK’s National Health Service is found to be in ‘critical’ condition, the US prepares new rules for a 15% minimum tax on the nation’s largest companies, a New York City museum fires three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, Australia introduces legislation to fine platforms that host ‘disinformation,’ and scientists cast doubt on the Easter Island ‘ecological’ suicide theory.
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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris square off in their first debate, Russia reportedly launches a counteroffensive in Kursk, Israel reportedly dropped 2K-pound bombs on the Gaza Humanitarian Zone, Pakistan police charge several lawmakers from Imran Khan's party, The Mexican Senate approves Pres. Obrador's judicial reform, The European Court of Justice upholds a $2.7B antitrust fine on Google, House Speaker Mike Johnson delays a vote to fund the US government, Trump media stock suffers a post-debate dip, Mauricio Pochettino is named the US Men's National Soccer Team head coach, and SpaceX launches billionaire Jared Isaacman for the first-ever private spacewalk.
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RFK Jr. wins his bid to leave North Carolina’s ballot but remains on Michigan’s, Ukraine targets Moscow in its largest drone attack to date, Australia proposes banning children from accessing social media, the US indicts two individuals for allegedly attempting to spark a race war, the UK opens an inquiry into the Nurse Lucy Letby case, Germany moves to tighten its border checks following a fatal stabbing, over 100 tech workers sign a letter in support of a California AI bill, three pacific island nations call for “ecocide” to be recognized as a crime, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testifies before a House COVID panel, and the Princess of Wales reports her completion of cancer treatment.
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Venezuela's opposition candidate flees to Spain, Keir Starmer faces backlash over a planned fuel subsidy cut, Three Israelis are shot dead at the West Bank-Jordan crossing, A poll shows Harris and Trump deadlocked ahead of their debate, RFK Jr. wins removal from the ballot in two swing states, Over 50 are killed in a fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune wins a second term in Algeria, Bangladesh seeks Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India, Boeing and its largest union agree on a new contract, California and Nevada wildfires force mass evacuations, and Bali approves a hotel construction moratorium.
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Donald Trump's hush money sentencing is delayed until after the election, Talks between US and Nicaragua lead to a major prisoner release, A US-Turkish dual citizen is killed by Israeli forces while attending a protest in the West Bank, Emmanual Macron names Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister, Ukraine presses the US on allowing missile strikes deep within Russia, Trump pledges an Elon Musk-led government efficiency commission if elected, Hunter Biden pleads guilty to nine tax offenses, Colt Gray and his father, Colin Gray, face charges in the Georgia school shooting, A tragic dormitory fire kills at least 17 students in Kenya, and China is banning the practice of overseas adoption of its children.
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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree on the ground rules for their upcoming debate, the US sanctions several Russians for allegedly meddling in this year’s election, Canada’s New Democratic Party ends its governance deal with Justin Trudeau’s government, China offers Africa $51B in new funding, a wildfire destroys 20% of the National Forest of Brasilia, a gunman is killed near the Israeli consulate in Munich, Meta allows ‘from the river to the sea' posts on its platforms, the GOP subpoenas Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over a COVID fraud scheme, Kamala Harris proposes a $50K small business tax deduction, and the US, UK, and EU sign the first-ever legally binding international AI treaty.
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The US Department of Justice charges Hamas leaders over the Oct. 7 attack, a tragic US school shooting strikes Georgia, while a suspect is apprehended after a school shooting takes place in Sweden, the ex-mayor accused in the Philippines of spying for China is arrested in Indonesia, the US military says two more oil tankers are attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea, New Zealand nearly triples its tourist tax for foreign visitors, the US Congress subpoenas Antony Blinken over the Afghanistan withdrawal, Pro-Palestine protests resume at Columbia University, the final report on the inquiry into the UK Grenfell Tower fire is published, and a report warns of backsliding or stagnant global gender equality across many nations.
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Pope Francis kicks off a four nation Asia trip in Indonesia, The Harris campaign holds Labor Day-themed rallies in three key states, A Venezuelan judge issues an arrest warrant for opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, Mexican lawmakers set to vote on judicial reforms are met with protests, At least 12 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel, The UAE pardons dozens of Bangladeshis jailed for protesting their own government, Volkswagen’s former CEO faces trial over the “Dieselgate” scandal, Clearview AI is fined $33M over its facial recognition database, A former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is charged with acting as a Chinese agent, and a motorcade accompanying Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz crashes in Wisconsin.
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Israel faces strikes and protests over a cease-fire and hostage deal, The UK suspends 30 arms export licenses to Israel, The US seizes Nicolás Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic, Olaf Scholz urges German parties to exclude the right-wing AfD, Russia and Ukraine trade aerial attacks, An opposition candidate is arrested in Tunisia, Brazil's top court panel ratifies a ban on X, A tiger mauls a handler at the Dreamworld theme park in Australia, A test claims to detect prostate cancer in 15 minutes or less, and a study suggests weight-loss drugs could slow down biological aging.
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A Ukrainian F-16 crashes in a Russian air raid, Video footage shows Houthi fighters planting bombs on the Greek tanker Sounion, Libya’s central bank chief flees from militias, Student protests are conducted across Canada amid the scrapping of an immigration policy, The US reportedly has urged Israel to change evacuation order procedures in Gaza, Donald Trump proposes universal coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF), The first Harris-Walz media interview of the campaign airs on CNN, California passes an AI regulation bill, Nassau County, New York police make their first arrest under a mask ban policy, and a study finds that marmosets call each other by names to communicate.
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A new poll shows Kamala Harris’ lead over Donald Trump is growing, the UK receives final ratification to join the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, Israel agrees to humanitarian pauses for a polio vaccine campaign, the FBI continues to pursue a motive for the attempted Trump assassination, France formally charges Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, two pro-democracy journalists are found guilty of sedition in Hong Kong, a former Nevada politician is convicted of murdering a journalist, Nvidia's Q3 forecasts fall short of expectations, deadly Typhoon Shanshan hits Japan, and the UK reportedly considers a ban on smoking in outdoor spaces.
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Israel launches its largest operation in years in the West Bank, Ukraine will present a “victory plan” to the US, according to Pres. Zelenskyy, South Korea asks Telegram to crack down on digital sex crimes, Sweden is prosecuting two men for alleged Quran burning, Donald Trump faces revised election interference charges, while Trump adds RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to his transition team, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will make their first campaign TV interview appearance on CNN, OpenAI reportedly could release its “Strawberry” mode this fall, iconic UK band Oasis announces a 2025 reunion tour after 15 years apart, and “Sloth Fever” cases are reported in the US and Europe.
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A US soldier who defected to North Korea last year is expected to plead guilty to desertion, France’s Emmanuel Macron rules out a left-wing government, Trump’s classified docs case dismissal is challenged, Israel rescues a hostage from Gaza, Canada announces a 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg claims to have censored content due to pressure from the White House, the Mormon Church updates its transgender restrictions, a dam collapse in Sudan kills dozens, the UN warns that rising sea levels pose a global threat, and an AI "brain clock" appears to identify the reason behind accelerated brain aging.
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is arrested in France, Israel and Hezbollah exchange rocket fire, A Reuters safety advisor is killed in Eastern Ukraine, The Harris and Trump campaigns debate the parameters of their debate, The Harris’ campaign reveals it has raised $540M since Biden dropped out, Dozens are killed in militant attacks in Baluchistan, Pakistan, At least 21 are killed in a drone strike in Mali, Uber is hit with a $324M EU fine for improper data transfer, NASA says its stranded astronauts will return in a SpaceX capsule in 2025, Australia introduces the "right to disconnect" from work, and a US government study links high fluoride consumption to lower childhood IQ,
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Kamala Harris formally accepts the Democratic nomination for US president, Narendra Modi makes the first visit from an Indian head of state to Ukraine, Indonesia postpones election law changes after demonstrators attempt to storm parliament, Newly-released Taliban legislation reportedly bars women from speaking in public, A trans woman wins a discrimination case against the Giggle app in Australia, RFK Jr. officially suspends his presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump, A report says that crypto firms are making nearly half of corporate donations in the ‘24 US elections, UK energy prices will reportedly jump 10% in October, A study makes claims about Shroud of Turin samples and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and Google and California ink a controversial journalism and AI pact.
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Iran’s parliament approves the new president’s cabinet, Tim Walz formally accepts the Democratic nomination for vice president, Trump gives his first outdoor rally appearance since the attempt on his life, a Greek oil tanker is attacked in the Red Sea, a top EU diplomat criticizes the limits on Ukraine’s weapons use, a shooting on a school van in Pakistan kills two children, a study warns that heat-related deaths in Europe may triple by 2100, Tesla recalls 9,100 US Model X SUVs, a US judge blocks a military ban on HIV-positive recruits, and India's lunar rover finds remnants of a magma ocean on the Moon,
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RFK Jr. may drop out and endorse Donald Trump for US president per Kennedy’s running mate, an ex-mayor accused of spying for China flees the Philippines, Ukrainian members of parliament vote to ban Moscow-linked churches, a report suggests that Gaza cease-fire negotiations may again collapse, the Taliban denies access to a UN human rights expert, financial disclosures show that Harris and the Democrats took a fundraising lead in July, a motion to dismiss Hunter Biden’s tax evasion is dismissed by a US district judge, the US government overreported yearly job gains by over 800K, at least three are killed in a tragic school shooting in Bosnia, and Condé Naste inks a multi-year deal with OpenAI.
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Joe Biden gives his farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention, US intelligence alleges Iran is ramping up efforts to influence the presidential election, Indonesia and Australia establish a new defense agreement, Antony Blinken visits Egypt to discuss a Gaza cease-fire, the state of Georgia approves a contentious new election rule, Nicaragua bans 1.5K NGOs, US Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to fraud, Germany upholds the conviction of a former Nazi camp secretary, the University of California announces a ban on encampments and face masks, and the world’s oldest known person dies at age 117.
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Vietnam's president visits China for a key state visit, The Democratic National Convention begins in Chicago, Hamas rejects a US cease-fire proposal as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Kursk offensive brings Ukraine closer to peace, The House GOP accuses Pres. Joe Biden of impeachable offenses, The US Supreme Court upholds a pause on Title IX protections for transgender students, 68M people are reportedly suffering from drought in southern Africa, A report suggests that police are four times more likely to strip-search Black children in England & Wales, Canada braces for a potential major railway work stoppage, and a superyacht sinks off of Italy's coast in a deadly maritime accident.
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Kamala Harris releases her economic agenda, Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest-ever prime minister, A controversial AI regulation bill passes California’s Appropriations Committee, Donald Trump hires five new campaign advisers, Mediators present a new cease-fire proposal to Israel and Hamas, Russia reportedly prioritizes its offensive in eastern Ukraine over its defense of Kursk, The UN reports that 1.4M Afghan girls have been barred from schools under the Taliban, New Zealand agrees to extradite internet mogul Kim Dotcom to the US, A Secret Service agent reportedly leaves her post at a Trump event to breastfeed, and scientists link the dinosaurs’ extinction to a carbon-rich ‘C-type’ asteroid.
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US vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance agree to debate in October, South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol calls for dialogue with the North, several people are jailed over their social media posts about the UK’s riots, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons challenges transgender procedures for minors, Columbia University’s president resigns following Gaza campus protests, the Biden administration announces 10 new drug prices negotiated by Medicare, North Korea prepares to partially reopen for tourism, five people are arrested in connection to the death of actor Matthew Perry, NASA says it will decide on two stranded astronaut’s return to Earth next week, and Stonehenge’s central Altar Stone is found to have come from Scotland.
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismisses the country’s prime minister, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he’ll resign in September, Germany issues an arrest warrant over the Nord Stream pipelines sabotage, Kamala Harris’ campaign says it was targeted by foreign hackers, a US Army sergeant pleads guilty to selling military secrets to China, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister is charged with crimes against humanity and genocide. Ilhan Omar staves off a primary challenge in Minnesota, US inflation rates slow to 2.9%, Google launches Gemini Live, and the WHO declares mpox a global health emergency.
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Donald Trump sits for an interview with Elon Musk, RFK Jr. is disqualified from New York’s presidential ballot, the UN warns that the Sudan conflict is at a 'catastrophic breaking point,' children are found to be among hundreds of Rohingya killed in Myanmar, Vladimir Putin vows a 'worthy response' to Ukraine's Kursk offensive, a senior investigator on the GOP’s Afghanistan probe resigns, Trump prepares to file a $100M suit over the raid on his Mar-a-Lago residence, X faces nine EU privacy complaints over its AI training,
thousands are evacuated as Greece fights to contain wildfires, and liquid water is found on Mars.
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Russia and Ukraine trade blame for a fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, The US sends a submarine to the Middle East as tensions grow, An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school kills dozens, Biden explains his decision to step aside, Tens of thousands protest against a lithium mining project in Serbia, Doctors in India strike after the assault and murder of a trainee medic, Canada's top court rejects Jordan Peterson’s social media training appeal, Scientists call for NASA to proceed with its Viper moon mission, Imane Khelif files a complaint over alleged gender abuse at the Olympics, and scientists create a pancreas-mimicking insulin.
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Donald Trump agrees to debate Kamala Harris in September, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro bans X, A plane crash in Brazil kills 61, Tim Walz’s military record faces criticism, Israel prepares to send negotiators to discuss a Gaza cease-fire, Burkina Faso encourages its citizens to report ‘suspicious individuals,’ Hunter Biden is accused of accepting money from a Romanian businessman to influence US policy, Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol is fired, and robots build the world's largest 3D-printed neighborhood in Texas.
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Joe Biden says he’s ‘not confident’ of a peaceful transfer of power if Donald Trump loses, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin, a wanted ex-Catalan separatist leader evades arrest after returning to Spain, the White House contacts Ukraine to learn about its Kursk offensive, US abortion numbers are found to have ticked up since Roe was overturned, X sues several major companies for an alleged advertising boycott, ocean temperatures in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reach their highest level in 400 years, NASA announces that Boeing's stranded astronauts may return on a SpaceX capsule in 2025, the UK approves gene-editing therapy to treat a rare blood disorder, and OceanGate faces a wrongful death lawsuit following the implosion of its Titanic-bound vessel.
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Russia says Ukraine launched a cross-border attack into its Kursk region, Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as its new political leader, Thailand's constitutional court dissolves the Move Forward Party, UK police prepare for further riots, Squad member Cori Bush loses a Democratic primary, Muhammad Yunus is named head of Bangladesh's interim government, a report alleges the Bangladeshi army refused to suppress protests, the FBI charges a Pakistani man with plotting political assassinations, a hearing into the January Alaska Air door plug incident begins, and China denies doping claims as its swimmers win gold.
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Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, a Tunisian court jails several potential presidential candidates, Israel is accused of subjecting detained Palestinian to ‘systemic abuse,’ Iran reportedly receives missile defense systems from Russia, several US personnel are wounded in an attack in Iraq, OpenAI loses three more leaders, as Elon Musk files another suit against the the ChatGPT creator, a US judge rules that Google has violated antitrust laws, SCOTUS rejects an effort to suspend Donald Trump’s ‘hush money’ sentencing, and researchers find that 20% of medicines in Africa are either substandard or fake.
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Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns and flees following deadly protests, Global markets plunge, The UK announces a 'standing army' of police officers to tackle riots, Zelenskyy showcases Ukraine's newly delivered F-16s, Hezbollah launches a drone attack on northern Israel, Kamala Harris interviews top running mate contenders, Trump says he would debate Harris on Fox News, Mali breaks off diplomatic ties with Ukraine, A terror attack on Somalia’s Mogadishu beach kills dozens, and Noah Lyles wins the Olympic 100-meter gold by 0.005 seconds.
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Kamala Harris is officially chosen as the Democratic presidential nominee, The US recognizes Nicolas Maduro’s opponent as the winner of Venezuela's election, A global food monitor declares a famine in Sudan’s Darfur region, Russia makes fresh advances in Ukraine, Global stocks slump following the release of US economic data, US Senate leader Chuck Schumer challenges SCOTUS’ presidential immunity ruling, Former CNN host Don Lemon sues Elon Musk, Intel details plans to lay off 15K employees, Illegal border crossings into the US reach their lowest levels since 2020, and a boxing match between Italy’s Angela Carini and Algeria’s Imane Khelif ignites a gender debate.
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Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan are freed from Russia in a major prisoner swap, the alleged 9/11 mastermind and two aides reach a plea deal with the US, new student protests in Bangladesh turn violent, a diplomatic defector claims North Korea would resume nuclear talks if Donald Trump is elected, prison reform leaders ask Kamala Harris to drop her 'tough on crime' rhetoric against Donald Trump, a draft US Justice Dept. memo suggests the FBI will resume talks with social media firms, an ex-BBC anchor pleads guilty to child pornography charges, the Bank of England cuts rates from a 16-year high, the Lancet’s dementia commission identifies high cholesterol and vision loss as possible risk factors, and Australia launches an immunotherapy trial for babies with peanut allergies.
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Hamas says top political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran, two Al Jazeera journalists are reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary is jailed for life in the UK on terrorism offenses, analysts suggest that Russia has launched a summer offensive in Ukraine, a new poll shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump by one point, while X suspends then reinstates a pro-Harris account, US intelligence warns about potential foreign meddling in the US election, the US Senate passes online child safety reforms, a report states that over 900 children died in US boarding schools between 1819-1969, and Turkey passes a controversial law to keep stray dogs off the streets.
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At least six are killed amid protests over Venezuela’s election, Israel targets a Hezbollah commander in a strike on Beirut, the US approves $1.7B in military aid for Ukraine, Ukraine claims responsibility for an ambush on Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali, the US national debt reaches $35T for the first time ever, Meta agrees to pay a record $1.4M to settle a facial recognition suit with Texas, a UK court upholds a ban on puberty blockers, wind and solar power surpass fossil fuels in the EU, multiple landslides in India leave over 120 dead, and McDonald's global sales drop for the first time since 2020.
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Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro wins his third presidential term, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah flare following a Golan Heights attack, Vladimir Putin vows 'mirror measures' if nuclear-capable US missiles are placed in Germany, Joe Biden calls for sweeping reforms to the US Supreme Court, Trump is criticized for saying Christians won’t have to vote again, Human Rights Watch says warring parties are committing 'widespread sexual violence' in Sudan, the US plans to overhaul its military command in Japan, two children are killed in a UK stabbing attack, right-wing activist Tommy Robinson is arrested in the UK, France is probing death threats against Israeli Olympic athletes, and Apple will reportedly delay the launch of AI features in iOS.
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France responds to reported “coordinated” arson attacks on rail lines as the Olympics begin, Kamala Harris and Benjamin Netanyahu hold a key meeting — with both sides commenting, The UK drops an objection to an ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu, The Philippines rushes to contain an oil spill after a tanker capsizes, The US and its allies allege that North Korea is trying to steal military secrets, Barack and Michelle Obama formally endorse Harris, Rubert Murdoch is in a family dispute to keep a conservative editorial stance across his media holdings, The FBI arrests a Mexican Drug Lord, El Chapo's Son, in Texas, OpenAI launches a new search engine, and a GameStop short-seller is charged by the US Dept. of Justice over $16M in alleged fraud.
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Biden makes his first address since quitting the presidential race, the GOP files an impeachment resolution against Kamala Harris, Sudan’s paramilitary chief agrees to attend US-mediated cease-fire talks, gang violence kills at least 26 in Papua New Guinea, the US Navy settles a lawsuit with sailors who denied the COVID vaccine, US senators subpoena the CEO of Steward Health over its hospitals’ bankruptcy, a Manchester officer is suspended for seemingly stamping on a man's head, the Olympic Games’ soccer opener is mired in chaos, researchers discover that Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, and scientists genetically modify flies to consume more human waste.
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Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks to the US Congress, Emmanuel Macron says France’s caretaker government will stay on through the Olympics, a plane crash in Nepal claims 18 lives, with the pilot as the sole survivor, a New Zealand probe reports that over 200K people have been abused in state care, Uganda detains dozens of anti-government protesters, Kamala Harris holds her first campaign rally following Biden’s step-down, while the Trump campaign challenges access to Harris’ funds, video footage is released in the police shooting of Sonya Massey, a US government study suggests that undocumented immigrants boost the economy, and the heads of drug maker in Japan resign over potentially deadly diet pills.
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US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns, Kamala Harris secures enough delegates’ support to be the Democratic nominee for president, Hamas and Fatah agree to form a future unity government, Hungary is blocked from hosting an upcoming EU meeting over its Ukraine peace mission, the UN warns that the threat of terrorism is `resurging’ in Syria, twin landslides in Ethiopia kill over 200, an affordable ‘vaccine-like’ HIV drug shows promise, cybersecurity start-up Wiz reportedly walks away from a $23B deal with Google, a Sam Altman-backed study found that people receiving basic income work less, and Tesla prepares to launch humanoid robots next year.
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Democrats raise nearly $50M after Biden's withdrawal, The director of the Secret Service is questioned over the Trump shooting, Israel orders the evacuation of part of the humanitarian zone in Gaza, Bangladesh's top court cuts job quotas after deadly protests, Iran and Sudan exchange ambassadors after eight years, The US Navy reports the first air-to-air victory for a female fighter pilot, At least six are killed in a shooting at a care home in Croatia, The Biden Administration grants $4.3B in climate funds, Nipah virus kills a teenager in India, and a watchdog warns that AI is being used to spread more child sexual abuse material.
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A Windows update causes a global IT outage, Yemen's Houthis take responsibility for a fatal drone attack on Tel Aviv, while the International Court of Justice rules that Israel’s presence in Palestinian territories is 'unlawful,' Russia jails US journalist Gershkovich for 16 Years for espionage, Donald Trump delivers a major speech to close out the Republican National Convention, Kamala Harris is now the favorite for the Democratic nomination among market prediction platforms, while an appeals court blocks the remaining provisions for Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, A UN report says women in Haiti face an alarming level of violence, Extinction Rebellion’s founder is jailed for 5 years in the UK over a climate protest, and a report ties surging global electricity demands to air conditioning and AI.
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Ursula von der Leyen is reelected president of the European Commission, Democrats report that Biden is 'receptive' to calls for him to drop out of the presidential race, JD Vance makes his first speech as Trump’s vice presidential pick, China suspends it arms control talks with the US, Germany decides to halve its military aid to Ukraine, Israel’s Knesset rejects a two-state solution, the Wall Street Journal dismisses the new chair of a leading Hong Kong journalist group, South Korea’s supreme court approves health benefits for same-sex couples, a UK COVID inquiry finds flaws in the government’s pandemic preparedness, and the UK approves pet food made out of lab-grown meat.
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US authorities claim Iran is allegedly plotting a threat to Donald Trump, while Boris Johnson meets Trump to discuss supporting Ukraine, King Charles outlines the UK government’s new priorities, Malaysia is taking steps to address cyberbullying after the death of a TikTok influencer, a human rights report alleges arbitrary abuse of children in El Salvador's prisons, Pres. Joe Biden is reportedly considering proposing major reforms to SCOTUS, while some Democrats condemn a plan to virtually nominate Biden before the Democratic convention, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis endorse Trump at the Republican National Convention, Elon Musk says he’ll move X and SpaceX out of California over transgender laws, and Apple and Nvidia reportedly trained AI models on YouTube captions without permission.
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Biden admits that his ‘bull's-eye’ comment on Trump was a 'mistake,' Elon Musk denies rumors that he has pledged $45M a month to a pro-Trump super pac, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy backs Russia’s attendance at the next peace summit, Gaza aid blocking groups reportedly receive donations from Americans and Israelis, a senior North Korean diplomat defects to the South, a jailed Greek mayor is temporarily freed to take his oath as an EU lawmaker, Colombia’s soccer federation president faces battery charges, England and Wales see their largest population growth in 75 years, the WHO reports that global childhood vaccinations dropped during the pandemic, and a study finds that climate change is making Earth's days longer.
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Donald Trump picks JD Vance as his running mate, The secret service faces scrutiny over the Trump rally shooting, A judge dismisses the former president’s classified docs case, Israel says it hit a Hamas military leader in a strike that killed 90, Pakistan bans ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, EU representatives plan to boycott Hungary's Foreign Affairs Summit, Voters head to the polls in Rwanda, China's economy grows slower than expected, OpenAI whistleblowers allege NDAs prevent them from airing safety concerns, and a new malaria vaccine is rolled out in Africa.
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Police in Brazil say a ‘parallel' spy agency snooped on Bolsonaro rivals, Democratic Party uncertainty continues after Joe Biden’s NATO summit events, Russia warns of a military response to a US missile deployment in Germany, Benjamin Netanyahu denies that Israel is considering leaving the Egypt-Gaza border, The recent UK election reportedly had its lowest voter turnout since universal suffrage in 1928, The House GOP votes to reverse Biden's Title IX expansion, Donald Trump asks a judge to vacate his hush money conviction, The EU accuses X of violating digital content rules, Wildfires in California have reportedly increased by five times in 2024, and scientists reconstruct a wooly mammoth's genetic code.
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Hollywood’s George Clooney pressures Biden to drop out of the presidential race, the US House approves a bill to prevent noncitizens from voting, Kenya’s president dismisses his entire cabinet, Israel and Hamas allegedly signal their acceptance of an 'interim governance' in Gaza, over 40 activists are handed life sentences in the UAE,
Russia bans The Moscow Times, US inflation falls for the first time since 2020, the founder of the defunct hedge fund Archegos is convicted of fraud, China’s wind and solar expansion surpasses two-thirds of the world’s combined total, and a cathedral in France’s Rouen catches fire.
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Congressional Democrats hit an impasse on Biden's presidential run, Nikki Haley encourages her delegates to vote for Trump, Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin hosts India's Narendra Modi, French prosecutors probe Marine Le Pen’s campaign funding, Liberia’s president takes a 40% salary cut, Samsung workers announce an indefinite strike, Microsoft quits OpenAI’s board, A BBC journalist’s wife and daughters are killed in a crossbow attack, Moscow issues an arrest warrant for Alexei Navalny's widow, and researchers find that stool samples could diagnose autism.
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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán makes a surprise visit to China, Rishi Sunak names an interim shadow cabinet, the NATO summit is underway in Washington, DC, a Lancet letter suggests direct and indirect Gaza deaths could eventually amount to 186K, Russia claims a Kyiv hospital was hit with a Ukrainian air defense missile, the Republican Party platform drops a 40-year call for national abortion limits, polls show Trump leading Biden, and with mixed results against other potential Democratic candidates, OpenAI blocks access to Chinese developers, Hyundai is sued in the US over allegations of faking electric vehicle sales data, and a United Airlines Boeing plane loses a wheel after takeoff.
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A left coalition wins the most seat in the French elections, A Russian missile attack kills dozens in Ukraine, Western mercenaries are accused of killing Russian POWs, Israel is alleged to have invoked the 'Hannibal Directive' on Oct. 7, Biden tells Congressional Democrats that he's staying in the race, Japan and the Philippines sign a defense deal, Yuriko Koike wins a third term as governor of Tokyo, Boeing agrees to plead guilty to fraud, Eli Lilly plans to buy Morphic, and new data suggests the earth has been 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for a year.
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Sir Keir Starmer becomes the UK’s first Labour prime minister since 2010, Biden faces pressure from donors to drop out of the US presidential race, Iran holds a run-off to choose its next president, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Moscow, Putin says he takes Trump's comments on ending the war in Ukraine 'seriously,' Brazilian police recommend charges against former Pres. Jair Bolsonaro, A mass leak targets 3M Syrian refugees in Turkey, A survey finds that Americans' patriotism has reached a record low, The US adds 206K jobs to the economy in June, and the New York Times reports that OpenAI's internal system was hacked in 2023.
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Exit polls suggest a landslide win for Labour in the UK election, Israel reportedly approves the largest West Bank seizure in 30 years, Hezbollah fires 200 rockets into Israel, NATO approves $43B in aid for Ukraine, an American citizen is sentenced to 12 years in Russia on drug charges, a pro-Palestine senator quits Australia’s Labor Party, the EU raises tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, General Motors agrees to pay $146M in penalties for excess car emissions, a northern California wildfire sees thousands of residents evacuated, and the world's oldest cave art is discovered in Indonesia.
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Ukraine is reportedly told it must address corruption before NATO membership can proceed, Pres. Biden engages with Democratic governors regarding presidential election concerns, the first UN-sponsored talks on Afghanistan with the Taliban conclude in Qatar, French candidates drop out of the election runoff to try to stop the National Rally party, Benjamin Netanyahu denies claims that Israel’s military wants a cease-fire, the US deports 116 Chinese migrants, the US Supreme Court declines to weigh in on several gun-related cases, RFK Jr. pushes back on assault and dog-eating allegations, AI is reportedly spurring a 48% rise in Google’s greenhouse gas emissions, and a report says over 90% of global companies are failing human rights and labor standards.
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Trump’s hush money sentencing is postponed, Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is disbarred, Hungary's Viktor Orbán makes his first war-time visit to Ukraine, A Reform UK candidate defects to the Conservative Party, India enacts three new criminal laws, Israel instructs Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis, The UN declares Pakistan’s Imran Khan arbitrarily detained, A judge releases transcripts of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2006 grand jury probe, A deadly stampede in India kills over 100, China claims that the US imposes ‘obstacles’ to space cooperation,
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SCOTUS rules Trump has ‘absolute immunity’ on official acts, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally leads in France’s parliamentary elections, Pres. Ramaphosa unveils a new coalition government in South Africa, the director of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza is released from Israeli detention, the DOJ is reportedly set to criminally charge Boeing and seek a plea agreement, Biden and Trump raise millions post-debate, SCOTUS rules in favor of a truck stop suing the Federal Reserve, Hurricane Beryl makes landfall, the UN says less than one-fifth of global sustainable development targets are likely to be reached by 2030, and Australia bans vape sales outside pharmacies.
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off in a high-profile presidential debate, Iran votes for a new president in snap elections, right-wing British activist Tommy Robinson is arrested in Canada, North Korea reportedly executed a 22-year-old for disseminating K-pop, Ursula von der Leyen is nominated for a second European Commission term, the US is reportedly preparing to evacuate Americans from Lebanon, the US Supreme Court limits federal agencies’ authority by overturning a 1984 precedent, Uvalde, Texas’ former police chief is charged over the tragic school shooting, the scientist who pioneered the study of “Ultra Processed Foods” says UPFs should have warnings, and the NBA makes history as LeBron James will be joined by his son Bronny on the Lakers.
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A Bolivian Army General is arrested after an alleged failed coup attempt, the US Supreme Court temporarily allows emergency abortions in Idaho, while SCOTUS also rejects the Purdue Pharma settlement, Ukraine and the EU ink a security pact, Israeli forces launch a ground operation into a Gaza City neighborhood, Kenyan President Ruto withdraws tax reforms after deadly protests, Jamaal Bowman loses and Loren Boebert wins in US election primaries, Walgreens announces it’s closing a “significant” number of stores, a new study suggests that taking multivitamins doesn’t reduce mortality risks, and NBC announces it will use the AI-generated voice of Al Michaels for Olympics recaps.
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The US and Russia’s defense chiefs hold their first call, SCOTUS backs the White House’s contacts with social media firms, Russia bans 81 European media outlets, A Tory cabinet minister admits to betting on the UK’s election date, Trump’s gag order in the hush money case is partially lifted, The DHS reports that an IS-affiliated network smuggled 400 migrants into the US, The World Health Organization warns of new a mpox strain in Africa, Biden issues clemency for dishonorably discharged LGBTQ+ veterans, A Brazilian-commissioned study proposes a global tax on the ultra-wealthy, and the UN recommends putting Stonehenge on its World Heritage 'in danger' list.
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Detained Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is freed, Japan’s emperor and empress begin a three-day state visit to the UK, US judges partially block Biden's student loan relief plan, a prominent critic of ex-Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is acquitted, Afghanistan’s Taliban is accusedof sexually assaulting detained women, the UN warns that 96% of Gaza is facing food insecurity, the judge in the Trump classified docs case questions the investigation’s funding, the US announces a $100M housing initiative, the US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis, and several top music labels sue two AI-song creators for alleged copyright violations.
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20 are killed in attacks on a synagogue and church in Russia's Dagestan, Russia blames the US for a 'barbaric' attack on Crimea, Netanyahu walks back his support for a US-backed Gaza cease-fire proposal, Iran and Bahrain agree to resume diplomatic ties, Trump says he has decided on his running mate, The US experiences over a dozen mass shootings, Exploded lithium batteries kill 22 at a South Korea factory, The Supreme Court agrees to hear a Tennessee ban on gender-reassignment health care, Apple is accused of violating the EU’s digital competition law, A report recommends criminal charges against Boeing, and a boy in the UK is the first to receive a deep brain neurostimulator to treat epilepsy.
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Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in battleground states according to new polling, “track two” nuclear talks are held between the PRC and the US, Argentina's Javier Milei faces a backlash over a controversial Supreme Court pick, in France, a National Rally candidate is assaulted while campaigning, Trump proposes Green Cards for foreign graduates, charges are dropped for dozens of Columbia University protesters, Wikipedia flags the Anti-Defamation League as “unreliable” regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict, OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever launches a rival AI start-up, Eli Lilly sues alleged purveyors of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and a UK journalist backs out of the Washington Post’s chief editorial role.
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A Biden super PAC reportedly raises $10M to rival Trump’s online presence, The Netherlands’ Mark Rutte appears set to head NATO, Hezbollah warns Cyprus against supporting Israel's war efforts, Putin arrives in Vietnam for a state visit, The UK’s Rishi Sunak is predicted to be the first prime minister to lose his seat, The UK investigates a Conservative candidate for alleged election betting, Louisiana orders public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, A former UK judge backs amnesty for people convicted of COVID fines, Boeing faults leave two US astronauts stuck in space, and a new AI-powered blood test shows promise in predicting Parkinson's.
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Several US Lawmakers meet with the Dalai Lama, Israel warns of an ‘all-out war’ against Hezbollah, Russia and North Korea sign a defense pact, Nvidia unseats Microsoft as the world's most valuable company, a US Army sergeant is jailed for nearly 4 years in Russia, a Texas doctor is indicted for allegedly leaking health records, China reportedly renames hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, the UK’s inflation hits its 2% target, air pollution is linked to 8M deaths in 2021 and astronomers discover a black hole “waking up”
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Russia’s Vladimir Putin visits North Korea, Malaysia outlines its ambition to join BRICS,Biden announces a citizenship pathway for 500K undocumented spouses, Israel’s Gaza division was allegedly warned of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, Kansas sues Pfizer for allegedly hiding its COVID vaccine risks, Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is indicted on royal defamation charges, Thailand’s Senate approves same-sex marriage, A federal judge temporarily blocks Biden's new law for LGBTQ+ students, At least eight are killed in landslides in Ecuador, and China gears up to build the world's largest particle collider.
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Netanyahu disbands the Israeli war cabinet, Seventy-eight countries sign Ukraine's peace summit communiqué, China's premier visits Australia, Reform UK releases their election manifesto, An investigation finds CUNY and the University of Michigan mishandled discrimination reports, A BBC report suggests that the Greek coastguard was involved in migrant deaths, Global nuclear weapons spending reportedely reached $91.4B in 2023, 100M Americans are expected to face a potentially historic heat wave, Maryland’s governor pardons thousands of marijuana convictions, and the US surgeon general calls for social media warning labels.
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A coalition government is agreed in South Africa, Reform UK overtakes the Conservatives in a new poll, Biden and Zelenskyy ink a 10-year security agreement, Trump visits GOP leaders on Capitol Hill, Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah as cease-fire talks remain uncertain, Dozens are killed in a suspected Islamist rebel attack in DR Congo, A Chinese #MeToo journalist is jailed for five years, SCOTUS overturns an ATF bump stock ban, A Texas man is charged with threatening an FBI agent on the Hunter Biden investigation, and OpenAI appoints a former NSA chief to its board of directors.
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Facts & Spins for June 14, 2024 Top Stories: US Attorney General Merrick Garland is held in contempt, Clashes erupt as Argentina’s senate approves Javier Milei’s sweeping reform bill, G7 leaders agree to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, The UK’s Labour Party launches its election manifesto, France’s Emmanuel Macron suspends controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia, Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $44.9B compensation package, SCOTUS upholds access to the abortion pill mifepristone, Trans swimmer Lia Thomas loses a case to compete in the Olympics, The US Fed holds rates steady, and Swedish scientists win a $10M prize for antimicrobial resistance research.
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Facts & Spins for June 13, 2024 Top Stories: a UN inquiry alleges that both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes, while alleged leaked recordings show Hamas characterizing civilian deaths as “necessary sacrifices,” Vladamir Putin endorses Turkey’s eventual entry into BRICS+, US sources say that Washington will provide Ukraine with another Patriot missile system, the EU plans to hike tariffs on PRC electric vehicles by 38%, Donald Trump calls for all remaining crypto mining to take place in the US, new FBI statistics reportedly show a drop in US violent crime, Elon Musk drops his lawsuit against OpenAI, over 1K animals are killed in a tragic market fire in Bangkok, Thailand and a study shows female astronauts’ resilience to spaceflight impacts.
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Facts & Spins for June 12, 2024 Top Stories: Hunter Biden is found guilty on federal gun charges, The UK’s Conservative Party launches its election manifesto, The UN Security Council adopts a US-backed Gaza cease-fire proposal, The US lifts a ban on weapons being sent to Ukraine's Azov Brigade, Global conflicts hit a record high since the end of World War II, A former Hong Kong judge warns that the city's rule of law is 'compromised,' House Republicans release new Jan. 6 footage, A judge narrows the indictment in the Trump docs case, Four American college instructors are stabbed in China, and the fruit company Chiquita is held liable for funding Colombian paramilitaries.
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Facts & Spins for June 11, 2024 Top Stories: Emmanuel Macron calls a snap vote as the European Parliament shifts right, Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz resigns, Belgium’s prime minister steps down, Donald Trump reportedly sits for a probation interview, The US reportedly offers the Saudis a defense treaty for normalization with Israel, The last hospital in Sudan’s al-Fashir is shut down, Iran approves six candidates to run for president, The Biden admin. considers amnesty for undocumented spouses of US citizens, Moderna's two-in-one flu and Covid jab advances, A glowing dye shows promise in prostate cancer treatment, and Apple introduces 'Apple Intelligence.'
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Facts & Spins for June 8, 2024 Top Stories: Russian warships will arrive in Cuba next week for naval exercises, Presidents Biden and Macron looked to rally support for Ukraine on D-Day, an Axios report suggests that last week’s Gaza negotiations over Rafah failed, President Biden says he’s ruled out a potential pardon for his son Hunter, the Biden campaign reportedly hires a former GOP staffer to help with election outreach, while Donald Trump lands $12M from California campaign events focusing on Silicon Valley, UN workers are reportedly detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen, Samsung’s electronics union calls for its first-ever strike in South Korea, a UK tech mogul is acquitted in a US court and Tokyo plans to roll out a dating app amid a national population slide.
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Facts & Spins for June 7, 2024 Top Stories: The Trump campaign accelerates its VP vetting process, Putin sits down with the Western press, Russia pledges more military support to Burkina Faso, Colombia agrees to peace talks with a rebel group, former Trump aide Steve Bannon is ordered to prison, a study potentially links a rise in excess deaths to COVID vaccines the European Central Bank cuts its rates, Nvidia overtakes Apple as the world’s second-most valuable company, the US prepares antitrust inquiries of Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI, and scientists discover a major driver of bowel disease.
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Facts & Spins for June 6, 2024 Top Stories: a report alleges Israeli influence operations have targeted US lawmakers, a Ukrainian peace summit opens the door to Moscow, the US House votes to sanction Benjamin Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant, Iran’s new foreign minister visits Syria and Lebanon in his first trip abroad, Nigeria’s unions halt a nationwide strike, the US Senate Republicans block a 'Right to Contraception' bill, the Epoch Times’ CFO is charged in an alleged money laundering scheme, a report suggests that Earth notched its 12th straight month of record heat, Australia suspends its stabbing video case against X, formerly Twitter and a Boeing Starliner sends its first crewed mission into space.
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Facts & Spins for June 5, 2024 Top Stories: India’s Narendra Modi secures a third term, Joe Biden signs an executive order to tighten the US-Mexico border, Russia condemns the US’ approval of limited strikes on its territory, Israel denies reports that Benjamin Netanyahu would address Congress on June 13, US presidential candidate RFK Jr. files a lawsuit over a ballot dispute, Pakistan’s Imran Khan is acquitted in the state secrets case, the UK’s health system is hit by a cyberattack, X updates its policy to allow adult content, researchers predict that 61% of American adults will have a cardiovascular disease by 2050, and San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is banned for life from MLB.
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Facts & Spins for June 4, 2024 Top Stories: Mexico elects its first female president, Nigel Farage is set to stand in the UK general election, Former Pres. Trump says he’s “OK” with serving potential jail time, Pres. Zelenskyy accuses Russia and China of undermining the Ukrainian peace summit, John Kirby says there are no “gaps” between the Israeli cease-fire proposal and Biden's speech, Coffins marked “French Soldiers in Ukraine” are left near the Eiffel Tower, The Biden admin reportedly removes over 350k migrants from the legal system, Hunter Biden’s criminal trial begins, Washington Post’s executive editor steps down, Anthony Fauci testifies regarding the origin of COVID, and China lands a spacecraft on the far side of the moon.
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Facts & Spins for June 1, 2024 Top Stories: Donald Trump is found guilty on all counts in the NY “hush money” trial, Joe Biden is allowing limited Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory, A former US State Dept. official says the agency falsified a Gaza aid report, Keir Starmer confirms that Diane Abbott is free to stand as a Labour party candidate, The defense chiefs of the PRC and US hold their first official meetings since 2022, Thousands rally in New Zealand to protest cuts in Māori funding, Another mayoral candidate is shot and killed in Mexico, SCOTUS Chief Justice Roberts denies an invitation from Democrats to discuss Alito and ethics, OpenAI says it has removed Russian, PRC and other disinformation campaigns, and UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations warn of “imminent” famine in Sudan.
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Facts & Spins for May 31, 2024 Top Stories: NATO will discuss a €100B weapons fund for Ukraine, Israel states that it controls a key Gaza corridor along the Egyptian border, Hong Kong convicts 14 activists, the Democratic Republic of the Congo finally appoints its long-awaited new govt, Iran’s Supreme Leader thanks US Pro-Palestinian protestors, Donald Trump endorses Virginia State Sen. John McGuire in the state’s primary, New York officials respond to an ISIS-K threat ahead of the T20 cricket world cup, SCOUTS allows a National Rifle Association free speech case to proceed, the UN states that 41M people in Latin America and the Caribbean are at risk from climate change and the US govt will reportedly fund Moderna’s mRNA bird flu vaccine trial.
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Facts & Spins for May 30, 2024 Top Stories: South Africa holds a landmark general election, The US-built Gaza pier breaks apart due to bad weather, Putin warns against Western missiles striking inside Russian territory, China, Japan, and South Korea pledge to increase their cooperation, Haiti’s transition council picks a new Prime Minister, The Biden campaign launches its ‘'Black Voters for Biden-Harris' Initiative, Democrats and the GOP scramble and spar over Biden’s ballot eligibility in Ohio, Jury deliberations begin in the Trump New York criminal case, Ex-FTX executive Ryan Salame is sentenced to over 7 Years in prison, and baseball history is made as Negro Leagues statistics are integrated into MLB records.
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Facts & Spins for May 29, 2024 Top Stories: EU Ministers voice frustrations after Hungary again blocks Ukraine aid, a report alleges that a Mossad director allegedly pressured the ICC’s prosecutor, while Israeli forces reach central Rafah, Burkina Faso extends its transition to civilian rule to 2029, a North Korean spy satellite ends in a mid-air explosion, the Biden admin. unveils a plan to modernize the US power grid, closing arguments begin in the Trump NY criminal trial, the US Supreme Court rejects the extortion conviction appeal of Michael Avanatti, Elon Musk's xAI raises $6B, making it now valued at $24B, and Cyclone Remal makes a destructive landfall in South Asia.
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Facts & Spins for May 28, 2024 Top Stories: Dozens are killed in an Israeli strike on a Rafah tent camp, The Libertarian Party rejects Donald Trump and RFK Jr. as its presidential nominee, Thousands of people are reportedly buried following a landslide in Papua New Guinea, Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges presidents Biden and Xi to attend a Ukrainian peace summit, Emmanuel Macron arrives in Germany on a state visit, A Paris Court sentences Syrian officials for war crimes, A national service election pledge is announced by the UK’s conservative government, US Sec. of Defense Austin undergoes a medical procedure, transferring and resuming command, an American missionary couple is killed in Haiti’s gang violence, US golfer Grayson Murray tragically passes away from suicide, and the UK’s former scientific advisor says another pandemic is “absolutely inevitable.”’
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Facts & Spins for May 25, 2024 Top Stories: The International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt Rafah operations, while the ICJ also rejects provisional measures on Ecuador over Mexico’s embassy raid, the Biden admin is reportedly worried about an “October surprise” from Russia and NKorea, the White House announces visa restrictions for the Republic of Georgia, China’s military continues “punishment drills” near Taiwan, the man who shot Slovakian PM Fico says he wanted a policy change on Ukraine, Nigerian students who default on tuition fees are being ordered to leave the UK, Norfolk Southern agrees to a $310M government settlement regarding the East Palestine accident, two flags previously seen outside of US Justice Alito’s home spark controversy, and France’s public broadcasters go on strike over a proposed media merger.
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Facts & Spins for May 24, 2024 Top Stories: Rishi Sunak calls for a July 4 general election in the UK, Ireland, Spain, and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state, Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah, While Israel returns seized AP equipment following US pressure, London's High Court rules new police powers to curb protests are unlawful, France states its openness to UAE investments in nuclear energy and AI, The Louisiana House votes to classify abortion pills as controlled substances, Rudy Giuliani is among 11 to plead not guilty in Arizona election case, Donald Trump responds to findings unsealed in the classified docs case, and a new study finds that daily cannabis use exceeds daily drinking in the US.
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Facts & Spins for May 23, 2024 Top Stories: Rishi Sunak calls for a July 4 general election in the UK, Ireland, Spain, and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state, Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah, While Israel returns seized AP equipment following US pressure, London's High Court rules new police powers to curb protests are unlawful, France states its openness to UAE investments in nuclear energy and AI, The Louisiana House votes to classify abortion pills as controlled substances, Rudy Giuliani is among 11 to plead not guilty in Arizona election case, Donald Trump responds to findings unsealed in the classified docs case, and a new study finds that daily cannabis use exceeds daily drinking in the US.
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Facts & Spins for May 22, 2024 Top Stories: The US and Saudi Arabia near a historic defense pact, Trump’s defense rests its case in the hush-money trial, the EU's landmark AI rules get the green light, Israel reportedly prepares to scale back its Rafah offensive, 150 Yale graduates stage a walkout in support for Palestinian people, Russia masses troops near another border region of Ukraine,Russia jails a hypersonic missile scientist, phase five of India’s elections sees a drop in voter turnout, turbulence on a Singapore-bound flight leaves one passenger dead, and Trump Media reports a $327M Q4 net loss.
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Facts & Spins for May 21, 2024 Top Stories: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies in a helicopter crash, The International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Sinwar, The UK High Court says Julian Assange can appeal his US extradition again, William Lai Ching-te is sworn in as Taiwan’s new president, Former Pres. Jacob Zuma is barred from South Africa’s election, Violence escalates in New Caledonia, Three US citizens are arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo for an alleged coup attempt, A ranking Democrat suggests that Pres. Biden should fire the FDIC chair, US Senate Majority Leader Schumer plans a second vote on a bipartisan immigration bill, Rudy Giuliani is served with an indictment during his birthday party, and Elon Musk launches Starlink in Indonesia.
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Facts & Spins for May 18, 2024 Top Stories: Michael Cohen admits that he lied under oath, Texas pardons a man convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester, The International Criminal Court hears arguments in the genocide case against Israel, Spain says it would recognize a Palestinian state in joint action with other countries, OpenAI grants Reddit access to ChatGPT, The Vatican tightens its rule on probing alleged miracles, The US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, French police kill a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue, Golf champion Scottie Scheffler is arrested, and scientists appear to solve the mystery behind Egypt’s pyramids.
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Facts & Spins for May 17, 2024 Top Stories: The Gaza aid pier is completed by the US military, Presidents Putin and Xi make a joint statement in Beijing about their global ties, Italy’s League Party works to remove the EU flag from public offices, YouTube blocks access to a banned protest anthem in Hong Kong, Pres. Joe Biden claims executive privilege in his classified docs probe, Mitt Romney suggests that Biden should have pardoned Donald Trump, the US government suspends funding for the EcoHealth Alliance, the US Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use maps with two majority-Black districts, Chinese electric vehicle company Nio launches a cheaper rival to Telsa’s Model Y and the Dow Jones briefly eclipses 40,000 for the first time ever.
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Facts & Spins for May 16, 2024 Top Stories: Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is shot and seriously wounded, Donald Trump agrees to two debates with Joe Biden, The Biden admin. reportedly is proceeding with $1B in weapons sales to Israel, Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy cancels international travels amid Russia’s offensive, Unrest simmers in the Republic of Georgia after the ‘foreign influence’ bill is passed, Protests over voting rights in New Caledonia prompts a French emergency declaration, Michael Cohen is challenged in Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial, Larry Hogan and Jim Justice win respective GOP primaries in Maryland and W. Va, A study suggests that obese children may have a significantly reduced life expectancy, and North Korea reportedly laundered $147.5M in stolen cryptocurrency.
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Facts & Spins for May 15, 2024 Top Stories: An Australian military whistleblower is jailed, Mike Johnson defends Trump outside his New York trial, the US backs Saudi Arabia's effort to revive a Houthi peace deal, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Turkey’s Recep Erdoğan, Biden announces tariffs on Chinese EVs and solar panels, a report estimates nearly 76M people are internally displaced worldwide, the jail sentence of an imprisoned citizen journalist in China concludes, Arizona’s supreme court delays the enforcement of the 1864 abortion law, the UNC-Chapel Hill board slashes its diversity funding, and a weight loss drug is found to reduce heart attack risk by 20%.
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Facts & Spins for May 14, 2024 Top Stories: Russia’s defense minister is replaced in a cabinet reshuffle, Michael Cohen testifies in Trump’s hush-money trial, A new poll shows Trump leading in 5 swing states, Egypt joins South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel, Cold lava and flash floods kill over 40 people in Indonesia, The Socialist Party wins Spain’s Catalonia election, US Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial gets underway, OpenAI reveals a new version of GPT-4.0, Vatican Museums workers file a labor complaint, The first genetically altered pig kidney transplant recipient dies, and a study finds that internet access can boost well-being.
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Facts & Spins for May 11, 2024 Top Stories: The UN General Assembly calls on the Security Council to reconsider Palestinian UN membership, Russia launches an offensive in Kharkiv, Stormy Daniels testifies for a second time in Trump’s New York trial, India's top court grants bail to opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal, Xi Jinping finishes his European tour in Hungary, Florida police release footage of the fatal shooting of a US Airman, Argentines strike against spending cuts, A Boeing 737 plane skids off the runway in Senegal while a tyre bursts in Turkey, OpenAI is reportedly set to launch a Google search rival, and a study links ultra-processed foods to a risk of early death.
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Facts & Spins for May 10, 2024 Top Stories: Biden says the US will not supply offensive weapons for a Rafah assault, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces are accused of ethnic cleansing in West Darfur, the US House tables a motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson, RFK Jr.’s campaign says he’s in robust health despite a brain worm scare, Putin says he has “no doubt” that Russia will be victorious in Ukraine, the EU ends its military training mission in Mali, a whistleblower claims Boeing plane parts had serious defects, Saudi forces are allegedly told to use lethal force to clear land for an eco-city, Spain's ex-soccer chief will stand trial for the Hermoso kiss and a deaf toddler hears after gene therapy.
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Facts & Spins for May 9, 2024 Top Stories: The US pauses arms delivery to Israel over the Rafah operation, The EU agrees to send $3.2B of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, As Russia launches renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector, South African Pres. Ramaphosa condemns a flag-burning political ad, A highly influential former North Korean official passes at 94, Gaza takes center stage at the Eurovision song contest, The start of Donald Trump’s classified docs case is delayed indefinitely, Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump’s hush money trial, Pres. Joe Biden touts a new AI data center in Wisconsin, and a report suggests that Earth has endured the warmest April since records began in 1940.
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Facts & Spins for May 8, 2024 Top Stories: Israel captures Gaza's Rafah crossing, House Republicans schedule a contempt vote against AG Merrick Garland, Putin is sworn in for a fifth presidential term, the personal data of British military personnel is hacked, the IAEA chief seeks more oversight of Iran’s nuclear program, Modi votes in the third phase of India's national election, Chad holds presidential elections after years of military rule, Bernie Sanders announces a reelection bid, TikTok sues the US government, and scientists claim to have found a new genetic form of Alzheimer’s.
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Facts & Spins for May 7, 2024 Top Stories: Israel warns Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah, John Swinney is elected leader of Scotland’s SNP party, China's Xi Xinping visits France, Russia announces nuclear drills, Trump is fined again for violating a gag order, Panama elects a new president, Columbia University cancels its campus-wide graduation ceremony amid Gaza protests, Israel shuts down Al Jazeera, Qantas settles a “ghost flights” lawsuit, and the US is reported to have shared COVID lab leak evidence with the UK in 2020.
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Facts & Spins for May 4, 2024 Top Stories: The Labour Party makes gains in UK local elections, The International Criminal Court prosecutor says its work is being ‘undermined’ by threats, Pro-Palestinian encampments are erected across Canadian college campuses, The Taliban inks a deal for Afghanistan to become a Central Asia logistics hub, A US military official says Washington is maintaining ties to West African juntas, A Houthi-run school in Yemen offers education to US pro-Palestinian protestors, A new poll shows Donald Trump polling ahead of Joe Biden among Catholic voters, Trump’s net worth climbs $400M as Truth Social Shares rebound, A report suggests the Daily Wire has obtained a gag order against Candace Owens, and deadly flooding strikes Brazil.
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Facts & Spins for May 3, 2024 Top Stories: A US official says America would welcome a pledge from China and Russia affirming AI won’t control nukes, protestors rally against a “foreign influence bill” in the Republic of Georgia, Hamas considers the latest Gaza cease-fire proposal, while the nation of Colombia announces it’s severing ties with Israel, Pres. Joe Biden comments on the US campus protests, while the US House of Representatives passes an antisemitism bill, the US places additional sanctions on Russian war capabilities, Slovakia reportedly grants refuge to an alleged Kremlin-linked campaigner, Arizona’s 1864 abortion law repeal clears a state senate vote and a second Boeing whistleblower dies suddenly.
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Facts & Spins for May 2, 2024 Top Stories: US campus protest violence and police action roils at UCLA and Columbia, Ukraine laun ches its most significant attack on Crimea since the war began, New Zealand says it’s a 'long way' from deciding to join the AUKUS Defense Pact, Haiti’s transitional council names a new prime minister, Colombia’s president says military equipment has disappeared due to corruption, the UK government blocks a UAE-Backed takeover of the Telegraph, House Democrats announce they will protect Speaker Johnson from a motion to vacate, Florida’s six-week abortion ban goes into effect, Walmart is shutting down its health clinics and the US Dept. of Justice moves to reclassify marijuana.
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Facts & Spins for May 1, 2024 Top Stories: A German army captain admits to spying for Russia, while a former US National Security Agency employee is sentenced for trying to sell the Kremlin secrets, college campus protests continue to simmer across the US, Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will enter Rafah with or without a cease-fire, the Phillippines accuses China of damaging its vessels in the South China Sea, Ecuador is suing Mexico over the asylum situation of its former vice president, a Tory lawmaker is allegedly deported by Djibouti due to the African nation’s PRC ties, Donald Trump is fined $9K for violating his gag order in the New York “hush money” case, the US Supreme Court rejects Elon Musk’s challenge to a Tesla tweet agreement, and the US Food and Drug Administration begins testing ground beef for avian influenza.
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Facts & Spins for April 30, 2024 Top Stories: Israel is reportedly concerned over possible ICC arrest warrants, Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf resigns, Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez says he’ll remain in office, The US reportedly doesn’t believe Putin directly ordered Navalny's death, Columbia University’s president faces criticism over her handling of Gaza protests, A CNN poll finds Trump is leading Biden 49-46%, A reports claims EU media freedom is nearing a “breaking point,” Germany's “Reichsbuerger” coup suspects go on trial, Tornadoes kill at least four in Oklahoma, AstraZeneca admits the existence of a rare side effect from its COVID jab, and British Columbia rolls back its drug decriminalization program.
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Facts & Spins for April 27, 2024 Top Stories: China warns Antony Blinken about the risk of a US-PRC “downward spiral,” Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the frontlines, Gaza authorities call on the UN to investigate mass grave allegations, The New York Times accuses Pres. Biden of avoiding interviews, ByteDance denies it’s exploring a TikTok sale, Microsoft and Google post major profit gains due to AI investment, The death toll rises from widespread flooding in Tanzania, The conservative outlet Gateway Pundit files for bankruptcy, A personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma begins human trials, and the FCC votes to restore net neutrality rules.
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Facts & Spins for April 26, 2024 Top Stories: Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction is overturned, Burkina Faso's army is accused of killing 223 civilians, officials say the US secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine, SCOTUS hears arguments over Trump's immunity claim, Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows are indicted in the Arizona election interference case, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns, Spain’s prime minister halts public duties, Meta’s shares drop as it reveals its spending plans, Anthony Fauci agrees to testify before Congress again, and 282M people are reported to have experienced acute hunger in 2023.
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Facts & Spins for April 25, 2024 Top Stories: Hezbollah launches its deepest attack into Israel since Oct. 7, Russia’s deputy defense minister is detained on corruption charges, the US Supreme Court considers Idaho’s abortion ban, Pres. Joe Biden intends to keep using TikTok through the election, Amnesty International says the post-WWII global system is on the brink of collapse, four people are injured after military horses bolt in London, Tennessee legislators pass a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools, a tragic naval helicopter crash in Malaysia claims 10 lives, more than a third of US residents are reportedly exposed to harmful air pollution and the FTC bans noncompete agreements potentially impacting millions of Americans.
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Facts & Spins for April 24, 2024 Top Stories: The UK passes its Rwanda deportation bill, SCOTUS hears a US homelessness case, Five people are killed crossing the English Channel, The EU parliament backs a ban on forced labor, Thousands protest Colombian Pres. Gustavo Petro's social reform agenda, Columbia University bans a pro-Jewish professor from its main campus, A judge strikes down a North Carolina felon voting law, Elon Musk and Australian PM Anthony Albanese clash over censorship, A House intel report claims the CIA mishandled sexual assault allegations, and the EU investigates TikTok over an ‘addictive' new app feature.
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Facts & Spins for April 23, 2024 Top Stories: Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns over Oct. 7, Benjamin Netanyahu vows to reject US sanctions on army units, the US House approves $61B in Ukraine aid, opening statements begin in Trump’s hush money trial, SCOTUS agrees to hear a 'ghost guns' case next term, global military spending jumped to a record $2.440T in 2023, pro-Palestine student protests expand to more New England colleges, Pres. Mohamed Muizzu's party wins the Maldives’ parliamentary election, an Australian Senate committee calls for a royal commission into the nation’s COVID response, and Tesla cuts the prices of several models.
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Facts & Spins for April 20, 2024 Top Stories: Israel reportedly conducts a limited counterattack against Iran, While the US vetoes a Palestinian push for full UN membership, A man tragically self-immolates outside of Donald Trump’s New York trial, A Polish man is arrested over an alleged Russian plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US House Speaker Mike Johnson proposes a $95B foreign aid bill, The US resumes deportation of Haitian migrants, 108 students are arrested at a Pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University, Peter Murrell is charged with embezzlement in a Scottish National Party probe, A study reports that almost a quarter of all UK kids under 7 own smartphones, and Meta is rolling out new AI chatbots across its platforms.
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Facts & Spins for April 19, 2024 Top Stories: Washington sanctions entities linked to Iran’s drone program, the ruling HDZ party wins the most seats in Croatia’s election, Columbia University’s president testifies about on-campus antisemitism, Belgium’s top court reinstates a Conservative conference, the Biden admin is sued for allegedly destroying public records, Tesla pushes for a $56B pay deal for Elon Musk, Google fires 28 workers for protesting a contract with Israel, Hugh Grant settles a privacy case against the Sun, nine people are charged in Canada's largest gold heist and the NBA bans Jontay Porter for life over a gambling scandal.
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Facts & Spins for April 18, 2024 Top Stories: A Boeing whistleblower testifies before the US Senate, The defense chiefs of China and the US hold their first talks in 18 months, Russia claims that Ukraine would use an “Olympic truce” to regroup militarily, Pres. Biden suggests US military support for Israel will prevent Iranian escalation, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets with Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping in Beijing, the Senate kills articles of impeachment against Alexander Mayorkas, the first jurists are selected in the Donald Trump hush money case, a Muslim pupil loses a UK court bid to overturn a school’s “prayer ban”, Dubai is swam ped by torrential flooding rainfall and an NPR editor resigns after going public with allegations of left-leaning bias.
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Facts & Spins for April 17, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS hears arguments in the Jan. 6 case, China’s GDP reportedly grew 5.3% in Q1 2024, House Speaker Mike Johnson proposes military aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, protesters demonstrate against Georgia’s foreign influence law, Europe commits to increase aid for Sudan, the UN accuses Israel of continuing to impose “unlawful” restrictions on humanitarian aid, Chinese ChatGPT rival Ernie Bot claims to have over 200M users, a federal court overturns West Virginia’s transgender sports ban, ADL reports a 140% increase in antisemitic incidents in 2023, and Copenhagen's old stock exchange catches fire.
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Facts & Spins for April 16, 2024 Top Stories: Israel says it has no choice but to retaliate against Iran, Police identify the Sydney mall stabbing attacker, As the city experiences another stabbing at a church, Narendra Modi's party releases its Indian election manifesto, A Ukrainian commander says the eastern front has “deteriorated significantly,” Jury selection begins in Trump’s hush money trial, US news organizations urge Biden and Trump to debate, Documents show Biden used donor funds for legal fees, A former Australian government staffer is found liable for rape, and a commission recommends that Germany legalize abortions in the first 12 weeks.
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Facts & Spins for April 13, 2024 Top Stories: The US and Israel brace for a potential Iranian attack on Israeli soil, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump are convening in Mar-a-Lago, Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy slams Western allies, Ethiopian officials arrest 13 in connection to the murder of a key opposition figure, Pres. Joe Biden pledges to defend the Philippines in the South China Sea, A Democratic senator urges Pres. Joe Biden to ban Chinese electric vehicles, Kari Lake lobbies for a repeal of Arizona’s 1864 abortion law, The UK returns looted artifacts to Ghana — through a long-term loan, Colombia’s capital rations water to its 9M residents, and the interpreter for MLB icon Shohei Ohtani is in custody for stealing $16M to cover gambling debts.
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Facts & Spins for April 12, 2024 Top Stories: The international community braces for escalation in the Middle East, Israel’s defense minister says Israel will “flood Gaza with aid,' a Vietnamese billionaire is sentenced to death for $44B fraud, South Korea’s opposition party wins a parliamentary vote, three sons of a senior Hamas leader are killed in an Israeli airstrike, Biden says he’s “considering” dropping charges against Julian Assange, a judge denies Trump’s third attempt to delay his hush-money trial, KPMG and Deloitte affiliates are fined for exam cheating, ADL gives Harvard an F grade on campus antisemitism and a judge temporarily blocks a Florida ban on teachers using preferred pronouns.
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Facts & Spins for April 11, 2024 Top Stories: Arizona’s Supreme Court upholds an 1864 abortion ban, Pres. Biden states Benjamin Netanyahu is making a “mistake” in Gaza, Australia’s Foreign Minister floats recognizing Palestinian statehood, Jacob Zuma is cleared to run in South Africa’s election, the EU passes an agreement on immigration and asylum, the UK National Health Service will review all transgender treatment, the US stock market roils after inflation rises in March, House GOP lawmakers threaten to block the renewal of surveillance legislation, a school shooter’s parents are dealt maximum sentences and a report warns over 10M children are threatened by war in Sudan.
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Facts & Spins for April 10, 2024 Top Stories: Trial begins for 27 suspects connected to the Panama Papers scandal, a European court rules Swiss climate inaction violated the rights of citizens, Joe Biden announces further student debt relief plans, the president agrees to pay Taiwan’s TSMC $6.6B to ramp up US chip production, David Cameron meets Donald Trump in Florida, Tesla settles a lawsuit over a fatal Autopilot crash, an RFK Jr. staffer reportedly claims her top goal is to “get rid of Biden,” mortar fire kills three Tanzanian soldiers in the DR Congo, Japanese firms warn AI could lead to a collapse in social order, and Mattel introduces a new “more inclusive” version of Scrabble.
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Facts & Spins for April 9, 2024 Top Stories: Israel withdraws its troops from Khan Younis, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is struck by drones, Peter Pellegrini wins Slovakia’s presidential elections, At least 17 are reportedly killed in clashes in southern Syria, Ohio officials warn Biden could be left off the state’s election ballot, Boeing faces further scrutiny after a plane engine cover falls off, Trump says abortion rights are a “state issue,” The former president raises $50M in his biggest fundraiser yet, A Brazilian Supreme Court justice puts Elon Musk under investigation, Liz Truss leads the campaign to end an NHS puberty blocker loophole, and Pfizer is accused of promoting an “unlicensed” COVID vaccine.
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Facts & Spins for April 6, 2024 Top Stories: A report by Microsoft says China plans to use AI to disrupt US and other elections, New investigations detail Israel’s alleged use of AI in the Gaza war, Emmanuel Macron states that Russia will target the Paris Olympics, Somalia expels the Ethiopian ambassador in a row over a strategic port, A report claims that the Indian government ordered assassinations in Pakistan, The No Labels party abandons its US presidential bid, Guatemala’s former military leader stands trial for genocide, US job growth spikes as unemployment dips to 3.8%, Google considers charging for a premium search engine, and an earthquake rattles the northeastern US.
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Facts & Spins for April 5, 2024 Top Stories: Russia says it and NATO are reaching 'direct conflict' as the alliance turns 75, Brazil's de Moraes allegedly led a 'sweeping' crackdown on free speech, a report says the US State Dept. was at fault over the Afghanistan withdrawal, Biden tells Netanyahu US policy will change unless civilian suffering in Gaza is addressed, a majority of Southeast Asians are found to favor China over the US for the first time, Pakistan’s high court judges allege they were coerced by the nation’s spy agency, Human Rights Watch claims Colombia and Panama are failing to protect migrants in the Darien Gap, hundreds call on Missouri’s governor to forgive a killer’s death penalty, Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ sons hire a high-profile lawyer and 80% of CO2 emissions are found to be linked to just 57 companies.
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Facts & Spins for April 4, 2024 Top Stories: Presidents Biden and Xi hold their first talks since January, at least 9 are killed after a powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan, Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25, Pres. Joe Biden expresses outrage over the Israeli airstrike that killed Gaza aid workers, Donald Trump sues Truth Social’s co-founders, Jack Smith criticizes a judge’s order in the Trump classified docs case, JK Rowling won't face criminal action under Scotland’s hate crime law, Tesla’s production reportedly decreased in Q1 of this year, Botswana threatens to ship 20K elephants to Germany and Tennessee passes a law banning geoengineering.
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Facts & Spins for April 3, 2024 Top Stories: Seven World Central Kitchen aid workers are killed by the Israeli military in Gaza, Israeli strikes in Damascus kill seven high-ranking Iranian officials, the DR Congo names its first female prime minister, Florida’s Supreme Court puts abortion rights to vote, Trump posts $175M bond in his New York fraud case, a judge refuses to dismiss Hunter Biden's tax evasion case, a Finland school shooting leaves one dead, dozens are killed in an Istanbul nightclub fire, Google agrees to delete billions of incognito tracking records, and the UK raises its minimum wage by 9.8%.
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Facts & Spins for April 2, 2024 Top Stories: Israeli troops withdraw from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, Israel experiences its largest protest since Oct. 7, 60 Minutes and other outlets allege a Russian tie to Havana syndrome, A key Haitian gang leader demands a role in peace talks, Turkey’s opposition party wins a plurality in local elections, Senegal’s Top Court confirms Diomaye Faye as president-elect, The Biden and Trump camps spar as Transgender Visibility Day falls on Easter, A temporary maritime channel is announced in the Port of Baltimore, South Korea’s president calls striking doctors a “cartel,” and bird flu is detected in US dairy cows for the first time.
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Facts & Spins for March 30, 2024 Top Stories: The International Court of Justice orders Israel to address Gaza’s famine, while Israel agrees to send a delegation to Egypt and Qatar for Gaza talks, Russia’s UN veto ends the body’s monitoring of nuclear sanctions, Greece’s government survives a no-confidence vote over a deadly 2023 train crash, Georgia’s legislature passes a sweeping elections bill, former presidents Obama and Clinton help Joe Biden raise $25M at a New York fundraiser, Rep. James Comer wants Joe Biden to testify in the president's impeachment trial, a Texas woman who was sentenced to prison for voter fraud is acquitted, 45 are killed in a tragic bus plunge in South Africa and a new report says the world wasted 1B meals a day in 2022.
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Facts & Spins for March 29, 2024 Top Stories: Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison, Putin warns Ukraine on the use of NATO F-16s, the UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead its women’s rights forum, a report claims illegal guns from the US are fueling gang violence in Haiti, the Argentinian embassy shelters Venezuelan opposition leaders, former US Sen. Joe Lieberman passes away aged 82, Disney and a DeSantis-backed board reach a settlement, the White House orders federal agencies to appoint chief AI officers, Spanish prosecutors seek a jail term for Luis Rubiales over his Hermoso kiss and contraceptive injections are linked to brain tumors in women.
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Facts & Spins for March 28, 2024 Top Stories: A top Hamas political leader visits Iran, Another opposition candidate is barred from Venezuela’s election, Belarus’s leader’s claims undermine Putin's statements on the Moscow attack, Pres. Xi hosts key US business leaders in Beijing, Australia and Tuvalu ink a climate security and migration pact, The Thai parliament passes a same-sex marriage bill, Donald Trump gets issued a gag order in his hush money trial, While Trump’s Truth Social stock begins trading, New polling shows Pres. Biden gaining in six battleground states, and a report says AI could bleed 8M jobs out of the UK.
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Facts & Spins for March 27, 2024 Top Stories: A Baltimore bridge collapses after a cargo ship crash, RFK Jr. announces Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, UK farmers protest in central London, fighting at Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital enters its second week, the UK High Court delays its decision on Julian Assange’s US extradition, a former Chinese soccer chief is jailed for life for bribery, Japan agrees to sell fighter jets to 15 nations, Bolsonaro is investigated for allegedly sleeping at the Hungarian embassy, a former Trump DOJ official faces an ethics hearing, a judge dismisses Elon Musk's lawsuit against a nonprofit, and the Biden admin. defends abortion pill access at the Supreme Court.
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Facts & Spins for March 26, 2024 Top Stories: The UNSC votes in favor of a Gaza cease-fire, four suspects in the Moscow attack appear in court, the UK accuses China of being linked to "malicious" cybersecurity attacks, Senegal’s ruling coalition concedes defeat, NBC faces backlash for hiring former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, Trump’s $464M bond is lowered, the EU investigates Google and Apple under a new digital markets act, Boeing’s CEO resigns amid a leadership shakeup, Rishi Sunak announces a major nuclear energy initiative, Nigeria’s army rescues abducted students ahead of a ransom deadline, and the UK is reportedly facing a sickness-related employment crisis.
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Facts & Spins for March 23, 2024 Top Stories: China and Russia veto a draft UN Resolution for a Gaza cease-fire, Russia launches its biggest attack on Ukraine in months, Delhi's chief minister is arrested over corruption claims, a report shows Argentina’s middle class has shrunk under Javier Milei, Marjorie Taylor Greene files a motion to vacate House Speaker Johnson, Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is set to go public in a major merger, police officers from the Mississippi “goon squad” are sentenced to prison, Candace Owens is out at the Daily Wire, Kate Middleton is undergoing cancer treatment, and a US medical team transplants a modified pig kidney into a human for the first time.
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Facts & Spins for March 22, 2024 Top Stories: The UN approves a global AI resolution, EU leaders discuss using profits from frozen Russian assets to arm Ukraine, the US sues Apple for allegedly exploiting an illegal monopoly, a US admiral says China will be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, Portugal’s centre-right leader Luís Montenegro is nominated as PM, the US is reportedly considering a plea deal offer for Julian Assange, Reddit goes public, Microsoft hires DeepMind’s co-founder to lead its new AI division, the Biden admin. unveils strict car emission limits and a study warns that nearly every country’s population will shrink by 2100.
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Facts & Spins for March 21, 2024 Top Stories: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is stepping down, Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong is resigning, Hong Kong passes its controversial Article 23 national security law, The Pentagon Chief says Ukraine’s survival is at stake, Jair Bolsonaro is indicted for alleged fraud in COVID vaccine records, Donald Trump is suing ABC News for an interview referencing the E. Jean Carroll case, Trump-backed candidates are victorious in primaries in three states, Ron DeSantis suggests Martha’s Vinyard as a destination for Haitian migrants, A team of scientists splices HIV DNA out of infected cells, and a new study suggests that young people are less happy than older generations.
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Facts & Spins for March 20, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS rules that Texas can arrest and prosecute illegal migrants, Japan raises its interest rates for the first time since 2007, a former Rudy Giuliani associate is invited to testify in Biden’s impeachment hearing, Antony Blinken reaffirms Washington’s ‘ironclad' support for the Philippines, Nvidia unveils a new series of AI 'superchips,' Trump ally Peter Navarro begins his prison sentence, Trump defends his 'bloodbath' comment, Pakistan is blamed for a deadly Afghanistan air strike, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership award ceremony is canceled over honoree objections, and a study suggests intermittent fasting may increase the risk of cardiovascular death.
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Facts & Spins for March 19, 2024 Top Stories: Vladimir Putin claims a landslide victory in Russia’s elections, Israel raids Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital, China denounces reports of a US-SpaceX spy satellite deal, Putin warns a NATO-Russia war would be 'one step away' from WWIII, Mike Pence refuses to endorse Trump, SCOTUS hears arguments on government misinformation moderation on social media, The UK's Rwanda bill goes to the House of Commons, North Korea tests ballistic missiles as Antony Blinken visits Seoul, The EU signs an $8B 'strategic partnership' deal with Egypt, Donald Trump is unable to find a bond underwriter to cover his $464M penalty and Uber agrees to pay Australian taxi drivers a $178M settlement.
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Facts & Spins for March 16, 2024 Top Stories: Viktor Orban declares he wants to 'Occupy Brussels' in EU elections, Voting in Russia’s electoral contest is underway, Pres. Abbas names a new prime minister in a re-org of the Palestinian Authority, 60 migrant fatalities are reported in a tragic Mediterranean accident, The Spanish Congress passes an amnesty law for Catalan separatists, A judge rules Fani Willis can prosecute Trump’s Ga. election case as Nathan Wade steps down, The father of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley is convicted of manslaughter, SCOTUS makes key rulings on public officials’ social media use, A study finds neurological conditions are the top cause of poor health worldwide, and Steve Mnuchin forms a team to try to buy TikTok.
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Facts & Spins for March 15, 2024 Top Stories: Chuck Schumer calls for elections in Israel, the UK unveils a new definition of extremism, the EU agrees to provide €5B in military aid to Ukraine, Geert Wilders abandons his bid for Dutch prime minister, the UK bans foreign state ownership of newspapers, the US reportedly held indirect talks with Iran, Don Lemon's X show is canceled after an alleged row with Elon Musk, a court rules that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is 'unconstitutional', a study claims vaccines cut the risk of COVID-related heart failure and blood clots and SpaceX's Starship achieves its most successful test flight yet.
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Facts & Spins for March 14, 2024 Top Stories: Trump and Biden both clinch party nominations for a November showdown, the former chief of staff to Aleksei Navalny is assaulted in Lithuania, Vladimir Putin says Russia is ‘ready’ for nuclear war, Several are dead after violence flares in the West Bank, Kenya pauses its UN policing mission to Haiti, the House passes a bill to ban TikTok unless the platform is sold, six counts are dismissed against Trump and his allies in the Georgia election case, an appeals court says the FTC can reopen a Meta privacy case, an open letter from 55 academics criticizes the UK COVID inquiry and RFK Jr. is reportedly considering Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura as his running mate.
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Facts & Spins for March 13, 2024 Top Stories: Haiti’s prime minister resigns amid national instability, US intelligence leaders say Netanyahu’s coalition ‘may be in jeopardy,' Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies before the US House in the Biden documents case, Ukraine-based Russian opposition groups attempt to invade Belgorod, Thailand’s election commission seeks to dissolve the opposition party, the European Commission says EU-Bosnia accession talks should begin, Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch announces the death of its leader, Elon Musk says he’ll open-source his 'Grok' Chatbot, a Boeing whistleblower is found dead, and Airbnb bans indoor security cameras.
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Facts & Spins for March 12, 2024 Top Stories: Ramadan begins without a Gaza cease-fire, The Democratic Alliance claims victory in Portugal’s election, The US evacuates its Haiti embassy staff amid gang violence, The US Dept. of Justice opens a criminal investigation into Boeing, The UK is found to be the second-most unhappy country globally, Sam Altman returns to OpenAI’s board, Police in Pakistan crack down on opposition protesters, US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to obstruction of justice, The UK allocates £117M to protect muslim communities, Scientists advance towards making IVF eggs from skin cells, and a professor offers a controversial new theory of gravity.
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Facts & Spins for March 9, 2024 Top Stories: Pres. Joe Biden delivers his 2024 State of the Union address, Hong Kong fast tracks a stringent new national secuity law, Sweden formally hands documents to the US State Dept. to join NATO, at least 287 Nigerian students are abducted from their school by gunmen, Theresa May announces she won’t seek re-election, a controversial Canadian law is proposed to target hate crimes, six members of the Sri Lankan community are tragically murdered in Ottawa, Donald Trump posts bond in the E. Jean Carroll case, Democrats open a probe into StarLink’s alleged use by Russia in the Ukraine war, and Akira Toriyama, the iconic creator of "Dragon Ball," passes at 68.
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Facts & Spins for March 8, 2024 Top Stories: The US reportedly plans to build a Gaza port for aid delivery, three people are killed in a Houthi attack on a cargo ship, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, an ex-Google engineer is arrested for allegedly spying for China, US lawmakers push to ban TikTok, Victoria Nuland will retire in the coming weeks, Rust’s armorer is found guilty of Halyna Hutchins' death, Alabama’s governor signs a law protecting IVF providers from lawsuits, last month was the warmest February on record and Hollywood stars join an anti-nukes campaign.
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Facts & Spins for March 7, 2024 Top Stories: Trump and Biden win big on Super Tuesday, Haitian gangs attempt to seize Port-au-Prince’s airport, Ukraine’s first lady declines an invitation to the US State of the Union address, Five UK SAS soldiers are allegedly under investigation for Syrian war crimes, Pakistan’s Supreme Court says an ex-Prime Minister was denied a fair trial, Nikki Haley drops out of the GOP race for president, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema announces she won't seek reelection, The FBI is on the lookout for an Iranian national accused of targeting Mike Pompeo, The UK announces national insurance cuts in its spring 2024 budget, and a whale not seen in the Atlantic since the 1700s makes a surprising reappearance.
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Facts & Spins for March 6, 2024 Top Stories: The UN says Hamas likely committed sexual violence on Oct. 7, China sets an ambitious 2024 economic growth target, Trump wins the North Dakota GOP caucuses ahead of Super Tuesday, Australian PM Anthony Albanese is referred to the international criminal court, the EU aims to shift to 'war economy mode,' ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury, the Biden admin. announces its latest crackdown on ‘junk fees,’ Bitcoin hits an all-time high, France makes abortion a constitutional right, and a study claims the Arctic could be 'ice-free' in a decade.
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Facts & Spins for March 05, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS reinstates Donald Trump on Colorado’s primary ballot, Haiti declares a state of emergency after a mass jailbreak, Nikki Haley wins her first GOP primary as Trump builds his lead, Germany launches an investigation after a military recording was leaked, The US airdrops aid to Gaza as mediators rush for a cease-fire deal, US Congress presents a bill to avert a partial government shutdown, Shehbaz Sharif is sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister, China scraps the premier's annual press conference, Australia pledges hundreds of millions to ASEAN countries, The EU fines Apple nearly $2B following a Spotify lawsuit, and the first over-the-counter birth control pill is set to hit US markets.
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Facts & Spins for March 02, 2024 Top Stories: A US judge rules that Pegasus spyware’s owner must give data to WhatsApp, Iran holds key parliamentary elections, The US Congress passes another stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown, A tragic shopping mall fire claims over 40 lives in Bangladesh, Donald Trump’s classified docs case leads to sparring over the trial start date, The White House announces a delay in power plant regulation plans, Meta scraps its news tab in the US and Australia, The culprit is found in a US healthcare system cyberattack, Elon Musk sues OpenAI for allegedly abandoning its founding mission, and a study indicates more than 1B people worldwide are obese.
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Facts & Spins for March 1, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS agrees to hear Trump's immunity appeal, Trump is disqualified from the Illinois primary ballot, over 100 Palestinians are killed after Israeli troops open fire near aid trucks, a Chadian opposition leader is killed in a gun fight, the US will investigate Chinese-made 'smart cars' for national security risks, transportation staff strike in Greece on the anniversary of a tragic train crash, France’s parliament votes to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, Ghana’s parliament passes an anti-LGBTQ bill, wildfires rage through the Texas Panhandle, and the South Korean government threatens legal action over a doctor strike.
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Facts & Spins for February 29, 2024 Top Stories: Mitch McConnell says he’ll step down as Senate minority leader in November, Drug lord Ridouan Taghi is sentenced to life in a prominent Dutch trial, Biden and Trump surge to big wins in the Michigan primaries, The US and other NATO allies rule out troop deployments to Ukraine, EU+ sees asylum claims at their highest level since 2016, South Korea’s birth rate drops to a new record low, Marianne Williamson throws her hat back into the ring for the US presidency, An LGBTQ parade in Australia allows out-of-uniform police to march following a high-profile murder, Two men are convicted in the 2002 killing of an iconic Run-DMC rapper, and Apple reportedly scraps its driverless Electric Vehicle project.
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Facts & Spins for February 28, 2024 Top Stories: Slovakia’s prime minister says the EU and NATO are considering deploying troops in Ukraine, the European parliament passes a nature restoration bill, Italy’s Sardinia elects a leftwing president, Biden says he’s hopeful for a Gaza cease-fire soon, Biden urges Congress to avoid a looming partial shutdown, an FAA panel finds Boeing’s safety culture to be ‘inadequate and confusing,’ Tennessee’s House passes a bill banning expelled representatives from reappointment, US Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin is cleared of wrongdoing over his hospitalization, Japan's new births fell to a record low in 2023, and New Zealand reverses course on its tobacco ban.
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Facts & Spins for February 27, 2024 Top Stories: Hungary ratifies Sweden’s NATO accession, The CIA reportedly has 12 secret bases in Ukraine, Donald Trump beats Nikki Haley in the South Carolina primary, A US airman immolates himself outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu vows to enter Rafah, Belarus holds a controversial parliamentary election, Thousands attend a Jair Bolsonaro rally amid a coup probe, A former colleague claims Alexei Navalny was about to be freed in a prisoner swap, Raiders kill at least a dozen worshippers in a Burkina Faso church, Meta prepares a team to counter election disinformation, and the Supreme Court hears a landmark social media free speech case.
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Facts & Spins for February 24, 2024 Top Stories: NATO powers back the Netherlands’ outgoing premier for the alliance’s top role, German lawyers sue Olaf Scholz over Gaza, Honduras’ ex-president faces a US drug trafficking trial, Shamima Begum loses her citizenship appeal in a UK Islamic State group case, A magician takes responsibility for the New Hampshire Biden deepfake, A gold mine collapse in Venezuela kills over 20, A deadly apartment block inferno strikes Valencia, Spain, Vice lays off hundreds of staff and will no longer web-publish, Reddit files a long-awaited initial public offering, and a US company makes a historic lunar landing.
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Facts & Spins for February 23, 2024 Top Stories: Albania agrees to host migrants for Italy, Japan’s Nikkei index surges past 1989's record high, leaked files allegedly expose China’s international hacking efforts, a UK House of Commons speaker faces calls to resign over a Gaza cease-fire vote, the CIA’s chief travels to Paris for Israeli hostage deal talks, the US faces multiple cell service outages, a Texas judge rules a school can enforce short hair, a study finds COVID deaths are likely higher than official records, Google apologizes for its AI image generator’s historical inaccuracies, and a defunct European satellite crashes to Earth.
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Facts & Spins for February 22, 2024 Top Stories: AI experts and public figures sign an urgent letter about deepfake dangers, A US drone is shot down by a Houthi missile, At the ICJ, the US says Israel shouldn't be ordered to leave Palestinian territory, Farmers in India plan to resume their protests, Estonia detains 10 Russians in an alleged “sabotage” plot, Donald Trump compares his legal issues to Navalny’s death, Hunter Biden claims Alexander Smirnov’s claims collapsed a DOJ plea deal, Alabama’s supreme court rules that frozen embryos can be defined as children, The Biden admin. announces 150K new borrowers will receive student loan relief, and a notorious international cybergang is disrupted.
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Facts & Spins for February 21, 2024 Top Stories: The US shares an alternative resolution for a temporary Gaza cease-fire, the House leaders launch a bipartisan AI Congressional task force, SCOTUS declines to hear a Trump legal ally's sanctions appeal, Australia plans to build its biggest navy since World War II, South Korean doctors protest plans to add more physicians, military leaders dissolve Guinea’s government, the wife of Haiti’s assassinated president is accused in his killing, Capital One reaches an agreement to acquire Discover, China launches a new passenger jet internationally, and a COVID vaccine study finds links to health conditions.
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Facts & Spins for February 20, 2024 Top Stories: Navalny's body is reportedly found bruised in an Arctic morgue, Tribal violence kills at least 26 in Papua New Guinea, Ursula Von der Leyen seeks another term leading the European Commission, Wisconsin approves new legislative maps, China offers to back Hungary in security matters, Israel warns of an assault on Rafah by Ramadan, Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine, The US strikes more targets in Yemen, The Falkland Islands dispute causes concern for marine life, Trump launches a $400 sneaker line, and the NBA All-Star Game sets a historic scoring milestone.
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Facts & Spins for February 17, 2024 Top Stories: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny dies in prison, An FBI informant is charged with lying about Biden bribe claims, Trump’s Stormy Daniels hush-money trial is set for March, Israel responds to South Africa's 'urgent request' in its ICJ genocide case, Israeli military intelligence warns Hamas will survive the Gaza war, Britain's Labour Party wins big in a special election, Greece legalizes same-sex marriage, The US Border Patrol's second in command is suspended for alleged misconduct, Tech giants pledge to fight AI election interference, and OpenAI launches a new AI video-creation tool.
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Facts & Spins for February 16, 2024 Top Stories: Putin is accused of developing a space-based nuclear weapon, India’s Supreme Court scraps a controversial election funding system, one person is killed and 21 injured in a Super Bowl parade shooting, the US and its Middle Eastern allies discuss an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, NATO’s chief says there’s been an 'unprecedented rise' in member defense spending, a UN envoy warns of ‘dangerous’ escalation in Yemen, Japan unexpectedly slips into a recession, a report says 'safety failures' led to 344 federal inmate deaths, Google plans to map methane from space, and scientists develop a beef-rice hybrid for the first time.
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Facts & Spins for February 15, 2024 Top Stories: The US House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Mayorkas, Russia puts Estonia’s Prime Minister on the Kremlin’s wanted list, South Africa urges the ICJ to consider action on Israel’s Rafah assault, Indonesia’s Subianto claims victory in the Presidential election, A coalition Government Selects Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s prime minister, Dozens of civilians are reportedly killed by Ethiopian forces in Amhara, Democrats pick up a key seat in US House in a New York special election, The US’ immigration agency is considering releasing migrants due to budget shortfalls, A report claims that the Obama-era CIA recruited other nations to spy on Donald Trump, and Microsoft claims Russia, China, and others are using OpenAI tools to support hacking.
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Facts & Spins for February 14, 2024 Top Stories: The US Senate passes a $95B aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, Cairo hosts talks on a potential Israel-Gaza cease-fire, Trump seeks a Supreme Court pause in his 2020 election case, DA Fani Willis could be disqualified from Trump’s Georgia case, Indonesia’s outgoing president is accused of election interference, former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will be released from prison early, global defense spending reached a record $2.2T last year, US inflation was worse than expected in January, the CDC plans to end its five-day COVID isolation rule, and a study finds proteins may be able to predict dementia.
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Facts & Spins for February 13, 2024 Top Stories: Trump says the US shouldn’t protect NATO allies who don't pay, Israel rescues two hostages held in Gaza, US defense secretary Lloyd Austin is hospitalized again, Alexander Stubb wins Finland's presidential election, A report contradicts Washington’s account of the dismissal of Ukraine’s top general, Indian police block roads as farmers advance on New Delhi, France rescinds birthright citizenship for Mayotte, Hungary's president resigns over a sex abuser pardon, The marathon world-record holder is killed in a crash, The Biden campaign joins TikTok, and a new prosthetic hand enables amputees to sense temperature.
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Facts & Spins for February 10, 2024 Top Stories: Imran Khan’s allies take an early lead in Pakistan’s election, a federal judge raises concerns about Joe Biden’s age in the President’s classified docs case, Benjamin Netanyahu says Rafah will be evacuated before Israel’s offensive, the White House reacts to the dismissal of Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Malaysia’s top court says some Islamic laws in Kelantan state are unconstitutional, Donald Trump soundly wins the Nevada GOP caucus, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announces his Senate bid, Tucker Carlson releases his interview with Vladamir Putin, a prominent climate scientist wins a $1M defamation suit, and Brazil declares a dengue public health emergency ahead of Carnival.
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Facts & Spins for February 09, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS hears a case seeking to kick Trump off Colorado’s ballot, Brazilian police seize Bolsonaro’s passport, Internet access is cut off as Pakistanis head to the polls, A Putin critic is disqualified from Russia’s election, Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine’s military chief, The US Senate advances a $95.3B foreign aid package, A US strike kills an Iran-backed militia leader in Baghdad, The world sees its first year-long breach of the key 1.5C warming limit, A Japanese court approves gender change recognition without sterilization, and the US outlaws AI-generated robocalls.
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Facts & Spins for February 8, 2024 Top Stories: Netanyahu rejects Hamas’ proposed ceasefire, election eve blasts kill more than twenty in Pakistan, House Republicans fail to impeach homeland security secretary Mayorkas, Papua rebels agree to release a kidnapped New Zealand pilot, Russian missiles target Kyiv, the UN Requests $4.1B For Sudan, the mother of a Michigan shooter is found guilty of manslaughter, a helicopter carrying five Marines is found crashed, missing bolts are found to have caused Alaska Airlines' mid-air door blowout and AI is used to decode an ancient text.
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Facts & Spins for February 7, 2024 Top Stories: An appeals court rules against Trump’s presidential immunity claim, UK King Charles III is diagnosed with cancer, Yemen appoints a new prime minister, former Chilean Pres. Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash, Senegal postpones its elections until December, an independent panel will review Israel's UNRWA allegations, a child dies every two hours in a Sudanese displacement camp, the UK announces a £100M investment in AI regulation, CERN aims to build a new atom collider, and Dartmouth basketball players could unionize.
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Facts & Spins for February 06, 2024 Top Stories: The US Senate unveils a $118B national security bill, More than 100 are killed in Chilean wildfires, Antony Blinken visits the Middle East, El Salvador's Bukele claims election victory, An Australian writer is given a suspended death sentence in China, Tucker Carlson travels to Russia, The US launches further strikes against Yemen’s Houthis, Boeing flags additional faults in its 737 Max 9 planes, Meta’s board criticizes the company over an altered Biden video, Southern California is hit by another atmospheric river, and a study finds the Earth may have already reached +1.5°C in 2010.
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Facts & Spins for February 3, 2024 Top Stories: The US launches retaliatory strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria and Iraq, a former software engineer is sentenced to 40 years for the largest leak CIA leak ever, the Ukrainian military chief speaks out amid firing speculation, Israel’s defense minister states Israeli forces will push into Rafah, a deadly gas explosion strikes Nairobi, Kenya, injuring over 300, the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Fulton Co. Ga. DA Fani Willis, South Dakota Gov. Noem considers deploying razor wire and personnel to Texas, the US economy reportedly added 353K new jobs in January, the WHO predicts cancer rates will soar 77% by 2050 and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari in 2025.
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Facts & Spins for February 2, 2024 Top Stories: South Africa confirms five countries’ accession to BRICS, Trump’s Steele dossier suit is dismissed, the EU approves a €50B aid package for Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners, dozens in Jordan are targeted by the Pegasus spyware, crypto exchange FTX agrees to repay investors following its collapse, Disney's lawsuit against Ron DeSantis is thrown out, protesting farmers bring their grievances to an EU summit, the US House passes a $78B tax relief bill, and eBay settles a $59M suit over its sales of pill-making tools.
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Facts & Spins for February 1, 2024 Top Stories: Big Tech CEOs are questioned on child safety, a court voids Elon Musk's $56B Tesla pay package, the US Fed holds interest rates steady, the DOJ investigates Democrat Cori Bush’s security spending, a Putin critic submits his bid for president, an Israeli official says a hostage deal could soon move ahead, Zelenskyy reportedly considers firing the head of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, agricultural protests continue to simmer in France, Oregon declares a state of emergency over its fentanyl crisis and a famine ‘wonder pill’ is trialed in Africa.
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Facts & Spins for January 31, 2024 Top Stories: Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan is sentenced to 10 years in prison, Republicans move closer to impeaching homeland secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, South Africa’s ANC party suspends former Pres. Jacob Zuma, Hamas considers a proposal for a hostage release deal, a watchdog says the global fight against corruption is losing steam, the Trump tax return leaker is sentenced to 5 years, Northern Ireland’s DUP agrees to restore power-sharing, Citibank is sued for allegedly failing to protect customers from scammers, UPS says it will cut 12,000 jobs this year, and a Neuralink chip is implanted in a human brain for the first time.
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Facts & Spins for January 30, 2024 Top Stories: Three US soldiers are killed in a drone strike in Jordan, Droves of farmers descend on Paris, A Texas-bound 'take our border back' cef onvoy raises $125k, China's Evergrande Group is ordered to liquidate, Palestinian aid is pulled after UN staff are accused of participating in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso withdraw from Ecowas, Alexander Stubb wins the first round of Finland’s presidential election, Joe Manchin suggests he could potentially run for US president, the UK says it will ban disposable vapes, and politicians criticize EU calls for 'gendered language' to be scrapped.
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Facts & Spins for January 27, 2024 Top Stories: The International Court of Justice says Israel must take steps to prevent genocide in Gaza, A jury finds Donald Trump must pay $83.3M in the E. Jean Carroll case, The EU is likely to agree to Ukraine aid next week per Latvian officials, A report claims that the US tipped off Iran about the recent Islamic State group attack, A Kenya Court blocks police from deploying to Haiti as part of the UN support mission, China and Taiwan eye election outcomes in climate-vulnerable Tuvalu, The White House temporarily pauses natural gas exports, The UK halts trade negotiations with Canada over beef and cheese concerns, The US economy reportedly grew by 3.3% last quarter, and George Carlin’s estate sues over an AI-generated comedy special.
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Facts & Spins for January 26, 2024 Top Stories: The United Automobile Workers union endorses Biden, Denmark admits it’s linked to civilian casualties in Libya, Ukraine gives contrasting statements on a Russian plane crash, a report accuses Pakistan of censoring the media, over 40% of US lawmakers are found to have faced threats in the last 3 years, former Trump adviser Peter Navarro is sentenced to 4 months, a suspect is arrested over a South African fire that killed 77, Alabama prepares to carry out the US’ first nitrogen execution, the Amazon’s record-breaking drought is linked to global warming, and the UK agrees to lend back the Asante monarch’s ‘crown jewels.’
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Facts & Spins for January 25, 2024 Top Stories: Trump wins the New Hampshire GOP primary, 65 Ukrainian PoWs are killed in a Russian military plane crash, a judge rules that Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act was ‘unjustified,’ Turkey’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO bid, the US strikes Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Arizona’s GOP chair resigns amid bribery allegations, the UNHCR says 569 Rohingya died at sea in 2023, an Oregon jury awards $85M to wildfire victims, measles cases surge in Europe and a study finds that going to school improves life expectancy.
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Facts & Spins for January 24, 2024 Top Stories: Biden announces new abortion and contraception measures, the US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, Hamas rejects an Israeli deal, the UAE is accused of funding political assassinations in Yemen, the UN’s Migration Agency puts out an appeal for $7.9B, SCOTUS allows agents to cut the Texas-Mexico border razor wire, a UN advisor criticizes the UK’s crackdown on environmental protesters, a leading cancer institute retracts or corrects dozens of studies, Amazon is fined for excessive surveillance of its workers, and the ‘Doomsday Clock' is kept at 90 seconds to midnight.
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Facts & Spins for January 23, 2024 Top Stories: Ron DeSantis pulls out of the 2024 US presidential race, Narendra Modi inaugurates a controversial Hindu temple, 1.4M protest against Germany’s right-wing AfD party, Netanyahu rejects a Hamas proposal to end the war in Gaza, A US air base in Iraq is attacked by an Iran-backed militia, UN staff in Iraq are accused of demanding bribes, SCOTUS rejects an appeal from a Hunter Biden associate, Sports Illustrated’s publisher says it will lay off most staff, Storms across the US kill at least 90, and Cameroon launches a landmark malaria vaccine program.
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Facts & Spins for January 20, 2024 Top Stories: A top NATO official urges Western civilians to prepare for conflict with Russia, North Korea claims a successful test of an underwater nuclear-capable drone, The US State Dept. says there’s “no way” to ensure long-term Israeli security without a Palestinian state, Somalia rejects mediation with Ethiopia over the Somaliland port, The White House cancels nearly $5B in student debt for almost 74K borrowers, Trump's legal team urges the SCOTUS to keep him on the Colorado ballot, Biden inks a short-term Congressional spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, Another transgender political candidate is disqualified over a naming row in Ohio, OpenAI removes its ban on the military use of its AI tools, and Mark Zuckerberg enters the race for Artificial General Intelligence.
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Facts & Spins for January 19, 2024 Top Stories: A Beijing lab is found to have mapped COVID weeks before the global outbreak began, India rescues a Houthi-struck cargo ship in the Red Sea, Western nations consider funding Ukraine with frozen Russian assets, a Serbian opposition leader claims he was tortured by the secret service, the Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating a live-streamed TV studio attack is killed, a federal report on the Uvalde school shooting is published, Democratic lawmakers introduce a bill to protect IVF access, Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson loses his social media training court case, AI takes center-stage at the World Economic Forum, and Apple removes its blood oxygen feature from its smartwatches.
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Facts & Spins for January 18, 2024 Top Stories: An Iranian missile strike on Pakistan kills two children, China’s economic growth reaches a three-decade low, Belarus updates its military doctrine, Marine vet Daniel Penny loses a motion to dismiss his subway chokehold case, E Jean Carroll’s $10M defamation trial against Trump begins, a Judge blocks Spirit Airlines merger deal with JetBlue, France announces parental leave reforms, a report finds 90% of online child abuse content is 'self-generated' through extortion, the FDA clears an AI-Powered handheld cancer detector and a cloned rhesus monkey reaches adulthood for the first time.
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Facts & Spins for January 17, 2024 Top Stories: Donald Trump wins big in the Iowa caucuses, Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of the GOP race, Iran strikes an alleged Israeli ‘spy base’ in Iraq, US Secretary of State Blinken expresses Arab nations’ caution over rebuilding Gaza, Nauru cuts ties with Taiwan, Zelenskyy visits Davos to garner support, Elon Musk requests a bigger stake in Tesla, the Biden campaign raises $97M in Q4 of 2023, global tobacco use declines, and a study finds having more siblings negatively impacts mental health.
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Facts & Spins for January 16, 2024 Top Stories: NATO is allegedly preparing for a Russian attack in 2025, William Lai wins Taiwan’s presidential election, US congressional leaders unveil a stopgap bill to avert a shutdown, Missiles hit a US ship off Yemen’s coast, North Korea claims to have tested a solid-fuel hypersonic missile, Biden is reportedly “running out' of patience with Netanyahu, US climate envoy John Kerry plans to step down, Frederik X is proclaimed King of Denmark The White House warns Texas against blocking border patrol access, and the IMF warns AI could effect 40% of jobs.
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Facts & Spins for January 13, 2024 Top Stories: Israel responds to South Africa’s Gaza genocide claims in the Hague, US and UK bomb Houthi targets in Yemen, US House Speaker Johnson and Sam Altman discuss AI regulation, Rishi Sunak promises a ‘100-year partnership’ with Ukraine and inks a security pact, Poland’s opposition holds a mass anti-government protest, Texas blocks federal immigration agents from a key area on the US southern border, Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges, The FAA will audit Boeing following the recent Alaska Airlines door incident, A new study reports that UK maternity deaths hit a 20-year high, and a new discovery of deep space “megastructures” yields cosmic questions.
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Facts & Spins for January 12, 2024 Top Stories: Chris Christie drops out of the Republican presidential race, as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis face off in the 5th GOP debate, Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency after violent riots break out, the US Pentagon warns that $1B in Ukraine aid is at 'risk of theft,' Morocco is elected to lead the UN Human Rights Council, US regulators approve Bitcoin ETFs, Argentina secures $4.7B from the IMF, Donald Trump speaks as his New York civil fraud trials closes, NFL coach Bill Belichick leaves the New England Patriots, and a study finds that climate change drove the largest-ever ape to extinction.
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Facts & Spins for January 11, 2024 Top Stories: Gunmen storm an Ecuadorian television studio live on air, Houthi rebels launch one of their largest-ever attacks in the Red Sea, AI-powered misinformation is labeled the highest short-term threat, Rishi Sunak announces a law to exonerate post office scandal victims. Hunter Biden appears at a House committee hearing to hold him in contempt, the SEC confirms its X account was hacked, a secret tunnel under a New York synagogue sparks chaos, Afghan girls are arrested for violating hijab rules, the WHO is accused of putting women at risk with its trans self-ID plan and scientists reveal a DNA test for detecting early stage cancer.
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Facts & Spins for January 10, 2024 Top Stories: 2023 was the hottest year on record, German farmers block roads in protest again agriculture policies, Macron appoints France's youngest-ever prime minister, Antony Blinken meets with Israeli officials, Taiwan’s presidential frontrunner vows to maintain the status quo, Ecuador declares a state of emergency after a druglord escapes prison, Trump claims immunity from prosecution in the Georgia election case, Nikki Haley narrows her gap with Trump in New Hampshire, Norway approves the world's first commercial deep sea mining, and South Korea outlaws dog meat trade.
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Facts & Spins for January 09, 2024 Top Stories: Congressional negotiators agree to a $1.6T 2024 spending cap, NASA’s first moonlander launch in decades suffers a rocky start, the US grounds Boeing 737s after a door falls off mid-flight, German football start Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is re-elected, Antony Blinken meets with Middle Eastern leaders, multiple explosions rock Ukraine following renewed Russian attacks, SCOTUS rejects X’s challenge to disclose surveillance requests, Lloyd Austin faces scrutiny over a secretive hospital stay and mass killer Anders Breivik sues Norway over his prison isolation.
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Facts & Spins for January 06, 2024 Top Stories: The US economy caps off the year with the addition of 216K jobs in December, House Republicans move to hold Hunter Biden In contempt of congress, North Korea fires over 200 shells toward the South’s border islands, The US claims Russia has used North Korean missiles in Ukraine, India renders aid to a hijacked Liberian merchant ship, A new poll shows Americans are divided on whether the 2024 elections will be 'fair,' Long COVID is found to cause exercise intolerance, A study finds a ‘widespread’ presence of plastic chemicals in food, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge installs suicide-prevention nets, and global grocery chain Carrefour pulls PepsiCo products in Europe.
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Facts & Spins for January 5, 2024 Top Stories: 950 pages of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents are finally unsealed, a tragic school shooting takes place in Iowa, Ukraine discloses a Russian cyber infiltration of its main telecom provider, the US strikes an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, Bangladesh’s opposition sounds the alarm on fake candidates ahead of a major election, a prominent trial begins in Turkey over the catastrophic 2023 earthquake, arrests are made in Argentina over a possible terror plot emanating from the Middle East, Trump asks SCOTUS to intervene in the Colorado ballot ruling, an Imam is shot and killed in Newark, New Jersey, and Microsoft will debut a new “Copilot” key on PC keyboards to “amplify” AI experiences.
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Facts & Spins for January 04, 2024 Top Stories: Nearly 100 are killed in blasts at a commemorative procession in Iran, Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns, A Hamas official is killed in Lebanon, The US extends its military presence at a Qatari base, India's top court rejects a new fraud probe into the Adani Group, US national debt tops $34T for first time in history, The US House committee moves forward to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, A court rules Texas can ban emergency abortions, 48% of British teens report feeling addicted to social media, and scientists study “exercised plasma” to treat Alzheimer’s.
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Facts & Spins for January 03, 2024 Top Stories: Five are killed following a Japan Airlines crash, A powerful earthquake strikes Japan, South Korea’s opposition leader is stabbed, Israel’s High Court of Justice strikes down Netanyahu's judicial reform, Danish Queen Margrethe II abdicates, An armed man breaks into the Colorado Judicial Center, Police say there’s not evidence of terrorism in the NYE Rochester car crash, Ethiopia signs a 'historic' pact to use Somaliland's Red Sea port, Kim Jong Un orders the military to 'annihilate' South Korea and the US if provoked, UK small boat channel crossings fell by 36% in 2023, and early versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse enter the public domain.
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Facts & Spins for December 30, 2023 Top Stories: Donald Trump is removed from Maine’s 2024 primary presidential ballot, Venezuela plans military drills after the UK sends a warship to Guyana, Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee central Gaza, Russia jails two protestors for anti-war poetry, Japan logs a complaint following South Korean military drills on disputed islands, The GOP House Freedom Caucus warns against bipartisan spending deals, X, formerly Twitter, loses a court bid to block California’s content moderation law, Google settles a $5B consumer privacy lawsuit, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is released from prison early following her famous 2015 Missouri murder conviction, and a new US report shows that the world’s population is still growing, but more slowly.
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Facts & Spins for December 29, 2023 Top Stories: The House GOP suggests Biden may have obstructed justice in its impeachment inquiry, North Korea's Kim vows to bolster the nation’s war readiness, the US releases its last package of authorized aid for Ukraine, oil prices stabilize as Red Sea transport disruptions ease, Western powers express concern over Iran’s uranium enrichment, Nikki Haley faces backlash following controversial comments on the US Civil War, Poland’s culture minister liquidates all public media, General Motors sues San Francisco for $121M in back taxes, toxic smog blankets South Asian cities, and the Inventor of the 'Glock' firearms dies at 94.
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Facts & Spins for December 28, 2023 Top Stories: Ex-EU president Jacques Delors dies aged 98, Michigan’s Supreme Court keeps Trump on the 2024 ballot, Ukraine aims to mobilize 500K new troops, Turkey’s foreign affairs commission approves Sweden’s NATO bid, the New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement, Turkey strikes 71 targets in Iraq and Syria, China sanctions a US firm researching alleged Ughyur abuses, South Korea sanctions eight North Koreans, a migrant caravan advances north as US officials hold talks in Mexico and a report finds nearly 400 UK children under seven were sent to the Tavistock transgender clinic.
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Facts & Spins for December 27, 2023 Top Stories: The US launches airstrikes against Kataib Hezbollah sites in Iraq, Israel allegedly kills an Iranian commander in Syria, The FBI investigates pro-Trump threats to Colorado justices, Project Veritas considers appealing an Ashley Biden diary case ruling, Russia bans an anti-war candidate from it presidential election, An Egyptian journalist who accused Zelenskyy of corruption is found dead, Paramedics are found guilty for the 2019 death of a Colorado teen, AstraZeneca announces plans to buy China's Gracell Biotechnologies, An import ban on two Apple watch models takes effect, and Thailand faces severe flooding.
Facts & Spins for December 23, 2023 Top Stories: The US is preparing to lift its ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, Russian drones make a rare breach of Kyiv’s missile defenses, Protests flare in Argentina over Milei’s austerity measures, The UN Security Council finally passes a Gaza resolution after several days of delay, Washington and Beijing resume high-level military dialogue, Ireland is taking the UK to court over its “Troubles” amnesty law, The US is charging an alleged Hezbollah member over a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires, The US Supreme Court declines to hear Trump’s Jan. 6 immunity case, Rudy Giuliani declares bankruptcy, and Joe Biden commutes 11 drug sentences and pardons marijuana offenders.
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Facts & Spins for December 22, 2023 Top Stories: Xi warns Biden that China plans to reunify Taiwan, anti-war activist Duntsova challenges Russia’s Putin for the presidency, Ukraine seeks to conscript its overseas citizens, Prague faces its worst mass shooting in the history of the Czech Republic, a study warns AI image-generators are being trained on explicit photos of children, Meta is accused of censoring pro-Palestinian accounts, a California ban on firearms is temporarily blocked, the UN releases a scathing report on Australia’s prison system, Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount contemplate merging, and Italy drafts a law to “safeguard” school nativity scenes.
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Facts & Spins for December 21, 2023 Top Stories: A top Colorado court bars Trump from the state's 2024 ballot, the EU agrees to an overhaul of its migration system, Hamas’ leader arrives in Egypt to discuss a potential hostage deal, Russia advances in four parts of Ukraine, the US trades a Maduro ally for American detainees, France’s parliament adopts a controversial immigration law, polls open in the DR Congo, the US sanctions a multinational network for allegedly supplying Iran's drone production, a former doctor is jailed for his participation in the Rwandan genocide and Rite Aid pharmacy is banned from using AI facial recognition.
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Facts & Spins for December 19, 2023 Top Stories: Over 120 are killed in an earthquake in northwest China, the US announces a Red Sea force to counter Houthi attacks, US intelligence claims foreign actors tried to influence the 2022 midterms, Trump remains slightly ahead of Biden according to a new poll, Texas’ governor signs a bill allowing police to arrest illegal migrants, President el-Sisi wins Egypt’s election, international observers claim Serbia's elections were unfair, Pope Francis allows priests to bless same-sex couples, the UK releases trans guidance for teachers, and a volcano in Iceland erupts after weeks of seismic activity.
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Facts & Spins for December 19, 2023 Top Stories: The CIA’s director meets with Mossad and Qatar’s PM to discuss a new hostage deal, Florida's GOP suspends chair Christian Ziegler, Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai’s trial begins, North Korea resumes missile launches, Nikki Haley makes gains in New Hampshire, Trump says immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of America, War reaches Sudan’s second-largest city, Polish farmers continue blockading a Ukrainian border, Northeastern Australia is ravaged by floods, A report finds that the UK releases 80% of detained immigrants, and US homelessness hits a record high.
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Facts & Spins for December 16, 2023 Top Stories: Hungary blocks a €50B EU aid package to Ukraine, The US reportedly warns border agents about improvised explosive devices found by Mexico, Venezuela and Guyana agree not to use force over Essequibo, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan suggests Israel can’t reoccupy Gaza, A former bank manager in China is sentenced to life in prison for corruption, US finance officials express concerns over AI risks, Donald Trump loses his immunity bid in the Carroll defamation suit An ex-FBI counterintelligence chief gets over 4 years in prison, The UK will begin building “next generation” stealth fighters, and the US FDA warns of lead-tainted applesauce intentionally snuck into the supply chain.
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Facts & Spins for December 15, 2023 Top Stories: The US Fed forecasts three rate cuts next year, former Pakistan PM Khan is charged with leaking state secrets, the US House approves the Biden impeachment inquiry, Japanese PM Kishida ousts four cabinet ministers amid an ongoing fraud scandal, Russia’s Putin holds his annual press conference, heavy rainfall worsens the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange prisoners amid an effort to normalize relations, the UK moves to protect controversial speech regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict, the US’ terrorist watchlist nearly doubles to 2M in six years, and Australia’s “worst female serial killer” is acquitted of killing her children.
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Facts & Spins for December 14, 2023 Top Stories: COP28 nations agree to transition away from fossil fuels, SCOTUS agrees to review abortion pill restrictions, The UK’s Rwanda law passes an initial parliamentary vote, Over 50 people are injured in strikes on Kyiv, Israel is accused of using white phosphorus munitions, Biden says Israel's 'indiscriminate bombing' jeopardizes international support, Hunter Biden defies a House GOP subpoena to testify in private, Argentina devalues its peso, Tesla launches its improved Optimus Gen 2 humanoid robot, and AstraZeneca buys a US vaccine company.
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Facts & Spins for December 13, 2023 Top Stories: COP28 climate talks face a standoff over fossil fuels, Harvard’s president keeps her job following an antisemitism row, Zelenkskyy visits the White House, the Supreme Court is asked to rule on whether Trump can be prosecuted, a new poll suggests Trump would lead Biden in the popular vote, three Japanese ex-soldiers are found guilty of sexual assault, a whistleblower claims China had access to Tesla employees’ data, the UN officially ends its peacekeeping mission in Mali, US Republicans delay a vote on extending controversial surveillance powers, and Sports Illustrated’s publisher fires its CEO following an AI scandal.
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Facts & Spins for December 12, 2023 Top Stories: Donald Tusk is elected prime minister of Poland, India’s supreme court upholds the decision to remove Kashmir’s special status, European countries seek additional sanctions against Hamas, Argentina’s new president warns of a looming economic 'shock treatment,' Trump won’t testify in his fraud trial, Rudy Giuliani appears in court for defamation, The UK is accused of betraying elite Afghan troops, Voter turnout slumps to a record low in Hong Kong, The UN warns of a massive funding shortfall, Tucker Carlson launches a paid streaming service, and a new study links the AstraZeneca vaccine to Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
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Facts & Spins for December 09, 2023 Top Stories: Vladamir Putin announces his re-election bid for Russia’s presidency in 2024, Joe Biden signals he’s ready to compromise with the GOP over Israel and Ukraine aid, US Secretary of State Blinken voices concern over Gaza casualties, Hunter Biden is indicted on nine new tax charges, Peru’s ex-president is released from jail after 16 years, A watchdog group sounds the alarm on dangers for journalists worldwide, A Texas judge grants a pregnant woman an emergency abortion, The US FDA approves a breakthrough sickle cell disease treatment, X (formerly Twitter), reportedly adds 10M new users in December, and McDonald’s spins off a new chain to compete in the beverage market.
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Facts & Spins for December 8, 2023 Top Stories: GOP presidential hopefuls clash at the party’s 4th debate, UN Chief António Guterres invokes the rarely-used Article 99 over Gaza, Ukraine is accused of assassinating two pro-Russia officials, Russia’s Putin makes a rare foreign trip to the Middle East, the US warns of alleged ethnic cleansing in Sudan, EU talks on world-leading AI regulations stall, Cambridge researchers find COVID jabs can cause an unintended immune response, the Biden administration forgives another $4.8B in student debt, the US House censures Jamaal Bowman for falsely pulling a fire alarm, and Meta launches end-to-end encryption on Facebook and Messenger.
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Facts & Spins for December 7, 2023 Top Stories: Kevin McCarthy plans to quit Congress, Israeli forces reportedly surround the house of Hamas’s leader, Kyiv’s mayor accuses Zelenskyy of becoming an autocrat, Boris Johnson faces a COVID inquiry, Biden says he’s only running for re-election to counter Trump, Trump says he'll only be a dictator for one day, the Hollywood actors union approves a new 3-year contract, a US senator claims foreign governments use push notifications for spying, the World Food Program suspends distribution in North Yemen and a study claims the Earth is nearing five climate tipping points.
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Facts & Spins for December 6, 2023 Top Stories: Liz Cheney considers running for US president, Israeli forces enter Khan Younis, Israel investigates claims that traders had prior knowledge of the Hamas attacks, the UK reveals new measures for its "biggest-ever" migration cut, a whistleblower claims US and UK military contractors sought global censorship, teen math and reading skills plummet in the US and around the world, a Nigerian military drone attack mistakenly kills 85 civilians, child pneumonia cases increase in Europe, cyclone Michaung causes severe flooding in India, and Calif.-based DNA tester 23andMe says hackers accessed the data of 6.9M people.
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Facts & Spins for December 05, 2023 Top Stories: The White House says funds for Ukraine are running out, A former US ambassador is accused of secretly serving as a Cuban spy, Israeli troops advance on the southern Gaza Strip, The corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumes, Burkina Faso and Niger quit a regional anti-jihad force, The US continues naval engagement with Houthi drones in the Red Sea, The UN sounds the alarm on two adrift boats with 400 Rohingya migrant passengers, A Hong Kong activist won’t pay her bail to the PRC and is remaining in Canada, Doug Burgum suspends his GOP bid for the US presidential nomination, and the US Supreme Court is divided over a landmark opioid settlement.
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Facts & Spins for December 02, 2023 Top Stories: George Santos is expelled from Congress, SCOTUS’s first female justice, Sandra Day O’Connor, dies at 93, A federal appeals court rules that Trump can be sued for Jan. 6, Fighting in Gaza resumes after a week-long truce expires, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says the war has reached a new phase, A senior Paraguayan official is sacked after signing a deal with a non-existent country, The UK joins an effort to patrol vulnerable undersea cables, Russia extends the detention of a US journalist, A judge blocks Montana's TikTok ban, and hundreds of nations commit to a climate damage fund at the COP28 climate summit.
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Facts & Spins for December 1, 2023 Top Stories: Henry Kissinger dies at the age of 100, Meta shuts down thousands of China-based accounts allegedly intended to sway voters, Taiwan’s president says that a Chinese invasion is unlikely, Brazil mobilizes its military amid a potential Guyana-Venezuela conflict, the US links a Sikh separatist's attempted assassination to an Indian official, New Zealand seeks to strengthen its ties with the US, Saudi Arabia is selected to host the 2030 World Exposition, a dozen new countries secure the IAEA's approval to build nuclear power plants, SCOTUS hears arguments over the Security and Exchange Commission's powers, and a US military aircraft crashes off the coast of Japan.
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Facts & Spins for November 30, 2023 Top Stories: The CIA warns its personnel after a staffer makes a pro-Palestine social media post, Israel and Hamas are considering a broader hostage and ceasefire deal, Argentina’s Milei looks for an IMF reset after meeting with US officials, Iran says it’s finalized a deal to buy Russian fighter jets, the UK and Greece have a diplomatic squabble over cultural artifacts, Joe Biden and Barack Obama reportedly have a rift in ideology over Israel, an EU court says public employees can be banned from wearing headscarves, Hunter Biden says he will testify before the GOP-led House, but only in public, Hawaii’s Attorney General subpoenas three Maui agencies over the deadly wildfires and the CDC says life expectancy rose in 2022 after two years of decline.
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Facts & Spins for November 29, 2023 Top Stories: The billionaire-backed Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president, two missiles are fired toward a US Navy ship from Yemen, three Chinese Navy ships arrive in Myanmar for joint drills, Russia intensifies its assault on the Donetsk city of Avdiivka, the UN warns that the global response to AIDS is 'under threat' due to stigmas, Idaho asks SCOTUS to allow its near-total abortion ban, Portland’s first-ever teachers’ strike comes to an end, Mozambique authorizes an $80B energy transition plan, New Zealand scraps its world-leading ‘generational’ smoking ban, and an outbreak of bird flu in Argentina kills hundreds of flamingos.
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Facts & Spins for November 28, 2023 Top Stories: The US, UK, and 16 other nations ink non-binding AI security guidelines, Israel and Hamas agree to a 2-day Gaza temporary ceasefire extension, A House Republican suggests Israel and Ukraine aid is unlikely before 2024, Sierra Leone’s government arrests alleged attackers of a military barracks, A Ukraine negotiator confirms that Boris Johnson squashed a 2022 peace deal, Three college students of Palestinian descent are shot in Burlington, Vermont, A cargo ship sinks off the coast of Greece with multiple people missing, Three kidnapped journalists are freed in Mexico, Meta’s chief spokesperson makes Russia’s wanted list, Joe Biden won’t be attending COP28 in Dubai, and US employers are expecting to hire fewer seasonal workers this holiday season.
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Facts and Spins For November 25, 2023: Anti-immigrant riots erupt in Dublin after a knife attack, Gaza’s temporary ceasefire and hostage release deal begins, a US warship in the Red Sea reportedly shoots down Houthi drones, a report suggests that the US disrupted a plot to murder a Sikh separatist, a Pakistani court orders Imran Khan to appear before a public trial, the expiration of the NY Adult Survivors Act prompts a wave of allegations, reports suggest that Iran secretly executed a man over 2022 anti-govt protests, Joe Biden declares an emergency in the US Virgin Islands over lead contamination, the WHO says no novel pathogens are found in a China pneumonia outbreak and a NASA spacecraft beams back a laser message from 10M miles away.
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Facts and Spins For November 23, 2023: Israel and Hamas reach a breakthrough hostage and temporary ceasefire deal, a suspicious car explosion strikes the US-Canada border in Niagra Falls, the Kremlin suggests “colossal” Ukrainian losses in Russian-occupied territory, Sam Altman reunites with OpenAI after a tumultuous week, House Speaker Mike Johnson endorses Donald Trump and meets him at Mar-a-Lago, Niger’s junta asks West Africa’s regional court to order the lifting of coup sanctions, South Africa’s lawmakers vote to suspend ties with Israel, a report suggests that China is closing mosques in its northern regions, a Ga. judge won’t revoke the bond of a Trump co-defendant for social media posts, and scientists sound the alarm about “super pigs” entering US ecosystems.
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Facts and Spins For November 22, 2023: The US and the Philippines launch joint military patrols, China reaffirms its support to expand BRICS, the US House gears up to impeach Biden by January, Israel makes moves to approve a hostage release deal with Hamas, Ukraine sacks two cyber defense officials, Musk sues Media Matters over its claims that X promotes ads beside hateful content, the US Senate subpoenaed the CEOs of X, Snap, Discord to testify on child safety, the UK’s Sunak announces an initiative to produce climate-resilient crops, Papua New Guinea’s tallest volcano erupts, and over 200 are convicted in Italy’s biggest organized crime trial in decades.
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Facts and Spins For November 21, 2023: Sam Altman joins Microsoft after his expulsion from OpenAI, The Israeli army shows alleged footage of foreign hostages in Gaza’s main hospital, Javier Milei is elected as Argentina's president, A Colorado court rules that Donald Trump can remain on the 2024 ballot, Yemen's Houthi rebels seize an Israeli-linked cargo ship, NATO’s chief expresses concern about successionist rhetoric in Bosnia, Taiwan’s William Lai names the island’s former US envoy as his running mate, The Biden admin. will approve new controversial Native American tribal gambling rules, SCOTUS rejects Derek Chauvin’s appeal in the George Floyd murder case, and former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter passes away at 96.
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Facts & Spins for November 18, 2023 Top Stories: Axios reports that Biden’s campaign is considering joining TikTok, The ratification of Sweden's NATO bid is delayed in Turkey’s Parliament, Ukraine prepares for another winter of Russian strikes on its energy infrastructure, Sudan calls on the UN to end its political mission, Spain’s Pedro Sánchez is reelected as prime minister, A man is convicted for last year’s attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Russia moves to declare the LGBTQ+ ‘public movement’ extremist, Florida’s Desantis is sued over a ban on a pro-Palestinian student group, WHO declares loneliness a ‘pressing global health threat,’ and YouTube launches an AI tool that mimics the vocals of nine artists.
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Facts & Spins for November 17, 2023 Top Stories: Biden and Xi agree to resume military communications, a UN watchdog warns of Iran’s advancing nuclear enrichment, the UK's David Cameron meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine, the Pentagon fails its accounting audit for the sixth year in a row, George Santos announces he won’t seek reelection following a scathing House report, Biden reportedly won't face charges in the classified documents case, a Russian artist is sentenced to seven years for spreading anti-war messages, child and teen cancer deaths in the US are found to have fallen 24% in the last two decades, a study links a drop in global fertility to pesticides, and Meta calls for parental control on app stores.
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Facts & Spins for November 16, 2023 Top Stories: A Ukrainian lawmaker is arrested on suspicion of Russian-linked terrorism, Israeli forces enter Gaza’s largest hospital, Donald Trump’s legal team demands a mistrial in the New York civil fraud case, the World Food Program says 25% of Sudan’s population faces climate-exacerbated hunger, North Korea reportedly tests a new engine for its intermediate ballistic missiles, the US House passes a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown, Biden announces 5 federal judicial nominees, including the first Muslim appellate court judge, Nikki Haley softens controversial comments about social media verification, Mexico’s first nonbinary magistrate is found dead and the UK inks a major trade pact with Florida.
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Facts & Spins for November 15, 2023 Top Stories: SCOTUS publishes its first-ever code of conduct, a poll shows Trump beating Biden in the Electoral College, Biden and Xi collaborate to crack down on Fentanyl, Blinken acknowledges State Department dissent over Gaza, Gabon’s military junta announces elections for August 2025, Liberians vote in a tight presidential runoff, Nations gather in Kenya to hammer out a treaty on plastic pollution, US inflation hits a two-year low, Nepal bans TikTok due to its alleged effect on 'social harmony,’ and two Kentucky Ford plants reject a labor agreement.
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Facts & Spins for November 14, 2023 Top Stories: Suella Braverman is sacked in a UK govt reshuffle after the Palestine protest row, Fighting rages around Gaza’s largest hospital, Leaders from throughout the Arab and Islamic worlds convene in Riyadh, The UN sounds the alarm over violence and humanitarian needs in Sudan, US House Speaker Mike Johnson gets pushback on his govt shutdown avoidance plan, Ukraine claims 3 Russian officers are killed in a Melitopol blast, Donald Trump makes waves with controversial remarks on Veteran’s Day, Former speaker Kevin McCarthy mulls not running for re-election, Tim Scott is out as a contender for the GOP presidential nomination, Iceland declares an emergency over a looming volcano threat, and the former “Qanon Shaman” is running for US Congress.
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Facts & Spins for November 11, 2023 Top Stories: Israeli forces advance on Gaza City, Donald Trump’s trial date delay request is rejected in his classified docs case, Russia masses 40K troops in preparation for a renewed Donetsk assault, Germany reportedly aspires to become Europe’s military backbone, the leaders of Russia, Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey convene in Central Asia, Marjorie Taylor-Greene moves to impeach the US homeland security chief, Fentanyl-laced envelopes are sent to US election officials in multiple states, an industrial robot kills a worker in South Korea, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dips to a 5-year low and US surgeons perform the world’s first eye transplant.
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Facts & Spins for November 10, 2023 Top Stories: Israel agrees to a daily four-hour pause in Gaza strikes, Republican rivals spar in the party’s third presidential debate, DeSantis' biggest donor considers switching to Trump, the US Treasury's Yellen hosts China’s vice premier, Turkey takes issue with the EU’s review of its bid to join the bloc, Germany decides to send fighter jets to Romania, Biden's son and brother are subpoenaed in the ongoing impeachment probe, Meta outlines new rules for AI-based political ads, India considers inducing artificial rain to tackle New Delhi’s toxic smog, and Hollywood actors reach a deal to end their strike.
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Facts & Spins for November 9, 2023 Top Stories: The G7 presses for Gaza humanitarian pauses but stops short of a ceasefire, Rishi Sunak affirms a pro-Palestine rally can proceed after law enforcement talks, Ukraine admits to killing a pro-Russian politician in a car bombing, Ohioans enshrine abortion in the state constitution amid national Democratic Party wins, while Danica Roem becomes Virginia's first transgender state legislator, RFK Jr. leads Biden and Trump among younger voters in a new poll, the House votes to censure Rashida Tlaib over her criticism of Israel, Colombia demands the release of soccer star Luis Díaz's kidnapped father, the US Supreme Court hears a case over gun ownership by domestic abusers and a climate study suggests 2023 will be the hottest year of the last 125K.
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Facts & Spins for November 8, 2023 Top Stories: Researchers report that the personal data of US military personnel is for sale online, the Hunter Biden special counsel denies claims of improper political meddling, Russia and Myanmar begin their first-ever maritime exercises, Israel expects to manage Gaza's security after the war, France plans to send armored vehicles to Lebanon, regional voting begins in two key Indian states, a jailed Iranian Nobel Peace laureate goes on hunger strike, US feds announce a historic bust in Massachusetts, Biden pledges $16B in rail projects along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, and China announces plans to mass produce humanoid bots.
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Facts & Spins for November 07, 2023 Top Stories: Jordan and Israel coordinate an airdrop of medical aid to Gaza Hospital, Gaza’s death toll reportedly exceeds 10K as Israel essentially splits Gaza in two, A new poll suggests Trump leading in five of six battleground states, US and EU officials reportedly broach the topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and Russia will continue voluntary cuts in oil production, US Secretary of State Blinken travels to Iraq amid brewing regional tension, Republican Peter Meijer enters the Michigan senate race, Donald Trump testifies in his tense civil fraud trial, A tragic earthquake kills over 150 in Nepal, and a prominent radio journalist is shot to death on air in the Philippines.
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Facts & Spins for November 04, 2023 Top Stories: Fallen crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of fraud, The US Senate bypasses a block on military promotions, US Sec. of State Antony Blinken visits Israel, South Korea reportedly lines up loans to finance a $22B arms sale to Poland, Russia ramps up its drone attacks in Ukraine, New Zealand’s final election results are released, The FBI raids the home of the NYC mayor’s top campaign fundraiser, The UK’s AI summit sees Big Tech agree to government vetting of their AI products, Elon Musk’s AI startup prepares to launch Its first product, and storm Ciaran causes deadly flooding in Italy.
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Facts & Spins for November 03, 2023 Top Stories: Trump’s sons testify in his New York civil fraud trial, George Santos survives a Congressional expulsion vote, global democracy declines for the sixth consecutive year, Bangladesh’s opposition party threatens to boycott January’s election, the EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to normalize their relations, foreign nationals and injured Palestinians leave Gaza for a second day, the Bank of England leaves rates unchanged, a Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors is brought before SCOTUS, the Panama Canal reduces its traffic amid an ongoing drought, and Kentucky declares a state of emergency following the collapse of a coal plant.
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Facts & Spins for November 02, 2023 Top Stories: Gaza’s Rafah border with Egypt opens for limited evacuations, a new report suggests Volodymyr Zelenskyy is feeling betrayed by Western allies, hundred of thousands of Afghan migrants are preparing to leave Pakistan, Jack Lew is confirmed as the US ambassador to Israel, Myanmar seeks to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, SCOTUS hears two cases about public officials blocking citizens on social media, the US Federal Reserve keeps interests rates steady despite stubborn inflation, US infant mortality rises for the first time in 20 years, southern California wildfires force thousands to evacuate, and Saudi Arabia is on track to host the 2034 World Cup.
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Facts & Spins for November 01, 2023 Top Stories: The Senate Judiciary readies three subpoenas in its SCOTUS ethics probe, The US moves to expel four nations from its African trade program, Israel's Netanyahu rules out a cease-fire with Hamas, Apple warns several Indian opposition leaders of an attempted hack on their iPhones, The US claims that a Russian group was behind a Pentagon cyberattack earlier this year, Meta announces a paid ad-free plan in Europe, China’s Evergrande is given a 5-week reprieve to revise its debt, Boston prepares to dismantle a homeless tent city, Striking auto workers reach a tentative deal with General Motors, and the FDA warns of tainted eye drops circulating in the US.
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Facts & Spins for October 31, 2023 Top Stories: Israel expands its military operations in Gaza, Vladamir Putin calls a security meeting after a violent mob storms a Dagestan airport, The White House unveils action to mitigate AI risk, An Australia/EU free trade deal stalls and now may be years away, China pledges to renew military ties with the US, Police probe a deadly bombing of a Jehova’s Witness prayer meeting in India, Emmanuel Macron moves to enshrine abortion in the French constitution, Colorado will vote on whether the 14th Amendment can disqualify Trump in 2024, Mike Pence calls off his run for US president, and Nikki Haley surges to a second-place tie in the GOP race in an Iowa poll.
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Facts & Spins for October 28, 2023 Top Stories: The US strikes Iranian-linked facilities in Syria as Middle East tensions simmer, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips will challenge Biden for the Democratic nomination, Alleged North Korea weapons shipments to Russia are condemned by the US and its allies,Hungary's Viktor Orbán defends his meeting with Putin, The Taliban releases a prominent girl’s education activist in Afghanistan, Estonia claims three damaged Baltic pipeline incidents are “related,” A US judge determines Georgia’s new congressional map is illegal, A SKorea court upholds a same-sex relationships ban within the nation’s armed forces, Arizona's Blake Masters launches a new GOP bid for the US House, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to pulling a fire alarm before a key vote.
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Facts & Spins for October 27, 2023 Top Stories: A mass shooting in Maine kills at least 18, the UN warns that a record 114M are displaced worldwide, Israel conducts a raid into Gaza, 15 Chinese planes enter Taiwan’s air defense zone, Sudan’s warring sides resume peace talks, Indonesia’s defense minister announces his presidential bid, a deadly hurricane kills dozens in Mexico, the US economy expands at its fastest rate in nearly two years, Ford reaches a tentative deal with striking auto workers, and China sends its youngest-ever crew to space.
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Facts & Spins for October 26, 2023 Top Stories: Israel demands the resignation of the UN Secretary-General over Gaza remarks, Mike Johnson is elected House speaker after a historic impasse, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Iran not to attack US troops, China will replace a defense minister not seen in two months, Joe Biden meets hosts Australian Prime Minister Albanese at the White House, a Russian anti-war activist dies in a reported fall, Spain’s socialists reach a coalition deal with the far left, Texas’ Attorney General sues the Biden admin. for cutting razor wire, the National Hockey League drops its ban on colored tape to express social issues and 33 US states are suing Meta over its apps’ alleged impact on kids’ mental health.
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Facts & Spins for October 25, 2023 Top Stories: Turkey's Erdoğan submits Sweden's NATO bid to parliament, China’s foreign minister schedules a visit to Washington, Israel amps up its bombardment of Gaza as two Israeli hostages are freed, the US seeks the forfeiture of a sanctioned Russian businessman's $300M yacht, several Republicans call for Ukraine-Israel aid to be separated, Iceland’s prime minister joins the largest women's strike in decades, Georgia upholds a six-week abortion ban, an off-duty US pilot is accused of trying to tamper with a plane mid-flight, three Chinese drugmakers are accused of using endangered animals in their products, and the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is found to be 'unavoidable.'
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Facts & Spins for October 24, 2023 Top Stories: The US and European nations push for a delay in Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza, The UN claims to have new evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, María Corina Machado claims victory in Venezuela’s opposition primary, Milei and Massa head for Argentina’s election runoff, Democrats seek a classified briefing on whether House chaos helps China, A second Trump lawyer pleads guilty in the Georgia case, Detroit police find no evidence of a hate crime in the murder of a synagogue president, A search is underway for the suspected killer of a Maryland judge, A key Stallantis pickup truck plant joins the simmering US autoworkers strikes, and the Philippines bans its military from using AI image generators.
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Facts & Spins for October 21, 2023 Top Stories: Trump pulls young voters away from Biden, Several bases housing US forces are attacked in Iraq, The US warns of China’s expanding nuclear arsenal, The US soldier who fled to North Korea faces several charges, Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India, Trump is fined for violating a gag order, France arrests 18 after fake bomb threats trigger nationwide evacuations, The US says it recorded over 270 UFO sightings in the last 8 months, OpenAI considers selling its shares at an $86B valuation, and Amazon tests humanoid robots in its warehouses.
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Facts & Spins for October 20, 2023 Top Stories: The US temporarily lifts Venezuelan oil sanctions, Biden secures aid for Gaza, Rep. Jim Jordan presses on with his House speaker bid, Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in the Georgia election case, the UK’s MI5 warns of an 'epic scale' of Chinese espionage, Russia detains an American journalist, Nicaragua releases 12 jailed Catholic priests to the Vatican, Texas installs a razor wire barrier along its border with New Mexico, China joins an IAEA survey over the release of water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, and Pfizer more than doubles the price of its COVID medication Paxlovid.
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Facts & Spins for October 19, 2023 Top Stories: Biden suggests the Gaza hospital bombing was not Israel’s fault during his historic trip, the US imposes sanctions on Hamas-linked people and entities, Venezuela agrees to hold 2024 elections, the UK says ethnic cleansing was committed in Sudan’s Darfur region, the US accuses China’s air force of “risky” behavior in Pacific skies, same-sex couples are awarded public housing rights in Hong Kong, a US police deputy in Georgia kills a Black man who was wrongly incarcerated, a powerful PAC pulls the plug on Tim Scott’s TV and digital advertising, X, formerly Twitter, will pilot a $1/year plan for basic features and Amazon will soon begin delivering prescription medicines by drone.
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Facts & Spins for October 18, 2023 Top Stories: Jim Jordan loses the first-round vote to become House speaker, China kicks off its Belt and Road forum, Biden makes plans to visit Israel, Liberia’s presidential election heads to a likely runoff, India declines a petition to legalize same-sex marriage, SCOTUS allows Biden to continue regulating ‘ghost guns,’ Trump faces another gag order, the former Bank of China chairman is arrested on bribery charges, violent crime in the US is found to have decreased to pre-pandemic levels, and the Amazon rainforest’s water level falls to a 121-year low.
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Facts & Spins for October 17, 2023 Top Stories: Iran says it won’t be a “bystander” if a political solution isn’t found in Gaza, Vladamir Putin claims Ukraine is suffering “massive losses” in its counteroffensive, The US claims North Korea has shipped arms to Russia, Daniel Noboa wins Ecuador's presidency, Christopher Luxon is elected New Zealand’s prime minister, Poland’s Law and Justice party looks set to lose its majority, Australians vote “no” in a historic indigenous rights referendum, Joe Biden is far outspending Donald Trump in the quest for the White House, Biden’s polling still sags amid the Israel-Hamas war, Republican Jeff Landry is elected as Louisiana’s new governor, and Pfizer plans to slash jobs and expenses as its COVID-related revenues plummet.
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Facts & Spins for October 14, 2023 Top Stories: Israel warns over 1M civilians to immediately evacuate northern Gaza, Human Rights Watch alleges possible use of white phosphorous munitions by Tel Aviv, the US and Qatar blocks Iran’s access to $6B from the prisoner swap, while the White House and Ron DeSantis alike criticize Trump’s Hamas comments, Pro-Palestinian protests become heated in France and other nations, Russia launches a major offensive in eastern Ukraine, Jim Jordan is the GOP’s latest nominee to make a run for House speaker, a report states that the US must prepare for a two-front war with Russia and China, US Senator Bob Menendez is indicted as a ‘foreign agent’ for Egypt, and Japan seeks to revoke the Unification Church’s legal status.
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Facts & Spins for October 13, 2023 Top Stories: The GOP nominates Steve Scalise for House speakership, Media host Cenk Uygur announces his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Israel says its Gaza blockade will stand until all hostages are freed, Saudi’s Crown Prince and Iran’s president hold their first talks since resuming ties, the White House says it’s nearing its end on Ukraine aid, Poland and the Czech Republic extend border controls with Slovakia, a China-detained Australian journalist is released after three years, the UK’s prisons near their capacity, Goldman Sachs sues Malaysia over a dispute about their 1MDB scandal settlement, and SCOTUS hears a South Carolina racial gerrymandering case.
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Facts & Spins for October 12, 2023 Top Stories: Gaza’s sole power plant shuts down while Israel forms a unity government, a ‘massacre’ is reported in the Kfar Aza Kibbutz in Israel, the UK recommends police consider whether waving a Palestinian flag is a criminal act, the US Supreme Court rejects a public figure defamation case, France begins withdrawing troops from Niger, an ex-senator in Haiti pleads guilty for his role in that nation’s presidential assassination, George Santos is charged with defrauding campaign donors, the Biden administration takes aim at eliminating junk fees, California enacts an emissions law for big businesses, and the WHO warns dengue fever may “take off” in the southern US, Europe, and Africa.
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Facts & Spins for October 11, 2023 Top Stories: Israel claims to have regained all settlements bordering the Gaza Strip, the EU backtracks on its announcement to freeze Palestinian aid, Morocco hosts the IMF and the World Bank’s annual meeting, Germany and France kick off a two-day retreat to smooth EU diplomacy, Biden is interviewed by the special counsel in the classified documents case, a man crashes his car into San Francisco’s Chinese Consulate, Kari Lake is set to announce her US Senate bid in Arizona, former baseball star Steve Garvey enters California’s Senate race, Hong Kong sees heavy rainfall following Typhoon Koinu, and Harvard professor Claudia Goldin wins the Nobel Prize in Economics.
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Facts & Spins for October 10, 2023 Top Stories: Israel announces a Gaza “total blockade” while a Hamas rep. is reportedly open to a truce, A report suggests alleged Iranian support for Hamas’ attack, A catastrophic earthquake in Afghanistan claims 2K lives, Senator Tuberville pledges to continue his block of military appointments despite the conflict, US senators meet with Xi Jinping, German voters deal a blow to Scholz's coalition, The UK’s highest court hears an appeal on the Rwanda migration plan, RFK Jr. announces his run as an independent for US president, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsome vetoes an anti-caste discrimination bill, and Walgreens’s pharmacy staff plans to walk off the job this week.
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Facts & Spins for October 07, 2023 Top Stories: Trump endorses Jim Jordan for House speaker, Putin announces the successful test of a nuclear-powered missile, A drone attack on a Syrian military academy kills dozens and wounds hundreds, A Russian strike in Kharkiv kills at least 52, The EU initiates new talks on the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, A jailed Iranian activist wins the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump is accused of revealing US secrets to an Australian businessman, A man is arrested twice in one day for bringing firearms to Wisconsin’s Capitol, The US exceeds expectations by adding 336K jobs last month, and the world records its hottest September in history.
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Facts & Spins for October 06, 2023 Top Stories: Biden approves the construction of the border wall in Texas, The EU agrees on a migration policy, Russia withdraws its Black Sea Fleet from Crimea, Biden expresses concern over the future of Ukraine military aid, Iran’s police are accused of assaulting a teenage girl for not wearing a hijab, Global carbon emissions plateau as wind and solar power surge, Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto fraud trial opens in New York, US layoffs are found to be up nearly 200% in 2023, TikTok shutters its e-commerce services in Indonesia, and FIFA announces the men’s 2030 World Cup will be hosted across three continents.
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Facts & Spins for October 05, 2023 Top Stories: Members of the House GOP float the idea of Trump as House Speaker, Pakistani officials order illegal immigrants — including 1.7M Afghans — to leave the country, North Korea slams the US for labeling Pyongyang as a “persistent threat,” regional Russian officials claim Ukraine has used cluster munitions, Rishi Sunak cancels a major UK rail link, Nancy Pelosi is asked to vacate her private Capitol office space by the interim House Speaker, the US Dept. of Justice charges members of China’s private sector over fentanyl, the US and Switzerland team up to donate $8.4M to Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fund, while over 100 dolphins perish in the Amazon’s sweltering waters, and 75K workers strike at Kaiser Permanente health centers across the US.
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Facts & Spins for October 04, 2023 Top Stories: The US House ousts McCarthy from his speakership, Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges, India orders Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats, The EU proposes a €5B military aid package for Ukraine, The UN approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti, WHO approves a second malaria vaccine, Bangladesh grapples with its worst dengue outbreak on record, Yelp and Texas sue each other over a dispute about crisis pregnancy centers, Two mRNA researchers win the Nobel Prize, and the US issues its first-ever space junk fine.
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Facts & Spins for October 03, 2023 Top Stories: Trump makes a high-profile court appearance in his New York trial, A UN team enters Nagorno-Karabakh for the first time in 30 years, The US Congress avoids a government shutdown at the last minute, The UK awards a $4.9B contract to build a submarine with Australia and the US, While Prime Minister Sunak insists there’s no plan to send British troops to Ukraine, Slovakia’s populist party wins parliamentary elections, The Afghan embassy in India closes operations, Clarence Thomas recuses himself in the Jan. 6 case, The US United Auto Workers Union reaches a deal with Mack Trucks, and Tom Hanks sounds the alarm about his AI deep fake hawking dental plans.
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Facts & Spins for September 30, 2023 Top Stories: Senator Dianne Feinstein passes away at 90 years old, More than 50 are killed in multiple mosque attacks in Pakistan, The US accuses China of global “information manipulation,” Vladimir Putin meets with an ex-Wagner commander, The UN says that 2.5K migrants have perished in the Mediterranean this year, Sweden’s prime minister meets with the military to address gang violence, 3 are killed in twin killing sprees in Rotterdam, Netherlands, US Sec. of State Blinken meets with his New Delhi counterpart amidst the India-Canada row, US General Milley reportedly takes safety measures after Trump’s comments, and the US Senate unanimously passes a dress code.
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Facts & Spins for September 29, 2023 Top Stories: GOP presidential hopefuls spar in the party’s second debate, North Korea enshrines its nuclear ambitions into its constitution, self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh announces its dissolution, Republicans hold their first hearing on the Biden impeachment inquiry, a flurry of leaders arrive in Ukraine for aid talks, Burkina Faso claims to have thwarted an attempted coup, Iraq’s prime minister visits the victims of a deadly wedding fire, China's Evergrande founder is placed under police surveillance, OpenAI and a former Apple designer collaborate to create the ‘iPhone of AI,’ and Japanese scientists find microplastics in clouds.
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Facts & Spins for September 28, 2023 Top Stories: US soldier Travis King is back in US custody following his detention in North Korea, Canada’s House Speaker resigns after the controversy honoring a WWII Nazi soldier, the House GOP ties Hunter Biden’s China wire transfers to Joe Biden’s home, Iran claims the launch of its third-ever military satellite, the European Commission labels X, formerly Twitter, as a major hub of disinformation, the US Federal Communications Commission plans to re-implement net neutrality rules, a Texas law banning some drag shows is deemed unconstitutional by a US judge, the UK’s biggest untapped oil reserve is approved for development, Antarctic sea ice tallies another record-low benchmark, and teenagers ransack Philadelphia shops in flash mob-style robberies.
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Facts & Spins for September 27, 2023 Top Stories: Biden joins Michigan’s picket line to support autoworkers, The Palestinian Authority welcomes its first Saudi ambassador, South Korea holds its first military parade in 10 years, Ukraine claims the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was killed, US and Kenya sign a defense deal, Mali’s junta postpones the nation’s presidential election, the US sues Amazon in a landmark monopoly case, SCOTUS rejects Alabama’s congressional map, heavy rain kills at least six in Guatemala, and ChatGPT is upgraded with a new voice feature.
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Facts & Spins for September 26, 2023 Top Stories: France plans to withdraw its armed forces from Niger, Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh, A Washington Post/ABC poll shows Trump with a sizeable lead over Biden, The Pope urges Western nations not to “play games” with Ukraine, Protestors march in Spain over potential amnesty for Catalan separatists, Writers reach a tentative deal in the ongoing Hollywood strikes, Senator Bob Menendez pushes back against calls for his resignation, Tucker Carlson is promoted on Russian state television, California Gov. Gavin Newsome signs bills to enhance protections for the LGBTQ community, and Amazon inks a massive $4B deal to invest in AI start-up Anthropic.
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Facts & Spins for September 23, 2023 Top Stories: The US prepares for a government shutdown, Washington and Beijing announce two new working groups, the India-Canada row escalates, the White House sets up its first gun control office, Sudan’s army chief warns its war could spill over into neighbors, Ukraine attacks Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters, the UK prepares to charge five Bulgarians with espionage, the US considers banning medical debt from Americans’ credit reports, the Philippines accuses China of damaging its coral reefs, and chunks of an asteroid collected by NASA are set to land in Utah.
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Facts & Spins for September 22, 2023 Top Stories: China hosts Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, Saudi Crown Prince MBS says Israel normalization is getting 'closer,' Biden expands Temporary Protected Status to 472K Venezuelans, Poland decides to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons, Iran moves to increase penalties for dress code violations, The US Senate confirms the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Venezuela seizes control of a gang-run prison, The US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, Cisco buys AI firm Splunk for $28B, and Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox.
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Facts & Spins for September 21, 2023 Top Stories: The US and Saudi Arabia are reportedly exploring a defense pact, global debt soars to $307 trillion, Merrick Garland is grilled by a key House Committee, Zelenskyy accuses Russia of genocide at the UN General Assembly, Japan calls on China to remove buoys in disputed territorial waters, six Palestinians are killed in the West Bank and Gaza, the UN identifies 1.6K abuse cases of detainees in Taliban custody, a unit of Huawei is reportedly shipping new surveillance camera chips despite US protocols, Donald Trump Jr.’s X account is hacked, and a report says over 35M US homes are “essentially uninsurable” from climate change.
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Facts & Spins for September 20, 2023 Top Stories: The annual UN General Assembly begins, Hunter Biden sues the IRS, Azerbaijan announces a 'military operation' in a contested region, evidence suggests Ukraine is responsible for a deadly Donetsk strike, UN experts warn of crimes against humanity in Ethiopia, Italy passes stricter migration measures, Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton says she won't seek re-election, a missing F-35 jet is located in South Carolina, Australia announces the arrival of El Niño, and Elon Musk floats the idea of a fee for X.
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Facts & Spins for September 19, 2023 Top Stories: Iran releases five American prisoners in a major hostage swap, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso ink a controversial security pact in West Africa, The G77 calls for a new geopolitical order centering on the needs of the Global South, Ukraine claims recapture of another key village near Bakhmut, Pres. Erdogan alludes to Turkey parting ways with EU’s ascension process, US House Republicans finalize short-term budget deal as a shutdown looms, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pleas for Secret Service protection following a security incident, Texas GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton is acquitted on corruption charges, Antarctic sea ice reportedly surpasses a 36-year low, and a cyberattack on Clorox disrupts the company’s supply chain.
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Facts & Spins for September 16, 2023 Top Stories: United Auto Workers strikes against the “big three” US vehicle makers, The Dominican Republic closes its border with Haiti, Hunter Biden is indicted on federal gun charges, Yemen’s Houthi delegation travels to Riyadh for ceasefire talks, Ukraine claims recapture of a key village in Donetsk, Zelenskyy plans a White House meeting with Pres. Biden, Three men are acquitted in the kidnapping plot of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, The US Supreme Court limits government contacts with social media organizations, The European Central Bank raises interest rates to an all-time high, and $1B in 'Captagon' amphetamines are confiscated in Dubai.
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Facts & Spins for September 15, 2023 Top Stories: The US plans to withhold military aid to Egypt, Canada’s Trudeau faces slumping polls, Ukraine launches another attack on Crimea, the UN finds 13 mass graves in Sudan's Darfur, a US judge rules against DACA, Trump’s Georgia election trial is separated from two co-defendants, the EU launches a Chinese EV subsidy probe, India’s Kerala faces a deadly Nipah virus outbreak, US inflation accelerates, and a stranded cruise ship is freed.
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Facts & Spins for September 14, 2023 Top Stories: The US Senate holds meetings to explore solutions to AI dangers, Kim Jong Un pledges support for Russia in his meeting with Putin, while a Ukrainian naval attack in Crimea reportedly damaged two Russian warships, China’s navy begins its reportedly largest-ever Pacific drills, in Mali, dozens are killed in clashes with Tuareg rebels, the Biden Admin. sends a memo to the media about his impeachment probe, Kevin McCarthy could see his House speakership challenged, five former officers are indicted in Tyre Nicols’ death, an alleged whistleblower accuses the CIA of bribery over COVID lab leak theory and rescue teams battle a rising death toll in Libya’s catastrophic floods.
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Facts & Spins for September 13, 2023 Top Stories: McCarthy announces a Biden impeachment inquiry, France’s Macron visits Bangladesh, Ukraine claims to have retaken four Black Sea drilling rigs, Poland maintains its Ukrainian grain embargo, the US sees record disasters in 2023, Amnesty warns of rights abuses stemming from mining in the DRC, Trump asks the judge in the federal election case to recuse herself, Colombia’s cocaine production surges, TikTok Shop launches in the US, and a stolen Van Gogh painting is recovered.
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Facts & Spins for September 12, 2023 Top Stories: France offers aid to Morocco after a catastrophic earthquake, The US commemorates the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, G20 leaders reach a “consensus statement” but soften their language on Ukraine, The G20 summit makes a historic choice to admit the African Union as a Permanent Member, Vladimir Putin’s party dominates local Russian elections amid tensions, The US boosts ties with Vietnam, A controversial dam is completed in Ethiopia, Gun rights groups sue New Mexico’s governor over an emergency firearm ban, Google begins a prominent antitrust trial, and speculation mounts about India’s potential name change to “Bharat”
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Facts & Spins for September 09, 2023 Top Stories: The Georgia grand jury is found to have recommended 39 indictments, Former Trump advisor Navarro is convicted of contempt, Canada launches a public inquiry into alleged foreign interference, Dozens are killed in twin attacks on a passenger boat in Mali, Musk faces criticism for allegedly stifling a Ukrainian attack on Crimea, Palestinian factions clash in a Lebanese refugee camp, Hurricane Lee rapidly intensifies in the Atlantic, A report claims the US border wall disturbed Native American burial grounds, Apple shares slide following China's recent iPhone ban, and Japan launches a lunar mission.
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Facts & Spins for September 8, 2023 Top Stories: Biden faces negative job approval ratings, as VP Harris expresses re-election optimism, Google readies an AI disclosure on political ads, Palestine sets its terms for a potential Saudi-Israeli deal, the US approves the shipment of depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine, Mexico decriminalizes abortion nationwide, China considers banning clothes that 'hurt feelings,' a climate scientist admits to overstating the impact of global warming on wildfires, New Zealand tries to produce lab-grown fruit, and cancer rates are found to have surged by 80% in the last three decades.
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Facts & Spins for September 07, 2023 Top Stories: Cuba allegedly uncovers a human trafficking ring linked to the Russia-Ukraine war, France is reportedly discussing a withdrawal from Niger, Georgia’s Attorney General charges 61 “Cop City” protesters with racketeering, at least 16 are dead in a Russian strike on Donetsk, Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys is sentenced to 22 years in prison, Moderna says its updated vaccine is ready for new COVID subvariants, the US will investigate chips in Huawei's new smartphone, deadly floods impact Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria, the UN says dredging sand is destroying the ocean floor and the US is investing in surveillance clothing — including socks, underwear, pants, and shirts.
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Facts & Spins for September 06, 2023 Top Stories: Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial begins,
the ASEAN Summit kicks off, North Korea’s Kim schedules a meeting with Putin on weapons, A Russian General is seen publicly for the first time since the Wagner mutiny, China is predicted to dominate the tech sector, Hong Kong's top court rules in favor same-sex partnerships, Moroccans protest the killings of two tourists in Algeria, Hollywood strikes are said to have cost the California economy $5B, A study estimates that online pharmacies could save Americans millions, and the UN warns of an unprecedented invasive species threat.
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Facts & Spins for September 02, 2023 Top Stories: Israel’s Netanyahu calls for deportations after clashes between Eritrean migrant groups, India’s opposition parties plan to collaborate in the 2024 elections,Democrats float the idea of disqualifying Trump from running for office, Russia strikes port facilities in Odesa as Putin and Erdoğan discuss the Black Sea grain deal, Rustem Umerov officially replaces Ukraine’s sacked defense minister, the US alleges that PRC nationals are “gate crashing” military facilities, a key African climate summit begins in Kenya, Biden stumps for the economy and unions — and against Trump — on Labor Day, flooding and mud swamps Burning Man, and an ADHD drug shortage stresses many American families as the school year starts.
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Facts & Spins for September 02, 2023 Top Stories: The White House ramps up a “war room” anticipating the GOP’s impeachment probe, Ukraine’s defense minister will reportedly be replaced amid graft allegations, Xochitl Galvez is set to enter Mexico’s dynamic presidential race, Donald Trump pleads not guilty in the Fulton Co., Georgia case, The Lebanon-Israel border dispute may be mediated by Washington, Rishi Sunak appoints a new defense secretary for the UK, The US authorizes military aid to Taiwan under a program reserved for sovereign nations, A trial is set for the shooting case of Ralph Yarl, GoFundMe freezes donations for The Grayzone, and X’s new privacy policy reportedly allows for biometric data collection.
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Facts & Spins for September 1, 2023 Top Stories: Xi is expected to skip next month’s G20 summit, a deadly building fire in South Africa kills dozens, a new book claims Zelenskyy 'bombed' his first meeting with Biden, the head of Gabon’s Republican Guard is named interim leader, Trump is accused of inflating his net worth, Justice Thomas discloses donor-funded trips, Alabama seeks to prosecute those who aid out-of-state abortions, Meta reportedly modifies its moderation policy, China’s Baidu launches its ChatGPT rival ERNIE, and the US proposes mandatory overtime for workers.
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Facts & Spins for August 31, 2023 Top Stories: Gabon’s military seizes control in Gabon following a contested election, Hurricane Idalia slams Florida, Paul Whelan is seen in a Russian prison video, while a Ukrainian strike in Russian territory damages a key airfield, Meta deletes over 7.7K accounts allegedly linked to a PRC influence campaign, sentencing is delayed for two former Proud Boys leaders, Australia eyes its Indigenous 'Voice' referendum, a failed push for gun reform in Tennessee spills into tension on its house floor, Google tests a new watermark for AI images and a “7-minute” cancer jab rolls out in the UK.
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Facts & Spins for August 30, 2023 Top Stories: Trump's Jan. 6 trial is set for March, Imran Khan's corruption sentence is suspended, Russia is accused of intimidating US Consulate staff, the US turns to “autonomous systems” to counter China, a PRC county offers cash rewards to young brides, Iraq executes 3 over a 2016 bombing, a study warns that air pollution is the greatest threat to human health, the US lists 10 drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations, a live worm is found in an Australian woman's brain, and Mozart is found to potentially reduce pain in infants.
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Facts & Spins for August 29, 2023 Top Stories: Russia confirms Prigozhin's death, Zimbabwe’s opposition claims “massive fraud” in election, Three are killed in a racially motivated mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, Libya’s Foreign Minister is dismissed after meeting with her Israeli counterpart, The US Commerce Secretary calls for stability during a China visit, Foxconn’s billionaire founder enters the Taiwan presidential race, A US court cancels a hearing on a Mexican suit against gun makers, A Texas judge blocks a ban on transgender procedures for minors, France plans to ban students from wearing the Islamic abaya in state schools, and Idalia bears down on Cuba — and eyes a Florida landfall as a major hurricane.
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Facts & Spins for August 25, 2023 Top Stories: Fox News hosts the GOP’s first presidential debate, Trump turns himself in in Georgia, a Pakistani court allows ex-PM Imran Khan to be arrested, BRICS leaders agree to add six new members, the US seeks to extend a scientific research agreement with China, Nvidia sales surge amid the AI boom, an Ontario court upholds Jordan Peterson’s social media training order, scientists allow a paralyzed woman to speak through a digital avatar, a report finds Vietnam's 'Kissing Rocks' are at risk of collapsing, and the male sex chromosome is decoded for the first time.
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Facts & Spins for August 24, 2023 Top Stories: A plane crash presumably kills Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, Kevin McCarthy suggests a Biden impeachment inquiry could begin soon, the US imposes new visa restrictions on China over Tibet, Iran unveils a drone reportedly capable of attacking Israel, Trump’s Mar-a-Lago information technology director recants his testimony, Rudy Giuliani turns himself in for the Fulton Co., Georgia case, a Chinese dissident flees to South Korea via jet ski, the UK hails the world’s first womb transplant as a “massive success,” UPS’s union inks a 5-year contract, avoiding a disruptive strike and India makes a historic landing near the moon’s south pole.
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Facts & Spins for August 23, 2023 Top Stories: Trump confirms plans to turn himself in in Georgia, Cambodia’s outgoing PM is replaced by his son, Wagner’s chief vows to “make Russia even greater,” the US urges its citizens to leave Belarus, the UN reports over 200 slain former Afghan officials since the Taliban takeover, Japan is set to release treated radioactive water, Biden visits fire-ravaged Maui, a judge considers the future of Texas’ buoy border barrier, Biden names a new White House counsel, and 8 are rescued from a trapped cable car in Pakistan.
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Facts & Spins for August 22, 2023 Top Stories: Trump says he won’t attend any GOP presidential debates, Ecuador’s presidential race heads to a runoff, Saudi border guards are accused of killing hundreds of migrants, Russia's lunar mission ends in failure, ECOWAS rejects Niger’s coup leader's transition plan, Russia warns against sending F-16 jets to Ukraine, London’s mayor is accused of trying to silence dissenting scientists, Japan’s armed forces are accused of covering up harassment, A storeowner in California is shot over a pride flag dispute, Biden admin is set to urge Americans to get new COVID boosters, and Spain beats England to win the FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Facts & Spins for August 19, 2023 Top Stories: Georgia police investigate threats against a Trump jury, The head of Maui’s emergency agency resigns, China property giant Evergrande files for US bankruptcy protection, Ethiopia's Tigray says 1.4K have died following food aid suspension, The US says Kyiv's counteroffensive will fail in its key goal, Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia, Disney files another lawsuit against DeSantis' oversight board, Hurricane Hilary moves toward California, Jordanian intelligence is accused of targeting the LGBTQ+ community, and the International Chess Federation bars trans players from women's events.
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Facts & Spins for August 18, 2023 Top Stories: ECOWAS threatens to intervene militarily in Niger, wildfires rage through Canada’s Northwest Territories, over 100 are arrested over church burnings in Pakistan, over 60 migrants are feared dead off Cape Verde’s coast, RFK Jr. is granted an emergency hearing for his lawsuit against YouTube, a US appeals court upholds limits on abortion pill access, New York City bans TikTok on government devices, a study finds ChatGPT holds ‘systemic’ left-wing bias, a pig kidney functions for a month in human body, and UK scientists think they’ve discovered the cause of smoking addiction.
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Facts & Spins for August 17, 2023 Top Stories: The UN says more than 1M people have fled Sudan’s spiraling conflict, Mark Meadows asks for the Fulton Co., Ga. case to be moved to federal court, a NATO official floats a territorial concessions-for-membership solution for Ukraine, while Ukraine captures a key town in its counteroffensive, North Korea says the US soldier who crossed its border was fleeing racism, Kevin McCarthy proposes a stopgap bill to avoid a US government shutdown, extreme water stress faces countries home to 25% of the global population, a former FBI official pleads guilty to supporting a Russian businessman, X was reportedly delaying access to content on some media platforms and 3.5M people worldwide lose their millionaire status.
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Facts & Spins for August 16, 2023 Top Stories: A US watchdog plans to regulate the “surveillance industry,” Suspected Russian spies are reportedly detained in the UK, The ruble slides to a 17-month low, Trump is indicted in the Fulton County, Georgia case, A deadly explosion strikes the Dominican Republic, China stops reporting on youth unemployment, Vice allegedly blocked stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, Former police officers plead guilty in the torture of two Black men in Mississippi, A US judge backs youth activists in a historic climate case, and NASA logs the hottest July on record.
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Facts & Spins for August 15, 2023 Top Stories: Fulton County Grand Jury begins hearing Trump’s case, Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidential primaries, Taiwan’s vice president stops in the US, several Hong Kong protesters have their convictions partially quashed, the slain candidate’s VP is picked to run for Ecuadorian presidency, Hunter Biden's lawyers say US prosecutors reneged on a plea deal, Kim Jong Un calls for a 'drastic boost' in weapons production, Mexico says it will pay the families of migrants killed in a detention center fire $8M, Miss Universe cuts ties with Indonesia, and scientists turn fly carcasses into biodegradable plastic.
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Facts & Spins for August 11, 2023 Top Stories: A presidential candidate in Ecuador is assassinated, the US is accused of pushing Pakistan to oust former PM Imran Khan, a Utah man who threatened Biden is killed in an FBI raid, wildfires kill at least 36 in Hawaii, Iran claims to be testing a supersonic cruise missile, India passes a data protection bill amid surveillance concerns, Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks, the FBI is accused of a widespread campaign to label traditionalist Catholics “radicals,” Twitter is fined for delayed compliance with a Trump election probe, and US scientists say they’re close to discovering a fifth force of nature.
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Facts & Spins for August 12, 2023 Top Stories: A special counsel is appointed in the Hunter Biden probe, China arrests an alleged CIA spy, Biden calls China a 'ticking time bomb,' at least 23 Rohingya are killed after their boat sinks off Myanmar, Trump and an aide plead not guilty to new classified documents charges, Biden asks Congress for an additional $24B in Ukraine aid, India looks to scrap colonial-era laws, US mortgage delinquency rates fall to an all-time low, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp sees profits plunge 75%, and data reveals the US recorded its highest number of suicides in 2022.
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Facts & Spins for August 11, 2023 Top Stories: A presidential candidate in Ecuador is assassinated, The US is accused of pushing Pakistan to oust former PM Imran Khan, A Utah man who threatened Biden is killed in an FBI raid, Wildfires kill at least 36 in Hawaii, Iran claims to be testing a supersonic cruise missile, India passes a data protection bill amid surveillance concerns, Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks, The FBI is accused of a widespread campaign to label traditionalist Catholics “radicals,” Twitter is fined for delayed compliance with a Trump election probe, and US scientists say they’re close to discovering a fifth force of nature
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Facts & Spins for August 10, 2023 Top Stories: Dozens are feared dead after a migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia, China’s economy slips into deflation, Ohio voters reject changes to the state constitution, the US Supreme Court temporarily reinstates Biden’s ‘ghost gun’ regulation, the UK and Turkey announce a deal to tackle illegal migration, the White House plans to restrict some US investments in China, Russia continues to claim gains in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, ABC leaves Elon Musk’s X, a study finds Facebook's global spread hasn’t caused psychological harm and scientists say 4,000 daily steps are enough to boost health.
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Facts & Spins for August 9, 2023 Top Stories: Brazil hosts a landmark Amazon summit, Montana missile silos spark cancer concerns, at least seven are killed in Russian missile strikes on Donetsk, China drafts rules for using facial recognition technology, prosecutors seek to prevent Trump from sharing Jan. 6 case evidence, India bars military drone makers from using Chinese parts, Disney creates an AI task force, Norway says it will fine Meta $98,500 a day for breaching user privacy, air pollution is linked to a rise in antibiotic resistance, and a study finds AI is 90% effective at identifying passwords from keyboard sounds.
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Facts & Spins for August 08, 2023 Top Stories: Niger closes its airspace after rejecting an ECOWAS ultimatum, Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan is sentenced to jail, The Philippines summons China’s envoy over a water cannon incident, US scientists achieve a net energy gain for a second time through nuclear fusion, Data reveals that half of crimes solved by UK police result in no charge, Four Syrian soldiers are killed in an Israeli missile attack, PayPal launches a dollar-backed stablecoin, A survey finds that a third of Britons can’t define ‘transgender woman,’ Musk's X says it will pay the legal bills of anyone 'unfairly treated' for posting on the platform, and the FDA approves the first pill for postpartum depression.
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Facts & Spins for August 5, 2023 Top Stories: Two US Navy sailors are charged with spying for China, Putin critic Alexei Navalny is sentenced to 19 more years in prison, two expelled Tennessee Democrats win back their seats, the world’s oceans break record temperatures, a defense review recommends New Zealand boost its military spending, new US migration offices are announced for Colombia, a Trump ally is charged in an alleged 2020 Michigan vote scheme, the UK’s NHS expands its use of the private sector, controversy mounts over the LK-99 superconductor and malaria-preventing bacteria is discovered by chance.
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Facts & Spins for August 4, 2023 Top Stories: Trump appears in court for his Jan. 6 arraignment, the US orders the evacuation of its Niger embassy, Ukraine changes its counteroffensive tactics, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 66%, two migrants are found drowned in Rio Grande, Moderna projects up to $8B in 2023 COVID vaccine sales, a UK report predicts a 25% chance of a ‘catastrophic’ pandemic in five years, France's AFP sues Musk's X social media, China proposes limiting kid's daily phone use, and a groundbreaking cancer pill is found to kill tumors.
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Facts & Spins for August 03, 2023 Top Stories: America’s credit rating gets downgraded, Details emerge regarding Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment, Russia strikes key grain silos in Odessa, India’s top court hears a petition to remove Kashmir’s special status, A report says thousands will die from UK foreign aid cuts, The Pittsburgh synagogue attacker is sentenced to death, Severe floods are triggered by China’s heaviest rain in 140 years, Iran shuts down for two days because of severe heat and CDC research suggests Leprosy may be endemic to Florida.
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Facts & Spins for August 02, 2023 Top Stories: A poll shows Trump is leading his GOP rivals, Xi replaces the leaders of China's elite nuclear force, The US and the Taliban wrap up their first formal talks in 2 years, Another drone attack strikes Moscow, A former Australian childcare worker is charged with abusing 91 children, The UK acknowledges that IS attacks on Yazidis constitute genocide, The White House recommends curbing the FBI’s surveillance powers, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi is pardoned on some charges, A new Illinois law allows foreigners to become cops, and UNESCO recommends adding Venice to its endangered list.
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Facts & Spins for August 01, 2023 Top Stories: African leaders warn Niger's junta to cede power, A political rally bombing in Pakistan kills at least 45, Saudi Arabia will host a Ukraine peace summit without Russia, The DOJ is accused of intimidating a key witness in the Hunter Biden probe, A Georgia judge rejects Trump’s bid to block a grand jury report, An Australia army helicopter crash leaves ‘no hope’ for survivors, Rival Palestinian governments form a ‘reconciliation committee,’ A judge blocks an Arkansas law allowing librarians to be charged for ‘harmful’ materials, X threatens legal action against a hate speech non-profit, and scientists induce a 'virgin birth' in fruit flies.
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Facts & Spins for July 29, 2023 Top Stories: The US and Saudi Arabia hold talks, Researchers find that Meta’s algorithm has little effect on polarization, Trump faces new charges in the classified documents case, Ukraine liberates a village in western Donetsk, A survey finds that China is facing a faltering global image, A Hong Kong judge rules against Beijing’s bid to ban a protest song, Biden signs an order on military sexual assault cases, The US Justice Dept. opens a probe into Memphis police, Biden announces measures to tackle extreme heat, and Netflix seeks an AI expert.
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Facts & Spins for July 28, 2023 Top Stories: Niger soldiers declare a coup, More details of US-Russia diplomacy talks emerge, Mark Zuckerberg risks being held in contempt of Congress, The US Fed hikes rates again, El Salvador introduces mass trials for gang members, Mitch McConnell says he's 'fine' after a press conference incident, Singapore prepares to execute its first woman in 20 years, US officials plan to meet Taliban representatives in Doha, Canada’s Trudeau unveils a cabinet shuffle, and over half of the US women’s World Cup soccer team refuse to sing the anthem.
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Facts & Spins for July 27, 2023 Top Stories: Hunter Biden’s plea deal falls apart, Rudy Giuliani admits to making false statements regarding the 2020 election, Zelenskyy rebukes Ukrainian officials accused of corruption, Russian and Chinese delegations visit North Korea, NatWest's CEO resigns following the Nigel Farage controversy, Harvard's legacy policy comes under investigation, Japan’s population declines by a record 800K, UNESCO recommends banning smartphones in schools, wildfires across the Mediterranean kill dozens and a Congressional UFO hearing begins.
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Facts & Spins for July 26, 2023 Top Stories: Speaker McCarthy suggests a possible Biden impeachment inquiry, China installs a new Foreign Minister, An arrest warrant is issued for Imran Khan in Pakistan, A UN watchdog discovers mines at Ukraine’s Russia-controlled nuclear plant, Biden establishes a national monument for Emmett Till, The US Dept. of Justice sues Texas over a floating barrier in the Rio Grande, TikTok adds support for text posts, Former Pres. Obama’s chef tragically drowns, Transgender swimmers will now be included in world competitions, and a new report ties the recent global heatwaves to climate change.
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Facts & Spins for July 25, 2023 Top Stories: Israel's parliament passes a key judicial overhaul, The UN holds talks with North Korea over a detained US private, Elon Musk begins rebranding Twitter as 'X,' Spain faces a hung parliament, OpenAI's Sam Altman launches a new crypto project, China unveils steps to boost private investment, PM Hun Sen claims victory in Cambodia’s general election, Corfu becomes the latest Greek island to evacuate over wildfires, Bangladesh grapples with a dengue ‘epidemic,’ and a gymnasium roof collapse kills 11 in China.
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Facts & Spins for July 22, 2023 Top Stories: Leading tech firms agree to voluntary AI safeguards, a date is set for Trump’s classified documents trial, China is accused of hacking the US ambassador's email, NASA spots 37 space boulders from a deflected asteroid, Google says it’s building an AI tool for journalists, Threads’ user engagement plummets, Coutts apologizes for Nigel Farage’s bank account closure, Amazon says it will offer 'pay-by-palm' at all Whole Foods, eating less meat is found to reduce greenhouse emissions and Amsterdam bans cruise ships.
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Facts & Spins for July 21, 2023 Top Stories: RFK Jr. testifies before the House Weaponization subcommittee, protesters set fire to the Swedish embassy in Iraq, Russia continues retaliatory missile strikes on Odesa, Henry Kissinger meets with Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping, Stanford’s president resigns amid data manipulation controversies, Apple tests a new chatbot, the iPhone maker threatens to remove some applications from UK services, Netflix gains more new subscribers than expected, Alabama resumes executions, and a top US college says it will end 'legacy' admissions.
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Facts & Spins for July 20, 2023 Top Stories: Putin bails on the BRICS Summit with his arrest warrant in play, US Democrats pursue Supreme Court ethics legislation, an IRS whistleblower testifies about Hunter Biden, the IMF cites “exceptionally high” economic risk in Pakistan, Biden shows a slight polling edge for 2024, Israeli airstrikes in Damascus injure two Syrian soldiers, Michigan presses charges over an alleged 2020 fake elector scheme, Hollywood strikers say NBC-Universal blocked their picket area, thousands of writers rail against AI,and more than 1,300 experts pen an AI “no threat” letter.
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Facts & Spins for July 19, 2023 Top Stories: A US soldier is detained after defecting to North Korea, Turkey’s Erdoğan begins his Gulf tour, Russia launches “retaliatory” strikes after the Crimea bridge attack, Trump says he expects an indictment in the Jan. 6 probe, global debt dominates the G20 meeting in India, Israel recognizes Morocco’s claim over Western Sahara, McCarthy pitches planting 1T trees to combat climate change, the UK’s migration bill passes parliament, Tesla directors agree to settle an overcompensation suit, and J&J allows global access to its tuberculosis drug.
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Facts & Spins for July 18, 2023 Top Stories: Russia’s bridge to Crimea is attacked for a second time, Floods kill at least 40 in South Korea, Tunisia and the EU finalize deal on migration, China’s economy misses forecasts, Iran's morality police resume headscarf patrols, The UN Security Council is set to hold its first talks on AI risks, Musk says Twitter has lost nearly half its advertising revenue, Tucker Carlson lands his first ad deal, Ron DeSantis fires several staffers, and Alcaraz beats Djokovic at Wimbledon.
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Facts & Spins for July 15, 2023 Top Stories: The US House passes a defense bill, India launches a historic moon mission, The Pentagon says US cluster bombs are already in Ukraine, Thailand’s parliament fails to elect a new prime minister, Jared Kushner testifies before the Jan. 6 grand jury, Hollywood actors join the writers strike, Myanmar’s military regime is accused of murdering political prisoners, Australia names its first woman to lead the central bank, Russian lawmakers pass a bill outlawing gender reassignment, and the WHO says aspartame is safe within limits.
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Facts & Spins for July 14, 2023 Top Stories: Several tax filing firms are accused of sharing private data with Big Tech, Fox news faces a new defamation lawsuit related to the Capitol riots, 3.3B reportedly live in countries spending more on debt than health and education, a Russian general says he was fired for airing battlefield concerns, the FDA approves the US’ first over-the-counter birth control pill, deforestation in Colombia is found to have dropped by 29% last year, the FTC is investigating OpenAI for possible consumer harm, the UN says 87 people were found buried in a mass grave in Sudan, Huw Edwards is named as the accused presenter in the recent BBC scandal, and archaeologists say humans arrived in the Americas earlier than previously thought.
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Facts & Spins for July 13, 2023 Top Stories: Russia blocks Syrian aid at the UN, FBI Director Wray is grilled before a House Committee, Ukraine’s NATO bid falls short, while China warns against NATO expansion in Asia, Iran inks key Africa agreements, Iowa’s GOP passes a 6-week abortion ban, the US Justice Dept. changes course in the Trump E. Jean Carroll case, Canada probes Nike and Dynasty Gold over alleged Uyghur labor, Bank of America is fined over junk fees, and Elon Musk launches a new AI company.
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Facts & Spins for July 12, 2023 Top Stories: The US Senate probes the PGA-LIV Golf merger, Trump requests the classified documents trial be postponed, Zelenskyy reissues calls for Ukraine’s NATO accession, Libya jails 38 for human trafficking, the Hunter Biden “whistleblower” is charged with acting as a Chinese agent, China and the Solomon Islands announce a strategic partnership, Meta's Threads hits 100M users, Foxconn withdraws from its Vedanta chip deal, Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins her testosterone appeal, and transparent mice are found to potentially improve cancer drug tests.
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Facts & Spins for July 11, 2023 Top Stories: Turkey backs Sweden joining NATO, Six are killed in a kindergarten stabbing in China, The US destroys the last of its chemical weapons stockpile, The BBC meets with police over an alleged sexual abuse scandal, Yellen ends her trip to China with 'productive' talks, The US kills an IS Leader in Syria, Three migrant boats go missing near the Canary Islands, Silicon Valley Bank’s former owner sues a US banking regulator, A former reporter sues CNN, and a Belarusian tennis player is booed after losing Wimbledon to a Ukrainian.
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Facts & Spins for July 08, 2023 Top Stories: Yellen urges China to adopt market reforms, Samsung predicts a 96% drop in Q2 profits, Zelenskyy calls for commitments on Ukraine’s NATO membership, The FDA approves a new Alzheimer's drug, Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon drops, Twitter threatens to sue Threads, Long COVID-like symptoms are linked to vaccines, Biden launches a new push to limit health care costs, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene is removed from the US House Freedom Caucus, and a Harvard professor believes he's found fragments of alien technology.
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Facts & Spins for July 7, 2023 Top Stories: The CIA is accused of engaging in a clandestine war with Russia, a Trump aide pleads not guilty in a Florida classified documents case, the Dept. of Justice reveals more details related to the Mar-a-Lago search warrant, Biden voices support for Sweden’s NATO membership, the Dow index plunges 500 points, the US accuses Russia of harassing its drones in Syria, Hong Kong arrests five for allegedly aiding activists abroad, Canada says it will stop advertising with Meta, nearly half of US drinking water is found to contain potentially harmful chemicals, and a study suggests the brain-boosting benefits of exercise are negated by a lack of sleep.
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Facts & Spins for July 06, 2023 Top Stories: Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of an imminent attack on a key nuclear plant, July 4 is logged as the hottest day on Earth in 125,000 years, Russia and the US consider a prisoner swap, Special Forces are the focus of a UK war crimes inquiry on Afghanistan, A man arrested last week near Obama’s house threatened a government facility, Macron suggests blocking social media amid French protests, A US judge restricts Biden officials from contacting social media firms, Talks between UPS and its union break off, Cocaine briefly shuts down the White House, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy is discovered in a female athlete for the first time.
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Facts & Spins for July 05, 2023 Top Stories: Turkey and Egypt mutually reappoint ambassadors, China announces new chip export restrictions, the Kremlin repels a drone attack on Moscow, the Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan, a shooting in Philadelphia leaves five dead, a Russian journalist and lawyer are attacked in Chechnya, Hong Kong issues bounties for eight exiled activists, Meta readies Twitter rival “Threads,” three advocacy groups file a complaint against Harvard’s legacy admissions, and Toyota announces a battery breakthrough for electric cars.
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Facts & Spins for July 04, 2023 Top Stories: Israel launches a massive operation into Jenin, US Treasury Secretary Yellen plans to visit China, The US and Mexico consider a new refugee program, Israel inks a $3B deal for American F-35 fighter jets, A UK building society admits to closing the accounts of those who 'discriminate,' Two are killed and dozens injured in a Baltimore shooting, Twitter is sued over unpaid office fees, UK police are given more power to crack down on climate protests, A fund for the French police officer who killed Nahel M. tops $1M, and a study links COVID to youth diabetes
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Facts & Spins for July 01, 2023 Top Stories: The US Supreme Court rejects student loan forgiveness, while making key rulings on LGBTQ+ protections, Bolsonaro is banned from running for office in Brazil, The US mulls sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, The World Bank approves $700M for crisis-hit Sri Lanka, $400M in US arms sales is approved for Taiwan, A Parkland shooting police officer is found not guilty of neglect, Google will remove news search functionality in Canada, A tragic lynching of a Muslim in India is tied to beef sales, and astronomers say a planet has escaped death in a binary star system.
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Facts & Spins for June 30, 2023 Top Stories: A UK court rules against deporting migrants to Rwanda, SCOTUS says race-conscious college admission policies are illegal, Rudy Giuliani is interviewed in the 2020 election interference investigation, a former Ohio House Speaker is sentenced to prison for bribery, Iran takes Canada to international court for violating its sovereignty, a Russian general is arrested following the Wagner rebellion, the Solomon Islands and Australia renew their security pact, an inquiry finds UK ‘spy cops’ operations were unjustified, several countries condemn the desecration of a Quran in Sweden, and Canada faces its most severe wildfire season on record.
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Facts & Spins for June 29, 2023 Top Stories: Protests rock Paris after a teen is killed by police, a report estimates $200B in US COVID aid funds were stolen, at least 10 are killed in Russian missile strikes on Donetsk, two Russian warships are detected near Taiwan’s coast, Trump counter-sues writer E. Jean Carroll for defamation, a BBC report exposes the prevalence of AI child sex abuse images, gymnastics star Simone Biles will return to competing, deforestation is found to be increasing despite global pledges, a Klimt painting sets a European auction record, and South Koreans become younger under a new age-counting law.
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Facts & Spins for June 28, 2023 Top Stories: The US Senate says the FBI and DHS “dropped the ball” ahead of Jan. 6, The UN puts Afghanistan’s civilian death toll at over 1,000 since 2021, Putin addresses the Wagner rebellion, Moscow confirms the mercenary group is continuing its operations in Africa, SCOTUS denies state legislatures control over elections, Trump appears to discuss classified files on a publicized tape, Switzerland says it’s a “hotbed” for Russian spies, Japan approves over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, The CDC sounds the alarm about malaria in Florida and Texas, and a report finds English cricket is rife with racism and sexism.
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Facts & Spins for June 27, 2023 Top Stories: Colorado’s Club Q shooter is sentenced to life in prison, Wagner leader Prigozhin could reportedly still face charges for mutiny, The conservative New Democracy party wins a landslide victory in Greece, Indian PM Modi makes his first trip to Cairo, SCOTUS unfreezes a Louisiana redistricting case, Governments are advised to cut public spending or raise taxes to curb inflation, The UK’s Prince William launches a homelessness project, Virgin Galactic names the crew for its first commercial space flight, Fox News names a replacement for Tucker Carlson, and an error in a UK weight loss tool makes people fatter.
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Facts & Spins for June 24, 2023 Top Stories: The DOJ is accused of slow-walking a Hunter Biden probe, India and the US sign key deals in defense and tech, The US House postpones a possible vote to impeach Biden, Meta says it will end news access to Canadians, Russia is added to the UN 'List of Shame' for child killings, A Wyoming judge blocks a ban on abortion pills, SCOTUS upholds Biden’s immigration enforcement plan, A study estimates that over 1.3B will have diabetes by 2050, The IOC strips the International Boxing Association of it status, and a US climate change lawsuit seeks $50B over the 2021 heatwave.
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Facts & Spins for June 23, 2023 Top Stories: OceanGate says the Titan submersible crew have most likely died, dozens are killed in an explosion at a restaurant in China, US students’ math and reading scores hit a record low, the Bank of England hikes rates to 5%, Canada Bread agrees to pay $38M for price fixing, US House Republicans vote to censure Adam Schiff, cardiovascular deaths surge in the UK, a US court strikes down a Florida transgender Medicaid rule, Australia threatens to fine Twitter over hate speech, and the USDA approves the sale of lab-grown meat,
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Facts & Spins for June 22, 2023 Top Stories: A Pentagon accounting error leads to $6.2B in Ukraine aid surplus, Rishi Sunak says Russia “must pay” for Ukraine’s reconstruction, Biden calls Xi Jinping a “dictator” a day after high-level talks, Musk and Modi discuss major investments, the FTC sues Amazon over Prime subscriptions, 100 letters with white powder are sent to Kansas officials, a prison riot in Honduras kills at least 41, the search for the Titanic submersible reaches a crucial moment, a study claims 1 in 5 women conceive naturally after fertility treatment, and a former New Jersey cop is ensnared in a PRC harassment scheme.
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Facts & Spins for June 21, 2023 Top Stories: Hunter Biden strikes a plea deal with the DOJ, Biden warns of a “real” threat of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons, India's Modi leaves for his first state visit to the US, four Israelis are killed in a West Bank gas station attack, China and Cuba are reportedly in talks to open a military site, US news chain Gannett sues Google, Intel confirms plans to build a $33B chip plant in Germany, French police search the 2024 Olympics organizers’ offices, the UN adopts its first-ever treaty to protect the high seas, and researchers find naps help aging brains.
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Facts & Spins for June 20, 2023 Top Stories: Antony Blinken meets with Chinese Pres. Xi Xinping in Beijing, Australia approves a landmark Indigenous rights referendum, Putin reveals a peace agreement allegedly signed with Ukraine last spring, Malians vote on a new constitution, More than 1.5M are reportedly dropped from Medicaid, Israeli helicopters fire missiles in a West Bank raid, Extreme heat kills over 170 in Northern India, Biden plans $600M in climate investments, A new study finds a small group of “supershedders” spread the most COVID, and a Titanic tourist vessel disappears.
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Facts & Spins for June 17, 2023 Top Stories: The Pentagon Papers whistleblower dies, Japan passes sweeping changes to its sex crime laws, Military leak suspect Jack Teixeira is indicted on six felony charges, Chinese hackers are accused of breaching hundreds of global networks, An African peacekeeping mission visits Ukraine, Canada’s Supreme Court upholds a migrant pact with the US, Former Mayor Bill de Blasio is ordered to repay NYC $500K, Texas shuts down diversity offices at public universities, The UK’s ex-police watchdog chief is charged with rape, and a deadly collision kills 15 in Manitoba, Canada.
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Facts & Spins for June 16, 2023 Top Stories: The UK releases its long-awaited “Partygate” report, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China this weekend, Germany approves funds for an Israeli Arrow-3 missile defense system, SCOTUS rules Native Americans must be given priority for adopting Native children, Australia blocks a new Russian embassy from being built near Parliament, music publishers sue Twitter for alleged copyright infringements, India’s wrestling chief is charged with sexual harassment, a survey finds distrust is the main cause of partisanship in the US, India and Pakistan brace for a major cyclone, and scientists create the world’s first synthetic human embryo.
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Facts & Spins for June 15, 2023 Top Stories: The UN says a record 110M are displaced worldwide, Washington launches a push to cool relations with Tehran, Putin claims Ukraine’s counteroffensive is failing, the US Fed pumps the brakes on rate hikes, Amnesty reports possible war crimes in Gaza fighting, Meta unveils 'Human-Like' AI image creation, a judge clears the way for more damages in Trump’s E. Jean Caroll case, the Microsoft-Activision blockbuster merger is paused, Malaysia asks Interpol to pursue an American comedian over a joke, and Reuters says the public is losing its news appetite.
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Facts & Spins for June 14, 2023 Top Stories: Trump pleads not guilty to mishandling classified docs, the UK’s COVID inquiry begins, a report finds global nuclear weapons stockpiles are rising rapidly, Illinois passes a law to prevent book restrictions, NYC mandates the nation’s first minimum wage for food delivery workers, the UN voices support for a global AI watchdog, a British mother is jailed over her late-term abortion, Twitter’s new CEO details her vision for the company, the US’ first climate action case goes to trial, and a study finds that the UK’s breast cancer mortality rate is down 66%.
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Facts & Spins for June 13, 2023 Top Stories: Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi dies aged 86, Four Colombian plane-crash children are found alive after 40 days, Saudi Arabia announces $10B in Arab nation deals with China, George Soros says he’s passing his empire onto his son, The US rejoins UNESCO, Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon is released without charge after being arrested, The UN says gender biases haven’t changed in a decade, An ex-Samsung executive is accused of stealing trade secrets, JPMorgan agrees to a $290M settlement with Epstein victims, 'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski is found dead in federal prison, and Novak Djokovic wins his record-breaking 23rd grand slam title.
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Facts & Spins for June 10, 2023 Top Stories: Trump is federally charged for retaining classified documents, Boris Johnson resigns from the UK parliament, The EU agrees on migration reforms, A businessman linked to the impeachment of Texas AG Ken Paxton is arrested, Kyiv claims a 'Russian sabotage group' blew up the Kakhovka dam, A UK court rejects Julian Assange’s extradition appeal, Turkey names an ex-Goldman Sachs banker to run its central bank, Binance halts US dollar deposits amid a SEC lawsuit, The UK government is accused of stifling COVID policy dissent, and a study finds that energy drink ingredient taurine may slow aging.
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Facts & Spins for June 9, 2023 Top Stories: A knifeman injures several in the French Alps, Trump is under criminal investigation for retaining classified documents, conservative tension puts the US House on pause until next week, Britain announces plans to host the first global AI safety summit, Cuba reportedly agrees to host a secret PRC spy base, Japan rules banning same-sex marriage is at odds with the constitution, California’s governor proposes a constitutional amendment on gun control, Edward Snowden warns 2013 surveillance was ‘child’s play’ compared to today, Canadian wildfires place tens of millions under air quality alerts, and Costa Rica records the first 'virgin birth' in a crocodile.
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Facts & Spins for June 8, 2023 Top Stories: Chris Licht is out as CEO at CNN, the humanitarian scope of the Ukraine dam break worsens, funding for Atlanta’s “Cop City” is approved, South Korea and Japan scramble jets during a China-Russia air patrol, Canada rules an incel attack as “terrorism,” a panel says a Florida judge should be reprimanded over the Parkland shooting, Merck challenges the US government’s power to negotiate drug prices, a study says Instagram’s algorithms boost pedophile networks, a lawsuit claims China spied on Hong Kong activists through TikTok, and New York City sues Hyundai and Kia over easy-to-steal cars.
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Facts & Spins for June 7, 2023 Top Stories: A US panel seeks contempt charges against the FBI, Russia and Ukraine trade blame for the collapse of a major dam, Saudi-backed LIV Golf merges with the PGA Tour, Iran presents its first hypersonic ballistic missile, US Sec. of State Blinken visits Saudi Arabia, a US LGBTQ+ group declares a national state of emergency, convicted spy Robert Hanssen dies in prison, an mRNA cancer vaccine is found to reduce the spread of melanoma, Apple launches its first augmented reality headset, and a whistleblower makes claims about a secret UFO retrieval program.
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Facts & Spins for June 06, 2023 Top Stories: The US SEC sues crypto exchange Binance, A study finds the costs of COVID lockdowns far outweighed the benefits, Ukraine launches its much-anticipated counteroffensive, Saudi Arabia says it will cut oil output by 1M barrels per day, India’s top detective agency is asked to investigate a catastrophic train wreck, Trump’s attorneys meet with the Department of Justice, China's defense minister warns of an 'unbearable disaster' in a US-PRC conflict, NBCUniversal’s Joe Benarroch joins Twitter, An AstraZeneca lung cancer drug is found to halve the risk of death, and Utah primary schools ban the bible.
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Facts & Spins for June 03, 2023 Top Stories: Mike Pence won’t be charged for retaining classified documents, The US military denies that an AI-controlled drone killed its operator, The US Senate passes the debt ceiling bill, New documents on Jeffrey Epstein's death are released, The US and Taiwan sign a new trade deal, Zelenskyy renews calls for Ukrainian NATO membership, An abducted Pakistani lawyer and activist returns home, Twitter’s head of safety resigns, The US Senate halts Biden's student loan relief plan, and the FDA reportedly considers importing unapproved cancer drugs.
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Facts & Spins for June 02, 2023 Top Stories: Trump was reportedly recorded admitting he retained classified documents, Amazon settles Ring- and Alexa-related privacy complaints, a decorated Australian soldier loses his war crimes defamation case, Mike Pence is reportedly set to announce his 2024 presidential bid, Senegal’s opposition leader is sentenced for 'corrupting youth,' Russia claims the US spied on thousands of iPhones, BRICS foreign ministers meet in South Africa, a study finds 7 of 8 safe boundaries for human life have been surpassed, Australian researchers make a breakthrough in endometriosis treatment, and Canada announces plans to label individual cigarettes with health warnings.
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Facts & Spins for June 01, 2023 Top Stories: NATO launches Arctic exercises, China warns of AI risks, The US debt ceiling drama continues, Chris Christie throws his hat into the 2024 ring, Ron DeSantis stumps in Iowa, Ukraine continues strikes on Russia, The UAE withdraws from a key maritime treaty, China is warned about South China Sea airspace, The US is urged not to use bomb-grade uranium in a power experiment, and NASA holds a public UFO hearing.
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Facts & Spins for May 31, 2023 Top Stories: A group of experts warn AI could lead to extinction, several GOP members consider ousting House Speaker McCarthy, China declines a US request for a defense chiefs meeting, Moscow and Kyiv are targeted in an exchange of drone attacks, El Salvador’s former president is sentenced for negotiating with gangs, blood-testing start-up Theranos’s founder begins her prison sentence, a transgender-critical professor’s speech is interrupted by protesters at Oxford, a top Chinese scientist says the COVID lab leak theory shouldn’t be ruled out, Nepal shelves plans to move its Everest base camp, and an alleged Russian spy whale reappears off Sweden’s coast.
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Facts & Spins for May 30, 2023 Top Stories: Biden and the House GOP reach a tentative debt ceiling deal, Erdoğan wins re-election in Turkey after a presidential runoff, Japan says its on alert for a North Korea ‘satellite’ launch, Kyiv and the rest of Ukraine face a fresh wave of Russian attacks, The Texas House of Representatives votes to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, A deadly vigilante movement in Haiti is reported to be deterring gang violence, China’s first home-built passenger jet makes its inaugural flight, London’s Met police say they’ll stop attending emergency mental health calls, The Texas GOP passes bills targeting elections administration in a Houston-area county, and a pencil given to Adolf Hitler by Eva Braun goes up for auction.
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Facts & Spins for May 27, 2023 Top Stories: Russia summons German, Danish and Swedish envoys over their Nord Stream investigations, a Belgian aid worker and Iranian diplomat are released in a prisoner swap, Nvidia is close to becoming the first trillion-dollar chip firm, a US doctor is reprimanded for discussing an abortion provided to a child rape victim, a Rwandan genocide fugitive is arrested in South Africa, DeSantis’s campaign says it raised $8.2 million in the first 24 hours, the US unveils a national strategy to combat antisemitism, Amnesty alleges that Peru displayed racial bias in its crackdown on protests, Elon Musk’s Neuralink says it has received FDA approval to test brain chips in humans, and a new superbug-killing antibiotic is discovered using AI.
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Facts & Spins for May 26, 2023 Top Stories: DeSantis officially launches his 2024 presidential bid, UN officials and others in Armenia were reportedly hacked by Pegasus spyware, Germany enters a recession, Net migration to the UK hits a record 606,000, The Oath Keepers’ founder is sentenced to 18 years in prison, Canada and Saudi Arabia announce plans to restore diplomatic relations, 14M Syrian refugees are reportedly at risk of losing their homes, The UN says 500 migrants are adrift in the Mediterranean, US cities will reportedly pay a record $80M to people injured in the 2020 BLM protests, and a paralyzed man walks again following brain and spine implants.
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Facts & Spins for May 25, 2023 Top Stories: The UN says the world is failing to protect civilians in global conflicts, Ron DeSantis is reportedly set to announce a 2024 run via Twitter, a new report finds 50M people are trapped in “modern slavery”, South Carolina approves a six-week abortion ban, Donald Trump’s criminal trial is set for March 2024, OpenAI calls for more regulation, the UK’s inflation rate drops but concerns remain, an Illinois probe reveals Catholic Church abuse, Greenpeace says recycled plastics may actually be toxic, and rock icon Tina Turner passes away.
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Facts & Spins for May 24, 2023 Top Stories: The US’ general surgeon warns of social media’s risk to children, Colombia suspends its ceasefire with a rebel group, two anti-Putin militias overrun Russia's Belgorod region, Florida faces a lawsuit over its foreign property ban, Italy is accused of exerting its influence over state media, France signs a security protocol for the upcoming Olympics, a Twitter buyout lawsuit against Musk is thrown out, the EU seeks to make Apple pay $14.B in Irish taxes, Guam braces for a super Typhoon, and the UK says it won’t repatriate an Ethiopian prince’s remains.
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Facts & Spins for May 23, 2023 Top Stories: The EU fines Meta a record $1.3B over data privacy, The ruling Conservatives win the Greek election, China bans US chipmaker Micron from infrastructure projects, The FBI is accused of misusing a database for Jan. 6 and BLM protests, An Indian court issues the BBC with a summons over its Modi documentary, Russia warns the US not to allow Ukraine to attack Crimea, A soccer stadium stampede in El Salvador leaves at least 12 dead, SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts to the International Space Station, Trump was reportedly warned about keeping classified documents, and The UN says climate change has caused 2M deaths in the last 50 years.
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Facts & Spins for May 20, 2023 Top Stories: US debt ceiling talks are reportedly paused, The Pentagon says it made a $3B accounting error in weapons shipments to Ukraine, The G7 summit begins in Japan, A US Congress report accuses the FBI of retaliating against whistleblowers, The US and Taiwan reach a trade pact, Disney cancels plans to build a $1B facility in Florida, Lebanon receives a “red notice” from Interpol for its central bank governor, Nadal says he’ll miss the French Open and likely retire after 2024, A 95-year-old Australian woman is tased by police, and a study finds that New York City is sinking.
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Facts & Spins for May 19, 2023 Top Stories: Italy faces its worst flooding in nearly 100 years, Montana completely bans TikTok, world leaders push for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, Russia agrees to extend the Black Sea grain deal, Turkey’s opposition questions the fairness of Sunday's election, the US Supreme Court dismisses two social media liability cases, Telecom giant BT announces plans to cut 55,000 jobs by 2030, sources say DeSantis will formally enter the 2024 presidential race next week, a study finds that global warming is set to break 1.5°C by 2027, and an injectable HIV-prevention drug will be made in South Africa for the first time.
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Facts & Spins for May 18, 2023 Top Stories: The CIA pushes to recruit Russian spies, Ecuador's president dissolves Congress, the UK and Netherlands want a coalition for Ukraine fighter jets, four are killed in Nigeria in an attack on a US Embassy convoy, the North Carolina legislature enacts an abortion ban, Lizz Truss visits Taiwan, Maryland tests the Supreme Court’s gun laws, 8 in 10 South African children reportedly struggle to read, the Biden Admin approves a key oil pipeline, and Oxfam says wealthy nations owe a whopping $13 trillion in climate pledges.
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Facts & Spins for May 17, 2023 Top Stories: Durham’s report on the FBI’s investigation into Trump’s potential ties to Russia is published, Amnesty reports a record number of global executions, OpenAI’s CEO testifies before Congress, Ukraine claims to have thwarted another round of Russian drone strikes, the head of Ukraine's Supreme Court is arrested, Florida’s Ron DeSantis bans funding for college diversity programmes, a man attacks two of Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly's staff, the BBC reports an elaborate visa scam, Tunisia’s opposition leader is jailed, and the US begins its first human trial of a dirty bomb antidote.
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Facts & Spins for May 16, 2023 Top Stories: Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu face an unprecedented runoff in Turkey’s election, The opposition dominates the vote in Thailand’s election, documents reveal that Zelenskyy allegedly pushed for attacks inside Russia, China jails a US citizen for life on espionage charges, Vice Media files for bankruptcy, Cyclone Mocha batters Myanmar, Google says AI shouldn’t be considered an inventor, China launches a 'new-era' marriage and childbearing initiative, New York City opens its first asylum-seeker center for migrants, A study finds talking to babies may help shape their brain structure, and a Florida scientist breaks the record for the longest time spent underwater.
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Facts & Spins for May 13, 2023 Top Stories: The US officially lifts its Title 42 immigration ban, Elon Musk announces a new Twitter CEO, The US and China hold talks to improve relations, Moscow denies reports of a Ukrainian breakthrough in Bakhmut, A Philippines court acquits Leila De Lima in a drug case, An ex-Marine is charged with fatally choke holding a homeless man on a subway, A UK software company co-founder is extradited to the US, Toyota says data from more than 2 million customers in Japan was publicly accessible, New York City passes a law barring weight discrimination, and astronomers capture the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed.
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Facts & Spin for May 12, 2023 top stories: Pakistan's Supreme Court says Imran Khan’s arrest was illegal, An Israeli strike kills another high-level Islamic Jihad commander, Google unveils its AI-powered search engine, The US transfers seized Russian funds to Ukraine, Trump stirs controversy with a CNN townhall, The House GOP releases a memo on Biden family foreign deals, Muharrem Ince withdraws last-minute from Turkey’s upcoming elections, Nicaragua orders the closure of the Red Cross, A Texas man who shot a BLM protester is sentenced to 25 years in prison, and a report finds 71M people have been internally displaced worldwide by war and disasters.
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Facts & Spin for May 11, 2023 top stories: Doctors sound the alarm about AI's "existential threat,” the US says it disrupted a Russian cybercrime network, Imran Khan is indicted on bribery charges, the Biden admin. reportedly plans to release migrants as Title 42 nears its end, George Santos pleads not guilty to 13 federal charges, Florida makes sweeping changes to education materials, the EU Parliament considers an AI facial recognition ban, the UK names its first 'Free Speech Czar', Tucker Carlson announces a Twitter relaunch, and the first baby is born in the UK from three people’s DNA.
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Facts & Spin for May 10, 2023 top stories: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan is arrested, Trump is found guilty of sexually abusing columnist Jean Carroll, Putin draws parallels with World War II during a Victory Day address, Canada and China exchange “persona non grata” labels for their consuls, at least 13 are killed during Israeli air strikes on Gaza, a report finds the DOJ was aware of bribery allegations against Joe Biden in 2018, Goldman Sachs settles a gender discrimination lawsuit, LinkedIn announces plans to cut over 700 jobs, a study says a test to detect drowsy drivers may be available in five years, and an experimental Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 276 days.
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Facts & Spin for May 09, 2023 top stories: The UK’s King Charles III is crowned in a historic ceremony, The Arab League readmits Syria following a 12-year suspension, Eight are killed in a Texas mall shooting, Antony Blinken is threatened with contempt of Congress over classified Afghanistan cables, The US and Saudi Arabia discuss Yemen peace efforts, Conservatives in Chile win a majority to draft a new constitution, Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine ahead of Victory Day, The EU proposes sanctions on Chinese firms for allegedly helping Russia, At least 22 are dead after a tourist boat capsizes in India, and over 100 wildfires in Canada displace thousands.
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Facts & Spin for May 06, 2023 top stories: The WHO says COVID is no longer a global health emergency, The leader of Russia’s Wagner Group says he’ll withdraw his forces from Bakhmut, Eight are killed in Serbia’s second mass shooting in two days, Rochelle Walensky announces plans to step down as the CDC’s director, The US unemployment rate hits a 53-year low, Biden signs an executive order to levy sanctions related to the Sudan Crisis, Canada summons the Chinese ambassador over alleged legislator harassment, New York and California announce a workplace discrimination probe into the NFL, Indigenous leaders demand an apology and reparations from King Charles, and Italy's Napoli wins its first Serie A title in 33 years.
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Facts & Spin for May 5, 2023 top stories: The White House hosts tech CEOs to discuss AI policies, US students’ history and civics scores reach a record low, a Human Rights Watch report claims China is monitoring the phones of Uyghurs, Senate democrats launch a renewed effort to counter China, India and Brazil are deemed to be among the most dangerous nations for activists, an Israeli raid kills three Palestinians accused of a deadly settler attack, the NYC subway death of a homeless man is ruled a homicide, four Proud Boys are charged with seditious conspiracy, the FDA approves the world's first RSV vaccine, and astronomers spot what appears to be a star swallowing its own planet.
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Facts & Spin for May 4, 2023 top stories: Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to kill Putin, a ceasefire is inked in Israel and Palestine, lawmakers hold a hearing on US Supreme Court ethics, Iran’s president begins a historic visit to Syria, an active shooter in Atlanta kills one, while a school shooter in Belgrade kills nine, a rights group says global risks to journalists are increasing, three McDonald's franchises are fined for child labor violations, an Alzheimer’s drug shows promise, and the US Surgeon General declares an epidemic of loneliness.
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Facts & Spin for May 3, 2023 top stories: Biden approves the deployment of 1.5K troops to the Southern border, a senior member of Palestine’s Islamic Jihad on hunger strike dies in an Israeli jail, the US estimates that 20K Russians have been killed in Ukraine since December, the UN approves a travel exemption for Afghanistan’s Taliban, Biden calls a meeting as the Treasury Dept. warns of a June default, the White House announces plans to end most COVID vaccine mandates, Australia says it will ban non-prescription vapes, the "Godfather of AI" warns of looming AI dangers, Hollywood writers strike after negotiations stall, and a Korean student devours a $120K banana art piece.
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Facts & Spin for May 02, 2023 top stories: JP Morgan buys First Republic Bank, Turkey claims to have killed the Islamic State’s alleged leader in Syria, Police continue their search for a Texas shooter, The Pope says the Vatican is involved in a secret Russia-Ukraine peace mission, Santiago Peña wins Paraguay's general election, Jordan hosts Arab normalization talks with Syria, UK chip giant Arm files for US share listing, A New York gun buyback program nets over 3K firearms, A report claims Epstein met with several high-profile individuals after being convicted, and several European organizations call for research into the health impact of racism.
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Facts & Spin for April 29, 2023 top stories: Former US Vice President Pence testifies before a grand jury, at least 23 are killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine, the US announces plans to open Latin America migration centers, thousands rally in support of Israel’s judicial overhaul, Iran seizes an oil tanker headed for Texas, Turkey’s leader Erdoğan cancels a third day of election appearances, the BBC’s chairman resigns over Boris Johnson cronyism allegations, a poll finds that public support for the British monarchy is at a historic low, abortion bans are blocked in Nebraska and South Carolina, and scientists release the first direct image of a supermassive black hole.
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Facts & Spin for April 28, 2023 top stories: US House Republicans pass a bill to raise the debt ceiling, Xi and Zelenskyy hold their first call since the start of the war, longtime talk show host Jerry Springer dies at age 79, an Iranian court orders the US to pay $313 million for 2017 ‘terrorist’ attacks, the UK House of Commons approves a controversial asylum bill, a Uyghur refugee dies after nine years of detention in Thailand, Chinese police question consultancy firm Bain & Co. staff, Tucker Carlson breaks his silence since departing Fox News, a study finds Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug leads to significant weight loss, and Pope Francis gives women the right to vote at bishops’ meetings.
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Facts & Spin for April 27, 2023 top stories: The US and South Korea announce plans to cooperate on nuclear arms, The Taliban kills an Islamic State group leader, UK officials say China’s military build-up risks ‘tragic miscalculation,' Disney sues DeSantis, A British economist says people must tolerate financial stress, Half of New York City households face a cost-of-living crisis, The UK rejects Microsoft’s deal for Activision Blizzard, A trans lawmaker in Montana is censured, Singapore executes a man over two pounds of cannabis, and a Swedish rocket accidentally crashes into Norway.
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Facts & Spin for April 26, 2023 top stories: US President Joe Biden announces his re-election bid, an explosion in Pakistan kills at least 17, a report claims the US talked Ukraine down from attacking Moscow, a panel alleges the US’ COVID response was “incompetent,” Russia hosts talks between Turkey and Syria, India rebukes a magazine’s depiction of its growing population, North Dakota’s governor signs a strict abortion ban, a mob burns 13 suspected Haitian gang members to death, Spain exhumes the remains of fascist leader Primo de Rivera, and Nepal issues a record 454 permits to climb Mount Everest.
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Facts & Spin for April 25, 2023 top stories: Global military spending reaches an all-time high, Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News, Ex-Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo is extradited from the US, Australia unveils its biggest defense overhaul since WWII, Police investigate 70 deaths in an alleged starvation cult in Kenya, Fugitive Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh is arrested in India, China’s ambassador to France faces backlash over remarks on ex-Soviet states, Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy, Credit Suisse says it lost $68 billion in assets last quarter, and Biden’s team reportedly picks Julie Chavez Rodriguez as his 2024 campaign manager.
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Facts & Spin for April 22, 2023 top stories: Hungary casts doubt on Ukraine’s long-term NATO membership, A whistleblower alleges the Hunter Biden tax probe is being mishandled, UK Deputy PM Dominic Raab resigns over a bullying probe, Russia accidentally bombs its own city, Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin are dropped, Twitter starts removing blue ticks from verified users, Buzzfeed says it will close its news division, Sri Lankans protests on the fourth anniversary of the Easter bombings, Juventus's 15-point penalty for illicit transfer activity is reversed, and $15M worth of gold and other valuables go missing from Toronto Airport.
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Facts & Spin for April 21, 2023 top stories: A deadly stampede in Yemen kills dozens, SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes minutes into its first test flight, the US House passes a federal ban on transgender athletes from women’s sports, a mysterious flash over Kyiv triggers speculation, a US watchdog warns that aid to Afghanistan may be going to the Taliban, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches his 2024 US presidential bid, scientists warn that El Niño could bring record global temperatures this year, UNICEF reports a drop in childhood vaccinations due to COVID lockdowns, F1 champion Michael Schumacher’s family threatens legal action over a fake AI interview, and scientists discover why hair turns gray.
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Facts & Spin for April 20, 2023 top stories: India is about to become the world’s most populous country, a bipartisan group in the US House proposes a debt ceiling plan, Kim Jong Un orders the launch of a North Korean spy satellite, the US charges four Americans and three Russians in a “malign influence” campaign, Mitch McConnell says the GOP won’t help replace Dianne Feinstein on a key committee, British police arrest a French publisher, Chinese-Australians report a drop in racist incidents, 64M Americans face daily spikes in harmful pollution, Netflix limits password sharing in the US, and a cat-killing contest for kids is axed in New Zealand.
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Facts & Spin for April 19, 2023 top stories: India’s Supreme Court hears pleas to legalize LGBTQ+ marriages, Dominion settles with Fox News over its airing of vote-rigging claims, Putin visits troops in Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine, McCarthy calls for a 1% federal spending cap as a condition for raising the debt ceiling, a Kansas City man is charged with shooting a Black teen, UK PM Rishi Sunak faces an investigation over his wife's childcare firm, US officers responsible for Jayland Walker’s killing won't be charged, the US claims China began working on a COVID vaccine before the official outbreak, a new study says a male contraceptive pill could be available in five years, and the Sony World Photography winner turns down his prize after revealing he used AI.
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Facts & Spin for April 18, 2023 top stories: Clashes in Sudan continue for a third day, An Alabama birthday party shooting leaves four dead, The US says it killed an IS leader in northwest Syria, A French court acquits Air France and Airbus over the 2009 Rio-Paris crash, Iran issues prison sentences for the 2020 downing of a Ukrainian airliner, A Kremlin critic is jailed for 25 years, Ex-Chancellor Merkel is granted the highest German honor, SpaceX’s Starship launch is postponed, Trump’s campaign is revealed to have raised $34 million in early 2023, and 11 are killed by heatstroke at a government event in India.
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Facts & Spin for April 15, 2023 top stories: Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi Arabia exchange hundreds of prisoners, a French court clears Macron’s pension age rise, Florida Gov. DeSantis signs a six-week abortion ban, a survey finds 36% of researchers fear a “nuclear level” AI catastrophe, Ukraine bans athletes from competing against Russia and Belarus, the Women's Tennis Association ends its boycott of China, Japan approves a plan to open the nations’ first casino, Trump is deposed in a New York civil suit, the European space agency launches a mission to Jupiter's icy moons, and over 18,000 cows are killed in a Texas dairy farm explosion.
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Facts & Spin for April 14, 2023 top stories: The US arrests a suspect in connection to the leaking of secret documents, A US court preserves limited access to abortion pill mifepristone amid an ongoing legal battle, Iran is accused of using the death penalty to instill fear following a 75% surge in executions, North Korea fires a possible ‘new type’ of ballistic missile, Syria’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia for the first time since 2011, US inflation eases to 5%, its lowest since 2021, A spokesperson alleges Putin critic Navalny may be being slowly poisoned in jail, Trump sues his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, Biden proposes tighter privacy rules around abortions, and Ghana becomes the first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine.
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Facts & Spin for April 13, 2023 top stories: Biden urges Northern Ireland parties to restore power-sharing, Italy declares a state of emergency to tackle a surge in migrants, Russia says it won't 'tolerate' US pressure over a detained WSJ reporter, Macron outlines the need for 'European sovereignty,' four Indian soldiers are killed in a Punjab army base shooting, Deutsche Bank will reportedly close its IT operations in Russia, a survey finds one-in-five Americans have a family member killed by guns, Trump’s lawyer asks for a delay in a civil trial, NPR leaves Twitter and China reports the world’s first human bird flu death.
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Facts & Spin for April 12, 2023 top stories: Myanmar’s military is accused of killing 100 people in an airstrike, the Philippines and US launch their largest-ever joint military drills, leaked US documents suggest Egypt secretly planned to supply rockets to Russia, key lawmakers get access to classified documents found at Trump, Biden, Pence’s homes, the DNC says the 2024 Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago, British and Australian lawmakers call on the US to drop its prosecution of Julian Assange, the mother of a 6-year-old who shot their teacher is indicted, Chinese tech giant Alibaba announces plans for a ChatGPT rival, the Biden admin. weighs possible rules for AI tools, and Britain names it first female intelligence, cyber, and security agency boss.
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Facts & Spin for April 11, 2023 top stories: A shooting in Kentucky leaves four dead, A ship carrying 400 migrants goes adrift in the Mediterranean Sea, Ukraine alters its military plans following recent Pentagon leaks, A Saudi-Oman envoy meets with Houthi officials for peace talks, Iran and Saudi Arabia look set to reopen embassies, Expelled Tennessee lawmakers seek reappointments, A building collapse in Marseilles kills six, The Biden admin begins appealing last week’s abortion pill ruling, A court backs the firing of a teacher who wouldn’t used preferred names, and Fox News settles an election defamation lawsuit with a Venezuelan businessman.
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Facts & Spin for April 8, 2023 top stories: Israel strikes Gaza and South Lebanon following rocket fire, SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas comes under fire for failing to disclose luxury trips, The Pentagon is reportedly investigating a Ukraine war plans leak, The latest US labor department report shows 236K jobs were added in March, The Biden admin defends the US Afghanistan withdrawal, Thousands flee to Thailand amid renewed fighting in Myanmar, Tesla workers are accused of sharing sensitive images recorded by customer cars, The US Supreme Court rules in favor of a transgender track runner, Ron DeSantis picks a finance director for his prospective presidential campaign, and Protesters in France storm the BlackRock investment company building.
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Facts & Spin for April 7, 2023 top stories: Tennessee’s House GOP expels Democrat Justin Jones over a gun protest, Robert F. Kennedy Jr announces his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, a Russian defector reports details on Putin, Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers meet in China, a Maryland report reveals 'staggering' church sex abuse, a kindergarten attack in Brazil leaves four children dead, Idaho passes a law restricting travel for out-of-state abortions, Oklahoma eyes the US’s first religious charter school following a SCOTUS ruling, the British government leases a barge to house 500 asylum seekers, and NPR criticizes Twitter after being labeled 'state-affiliated media.'
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Facts & Spin for April 6, 2023 top stories: Democrat-backed Janet Protasiewicz wins Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel following a police raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque, Zelenskyy travels to Poland amid a farmers' dispute on Ukrainian grain, Scottish ex-Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon's husband is arrested, The US flies nuclear-capable bombers to the Korean Peninsula, The UK’s so-called “perfect war” in Iraq and Syria comes under renewed scrutiny, Twitter is accused of censoring critics of Indian Prime Minister Modi, J&J agrees to an $8.9 billion talc settlement, The Vatican accuses China of breaking a bilateral pact on appointing bishops, and an Australian mayor prepares a defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT content.
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Facts & Spin for April 5, 2023 top stories: Trump is arrested and appears in court in New York, US House Speaker McCarthy confirms he’ll meet with Taiwan's president on Wednesday, the US military says it killed a top IS leader in Syria, Wisconsin votes in a pivotal Supreme Court election, US officials claim February’s alleged Chinese spy balloon collected US Intelligence, Russia continues to make gains in Bakhmut, Florida passes a bill allowing concealed carry without a permit, Amnesty accuses El Salvador of ‘systematic’ abuses in its purge on gangs, Australia bans TikTok from government devices, and a massive fire destroys a clothing market in Bangladesh.
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Facts & Spin for April 4, 2023 top stories: PM Sanna Marin is defeated in Finland’s parliamentary election, Oil prices surge after OPEC+ announces surprise output cuts, Finland is set to join NATO on Tuesday, Israel’s cabinet approves Ben-Gvir’s ‘private militia’ plan, A St Petersburg blast kills a Russian blogger, Malaysia moves to end the mandatory death penalty, Twitter strips the New York Times of it’s blue check, Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces his presidential bid, A DeSantis-supporting super PAC has reportedly raised $30M, and NASA names the first woman and Black man for a Moon mission.
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Facts & Spin for April 1st, 2023 top stories: Former US president Donald Trump is indicted by a New York grand jury, the Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO membership, Bucha marks one year since the withdrawal of Russian forces, an India temple well collapse kills at least 36, Wimbledon reverses its ban on Russian and Belarusian players, the Egyptian army is accused of turning Sinai schools into military bases, the UK joins the Trans-Pacific Trade Pact, Japan announces plans to restrict semiconductor equipment exports, the US House passes a GOP energy agenda, and the US Census Bureau may include a slave descendant question in its survey.
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Facts & Spin for March 31, 2023 top stories: Nine are killed in a military helicopter crash in Kentucky, Jair Bolsonaro returns to Brazil, Russia detains a Wall Street Journal reporter on espionage charges, the ICJ orders the US to pay compensation for freezing Iranian assets, the EU removes Pakistan from its list of 'high-risk' countries, evicted Kyiv monks refuse to leave their complex, Meta reportedly considers banning political ads in Europe, a Bangladeshi journalist is arrested for reporting on rising food prices, Kentucky and West Virginia move to limit transgender therapies for minors, and Mexico opens a homicide probe into Monday’s migrant center fire.
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Facts & Spin for March 30, 2023 top stories: Experts urge for a pause on training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, China warns of retaliation if Taiwan’s president meets with the US House speaker, Zelenskyy warns against a possible reversal of US support, Kamala Harris speaks in Ghana, A US House Committee subpoenas the State Department over an Afghanistan cable, The New York Trump Grand Jury will reportedly take a weeks-long break, A new report finds TikTok's popularity is growing among British children, The Guardian apologizes for its founders’ links to transatlantic slavery, The WHO considers adding obesity drugs to its 'essential' medicines list, Italy introduces a bill to ban lab-grown meat.
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Facts & Spin for March 29, 2023 top stories: A fire at a migrant center in Mexico kills 39, police say Monday’s Nashville school shooting was planned, the Taliban arrests a prominent girls' education activist, Taiwan's former Pres. Ma begins a landmark visit to China, Sam Bankman-Fried is charged with bribing a Chinese official, Kyiv is attacked as British and German tanks arrive in Ukraine, the US Senate votes to advance a repeal of the Iraq War Authorization, Biden bans government use of commercial spyware, new polls show Trump leads DeSantis as the GOP presidential nominee, and a study claims China has spent $240B bailing out 'Belt & Road' countries.
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Facts & Spin for March 28, 2023 top stories: Netanyahu delays Israel's judicial overhaul following mass protests and strikes, NATO condemns Putin's decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Honduras officially cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan, Trump holds his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas, First Citizens agrees to buy much of Silicon Valley Bank, US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Africa to boost ties, Hong Kong holds its first authorized protest since 2020 under police surveillance, Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts, The Lebanese government reverses its decision to delay daylight savings, and a new study concludes the world ‘population bomb’ may never go off as feared.
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Facts & Spin for March 25, 2023 top stories: The US conducts air strikes in Syria after a contractor is killed, Canada and the US agree to roll back asylum access, a Ukrainian commander says Russia is 'losing steam' in Bakhmut, North Korea claims to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone, World Athletics bans trans women from competing, the jailed ‘Hotel Rwanda' hero has his sentence commuted, the US House GOP passes the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act, Utah passes a law requiring parental consent for child social media use, French protesters set Bordeaux City Hall on fire, and a Michigan Appeals Court rules the parents of a mass shooter can be tried for manslaughter.
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Facts & Spin for March 24, 2023 top stories: TikTok’s CEO testifies before Congress, Israel's Knesset passes a law making it harder to remove a prime minister, Biden is accused of feeding the media 'false stories' on the Nordstream pipeline blasts, Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is jailed over a Modi comment, the New York grand jury investigating Trump is postponed for a week, ex-UK prime minister Boris Johnson is grilled by MPs over “Partygate,” Yemen sees renewed fighting after ten months of relative calm, a US Judge Orders a $1.68 billion payout over the 1983 Beirut bombing, the Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.25%, and Canada sees a record 1 million in population growth.
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Facts & Spin for March 23, 2023 top stories: At least 13 are killed in an earthquake in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, Uganda passes a bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ+, at least 4 are killed in a Russian drone attack on the Kyiv region, Israel allegedly strikes Syria’s Aleppo airport again, US home prices fall for the first time in 11 years, Beijing's population falls for the first time since 2003, a US court rules against an ex-Haitian mayor for $15 million, Google launches its ChatGPT rival, Bard, in the US and UK, a deadly fungus sweeps across the US, and the UN warns against 'vampiric' global water use.
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Facts & Spin for March 22, 2023 top stories: Biden orders the release of intel potentially linking COVID to a Wuhan Lab, Nigeria’s Peter Obi petitions a court to challenge last month’s presidential election, Sri Lanka secures a $2.9 billion bailout from the IMF, A report finds the UK's Met Police to be institutionally 'racist, misogynistic, and homophobic,' Ukraine launches a drone attack on Crimea, The US concludes that war crimes were committed by all sides in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict, Saudi Arabia releases a jailed US citizen, The GOP Freedom Caucus opposes guaranteeing bank deposits above $250,000, A Fox producer sues the network over alleged coaching before her Dominion testimony, and Texas adds HSBC to to its energy sanctions list.
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Facts & Spin for March 21, 2023 top stories: Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse for $3.24 billion, France’s Macron survives a no confidence vote, Xi Xingping arrives in Moscow for a state visit, The latest Twitter Files reveal a US government-backed initiative to censor COVID information, A former Taiwan president announces a historic trip to China, An ex-Australian soldier is charged with war crimes in Afghanistan, Israel and Palestine agree to reduce tensions ahead of Ramadan, Amazon announces plans to cut another 9,000 jobs, and scientists release a 'survival guide' to avert a climate disaster.
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Facts & Spin for March 18, 2023 top stories: The ICC issues an arrest warrant for Putin, Turkey's Erdoğan approves Finland's NATO bid, France’s Macron overrides Parliament and passes a pension reform, First Republic secures $30B from 11 banks, Iran agrees to stop arming Houthis in Yemen, 440K gallons of radioactive water leaks from a Minnesota nuclear plant, at least 22 are killed in an alleged massacre at a Myanmar monastery, Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief appears before a corruption hearing, FDA advisers back full approval of Pfizer’s Paxlovid COVID treatment, and EU countries seek to weaken livestock emission limits.
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Facts & Spin for March 17, 2023 top stories: Eastern forces in Libya say they’ve recovered 2.5 tons of missing uranium, South Korea and Japan renew ties at a summit in Tokyo, the US charges a Chinese businessman with fraud, the Dutch Farmers Protest Party wins a victory in provincial elections, the US releases footage of the Black Sea drone clash, the Biden administration threatens to ban TikTok unless ByteDance sells its ownership stake, Myanmar officials visit a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh for a repatriation project, Israel says it killed a bomber suspected of coming from Lebanon, GOP governors align to oppose 'ESG' investing, and a report finds that maternal mortality in the US is the highest since 1965.
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Facts & Spin for March 16, 2023 top stories: The UK economy looks set to avoid a recession as the Chancellor announces the 2023 Budget, Honduras seeks a diplomatic switch from Taiwan to China, The US releases a third of electronics detained under the PRC Forced Labor Act, The Dow Jones Index falls as Credit Suisse shares plummet, A Texas judge considers banning abortion pills in the US, Syria’s Assad holds talks with Putin in Moscow, Russia’s Ambassador to the US is summoned over the Black Sea drone crash, A US House Panel reviews Biden Family bank reports, A whistleblower doctor who alleged China covered up the SARS outbreak dies, and FIFA confirms an expanded 2026 World Cup.
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Facts & Spin for March 15, 2023 top stories: A US drone crashes after allegedly colliding with a Russian fighter jet, Australia, the US and the UK unveil a major nuclear submarine deal, Russia agrees to extend its grain deal with Ukraine by 60 days, a controversial judicial bill passes the first vote in Israel’s Knesset, clashes erupt in Pakistan as police try to arrest ex-PM Imran Khan, Biden signs a new gun safety executive order, the US approves the Alaskan oil and gas 'Willow Project,' Lahore is found to be the world's most polluted city in a new survey, the FBI says US hate crimes increased by nearly 12% in 2021, and a new report says extreme poverty could be eradicated by 2050.
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Facts & Spin for March 14, 2023 top stories: US regulators close another bank amid financial concerns, Yemen’s warring sides hold prisoner exchange talks in Geneva, Xi Jinping will reportedly meet Putin and speak to Zelenskyy next week, 1000 migrants storm a US-Mexico border crossing, McCarthy announces plans to release Jan. 6 footage to more media outlets, China will reportedly host a Gulf Cooperation Council-Iran summit, A report finds last week’s Rohingya refugee camp fire was 'planned sabotage,' North Korea claims to have tested submarine-launched cruise missiles, Saudi Aramco reports a historic $161 billion profit in 2022, and Storm Freddy kills dozens in Malawi and Mozambique
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Facts & Spin for March 11, 2023 top stories: Regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank, Xi Jingping secures a third term as China's president, At least seven are killed in a Jehovah's Witness hall shooting in Hamburg, Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore relations, Wagner reportedly takes an 'operational pause' in Bakhmut, The US House votes unanimously to declassify intelligence related to the COVID lab leak theory, Ron DeSantis visits Iowa ahead of a potential presidential election bid, ‘Twitter Files’ journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testify before Congress, Human Rights Watch says Lebanon is failing to uphold the ‘right to electricity,’ and a new report warns global freedoms and democracy are backsliding.
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Facts & Spin for March 9, 2023 top stories: Biden reveals a $6.8 trillion budget proposal for 2024, Republicans kick off their first hearing on the Afghanistan withdrawal, at least 40 are killed in alleged rebel twin attacks in the D.R. Congo, several are killed in Russian missile attacks across Ukraine, the US Senate clears a bill to block a D.C. crime law, Australia is reportedly planning to buy nuclear subs from the US, the UK government is revealed to have censored Matt Hancock’s Wuhan lab leak comments, the federal trade commission ramps up its investigation of Twitter, a new idea for removing CO2 from the air shows promise, and Japan arrests several people for alleged ‘sushi terrorism.’
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Facts & Spin for March 9, 2023 top stories: Tucker Carlson defends his Jan. 6 footage commentary, a new report claims a pro-Ukraine group was likely behind the Nord Stream pipeline attack, protests erupt in Georgia over a proposed 'foreign agent' law, Wagner’s chief claims control over eastern Bakhmut, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says US troops will remain in Iraq, US House Speaker Keving McCarthy confirms plans to meet with Taiwan's president, China blasts Germany over its reported plan to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks, texts reveal Tucker Carlson “passionately hated” Trump, France faces more massive strikes, and Californians are warned to prepare for another atmospheric river.
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Facts & Spin for March 8, 2023 top stories: China rebukes the US and warns of a potential ‘conflict,’ the UK unveils a bill to stop illegal entry from the English Channel, Canada’s Justin Trudeau orders a probe into alleged Chinese election meddling, sources say the White House may begin detaining migrant families again, Israel allegedly strikes Syria’s Aleppo airport, Zelenskyy pledges to continue defending Bakhmut, US Fed Chair Jerome Powell says interest rates may increase more than expected, Turkey’s opposition names Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as its presidential candidate, South Korea announces deal on a Japan forced labor dispute, and Japan is forced to destroy its flagship H3 rocket in a failed launch.
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Facts & Spin for March 7, 2023 top stories: A fire blazes through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, China announces an increase in military spending, A pro-Russia official claims Ukraine is preparing a counter-attack in Zaporizhzhia, Taiwan warns China’s military may make a ‘sudden entry’ into its territory, Texts reveal the UK’s former health minister aimed to 'frighten' Britons into lockdown compliance, Iran agrees to more joint nuclear site inspections, 35 are arrested after clashes at a proposed Atlanta police training center, Nine security officers are killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan, Trump delivers the closing CPAC speech, California announces it will end business with Walgreens over abortion pill issues, and nearly 200 nations agree to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
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Facts & Spin for March 4, 2023 top stories: Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg reveals he has terminal cancer, Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski is sentenced to 10 years in Belarusian prison, the G20 summit again ends with no agreement over Ukraine, new leaked texts show UK government officials mocking people in hotel quarantine, the US Department of Justice rejects Trump’s claims of lawsuit immunity, Argentina urges the UK to resume negotiations over the Falkland Islands, Tennessee curbs gender reassignment treatment and drag shows for minors, the US says executives should pay for corporate misconduct, Newcastle's £305M Saudi takeover faces fresh scrutiny, and a report suggests half of the world could be overweight by 2035.
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Facts & Spin for March 3, 2023 top stories: A report finds half of Sri Lankan families have had to reduce their children's food intake, Robert Kennedy's assassin is denied parole for the 16th time, Olaf Scholz joins the US in urging China not to provide Russia with weapons, Eli Lilly announces plans to cap insulin at $35 per month out-of-pocket, a US House panel approves a bill allowing Biden to ban TikTok, the UK navy intercepts alleged Iranian missiles headed for Yemen, an Indian court orders a bipartisan panel to select election officers, a judge allows Brian Flores' discrimination lawsuit against the NFL to proceed, Starbucks is ruled to have illegally fired workers after unionizing, and a new report finds that carbon dioxide emissions hit a record high in 2022.
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Facts & Spin for March 2, 2023 top stories: At least 40 are killed in a train collision in Greece, Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election, Leaked government texts raise questions about the UK’s COVID response, Putin orders Russia’s border with Ukraine to be strengthened following drone attacks, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot loses her re-election bid, UK house prices fall at their fastest rate in over a decade, US intelligence says foreign adversaries are unlikely to blame for so-called 'Havana syndrome,' Tesla plans to build a plant in Mexico, Denmark scraps a public holiday to boost its defense budget, and the CDC issues an alert for a drug-resistant stomach bug.
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Facts & Spin for March 1, 2023 top stories: The UK and EU announce a new post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, The US Supreme Court voices skepticism over Biden’s student loan cancellation plan, Iran investigates the poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls, Zelenksyy says the situation in Bakhmut is growing 'more and more difficult,' A watchdog blames the US withdrawal and lack of planning for Afghanistan’s collapse, An Israeli-American is killed in a Jericho attack, The US requests druglord El Chapo's son to be extradited from Mexico, Canada bans TikTok from government devices, Rupert Murdoch says Fox hosts endorsed false election claims, and Twitter is reportedly under fire for allegedly censoring Palestinian public figures.
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Facts & Spin for February 28, 2023 top stories: Peter Obi wins Lagos but Bola Tinubu leads overall in Nigeria’s elections, nearly 60 migrants are killed after their boat sinks near Italy, thousands of protesters across Europe call for peace in Ukraine, a Belarusian group claims responsibility for an attack on a Russian surveillance aircraft, a US government report says COVID was likely leaked from a lab, two Israelis are killed in a West Bank attack, sparking a rampage of violence, the GOP says candidates will be made to pledge loyalty to the 2024 presidential nominee, the House GOP probes the government response to the Ohio train derailment, Ron DeSantis signs a bill to take over Florida’s Disney district, and Dilbert comics are dropped following the creator's controversial comments on race.
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Facts & Spin for February 25, 2023 top stories: Zelenskyy pledges victory on the one-year anniversary of the war, A Nigerian Senate candidate is killed days before the elections, A US government agency concludes the Ohio train derailment was preventable, North Korea claims to have fired long-range cruise missiles, The Taliban confirms the conditional reopening of a key Pakistan-Afghan trade route, Russia launches a rescue ship to the international space station, Australia announces plans to limit early access to retirement funds, New data shows that US strikes increased by nearly 50% between 2021 and 2022, The IMF unveils a crypto plan advising against legal tender status, and Southern California faces a blizzard warning for the first time since 1989.
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Facts & Spin for February 24, 2023 top stories: The WHO warns that one woman dies every two minutes during pregnancy or childbirth, tensions between Russia and Ukraine rise over the breakaway region of Transnistria, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are subpoenaed by a Special Jan. 6 Counsel, the US reportedly plans to send more troops to Taiwan, Google blocks news content from some Canadian users, a report says US extremist mass killings spiked over the last decade, Turkey fines broadcasters for criticizing the government’s earthquake response, the Horn of Africa faces a severe drought, an app designed to protect children online gets £1.8 million in EU funding, and scientists predict robots may do 39% of domestic chores by 2033.
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Facts & Spin for February 23, 2023 top stories: 10 Palestinians are killed and over 100 injured in an Israeli raid, a British woman who joined IS loses her UK citizenship appeal, fresh attacks and air raid sirens are reported across Ukraine, Mexico's ex-security minister is convicted of drug trafficking, the US Supreme Court hears a case on internet freedom, Malcolm X's daughter sues government agencies for their alleged role in his murder, China and Japan hold their first security talks in four years, a North Korean paper warns against accepting 'poisoned candy' amid a food shortage, the foreperson on a Georgia grand jury says indictments were recommended in a Trump probe, and fertility rates drop to a new record low in South Korea.
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Facts & Spin for February 22, 2023 top stories: Putin blasts the West and withdraws from a nuclear treaty in a major address, Kevin McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 footage, Israel’s Knesset passes the first reading of a judicial reform, eight police officers are killed by suspected rebels ahead of Nigeria’s election, the Russian economy and banks are reportedly performing better than anticipated, final arguments begin in Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay plan trial, a South Korean court recognizes same-sex couples' rights, prosecutors downgrade Alec Baldwin’s charges in the Rust shooting case, a fifth person is confirmed to be cured of HIV, and Venice canals run dry amid drought concerns.
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Facts & Spin for February 21, 2023 top stories: A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey, At least 53 civilians are killed in an attack in the Syrian desert, Biden makes a surprise visit to Ukraine, A report finds that Trudeau's use of emergency powers to quell protests was justified, North Korea warns of turning the Pacific into a 'firing range' as it tests more missiles, A report finds that US prison deaths rose nearly 50% during the pandemic, Roald Dahl books are edited for more inclusive language, Meta announces plans for paid verification for Instagram and Facebook, Idaho state lawmakers propose a ban on mRNA vaccines, and dozens in Brazil are killed in deadly storms.
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Facts & Spin for February 18, 2023 top stories: A study finds energy costs could drive 141 million people to extreme poverty, Microsoft Bing’s AI chatbot provides unsettling responses, the US sends mixed signals on Crimea as Zelenskyy rules out land concessions, ex-officers plead not guilty over the death of Tyre Nichols, the World Food Program announces plans to cut aid for Rohingya refugees, North Korea warns against joint US-South Korea drills, court filings show Fox stars privately doubted 2020 election fraud claims, Tiktok announces plans to open European data centers, Tesla recalls more than 362,000 cars over self-driving software concerns, and a study finds that prior infection offers similar protection against COVID as vaccination.
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Facts & Spin for February 17, 2023 top stories: A Georgia judge releases a grand jury report on a Trump election probe, the Congressional Budget Office warns the US could default as soon as July, Russia launches renewed missile strikes on infrastructure facilities, China sanctions Lockheed Martin and Raytheon over arms sales to Taiwan, Armenia proposes a peace treaty project with Azerbaijan, the US and Iran are reportedly in indirect talks on a prisoner swap, Israel passes a new law revoking citizenship for terror convicts, Chinese retirees protest over plans to cut health benefits, the FBI searches for more classified Biden docs at the University of Delaware, and the FDA considers making an opioid addiction drug available over-the-counter.
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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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Facts & Spin for February 2, 2023 top stories: The FBI searches Biden's home in Delaware, Russian forces claim 'operational encirclement' of Bakhmut, the UK faces its worst strikes in a decade, Bush is revealed to have attempted to replace Palestine's Yasser Arafat, Myanmar’s junta extends the country’s state of emergency, a report reveals French forces seized Yemen-bound weapons from Iran, Biden moves to slash “junk fees,” Nikki Haley will reportedly take on Trump in 2024, the EU sets forth a 'Green Industry Plan,' and Tom Brady announces his retirement.
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Facts & Spin for February 1, 2023 top stories: Biden announces an end to the US COVID emergency in May, the UK falls in the Global Corruption Rankings, Biden says the US won't provide F-16 fighters to Ukraine, the IMF lifts its global growth forecasts, Rep. George Santos steps down from his House Committees assignments, France is criticized over it Olympics security plan, Trump sues journalist Bob Woodward over audio recordings, school closures are reported to have cost children one-third of a year’s learning, Canada’s British Colombia experiments with decriminalizing hard drugs, and Rhino poaching surges by 93% in Namibia.
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Facts & Spin for January 31, 2023 top stories: 59 are killed in a mosque attack in Pakistan, The British army is accused of spying on lockdown critics, Russia claims control over nine Zaporizhzhia villages, A watchdog blames Syria for the alleged 2018 chlorine attack in Douma, TikTok’s CEO is set to testify before US Congress, US officials say Israel was behind a weekend drone attack on Iran, US arms left in Afghanistan are reported to be surfacing in Kashmir, Trump kicks off his presidential campaign in New Hampshire and South Carolina, Utah bans gender-reassignment health care for transgender minors, New Zealand braces for more flooding, and officials in Australia hunt for a missing radioactive capsule.
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Facts & Spin for January 28, 2023 top stories: Israel and Gaza exchange airstrikes, The US military says it killed a senior IS official in Somalia, Canada and Poland announce plans to arm Ukraine with Leopard tanks, Myanmar’s ruling junta announces strict new election laws, The International Criminal Court says it will reopen its Philippines drug war probe, Japan and the Netherlands discuss chip restrictions on China, Chevron records a record annual profit, CVS and Walmart announce plans to cut their pharmacy hours, A judge blocks a California COVID 'misinformation' law, and a study establishes a blood test to detect early Alzheimer's.
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Facts & Spin for January 27, 2023 top stories: The Palestinian Authority suspends security coordination with Israel following a deadly raid, Pfizer is allegedly exploring 'mutating' COVID for new vaccines, Meta agrees to reinstate Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, at least one is killed in renewed missile attacks on Kyiv, the UN says Myanmar's opium production is surging, the FBI says it hacked a criminal ransomware gang, India's plan for digital IDs in Kashmir sparks concern, new data shows the US economy grew by 2.9% in the last quarter, two US lawsuits challenge state bans on abortion pills, and thousands attend 'Invasion Day' protests in Australia.
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Facts & Spin for January 26, 2023 top stories: Germany and the US approve tanks for Ukraine, The Doomsday Clock is set closer to midnight, The Pope says being gay isn’t a crime, A report finds that 42% of UK asylum seekers facing deportation to Rwanda are married, England and Wales see spikes in excess deaths, The European Human Rights Court rules it can adjudicate the MH17 case against Russia, A reports finds that half of US mass attacks are motivated by grievances, Mike Pompeo is slammed for criticizing Jamal Khashoggi, Tesla announces record profits, and a study links antidepressants to antibiotic resistance.
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Facts & Spin for January 25, 2023 top stories: Classified documents are found in Mike Pence’s home, the DOJ sues Google over ad dominance, Ukraine faces a string of sackings and resignations, France repatriates 47 nationals from Syrian camps, Burkina Faso’s junta ends its military pact with France, South Africa hosts Russia’s Foreign Minister, Turkey threatens to block Sweden's NATO bid, the US charges an ex-FBI agent with violating Russian sanctions, Microsoft confirms a ‘multibillion-dollar’ investment in OpenAI, and a new report finds US COVID unemployment fraud may have exceeded $60 billion.
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Facts & Spin for January 24, 2023 top stories: More classified documents are discovered at Biden's home, A California shooting leaves 10 dead, UK prime minister faces pressure to sack Nadhim Zahawi, Poland says it will formally ask for permission to re-export German tanks, Economists say India is likely to borrow a record $198B this fiscal year, Japan’s prime minister says the country must act on its population decline, Biden’s chief of staff announces plans to step down, Chris Hipkins is selected as New Zealand’s next prime minister, Spotify announces plans to lay off 6% of its workforce, Rolling blackouts leave 220M in Pakistan without power, and a watchdog warns that France remains ‘very sexist.’
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Facts & Spin for January 21, 2023 top stories: An investigation fails to identify the source of the SCOTUS draft leak, Google’s parent Alphabet says it will cut 12,000 jobs, Germany comes under more pressure to provide tanks to Kyiv, the IMF chief says the global economic outlook is ‘less bad’ than feared, Usain Bolt loses $12M in an alleged scam, police and protesters clash in Peru as thousands try to ‘take Lima,’ India denounces a BBC documentary on Modi's alleged role in the Gujarat riots, Trump and a lawyer are fined nearly $1 million for a lawsuit against Clinton, a US judge orders Boeing to be arraigned on MAX fraud charges, and a new program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in the US.
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Facts & Spin for January 20, 2023 top stories: Jacinda Ardern resigns as New Zealand’s prime minister, the US hits its debt ceiling, four are killed in a soccer stadium stampede in Iraq, Alec Baldwin is charged with involuntary manslaughter, Zelenskyy presses the West for tanks, South Africa confirms upcoming naval drills with Russia and China, Senegal’s opposition leader says he’ll run for president despite being on trial for rape, Trump allies are given seats on the House Oversight Committee, the Harvard Medical School joins a boycott of the US News Rankings, and a French soccer star wins a landmark maternity lawsuit.
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Facts & Spin for January 19, 2023 top stories: Several Ukrainian officials are killed in a helicopter crash, an Italian suspect strikes a deal in an EU corruption scandal, a Macau gambling kingpin is jailed for 18 years, NGOs in Afghanistan resume some operations with female staff, Trump says his first 2024 campaign appearance will be in South Carolina, Florida Gov. DeSantis proposes permanently banning all COVID restrictions, France braces for a ‘Black Thursday’ general strike, Trump’s campaign asks Facebook for reinstatement, Canada recommends a maximum of two drinks per week and Sint Maarten approves a plan to cull its entire population of vervet monkeys.
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Facts & Spin for January 18, 2023 top stories: China's population drops for the first time since 1961 and faces one of its worst GDP growths in decades, Russia announces plans to expand troops to 1.5 million, police officers go on trial in Indonesia over a soccer stampede, the US Supreme Court hears a Turkish bank’s case, the UK blocks a Scottish gender recognition bill, a former New Mexico GOP candidate is arrested, Elon Musk faces a trial over 2018 tweets, the Taliban start buying blue ticks on Twitter, and scientists steer lightening bolts using lasers.
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Facts & Spin for January 17, 2023 top stories: Germany’s defense minister resigns, Italy's most-wanted mafia boss is arrested in Sicily, The death toll from a Russian attack on Dnipro rises to 40, A third set of classified documents are found at Biden's home, A plane crash in Nepal kills at least 68, McCarthy renews calls for spending cuts, Tens of thousands protest legal reforms in Israel, New York’s mayor says there "no room" in his city for migrants, Pakistan launches a nationwide anti-polio campaign, A report says 10% of all new cars sold in 2022 were electric, and Oxfam says the world’s richest 1% bagged two-thirds of new wealth last year.
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Facts & Spin for January 14, 2023 top stories: ExxonMobil reportedly predicted climate change, A BLM co-founder's cousin dies in police custody, Ukraine again denies that Soledar has fallen, The CIA director visits Libya, Two Trump businesses are fined a combined 1.6M, The final report on the deadly Seoul Halloween crush is released, US lawmakers renew a push to ban congressional stock trading, Japan says it will release Fukushima water in the spring or summer, The UAE names its oil chief to lead the COP28 talks, and a Swedish company finds a large supply of rare minerals.
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Facts & Spin for January 13, 2023 top stories: More classified documents are found in Biden’s garage, Kyiv says it’s 'holding on' to Soledar, The US and Japan bolster military ties, A suicide bomb kills several in Afghanistan, Australia and Papua New Guinea pledge a new security pact, The US House passes a ‘Born Alive’ abortion bill, Pakistan denies ties to uranium found at Heathrow, Over 17 are killed in California storms, A NASA rover finds gemstones on Mars, and a Syrian refugee who lived in an airport becomes a Canadian citizen.
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Facts & Spin for January 12, 2023 top stories: Uganda declares its ebola outbreak over, Russia's Wagner group says its taken control of Soledar, a report finds that US and UK weapons killed 87 Yemeni civilians in just over a year, flights across the US are grounded due to a computer glitch, a British Tory MP is suspended over COVID vaccine comments, Australian Cardinal George Pell dies at age 81, the GOP vote for an investigation into Biden’s presidency, FTX lawyers say $5B in crypto assets have been uncovered, four Trump lawyers face prosecution, and the UK government introduces controversial anti-strike legislation.
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Facts & Spin for January 11, 2023 top stories: Classified files from Biden's term as VP are found in a private office, Myanmar jails 112 Rohingya, donors pledge $9B in flood relief for Pakistan, NATO says it hasn’t ruled out arming Ukraine with modern battle tanks, a watchdog asks the US government to investigate George Santos, the UN Security Council votes to extend cross-border aid to northwest Syria, the US Navy seizes Iranian assault rifles bound for Yemen, a historic UK rocket mission fails, a US safety agency considers banning gas stoves, and a UN report finds the Ozone layer could heal by 2066.
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Facts & Spin for January 10, 2023 top stories: Protesters breach government buildings in Brazil, Kevin McCarthy wins the House speakership, Russia rejects peace deal speculation as a hoax, Biden visits the Southern border, an armed group abducts 32 people from train station in Nigeria, China carries out ‘combat' drills near Taiwan, Israel bans the Palestinian flag from being flown in public, a Seattle school district sues several tech giants, 7,000 nurses strike in New York City, ‘one-in-100-year’ floods force evacuations in Australia, and study finds ‘disruptive’ science has declined.
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Facts & Spin for January 7, 2023 top stories: Biden marks the second anniversary of the Capitol riots, Mexico captures the son of drug lord 'El Chapo,' Interpol arrests the world's most wanted human smuggler, The frontline situation in Ukraine remains unclear after Russia declares a ceasefire, McCarthy fails again to become House Speaker, Prince Harry is criticized over claims he killed 25 fighters in Afghanistan, A US court strikes down a South Carolina abortion ban, A security expert says 200M Twitter users had their data leaked in a hack, A former Human Rights Watch head is denied a Harvard fellowship, and a UK mRNA cancer vaccine trial is set to begin in September.
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Facts & Spin for January 6, 2023 top stories: Ukraine rejects a Russia-proposed ceasefire, China and the Philippines commit to a peaceful South China Sea solution, a Turkish court suspends funding for the pro-Kurdish party, Israel releases its longest-serving Palestinian prisoner, India’s Supreme Court halts the demolition of 4,000 homes, data shows that the US labor market is surprisingly strong, the mastermind behind a US college admissions scam is sentenced to prison, Amazon says it will cut 18,000 jobs, multiple US states introduce policies targeting homelessness, and Jordan Peterson challenges a "remedial" training order.
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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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Facts & Spin for December 22, 2022 top stories: Zelenskyy travels to Washington, Algeria slams the EU’s gas price cap, Twitter is accused of secretly boosting a US covert propaganda campaign, New York Representative-elect George Santos faces "serious" questions about his resume, Peru’s Congress tentatively approves plans for early elections, A coup attempt is foiled in Gambia, Musk says he’ll step down as Twitter’s CEO, Freezing temperatures in the US draw concerns over migrants, Scotland begins voting on amendments to the Reform Gender Recognition Bill, and Germany returns Benin bronzes to Nigeria.
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Facts & Spin for December 21, 2022 top stories: Lawmakers unveil a $1.7 trillion government funding bill to avert a shutdown, the Taliban ban women from universities in Afghanistan, Putin tells Russian security services to root out 'traitors and spies,' South Africa’s Ramaphosa is re-elected leader of the ruling ANC Party, Kari Lake's lawsuit challenging the Arizona midterms results heads to trial, FTX's Bankman-Fried is reportedly set to agree to US extradition, a Palestinian prisoner and cancer patient dies in Israeli custody, a former Nazi secretary is convicted in a German court, Puerto Rican cities file a racketeering suit against oil companies, and Stanford releases a new guide to eliminate ‘harmful' language.
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Facts & Spin for December 20, 2022 top stories: The Jan. 6 Committee votes to refer Trump to the Department of Justice, Putin Heads to Belarus as Russian drones again rock Kyiv, Pakistani Taliban militants seize a counterterrorism center, The UK’s Rwanda deportation plan is ruled lawful, Peru's president says she’ll replace the prime minister in a Cabinet shakeup, Sweden blocks the extradition of a Turkish journalist, North Korea said it has completed an ‘Important’ test of a spy satellite, Elon Musk puts his future as Twitter’s CEO to public vote, Epic Games reaches a record US government settlement, The UN agrees to conserve 30% of the Earth's surface, and Argentina wins the World Cup.
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Facts & Spin for December 17, 2022 top stories: More JFK assassination files are released, Twitter suspends the accounts of at least five journalists, Russia launches renewed missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Japan announces plans to build a more powerful military, The US Senate passes a record $858 billion defense act, The UK launches a probe into claims its troops killed Afghan civilians, Biden Calls for the African Union to join the G20, A California county considers secession to become new US state, Denmark wants to scrap a public holiday to boost its defense budget, and a new study finds Parkinson's is more prevalent than earlier estimates.
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Facts & Spin for December 16, 2022 top stories: The UN expels Iran from its women’s rights body, Russia and Ukraine exchange dozens of prisoners, Istanbul’s mayor is sentenced to prison for insulting officials, UK nurses hold the biggest strike in NHS history, Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa's future, the US House approves a Puerto Rico referendum bill, Georgia's Secretary of State calls for an end to runoffs in the state, a US Senate report finds widespread abuse of female inmates by prison workers, a US House report alleges missteps in the intelligence community’s handling of COVID, and Scotland proposes allowing children to be elected to parliament.
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Facts & Spin for December 15, 2022 top stories: Meta is sued for allegedly inciting violence in Ethiopia, Flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 141, The US is reportedly ready to provide advanced missile defense systems to Ukraine, Four migrants die after their boat capsizes in the English channel,US Senator Bernie Sanders withdraws his Yemen War Powers Resolution, The UN says a famine declaration in Somalia has been narrowly averted, Business magnate Rupert Murdoch is deposed over Fox New’s 2020 election reporting, The US Fed increases interest rates by another 0.5%, Florida Governor DeSantis calls for a grand jury on COVID vaccines, and the CDC finds that long COVID can be deadly.
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Facts & Spin for December 14, 2022 top stories: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is arrested in the Bahamas, the EU breaks a stalemate with Hungary and agrees to €18B in aid for Ukraine, the US Senate looks to avert a government shutdown, Bangladesh arrests the leader of the largest Muslim party, Bolsonaro supporters attack police headquarters in Brazil, China takes action against US chip curbs with the World Trade Organization, Alabama and Utah ban the use of TikTok on State government devices, official data shows that the UK saw its greatest number of strikes since 2011 in October, Moderna and Merck have some success with a cancer vaccine, and Israel gene-edits hens to lay only female eggs.
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Facts & Spin for December 13, 2022 top stories: Four people are charged in an EU parliament corruption investigation, Previous Twitter management is accused of tweaking the rules to permanently ban Trump, Peru’s president seeks early elections as protests rock the country, Biden and the G7 pledge more military assistance to Ukraine, The UN says over 11k children have been killed or maimed in Yemen's civil war, A Libyan man suspected in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing arrives in US custody, The second Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial begins, Twitter's paid blue tick is re-launched, China deactivates its national COVID tracking app, A girl is cleared of incurable cancer with a new base editing therapy, and the US is set to announce a breakthrough in fusion energy.
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Facts & Spin for December 10, 2022 top stories: Twitter is accused of keeping “secret blacklists” to limit users, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema leaves the Democratic party, Italy, Japan and the UK announce plans to merge projects for a new fighter jet, a Moscow shopping mall catches fire, the US House backs a record military spending bill, 28 oil tankers get logjammed in Turkish waters, China and Saudi Arabia sign a strategic partnership agreement, the Keystone pipeline is shut down following a Kansas oil spill, economists agree the US is heading into a shallow recession, and scientists discover a lost world in Greenland after sequencing two-million-year-old DNA.
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Facts & Spin for December 9, 2022 top stories: Brittney Griner is released in a Russian prisoner swap, Putin admits the Ukraine war could be a “long-term process,” Iran carries out its first protest-related execution, more classified documents are found at a Trump storage site, Narendra Modi’s BJP is set for a record win in India’s Gujarat state, Pakistani investigators say journalist Arshad Sharif’s killing in Kenya was “planned,” FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is said to be facing a market manipulation inquiry, the Biden admin. urges SCOTUS to hold Big Tech liable for recommending dangerous content, NFL’s Dan Snyder is accused of obstructing a House probe into the Washington Commanders, and Croatia joins Europe's free-travel zone.
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Facts & Spin for December 8, 2022 top stories: Peru’s president is impeached and arrested after attempting to dissolve Congress, Raphael Warnock defeats Herschel Walker in the Georgia Senate runoff, Washington says it 'neither encouraged nor enabled' Ukraine to strike Russian territory, Germany arrests 25 people accused of plotting a coup, Argentina’s vice president is sentenced to six years in prison for corruption, Turkey reportedly sets a two-week deadline for the Syrian Democratic Forces to withdraw from Northern Syria, The US Supreme Court hears arguments on congressional district maps, Twitter fires its general counsel over possible internal document suppression, China loosens more COVID restrictions, and the EU agrees that airlines should have to pay more to pollute.
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Facts & Spin for December 7, 2022 top stories: Indonesia passes a new criminal code outlawing extramarital sex, the International Criminal Court (ICC) opposes the EU’s plan for a Ukraine tribunal, Al Jazeera urges the ICC to investigate the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, the Trump Organization is found guilty of multiple counts of criminal tax fraud, the US Department of Justice subpoenas election officials in key swing states, Google launches an anti-misinformation campaign in India, the EU says Meta can’t run targeted ads without consent, Australia raises interest rates to a 10-year high, Musk’s Neuralink faces a federal probe over animal tests, and a report finds that child marijuana use has soared nearly 250% in the last 20 years.
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Facts & Spin for December 6, 2022 top stories: The US secret services says Chinese hackers stole millions in COVID relief funds, Elon Musk releases the “Twitter Files” on Hunter Biden, Multiple blasts strike Russian airfields, An anti-government protest turns deadly in Syria, Iran’s Attorney General says the Morality Police will be disbanded, A power grid attack leaves a North Carolina county in the dark, A web designer takes on Colorados’s Anti-Discrimination Act, Senate candidates Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker make their last pitch in the Georgia midterm election runoff, India signals it will continue to buy oil from Russia, The Confederation of Business Industry says the UK economy will shrink in 2023, and three Chinese astronauts return to Earth.
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Facts & Spin for December 3, 2022 top stories: Arizona County certifies its election results, The Pentagon unveils its first new bomber in 30 years, Biden and Putin say they’d be open to talk under certain conditions, The EU sets a $60 price cap on Russian oil, An appeals court gives the Justice Department access to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents, The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announce they’re halting anti-IS operations, The Democratic Republic of Congo accuses M23 rebels of killing 50 civilians, The US labor department reports job growth and wage increases for November, Pfizer says it will invest more than $2.5 billion to expand its European manufacturing, and Caltech physicists simulate a tiny “wormhole” in a lab.
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Facts & Spin for December 2, 2022 top stories: A blast kills at least 15 in northern Afghanistan, CDC's Director is under fire for her Tuskegee Syphilis tweet, five more letter bombs reported in Spain as nine killed in fires across Ukraine, a US House committee receives Trump's tax returns, IS acknowledges leader's death, the EU reportedly threatens a Twitter ban over content moderation, South Africa's President under pressure over 'Farmgate' scandal, 2k have allegedly been killed fighting Myanmar's Junta, a Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 is jailed for Six Years, the UN seeks record $51B In aid for 2023, and Elon Musk's Neuralink is ready for human testing.
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Facts & Spin for December 1, 2022 top stories: San Francisco Police get approved to use lethal robots, Pentagon claims China will quadruple its nuclear warheads, the EU proposes a special court for Russian war crimes and using frozen assets for Ukraine, the US Senate passes a bill protecting same-sex marriage, NYC will involuntarily hospitalize mentally ill, Hakeem Jeffries will succeed Pelosi as Democratic House Leader, the Oath Keepers founder is convicted of seditious conspiracy, four are killed by a suicide bomb targeting a Pakistan polio campaign, an Alzheimer's drug slows cognitive decline but may have killed people, and the French Baguette controversially makes UNESCO's Cultural Heritage List.
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Facts & Spin for November 30, 2022 top stories: Twitter ends its COVID misinformation policy, Musk says Apple threatened to boot Twitter from its app store, China cracks down on COVID protests, 4 Palestinians are killed in the West Bank, The US accuses Russia of using winter as a weapon, The Georgia runoff sets an early voting record, Congress and Biden intervene in planned railroad strikes, Another crypto company goes bankrupt, Pakistan's Taliban ends its truce, and Qatar says up to 500 World Cup migrant workers died.
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Facts & Spin for November 29, 2022 top stories: China cracks down amid unprecedented COVID protests, newspapers urge US to drop Assange charges, at least 14 are killed in a Somali hotel siege, the US reportedly mulls 100-mile weapons for Ukraine, Trump is criticized for meeting with far-Right Nick Fuentes, Musk says he'll back DeSantis for President, the Buffalo Mass Shooter pleads guilty to murder, police bust a cocaine 'Super-Cartel' in Dubai and Europe, the US allows Chevron to pump oil in Venezuela, China is portrayed as a military space threat, and the WHO renames Monkeypox to "Mpox"
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Facts & Spin for November 26, 2022 top stories: Vaccinated people now make up a most US COVID deaths, The US claims that Turkish airstrikes in Syria directly threatened its troops, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo agree to a ceasefire, The EU struggles with a Russian oil price cap amidst deadly Kherson strikes, Georgia reinstates a 6 week abortion ban, A US writer sues Trump for defamation and battery, Alaska's Murkowski and Peltola win reelection, Musk will reinstate suspended Twitter Accounts, Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Prime Minister after year in jail, Pakistan's Army Chief admits military meddling in politics, and Europe will fund a study on beaming solar energy from space.
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Facts & Spin for November 24, 2022 top stories: The EU designates Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, The Supreme Court rules that Trump's tax returns will be released, the gunman who killed six at a Virginia Walmart is among the dead, Canada's Trudeau will testify about his controversial use of the Emergencies Act, twin Jerusalem blasts kill 1 and injure many, Ukraine claims that Russian struck a maternity ward and killed a newborn, iPhone factory protests erupt in China, the UK Supreme Court vetoes Scotland's Independence Referendum, Brazil's Bolsonaro challenges his election loss, Alabama's governor suspends executions and Biden extends his student loan repayment pause.
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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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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, and women 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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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 the US 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, and the 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 Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
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Facts & Spin for October 12, 2022 top stories: Tulsi Gabbard leaves the Democratic party, The US and Germany promise advanced missile defense systems after wave of attacks on Ukraine, Israel and Lebanon reach a historic border deal, US banks cut their political donations and boost democrats' share, J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan clash in an Ohio senate debate, A Kashmiri separatist leader dies in Indian custody, Hong Kong won't act on a sanctioned Russian superyacht, Putin meets with the President of the United Arab Emirates, A report says that microbial Life may have self-destructed on Mars, and New Zealand proposes a tax on greenhouse gases from farm animals.
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Facts & Spin for October 11, 2022 top stories: Russia launches massive strikes at Ukraine as retaliation for bridge bombing, Iran oil workers strike and join protests, North Korea says that its missile launches were nuclear attack simulations, Germany says that its train service was sabotaged, a trial starts over the Steele Dossier about Trump, thousands March in US abortion rallies, the NYC Mayor declares a State of Emergency over migrant arrivals, Uvalde suspends its Police Force over their school shooting response, Two are shot outside the home of an NY governor candidate, Israel will pay the family of Palestinian-American who died in detention, and the NFL agrees to revise its concussion protocols.
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Facts & Spin for October 8, 2022 top stories: Zelenskyy calls for a preventative strike against Russia while Biden warns of nuclear armageddon, The FBI reportedly has enough evidence to prosecute Hunter Biden, President Biden will pardon federal marijuana possession convictions, Parts of a NY gun law are blocked, Amnesty calls India police flogging muslims a serious civil rights violation, The US blacklists a Chinese drone giant, The US sanctions alleged Myanmar arms traffickers, The UN dismisses debate on alleged Chinese Xinjiang abuses, Bank of America will pay $1.8B in a mortgage crisis settlement, and the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian activists.
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Facts & Spin for October 7, 2022 top stories: A Thai childcare center shooting kills more than 30, US Intelligence blames Ukrainians for a Moscow car bomb, Putin appears to acknowledge more losses in Ukraine, the DACA Immigration Program is ruled illegal, US unemployment claims increase, a US raid in Syria reportedly targets an Islamic state official, the US could ease Venezuela sanctions and allow Chevron to pump oil, peace talks will try to end Ethiopia's civil war, Iran releases an imprisoned US citizen, and the US buys land to honor Native American massacres.
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Facts & Spin for October 6, 2022 top stories: Ukraine reports more gain and the nuclear plant may be turned back on, Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-A-Lago case, a bombing in Afghanistan kills 4, OPEC+ cuts oil production, Taiwan vows to safeguard interests through 'Chip 4', New Zealand raises interest rates, UK Home Secretary proposes asylum ban, UK PM speech disrupted, EU approves phone charger reform and Alec Baldwin reaches shooting settlement.
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Facts & Spin for October 5, 2022 top stories: Trump sues CNN for $475M, Ukraine attacks on Luhansk; while Russian lawmakers ratify annexation of four regions, Elon Musk faces Twitter backlash over his Ukraine peace plan, Elon Musk proposes buying Twitter at the original price, North Korea launches a missile over Japan, Bangladesh suffers a nationwide power blackout, A prominent radio host is assassinated in the Philippines, A report alleges systemic abuse in women's soccer, The man who recovered the Neanderthal's genome wins the Nobel Prize, and Australia targets zero-extinction for endangered species.
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Facts & Spin for October 4, 2022 top stories: Ukraine claims new gains while Russia will consult on where their border goes, Bolsonaro and Lula go to Brazil's runoff election, the Supreme Court declines to hear bumpstock and vaccine mandate cases but will take on affirmative action, Indonesia investigates a soccer stampede that killed over 100, Burkina Faso's Damiba resigns after a coup, Yemen's Truce Expires, Somalia's government says It Killed al-Shabaab's co-founder, the UK reverses its plan to cut taxes on the richest, and Tesla unveils its Optimus humanoid robot
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Facts & Spin for October 1, 2022 top stories: Putin announces annexation of four Ukraine regions, while 25 civilians are killed in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine submits an 'accelerated' NATO application, A suicide attack in Afghanistan kills at least 25, mostly women, the US House & Senate agree to avert a government shutdown, the Biden Administration changes is student loan forgiveness as GOP states sue, a Michigan election worker is charged with equipment tampering, Ginni Thomas meets with the Jan. 6 Committee, India approves equal abortion access for all women, US sanctions Chinese firms accused of Iran support, and a quarterback injury raises questions about NFL's Concussion Protocols.
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Facts & Spin for September 30, 2022 top stories: Both Russia and the US are blamed for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines, 13 are Killed as Iran strikes dissidents in Iraq, Amnesty claims that Meta owes the Rohingya reparations, Highland Park shooting survivors sue Smith & Wesson, Australia orders Optus to pay for its data breach, the Taliban will buy Russian Oil, gas, and wheat, Latin American environmentalists are reportedly most at risk of murder, the US keeps its refugee admissions cap at 125k, China's rover finds hints of catastrophic floods on Mars, and the world's first all-electric passenger plane takes flight.
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Facts & Spin for September 29, 2022 top stories: The Nord Stream pipelines seem to have been sabotaged with explosives, Biden unveils a plan to end US hunger by 2030, Crown Prince MBS is named Saudi Arabia's PM, The US hosts a summit to court pacific island nations, An Indian Muslim group disbands after getting banned, Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida, Switzerland records its worst glacial melt rate, Elon Musk claims the SEC is muzzling his tweets, China' currency sinks to a record low against the US dollar, and the Bank of England will purchase bonds amid a historic low of the pound against the dollar.
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Facts & Spin for September 28, 2022 top stories: The US Congress proposes a bill to avoid a government shutdown, Japan holds a state funeral for former PM Abe, Russian referenda in Ukraine conclude, A UN envoy says Haiti is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis, The sedition trial for Oath Keepers' leaders begins, A report says more than half of US schools are facing staff shortages, Biden's student loan forgiveness could cost $400 billion, A super typhoon sweeps across the Philippines, A chess champion accuses his rival of cheating, and NASA successfully crashes a spacecraft into an asteroid.
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Facts & Spin for September 27, 2022 top stories: Republicans are reportedly considering an impeachment vote against Biden, Arizona is allowed to enforce a near-total abortion ban, A right-wing coalition wins the Italian election, A school shooting kills at 13 in Russia as more burial sites are found in Izyum, At least 50 drown when a boat capsizes in Bangladesh, An autopsy report shows that Elijah McClain died from a forced post-arrest sedative, Russia's Yevgeny Prigozhin admits to owning the Wagner mercenary force, Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike, North Korea fires a missile ahead of US drills, Uganda's ebola outbreak spreads, and the UN claims that Australian climate inaction violated islanders' rights.
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Facts & Spin for September 24, 2022 top stories: Over 70 migrants drown off the Syrian coast, Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine vote on joining Russia, A jury rules against Project Veritas, A leak suggests that British labour party operatives undermined British democracy by sabotaging Jeremy Corbyn, The trial begins for a Trump ally accused of secretly lobbying for the United Arab Emirates, Micronesia criticizes Japan's plan to release radioactive Fukushima water, The UN requests an urgent report on south Sudan sex abuse allegations, At least 7 are killed by a blast near an Afghan mosque, Pakistan bonds plummet amid flooding and default fears, and the pound sinks as markets react to UK's tax-cutting budget.
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Facts & Spin for September 23, 2022 top stories: Hunger reportedly kills one person every four seconds, world leaders pledge billions to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners while draft protests erupt in Russia, the US claims that it killed 27 al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia, an appeals court cancels the "special master" for Trump's Mar-a-Lago records, Virginia Thomas agrees to interview with the Jan. 6 committee, the NY Attorney General sues Trump's family and business, the Fed announces its fifth interest rate hike since March, a former Khmer Rouge leader loses his genocide appeal, and a Pentagon report claims lack of oversight regarding Junior ROTC abuse.
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Facts & Spin for September 22, 2022 top stories: Putin escalates the Ukraine war with a partial military mobilization, Pentagon orders a review of its overseas social media campaigns, Biden calls for an end to political "Dark Money", the House will vote on a bipartisan election law overhaul, Trump's lawyers oppose releasing document declassification details, a former officer is sentenced to 3 years over George Floyd's death, a joint investigation says that Israel killed a journalist deliberately, China pushes for a peaceful reunification with Taiwan, the UN Chief calls for an Energy Windfall Tax on polluters, and a health panel says that US adults need routine Anxiety screening.
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Facts & Spin for September 21, 2022 top stories: The UN says all sides are committing atrocities in Ethiopia's civil war, Ukraine reports gains ahead of UN general assembly, The US sees a record-breaking 2 million southwestern border arrests, 47 people are charged for stealing $250M in COVID relief funds, Social media reportedly continue to boosts election fraud claims, 3 are killed in protests against Iran's morality police, A magnitude 7.6 earthquake rocks Mexico, Elon Musk will seen a sanctions exemption for activating Starlink over Iran, and The man convicted in the Syed murder case has his judgement overturned after 20 years in jail.
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Facts & Spin for September 20, 2022 top stories: Biden declares the pandemic 'Over', Biden reaffirms that the US would defend Taiwan if China attacks, the Taliban and US agree on a prisoner swap, Zelenskyy promises no 'lull' in Ukraine's war effort, the EU proposes suspending billions in Hungary funding, New York's Mayor supports a bill granting non-citizens voting rights, Palestinian schools strike over alleged Israeli censorship, the UN denounces the exclusion of Afghan girls from school, Yeshiva University suspends all clubs in response to SCOTUS ruling, Hurricane Fiona knocks out power to Puerto Rico, and cheetahs are reintroduced to India after 70 years.
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Facts & Spin for September 17, 2022 top stories: West Virginia passes a sweeping abortion ban, a 'Special Master' is named to oversee Trump's Mar-a-Lago files, a mass burial site is discovered near recently recaptured Izyum in Ukraine, Depositors storm banks across Lebanon, FedEx warns of a global Recession, California files an Antitrust Lawsuit against Amazon, a book claims that Trump gave serious thought to buying Greenland, Biden will meet families of Americans imprisoned in Russia, South African president Ramaphosa will be probed over 'Farmgate', and Roger Federer retires from tennis.
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Facts & Spin for September 16, 2022 top stories: Florida flies migrants to an affluent Massachusetts island, Zelenskyy is in a car crash and Russian strikes cause flooding, Sweden's PM resigns after losing election to parties on the right, Armenia and Azerbaijan negotiate a ceasefire, the WHO says that the COVID Pandemic end is in sight, US mortgage rates breach 6%, a tentative deal is reached to avoid a US rail strike, South Korea fines Google and Meta $72M for violating privacy, Patagonia's founder donates his company to fight Climate Change, and woman holds up a Beirut bank to withdraw her own savings.
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Facts & Spin for September 15, 2022 top stories: 50M People are reportedly stuck in "Modern Slavery", the US considers sanctioning China to support Taiwan, an EU court fines Google $4B for antitrust violations, the EU chief says that it's solidarity with Ukraine is unshakeable, Trump is accused of meddling in a prosecutor's office, Trump-endorsed Karoline Leavitt wins her New Hampshire GOP primary, FBI seized the phone of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, Ken Starr, who prosecuted Clinton, dies at 76, British cops are criticized for arresting anti-royal protesters, and the Boston Marathon adds an option for nonbinary runners.
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Facts & Spin for September 14, 2022 top stories: Russian officials call on Putin to resign, Dozens of Armenians killed after border clashes with Azerbaijan, A book claims that Trump vowed to remain in the White House, Lindsey Graham proposes a nationwide 15-week abortion ban, 40 more Jan. 6 subpoenas are issued, The Twitter whistleblower testifies before congress, The first US death from Monkeypox is confirmed, Human rights abuses have reportedly expanded in Myanmar, New Zealand plans to remain a monarchy after the Queen's death, and the film director Jean-Luc Godard dies by assisted suicide.
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Facts & Spin for September 13, 2022 top stories: Ukraine power stations are attacked and there's a huge blaze near Moscow, the US marks the 21st anniversary of 9/11, top Trump aides are reportedly subpoenaed, South Carolina Senate rejects a near-total abortion ban, Queen Elizabeth II is honored with a procession as Charles III is proclaimed King, Antigua and Barbuda plan a referendum to stop being part of the British monarchy, and New York declares a polio state of emergency.
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Facts & Spin for September 10, 2022 top stories: Ukrainian claims more big gains, India and China reach border deal, A new North Korea law allows nuclear first-strike, US sanctions firms over alleged Iranian drones in Ukraine, A Michigan abortion rights initiative will appear on November's ballot, Oberlin College will pay $36M to bakery racism libel, The Memphis livestream shooter appears in court, Former PM Imran Khan in indicted in Pakistan, UN selects a new human rights Chief and South Korea proposes talks with the North on separated families.
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Facts & Spin for September 9, 2022 top stories: Queen Elizabeth dies at 96, Ukraine claims major gains in surprise northeast attack, a teacher jailed for violating a court order in row over a student's pronouns, Trump-endorsed Diehl wins the Massachusetts GOP governor primary, a Nevada county official is arrested for murdering a journalist investigating him, a judge denies the Oath Keepers founder's trial delay request, Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon is indicted in New York, a Hong Kong court convicts 5 of sedition for children's books, the new UK PM will cap energy bills, and the FDA votes to approve an experimental ALS drug.
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Facts & Spin for September 8, 2022 top stories: Fauci says COVID vaccines may soon be given annually, Ukraine claims recapture of unspecified Kharkiv settlements, China approves an inhaled COVID vaccine, the US tests an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, the FBI reportedly finds foreign nuclear information at Mar-a-Lago, Juul will settle a vaping lawsuit for $438.5M, a New Mexico County Commissioner is barred for Jan. 6 involvement, the Trial for 2016 Nice truck terror attack begins, scientists create Hydrogen Fuel from air, and extreme California heat waves cause Power shortages.
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Facts & Spin for September 7, 2022 top stories: Trump is granted a special master for Mar-A-Lago documents, Trump helpers reportedly accessed a Georgia county election office, The death toll rises for a China earthquake, At least 35 civilians killed in a Burkina Faso attack, The UN declares Somalia on the brink of famine, Ukraine's largest nuclear reactor is unplugged again, The US claims that Russia is buying North Korean artillery, At least 6 are killed in a suicide attack on Russian's Afghan embassy, Israel says its army probably killed a Palestinian journalist, Chilean voters reject a new constitution, and Pelosi eyes an ambassadorship to Italy if the GOP wins the house.
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Facts & Spin for September 6, 2022 top stories: Ukraine claims modest gains, while gas prices approach record highs and the Euro falls to a 20-year low, the west is probably buying Russian oil from India, Hamas executes 5 Palestinians in Gaza, Trump calls Biden an "enemy of the state", US Border Patrol pleads with migrants to avoid dangerous crossings, 10 are stabbed to death in Canada, a California fire prompts evacuation, and a Pakistan official says rich nations should pay reparations for climate change.
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Facts & Spin for September 3, 2022 top stories: Biden calls extreme MAGA republicans a threat to US democracy, A Supreme Court spouse reportedly pressured lawmakers to challenge election results, Argentina's vice-president nearly gets assassinated, A Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of electoral fraud, Malaysia's former first lady gets 10 years for bribery, IAEA says that Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant 'had its integrity violated, The US will revise its Afghan resettlement policy, The US bans sale of AI chips to China, and 315K jobs in the US were added in August, but unemployment rose.
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Facts & Spin for September 2, 2022 top stories: Sarah Palin is loses Alaska election, Taiwan shoots down Chinese drone, China accused of crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, EU toughens travel rules for russians, The FDA authorizes updated COVID booster shots, A new California law could give fast food workers 40% more pay, US math and reading scores plummet during the pandemic, Germany will expand its military presence in the Indo-Pacific, Germany reaches a compensation agreement over the 1972 Olympic massacre and a Palestinian prisoner ends his hunger strike following a release deal
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Facts & Spin for September 1, 2022 top stories: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, dies, The DOJ accuses Trump of hiding classified documents, A secret service assistant director and Trump aide retires, Putin pays tribute to Gorbachev, Russia reportedly welcomes nuclear inspectors, Ethiopian airstrikes hit the capital of Tigray, Iran allegedly attempts to capture a US drone ship, Arizona's governor visits Taiwan to discuss semiconductors, Sri Lanka reaches a preliminary loan deal with the IMF, The last member of an isolated indigenous tribe dies in Brazil and melting Greenland ice is predicted to raise sea levels by a foot.
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Facts & Spin for August 31, 2022 top stories: Six million Afghans are at risk of famine, Ukraine launches an offensive and claims a breakthrough in Kherson, A Jan. 6 rioter is sentenced to 55 months, Kemp must testify in a Trump probe, Armed clashes erupt in Baghdad, The Solomon Islands suspends foreign naval visits, Iran threatens no nuclear deal unless an IAEA inquiry ends, Turkey says Greek missiles locked onto its jets, and an Oregon grocery store shooting kills 2.
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Facts & Spin for August 30, 2022 top stories: Libya clashes kill at least 32, Israeli strikes on Syria cause major destruction, An international team is en route to inspect the bombed Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor, The Justice Dept. has reviewed Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents, The Fed signals persistent high interest rates, T-Mobile and SpaceX team up to end cellphone dead zones, Colombia and Venezuela restore full diplomatic relations, US sends warships through the Taiwan Strait, Brazil's presidential election heats up with a first debate, and Mississippi reels from major floods.
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Facts & Spin for August 27, 2022 top stories: FBI's redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit is released, The US Government Disinformation Board is disbanded, FBI is accused of slow-walking the Hunter Biden laptop investigation, Ukraine's occupied nuclear reactor restarts as Putin orders 137K troop replenishment, Moderna sues Pfizer over mRNA vaccines, Djokovic is blocked from the US Open by US vaccination rules, The UK raises its energy price cap, Rohingya mark 5 Years since their exodus from Myanmar, Google is accused of airbrushing carbon emissions, and 33M are affected by Pakistan monsoon flooding.
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Facts & Spin for August 26, 2022 top stories: Facebook and Twitter disrupt a pro-US influence operation, California will ban sale of new gasoline cars by 2035, Biden announces up to $20k in student loan debt forgiveness, Thailand's PM is suspended in a term limit controversy, the death toll rises to 25 in an attack on Ukraine's Independence Day, a federal judge blocks part of Idaho abortion ban, the Uvalde police chief is fired over his school shooting response, Jamaican workers decry alleged exploitation in Canada, a South Korean report blames the old military government for hundreds of vagrant deaths, and Germany launches the world's first Hydrogen-Powered trains.
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Facts & Spin for August 25, 2022 top stories: The US strikes Iran-backed militias in Syria, Indian officers fired for accidentally launching a nuclear-capable missile into Pakistan, Charlie Crist will challenge Ron DeSantis for Florida's governorship, Charges are dropped against the officers involved in Rayshard Brooks's shooting, The truce breaks down in Ethiopia's civil war, Zelenskyy again predicts victory over Russia, Two are convicted of trying to kidnap Michigan's governor, Spain euthanizes a Gunman before his Trial, A Twitter wistleblower alleges major issues with security and bot accounts and Europe faces its worst drought in 500 years.
Facts & Spin for August 24, 2022 top stories: California's Governor Newsom vetoes a bill calling for legal drug injection sites, Trump seeks to block the FBI from reviewing Mar-a-Lago documents, A Kansas recount favors abortion rights, Russia blames a Ukrainian spy for a murder in Moscow, UK intelligence is accused of a tip-off causing a Sikh activist to get tortured, Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter's former CEO Jack Dorsey, Ford will appeal a $1.7B truck crash verdict, Qatar detains workers protesting late pay, Australia will investigate its former prime minister, and NASA reveals new pictures of Jupiter
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Facts & Spin for August 23, 2022 top stories: Ron DeSantis announces 20 voter fraud arrests, Anthony Fauci will step down in December,Facebook and Instagram ban a major group critical of Fauci, a missile attack kills civilians in northern Syria, the US and South Korea launch joint military drills, Somali forces end a bloody al-Shabaab hotel siege, Ukraine braces for intensified attacks following Moscow car bomb, three Arkansas cops are suspended after a video of an alleged beating, Singapore will decriminalize gay sex, the CEO of a controversial Israeli spyware company resigns, and a major security flaw affects iPhones, iPads and Macs.
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Facts & Spin for August 20, 2022 top stories: Walmart, CVS and Walgreens to pay $650M in opioid damages, Israeli troops raid Palestinian rights groups, NASA readies its giant moon rocket Artemis For its maiden flight, India will allow millions of non-locals to vote in Kashmir, fresh Ukrainan attacks are reported in Russia and Crimea, a report accuses Chinese hackers of spying, North Korea slams the South's aid-for denuclearization offer, Japan encourages young adults to drink more alcohol, Finland's PM faces backlash over her partying, and scientists discover a new method to break down "Forever Chemicals".
Facts & Spin for August 19, 2022 top stories: The DOJ is ordered to Redact and Release the Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit, A Florida teen is judged not mature enough to have an abortion, An Afghan Mosque Bombing Kills At Least 21, At Least 12 are Killed in Kharkiv as Russia Threatens to Shut Ukraine's largest nuclear plant, A UN report accuses China of forced labor, The US Begin Formal Trade Talks with Taiwan,The Secret Service reportedly Knew of Threats Against Pelosi Before Jan. 6, The CIA is Sued for Spying on Assange's London Visitors, An Indian investigative journalist is arrested over Alleged Maoist Ties, and Mexico sues US gun manufacturers for helping arm cartels.
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Facts & Spin for August 18, 2022 top stories: Republican Trump critic Liz Cheney loses her House primary, Turkey and Israel restore diplomatic relations, Brazil's former Pres. Lula leads as the Presidential campaign begins, the UN Secretary General and Turkey's President will meet Zelenskyy in Ukraine, Biden cancels $3.9B of student loans, Apple suppliers look to move from China to Vietnam, Cuba will allow some foreign investment, a de-extinction company will try to resurrect the Tasmanian Tiger, the FDA decides to allow over-the-counter hearing aids, and the CDC announces a restructuring over COVID shortcomings.
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Facts & Spin for August 17, 2022 top stories: Syria Claims that Israeli Missile Attacks Killed At Least Three Soldiers, William Ruto claims victory in Kenya's Disputed Election, Putin Accuses the US of Trying to Prolong the Ukraine War, The DOJ Opposes Releasing the Search Affidavit that led to its raid on Trump's home, A Recall of LA County's DA Fails to Qualify for the Ballot, US Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up with a Wave of Pandemic Fraud, Facebook reportedly Failed an Election Disinformation Test in Brazil, A Myanmar Court Convicts Suu Kyi of Corruption, The US further restricts Technology Exports to China, and the Saudi oil giant Aramco Makes a Record $48.4B Quarterly Profit.
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Facts & Spin for August 16, 2022 top stories: Nuclear war might kill most people on Earth, Russia is advancing in Donetsk while Ukraine strikes the headquarters of Russia's Wagner Group, more US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi did, Iran denies blame for the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, officers who were barred from guarding Derek Chauvin get $1.5M, a judge says that Giuliani is the target of an election investigation, Lt. Gov. Green wins Hawaii's Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, a gunman shoots eight in Jerusalem, the US rules out releasing the Afghan Central bank's billions, the UK becomes the first to approve an Omicron shot, and Norway's famous wild walrus Freya is killed.
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Facts & Spin for August 13, 2022 top stories: Trump is investigated for Violating the Espionage Act, The EU makes a Significant nuke-deal Concession to Iran, Zelenskyy Condemns Military Leaks and the world fears nuclear leaks, Blinken visits in Rwanda, An alleged IS terrorist is arrested in London, An Ex-Cop gets 87 Months for January 6 riots, A man is killed trying to Break Into an FBI Office Killed, The US Treasury wants to avoid increase middle-income Audits, The UK will launch polio boosters after the Virus is Found in Sewage, and a Vast DNA Database is being developed.
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Facts & Spin for August 12, 2022 top stories: A Twitter employee is found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia, Walgreens is found guilty of contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis, Russia claims control of Pisky, dozens are killed are killed in Sierra Leone inflation protests, an armed Beirut man holds bank staff hostage to withdraw his savings, a Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate wins his Wisconsin primary, Congressman Scott Perry says FBI seized his phone, two ex-JP Morgan metals traders are convicted of fraud, a new Langya Virus infects dozens in China, and the Arctic is found to warm 4 times faster than the global average.
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Facts & Spin for August 11, 2022 top stories: A court rules that the House can obtain Trump's tax returns, Taiwan begins Live-Fire Drills as China extends its war games and Withdraws its promise not to send troops, three Palestinians are killed during an Israeli West Bank raid, Zelenskyy says the war must end with Crimea liberated, while at least 13 are killed in Dnipropetrovsk, Trump takes the Fifth in a N.Y. probe, the Jan. 6 Committee meets with Pompeo and Mastriano, Biden Signs a bill to boost microchip production, the Department of Justice is reportedly planning an Anti-Trust Lawsuit against Google, and a Grand Jury declines to indict a woman over Emmett Till's murder.
Facts & Spin for August 10, 2022 top stories: The FBI raids Trump's Mar-a-Lago Home, The Michigan Attorney General Requests an Investigation into her Trump-Backed Opponent, Biden is ending Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Program, Russia Suspends US Inspections of its Nuclear Arsenals, Colombia swears in its First-Ever Leftist President, A Top Pakistan Taliban Leader is Killed in Afghanistan, Biden May Have Overstated the Role of Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri, Democrats Ask Wyoming Voters to Consider Backing Cheney in the Republican Primary, Ahmaud Arbery's Killers are Sentenced to Life in Prison, and Rescuers Race to Free 10 Trapped Mexican Miners.
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Facts & Spin for August 9, 2022 top stories: The Senate passes Biden's climate and tax package, Ukraine strikes Russian-controlled bridges while the UN head says nuclear plant attacks are suicidal, Amnesty stands by its Ukraine criticism but regrets causing distress, China announces new military drills near Taiwan, Blinken kicks off an Africa tour, a ceasefire ends three days of violence in Gaza, a Republican who voted to impeach Trump wins his Washington primary, the FBI claims the murder of four muslims in New Mexico are linked, the UK's Met Police strip-searched 650 kids in two years, the actor Kevin Spacey must pay $31M for sexual misconduct, and Amazon will buy iRobot.
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Facts & Spin for August 6, 2022 top stories: Zelenskyy condemns Amnesty International for criticizing Ukraine, China halts military & climate cooperation and sanctions Pelosi after her Taiwan trip, Israel strikes Gaza and kills an Islamic jihad leader, A UN report accused Rwanda backing Congo rebels, A top Iraq cleric calls for dissolution of Parliament and early elections, US job growth tops forecasts and unemployment falls to 3.5%, A Florida state attorney is suspended for declining to enforce state laws, FBI director Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the US government declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency, and the coral cover in regions of the Great Barrier Reef are the best in 36 years.
Facts & Spin for August 5, 2022 top stories: The UN will investigate whose attack killed Ukrainian POWs, Trump-backed Tudor Dixon wins her Michigan GOP primary, 4 Officers are charged over Breonna Taylor's death, The US Border Patrol will investigate alleged confiscation of Sikh turbans, Scientists restore dead pig organs to life, Brittney Griner is sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison, The US sanctions Putin's reputed girlfriend, The DOJ subpoenas a former Trump White House counsel, OPEC+ makes the smallest oil output increase in its history, and the NFL punishes the Dolphins owner for tampering
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Facts & Spin for August 4, 2022 top stories: Russia accuses the US of direct involvement in the Ukraine war, Burkina Faso admits to killing civilians in an air raid, EU and US envoys push for talks to settle the Tigray conflict, Rashida Tlaib wins her Democratic primary, the Senate passes the stalled Veterans Act, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court approves a mail-in voting expansion, Biden will sign a second executive order on abortion access, the Justice Dept. sues Idaho over their abortion ban, Kansas votes to keep the right to abortion in its Constitution, and British Petroleum triples its profits as British energy prices keep rising.
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Facts & Spin for August 3, 2022 top stories: A US drone strikes kills Al-Qaeda's leader, A Capitol Rioter gets 7 years in jail, Democrats allege coverup of deleted Jan. 6 texts, A Trump-backed lawmaker runs for Arizona Sec. of State, Russia is accused of using a nuclear power plant as a shield, New Kosovo-Serbia border rules are postponed, A climate study says that the risk of human extinction is dangerously underexplored, Kamala Harris announces $1B for climate resilience projects, Joe Manchin supports Biden's inflation bill in exchange for a pipeline, and California is the third US state to declare a monkeypox emergency.
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Facts & Spin for August 2 2022 top stories: The US House passes an assault rifle ban, the Indiana Senate passes a near-total abortion ban, Biden tests positive for COVID again, the Yemen truce is set to expire August 2, the Myanmar Junta extends their emergency rule, Ukraine exports its first grain by ship since the war started, Nancy Pelosi is expected to irk China by visiting Taiwan, Beirut port silos collapse, two people are killed by UN Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Deshaun Watson is suspended for sexual misconduct and a man with an AK-47 is accused of trying to harm an exiled Iranian journalist.
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Facts & Spin for July 30 2022 top stories: The Biden administration will close some gaps in the southern border wall, Whistleblowers claim that the FBI exaggerates domestic terrorism, Manchin and Schumer announce a major economic package, 40 Ukrainian's POW's are killed and both sides blame each other, Biden speaks with Xi Jinping as tension grows over Taiwan, Democrats will propose a Congressional stock trading ban,An ex-child bride is among women executed in Iran, A Hawaii couple is accused of identity theft and espionage, The UN said COVID and conflicts have halted progress against AIDS, and historic floods kill at least 16 in Kentucky.
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Facts & Spin for July 29 2022 top stories: 15 are killed in Kongo protests against UN troops, the UK warns of higher nuclear war risk while Ukraine tries to re-take Kherson, North Korea says it's ready to mobilize its nuclear deterrent, protesters storm the Iraqi Parliament, Dems push to allow foreign aid for abortions, the US economy shrinks for the second straight quarter, triggering recession fears, the Senate passes a bill to boost microchip production, Alex Jones is on trial for calling the Sandy Hook shooting fake, ABC's "The View" apologizes for saying conservatives invited nazis, and a troop of monkeys wound almost 50 Japanese.
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Facts & Spin for July 28 2022 top stories: The Taliban negotiates for 9 billion frozen dollars, Ukraine strikes a key bridge in Russian-occupied Kherson while Russia gains in the east, Trump is accused of deleting criticism of rioters from his speech, the Department of Justice is reportedly investigating Trump's inner circle, a magnitude-7 earthquake kills at least 5 in the Philippines, Tunisia adopts a new constitution with low voter turnout, Macron visits West Africa, a senior republican accuses China of trying to infiltrate the Fed, and a NYC 'Central Park Five' co-defendant is exonerated after 3 decades.
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Facts & Spin for July 27 2022 top stories: The European Commission approves a monkeypox vaccine, Indiana mulls banning abortion, Russia will further cut gas to Europe and indicates intention to overthrow Zelenskyy, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov continues touring Africa, Myanmar executes four democracy activists, Japan executes a mass murderer, India gets a new president while Thailand keeps their Prime Minister, Truss debates Sunak to succeed Boris Johnson while their host faints, and the Fed is expected to raise interest rates again to fight inflation.
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Facts & Spin for July 26 2022 top stories: Experts think they've found the cause of the mysterious child hepatitis outbreak, The US logs its first polio case since 2013, Ukraine claims it will recapture Kherson by September, Russia's foreign minister tours Africa, A police raid on a Brazilian favela leaves at least 18 dead, Two Palestinians are killed in a West Bank gun battle, Iran claims to have arrested Israel-linked saboteurs, The Jan. 6 Committee could subpoena Clarence Thomas's wife, An ex-Coinbase manager is charged in the first-Ever crypto insider trading case, Pope Francis travels to Canada to apologize to Indigenous communities, and Singapore carries out its fifth execution since March.
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Facts & Spin for July 23 2022 top stories: Ukraine grain export treaty signed, The House passes a contraception access bill, Biden announces a $37B public safety plan, A GOP gubernatorial candidate is atttacked at a NY campaign event, A man is convicted of killing a Man of klling a retired St. Louis Police Captain, Sri Lanka's military cracks down on protests, The January 6 hearings continue for an 8th day, Steve Bannon is found guilty of contempt of Congress, Trucker protests shut Oakland's port, and the BBC pays damages for slandering a royal nanny.
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Facts & Spin for July 22 2022 top stories: Biden Tests Positive for COVID, Iraq blames Turkey for killing 8 with shelling, Syrian refugees fear Turkey's so-called voluntary return plan, a UN agency accuses Belarusian officials of faking a plane bomb threat, the Senate Introduces a bipartisan election reform bill, China's Uber is fined $1.2B for breaking cybersecurity laws, Panama faces Shortages as protests enter their 3rd week, 4 men are indicted for letting 53 die in a Texas truck, Fauci announces plans to step down in two years, and Australians are asked to work from home during a COVID spike.
Facts & Spin for July 21 2022 top stories: The US House passes a gay marriage bill, a Trump-backed candidate wins his Maryland primary, Putin accuses Ukraine of violating a preliminary peace deal, China warns Pelosi not to visit Taiwan, Sri Lanka gets a new president, the EU requests its members to cut their gas use, Sunak and Truss will replace Boris Johnson, Trump allegedly tries to use a census question for political gain, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is arrested for protesting, and charges as dropped in a controversial New York murder case.
Facts & Spin for July 20 2022 top stories: Iran claims the ability to make a nuclear bomb, a judge blocks West Virginia's abortion ban, a US airstrike kills two al-Shabab members in Somalia, Pence Breaks with Trump in his Arizona governor endorsement, Biden signs an executive order on wrongful detentions abroad, charges are dropped against Colbert staffers who were arrested inside the Capitol, US lawmakers denounce Israel's Blacklisting of Palestinian NGOs, Putin meeds other leaders in Iran and Russia's Gazprom warns it may halt gas deliveries, the EU launches membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia, scorching heat and and fires roast Europe, and Biden considers declaring a climate emergency.
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Facts & Spin for July 19 2022 top stories: Top Ukrainian officials are accused of Treason, A report on the Uvalde shooting is released, The transgender swimmer Lia Thomas is nominated as NCAA Woman of the Year, An Australian teenager dies in a Syrian prison, Mexico arrests a drug Lord and the US calls for extradition, Pakistan's former prime minister pushes for an early election, and Ghana announces an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus.
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Facts & Spin for July 16 2022 top stories: The House passes a $839B military bill, An Indiana doctor is investigated for a child rape victim abortion, Italy's prime minister announces his resignation, The death Toll from a Ukraine strike rises to 23, The secret service reportedly deleted text messages from Jan. 5 and 6, Manchin won't support Biden's climate and tax plans, US Inflation Hits 9.1%, An ex-CIA engineer is convicted of the largest data theft in agency history, Uber is sued over sexual assault claims, and the UK issues its first-ever "red extreme" heat wave warning
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Facts & Spin for July 15 2022 top stories: John Bolton admits to planning coups abroad, a Haiti gang war kills dozens and traps thousands, France prepares to withdraw from Mali, Russia and Ukraine make progress negotiating grain export, Amazon's Ring gave doorbell footage to police without consent, a South Carolina attorney is indicted for murder, Germany to will stop buying Russian coal and oil, the US signs an anti-Iran pledge with Israel and discusses a cooperative relationship with Mexico, and the battle to succeed Boris Johnson's heats up.
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Facts & Spin for July 14 2022 top stories: The World Health Organization says that sex isn't limited to male or female, US officials warn of a new COVID variant surge, pig hearts are transplanted into humans, the Department of Justice creates a task force for abortion access, Emergency is declared in Sri Lanka as its president flees, Ukraine and Russia agree to discuss grain exports for the first time, the UN extends cross-border aid to Syria, China says that the US is a security risk in South China Sea, Starbucks closes 16 stores over crime and drug use, and US and Chinese emissions reportedly caused $3.7T in climate damage.
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Facts & Spin for July 13 2022 top stories: A BBC report accuses the UK of Afghan war crimes, Russia heavily shells Mykolaiv and US blamed for 43 civilian deaths, Murdered Shinzo Abe's party scores a big election win, FDA is sought for a prescription-free birth control pill, The dollar overtakes the euro, A leak suggests that Uber knowingly broke laws, The Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline shots down for maintenance, The January 6 hearings continue, A retired general is suspended over a tweet mocking Jill Biden, and NASA releases the first images from it's new $10Bn space telescope
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Facts & Spin for July 12 2022 top stories: US border patrol didn't whip migrants after all, A watchdog is asked to investigate US tax audits of McCabe and Comey, Wisconsin Supreme Court bans ballot drop boxes, Russia is accused of trying to Annex Kharkiv and killing 15 civilians, Ukrainian troops Arrive in the UK for training, Russia vetoes a UN resolution on cross-border aid to Syria, Elon Musk pushes to not buy Twitter after all, South African bar attacks kill at least 21, and corruption and hush money scandals rock soccer and pro wrestling.
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Facts & Spin for July 9 2022 top stories: The former Japanese Mrime Minister is shot dead, Biden signs an executive order protecting abortion, Texas' Governor orders illegal migrants back to the border, the UK announces seizure of Yemen-bound Iranian weapons, the US imposes new sanctions on Iran, move Ukraine civilians are killed amidst warnings of a humanitarian disaster, the Treasury Department is accused of withholding suspicious transactions by Hunter Biden, the US charges a Haitian man with kidnapping, a Theranos executive is found guilty of fraud, and a judge reinstates protections for endangered species.
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Facts & Spin for July 8 2022 top stories: The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces his resignation, Biden tries to revive his economic agenda with Manchin's support and pushes student loan relief, Russia appears to pause in Ukraine as Putin warns the war is yet to start in earnest, Russia pockets $24B from selling energy to China and India, US and UK intel leaders warn of game-changing Chinese threats, Another July 4 mass shooting was foiled in Virginia, California's governor runs ads in Florida attacking DeSantis, Biden awards a Medal of Honor to four Vietnam war veterans, and the European Union decides that natural gas is a green investments.
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Facts & Spin for July 7 2022 top stories: Scientists discover new exotic particles, Ukraine encourages Donetsk civilians to evacuate, The July 4th shooter is charged with murdering 7, A judge refuses to to block Missisippi's abortion ban, Arizona is sued over its new election law, Trump allies are subpoenaed in Georgia's election probe, The US discusses economic challenges with China as Biden considers cutting Trump tariffs, Dutch police fire at tractor during farmer protests, Canada agrees to pay billions over child abuse claims, A judge clears West distributors from blame over West Virginia's opioid crisis, and the late Broncos Star Demaryius Thomas suffered CTE brain damage.
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Facts & Spin for July 6 2022 top stories: Large massacres take place in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, Sweden and Finland move closer to NATO while Russia consolidates in Ukraine, hackers claim to have stolen personal data on a billion Chinese, Canada is denied access to the trial of a Chinese-Canadian billionaire, Brittney Griner pleads to Biden for help from a Russian jail, Sri Lanka runs out of fuel while bargaining with the International Monetary Fund, India's top court orders a politician to apologize for prophet remarks, Keir Starmer announces support for a Brexit resolution, and Emergency is declared for drought-stricken Northern Italy.
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Facts & Spin for July 5 2022 top stories: A mass shooting kills at least 6 at an Illinois July 4th parade, Three are shot dead in a Danish mall, At least 18 are killed in Uzbek unrest, Russia finishes capturing the Luhansk region and turns to Donetsk, 4 are charged for letting 53 die in a Texas truck, Florida's and Kentucky's abortion bans, Akron is in a state of emergency after police shooting protests, FBI offers a $100k reward for Information on the Cryptoqueen, Protesters set fire to a Libyan parliament building, West African leaders lift sanctions on Mali, The US reports that Israel probably killed a Palestinian journalist, and an Italian glacier collapse kills at 6 and 15 remain missing.
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Facts & Spin for July 2 2022 top stories: The Supreme Court rules that Biden can end Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy and will review states' powers in federal elections, Biden will reportedly nominate an anti-abortion judge, Russian missiles allegedly kill at least 19 in Odesa, the latest US-Iran nuclear negotiations end without a breakthrough, New Zealand classifies Proud Boys as terrorists, Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong, the US GDP drops more than expected, and the Department of Justice will investigate the NYPD special victims division.
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Facts & Spin for July 1 2022 top stories: The Supreme Court restricts Native American sovereignty, restricts the Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate carbon dioxide emission, and swears in Justice Ketanji Jackson, the UK pledges another billion pounds in military support to Ukraine while fighting rages on, the FCC calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, Ben & Jerry's ice cream will continue being sold in the West Bank after all, a crypto hedge fund goes bust, and ex-GOP representative Fortenberry is sentenced to probation.
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Facts & Spin for June 30 2022 top stories: Reports say that 300 thousand people were killed in the Syrian civil war and 450 thousand people were killed in the Colombian civil war, three Democrat-backed candidates are defeated in Colorado's Republican primaries, the Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use a Republican-drawn map, and sides with doctors convicted of overprescribing opioids, the G7 pledges to rebuild Ukraine while Russia calls NATO's expansion destabilizing, A Scottish leader calls for voting for independence from England, a prison fire kills at least 51 in Colombia, the NATO summit begins In Madrid, Ernst & Young are fined $100M over cheating on ethics exams and the EU agrees to cut greenhouse emission.
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Facts & Spin for June 29 2022 top stories: Drugstores ration oral contraceptives, 46 dead migrants are found in a truck in Texas, the US kills a leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria, the death toll rises after a Ukraine shopping mall is struck, Biden's pick to lead ICE withdraws, the Jan. 6 Hearings continue for a 6th day, a New York law letting non-citizens vote is struck down, Federal agents seized a Trump lawyer's phone, India arrests a journalist over a 2018 tweet, and the Iran nuclear talks will resume in Quatar.
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Facts & Spin for June 28 2022 top stories: Millions of Yemenis will go hungry as the UN slashes food aid, hackers steal $100M in crypto, the Ukraine war refocuses on Lysychansk while 11 are allegedly killed in a shopping mall strike, the Supreme Court backs prayer by a school coach, a Colombia bullfighting accident kills 6, Ecuadorians protest ahead of an impeachment vote, sanctions cause Russia to default on its debt, 2 are shot dead at an Oslo gay bar, a man is arrested after allegedly slapping Rudy Giuliani on the back, Iran Launches a satellite as nuclear talks are set to restart, and Prince Charles accepted a suitcase with 1M Euros in cash.
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Facts & Spin for June 25 2022 top stories: The US Supreme Court overturns Roe versus Wade and a concealed carry ban, a lower court upholds the Arkansas anti-BDS Law, Ukraine will withdraw from Severodonetsk, the UN claims Israeli forces shot the journalist Abu Akleh, the White House proposes changes to Title IX, the US will provide $6B in student debt relief, a US woman is treated in Spain after Malta denied her Abortion and 7 die of meningitis in Florida.
Facts & Spin for June 24 2022 top stories: The FDA plans to reduce nicotine levels and ban Juul e-cigarettes, EU leaders approve Ukraine candidate status while Russia joins the BRICS summit, two Mexican Jesuit priests are killed in church, a $3.25M settlement is reached for the accidental shooting of Daunte Wright, the Jan 6 hearings continue, a former Democratic candidate for Florida governor is indicted, The Fed Chair warns of recession, traces of Polio are found in London sewage, and the French High Court rules against Burkini swimwear.
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Facts & Spin for June 23 2022 top stories: Afghan earthquake kills over 1,000, bipartisan gun legislation clears a first Senate vote, Russia allegedly advances in Eastern Ukraine but takes significant losses on Snake Island, 8 are killed and 38 kidnapped in Nigeria church attacks, the Supreme Court rules that public funds can go to religious schools and that a Roundup settlement still stands, a Trump-backed candidate wins her Alabama Senate primary runoff, the average US home price hits $407k as sales slump, Israel's government collapses, and US and Iranian warships nearly collide.
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Facts & Spin for June 22 2022 top stories: Hundreds of civilians are massacred in both Ethiopia and Mali, Russia threatens retaliation as Lithuania blocks imports to Kaliningrad, Biden considers a gas tax holiday, International rugby bans trans women, Japan upholds its gay marriage ban, Canada to ban harmful plastics next year, Catastrophic floods Inundate India and Bangladesh, the trophy tooth of a murdered Congolese leader is returned by Belgium, and Dzalamidze changes nationality to play at Wimbledon.
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Facts & Spin for June 21 2022 top stories: Texas GOP Claims Biden wasn't Legitimately Elected, Transgender swimmers are internationally banned, Biden hosts climate talks as gas prices and inflation soar, Colombia elects its first leftist president, Macron loses his parliamentary majority, Russia's alleged grain blockade is called a war crime, violence is worsening in the Congo, the UK sees its biggest train strike in 30 years, American cities see more weekend shootings, Colbert staff are arrested for trespassing in a Capitol building, and US mortgage rates have their biggest 1-week jump in 35 years.
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Facts & Spin for June 18 2022 top stories: The UK approves extradition of Julian Assange to the US, three Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid, a senior ISIS leader is captured In Syria, the EU President backs Ukraine's EU candidacy, DeSantis declines COVID vaccines for young kids, Biden signs an executive order on LGBTQ+ rights, a man is indicted for attempting to assassinate a Supreme Court judge, UK inflation reaches 11%, and DC trolls Saudi Arabia by naming their embassy's street after Jamal Khashoggi.
Facts & Spin for June 17 2022 top stories: US abortions rise for the the first time in 30 years, US border agents will face disciplinary actions even though they didn't whip migrants, the Israeli police avoid punishment for misconduct at Abu Akleh's funeral, Western leaders Visit Kyiv while Russia and China pledge mutual support, the Indonesian trade minister is fired over palm oil backlash, the January 6 hearings continue and Capitol tour footage is released, hundreds of car crashes are blamed on autopilots, the EU signs a gas deal with Israel and Egypt, and Biden criticizes oil companies for high profit margins.
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Facts & Spin for June 16 2022 top stories: Google settles a gender discrimination lawsuit for $118M, A British plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is paused at the last minute, The UN human rights chief will step down after her controversial China visit, Biden Announces another billion in Ukraine aid as fighting continues, A jailed Kremlin critic is moved to an unknown location, The US Open will be open to Russian players, Denmark and Canada resolve their dispute over an arctic island, The FED makes the greatest interest rate hike since 1994, Michael Avenatti will plead guilty to stealing millions from clients, and a New York court rules that an elephant isn't a person.
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Facts & spin for June 15 2022 top stories: Hollywood pledges to control onscreen gun violence, 79 are reportedly killed in a jihadist massacre in Burkina Faso, A new mass grave is discovered outside Kyiv and Ukrainian shelling allegedly kills 5 civilians, Cuba jails hundreds for anti-government protests, The Jan. 6 Hearings continue, The Supreme Court makes a controversial ruling about tribal courts, US stocks and crypto continue sinking, Russian's former McDonald's restaurants reopen with a new name, The SpaceX launch passes a rigorous environmental review and Microsoft pledges to respect the Activision Blizzard unionization effort.
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Facts & spin for June 14 2022 top stories: Google suspends an engineer who claimed their AI chatbot was sentient, the US ends COVID test requirement for international travelers, tens of thousands rally against gun violence while the Senate unveils a bipartisan gun framework, Syria halts flights after Israel destroys runways with missiles, a Bolivian court sentences the former President to jail for a coup, the Left threatens Macron's majority in French elections, Russia is a accused of more war crimes in Ukraine, a judge temporarily halts investigations into families of trans youth, 31 members of a far-right group are arrested at an Idaho Pride event, and a court allows Britain to send migrants to Rwanda.
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Facts & spin for June 11 2022 top stories: NASA will study UFOs, two British fighters are sentenced to death in Ukraine, The Belgian King expresses regret for Congo atrocities, Turkey warns Greece to demilitarize Aegean islands, the US will to reopen a diplomatic line for Palestine, a Mich. GOP candidate is arrested over January 6, the Department of Justice probes Louisiana for alleged racism and brutality, the FBI probes a general for Qatar lobbying, there's an explosion at a US natural gas plant, and the UK considers ending smoking by 2030.
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Facts & spin for June 10 2022 top stories: The Disinformation Governance Board allegedly spread disinformation, the US reportedly failed to assess civilians killed by US weapons in Yemen, Iran dismantles nuclear monitoring systems, Zelenskyy says the fate of Donbas hangs on the battle for Severodonetsk, Moderna says a new vaccine protects against Omicron, the House passes a gun bill likely to fail in the Senate, but delays a bill to provide security for Supreme Court judges, DeSantis' press secretary registers as a foreign agent, the FBI is sued for over $1 Bn over the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal, and the EU will make the USB-C port the one port to rule them all. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for June 9 2022 top stories: FDA advisors recommend a new mRNA-free COVID vaccine, San Francisco recalls its progressive District Attorney, the White House defends Biden's Saudi Arabia trip, China is accused of building a Cambodian naval base, Russia claims it controls 97% of Donbas, the Department of Homeland Security warns of extremist threats ahead of the midterms, New York tightens gun control, a judge rejects Louisiana's Republican-drawn congressional map, an American woman pleads guilty to aiding ISIS, Assault lawsuits mount against Deshaun Watson, and Senators introduce a bill to regulate cryptocurrencies. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for June 8 2022 top stories: A company drops its taser drone plans after its ethics board resigns, Fox News won't air the January 6 committee hearings, Biden considers lifting tariffs on China and boosting the solar panel industry, British workers start world's biggest trial of a four-day work week, a Chinese military jet allegedly cuts off an Australian one and dumps debris into its engine, the Indian government sparks backlash over insulting comments about Islam, Kazakhstan changes its constitution, Israel's parliament rejects a controversial law protecting West Bank settlers, Russia accuses Ukraine of killing Donetsk civilians while both sides exchange bodies, and Iraq sentences a British geologist to 15 years for smuggling artifacts.
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Facts & spin for June 7 2022 top stories: The Department of Justice charges Proud Boys with seditious conspiracy but for declines contempt charges against Meadows and Scavino, Mexico's President boycotts the Americas Summit, gunmen massacre at least 50 in a Nigerian church, at least 41 die in a Bangladesh fire, the UK will send long-range artillery to Ukraine despite Russian warnings, a Georgetown law professor is reinstated after his tweets were investigated, the Special Olympics drop their vaccination mandate to avoid a Florida fine, five baseball players decline to wear a pride logo, an Australian court orders Google to pay for defamation of a former politician, and Elon Musk claims Twitter violated its sell-deal by witholding fake user data.
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Facts & spin for June 4 2022 top stories: The US military confirms cyber-attacking Russia, a house panel debates gun control, Russia vows to continue fighting as Ukraine claims gains, OPEC agrees to increase oil output, Elon Musk allegedly wants a 10% Tesla staff cut, a Trump-backed candidate reportedly gives documents to the January 6 committee while a former Trump aide is indicted for contempt of Congress, a grand jury investigating Trump hears from Raffensperger, and South Korea's conservatives win big in local elections.
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Facts & spin for June 3 2022 top stories: Turkey announces plans to invade northern Syria and to change its name, Elon Musk bans remote work at Tesla and SpaceX, Biden lifts Trump-era Cuba flight restrictions, 20% of Ukraine is now under Russian control, FBI accuses Iran of hacking a children's hospital, the US will cancel $5.8b in debt for Corinthian college students, British Columbia will decriminalize some drugs, the Buffalo mass-shooter is charged with domestic terrorism, and a Brooklyn subway shooting victim sues the gun maker Glock.
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Facts & spin for June 2 2022 top stories: Iran reportedly has enough uranium to make a nuclear weapon, a Clinton campaign lawyer is acquitted of lying to the FBI about Trump-Russia ties, Ukrainian forces largely withdraw from Severodonetsk, Denmark votes to join the EU Defense Policy, Israel and the United Arab Emirates sign a trade deal, the Supreme Court blocks counting undated Pennsylvania mail-in ballots, the hunt for the leaker of the draft Supreme Court abortion decision turns to cellphones, the Department of Justice seeks power to reinstate mask mandates, stocks fall amidst rising oil prices, interest rates and inflation fears, and record-breaking Mexican hurricane Agatha kills at least 11.
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Facts & spin for June 1 2022 top stories: Trudeau proposes a handgun ownership freeze, Most of Severodonetsk falls under Russian control, Colombia's presidential election heads to runoff, Taiwan plans to deepen ties with the US, Trump's aid Peter Navarro gets subpoenaed by the January 6 committee, Eurozone inflation hits a new record, EU leaders agree to embargo Russian oil with an exception for Hungary, Pope Francis appoints 21 new cardinals, The FDA blames strawberries for a hepatitis A outbreak, and the Mona Lisa is targeted by a climate change protester with a cake.
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Facts & spin for May 31 2022 top stories: A 5th Grader is arrested for threatening a mass shooting, the police response is getting reviewed for the Texas school shooting, a plane crash kills 21 in Nepal, Iran seizes two Greek oil tankers, Russian forces advance in Severodonetsk, the UN Human Rights Chief challenges China's Uyghur policies, PRC Agreements with Pacific Islands Yield Mixed Results, Israeli officials call nationalists terrorists, Trump's Federal lawsuit against New York's attorney general is dropped, Twitter shareholders sue Elon Musk, a former Louvre Museum director is charged with art trafficking, and the Uvalde mass shooting causes baseball anthem protests.
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Facts & spin for May 28 2022 top stories: The NRA opens a gun convention in Texas days after the school shooting, Blinken lays out the US strategy against China, Russia advances in Donbas and is accused of intent to commit genocide, lawyers accuse Israel of murder in the International Criminal Court, Trump loses appeal against having to testify, a republican congressman pushes back against the Jan. 6 committee, Jack Dorsey quits Twitter's board, a Russian businessman's British mansion is raided, the UK pushes an oil windfall tax, and the G7 tries to keep climate action on track.
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Facts & spin for May 27 2022 top stories: Trump allegedly approved of a 'Hang Mike Pence' chant, over a million Afghan kids could face severe malnutrition, 11 newborns die in a hospital fire, A Trump-supported candidate wins the Texas Attorney General primary, Oz & McCormick head to recount in Pennsylvania, Biden may have killed the Iran deal by keeping the Revolutionary Guard blacklisted, China pushes a major deal with Pacific Islands, Twitter is fined $150M for deceptive practices, commercial firms win spy satellite contracts, and the US army proposes renaming 9 bases with Confederate names. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 26 2022 top stories: Southern Baptists mishandled hundreds of sex abuse allegations, primaries deliver a mixed bag for Trump-backed candidates, Donbas fighting intensifies as the World Bank warns of recession, a downed drone kills several people in Yemen, files alleging abuse of Uyghurs are leaked during a UN China visit, North Korea launches an ICBM after Biden leaves Asia, California may allow parents to sue if kids get social media addicted, Ricky Gervais is under fire for Netflix trans jokes, a new policy requires cops to intervene if they witness abuse by colleagues, Michigan might disqualify 5 Republican candidates, and Jen Psaki joins MSNBC. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 25 2022 top stories: 15 schoolkids are shot dead in Texas, an Iraqi citizen is arrested for allegedly plotting to murder GW Bush, A New Yorker gets $7M for being wrongfully jailed for 23 years, the Taliban enforces face-covering for female TV anchors, there's severe fighting around Severodonetsk, it's rumored that Putin survived an assassination attempt, a Russian diplomat says he's ashamed of his country and quits, two Trump officials are accused of abusing their power for money, Madison Cawthorn gets investigated by the House Ethics Panel, and Starbucks leaves Russia and Airbnb leaves China. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 24 2022 top stories: Syria accuses the US of war crimes and Ukraine convicts a Russian of war crimes, Iran accuses Israel of terrorism, Australia gets a new prime minister, Nancy Pelosi is banned from Communion for abortion support, Biden launches an new Indo-Pacific trade pact, the US Military flies in baby formula, Trump Pays a $110K fine and his ex lawyer meets the January 6 Committee, a former German Chancellor leaves a Russian oil company, and at least six die in Canadian storms. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 21 2022 top stories: Boeing successfully launches its first spacecraft, the House passes a controversial domestic terrorism act, Biden visits South Korea, Russia claims full control of Mariupol, Biden invokes the Defense Production Act to make baby formula, the January 6 Committee presses a Georgia Republican about offering Capitol tours, a 9-1-1 dispatcher allegedly hung up on a whispering caller during the Buffalo shooting, SpaceX allegedly paid $250K to settle an harassment claim against Elon Musk, and Boris Johnson won't face more fines for his Covid parties.
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Facts & spin for May 20 2022 top stories: The US Disinformation Governance Board is dissed and discontinued, Elon Musk vows to start voting Republican, an unusual monkeypox outbreak is confirmed in the US and Europe, the US eases sanctions on Cuba, Mariupol falls under Russian Control while the UN warns of food shortages, Madison Cawthorn loses his Republican primary while Idaho Governor Little wins his against his own lieutenant, Gas prices average over $4 a gallon in every state for the first time, US soccer agrees to equal pay, MLB Suspends Matt Harvey for 60 games over an opioid scandal, and a Russian gymnast gets banned for a year for wearing the letter "Z". Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 19 2022 top stories: A drug-smuggling tunnel links San Diego with Tijuana, FBI investigates a Dallas shooting as an anti-Asian hate crime, US successfully tests a hypersonic missile, a Democrat wins the Pennsylvania senate primary days after a stroke, a Clinton lawyer is on trial for lying about Trump, Starbucks will cover abortion travel, McDonald's will exit Russia, the FDA makes a deal with Abbott to ease baby formula shortage, Kiev's first war crimes trial starts, and Sri Lanka's parliament reconvenes amidst crisis.
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Facts & spin for May 18 2022 top stories: Congress holds its first UFO hearing in 50 years, Ukrainian fighters surrender in Mariupol, US to decides to deploy troops to to Somalia, Liz Cheney accuses house Republicans of enabling white supremacy, Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning protests outside private residences, Somalia's ex-president makes a comeback, Yemen's Sanaa airport reopens after 6 years of war, and Taiwan's president condemns a California church shooting. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 17 2022 top stories: The Buffalo mass shooting that killed 10 is deemed a hate crime, new shootings in Milwaukee injure 21, Palestinians mark 74th "catastrophe day" amidst outrage after journalist killing, Hezbollah seems to be losing ground in the Lebanese election, Russia warns Sweden and Finland about joining NATO while the EU pressures Hungary over Russian oil, the Saudi oil giant Aramco almost doubles its profits, one Pennsylvania senate candidate gets endorsed by Trump while another has a stroke, and a Margaret Thatcher statue gets egged within hours being unveiled. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 14 2022 top stories: Elon Musk says his Twitter buy is on hold, the Texas law against social media censorship is reinstated, Turkey opposes Sweden and Finland joining it in NATO, at least 500 deaths are uncovered at US schools for Native American children, Russian gains ground in Luhansk and the EU commits another $500M to arming Ukraine, the Jan. 6 Committee subpoenas 5 House republicans and gets Biden's approval for reading 23K Trump documents, Qatar's leader pushes to save the Iran nuclear deal, Hong Kong arrests Roman Catholic Cardinal, and British ambulance waiting times are killing people. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 13 2022 top stories: Finland says yes to NATO, Arizona executes a schizophrenic prisoner, over 20 people are shot during 24 hours in Chicago, the US indicts a Haitian gang leader over kidnapping, the US denies supporting Taiwan independence, North Korea declares Omicron a national emergency, a judge blocks DeSantis electoral map, the Trump organization sells a DC hotel for $375M, the House allows its staffers to unionize, and Earth reportedly has a 50% chance of breaching the 1.5 degree centigrade warming threshold by 2026.
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Facts & spin for May 12 2022 top stories: A Hollywood lawyer paid $2M of Hunter Biden's taxes, Israel is accused of shooting a journalist, an Ecuador prison riot kills at least 40, Elon Musk says he'll lift Trump's Twitter ban, Russian troops are driven from Kharkiv and Ukraine halts Russian gas shipments, South Korea swears in a new president, Trump gets mixed Results in GOP primaries, the UK scraps its Irish border deal with the EU, an inquiry is launched into a black man's death in Scottish police custody, and El Salvador's president plans a Crypto Utopia. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 11 2022 top stories: Taiwan abandons its 'zero covid' policy, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister resigns, Biden promises more money for Ukraine, a German airline is criticized for banning Jews from flight over mask dispute, Bitcoin crashes as the stock market continues south, 40% of US baby formula supplies are out of stock, Biden promises cheaper internet for low-income Americans, a New York Museum cancels Governor de Santis, and Queen Elizabeth II misses her opening of the British Parliament.
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Facts & spin for May 10 2022 top stories: Today's predicted big Putin announcement was all hype, the Sinn Fein party wins Northern Ireland's election for the first time, a Beijing loyalist is elected as Hong Kong's next leader, the Taliban orders head-to-toe covering for women, North Korea tests a submarine-launched missile, pro-abortion activists protest outside the homes of Supreme Court judges, A former defense secretary claims Trump wanted to launch missiles into Mexico, Rudy Giuliani cancels his January 6 committee testimony, Belarus sentences an activist to 6 years in jail, the UK plans tougher rules for big tech, and the British opposition leader is accused of COVID lockdown violations. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 7 2022 top stories: The FDA limits access to the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine over blood clot concerns, the World Health Organization estimates that almost 15 million deaths were associated with COVID, US intelligence allegedly helped sink a Russian warship, a manhunt is underway after killings near Tel Aviv, Mali ends all military treaties with France, the Senate with vote on a bill legalizing abortion nationwide, the repairman who reported Hunter Biden's laptop sues for defamation, Trump's Department of Homeland Security allegedly delayed a report on Russian election meddling, the Trump-Endorsed Dr. Oz faces questions over his ties to Turkey,
a deadly sandstorm blasts Iraq, and a venture capitalist donates $1.1B to a new Stanford Climate Change School.
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Facts & spin for May 6 2022 top stories: US intelligence is reportedly helping Ukraine kill Russian generals, Finns & Swedes get security assurances en route to NATO, North Korea allegedly fires a ballistic missile, Biogen distances itself from its controversial Alzheimer drug, Starbucks will raise wages only for non-union workers, Intuit will pay $141M over misleading free tax-filing ads, the FED announces the biggest interest rate hike since 2000, a judge accepts Derek Chauvin's plea deal, an oath keepers member pleads guilty over January 6, and an NFL player is suspended over performance-enhancing drugs.
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Facts & spin for May 5 2022 top stories: Trump-backed candidates win in Ohio and Indiana, Trump entities agree to $750k lawsuit settlement, Europe suffers an obesity epidemic, Israel condemns the Russian foreign minister's claim that Hitler was partly Jewish, the EU plans more Russian sanctions, BP profits from higher oil prices, US job openings break a new record, Elon musk considers taking Twitter public again, the SEC doubles its cryptocurrency enforcement unit, the US accuses Apple of anti-trust violations and hundreds of US sailors are moved after a suicide surge. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 4 2022 top stories: A leak suggests that the Supreme Court has decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights groups plan to spend $150M on the midterms, the Spanish Prime Minister's phone was reportedly targeted by Israeli spyware, the Supreme court rules that Boston violated a Christian group's freedom of speech, New York Amazon workers vote against unionization, the minimum age for Olympic figure skating may be raised, Russia is banned from women's soccer, a Georgia Grand Jury will probe alleged Trump election interference, and a former NY police officer is convicted of January 6 violence. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for May 3 2022 top stories: CDC confirms bird flu in Colorado, there are more killings in the West Bank, A Kabul mosque bombing kills at least 10, European May Day protests turn violent in France, Ukraine fighting continues, an inmate and prison official go missing in Alabama, the EU explores banning Russian oil by the end of the year, a UK politician quits after watching porn in parliament, Paul Manafort is sued over foreign bank accounts, the White House Correspondents Dinner returns, and a deadly heatwave builds across Asia.
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Facts & spin for April 30 2022 top stories: The US government plans an anti-disinformation agency, the Virgin Island may lose its independence as its prime minister is arrested, there's another missile attack against Kyiv, the US left $7B of Military equipment In Afghanistan, the's 80% more measles this year, the US economy is shrinking, an anchor sues ESPN over free speech, a report accuses Minneapolis police of discrimination, Trump officials allegedly send $700M to a Trump-related company, and a report claims that climate change could cause mass extinction of ocean animals.
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Facts & spin for April 29 2022 top stories: Trump's 'Truth Social' is Apple's most downloaded app, a transgender inmate is sentenced for raping a female prisoner, Oklahoma bans non-binary birth certificates, Missiles Strike Kyiv as UN the UN Secretary General meets Zelenskyy, China condemns US warship transit through the Taiwan Strait, Biden considers forgiving more student loans, Fidelity will let retirement accounts invest in bitcoin, Meta stock soars, the NCAA President will step down, and 20% of all reptile species are threatened with extinction.
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Facts & spin for April 28 2022 top stories: The US will ban incandescent lightbulbs, Russia stops gas sales to Poland and Bulgaria while hit by explosions, Germany greenlights anti-aircraft weapons for Ukraine, the Attorney General pledges independence for Hunter Biden probe, a judge fines Trump $10M per day, the Supreme Court hears the 'Remain in Mexico' dispute, US holds off on sanctioning Putin's alleged girlfriend, Harvard starts $100M slavery reparations fund, a Canadian University opens Tenure position only for 'Women, Transgender, Non-Binary or Two-Spirit,' and Djokovic will be allowed to play at Wimbledon
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Facts & spin for April 27 2022 top stories: All-private SpaceX astronauts return to Earth, Russia accuses NATO of waging proxy war, North Korea vows to boost its nuclear capability, Slovenia's president gets voted out, the White House aims to counter drones and expand access to COVID antivirals, Turkey sentences a government critic to prison for life, the Air Force sentences a Major General for sexual harassment, a Texas Guardsman is found drowned, and a Metaverse retail store will open next month.
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Facts & spin for April 26 2022 top stories: Elon Musk to buy Twitter, EU plans Big Tech rules, Macron is reelected, Israel shells Lebanon, Ukraine railways stations struck, courts block New York democrats' gerrymandered map, Kentucky Republican's abortion law, Puerto Rican's federal welfare benefits, Orrin Hatch dies, Trump's Chief-of-Staff was allegedly warned of possible January 6 Violence, and a climate activist dies after setting himself on fire at the Supreme Court
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Facts & spin for April 23 2022 top stories: CDC warns of mysterious liver disease, Afghan explosions kill dozens, Satellite imagery may show mass graves near Mariupol, Clashes continue in Jerusalem, Philadelphia drops it's new mask mandate, Florida advises against gender reassignment surgery, Republican leaders allegedly broke with Trump after January 6, The US and Chinese defense chiefs speak, Boris Johnson Set to Face Commons Inquiry, and the new CNN+ streaming service gets canceled.
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Facts & spin for April 22 2022 top stories: Julian Assange moves closer to extradition, Hong Kong jails an activist for sedition, Florida ends Disney's special tax status, Biden expands student loan relief and restores environmental rules axed by Trump, Putin calls off storming of last Mariupol holdout, a professor who refused to use preferred pronouns gets $400k, a reported doxxes the 'Libs of TikTok' account owner, a firing squad execution is halted and an Arizona Wildfire forces mass evacuations.
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Facts & spin for April 21 2022 top stories: Biden will run again, Wimbledon bans all Russians, Zelenskyy requests more weapons, Afghanistan school bombing kills 6, Yemen's rebels agree to stop using child soldiers, Autopsy shows that Patrick Lyoya was shot in head by a Michigan cop, Trump's pick for Nebraska Governor faces sexual assault allegations, Mexico seeks to nationalize lithium, and New York apple workers push to unionize. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for April 20 2022 top stories: The US allows maskless flying, Russia strikes Donbas, Turkey Strikes Iraq, Israel strikes Gaza, the US pledges not to shoot down satellites, Infowars files for Bankruptcy, Tesla shareholders ask a judge to silence Elon Musk, Twitter's co-founder criticizes its board and ad-based funding, and the Beanstalk cryptocurrency after a $182M hack
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Facts & spin for April 19 2022 top stories: Republicans balk at presidential debates, Russia strikes Lviv, police clash with protestors in Jerusalem and Sweden, Florida rejects math textbooks over critical race theory, a Pittsburgh party shooting kills 2, a South Carolina mall shooter is freed on bail, Marine Le Pen is accused of embezzlement, and Germany seizes a superyacht linked to a Russian businessman. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for April 16 2022 top stories: US opioid deaths increase, Florida bans abortion after 15 weeks, there's more violence between Israelis and Palestinians, Taiwan tension grows, Kyiv is struck by cruise missiles, Deadly floods hit South Africa, British hospital waiting times break records, and Republicans call for investigation of 5 fetuses found in a home. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/
Facts & spin for April 15 2022 top stories: Russian warship sinks near Ukraine, US intel admits spreading false information about Ukraine, Britain plans to send migrants to Rwanda, most Americans no longer consider COVID a serious crisis, Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter, Google wants workers to return to the office, US sees highest inflation in 40 years, Biden announces a summer gas waiver, LA Gangs do 'Follow-Home' robberies, and the British Justice minister resigns over lockdown parties.
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Facts & spin for April 14 2022 top stories: Yelp will cover abortion trips, new Omicron subvariants are being studied, Ukraine gets $800M more in Aid while Russiastarts defaulting on loans and is accused of genocide and terrorism, Israeli Forces kill a Palestinian accused of a stabbing, Florida's governor gets the power to redraw voting maps, New York's Lieutenant Governor resigns over corruption scandal, and Trump attacks a Republican candidate for governor.
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Facts & spin for April 13 2022 top stories: Russia is accused of using chemical weapons, Saudis invested billions with Trump's son-in-law, there's a mass shooting in New York's subway, Maryland expands abortion access, and in the race for the senate, Trump endorses Dr Oz, a Georgia Republican misses a debate, and an Iowa Democrat is disqualified from the ballot.
Facts & spin for April 12 2022 top stories: Murder charge for abortion is dismissed, Alabama adopts new transgender laws, Biden pushes to regulate ghost guns, Elon Musk snubs Twitter's board, New York's mayor gets COVID, fighting continues in Ukraine, there's more violence between Israelis and Palestinians, and the next French president will be either Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.