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 ...
May 01, 2024•35 min•Ep. 545
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May 01, 2024•8 min•Ep. 544
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 ...
Apr 30, 2024•34 min•Ep. 543
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Apr 30, 2024•8 min•Ep. 542
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 conser...
Apr 27, 2024•29 min•Ep. 541
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Apr 27, 2024•8 min•Ep. 540
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 spen...
Apr 26, 2024•35 min•Ep. 539
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Apr 26, 2024•7 min•Ep. 538
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 ...
Apr 25, 2024•32 min•Ep. 537
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Apr 24, 2024•8 min•Ep. 536
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 Ho...
Apr 24, 2024•27 min•Ep. 535
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Apr 23, 2024•7 min•Ep. 534
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’ par...
Apr 23, 2024•31 min•Ep. 533
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Apr 23, 2024•7 min•Ep. 532
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...
Apr 20, 2024•29 min•Ep. 531
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...
Apr 19, 2024•33 min•Ep. 530
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Apr 18, 2024•7 min•Ep. 529
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 firs...
Apr 18, 2024•34 min•Ep. 528
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Apr 18, 2024•7 min•Ep. 527
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 over...
Apr 17, 2024•37 min•Ep. 526
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Apr 17, 2024•6 min•Ep. 525
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 f...
Apr 16, 2024•29 min•Ep. 524
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Apr 16, 2024•5 min•Ep. 523
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 ...
Apr 13, 2024•30 min•Ep. 522
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 ...
Apr 12, 2024•31 min•Ep. 521
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 lawmake...
Apr 11, 2024•30 min•Ep. 520
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 B...
Apr 10, 2024•34 min•Ep. 519
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 $50...
Apr 09, 2024•31 min•Ep. 518
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 milita...
Apr 06, 2024•28 min•Ep. 517
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 the...
Apr 05, 2024•33 min•Ep. 516
