June 11, 2024: French snap election, Benny Gantz resignation and ‘Apple Intelligence’

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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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.' Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/