April 16, 2024: Israel Iran response, Sydney stabbings and Trump jury selection

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

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

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

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

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

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