April 24, 2024: Rwanda bill passage, SCOTUS homelessness case and addictive TikTok feature

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

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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. 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/