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Verity is a free daily news publication that helps you consume the news from new and better angles, so that you can discover the whole truth behind every major news story. Visit our website at www.verity.news
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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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/
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. Sources: https://www.verity.news/
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The Brief: May 1, 2024

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