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22 JUL 2021 View in browser Facts, not fear. TRENDING TOPICS Dr. Fauci accusations • Opioid lawsuit settlement • Pipeline project diplomacy • Autonomous ridesharing taxi • Artificial rain FEATURED UNDER-REPORTED STORIES Ivy League monopoly • Airbnb crime impact • Poor areas are hotter You are on the free plan of The Factual Ask 5 friends to try The Factual. Get a free year of The Factual Premium! Refer a friend TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES #1 in U.S. News • 46 articles Why is Senator Rand Paul asking the Justice Department to investigate Dr. Fauci? Top from last 48 hrs Fauci and Rand Paul call each other liars in debate over Wuhan lab. Washington Examiner (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 75% • 5 min read Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been adamant National Institutes of Health grants did not fund gain-of-function research [which improves the ability of a pathogen to spread in order to study it] at the Wuhan lab but has also admitted he doesn't actually know what the secretive Chinese lab has been up to. ... Sen. Paul brought up a 2017 paper co-authored by Wuhan lab virologist Shi Zhengli and other Chinese scientists, saying that "she took two bat coronavirus genes and combined them with a SARS-related backbone to create new viruses that are not found in nature." The paper noted it received funding from the NIH [and other Chinese science institutes]. ... "Dr. Fauci, as you are aware, it is a crime to lie to Congress. [...] On your last trip to our committee, on May 11, you stated that the NIH has not ever and has not now funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. And yet, gain-of-function research was done entirely at the Wuhan institute by Dr. Shi and was funded by the NIH," [Paul said]. Top from different political viewpoint Rand Paul says he's asking DOJ for a 'criminal referral' into Dr. Fauci after latest spat. The Independent (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 63% • 3 min read Top long-read How risky is 'gain of function' research? Congress scrutinizes China. Christian Science Monitor (Center) • Factual Grade 89% • 11 min read View all articles #2 in U.S. News • 28 articles What are the terms of an opioid settlement between states and drug makers? North Carolina's attorney general said the deal will "force these drug companies to pay a historic amount of money to bring much-needed treatment and recove... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. One payment. Once a year. $20 Upgrade Now #1 in World News • 38 articles How is Ukraine impacted by a gas pipeline between Germany and Russia? A draft proposal under consideration by Washington and Berlin, which was obtained by Bloomberg, would commit Germany to retaliating against future Kremlin efforts... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. The Factual can remain ad-free with your support. Upgrade Now #1 in Business News • 7 articles Where will self-driving cars debut on Lyft's platform? The initial deployment of the service in two cities — Miami later this year, and Austin next year — marks a significant step on Ford's path to launching a commercial autonomous-vehicle busin... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. Don't scroll past. Support credible news for everyone. Upgrade Now TODAY'S POLL Would you take an self-driving taxi if offered today? Yes No Unsure All votes are anonymous. This poll closes at: 9:00 PST YESTERDAY'S POLL Is commercial space travel a worthy endeavor? Yes   49% No   39% Unsure   12% 377 votes, 33 comments Context: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' trip to space along with 3 other people. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " Yes - While commercial space flight today is prohibitively expensive, these pioneering flights will usher in cheaper, and safer, alternatives. In other words, we can't walk until we first crawl. And it's nice that private money is funding this chapter of space exploration. I look forward to a day (hopefully in my lifetime) where New York to Singapore will be a one hour flight--all because of commercial space flight." " No - Amazon pays $0 in federal taxes and Bezos pays a lower effective tax rate than almost every other ..." " Unsure - While I would love to travel into space sometime during my lifetime, the iss..." Full comments for subscribers only. Upgrade now. #1 in Science News • 8 articles How is the United Arab Emirates using drones to create rainfall? The UAE is now testing a new method that has drones fly into clouds to give them an electric shock to trigger rain production. Maarten Ambaum, a researcher who was part of the team that worked... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. The best news subscription there is. Just $5/mth. Upgrade Now SPREAD FACTS, NOT FEAR Refer a friend. They get 10% off. You get free stuff. Your referral count is:    0 View your rewards page You can also copy & paste your referral link: https://thefactual.com/?refid=10967136 UPDATES & BREAKING NEWS India's pandemic death toll estimated at about 4 million: 10 times the official count. NPR (Moderate Left) • Grade 90% • 3 min read China's record flood. Headlines for subscribers only. Upgrade now. Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot. Headlines for subscribers only. Upgrade now. Infrastructure bill blocked. Headlines for subscribers only. Upgrade now. View more credible stories HIGHLY CREDIBLE, UNDER-REPORTED STORIES Why does Congress let the Ivy League operate as a monopoly? New Republic (Left) • Grade 75% • 6 min read Airbnb crime impact. Headlines for subscribers only. Upgrade now. Poor areas are hotter. Headlines for subscribers only. Upgrade now. View all under-reported stories THE FACTUAL STATS Highest Scoring Publication USA Today (Moderate Left) House Majority Leader Pelosi rejects GOP picks on Jan. 6 committee; Minority Leader McCarthy threatens to pull out. Highest Scoring Author Jake Dima, Washington Examiner Voting machines in Pennsylvania's Fulton County decertified after audit. 9,886 Articles Analyzed Visit The Factual The Factual, 55 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401, USA You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from The Factual. Unsubscribe here. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get The Factual in your inbox. 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