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6 JUL 2021 View in browser Facts, not fear. TRENDING TOPICS July 4 weekend violence • Supreme Court term analyzed • England's Covid-19 easing • Japan mudslide • Delta variant protection FEATURED UNDER-REPORTED STORIES Taiwan's digital democracy • Greener US schools • Healthcare language bias 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 • 18 articles What is driving the increase in US gun violence? Top from last 48 hrs July 4th weekend sees fatal shootings across country amidst rise in crime. Daily Wire (Right) • Factual Grade 75% • 5 min read [The Gun Violence Archive's] data for July 2, 2021, to July 4, 2021, showed that at least 145 people were killed during that time period while at least 354 people were injured due to gun violence. That number rose Monday as at least 20 people were killed and 77 were injured. The data is updated regularly and the numbers are not necessarily final. ... The weekend is one that police have noted can be violent. As reported by The Wall Street Journal last year, "Police departments in cities including Chicago and New York reported a higher number of incidents and fatalities compared with the same period last year." ... MSNBC contributor Brittany Cunningham [citing a Bloomberg report] has said that the police haven't been defunded, saying law enforcement general expenditures [in the 50 largest U.S. cities] went up from 13.6% to 13.7%. That same report said those cities "reduced their 2021 police budgets by 5.2% in aggregate." [Law enforcement as a share of spending increased slightly while overall budgets shrank]. Top from different political viewpoint Police hunt for clues after golf pro killed, two others found dead at Georgia country club. Slate (Left) • Factual Grade 73% • 2 min read Top long-read How bad is the rise in US homicides? Factchecking the 'crime wave' narrative police are pushing. The Guardian (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 85% • 8 min read View all articles #2 in U.S. News • 10 articles How is the first term of the newly conservative Supreme Court being viewed? Last week, the justices voted 6-3 to uphold Arizona's voting law, which banned the practice of allowing third parties to collect absentee ballots and [invalidates] votes cast in t... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. One payment. Once a year. $20 Upgrade Now TODAY'S POLL Do you believe the Supreme Court is generally a nonpartisan institution? Yes No Unsure All votes are anonymous. This poll closes at: 9:00 PST YESTERDAY'S POLL Does factory farming of meat pose a threat to your health? Yes   65% No   23% Unsure   12% 301 votes, 29 comments Context: Tyson Foods recalls 8.5M pounds of chicken over possible listeria contamination. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " Yes - In order to withstand the horrible diet and conditions of factory farms, animals need to be fed antibiotics. When we eat them, we get antibiotic resistance, that could make it hard for antibiotics to work on our bodies when we really need them. On a larger scale, runoff from factory farms pollutes waterways and cow farming releases methane into the atmosphere, which is 23-30 times as potent of a greenhouse gas as CO2." " No - Factory farming does increase the risk of disease spread among animals, but outbre..." " Yes - I was a flexitarian until I researched the way we receive our meat products in the United States. After tons of research..." Full comments for subscribers only. Upgrade now. #1 in World News • 54 articles Why is England easing Covid-19 restrictions even as cases increase? 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