December 16, 2022: Iran UNCSW expulsion, NHS strikes, and Puerto Rico referendum

Facts & Spin for December 16, 2022 top stories: The UN expels Iran from its women’s rights body, Russia and Ukraine exchange dozens of prisoners, Istanbul’s mayor is sentenced to prison for insulting officials, UK nurses hold the biggest strike in NHS history, Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa's future, the US House approves a Puerto Rico referendum bill, Georgia's Secretary of State calls for an end to runoffs in the state, a US Senate report finds widespread abuse of female inmates by prison workers, a US House report alleges missteps in the intelligence community’s handling of COVID, and Scotland proposes allowing children to be elected to parliament.

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