February 1, 2023: US COVID emergency end, increased UK corruption and Canada drug experiment

Facts & Spin for February 1, 2023 top stories: Biden announces an end to the US COVID emergency in May, the UK falls in the Global Corruption Rankings, Biden says the US won't provide F-16 fighters to Ukraine, the IMF lifts its global growth forecasts, Rep. George Santos steps down from his House Committees assignments, France is criticized over it Olympics security plan, Trump sues journalist Bob Woodward over audio recordings, school closures are reported to have cost children one-third of a year’s learning, Canada’s British Colombia experiments with decriminalizing hard drugs, and Rhino poaching surges by 93% in Namibia.

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