April 29, 2023 top stories: Pence testimony, BBC chairman resignation and black hole imaging

Facts & Spin for April 29, 2023 top stories: Former US Vice President Pence testifies before a grand jury, at least 23 are killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine, the US announces plans to open Latin America migration centers, thousands rally in support of Israel’s judicial overhaul, Iran seizes an oil tanker headed for Texas, Turkey’s leader Erdoğan cancels a third day of election appearances, the BBC’s chairman resigns over Boris Johnson cronyism allegations, a poll finds that public support for the British monarchy is at a historic low, abortion bans are blocked in Nebraska and South Carolina, and scientists release the first direct image of a supermassive black hole.

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