August 03, 2023: US credit downgrade, Iran heatwave shutdown, and landmark bioethics settlement

Facts & Spins for August 03, 2023 Top Stories: America’s credit rating gets downgraded, Details emerge regarding Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment, Russia strikes key grain silos in Odessa, India’s top court hears a petition to remove Kashmir’s special status, A report says thousands will die from UK foreign aid cuts, The Pittsburgh synagogue attacker is sentenced to death, Severe floods are triggered by China’s heaviest rain in 140 years, Iran shuts down for two days because of severe heat and CDC research suggests Leprosy may be endemic to Florida.

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