August 16, 2023: US surveillance watchdog, alleged Russian espionage and hottest recorded July

Facts & Spins for August 16, 2023 Top Stories: A US watchdog plans to regulate the “surveillance industry,” Suspected Russian spies are reportedly detained in the UK, The ruble slides to a 17-month low, Trump is indicted in the Fulton County, Georgia case, A deadly explosion strikes the Dominican Republic, China stops reporting on youth unemployment, Vice allegedly blocked stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, Former police officers plead guilty in the torture of two Black men in Mississippi, A US judge backs youth activists in a historic climate case, and NASA logs the hottest July on record.

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