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Did over 1000 people in the US die of cannabis overdose in 2021?

That's not what this data says. What's happening is that in cases of overdose deaths, both causative and contributing drugs get listed in this report. We have a hint in the description of the data, ...
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Is the USA the largest trading partner of Vietnam nowadays?

Vietnam exports more (by value) to United States than any other country. It imports more from China and several other countries than it does from the USA. The WorldBank puts United States as the top ...
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Is the USA the largest trading partner of Vietnam nowadays?

Assuming Vietnam+ reflects the way official statistics are usually done over there, it says: Data from the General Department of Customs shows in 2022, China is Vietnam's largest trading partner with ...
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Did over 1000 people in the US die of cannabis overdose in 2021?

If you "Download Table" from https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/drugoverdoses/data-details/ there's a bit more detail on where these data came from: Deaths are ...
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Was the "Chinese spy balloon" a project of the University of Fairbanks to study the weather above the North Pole?

The balloon shot down over South Carolina, the only one the government has stated to be a likely spy balloon, has no ties to the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. The Fairbanks link he mentions ...
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Did a pro-Ukraine group blow up Nordstream pipeline?

At the moment (March 9th 2023) it's impossible to say. This latest theory about the Nordstream sabotage is being presented by several private and public news outlets from Germany who claim to have ...
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Did a pro-Ukraine group blow up Nordstream pipeline?

Well, if you're asking strictly about the NYT story, the answer is in it: U.S. officials declined to disclose the nature of the intelligence, how it was obtained or any details of the strength of the ...
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