Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-26 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sonny Rollins performs during a concert in Tokyo, Oct. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, File)
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[2026-05-26 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Sonny Rollins] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was an genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and others
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[2026-05-26 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” He writes POLITICO’s From Across the Pond column.
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[2026-05-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [culture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russia’s art is back on the European stage — and so is its soft power.
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[2026-05-26 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with acceptance speeches, background information in paras 4-8; ADDS photo)
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[2026-05-26 11:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Babymonster is poised to make a comeback on June 8 with digital single “Sugar Honey Ice Tea,” announced label YG Entertainment on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Celebrity] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-26 11:41 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For the past few weeks, coach Tony Popovic has been unveiling the names of players who have been invited to Australia’s pre-World Cup training camp in Florida in batches, as if he were a music festival promoter drip-feeding the line-up to stimulate ticket sales.
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[2026-05-26 11:40 UTC+10:00] [Ozzy Osbourne] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lifesize avatar of former Black Sabbath frontman will be created by tech companies Hyperreal and Proto Hologram
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[2026-05-26 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jessi Draper and Marciano Brunette made it red carpet official at the 2026 American Music Awards.
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[2026-05-26 11:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: "Golden," from the original soundtrack of Netflix's animated film "KPop Demon Hunters," won Song of the Year at the American Music Awards on Monday.
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[2026-05-26 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- "Golden," from the original soundtrack of Netflix's animated film "KPop Demon Hunters," won Song of the Year at the American Music Awards on Monday (U.S. time).
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[2026-05-26 11:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Herald invited six content creators to cover Africa Day 2026, hosted by the African Group of Ambassadors in the Republic of Korea, The Korea Herald and the Korea-Africa Foundation in Seoul on Wednesday, as part of efforts to expand the event’s reach to online audiences.
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[2026-05-26 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Social media use ranks with smoking as a threat to the health of young people, according to the UK's most senior doctors.
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[2026-05-26 11:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” notched up a win at the 52nd American Music Awards as fictional girl group Huntrix took home the song of the year award for “Golden.”
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[2026-05-26 11:01 UTC+10:00] [One Nation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The media’s reaction to One Nation’s anti-democratic outbursts has been supine, a shameful abrogation of the obligation to defend the freedom of the press
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[2026-05-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Good Samaritan taxi driver hears anxious, crying young passenger calling mum on mobile phone to explain plight, reacts with compassion
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[2026-05-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Good Samaritan taxi driver hears anxious, crying young passenger calling mum on mobile phone to explain plight, reacts with compassion
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[2026-05-26 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely.”
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[2026-05-26 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spike Lee holds an autographed shoe before Game 4 in the Eastern Conference finals NBA basketball playoffs series between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Tim Phillis)
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[2026-05-26 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian state media reported that US and Israeli aircraft struck Iranian boats south of Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, killing at least four people.
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[2026-05-26 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Heading to Hong Kong for a one-night-only performance on June 3, actor and singer Patti LuPone talks about her love for the city, being a joker and a life story told in music
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[2026-05-26 10:00 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Heading to Hong Kong for a one-night-only performance on June 3, actor and singer Patti LuPone talks about her love for the city, being a joker and a life story told in music
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[2026-05-26 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-26 09:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-pop supergroup BTS is seeking to clinch its second Artist of the Year award, considered the top honor, at the American Music Awards as the ceremony takes place in Las Vegas on Monday (US time).
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[2026-05-26 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung says Dua Lipa TV box image was authorized
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[2026-05-26 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Social media ban] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Campaigners, teenagers, legislators and experts give their opinions on the government’s social media consultation
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[2026-05-26 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: More than six months after the death of the legendary veteran broadcaster John Laws, the luxurious private world of one of Australia’s most recognisable radio voices is set to be shared with the public.
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[2026-05-26 08:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Despite opposition from legal advisers, the Special Committee on the Communications Bill approved splitting the legislation into two bills after a vote on Monday.
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[2026-05-26 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-26 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Explosions have been reported in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas and nearby coastal areas along the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian media.
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[2026-05-26 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS is seeking to clinch its second Artist of the Year award, considered the top honor, at the American Music Awards (AMAs) as the ceremony takes place in Las Vegas on Monday (U.S. time).
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[2026-05-26 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The rising star, who plays Jon Hamm’s son on the show and won an award for 2025’s The Dogs, went to the same art school as Timothée Chalamet and Jennifer Aniston
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[2026-05-26 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Jon Hamm] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The rising star, who plays Jon Hamm’s son on the show and won an award for 2025’s The Dogs, went to the same art school as Timothée Chalamet and Jennifer Aniston
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[2026-05-26 07:17 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Drones raining from the sky in the centre of Sydney have led to a pause in one of light festival Vivid’s centrepiece events.
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[2026-05-26 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta imagen proporcionada por Pool Toys muestra la portada del álbum “Don’t Speak” de Culture Wars. (Pool Toys, via AP)
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[2026-05-26 06:51 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hinted the government could go to the next election promising larger tax cuts than the $250 offset announced in the 2026 budget.In the budget measure, Australian workers will receive an immediate $250 tax offset annually, beginning in the 2027-2028 financial year.Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, Chalmers said there was room to increase that amount in the future.READ MORE: Charity worker appeals conviction over child abuse bookTreasurer Jim Chalmers has hinted at further tax relief.
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[2026-05-26 06:47 UTC+10:00] [Hay festival] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speaking at Hay festival as UK breaks May heat record, author says optimism is a ‘moral duty’
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[2026-05-26 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: This summer at the movies, the Minions are filmmakers, the Mandalorian is working for the good guys, Matt Damon tries to find his way home (again), Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Tom Holland are everywhere and no one remembers Peter Parker. Well, at least in the movie. The hope is that audiences not only remember but want to know what comes next for Spider-Man.
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[2026-05-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In the early innings of a technological shift, the public narrative is almost always fear and “pushback.” We fret over video games that swallow adolescents’ interest in books, internet pornography that "trains" the user’s brain into compulsion, and teenagers trapped in the dopamine loops of social media. Layered atop this is the geopolitical sludge of propaganda, surveillance and industrial-scale disinformation, often orchestrated by state actors like China and Russia.
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[2026-05-26 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The New Fund for Cinema and Television (NFCT) and the Weil-Bloch Foundation announced that the winner of the 2026 Weil-Bloch Film Award is the documentary One Eye Open.
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[2026-05-26 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Matthew Smith is an Adelaide-based reporter with nearly three decades of experience in journalism across three different states. He specialises in arts reporting as well as covering breaking stories that are important for South Australia.
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[2026-05-26 06:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-26 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A cyber threat actor advertised a purported database of 340 million OnlyFans-linked user records on a well-known cybercrime forum, asking for 0.313 BTC, or roughly $76,000, according to U.K.-based cybersecurity news site HackRead.
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[2026-05-26 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Lindsie Chrisley was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Georgia.
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[2026-05-26 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Most Iranians have been unable to access the World Wide Web for 87 days, with few having access to VPNs that circumvent restrictions
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[2026-05-26 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Communications Ministry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Most Iranians have been unable to access the World Wide Web for 87 days, with few having access to VPNs that circumvent restrictions
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[2026-05-26 05:09 UTC+10:00] [Social media ban] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Former health secretary’s intervention comes as government closes consultation on age limits for platforms
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[2026-05-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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