Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-27 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El esloveno Benjamin Sesko del Manchester United celebra tras anotar durante el partido de fútbol de la Liga Premier entre el Manchester United y el Everton en Liverpool, Inglaterra, el lunes 23 de febrero de 2026. (Foto AP/Ian Hodgson)
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[2026-02-27 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-02-27 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Zuckerberg’s testimony is part of an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children. (AP Video by Krysta Fauria)
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[2026-02-27 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo delivers his State of the State address, Jan. 15, 2025, in Carson City, Nev. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
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[2026-02-27 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Após se tornar o centro de uma grande polêmica que gerou fortes reações de políticos, artistas e cineastas, a diretora do Festival Internacional de Cinema de Berlim, Tricia Tuttle, recebeu uma forte onda de apoio nesta quinta-feira (26/02).
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[2026-02-27 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a review into whether RAF bases were used by Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-02-27 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Bad Bunny and his band were looking very stylish at his concert in Sao Paulo in February. (AP: Andre Penner)
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[2026-02-27 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On Pokemon Day 2026, we look at the history of the global multimedia phenomenon and how it captured the hearts of children and adults alike
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[2026-02-27 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by American rapper Wiz Khalifa to annul his nine-month jail sentence handed down for drug possession in the Eastern European country.
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[2026-02-27 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police Media Spokesman ASP F. U. Wootler said that the “Tell IGP” online concept and service facilitates, supports and assists the citizens of Sri Lanka living in the country and Lankan citizens living overseas to make things easier for them in connecting directly with the IGP.
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[2026-02-27 06:57 UTC+10:00] [Baftas 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The anger toward John Davidson’s racist Baftas outburst is understandable. But I’ve had to ask what I owe to others with the condition
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[2026-02-27 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Communications Director for the Colombo Archdiocese Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando addressing the media yesterday stressed that the investigation into the Easter Sunday attacks should be allowed to proceed without political interpretations.
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[2026-02-27 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This combination of images show Penguin Press books published by Ann Godoff, from left, “A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides” by Gisèle Pelicot, “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow, “A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness” by Michael Pollan, and “Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery” by Gavin Newsom.
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[2026-02-27 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans judge ordered actor Shia LaBeouf to return to drug and alcohol rehabilitation and set a $100,000 bond on Thursday after the film star was charged with two counts of battery over an alleged assault outside a bar during Mardi Gras.
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[2026-02-27 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ashan Pillai and Juan Carlos Cornelias are having two concerts titled ‘Timeless Dialogues’ on February 27 at the Lionel Wendt and on March 1 at the Jaffna Cultural Centre.
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[2026-02-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-02-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-02-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Last week, the media reported that all future recruitment to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) will be strictly based on qualifications and professional experience. The initiative seeks to establish a transparent, merit-based process across all job categories and will be implemented in every SLTB regional office islandwide in the coming days.
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[2026-02-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-02-27 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CORRECTS TO FEB. 17, NOT 18 - In this photo provided by entertainer Jeffrey Damnit, actor Shia LaBeouf is taken into police custody in New Orleans on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, after allegedly hitting multiple people outside a bar. (Jeffrey Damnit via AP)
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[2026-02-27 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Righto then smartypants, test yourself.
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[2026-02-27 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Besa opens on Sunday, March 1, Bondi’s newest tapas bar will feature a hatted chef in the kitchen and an interior that resembles a set from a Pedro Almodovar film. Besa’s owners will be hoping it becomes a bright spot after a tough summer at Australia’s most famous beach.
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[2026-02-27 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El cantautor estadounidense David Anthony Burke, también conocido como d4vd, actúa en el escenario del Casino durante el 58º Festival de Jazz de Montreux (MJF), en Montreux, Suiza, el 19 de julio de 2024. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP, archivo)
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[2026-02-27 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta imagen difundida por Neon muestra a Sergi López, a la izquierda, y Bruno Núñez en una escena de la película “Sirat”. (Neon vía AP)
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[2026-02-27 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-02-27 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Nassim Khadem is an award-winning multimedia journalist. She reports on business news across online, radio and TV for ABC News. Her recent reporting has also focused on international affairs, including Iran's protest movement. Nassim began working as a journalist with The Age in 2003, including as that newspaper's economics correspondent.
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[2026-02-27 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manchester United’s Benjamin Sesko celebrates after scoring during the Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Everton in Liverpool, England, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
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[2026-02-27 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A well-known Israeli media personality was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of sodomizing a 15-year-old boy, after a report was filed with the police earlier in the week.
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[2026-02-27 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “Paramount has a blacklist of actors who criticize Israel,” said one sign carried by a protester. Others read, “Boycott Paramount+,” the studio that financed the movie. But the movie’s stars, including Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette, walked the red carpet despite the protests.
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[2026-02-27 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officers were injured in Monday’s snowball fight in Central Park, which appeared to be organised by social media content producers
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[2026-02-27 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1. “The Correspondent” by Virginia Evans (Crown)
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[2026-02-27 04:30 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Premier League to have its own streaming service
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[2026-02-27 04:05 UTC+10:00] [Shia LaBeouf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The actor, long open about his struggle with sobriety, was also ordered to undergo drug testing and pay $100,000 bond
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[2026-02-27 04:04 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hosting an audience-friendly festival in a highly political capital city has always been a challenge. If Berlinale’s organisers push out Tricia Tuttle over the latest Gaza row, they may as well give up trying
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[2026-02-27 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No media source currently available
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[2026-02-27 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia plans to block Telegram this spring amid government calls to tighten media controls over claims the messaging app serves as a haven to criminals and is being used by foreign intelligence services as a tool of “hybrid warfare” against the country, Russian media reported Thursday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-02-27 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: David Zini, who took over the Shin Bet in October from Ronen Bar, with the media coverage framing him as the Prime Minister's loyalist, shocked the country on Thursday at an internal conference endorsing the agency's narrative of the October 7 disaster despite repeated recent attacks on that narrative by Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-02-27 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: College Station Smash (CSTAT Smash) has removed the ban on a Jewish-American E-Sports player and apologized for spreading false claims about him. This comes after the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) sued CSTAT Smash under the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 (contracts) and 1964 (places of exhibition/entertainment).
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[2026-02-27 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Neve Campbell in a scene from “Scream 7.” (Paramount Pictures via AP)
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[2026-02-27 03:20 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed the response to the long-winded speech and suspicious redactions from the Epstein files
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[2026-02-27 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dolly Parton speaks to a audience gathered o celebrate the expansion of the Imagination Library of Kentucky at the Lyric Theatre in Lexington, Ky., Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
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[2026-02-27 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Kim Jong Un said North Korea could “get along” with the United States if it accepted Pyongyang’s nuclear status, state media reported on Thursday, but has dashed any hope of mended ties with “deceptive” neighbor South Korea.
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[2026-02-27 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Hadja Lahbib addresses the media on the Commission’s response to the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My Voice, My Choice’ at EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-02-27 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN time for the Chinese Lunar New Year, Gateway Gallery presents an exhibition from its art collection of artworks created by Chinese Filipino artists. “Beyond tradition: Evolving Chinese Filipino artists” focuses on the traditional Chinese art and how it evolved in form and philosophy in modern and contemporary times.
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[2026-02-27 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Chemistry is the easiest thing to talk about and the hardest thing to fake. You can rehearse lines, block scenes, polish a look, or even time a pause. But when two actors truly click, the camera doesn’t “capture” it — it simply bears witness.
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[2026-02-27 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: It’s good to be reminded of how much fakery we consume, even under something labeled ‘reality television.’
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[2026-02-27 03:03 UTC+10:00] [Horror films] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Neve Campbell, Kevin Williamson and Courtney Cox return for another Ghostface whodunnit that is messy but mostly entertaining
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[2026-02-27 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Vice Cosmetics will stage a two-day pop-up event for its “aura mochimo” collection on Feb. 27 and 28 at Guijo Studios in Makati.
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[2026-02-27 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GMA Afternoon Prime will debut its new drama series “Apoy sa Dugo” on March 2, airing Mondays to Fridays at 4:05 p.m.
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[2026-02-27 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ABS-CBN has introduced “Tutok 2gether,” a viewing promo tied to its primetime lineup on Kapamilya Channel sa ALLTV2, offering up to P2.5 million in total cash prizes.
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