Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-09 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Read the powerful accounts of six residents, among 24 who appeared before independent committee investigating deadly Tai Po blaze
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[2026-05-09 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Read the powerful accounts of six residents, among 24 who appeared before independent committee investigating deadly Tai Po blaze
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[2026-05-09 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Capital punishment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A supreme court decision will determine whether the cruel, unconstitutional execution of people with intellectual disability becomes even more prevalent
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[2026-05-09 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Organizers, including Selma foot soliders, say ruling is latest chapter in long battle over Black disenfranchisement in US
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[2026-05-09 21:00 UTC+10:00] [New Orleans] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Terry Reed, who was convicted at trial of abusing two minors, could be imprisoned for 40 years
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[2026-05-09 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The final votes are being cast in the Farrer by-election as a crowded contest of candidates jostle for the regional NSW seat.
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[2026-05-09 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Utah Supreme Court justice has resigned amid a probe into an alleged relationship with an attorney who worked on a redistricting lawsuit.
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[2026-05-09 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Julius Malema, the leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has called for Ramaphosa to immediately resign and for impeachment proceedings against him to begin.
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[2026-05-09 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mitch Moses was as confused as anyone with Parramatta being given a penalty kick after a field goal. (AAP: NRL Photos)
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[2026-05-09 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro described as "baseless" Vice President Sara Duterte and Sen. Imee Marcos' remarks that lawmakers were "cashing in" on her impeachment trial.
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[2026-05-09 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Friday charged two soccer players and a betting agent with bribing other players to rig matches in the city’s top two football leagues in an operation that involved tens of thousands of dollars.
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[2026-05-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The withdrawal of Nicholas Kaufman as the lead defense counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte proves that the case against the former chief executive in the International Criminal Court (ICC) is indefensible, according to a group of Filipinos in Europe who are calling for the former leader’s conviction.
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[2026-05-09 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto Tempo’s Temi Fagbenle (14) high-fives fans as she comes off the court after her team’s first WNBA basketball game, aganst the Washington Mystics, in Toronto, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-09 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Police have been called to the Fairfield, Conn., home that former Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano and his ex-wife, Alissa Pavano, still share custody of nine times since 2024 — and as recently as April 29 — as a nasty legal battle involving a prenuptial agreement drags on, according to CT Insider.
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[2026-05-09 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An elderly Spirit Airlines passenger with dementia died after landing in Houston and wandering onto a busy highway two years ago, according to a bombshell lawsuit accusing the shuttered airline of negligence.
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[2026-05-09 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Supreme Court of Virginia sent a shockwave through the political world when it struck down the map intended to give Democrats 10 of the state’s 11 seats in Congress.
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[2026-05-09 11:23 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President and his party celebrate as Democrats vow to fight Virginia court ruling barring state from enacting new voter-approved congressional maps – key US politics stories from 8 May 2026 at a glance
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[2026-05-09 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Prosecutors and victims’ representatives at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have separately urged judges to keep former president Rodrigo Duterte in detention, arguing that his release would endanger trial proceedings, increase the risk of flight, and potentially expose witnesses and victims to intimidation.
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[2026-05-09 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that his health has significantly deteriorated in detention, citing repeated falls, memory lapses, and continuous video surveillance due to the risk of collapse.
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[2026-05-09 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: About halfway through Michael, the new blockbuster biopic of Michael Jackson, there is a scene in which Jackson (played by his nephew Jafaar) and his lawyer, John Branca (Miles Teller), are sitting with the president of his record label. It’s early in Jackson’s Thriller album cycle, with “Billie Jean” released as a single and the “Thriller” video filmed, setting the scene sometime in 1983.
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[2026-05-09 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cancellation last year of the majority of federal humanities grants, including to several Jewish projects, was unlawful and unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
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[2026-05-09 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Los Angeles mother convicted of murdering her 4-year-old daughter sobbed in court Friday as a judge handed down her punishment.
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[2026-05-09 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Cameras will be allowed at the trial of Tyler Robinson, the twisted Utah man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, a judge ruled Friday, siding with the late activist’s widow and news agencies.
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[2026-05-09 09:19 UTC+10:00] [Charlie Kirk shooting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawyers for Tyler James Robinson, 23, fail to persuade judge that media coverage could compromise right to fair jury
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[2026-05-09 09:17 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-05-09 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-09 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A federal judge on Friday declined to quickly approve the Securities and Exchange Commission’s $1.5 million settlement with Elon Musk over his purchase of Twitter, saying she wants more information about whether the accord is fair and how it was reached.
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[2026-05-09 08:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Metropolitan Police Department officers try to hold back rioters on the West Front at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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[2026-05-09 08:32 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US judge says halt of $100m in funds allotted by Congress for scholars, writers and research illegal and discriminatory
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[2026-05-09 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump administration on Friday appealed court ruling that 10 per cent global tariff imposed in February was not justified by 1970s trade law
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[2026-05-09 08:29 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump administration on Friday appealed court ruling that 10 per cent global tariff imposed in February was not justified by 1970s trade law
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[2026-05-09 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Indigenous Australians
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[2026-05-09 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Justin Baldoni is still carrying the emotional weight of his headline-making legal battle with Blake Lively.
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[2026-05-09 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Court documents allege Gordon Ramsay befriended the boy before requesting sexualised images. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-05-09 07:35 UTC+10:00] [Haiti] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Men were convicted in Miami federal court for plotting to kill Jovenel Moise at his Port-au-Prince home in 2021
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[2026-05-09 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spectators crowd center court at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex during the UCLA and North Carolina women’s doubles match in the NCAA Division I tennis championships, May 20, 2014, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)
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[2026-05-09 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-05-09 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Alex de Minaur's poor clay court form continues. (Reuters: Claudia Greco)
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[2026-05-09 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ohio’s head coach Brian Smith watches during an NCAA football game against Rutgers, Aug. 28, 2025, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
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[2026-05-09 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-09 05:47 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Siyapath Sasidu Wickramaratne yesterday (8) ordered the Nittambuwa Police to immediately arrest and produce before Court the Atamasthanadhipathi of Anuradhapura, Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera and the mother of the victim, over allegations of sexually abusing a 15-year-old minor.
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[2026-05-09 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The trial against ex-Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill ended abruptly Friday when he reached a surprise settlement with an OnlyFans model who sued him over her bizarre leg injury.
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[2026-05-09 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police have reported to the Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday (8) that former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kapila Chandrasena has died under suspicious circumstances.
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[2026-05-09 05:43 UTC+10:00] [Law & Order] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A case filed against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, was yesterday fixed for May 14 to deliver its order regarding the preliminary objections by the Colombo High Court.
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[2026-05-09 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s rising swimming sensation MF Muhammad produced a record-breaking performance on the opening day of the three-day Selection Trial for the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games by shattering the men’s 50m breaststroke national record at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-05-09 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Aung San Suu Kyi has not had access to her family or lawyer since being imprisoned by the military. (Reuters: Ann Wang)
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[2026-05-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Editorial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: According to Public Security Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala, a series of Court cases will be instituted against those accused of misappropriating public funds. According to the Deputy Minister, the people have a right to know about these cases and understand the verdicts, which is a cornerstone of the democratic system.
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[2026-05-09 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Eight Chadian opposition leaders arrested at the end of last month were jailed for eight years on Friday, their lawyer told AFP, the latest detentions of President Mahamat Idriss Deby's critics.
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[2026-05-09 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A state appeals panel on Thursday upheld the bulk of Michigan’s regulations limiting local control over renewable energy projects, while rejecting narrow aspects that critics had decried as regulatory overreach.
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[2026-05-09 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Following Justin Baldoni’s last-minute legal settlement with Blake Lively, the filmmaker’s pal Adam Mondschein isn’t holding back about her Met Gala appearance just hours later.
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