Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California’s powerful coastal watchdog has suffered a major blow after the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled it overstepped its authority over a shoreline development.
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[2026-05-01 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, world’s richest man and OpenAI’s cofounder, took the stand Tuesday in a high-stakes trial revolving around a bitter feud between himself and former friends Sam Altman and Greg Brockman that could reshape the future development of artificial intelligence. (AP Video by Terry Chea)
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[2026-05-01 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OAKLAND, California — Elon Musk wrangled with Sam Altman's lawyer on Thursday over the timing of his decision to sue OpenAI and whether he knew about discussions to turn it into a for-profit company, as he was cross-examined in a trial over his lawsuit that could determine the future of the ChatGPT maker.
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[2026-05-01 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jeffrey Epstein wrote a suicide note before his 2019 death in a New York City federal lockup, his cellmate claims – but its contents remain secret seven years after his death because a judge ordered it sealed, a new report revealed Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Consumer Protection
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[2026-05-01 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is threatening a total shutdown of Facebook and Instagram in New Mexico if a state judge orders the company to adopt new safety features, according to a court filing Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The suspect accused of beating to death a British male model after a Halloween party was wearing a clown costume during the savage attack — and had been at a bottomless brunch with his Harley Quinn-dressed lover, his trial was told.
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[2026-05-01 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Iranian exile and independent investigative journalist is heading toward a critical court hearing in Canada, as members of a prominent Iranian family seek to curb her ability to publish allegations linking them to wealth and influence tied to the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-05-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Researchers say results mark a ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’
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[2026-05-01 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A young woman is suing Roblox, Discord and Uber after a repeat predator used the platforms to groom her when she was 15 – paying a driver to bring her from Indiana to his New Jersey home where he kept her locked in a small, dank room and repeatedly raped her, according to the suit.
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[2026-05-01 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Israeli human rights organisation has petitioned the Supreme Court to demand the immediate release of 14 doctors from Gaza held without charge for more than a year.
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[2026-05-01 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An inquest into the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972 has found that the Army "lost control" in a number of cases and "overreacted to a perceived threat".
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[2026-05-01 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Thirteen individuals have been referred to the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal over a multimillion-dollar scheme to illegally procure military equipment for Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) through UAE-based companies and financial channels.
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[2026-05-01 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out a proposed redistricting map for the state this week, but the way he did it could give ammunition to lawyers mounting inevitable legal challenges that will follow the map's expected approval by the legislature, both Democratic and Republican observers say. Some Republican legislators are uneasy with DeSantis' rollout of the plan -- which he shared with Fox News before he shared it with them.
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[2026-05-01 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives and attempting to kill President Donald Trump agreed on Thursday to remain jailed for now while he awaits trial.
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[2026-05-01 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Thirteen suspects are to stand trial over a multimillion-dollar plot to buy military equipment and weapons through the UAE's financial system and send them to the Sudanese Armed Forces for use in the country's civil war.
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[2026-05-01 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAST year, I wrote about a word that briefly escaped the confines of legal language and entered everyday conversation: “forthwith.” It appeared in Article XI, Section 3(4) of the 1987 Constitution, where it provides that impeachment trial by the Senate shall “forthwith proceed.” At the time, I turned to dictionaries — especially the Oxford English Dictionary — to clarify its meaning: “immediately, at once, without delay or interval.”
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[2026-05-01 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-01 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The lawyer for White House Correspondence Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen gave an absurd reason for why the CalTech grad should be allowed to walk free pending trial — despite charges that he attempted to assassinate President Trump.
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[2026-05-01 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry has stopped the May 16 congressional primaries from going ahead after the Supreme Court struck down the Pelican State’s House map Wednesday.
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[2026-05-01 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Muhammad Azaam, a doctor at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, was charged with being a member of a terrorist organization in the Beersheba Magistrate's Court on Thursday, according to a statement from the Justice Ministry.
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[2026-05-01 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The prime minister's sister-in-law was "scared" and "struggling to breathe" after an arson attack at her home, the Old Bailey has heard.
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[2026-05-01 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A view of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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[2026-05-01 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-01 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jessica Mann, right, arrives for Harvey Weinstein’s trial in criminal court, followed by Manhattan Assistant District Attorneys Candace White, left, and Nicole Blumberg, in New York, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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[2026-05-01 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Secret Service agents respond on stage during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-01 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A former California Highway Police captain who allegedly had a hitman kill her husband behaved erratically and slimmed down before her partner’s murder.
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[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and members of the Congressional Black Caucus speak to reporters in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling to strike down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An IDF major was indicted in military court on Wednesday for allegedly using his position near the Gaza border to smuggle a truckload of unauthorized goods into the enclave, bypass military checks, and bring an Israeli citizen into Gaza to complete the transfer.
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[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A resident doctor in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) appeared at the Old Bailey Criminal Court in London on Friday, facing accusations of recruiting for Hamas and publishing a variety of inflammatory and antisemitic posts.
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[2026-05-01 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has charged that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman “stole a charity” and called himself a “fool” for funding the company, claiming that the ChatGPT maker had strayed from its original nonprofit mission.
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[2026-05-01 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has charged that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman “stole a charity” and called himself a “fool” for funding the company, claiming that the ChatGPT maker had strayed from its original nonprofit mission.
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[2026-05-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [US voting rights] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The organizations that fought for majority-minority districts across the US south are organizing their next steps
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[2026-04-30 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The trial of four Indonesian soldiers accused of carrying out an acid attack on an activist who had campaigned against the expanding role of the armed forces in government has begun in a military court in Jakarta.
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[2026-04-30 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States Supreme Court has voided a key provision of a landmark civil rights law by ruling that the electoral map of Louisiana had been drawn up unconstitutionally to create two Black-majority districts.
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[2026-04-30 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on April 30, 2026 arrest former broadcaster Jay Sonza after a Pasay court issued a warrant over the alleged spread of false information about the health of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Sonza’s lawyer, Mark Tolentino, confirmed the arrest, which took place in Quezon City.
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[2026-04-30 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled a first status conference on May 27, 2026, in the case of former president Rodrigo Duterte, issuing a detailed order on Thursday that seeks key submissions from parties and participants ahead of trial.
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[2026-04-30 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Three weeks after Howard Stern’s ex-executive assistant Leslie Kuhn filed a lawsuit against him and wife Beth Stern for $2.5 million in damages, the shock jock has responded.
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[2026-04-30 22:55 UTC+10:00] [E Jean Carroll] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Decision from federal appeals court comes almost 18 months after Trump appealed following 2024 election win
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[2026-04-30 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday arrested former broadcaster and commentator Jay Sonza after a Pasay court issued a warrant over the alleged spread of false information about the health of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr..
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[2026-04-30 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will pursue legal and diplomatic means to bring fugitive former lawmaker Zaldy Co home to the Philippines, Malacañang said on April 30, 2026. This, after Marcos received the confirmation from Chargé d’Affaires of Czech Republic Eva Tenzin that Co had indeed been detained by Czech authorities due to invalid travel documents, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said.
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[2026-04-30 22:08 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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[2026-04-30 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Another resident of fire-ravaged estate also discovers HK$100,000 in charred banknotes after returning under government scheme
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[2026-04-30 21:06 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Another resident of fire-ravaged estate also discovers HK$100,000 in charred banknotes after returning under government scheme
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[2026-04-30 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog wraps up investigation into Yi’s activities with long list of allegations
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[2026-04-30 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Jiangsu province] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog wraps up investigation into Yi’s activities with long list of allegations
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[2026-04-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US voting rights] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: I was a lead attorney in the Callais case. The court’s decision will silence the voices of communities of color
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[2026-04-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US voting rights] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More governors call for special sessions following supreme court’s decision severely weakening Voting Rights Act
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[2026-04-30 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Lyndon B. Johnson holds the signed document of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as he chats with Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill., in the President’s Room in Washington, Aug. 6, 1965. Signatures that appear on the document are Johnson, left bottom; House Speaker John McCormack, upper, standing at right; and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, lower, standing second from left.
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[2026-04-30 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The ruling junta in Burkina Faso has tightened security in the capital Ouagadougou in the wake of coordinated attacks in its neighbour and ally Mali, security sources told AFP on Wednesday.
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