Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: San Diego police responded Monday to reports of an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego in the Clairemont area, where authorities say the threat was quickly neutralized but at least three people were killed, including the two suspected gunmen.
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[2026-05-19 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Arsenal’s Kai Havertz, left, scores their side’s first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Burnley in London, Monday May 18, 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-19 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via American Greatness,
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[2026-05-19 06:31 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the conflict in the Middle East, this Tuesday May 19.
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[2026-05-19 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A bride and groom hold a rose as they pose for pictures during a mass wedding ceremony for participants in the “Janfada” (“Sacrifice for Iran”) pro-government campaign in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-05-19 06:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Bushfires, extreme heat and floods will inflict worsening damage on Victoria’s already stressed roads in the coming decades, the state government has been warned, with calls to start upgrading the network now to withstand severe conditions brought on by climate change.
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[2026-05-19 05:59 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-05-19 05:38 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Fewer than half of the homes listed for auction in Sydney sold over the weekend - the lowest rate since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.Last Saturday's auctions marked the first test of the market since the federal government announced an overhaul of negative gearing and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) last Tuesday.Interest rate hikes and rising inflation have brought about a softening in Sydney's housing market for several months now, bringing it to the edge of a significant downturn,
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[2026-05-19 05:35 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: President Donald Trump settled his lawsuit against the US tax office through the creation of an unusual multibillion-dollar fund to compensate victims of supposed government “weaponisation”, which was immediately described by Democrats as a MAGA slush fund.
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[2026-05-19 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The controversial bill to place the Western Wall under the authority of the Chief Rabbinate is expected to advance rapidly in the Knesset and is the only way for the holy site to be protected in accordance with Jewish law, leader of the far-right Noam party, MK Avi Maoz, told The Jerusalem Post in a Sunday interview.
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[2026-05-19 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Plans to convert two sports fields to synthetic turf at Callan Park in Sydney’s inner west are a step closer after the divisive project won approval from the state government’s heritage advisers.
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In NSW, as in every other jurisdiction in the country, parliamentary committees play an important role in accountability and transparency of government. They allow MPs from all political affiliations to investigate issues, review laws and scrutinise government decisions.
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The ABC and SBS have declined to adopt the contested definition of antisemitism endorsed by the federal government and royal commission, the national broadcaster claiming it could be used to stifle legitimate debate.
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Westfield founder and Holocaust survivor Sir Frank Lowy has urged political leaders to use the success of transforming soccer from a sport riven by ethnic rivalries into a beloved national code as a blueprint to tackle antisemitism in Australia.
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A top adviser to former Labor leader Kevin Rudd and NSW Premier Chris Minns has joined a growing group warning that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ decision to hike the capital gains tax on businesses will stifle the economy and drag productivity, as Labor MPs grow uneasy about the backlash over the controversial measure.
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[2026-05-19 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A miner launches a firecracker at police during an anti-government protest in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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[2026-05-19 04:56 UTC+10:00] [Corruption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: MADRID — Spain’s flurry of regional elections over recent months — most crucially in Andalusia this Sunday — has delivered an ominous message to the ruling Socialist Party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez ahead of next year’s general election.
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[2026-05-19 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elon Musk escucha el discurso del presidente chino Xi Jinping durante una cena de Estado con el presidente Donald Trump en el Gran Salón del Pueblo, el jueves 14 de mayo de 2026, en Beijing. (Foto de AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-19 04:50 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽ Updates from the 8pm BST KO at the Emirates Stadium ⚽ Table | Top scorers | Football Daily | Email Taha
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[2026-05-19 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Small Businesses
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[2026-05-19 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OAKLAND, California — A federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to remain a nonprofit dedicated to guiding artificial intelligence’s development for the good of humanity.
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[2026-05-19 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings’ and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-05-19 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Voters are preparing to head to the polls for a primary election in Pennsylvania, an eastern US state that has served as a crucial battleground in recent national elections.
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[2026-05-19 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Four English Premier League clubs have treated pro-Palestinian staff and supporters “in ways that may breach the right to freedom of expression and/ or amount to discrimination”, War on Want said on Monday.
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[2026-05-19 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump's Justice Department announced on Monday the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate political allies prosecuted under the Biden administration.
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[2026-05-19 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-19 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister’s office Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
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[2026-05-19 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers from both parties move debate from trade and engagement towards security, Taiwan and strategic rivalry with Beijing
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[2026-05-19 04:07 UTC+10:00] [John Moolenaar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers from both parties move debate from trade and engagement towards security, Taiwan and strategic rivalry with Beijing
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[2026-05-19 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli government moved to establish an inter-ministry team to look into the seizure of properties in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City belonging to Arab residents of the city, according to a Monday N12 News report.
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[2026-05-19 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has returned stateside and so has his administration's focus, even as the Iran war and the aftermath of his China trip remain front-burner issues.
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[2026-05-19 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israelis love drama. Better, they are addicted to drama.
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[2026-05-19 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A journalist working for a Persian-language opposition television station was attacked with a knife in Wimbledon by men working for Iran as part of a campaign of "Iranian terror", a court was told.
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[2026-05-19 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Three federal judges dismissed felony grand jury indictments against nine defendants Friday, citing misconduct by interim U.S. Attorney for Wyoming Darin Smith that could have prejudiced the jurors.
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[2026-05-19 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A nine-person federal jury has sided with OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft, determining that Elon Musk filed his high-profile lawsuit too late under the statute of limitations. The verdict effectively ends Musk’s claims that OpenAI abandoned its founding nonprofit mission to benefit humanity.
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[2026-05-19 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared the voter registration cutoff as non-negotiable, putting an end to speculation of a possible extension.
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[2026-05-19 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nearly 80% of Gazans are interested in emigrating from the Gaza Strip, according to a recent survey the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) shared with senior Israeli officials.
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[2026-05-19 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —Mel Oragon, the lone suspect in the May 13 Senate shooting yielded positive results in paraffin testing, Southern Police District (SPD) confirmed Monday.
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[2026-05-19 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 19, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-05-19 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A judge just handed Luigi Mangione some big wins in his high-profile murder case. On Monday, New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro issued a mixed ruling on evidence seized during the suspect’s dramatic arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. The decision represents a partial victory for the defense on constitutional grounds while delivering a significant boost to prosecutors by preserving the most damning pieces of physical evidence linking Mangione to the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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[2026-05-19 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Only a few hours had passed since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced his sensational visit to the United Arab Emirates in March 2026, his meeting with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan – a visit that, according to the statement, had led to a “historic breakthrough” – when the Emirati Foreign Ministry issued a sweeping denial.
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[2026-05-19 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands during their visit to Horyu-ji Temple in Nara, Japan, in January. (Pool photo)
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[2026-05-19 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands during their visit to Horyu-ji Temple in Nara, Japan, in January. (Pool photo)
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[2026-05-19 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan looks to shore up its defense by offering support for startups with technology that has both civilian and defense applications. (Nikkei illustration)
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[2026-05-19 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition leader Yair Lapid vowed on Monday that any Likud MKs who support the contentious haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill due to pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, “will not fall under the radar."
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[2026-05-19 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday said his legal team was looking at three legal options to address the suspension order of the Ombudsman imposed on Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca.
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[2026-05-19 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From behind bars in Israel, veteran prisoner and “Palestine's Mandela”, Marwan Barghouti, gained the highest number of votes in elections for the ruling Fatah party's central committee.
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[2026-05-19 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump will swear in Kevin Warsh, his hand-picked choice to lead the Federal Reserve, during a ceremony Friday, a White House official told CNBC.
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