Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-02 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A tale of two gas stations drives home a point: It’s Sacramento policy –– and not the Iran war –– that make fuel costs so onerous in California.
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[2026-05-02 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Iran remains open to diplomacy with the United States if Washington changes what he described as its “expansionist approach” and “threatening rhetoric”.
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[2026-05-02 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: There’s gridlock and tension in downtown Los Angeles as May Day demonstrators flooded streets near a federal building Friday, blocking lanes and confronting law enforcement.The Los Angeles Police Department issued an emergency alert as protesters shut down two southbound lanes on Alameda Street between Temple and Aliso streets, leaving just one lane open.
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[2026-05-02 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks at the annual Fancy Farm picnic Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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[2026-05-02 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A top political firm tied to Gov. Gavin Newsom is working to funnel union cash into Xavier Becerra’s bid for governor — cementing the dark horse Dem as frontrunner even as he’s dogged by a Sacramento scandal involving his former aide.
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[2026-05-02 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lear Zhou via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-02 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies hearing on the Agriculture Department budget for fiscal year 2027 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-05-02 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Sylvia Xu, Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-02 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland China is seeing a surge in interest over ‘invisible martyrs’ such as Wu Shi, a KMT defector who was executed in Taipei in 1950
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[2026-05-02 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland China is seeing a surge in interest over ‘invisible martyrs’ such as Wu Shi, a KMT defector who was executed in Taipei in 1950
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[2026-05-02 07:52 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: On May 1, The Atin Ito Coalition celebrated Labor Day at sea during its fourth civilian mission to the West Philippine Sea en route to Pag-asa Island, honoring Filipino fisherfolk and frontline workers. —PHOTO BY ANDREA GREGORIO
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[2026-05-02 07:31 UTC+10:00] [Arsenal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Arteta: ‘The difference in the leagues is night and day’
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[2026-05-02 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Greater Bay Area] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rather than encouraging more births, Hong Kong should align its family-related policies with the Greater Bay Area’s demographic system
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[2026-05-02 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rather than encouraging more births, Hong Kong should align its family-related policies with the Greater Bay Area’s demographic system
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[2026-05-02 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Noah Okafor (derecha) celebra tras anotar el segundo gol de Leeds ante Burnley en la Liga Premier, el viernes 1 de mayo de 2026. (Martin Rickett/PA vía AP)
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[2026-05-02 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s a lockup with an open-door policy.
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[2026-05-02 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Low-sensory voting centres will reduce barriers to voting for neurodivergent people. (Supplied: Victorian Electoral Commission)
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[2026-05-02 07:19 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-02 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner unveiled a plan during an interview on Thursday to “shut this White House down” so that the Trump administration is not able to function.
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[2026-05-02 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament
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[2026-05-02 07:12 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-05-02 07:09 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-02 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Leeds United’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin, second from left, scores their side’s third goal during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Burnley, in Leeds, England, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-02 06:58 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It was the night all the nerves vanished into the ether, replaced by every track on the Leeds United soundtrack as Premier League survival was all but confirmed. It was all too easy to defeat rudderless and relegated Burnley, to put Leeds nine points clear of the relegation zone, with their rivals having four games remaining.
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[2026-05-02 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Kristina Rosengren is a news reporter based out of Broken Hill covering stories across far west New South Wales for radio, TV and online. She previously worked as a senior journalist for National Radio News and a federal political correspondent for 2SM based at Parliament House in Canberra.
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[2026-05-02 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A China policy giving Africa's biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years came into effect Friday while its economic rival the United States seeks to impose new import taxes under President Donald Trump's push for protectionism.
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[2026-05-02 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian journalist Vladimir Solovyov has accused Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of betraying the interests of her own voters by following the EU line on Ukraine and Russia in an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano published on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-02 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville and his co-host spoke on Thursday about the dangers of Democrats falling for the same far-left rhetoric that weighed them down in past elections.
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[2026-05-02 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A federal judge has blocked Donald Trump’s administration from stripping temporary deportation protections for nearly 3,000 Yemeni nationals living in the US, in the latest legal setback for the president’s immigration crackdown.
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[2026-05-02 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (1) said that his administration enjoys unprecedented public trust and remains firmly protected by the people, as he addressed a large May Day rally in Nuwara Eliya.
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[2026-05-02 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday said that people expect the SJB leadership to place the country on a new path of development free from frauds.
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[2026-05-02 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SLFP National Organizer, Badulla district MP Chamara Sampath Dasanayake yesterday said that the NPP government is the weakest government ever to rule the country.
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[2026-05-02 05:47 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) marked International Workers’ Day on May 1 with rallies held across multiple fronts in the Northern and Eastern Provinces.
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[2026-05-02 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry in a circular to heads of government institutions including Chief Provincial Secretaries has introduced a mechanism to grant permanent appointments to employees in the public sector institutions who are on a temporary, casual, substitute, contract or relief basis.
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[2026-05-02 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A committee consisting of Judicial Medical Officers (JMOs) has been appointed to conduct a post-mortem examination of the Finance Ministry Assistant Director who died under suspicious circumstances.
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[2026-05-02 05:44 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest and her sentence has been reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty for a Buddhist holiday.
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[2026-05-02 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-05-02 05:40 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka won a gold medal and two silver medals and four bronze for the first time in history at Asian Beach Games concluded in Sanya, China finishing in 10th place in the points table which is a great achievement by Sri Lanka to finish among best ten countries.
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[2026-05-02 05:40 UTC+10:00] [Culture & Art] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Herbert M. Seneviratne Awards Ceremony will be held on May 2 at 3 p.m. at the Tower Hall Theatre under the patronage of the Minister of Culture.
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[2026-05-02 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Bhante G Heritage Center is scheduled to open on May 2, 2026, marking a significant event for Sri Lanka and the global Buddhist community. The opening coincides with a belated celebration of the 98th birthday of HenepolaGunaratana Thero, widely known as Bhante G, a Sri Lankan-born Buddhist monk recognized internationally for his contributions to mindfulness and meditation.
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[2026-05-02 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from OPEC and the OPEC+ format effective May 1, 2026, ending nearly six decades of membership. This marks the largest institutional disruption to the oil production coordination system since the establishment of the expanded OPEC+ format in 2016 and is perceived by the market as a step towards weakening the group’s ability to influence global oil prices.
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[2026-05-02 05:39 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Under-85kg rugby team will go all out for victory when they face the touring New Zealand Under-85kg side in the second and final Test for the Graham Henry Trophy at Nittawela Rugby Stadium on May 3 (Sunday) at 4pm, aiming to level the series after a narrow first defeat.
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[2026-05-02 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The passing of Deshabandu Sirisumana Godage on 28th April 2026 marks the end of an era in the history of book publishing in Sri Lanka. At the age of 90, he leaves behind not merely a business legacy, but a cultural institution that profoundly shaped the literary life of Sri Lanka.
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[2026-05-02 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: More foreign shuttlers are expected to take part at the 6 th edition of the Ceylon Masters International Badminton championship conducted by Ceylon Masters Badminton (CMB) at St Joseph’s College Stadium Indoor Stadium, Darley Road Colombo from June 25 to 29 The President of CMB, Rohan de Silva, said on the growth of the Ceylon Masters International
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[2026-05-02 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sixteen year old Thisarindu Induwara of Royal College Colombo emerged Mens champion and nineteen year old . Dahamdi Sanudula of NSBM Green University emerged Womens champion of the Sri Lanka National Chess Championhips 2026 conducted by Chess Federation of Sri Lanka.
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[2026-05-02 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Palestinian Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and the Free Palestine Movement, with all those calling for the freedom of Palestine, held a special gathering to invoke the blessings of the Almighty on Sameera Amehboobdeen, who will represent Sri Lanka in a 100-flotilla global campaign to Gaza calling for the freedom of Palestine.
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[2026-05-02 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) secured a major boost for its junior programme as NOLIMIT came on board as the Official Clothing Sponsor for the Sri Lanka Junior National Tennis Teams for 2026, officials announced at a press conference held at the SLTA Headquarters in Colombo.
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[2026-05-02 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ambassador of Nepal to Sri Lanka Dr. Purna Bahadurn Nepali paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at Temple Trees on April 30.
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[2026-05-02 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to 10 billion meals a week globally and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss of one of the world’s biggest fertiliser producers.
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[2026-05-02 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Plantation and Community Infrastructure Minister Samantha Vidyarathna yesterday said that the Opposition lacks the moral authority to hold May Day rallies, accusing them of historically exploiting and suppressing the working class.
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