Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York public-employee unions are pushing for an utterly obscene giveaway, undoing the 2012 pension reform that saved taxpayers $80 billion — and Gov. Kathy Hochul looks willing to sign off on it.
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[2026-03-27 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment Upali Pannilage says 2025 recorded the highest debt repayment in Sri Lanka’s history.
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[2026-03-27 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Talk about some sky-high baggage fees.
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[2026-03-27 19:57 UTC+10:00] [Asean] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military activities are hampering the transition towards renewable energy, with data transparency lacking among major defence spenders
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[2026-03-27 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Indian government's tax revenues have taken a "huge hit" after New Delhi slashed central excise duties on fuel for domestic consumption, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday.The Indian government late Thursday cut central excise duties on petrol and diesel for domestic consumption by 10 rupees ($0.11) per liter each, to keep pump prices from rising as the Iran war disrupts global energy supplies.
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[2026-03-27 18:23 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-27 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jim Chalmers faces challenging economic circumstances for his upcoming May 12 budget. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-03-27 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gavin Newsom deserves praise for trying to stop the state’s wealth from fleeing — though he should be doing much more.
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[2026-03-27 12:11 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has demanded a cut of 26 cents per litre to the cost of fuel, as the government rejects his call to reduce the fuel tax and declares Australia’s petrol and diesel supply is secure in the near term and ramps up its efforts to calm public panic over shortages at service stations.
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[2026-03-27 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spending on ‘hanami’ picnics drops as rising living costs, Iran war fears and weather woes threaten to dampen this year’s festivities
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[2026-03-27 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sayuri Herrera is Mexico City’s first prosecutor that specializes in investigating cases of femicide, or basically women who were murdered because of their gender. The three part docuseries The Prosecutor (original title: La fiscal) follows her as she and her team look into cases that come into their office.
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[2026-03-27 10:31 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian president expected to continue invasion of Ukraine until his forces have secured remaining areas of eastern Donbas
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[2026-03-27 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: San Francisco’s iconic cable cars are turning into a budget-busting headache — as city officials are already begging voters to rescue the struggling transit system.
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[2026-03-27 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Graham Nash won’t be spending much time in “Our House” this summer.
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[2026-03-27 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Meta is boosting its spending commitment on a forthcoming AI data center in West Texas by more than sixfold to $10 billion, with an aim to reach 1 gigawatt of capacity by the time the facility comes online in 2028, the company said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-27 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Business Services
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[2026-03-27 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former Liberal Bennelong candidate Scott Yung owes the party more than $400,000 after running up a significant debt during the federal election campaign – a figure that will leave the battleground seat in a financial hole ahead of the next election.
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[2026-03-27 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: We don’t publish full-length, scored reviews of sandwich shops very often, but you don’t often find Australian sandwich shops pouring Sicilian frappato by the glass. It’s also rare to find a panino loaded with Campari-glazed ham, porchetta, provolone and guindilla peppers that tastes like a Boxing Day-leftovers sandwich you might eat while spending Christmas in Tuscany.
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[2026-03-27 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Anyone planning to travel to Chicago is in for a shock.
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[2026-03-27 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Following a court ruling last year that eliminated a tax penalty on non-residents paying wealth tax in Spain, the Spanish government is now moving to bring rules on the 'millionaire tax' in line.
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[2026-03-27 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Nothing’s cheap in NYC anymore — and certainly not enlightenment.
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[2026-03-27 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SHANGHAI, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- JOY GROUP has announced its financial results for the 2025 fiscal year, achieving annual retail sales exceeding US$730M (RMB 5.1B) and total revenue surpassing US$620M (RMB 4.3B), representing a 22% year-on-year increase. The Group maintained healthy profitability while delivering another year of strong growth.
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[2026-03-26 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As the Iran war continues, and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route, remains stalled, many Americans are seeing higher gas prices.
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[2026-03-26 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US taxation] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: War tax resistance has a venerable tradition dating back to days before the US was even born. It’s time to revive this tradition
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[2026-03-26 19:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A courier union leader in Ulsan was seriously injured Thursday after attempting self-immolation to protest tax authorities’ notices demanding large additional value-added tax payments from delivery workers in the city.
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[2026-03-26 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Good day. Welcome to The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world.
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[2026-03-26 17:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KB Financial Group shareholders approved a 7.5 trillion won ($5 billion) capital reserve reduction on Thursday, clearing the way for a larger pool of tax-free shareholder payouts.
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[2026-03-26 17:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will significantly expand its temporary fuel tax cut in a bid to ease the financial burden on consumers amid the prolonged conflict in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-03-26 16:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's low-cost carriers are cutting international flights to mitigate the impact of surging fuel costs amid prolonged tensions in the Middle East, industry sources said Thursday.
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[2026-03-26 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on, the agency's acting head said Wednesday, even as record wait time for travelers did little to end the standoff over the funding fight in Congress.
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[2026-03-26 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — El Congreso de Honduras destituyó el miércoles del cargo al fiscal general suspendido Johel Zelaya, quien estaba sometido a juicio político, y en su lugar nombró a Pablo Emilio Reyes Theodore. Además, se recibió una nueva denuncia para someter a un nuevo juicio político a la presidenta de la Corte Suprema de Justicia.
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[2026-03-26 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California voters spoke loud and clear in November 2024, overwhelmingly passing Proposition 36 to crack down on repeat theft and certain drug crimes.The measure racked up roughly 10.3 million YES votes and 4.8 million NO votes, winning support across nearly every county. Rising retail theft and drug-related offenses were key drivers behind the voter surge.Prop 36, which took effect December 2024, restores felony penalties for serial offenders while giving judges the authority to mandate treatment for addicts.In practice, that means
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[2026-03-26 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc on Thursday welcomed the signing of the oil excise tax suspension law to cushion the impact of the oil price increases.
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[2026-03-26 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A high-stakes battle is brewing over California’s proposed “billionaire tax,” with Silicon Valley heavyweights already pouring millions into efforts to stop it.Sergey Brin, the billionaire co-founder of Google, has committed roughly $45 million to a group opposing the measure called Building a Better California, according to the Wall Street Journal.In total, Building a Better CA has raised about $80 million to fight the tax — funding campaigns, ads and ballot efforts.The initiative would impose a one-time 5% tax on individuals
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[2026-03-26 13:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government will submit details of its planned supplementary budget to the National Assembly on March 31, with the focus on supporting underprivileged groups.
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[2026-03-26 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Transport group Manibela on Thursday called on the government to remove the excise tax and value-added tax on fuel, a day after a driver died during a payout in Quezon City.
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[2026-03-26 12:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party and the government agreed to submit an extra budget bill to the National Assembly next week, the budget minister said Thursday, in an effort to cushion vulnerable sectors from the economic impacts of a prolonged war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-26 12:04 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The tax, which depends on the class of travel or length of flight, will now be rolled out on October 1
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[2026-03-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Speaking with the Australian Politics podcast, the Liberal frontbencher says a sovereign wealth fund would set Australians up for generations to come
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[2026-03-26 11:04 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It was a scene staged to show a suburb on the rise, literally and figuratively.
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[2026-03-26 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Residents of one Long Island town are fuming after learning they were being slapped with a sneaky spike on their property tax bills — since the suburb owes millions to a local luxury golf course.
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[2026-03-26 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration served up a measly $200 million in proposed savings Wednesday – far short of his promised $1.7 billion – as his budget boss got a grilling over the massive shortfall.
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[2026-03-26 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sophie Edwards overcame a half-way deficit to power to victory in the individual pursuit. (Getty Images: Chris Hyde)
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[2026-03-26 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A new statewide survey from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies suggests something remarkable — and deeply troubling — could happen this November.
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[2026-03-26 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California’s overspending crisis has been brought into sharper focus after NASA revealed the cost of building a base on the moon.
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[2026-03-26 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the global arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has stepped up efforts to expand Unified Payments Interface (UPI) merchant acceptance in Sri Lanka, aiming to deliver seamless digital payment experiences for Indian tourists while supporting the island’s growing digital economy.
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[2026-03-26 06:49 UTC+10:00] [Harry Potter TV series] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: First real look at HBO’s big-budget small screen take on JK Rowling’s best-selling books also reveals that first season will premiere this Christmas
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[2026-03-26 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Flowers bloom along the runways as a Delta Airlines jet takes off at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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