Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-16 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-16 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One week after The Wall Street Journal reported that Tim Cook's Apple was testing memory chips from China's CXMT, a company blacklisted by the Pentagon over alleged ties to the People's Liberation Army, the outlet published a follow-up story with an interview with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who publicly urged Apple not to proceed.
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[2026-08-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AFTER the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit wrapped up in Turkey’s capital Ankara in July, United States Secret Service received intelligence reports that an Iranian cell, armed with a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile, would strike Air Force One and kill Donald Trump. This alarmed the US president’s security detail, prompting them to secretly transfer him through a catering van into another Air Force C-32A aircraft waiting nearby.
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[2026-08-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GARDEN CITY, United States — President Donald Trump said Friday he would “finish defeating” Iran and “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory.
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[2026-08-16 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln.
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[2026-08-16 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-16 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-16 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz will remain under Tehran’s control, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said, calling on Washington to “stop indulging in delusions.” The statement comes in response to President Donald Trump saying he would soon declare the sea passage a “territory of the US.”
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[2026-08-16 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz will remain under Tehran’s control, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said, calling on Washington to “stop indulging in delusions.” The statement comes in response to President Donald Trump saying he would soon declare the sea passage a “territory of the US.”
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[2026-08-16 01:07 UTC+10:00] [Alaska] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former VP sent fundraising appeal for Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign – with half of donations going to Harris’s organization
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[2026-08-16 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses.
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[2026-08-15 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Venezuela wants its gold back. And now with Maduro having been removed and Caracas being essentially a puppet of Washington influence and interests, it has a much better chance at this than ever before.
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[2026-08-15 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump subiéndose al Air Force One en la Base Aérea Andrews en Maryland el 7 de agosto del 2026. (AP foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-15 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The EU pushed back Friday at renewed trade pressure from the United States, as Washington said the bloc was enabling Chinese evasion of US tariffs and stepped up calls for it to roll back flagship green rules on businesses.
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[2026-08-15 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The USS Gerald R. Ford departs from Souda Naval Base near Chania on the island of Crete, Greece, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Angelakis, File)
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[2026-08-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington may be ‘toning down’ its China rhetoric and seeking deterrence via allied capacity, but observers warn of deeper polarisation
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[2026-08-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington may be ‘toning down’ its China rhetoric and seeking deterrence via allied capacity, but observers warn of deeper polarisation
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[2026-08-15 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Aug. 7, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-08-15 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go expressed his support for the proposed Revised Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Law as Senate Bill 2116 was approved on third and final reading during the Senate plenary session on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.
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[2026-08-15 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth downplayed concerns regarding the well-being of sailors deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on Friday after reports claimed that distressed service members had tried to jump overboard due to poor conditions.
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[2026-08-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the Strait of Hormuz would soon become U.S. territory, as a ship in the crucial waterway was reportedly struck and negotiations with Tehran appeared no nearer to resuming.
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[2026-08-15 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran’s economy has taken a major hit but the Islamic Republic has weathered waves of sanctions that have failed to force it to bend
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[2026-08-15 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran’s economy has taken a major hit but the Islamic Republic has weathered waves of sanctions that have failed to force it to bend
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[2026-08-15 20:56 UTC+10:00] [Estreito de Ormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, disse na sexta-feira (14/08) que planeja declarar o Estreito de Ormuz um "território dos EUA" após "derrotar o Irã". Embora não esteja clara a seriedade da afirmação, realizada num comício no estado de Nova York, o republicano elevou o tom de ameaça mais uma vez, num momento sensível nas estagnadas negociações com o regime iraniano.
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[2026-08-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US tax policy deprives the government of revenue and overwhelmingly serves the interests of the rich
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[2026-08-15 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nearly three years after the 7 October Hamas attack shattered the illusion of a manageable status quo - one serving US-Israeli interests, while harming Palestinian rights - and midway through President Donald Trump’s second term, the Middle East no longer maps neatly onto the two axes that have defined it for decades.
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[2026-08-15 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals (60-64, fourth in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (54-69, fifth in the NL East)
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[2026-08-15 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Art Spiegelman] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than four decades after his Holocaust story Maus transformed the graphic novel genre, Art Spiegelman discusses Trump, the shadow of 9/11 and the rise of fascism in America
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[2026-08-15 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-15 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-15 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: IRAN. People walk by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026
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[2026-08-15 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY — Amid the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte and the controversy surrounding flood-control projects, Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito said the Senate will keep deliberations on the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 open and transparent.
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[2026-08-15 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring nearly nine months at sea on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations against Iran.
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[2026-08-15 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta fotografía del 23 de abril de 2026 muestra turbinas en el parque eólico marino Sunrise Wind, actualmente en construcción frente a la costa de Montauk Point, Nueva York. (AP Foto /Joshua A. Bickel, archivo)
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[2026-08-15 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: According to a new report, the United States federal government has taken a massive step back from its role in protecting civil rights across the country.
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[2026-08-15 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-15 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El puertorriqueño Francisco Lindor, de los Mets de Nueva York, festeja su jonrón en el sexto inning del duelo ante los Nacionales de Washington, el viernes 14 de agosto de 2026 (AP Foto/Heather Khalifa)
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[2026-08-15 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miami Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis (2) aims a pass during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Washington Commanders, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Landover, MD. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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[2026-08-15 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Andy Laperriere, Piper Sandler's head of US policy research in Washington, wrote in a note on Thursday that explained both parties are moving left on economic policy as populist measures gain support across the political spectrum. His big-picture view is that "hard-left and socialist candidates" are damaging the Democratic brand primarily through deeply unpopular positions on open borders, defunding the police, and transgender politics.
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[2026-08-15 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York Mets’ Francisco Lindor hits a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
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[2026-08-15 12:01 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The U.S. wants to know how loyal each NATO ally is to Donald Trump’s policies before cutting military assets defending the alliance.
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[2026-08-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On US college campuses, a generation shaped by China’s rise is challenging the assumptions behind Washington’s approach to Beijing
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[2026-08-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On US college campuses, a generation shaped by China’s rise is challenging the assumptions behind Washington’s approach to Beijing
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[2026-08-15 11:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would "soon" declare the Strait of Hormuz waterway part of US territory after defeating Iran.
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[2026-08-15 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Why do Americans protected by the 2nd Amendment still need to get permission and approval from the ATF to have a rifle with a barrel under 16 inches, or a particular brand of stock, or a suppressor that, in most cases, doesn't silence a firearm at all but simply makes shooting it easier on a person's hearing?
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[2026-08-15 11:04 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to explain the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump’s justification for intervening in the yen, extending the senior Democrat’s pattern of scrutinizing the Trump administration’s foreign-exchange policies.
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[2026-08-15 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
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[2026-08-15 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The BBC has sought to subpoena members of Donald Trump's family for documents and testimony as it defends against the US president's $10bn (£7.4bn) defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.
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[2026-08-15 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Kennedy Center board has voted to restore Donald Trump’s name to the Washington arts venue, multiple media outlets have reported, just two months after it was removed on a federal judge’s orders.
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[2026-08-15 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The board of the Kennedy Center has voted to restore Donald Trump’s name to the Washington arts venue, multiple media outlets report, just two months after it was removed on a federal judge’s orders.
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