Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-15 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In 2021, Washington lawmakers expanded the state’s power to strip cops of their certification. In an effort to keep officers fired for certain types of misconduct out of law enforcement, they passed a law requiring police agencies across the state to quickly report officer separations and misconduct to the state’s Criminal Justice Training Commission and strengthened the agency’s ability to investigate and revoke certifications.
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[2026-08-15 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran has depleted or destroyed more than $1.3bn worth of the US's MQ-9 Reaper drones, roughly translating to 25 percent of the country's pre-war fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a report by The Washington Post published on Friday.
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[2026-08-15 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is making military support for NATO allies contingent on how closely they align with President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, Bloomberg has reported.
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[2026-08-15 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is making military support for NATO members contingent on how closely they align with President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, Bloomberg has reported.
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[2026-08-15 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump en un evento en Geneva, Ohio, el 11 de agosto del 2026. (AP foto/Sue Ogrocki)
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[2026-08-15 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-15 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: There have been reports of sailors jumping overboard, raising questions about their mental health during the nine-month-long deployment
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[2026-08-15 06:08 UTC+10:00] [USS Abraham Lincoln] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: There have been reports of sailors jumping overboard, raising questions about their mental health during the nine-month-long deployment
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[2026-08-15 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-15 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Kentucky woman has been taken into custody and charged with two felony counts in connection with the vandalism at the World War Two memorial in Washington, US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, said on Friday.
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[2026-08-15 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-15 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump habla con los periodistas antes de abordar el Air Force One, el viernes 14 de agosto de 2026, en la Base Conjunta Andrews, Maryland. (Foto AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-15 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The administration of United States President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to allow construction of his $400m ballroom to move forward.
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[2026-08-15 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A woman has been arrested and charged with two felonies over the vandalism of the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, weeks after President Donald Trump publicly rebuked his own US attorney over a separate vandalism case at the nearby Reflecting Pool.
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[2026-08-15 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un libro de texto, mostrado el martes 11 de agosto de 2026 en Washington, que será utilizado por el Pentágono en otoño al comenzar a implementar un plan de estudios centrado en la civilización occidental y el cristianismo en las escuelas que administra para familias de militares; esto forma parte de una iniciativa del secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, para reorientar el sistema educativo hacia los valores patrióticos y la enseñanza clásica.
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[2026-08-15 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rep.-elect Max Miller, R-Ohio, arrives for new member orientation check-in and program registration in Washington, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
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[2026-08-15 04:42 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Administration asks justices to keep appeals court decision to halt work on hold while it prepares a full appeal
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[2026-08-15 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: With the surface coated in American flag blue and water once more flowing into Washington DC's reflecting pool, US President Donald Trump fired off a self-congratulatory post online.
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[2026-08-15 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Amid a recent avalanche of media headlines warning of significantly depleted US weapons stockpiles, The Washington Post is out with another fresh report Thursday which sounds the alarm, this time over advanced drones.
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[2026-08-15 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, to the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)
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[2026-08-15 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-15 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran and said the ship would soon rotate out.
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[2026-08-15 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-15 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-15 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A first-time candidate who was always close to her brother, Lindsey Graham’s political orbit, Darline Graham overcame skepticism about her lack of experience in her campaign to replace him.
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[2026-08-15 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Breaking News
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[2026-08-15 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Improving ties with the US is key to bringing Afghanistan back into the international fold, Washington's former envoy to the country has said.
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[2026-08-15 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday called South Korea an "indispensable partner" in joint efforts to promote prosperity in a congratulatory message to the Korean people marking the 81st anniversary of their nation's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.
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[2026-08-15 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: World Athletics President Sebastian Coe holds a press conference at the conclusion of the World Athletics meeting at the Italian National Olympic Committee, headquarters, in Rome, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file)
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[2026-08-15 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US is set to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with the USS George Washington in the Middle East after reports of deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier enforcing a blockade of Iran.
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[2026-08-15 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Andres Lopez Beltran, center, walks past a banner featuring an image of his father, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in Mexico City, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
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[2026-08-15 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US is set to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with the USS George Washington in the Middle East after reports of deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier enforcing a blockade of Iran.
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[2026-08-15 02:26 UTC+10:00] [África] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Há quase seis meses que uma das principais artérias do comércio mundial está congestionada: depois dos primeiros ataques aéreos americanos e israelitas na guerra contra o Irão, iniciada no final de fevereiro, o tráfego marítimo no Estreito de Ormuz foi reduzido ao mínimo. Por vezes, forças iranianas atacaram navios mercantes; noutras ocasiões bastaram ameaças vindas de Teerão ou mesmo de Washington.
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[2026-08-15 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States’ top priority now in the war on Iran is no longer its nuclear program, but to bring gasoline prices down for American consumers, Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday, with the treasury chief adding that new economic punishment to wear down Tehran was imminent.
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[2026-08-15 02:03 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The pattern in the US and Britain is clear. They serve up stunt after stunt to mask incompetence and the betrayal of all those who trusted them
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[2026-08-15 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A text book, shown Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 in Washington, to be used by the Pentagon this fall when they will begin implementing a curriculum that centers on Western civilization and Christianity in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning.
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[2026-08-15 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-15 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The USS George Washington is heading to the Middle East amid reports of deteriorating conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln during the war with Iran.
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[2026-08-15 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Polls suggest Cuban American voters in Florida remain largely Republican ahead of the 2026 midterm election, despite frustration over immigration.
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[2026-08-15 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US president argues that a ballroom is necessary for large events and enhanced security at the White House.
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[2026-08-15 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-15 01:01 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The U.S. on Friday threatened action against the EU unless Brussels reins in its environmental and human rights rules, which Washington says unfairly burden American companies.
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[2026-08-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Philosophy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Once dubbed ‘the most dangerous man on Earth’, the world-renowned moral philosopher discusses accepting capitalism, the return of Trump and disappointment in his most famous work’s impact
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[2026-08-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From Maga to Hungary’s Fidesz and Australia’s One Nation, politics is returning to its oldest question: what makes a life worth living? And liberalism needs a credible answer
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[2026-08-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Depends who’s writing it
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[2026-08-15 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and aide, Jared Kushner, is set to travel to Israel and Egypt next week to support a US-backed Board of Peace plan for a permanent end to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.
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[2026-08-15 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russia’s Islam Makhachev leaves a welterweight title bout after defeating Australia’s Jack Della Maddalena at the UFC 322 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, file)
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[2026-08-15 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La construcción del salón de baile en la Casa Blanca en Washington el 5 de agosto del 2026. (AP foto/Tierney L. Cross)
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[2026-08-15 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, high representative of Gaza's Board of Peace Nickolay Mladenov and former UK prime minister Tony Blair will visit Israel and Egypt next week, an official source told The National on Friday.
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[2026-08-15 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, high representative of Gaza's Board of Peace Nickolay Mladenov and former UK prime minister Tony Blair will visit Israel and Egypt next week, an official source told The National on Friday.
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