Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-04 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration seems to be struggling to figure out how to get out of its self-made Iran quagmire.
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[2026-08-04 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration seems to be struggling to figure out how to get out of its self-made Iran quagmire.
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[2026-08-04 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-08-04 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 4:46am
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[2026-08-04 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump departs following a cabinet meeting at Camp David, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-08-04 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: During a press conference outside the Oval Office on Monday, Trump told reporters that he is not going to let Iran impose fees on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-04 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday that ExxonMobil and Chevron made too much money as crude oil prices rose due to the Iran war.
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[2026-08-04 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 04:23 UTC+10:00] [Washington state] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hundreds of structures damaged as firefighters battle to contain 15 major wildfires amid extreme heat and drought
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[2026-08-04 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Trump has said that talks with Iran are ongoing and said that it was Tehran’s “last chance” to make a deal, despite Iran earlier contradicting that discussions are taking place.
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[2026-08-04 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace" said on Monday that an essential prerequisite of Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza is Hamas’s “complete” disarmament, after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-08-04 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La filipina Alexandra Eala saluda a la afición al salir del encuentro en la cuarta ronda de Wimbledon tras perder con la italiana Jasmine Paolini el lunes 6 de julio del 2026. (AP Fhoto/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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[2026-08-04 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Two United States Republican senators have said they will end their opposition to US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, after Blanche scrapped a controversial “anti-weaponisation fund” that bipartisan critics say would use taxpayer dollars to reward Trump’s political allies.
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[2026-08-04 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has described Iran’s leadership as “unbelievably duplicitous”, saying Tehran asked for talks to end the war and then announced that no discussions were being held.
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[2026-08-04 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexandra Eala’s breakthrough week at the DC Open lasted one day longer than anyone expected. By the time it ended, the Filipino expression written across the Nike T-shirt she had worn earlier that week had become a reality.
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[2026-08-04 03:33 UTC+10:00] [Democrats] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Paul Rivera says missing section included questions on Biden’s decision to run for re-election, the Times reports
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[2026-08-04 03:31 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-04 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hopes for a renewed push for peace in Gaza hung in the balance on Monday as US President Donald Trump's envoy visited Israel following one of the deadliest days in the Palestinian territory since a ceasefire halted two years of all-out war last October.
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[2026-08-04 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Democrats have criticised the new director of national intelligence for refusing to acknowledge Trump’s 2020 election loss to Joe Biden
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[2026-08-04 03:13 UTC+10:00] [Intelligence Community] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Democrats have criticised the new director of national intelligence for refusing to acknowledge Trump’s 2020 election loss to Joe Biden
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[2026-08-04 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala secured a prize money of $252,000 or P15.4 million after capturing her first WTA Tour-level title at the 500 Mubadala D.C. Open in Washington early Tuesday in Manila.
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[2026-08-04 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala secured a prize money of $252,000 or P15.4 million after capturing her first WTA Tour-level title at the 500 Mubadala D.C. Open in Washington early Tuesday in Manila.
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[2026-08-04 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala rolled to a career-best top 20 in the WTA live rankings following her Mubadala D.C. Open conquest in Washington early Tuesday in Manila.
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[2026-08-04 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Thousands of people in Spokane County, Washington, have been evacuated as parts of the city of Spokane are under a “Leave Immediately” emergency as three wildland fires forced evacuations.
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[2026-08-04 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Trump pauses ‘massive attack’ on Iran, says new talks to begin
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[2026-08-04 02:27 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The administration is preparing to brief leading AI companies on its blueprint for reviewing advanced AI models.
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[2026-08-04 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man sells fruit during a power outage in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-08-04 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The White House will host artificial intelligence companies Tuesday to discuss a newly completed framework for reviewing the cybersecurity capabilities of the industry's most advanced models, a White House official confirmed to CNBC.
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[2026-08-04 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reportedly held phone conversations on Monday with his counterparts in Oman and Pakistan, to discuss the latest regional developments after Trump called off US strikes against the country.
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[2026-08-04 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUE to persistent rain, Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala's suspended final match against world No. 3 Jessica Pegula at the WTA 500 Mubadala DC Open will be resumed on Monday at 12 noon in Washington, Tuesday midnight, Aug. 4 in Manila.
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[2026-08-04 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump accused Iran of being “duplicitous” in their conduct with the US by agreeing to talks privately and then publicly saying they are only having discussions with Oman and not the US.
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[2026-08-04 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump called on oil companies to lower their prices for American consumers, saying in a post to social media that it was because of “the genius” of his administration that companies like Chevron have been making such large profits.
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[2026-08-04 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump criticized Iran’s leadership for being “unbelievably duplicitous” and accused them of being dishonest regarding the status of US-Iran negotiations in a post on Truth Social on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Coverage for gender-affirming care is no longer covered by federal plans, and workers must pay out of pocket
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[2026-08-04 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Capital One said that it closed some 300 bank accounts held by companies affiliated with US President Donald Trump for anti-money laundering (AML) reasons, according to a new motion filed by the bank on Friday.
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[2026-08-04 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A US Central Command (Centcom) spokesperson told Al-Jazeera that it has assisted over 1,000 ships in crossing the Strait of Hormuz since early May. They added Centcom remained on high alert and ready to support commercial ships wanting to cross. President Donald Trump had launched "Operation Project Freedom" on 4 May to escort merchant ships out of the Gulf, though the project was abandoned two days later amid negotiation efforts.
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[2026-08-04 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Crude oil futures fell over six percent after President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran would begin imminently to end the war, although Iran denies any such talks are taking place. The drop in oil prices boosted US stocks at the opening, with Dow Jones jumping 1.3 percent, Nasdaq up 1.2 percent, and the broader S&P 500 up 0.9 percent.
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[2026-08-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Britain’s new prime minister’s first challenge may lie in the Indian Ocean where the future of a US-British facility remains unresolved
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[2026-08-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Britain’s new prime minister’s first challenge may lie in the Indian Ocean where the future of a US-British facility remains unresolved
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[2026-08-04 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Farm workers harvest sugar cane on the property of Charles Senekal near the South African town of Mkuze, Kwazulu-Natal, Nov. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
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[2026-08-04 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Morocco has named its 1,055-km. Tiznit-Dakhla expressway the “Donald J. Trump Highway” in recognition of the US president’s support for Rabat’s sovereignty claim over Western Sahara, the Moroccan state news agency MAP reported on Saturday.
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[2026-08-04 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-03 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alumnos participan en un programa de Head Start administrado por Easterseals, una organización que recibe un tercio de su financiamiento del gobierno federal, en Miami, el 29 de enero del 2025. (AP foto/Rebecca Blackwell)
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[2026-08-03 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fifa boss reported to have repeatedly tried and failed to reach US President by phone since his controversial proposal collapsed on Friday
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[2026-08-03 23:30 UTC+10:00] [DFB] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fifa boss reported to have repeatedly tried and failed to reach US President by phone since his controversial proposal collapsed on Friday
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