Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-03 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Palestinians try to extinguish a burning car after an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-08-03 19:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Warning: Graphic content
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[2026-08-03 19:44 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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[2026-08-03 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The governing body of European football, UEFA, has threatened legal action against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, venture capitalist Joshua Kushner — brother of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — and other individuals involved in the controversial plan to privatize a share of the World Cup’s commercial operations.
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[2026-08-03 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, talks to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during the FIFA 75th Congress at the Conmebol Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Calistro, File)
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[2026-08-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate and Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: A renewable energy developer has pulled its controversial permit application to build an industrial-scale solar facility on an Eastern Washington mountain sacred to Indigenous nations.
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[2026-08-03 18:52 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iranian spokesperson says there are no plans to receive or send a delegation following US president’s assertion that talks would take place on Monday
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[2026-08-03 18:34 UTC+10:00] [Yen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US and Japanese governments confirm they carried out a rare joint intervention late last week
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[2026-08-03 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Venezuela's long-awaited oil revival has been slower than many in Washington anticipated., according to the Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-08-03 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals (55-58, fourth in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (59-53, second in the NL East)
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[2026-08-03 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-03 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — The US acting attorney general said Sunday he had reached an agreement with lawmakers and issued an order officially scrapping a $1.8-billion compensation fund that has led to a standoff over his Senate confirmation.
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[2026-08-03 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-08-03 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Acting US Attorney-General Todd Blanche rescinded an order establishing the "anti-weaponization" fund, paving the way for his confirmation ahead of a key Senate committee vote on Tuesday, after Republican senators stalled his nomination over concerns about the fund.
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[2026-08-03 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRASÍLIA, Brazil — The right-wing Liberal Party in Brazil nominated former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro as a senate candidate on Sunday, despite her recent feud with her stepson Flavio Bolsonaro, the party's presidential nominee.
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[2026-08-03 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said he was prepared to face possible charges over alleged anomalous flood control projects in Taguig City even if it led to imprisonment.
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[2026-08-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president’s pretext of stopping forced labour is only a ruse – he is trying to grab a share of global trade for the US
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[2026-08-03 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, lleva un paraguas para desembarcar del Air Force One en la base conjunta Andrews, Maryland, el domingo 2 de agosto de 2026, a su regreso a Washington. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-03 15:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Donald Trump mocked his rivals’ supposed lack of talent after celebrating another two championships at his New Jersey golf course on Sunday (US time), claiming: “I have it, and they don’t!”
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[2026-08-03 15:04 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-08-03 14:46 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Todd Blanche issues formal order terminating measure widely derided as a ‘slush fund’, in move that could clear path for his nomination as attorney general
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[2026-08-03 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US has bought up yen to strengthen the currency for the first time in almost 30 years, with the moves raising questions about America’s motives
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[2026-08-03 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices plunged on optimism that the US and Iran will reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said fresh talks between the warring sides would begin on Monday.
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[2026-08-03 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Justicia interino Todd Blanche presta juramento ante la Comisión Judicial del Senado, el 15 de julio de 2026, en el Capitolio en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, archivo)
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[2026-08-03 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei index and U.S. dollar and Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-08-03 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-03 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, walks from Anthology Coffee to the Spirit of Detroit during the March of the Many, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-03 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump carries an umbrella as he exits Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, on return to Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-03 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Washington's decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention, with analysts pointing to concerns over U.S. Treasury markets and Japan's financial system.
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[2026-08-03 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington at Philadelphia — NBCS PHL, MLB.TV, Nationals.TV
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[2026-08-03 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington at Philadelphia — NBCS PHL, MLB.TV, Nationals.TV
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[2026-08-03 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano called on government and local communities to work together to support Filipinos in need, warning that many families could face even greater hardship in the months leading up to Christmas if the economy continues to weaken.
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[2026-08-03 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into illegal wastewater discharge and improper septic waste disposal across the country.
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[2026-08-03 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-08-03 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Wildfires in eastern Washington state have forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area and destroyed at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said on Sunday.
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[2026-08-03 13:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has shared “serious security concerns” with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said as Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza.
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[2026-08-03 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has shared "serious security concerns" with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said as Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza.
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[2026-08-03 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said new negotiations with Iran would begin on Monday after he halted what he described as a planned "massive attack" against the country, saying diplomacy had been given another chance.
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[2026-08-03 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday called the Iranian leadership “duplicitous” for denying that talks on a deal would soon begin, and warned that “nothing gets through to Iran” without a deal or “total surrender”.
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[2026-08-03 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington at Philadelphia, 6:40 p.m.
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[2026-08-03 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said Sunday.
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[2026-08-03 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger, R-Texas, and her panel begin work on fiscal 2024 spending bills, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-08-03 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — Pop star Ariana Grande has dropped out of what would have been her debut appearance in London's West End, the show's producers said Sunday, as a representative for the singer said she wants to take a "step back" from the public eye.
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[2026-08-03 12:27 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 3, 2026 12:27 | News
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[2026-08-03 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he held off on new strikes against the Middle Eastern country, once again raising hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict that has upended energy supplies.
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[2026-08-03 12:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said Sunday.
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[2026-08-03 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre pasa junto a un panel electrónico que muestra el tipo de cambio entre el dólar estadounidense y el yen japonés en una empresa de valores, el lunes 3 de agosto de 2026, en Tokio. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-08-03 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lotte Group said Monday that a study on founder Shin Kyuk-ho’s entrepreneurial philosophy was presented at the 2026 World Congress of Business History in Toronto on Thursday.
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[2026-08-03 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi met President Trump in March
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[2026-08-03 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 3, 2026 — 11:58am
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