Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-09 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has attacked two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as Washington presses ahead with a “freedom of navigation” blockade, while Tehran has compared control of the Strait of Hormuz to possessing an “atomic bomb.”
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[2026-05-09 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has attacked two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as Washington presses ahead with its “freedom of navigation” blockade, while Tehran has compared control of the Strait of Hormuz to possessing an “atomic bomb.”
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[2026-05-09 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — El más reciente ataque de las fuerzas armadas de Estados Unidos contra una embarcación presuntamente usada para el narcotráfico en el océano Pacífico oriental mató a dos hombres el viernes, mientras que uno más sobrevivió.
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[2026-05-09 11:05 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Legisladores federales y locales en Puerto Rico, además de grupos de derechos humanos y activistas, exigieron que se hagan investigaciones después de que ProPublica informó que se suprimió una pesquisa federal de una trama para intercambiar drogas por votos en prisiones de Puerto Rico después de las elecciones de 2024.
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[2026-05-09 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kevin Warsh said at a confirmation hearing he would not become the US president’s ‘human sock puppet’, but concerns over interference persist
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[2026-05-09 11:00 UTC+10:00] [monetary policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kevin Warsh said at a confirmation hearing he would not become the US president’s ‘human sock puppet’, but concerns over interference persist
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[2026-05-09 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — A US fighter jet on Friday disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce as President Donald Trump said he was awaiting Tehran's reply to his latest proposal to end the Middle East war.
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[2026-05-09 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that "I love South Korea," despite his earlier show of displeasure over a lack of support by Seoul and other allies for the United States' military operation against Iran.
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[2026-05-09 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-05-09 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in America, and Gov. Gavin Newsom still refuses to suspend the state gas tax as critics warn Sacramento’s energy policies are pushing the crisis toward a breaking point.
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[2026-05-09 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met US Vice President JD Vance in Washington, where discussions focused on ending the war involving Iran and achieving long-term stability in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-09 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Agentes federales bloquean la avenida Grande el viernes 5 de diciembre de 2025, en Tucson, Arizona. (John Washington/Arizona Luminaria vía AP)
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[2026-05-09 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tuesday night’s primaries in Indiana were not subtle. Five of seven Republican state senators who had blocked a congressional redistricting map favored by President Donald Trump lost their primary races to Trump-backed challengers. The message, delivered cleanly through the ballot box, couldn’t have been clearer.
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[2026-05-09 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A state senator is calling on Congress to bail out California and stop employers from picking up the tab on a $20 billion debt Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers have so far refused to pay.
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[2026-05-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-09 09:37 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-09 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An aerial view of Ushuaia, Argentina, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Joel Reyero)
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[2026-05-09 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A major rules-of-the-road bill for the crypto industry is set to get an initial vote on May 14 in the Senate Banking Committee.
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[2026-05-09 09:17 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-05-09 08:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Metropolitan Police Department officers try to hold back rioters on the West Front at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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[2026-05-09 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a three-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump that will run from May 9 to May 11.
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[2026-05-09 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — An ugly internal power struggle in Iran is muddying mediation talks with the US, as pro-war and pro-deal factions battle it out over whether Tehran should ever surrender, sources familiar with mediation efforts tell The Post.
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[2026-05-09 08:32 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US judge says halt of $100m in funds allotted by Congress for scholars, writers and research illegal and discriminatory
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[2026-05-09 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The US military has struck two empty Iranian-flagged oil tankers, US Central Command says, adding that a third Iranian-flagged vessel had been disabled on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-09 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump administration on Friday appealed court ruling that 10 per cent global tariff imposed in February was not justified by 1970s trade law
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[2026-05-09 08:29 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump administration on Friday appealed court ruling that 10 per cent global tariff imposed in February was not justified by 1970s trade law
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[2026-05-09 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A sketch from eyewitness reports in September 2023, released by the Defense Department. (Supplied: Department of Defense via Reuters)
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[2026-05-09 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump recently announced that he was reducing the US military presence in Germany by at least 5,000 troops, with plans to “cut way down” the 70,000 active-duty military personnel in Europe.
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[2026-05-09 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The president and a baseball star spent a day together in the White House.
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[2026-05-09 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ABC is accusing the Trump administration of violating its First Amendment rights, a major escalation in a regulatory dispute centering on “The View.”
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[2026-05-09 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to visit South Korea next week for talks with senior officials in Seoul, sources said Saturday.
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[2026-05-09 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal agents block Grande Avenue on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz. (John Washington/Arizona Luminaria via AP)
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[2026-05-09 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LIV Golf Virginia Par Scores By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit FridayAt Trump National DCSterling, Va.Purse: $20M (Individual); $10M (Team)Yardage: 7,679; Par: 72Second RoundLucas Herbert64-63--127-17Sergio Garcia66-67--133-11Richard Bland71-66--137-7Dean Burmester68-70--138-6Charles Howell III70-68--138-6Paul Casey70-68--138-6Marc Leishman66-73--139-5Graeme McDowell67-72--139-5Jon Rahm69-70--139-5Bryson DeChambeau69-70--139-5Thomas Detry70-69--139-5Tyrrell Hatton66-74--140-4Sebastian Munoz66-74--140-4Victor Perez68-72--140-4Anthony Kim68-72--140-4Martin Kaymer72-68--140-4Charl
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[2026-05-09 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Lawrence Hall of Science is seen March 6, 2025 in Berkeley, Calif. (Ximena Natera/Berkeleyside via AP)
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[2026-05-09 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance bilateral shipbuilding cooperation, the U.S. International Trade Administration said.
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[2026-05-09 06:48 UTC+10:00] [Ucrânia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirmou nesta sexta-feira (08/05) que os líderes da Rússia e da Ucrânia concordaram com um cessar-fogo de três dias e uma troca de prisioneiros. Segundo o republicano, isso poderia ser o "começo do fim" da guerra entre os dois países que já dura mais de quatro anos.
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[2026-05-09 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A midterm election handicapper upgraded Republicans’ chances of winning eleven House races Friday after major redistricting victories for President Trump.
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[2026-05-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-09 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen wants two top prosecutors booted from his case since they were at the political soirée where he allegedly tried to kill President Trump.
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[2026-05-09 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president says ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and an exchange of prisoners
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[2026-05-09 06:24 UTC+10:00] [Kyiv] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president says ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and an exchange of prisoners
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[2026-05-09 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Move over Hollywood stars — Angelenos are apparently spotting far stranger things in the sky these days.
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[2026-05-09 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Communication Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos, File)
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[2026-05-09 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Migrants quitting asylum claims and volunteering to leave the US have increased at least seven-fold under President Trump — with the administration touting the increase as a success for the rule of law, but critics arguing it’s a sign detention practices have gotten out of hand.
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[2026-05-09 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday released dozens of previously classified files on alleged UFO sightings and alien life to provide what they called "unprecedented transparency" to the American people.
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[2026-05-09 06:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The Pentagon has started releasing what it says are “never-before-seen files” related to reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), including videos and photographs of phenomena captured from US military posts around the world.
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[2026-05-09 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta fotografía facilitada por el servicio de prensa de la 93na Brigada Mecanizada Independiente de Kholodnyi Yar de Ucrania, militares controlan drones FPV desde un refugio en Druzhkivka, región de Donetsk, Ucrania, el jueves 7 de mayo de 2026. (Iryna Rybakova/93ra Brigada Mecanizada de Ucrania vía AP)
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[2026-05-09 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Surveying the scale of Labour's disastrous elections performance, there are now at least a dozen Labour MPs saying publicly that Sir Keir Starmer should resign or attach a sell by date to his premiership.
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[2026-05-09 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States expects Iran to respond to its proposals to end hostilities on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, noting that Tehran's "fractured" and "dysfunctional" system might impede its decision-making.
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[2026-05-09 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La doctora Zahra Shokri Varniab posa para una foto el viernes 1 de mayo de 2026, en Palo Alto, California. (AP Foto/Jeff Chiu)
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