Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-23 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is set to outline a plan to offer tax relief to restaurants and other small businesses during an appearance in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-23 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t picking a favorite in California’s messy governor’s race, but he made one thing clear Tuesday — he still expects a Democrat to win.
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[2026-04-23 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump has not set a timeline for receiving a proposal from Iran.
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[2026-04-23 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Prediction market platform Kalshi said Wednesday it had suspended and fined three candidates for Congress — from Minnesota, Texas and Virginia — for "political insider trading" activity on their own campaigns.
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[2026-04-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Recent reporting on the bravado and fear of US President Donald Trump by The Wall Street Journal offers a revealing glimpse into his communication style.
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[2026-04-23 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has called on Republican lawmakers to push through legislation to fund immigration enforcement through a process known as budget reconciliation.
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[2026-04-23 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump departs after speaking at an event for NCAA national champions in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-23 06:14 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the two-week US ceasefire with Iran, saying the extension was warranted due to Tehran’s Government being “seriously fractured.”
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[2026-04-23 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has claimed that the Virginia election was “rigged”, without providing evidence, after voters narrowly approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map.
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[2026-04-23 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seen following a media tour intended to show building damage, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-23 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington is reportedly seeking concessions before agreeing to open negotiations on revising the US trade pact with Canada and Mexico
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[2026-04-23 06:03 UTC+10:00] [Congress] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington is reportedly seeking concessions before agreeing to open negotiations on revising the US trade pact with Canada and Mexico
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[2026-04-23 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Trump, has waded into the high-stakes fight over control of San Francisco’s Presidio after the White House purged Democratic appointees tasked with overseeing the national park with picturesque views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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[2026-04-23 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An Iranian gunboat has fired on a container vessel near the coast of Oman, according to a British maritime monitoring agency, in an incident that occurred hours after United States President Donald Trump said he would extend a ceasefire with Iran.
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[2026-04-23 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The good news is that Donald Trump’s misadventure in the Gulf has not caused a global LNG crisis and is unlikely to do so even if US-Iranian talks go nowhere and the region’s gas exports remain stranded for months.
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[2026-04-23 05:47 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Thursday, April 23.
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[2026-04-23 05:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-23 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington State head coach Jimmy Rogers reacts to a play during the first half of an NCAA college football game against James Madison, Nov. 22, 2025, in Harrisonburg, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly, File)
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[2026-04-23 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: United States (US) President Donald Trump has unilaterally extended the Iran ceasefire, which was due to expire yesterday. Trump said on Truth Social that the ceasefire is being extended at the request of the military and political leadership of Pakistan, which hosted the first round of peace talks at its capital.
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[2026-04-23 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: United States forces have detained an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil, the Pentagon says.
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[2026-04-23 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian officials have blamed the United States for the impasse in the negotiations and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that Tehran will not submit to “bullying” by Washington.
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[2026-04-23 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-23 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Republicans and Democrats in a closely divided Congress are reacting to Virginia voters approving a mid-decade redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren / Rick Gentilo)
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[2026-04-23 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior US counterterrorism official in the Trump administration has been accused of seeking “sugar daddies” on a dating site to fund her luxurious lifestyle, according to a report by The Daily Mail published on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 05:02 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Xi Jinping finds himself in a dilemma. He cannot directly criticize Donald Trump for putting China's crude oil imports at risk without jeopardizing a summit he dearly covets. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
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[2026-04-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: On April 3, the Philadelphia Flyers were 300/1 to win the Stanley Cup. They had lost consecutive games to the Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings, two teams they were battling with in the playoff race, and put themselves in a situation where they likely had to win six of their last seven games to get into the postseason.
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[2026-04-23 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – El fundador de Microsoft, Bill Gates, asiste a un almuerzo con el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, en el Comedor de Estado de la Casa Blanca, el 4 de septiembre de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, Archivo)
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[2026-04-23 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HOUSTON (AP) — Una ordenanza municipal de Houston que limitaba la cooperación de la policía con agentes federales de inmigración fue enmendada el miércoles después de que el gobernador de Texas amenazara con retirar millones de dólares en subvenciones de seguridad pública.
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[2026-04-23 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A high-ranking counterterrorism official is insisting she “did nothing wrong” after her ex-boyfriend reportedly triggered a watchdog probe over accusations she used him as a “sugar daddy” and demanded he spend thousands to fund her lavish lifestyle.
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[2026-04-23 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. government's weighing of a financial lifeline for the United Arab Emirates posts bigger questions about what is in store for the booming Mideast economy post-war. The UAE has spent decades engineering one of the world's most resilient tourism economies, built on global connectivity and continuous infrastructure expansion. That model is now under acute stress due to the U.S.-Iran war and attacks Iran has launched targeting its infrastructure.
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[2026-04-23 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump signed five presidential determinations under Section 303 of the Defense Production Act on Monday. All five declare critical energy capacities essential to national defense and authorize federal purchases, commitments, and financing to cut through financing shortages, permitting delays, and supply chain choke points.
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[2026-04-23 04:19 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump administration had filed suit against the 2025 law, arguing it would threaten officers’ safety
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[2026-04-23 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Seis personas han sido acusadas de planear robar al menos 20 autos del área de Washington, D.C., y venderlos a compradores en Estados Unidos y Ghana, según una acusación federal que se hizo pública el miércoles.
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[2026-04-23 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, told lawmakers that he would like the central bank to change its strategy for measuring inflation.
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[2026-04-23 04:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: On Tuesday, the president read from the Bible in a taped message. Religious scholars were not impressed
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[2026-04-23 03:51 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The pontiff’s criticisms of Donald Trump’s illegal war in Iran indicate a welcome resolve to follow in his predecessor’s footseps
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[2026-04-23 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: If US President Donald Trump reaches a deal with Iran that doesn’t include some kind of domestic concessions on behalf of the Iranian people, trust will be irreparably broken, and the masses would be reluctant to take to the streets again, Jewish Iranian-American journalist and author Roya Hakakian told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Although US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have made the ultimate war and ceasefire decisions regarding Iran, The Jerusalem Post now reveals the details and extent to which IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, and CENTCOM Chief Admiral Brad Cooper have been the next most dominant figures.
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[2026-04-23 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Microsoft’s Bill Gates attends a dinner with President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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[2026-04-23 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Six people have been charged with plotting to steal at least 20 cars from the Washington, D.C., area and sell them to buyers in the United States and Ghana in West Africa, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 03:43 UTC+10:00] [Robert F Kennedy Jr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Health secretary says ‘I had nothing to do with the measles outbreak’ and claims to support measles and MMR vaccines
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[2026-04-23 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump announced Wednesday that Iran will no longer execute eight women after he pleaded Tuesday for their freedom — calling it “very good news” in a social media post.
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[2026-04-23 03:15 UTC+10:00] [US television] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: FCC will look into TV ratings system and whether shows with trans or non-binary characters demand warning for parents
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[2026-04-23 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional Kristi Noem declara ante una comisión en el Congreso en Washington, el 3 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-23 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is in talks about rescuing low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines that is struggling to exit bankruptcy, sources told Reuters.
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[2026-04-23 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott speaks to reporters, March 4, 2024, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)
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[2026-04-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Democrats’ decisive win in Virginia Tuesday night has dealt a significant blow to Republican hopes of retaining control of the House.
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