Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-21 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Washington Hit 5" game were:
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[2026-04-21 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Washington Keno” game were:
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[2026-04-21 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Washington Pick 3" game were:
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[2026-04-21 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Washington Lotto” game were:
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[2026-04-21 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Washington Cash Pop” game were:
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[2026-04-21 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 21 (Yonhap) -- A prominent American expert has urged the United States to abandon its longstanding but unsuccessful focus on North Korea's denuclearization and shift toward "immediate" goals, including arms control, stressing that Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament is "unattainable for now."
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[2026-04-21 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Washington Match 4" game were:
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[2026-04-21 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dr. Carla Hayden speaks at the Authors Guild Foundation Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, April 20, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
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[2026-04-21 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump offered mixed messages on Monday about the path ahead for the U.S. war against Iran, declaring that he was in no rush to end the conflict while also expressing confidence that further negotiations with Tehran will soon take place in Pakistan.
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[2026-04-21 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person early votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Fairfax County Government Center, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-21 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kevin Warsh speaks to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England, in London, Dec., 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
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[2026-04-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: “Not our war” seems to be the British government catch-phrase for the Iran war. Where that leaves King Charles III as he visits the US in a week’s time is in an impossible situation.
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[2026-04-21 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian officials have struck a defiant tone ahead of a possible new round of talks with Washington, warning that Tehran has prepared to “reveal new cards on the battlefield” while rejecting any negotiations conducted “under the shadow of threats.”
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[2026-04-21 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Matt Olson, de los Bravos de Atlanta, pega un elevado de sacrificio durante la novena entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Nacionales de Washington, el lunes 20 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
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[2026-04-21 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trader Michael Milano, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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[2026-04-21 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a resolution on Monday to expel Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) from the House of Representatives over allegations of domestic violence, sexual misconduct, stolen valor and profiteering from federal contracts as a member of Congress.
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[2026-04-21 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One year ago, in the immediate aftermath of Trump's Liberation Day tariffs, there was a flurry of discussion over who is more reliant on whom: the US on Chinese rare earth materials, or China on US ethane output (see "Chinese Plastics Factories Face Mass Closure As US Ethane Supply Evaporates" and "Who Blinks First?
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[2026-04-21 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US has suspended all funding and security coordination with Iraq, and shipments of dollars the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), until a new Baghdad government acceptable to Washington is formed, Saudi state-owned Al-Hadath reported Monday.
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[2026-04-21 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US Secretary of Labour Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving her post in the administration of President Donald Trump, the White House has said.
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[2026-04-21 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Cuban government has confirmed that it held recent talks in Havana with officials from the United States, as tensions remain high between the two countries over Washington’s energy blockade of the Caribbean country.
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[2026-04-21 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) raked in a record $47.1 million in the first quarter of 2026 — topping their Democratic counterparts by nearly $2 million ahead of the midterm elections.
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[2026-04-21 12:01 UTC+10:00] [History] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Donald Trump wasn’t the first, and he likely won’t be the last.
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[2026-04-21 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Atlanta Braves pitcher Bryce Elder throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
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[2026-04-21 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ronald Acuna Jr., de los Bravos de Atlanta, es golpeado por un lanzamiento durante la cuarta entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Logas contra los Nacionales de Washington, el lunes 20 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
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[2026-04-21 11:05 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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[2026-04-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer exits, while Patel sues over story citing sources that allege ‘conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences’ by FBI director
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[2026-04-21 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Iran is “going to negotiate” ahead of anticipated talks in Pakistan, while warning of consequences if it does not.
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[2026-04-21 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Edwin Diaz (3), cerrador de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles, trabaja en la novena entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Nacionales de Washington, el domingo 5 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Nick Wass)
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[2026-04-21 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer said on Monday she will step down from the role, departing after a tenure beset by a series of scandals including complaints over the treatment of young female staffers.
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[2026-04-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry addressed a parliamentary inquiry into gas exports on Tuesday. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
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[2026-04-21 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Edwin Diaz (3) throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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[2026-04-21 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday amid hopes for a resolution to the Middle East conflict, even as tensions between Iran and the U.S. continue to simmer. "Trump, by imposing a siege and violating the ceasefire, seeks to turn this negotiating table— in his own imagination— into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering," Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a X post.
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[2026-04-21 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – Israel, Russia and the United States are leading the destruction of global human rights, Amnesty International has said, describing the three countries’ leaders as “voracious predators” intent upon economic and political domination.
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[2026-04-21 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: White House said J.D. Vance was ready to fly back to Islamabad for a second round of talks but Tehran declined to confirm it would take part
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[2026-04-21 09:18 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: White House said J.D. Vance was ready to fly back to Islamabad for a second round of talks but Tehran declined to confirm it would take part
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[2026-04-21 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Dignity” is just another word for “amnesty” in an ill-conceived bill now being pushed by a Miami-area Republican congresswoman.
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[2026-04-21 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell (11) stands for the “Star-Spangled Banner” before an opening-day baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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[2026-04-21 08:58 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s erratic moves aren’t helping.
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[2026-04-21 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers prepare to take soil samples where raw sewage flowed near the Potomac River in Cabin John, Md., March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
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[2026-04-21 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A weeklong nationwide Bible-reading event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington is bringing together nearly 500 participants to read Scripture from Genesis to Revelation as part of a commemoration marking 250 years of the Bible in America.
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[2026-04-21 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La secretaria del Trabajo de Estados Unidos, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, durante un evento de firma de una orden ejecutiva del presidente Donald Trump en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el 23 de abril de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, Archivo)
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[2026-04-21 08:26 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President claims ‘inadequate’ supply presents security threat and orders expansion of oil, coal and gas production
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[2026-04-21 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s departure comes after several alleged abuses, including an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job
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[2026-04-21 08:11 UTC+10:00] [Steven Cheung] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s departure comes after several alleged abuses, including an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job
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[2026-04-21 08:11 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies scramble on Monday to recover illegally collected tariffs from US government as thousands desperately rush to file claims
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[2026-04-21 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US will not lift its blockade on Iranian ports until a deal has been reached with Tehran, US President Donald Trump has said, amid continuing uncertainty over whether fresh talks to end the war will take place.
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[2026-04-21 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin stands on the ice before an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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[2026-04-21 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A banner of President Donald Trump hangs outside the U.S. Department of Justice on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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[2026-04-21 07:33 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President’s spokesperson announces Chavez-DeRemer, investigated over misconduct allegations, leaving for private sector job
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[2026-04-21 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Inside the rotunda at Donald Trump’s second inauguration the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, went down the line shaking hands with each tech billionaire who showed up to kiss the ring — all except Elon Musk.
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