Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-12 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: At times, 90 per cent of Iran's oil exports move through the terminal at Kharg Island. (Reuters: Planet Labs PBC)
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[2026-03-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The iconic Redwood National Park recently singled out Native American-themed books for removal from its visitor centers following a directive from the Trump administration requiring parks to report displays that cast US history in a critical light.
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[2026-03-12 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s neighbors are suing the Democrat, accusing him of stealing a slice of their land to erect an eight-foot-high security fence around his private residence in an “outrageous abuse of power.”
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[2026-03-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than a week into the US-Israel war on Iran, president has provided little clarity on how the conflict might end
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[2026-03-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Welcome to our coverage of the ongoing crisis playing out across the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Uma onda de vitórias eleitorais da direita varre a América Latina. José Antonio Kast no Chile, Javier Milei na Argentina, Daniel Noboa no Equador, Tito Asfura em Honduras, Laura Fernández na Costa Rica. Por trás da maioria dessas vitórias está a promessa de emular Nayib Bukele: o presidente de El Salvador prega tolerância zero ao crime organizado, e os índices de violência caíram significativamente.
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[2026-03-12 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: St. Clair County, nestled between Lake St. Clair and Lake Huron and famous as the boyhood home of Thomas Edison, is amid a contentious scientific debate over accepted notions of government and public health.
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[2026-03-12 05:17 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ben Jennings on Trump and Hegseth: mission accomplished? – cartoon
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[2026-03-12 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, saluda mientras aborda el Air Force One, el lunes 9 de marzo de 2026, en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-12 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday again signaled there could be a swift ending to the war on Iran, saying there is little left in the country for American forces to attack.
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[2026-03-12 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Pete Hegseth, en una conferencia de prensa en el Pentágono en Washington, el 2 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-12 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman is demanding that Gov. Kathy Hochul launch a state probe of New York City’s first lady, Rama Duwaji, over her alleged “antisemitic rhetoric.”
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[2026-03-12 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he's not worried about Iran executing a terror attack within the United States in retaliation for the ongoing war by the U.S. and Israel.
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[2026-03-12 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran plans to boycott the soccer World Cup in protest at President Trump assassinating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, its sports minister announced Wednesday.
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[2026-03-12 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-12 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump has said that the war with Iran may end “soon” because there is “practically nothing left” for the United States military to bomb.
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[2026-03-12 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EDITOR’S NOTE: When Kobe Bryant scored 81 points for the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors, it was the second-most points scored by a player in NBA history. The record was set by Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points on March 2, 1962, against the New York Knicks.
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[2026-03-12 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Football unites the world.”
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[2026-03-12 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohsen Ganji, File)
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[2026-03-12 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EDITOR’S NOTE: When Kobe Bryant scored 81 points for the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors, it was the second-most points scored by a player in NBA history. The record was set by Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points on March 2, 1962, against the New York Knicks.
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[2026-03-12 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A man is in custody after allegedly driving a van into security gates outside the White House in Washington, DC.
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[2026-03-12 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned that appointing an associate of convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as his envoy to Washington carried a "reputational risk", government documents showed Wednesday.
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[2026-03-12 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa was summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies, the South African foreign minister said Wednesday, as a diplomatic rift continues.
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[2026-03-12 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia is giving Iran “specific advice” on drone tactics, CNN reported Wednesday, in a sign of more sophisticated support than previously reported, even as officials in the Trump administration have sought to downplay the alleged information sharing.
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[2026-03-12 03:25 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Advisers to RFK Jr drop the plan to end federal guidance amid Republican worries about the political impact
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[2026-03-12 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: DORAL, Fla. — House Republicans are looking into nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in taxpayer funds being spent on a Department of Homeland Security ad campaign featuring now-former Secretary Kristi Noem — and are probing her also-ousted top adviser Corey Lewandowski.
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[2026-03-12 03:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to US officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings.
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[2026-03-12 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Starbucks owner and CEO Howard Schultz says he is leaving Seattle for Miami after 44 years in the java giant’s home state of Washington — as Dems there have been pushing for a so-called “millionaires’ tax.”
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[2026-03-12 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump laced into his top GOP congressional adversary, Rep. Thomas Massie, as the worst Republican in Congress ever, as he gears up for a trip to Kentucky.
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[2026-03-12 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson said Tuesday that he wants to vote on changing the 60-vote Senate filibuster rule to test what Democrats are thinking as Republicans wrestle over how to wrangle the SAVE America Act through the upper chamber.
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[2026-03-12 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Trump administration is set to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Somalis next week, a move that would strip about 1,100 people of the legal right to live and work in the United States.
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[2026-03-12 01:51 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s mixed messaging on Iran, the Melania documentary and a ‘cult’ of Maga footwear
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[2026-03-12 01:45 UTC+10:00] [New Hampshire] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bobbi Boudman’s win over Republican Dale Fincher marks 28th seat Democrats have flipped since the 2024 election
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[2026-03-12 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENEVA, Switzerland — A UN watchdog warned on Wednesday that racist hate speech by US President Donald Trump and other political leaders coupled with intensified immigration crackdowns were fuelling grave rights violations.
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[2026-03-12 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump habla en la Conferencia de Asuntos de Miembros Republicanos, el lunes 9 de marzo de 2026, en Trump National Doral Miami en Doral, Florida. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-12 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic senators said on Tuesday night that the US has “no plan” for the war on Iran, after President Donald Trump’s administration conducted a two-hour behind-closed-doors briefing for the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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[2026-03-12 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La policía bloquea el paso cerca de la Casa Blanca mientras investiga un vehículo sospechoso, en Washington, el 11 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-12 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic senators said on Tuesday night that the US has “no plan” for the war on Iran, after President Donald Trump’s administration conducted a two-hour behind-closed-doors briefing for the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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[2026-03-12 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
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[2026-03-12 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Essendon
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[2026-03-12 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Officials say a van drove through a barricade near the White House early Wednesday morning. Local media reports Metropolitan police and Secret Service responded to the vicinity of the White House around 6:30 a.m. after a van drove through a barricade at Connecticut Avenue and H Street.
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[2026-03-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s top aide and alleged lover Corey Lewandowski bragged that he could do “whatever” he wanted as a powerful federal official because he believed President Trump would pardon him, The Post has learned.
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[2026-03-12 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Washington has dropped a multibillion dollar case against Turkish state lender Halkbank for violating sanctions against Iran after Ankara helped secure the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in 2025.
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[2026-03-12 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former first lady Jill Biden announced Wednesday that she will release a memoir of her White House years, “View from the East Wing.”
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[2026-03-12 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft on Tuesday warned a judge that the Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic could hamper US warfighters and imperil the country's drive to lead in artificial intelligence.
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[2026-03-12 00:46 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Shawn Harris to face Clay Fuller in special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress
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[2026-03-12 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reportedly gutted Pentagon oversight offices that would normally help investigate the deadly US strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed at least 170 people last month, according to a Politico report.
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[2026-03-12 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reportedly gutted Pentagon oversight offices that would normally help investigate the deadly US strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed at least 170 people last month, according to a Politico report.
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[2026-03-12 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: First lady Jill Biden speaks during the first day of Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-03-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some US taxpayers are refusing to pay the federal government amid ICE surges, the war with Iran and more
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