Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-05 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Southern Cal at Washington — BTN
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[2026-03-05 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Some Anthropic investors are growing frustrated with CEO Dario Amodei’s combative stance toward the Trump administration — even as as defense contractor Lockheed Martin said it will comply with the government’s ban on the AI startup, according to reports.
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[2026-03-05 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United States has gone to war with Iran. We haven’t declared war, mind you. In the words of Conrad Brean: “We’re not declaring war, we’re going to war. We haven’t declared war since the Second World War. We’re going to war.”
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[2026-03-05 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Nearly three dozen anti-Israel protesters who allegedly stormed and destroyed a science building at the University of Washington are finally facing charges — but they were only slapped with misdemeanor trespassing despite causing $1 million in damages.
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[2026-03-05 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Arkansas father facing second-degree murder charges for allegedly gunning down his teenage daughter’s suspected sexual predator won the Republican nomination Tuesday for Lonoke County sheriff.
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[2026-03-05 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Pedro Sanchez has doubled down on his criticism of the US and Israel's military action against Iran despite pressure from Donald Trump. (AP: Michael Probst)
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[2026-03-05 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kevin Warsh, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in a panel discussion on “Central Banking in an Age of Improvisation,” Nov. 28, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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[2026-03-05 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An 18-year-old Manhattan man was charged with harassment and obstruction Wednesday in the cowardly snowball-pelting attack on NYPD cops at Washington Square Park, police said.
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[2026-03-05 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With Iran’s supreme leader killed and retaliation unfolding, the US and Israel appear to be testing the durability of Iran. But Iran’s political system was designed to survive leadership loss and military pressure. What does Washington misunderstand about Tehran’s structure, and how far is Iran prepared to go? American President Trump framed the offensive as necessary to eliminate imminent threats from Iran and urged Iranians to rise up against their government.
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[2026-03-05 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Spain has denied the White House’s claim that Madrid is now cooperating militarily with Washington amid the war with Iran, despite President Donald Trump’s threat to use trade to punish the Spanish authorities for their stance.
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[2026-03-05 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: DALLAS — Rep. Jasmine Crockett endorsed James Talarico Wednesday after conceding her loss to him in the Texas Senate Democratic primary — but the far-left firebrand told The New York Times she would not “make plans” to campaign for the state rep.
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[2026-03-05 06:42 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Latest outage darkens island facing dwindling oil reserves and increasing pressure from Washington
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[2026-03-05 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – The United States Senate is expected to hold an initial vote on a resolution to rein in US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, with top Democrat Chuck Schumer saying he fears “now more than ever” that the administration is planning to deploy boots on the ground.
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[2026-03-05 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California Democrat believes the housing shortage can be solved on the factory line.
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[2026-03-05 06:33 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From Texas to North Carolina, incumbents fall as Democrats gain in Arkansas, signaling 2026 turbulence
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[2026-03-05 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez, behind, and U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum meet Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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[2026-03-05 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a news conference in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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[2026-03-05 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Despite reports of an erosion of trust between Washington and its Gulf partners as they come under a barrage of Iranian rockets, the White House said on Wednesday that those countries have praised the US president for starting the war and targeting "the rogue Iranian terrorist regime".
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[2026-03-05 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Danica Patrick, an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump, is out as an F1 analyst at Sky Sports.
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[2026-03-05 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US and Israeli forces took out the Iranian official behind a plot to assassinate President Trump in the final days of the 2024 election campaign, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth revealed Wednesday.
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[2026-03-05 06:06 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Democratic voters in Texas displayed a survival instinct in picking James Talarico as their US Senate candidate
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[2026-03-05 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service is in Washington, August 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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[2026-03-05 06:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Deploying the world’s most powerful military seems to exert an almost erotic fascination for Donald Trump
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[2026-03-05 05:41 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The prime minister’s cautious stance about helping the US against the Tehran regime mirrors that of the electorate
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[2026-03-05 05:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-05 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump teased on Wednesday that he will soon be giving his stamp of approval in the heated Texas GOP Senate runoff — and whoever doesn’t get his backing should drop out.
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[2026-03-05 05:27 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The United States Navy has torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean – the first time an enemy vessel has been sunk by an American torpedo since World War II – as Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted that the US was “just getting started” in its military campaign.
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[2026-03-05 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto shake hands during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-03-05 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in the US Senate were set to begin voting Wednesday on a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to stop the military campaign against Iran and require that any hostilities against it be authorized by Congress.
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[2026-03-05 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Travis Kelce was spotted chatting with Kai Trump while attending a TGL golf event in the Sunshine State on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-05 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tim Walz and Keith Ellison were called to testify before the panel exploring fraud and misuse of government funds in the state. Both said state efforts to combat fraud have been hampered by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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[2026-03-05 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The case filed against any senator that fails to meet the requirements set by the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges will be returned to the complainant "for correction," Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito said.
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[2026-03-05 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon and later received about a two-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address that night.
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[2026-03-05 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This April 7, 2009 file photo shows the Lonoke County Courthouse in Lonoke, Ark. (Jeff Mitchell/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)
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[2026-03-05 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Cane-wielding Rep. Al Green will need to win a May runoff against fellow Rep. Christian Menefee to keep his seat in Congress beyond next January.
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[2026-03-05 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, touting the strike as evidence of America's global reach in its war on Iran.
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[2026-03-05 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey's foreign minister on Tuesday disclosed repeated Turkish initiatives to prevent a war between the United States and Iran, saying Tehran had failed to understand the mood in Washington.
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[2026-03-05 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COTABATO CITY — The Senate and House of Representatives (HOR) are united in fixing the first Bangsamoro Parliament Election (BPE) to September this year, but differ widely on the date of the next episode, for a difference of over a year.
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[2026-03-05 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: House Republicans have asked billionaires Bill Gates and Leon Black to testify before Congress about their past ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-03-05 02:55 UTC+10:00] [Claude] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s open-source push in focus ahead of annual legislative meeting and coming five-year plan, as Washington chooses different approach
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[2026-03-05 02:40 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The war will have incalculable implications for Europe – and yet, the chancellor has held back from publicly challenging an increasingly erratic Donald Trump
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[2026-03-05 02:31 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts on Tuesday addressed the war in Iran, the closing of Papa Johns restaurants and the upcoming White House correspondents dinner
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[2026-03-05 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos Pete Hegseth escucha mientras habla el jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto general Dan Caine, en el Pentágono en Washington, el 2 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-05 02:15 UTC+10:00] [Trump Administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misled Congress on Tuesday about the powers of her controversial top aide Corey Lewandowski, according to records reviewed by ProPublica and four current and former DHS officials.
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[2026-03-05 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Military forces from Ecuador and the United States have begun joint military operations against organized crime groups in the South American country, the Pentagon said, although as of Wednesday specific details, including the location and scope of the operation, remained scarce.
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[2026-03-05 02:10 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-03-05 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has strongly condemned the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, despite the threat by US President Donald Trump to cut off all trade with Madrid for refusing to allow Washington to use its bases.
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[2026-03-05 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has strongly condemned the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, despite the threat by US President Donald Trump to cut off all trade with Madrid for refusing to allow Washington to use its bases.
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[2026-03-05 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that Donald Trump's 15-percent global tariff is likely to be rolled out this week, as the president moves to rebuild his trade agenda after a major legal setback.
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[2026-03-05 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Spain’s top diplomat has rebuked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for failing to show solidarity after US President Donald Trump launched a verbal attack on Madrid during a White House press conference on Tuesday.
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