Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-03 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Monday he expects new U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Michelle Steel to play a key role in helping resolve pending issues between South Korea and the United States, citing her "direct" access to Washington.
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[2026-08-03 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-03 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Adam Gramegna of Military.com
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[2026-08-03 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. rare earths refiners race to expand amid growing conflicts as Pentagon pushes to break China’s stranglehold on production of elusive metals critical in enabling potent features in advanced weapon systems. (AP Video and Production: Rodrique Ngowi)
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[2026-08-03 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Central Command asked military analysts to develop “creative and unconventional” ways to pressure Iran as US President Donald Trump’s administration reassessed its strategy in the ongoing conflict with Tehran, CNN reported on Monday.
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[2026-08-03 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-08-03 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli forces have intensified their military operations in the Gaza Strip since the roadmap for a second stage of the Palestinian enclave’s “ceasefire” was announced last week.
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[2026-08-03 20:49 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: A senate staff carries boxes labeled 'confidential funds' containing documents presented during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on August 3, 2026.
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[2026-08-03 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-03 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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[2026-08-03 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Over 60,000 evacuated from wildfire danger, says Spokane mayor Lisa Brown
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[2026-08-03 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington steps in to save Tokyo’s weakened currency in first joint yen-buying action for almost 30 years, causing its value to surge
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[2026-08-03 20:30 UTC+10:00] [CCB International] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington steps in to save Tokyo’s weakened currency in first joint yen-buying action for almost 30 years, causing its value to surge
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[2026-08-03 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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[2026-08-03 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NOTA DEL EDITOR: CONTENIDO EXPLÍCITO - Varios palestinos intentan extinguir el fuego en un coche tras un ataque militar israelí en Ciudad de Gaza, el domingo 2 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-08-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president’s methods, from ‘flooding the zone’ with scandals to prioritizing loyalty over competence, could ultimately weaken rather than strengthen him
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[2026-08-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US immigration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: court records reviewed by the Guardian show medical procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood draws
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[2026-08-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Exclusive Content] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: LEANDRO LEVISTE. Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste attends the resumption of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee probe on anamalous flood control projects on January 19, 2026.
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[2026-08-03 19:53 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran would resume Monday, after scrapping a planned military strike over the weekend. Speaking on Sunday, the American leader also refused to set a deadline for reaching a broader deal with Tehran.
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[2026-08-03 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Palestinians try to extinguish a burning car after an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-08-03 19:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Warning: Graphic content
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[2026-08-03 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Trump pauses ‘massive attack’ on Iran, says new talks to begin
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[2026-08-03 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The governing body of European football, UEFA, has threatened legal action against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, venture capitalist Joshua Kushner — brother of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — and other individuals involved in the controversial plan to privatize a share of the World Cup’s commercial operations.
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[2026-08-03 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, talks to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during the FIFA 75th Congress at the Conmebol Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Calistro, File)
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[2026-08-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate and Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: A renewable energy developer has pulled its controversial permit application to build an industrial-scale solar facility on an Eastern Washington mountain sacred to Indigenous nations.
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[2026-08-03 18:52 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iranian spokesperson says there are no plans to receive or send a delegation following US president’s assertion that talks would take place on Monday
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[2026-08-03 18:34 UTC+10:00] [Yen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US and Japanese governments confirm they carried out a rare joint intervention late last week
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[2026-08-03 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Venezuela's long-awaited oil revival has been slower than many in Washington anticipated., according to the Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-08-03 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals (55-58, fourth in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (59-53, second in the NL East)
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[2026-08-03 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-03 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — The US acting attorney general said Sunday he had reached an agreement with lawmakers and issued an order officially scrapping a $1.8-billion compensation fund that has led to a standoff over his Senate confirmation.
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[2026-08-03 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-08-03 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Acting US Attorney-General Todd Blanche rescinded an order establishing the "anti-weaponization" fund, paving the way for his confirmation ahead of a key Senate committee vote on Tuesday, after Republican senators stalled his nomination over concerns about the fund.
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[2026-08-03 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRASÍLIA, Brazil — The right-wing Liberal Party in Brazil nominated former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro as a senate candidate on Sunday, despite her recent feud with her stepson Flavio Bolsonaro, the party's presidential nominee.
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[2026-08-03 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said he was prepared to face possible charges over alleged anomalous flood control projects in Taguig City even if it led to imprisonment.
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[2026-08-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president’s pretext of stopping forced labour is only a ruse – he is trying to grab a share of global trade for the US
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[2026-08-03 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, lleva un paraguas para desembarcar del Air Force One en la base conjunta Andrews, Maryland, el domingo 2 de agosto de 2026, a su regreso a Washington. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-03 15:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Donald Trump mocked his rivals’ supposed lack of talent after celebrating another two championships at his New Jersey golf course on Sunday (US time), claiming: “I have it, and they don’t!”
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[2026-08-03 15:04 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-03 14:46 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Todd Blanche issues formal order terminating measure widely derided as a ‘slush fund’, in move that could clear path for his nomination as attorney general
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[2026-08-03 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US has bought up yen to strengthen the currency for the first time in almost 30 years, with the moves raising questions about America’s motives
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[2026-08-03 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices plunged on optimism that the US and Iran will reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said fresh talks between the warring sides would begin on Monday.
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[2026-08-03 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Justicia interino Todd Blanche presta juramento ante la Comisión Judicial del Senado, el 15 de julio de 2026, en el Capitolio en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, archivo)
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[2026-08-03 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei index and U.S. dollar and Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-08-03 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-03 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, walks from Anthology Coffee to the Spirit of Detroit during the March of the Many, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-03 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump carries an umbrella as he exits Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, on return to Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-03 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Washington's decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention, with analysts pointing to concerns over U.S. Treasury markets and Japan's financial system.
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[2026-08-03 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington at Philadelphia — NBCS PHL, MLB.TV, Nationals.TV
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