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    [2026-05-21 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Joey Chestnut to defend hot-dog-eating crown on probation after battery plea
    Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 11:20am
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/joey-chestnut-to-compete-in-hot-dog-competition-on-probation/106705244
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    [2026-05-21 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: BBC News
    Title: Samsung strike on hold - but the fight isn't over yet. Why?
    Snippet: The largest union at Samsung Electronics has suspended a planned strike after reaching a last-minute tentative pay agreement with the South Korean technology giant.
    Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g04qkqlk2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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    [2026-05-21 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Outrage as Gavin Newsom’s parole board that freed killer pedos is confirmed — despite chilling admissions
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/democrats-confirm-gavin-newsoms-board-of-parole-members-despite-backlash/
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    [2026-05-21 11:11 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: Ukraine war briefing: Fresh threat of attack from Belarus front, warns Zelenskyy
    Snippet: Kyiv learns of five scenarios Russia has drawn up and will increase forces in the north, says Zelenskyy; Ukraine’s attacks heap pressure on Russian oil refining. What we know on day 1,548
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/ukraine-war-briefing-fresh-threat-of-attack-from-belarus-front-warns-zelenskyy
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    [2026-05-21 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Al Jazeera
    Title: US lifts sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN expert on Palestinian rights
    Snippet: The United States has removed sanctions against the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, a week after a federal judge said the measures restricted her freedom of speech.
    Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/21/us-lifts-sanctions-on-francesca-albanese-un-expert-on-palestinian-rights
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    [2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Hong Kong helpers cry out as popular garden in Central to close for underpass work
    Snippet: Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body says closure of Statue Square Gardens will affect helpers as it serves as vital social hub every Sunday
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3354279/hong-kong-helpers-cry-out-popular-garden-central-close-underpass-work?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Tourism Board] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Hong Kong helpers cry out as popular garden in Central to close for underpass work
    Snippet: Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body says closure of Statue Square Gardens will affect helpers as it serves as vital social hub every Sunday
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3354279/hong-kong-helpers-cry-out-popular-garden-central-close-underpass-work
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    [2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China beauty influencer returns after 3-year hiatus, gaining 10 million followers in a day
    Snippet: Online make-up guru back in business after bust-up with agent; says she will share her thoughts on ‘life and growth’ in future
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3354062/china-beauty-influencer-returns-after-3-year-hiatus-gaining-10-million-followers-day?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China beauty influencer returns after 3-year hiatus, gaining 10 million followers in a day
    Snippet: Online make-up guru back in business after bust-up with agent; says she will share her thoughts on ‘life and growth’ in future
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3354062/china-beauty-influencer-returns-after-3-year-hiatus-gaining-10-million-followers-day
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    [2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: As war engulfs the Middle East, China’s Xinjiang is thriving with future tech
    Snippet: A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-engulfs-middle-east-chinas-xinjiang-thriving-future-tech?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Persian Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: As war engulfs the Middle East, China’s Xinjiang is thriving with future tech
    Snippet: A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-engulfs-middle-east-chinas-xinjiang-thriving-future-tech
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    [2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: The world built more coal power in 2025, but used less
    Snippet: BANGKOK, Thailand — The world built and commissioned more coal power in 2025, but used the polluting fuel less, with the United States the only major economy to substantially increase generation, analysis showed Thursday.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/21/world/asia-oceania/the-world-built-more-coal-power-in-2025-but-used-less/2348752
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    [2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: Trump news at a glance: US indicts Raúl Castro, ratcheting up Cuba tensions
    Snippet: Former president, 94, faces multiple US felony charges, including four counts of murder – key US politics stories from Wednesday 20 May
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-updates-today
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    [2026-05-21 10:56 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Rappler
    Title: Ebola likely circulating in Congo for 2 months, outbreak to grow, WHO says
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    Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-likely-grow-world-health-organization-may-2026/
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    [2026-05-21 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: 40-year-old Virginia cold case finally cracked after new DNA leads to arrest in library worker’s savage slaying
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/40-year-old-virginia-cold-case-finally-cracked-with-new-dna-findings/
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    [2026-05-21 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Massive rate hike coming as California insurance giant makes staggering revision
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/californias-fair-plan-announces-rate-hike/
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    [2026-05-21 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: CNBC
    Title: Nvidia says it has ‘largely conceded’ China’s AI chip market to Huawei
    Snippet: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company has "largely conceded" China's artificial intelligence chip market to Huawei, as U.S. export restrictions continue to reshape the global AI semiconductor landscape.
    Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/nvidia-jensen-huang-china-ai-chip-market-huawei.html
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    [2026-05-21 10:52 UTC+10:00] [Papua New Guinea] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: Papua New Guinea warns against fishing in New Ireland after mystery deaths of marine life
    Snippet: Initial testing found evidence of metals in water samples, months after province’s residents began reporting unusual numbers of dead fish washing ashore
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/png-dead-fish-dying-new-ireland-province-fishing-warning-papua-new-guinea
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    [2026-05-21 10:48 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: Trump claims he will speak to Taiwan’s president, departing from decades-long diplomatic norms
    Snippet: US and Taiwanese presidents have not spoken directly since Washington shifted diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taipei in 1979
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/trump-taiwan-president-china-relations
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    [2026-05-21 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: BBC News
    Title: TikTok and YouTube 'not safe enough' for kids, says Ofcom
    Snippet: Ofcom has criticised TikTok and YouTube, saying in a new report their content feeds are "not safe enough" for children.
    Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0pky4zpxxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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    [2026-05-21 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Police evacuate Cairns high school after threat reported
    Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 10:44am
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/police-evacuate-cairns-high-school-after-threat-reported/106705008
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    [2026-05-21 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Spencer Pratt fires up the grill and his campaign in South LA
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/spencer-pratt-trades-the-debate-stage-for-bbq-in-south-la/
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    [2026-05-21 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Fugitive cow makes a run for it in upstate NY, before being captured
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/fugitive-cow-makes-a-run-for-it-in-upstate-ny-before-being-captured/
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    [2026-05-21 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Jerusalem Post
    Title: Rabbi stabbed to death inside Bnei Brak study hall while learning with teenage son
    Snippet: Rabbi Yishai Por, 53, from Bnei Brak, was stabbed to death inside the Chazon Ish kollel (a religious studies center) on HaAri Street while studying with his 13-year-old son on Wednesday.
    Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-896913
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    [2026-05-21 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Jerusalem Post
    Title: Flotilla detainees suffered violence, sexual abuse at Ashdod Port, Adalah says
    Snippet: A team from the Palestinian legal aid group Adalah, along with a team of volunteer lawyers, visited Ashdod Port and provided legal counsel to hundreds of flotilla participants on Wednesday night, collecting testimony that claimed high levels of violence as well as sexual abuse and psychological torment.
    Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-896916
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    [2026-05-21 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Indiana man seen dancing in roadway while cradling rare turtle arrested for meth possession
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/indiana-man-seen-dancing-in-roadway-while-cradling-rare-turtle-arrested-on-drug-charges/
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    [2026-05-21 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Fla. teacher allegedly hanged doll of black child by neck to get her students’ ‘attention’: ‘It was wrong and racist’
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/fla-teacher-allegedly-hanged-doll-of-black-child-by-neck-to-get-her-students-attention/
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    [2026-05-21 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Rep. Ilhan Omar calls alleged ties to Minnesota daycare fraud scandal ‘flat out false’
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/rep-ilhan-omar-calls-alleged-ties-to-minnesota-daycare-fraud-scandal-flat-out-false/
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    [2026-05-21 10:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Late WHO chief Lee Jong-wook remembered at memorial
    Snippet: Health officials from six countries gathered at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva on Wednesday to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of former WHO Director-General Lee Jong-wook, who became the first South Korean to head a UN organization in 2003.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10742488
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    [2026-05-21 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: Man charged with stealing from Bondi shooting victim
    Snippet: SYDNEY — Australian police said Thursday they had charged a man with allegedly stealing from a victim during last year's deadly mass shooting on Sydney's Bondi Beach.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/21/world/asia-oceania/man-charged-with-stealing-from-bondi-shooting-victim/2348747
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    [2026-05-21 10:21 UTC+10:00] [New Zealand] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: ‘If she didn’t have us, she would be toast’: a New Zealand mother’s fight to free her daughter from ICE detention
    Snippet: Everlee Wihongi was detained at Los Angeles airport on 10 April after she had returned to US from a family trip
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/everlee-wihongi-new-zealand-woman-ice-us-detention
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    [2026-05-21 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Middle East Eye
    Title: Global Sumud activists endure electric shocks, abuse in Israeli detention: Report
    Snippet: The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah, said that activists who were captured by Israel from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud aid flotilla were subjected to electric shocks as well as physical and psychological abuse.
    Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/global-sumud-activists-endure-electric-shocks-abuse-israeli-detention
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    [2026-05-21 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Can late-night talk shows survive a vindictive Trump administration?
    Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 10:16am
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/late-night-talk-shows-free-speech-colbert-late-show-ends/106635688
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    [2026-05-21 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Kardashian mansions threatened as wildfires ravage Southern California
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/kris-jenner-khloe-kardashian-homes-threatened-by-sandy-fire/
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    [2026-05-21 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles eyeing winter wedding: source
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/05/20/celebrity-news/zoe-kravitz-harry-styles-eyeing-winter-wedding-source/
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    [2026-05-21 10:11 UTC+10:00] [Greenland] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: Trump envoy says it’s time for US to ‘put its footprint back on Greenland’, during visit to arctic territory
    Snippet: Jeff Landry’s visit has proved controversial, with the territory’s PM saying there was no sign ‘anything has changed’ in the US position
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/greenland-trump-us-envoy-jeff-landry-visit
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    [2026-05-21 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Owner of Philadelphia’s iconic Pat’s cheesesteaks forced to work in NY — wearing ‘Philly Sucks’ shirt — after losing Knicks bet
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/owner-of-iconic-pats-cheesesteaks-in-philly-forced-to-work-in-ny-over-knicks-bet/
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    [2026-05-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Tom Steyer makes awkward blunder in ‘closing argument’ to voters
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/tom-steyer-makes-awkward-blunder-in-closing-argument-to-voters/
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    [2026-05-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: Does an El Niño loom? Here's what winter could look like across Australia
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/el-nino-australia-winter-weather-forecast-2026/8meztvbeo
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    [2026-05-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: 'We don't need more reviews': Australia's femicide inquiry debate
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/advocates-call-for-royal-commission-into-violence-against-women-receives-mixed-response/vya6zxrv4
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    [2026-05-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: Australia endorses historic UN resolution for climate change accountability
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-endorses-pacific-neighbours-push-for-climate-change-accountability/80e2yqcvj
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    [2026-05-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: Neo-nazi group lodge legal challenge against hate group listing
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/neo-nazi-group-lodge-legal-challenge-against-hate-group-listing/lte4plmjy
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    [2026-05-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 95]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: 'Come over': NZ minister invites Australians unhappy with CGT changes
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/come-over-nz-minister-invites-australians-unhappy-with-cgt-changes/dr9ej3q5a
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    [2026-05-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: SBS News
    Title: Deported Australians on Gaza-bound flotilla allege abuse while detained by Israel
    Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
    Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australian-activists-detained-by-israel-set-to-be-released/1wm41i9kc
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    [2026-05-21 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: RT News
    Title: What is the Gaza flotilla ‘monstrously’ abused by Israel?
    Snippet: Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters as it approached Gaza on May 18, preventing the vessels from reaching the enclave and detaining more than 400 activists from around 40 countries.
    Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640317-israel-gaza-flotilla-abused/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
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    [2026-05-21 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: RT News
    Title: READ MORE: What is the Gaza flotilla ‘monstrously’ abused by Israel?
    Snippet: Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters as it approached Gaza on May 18, preventing the vessels from reaching the enclave and detaining more than 400 activists from around 40 countries.
    Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640317-israel-gaza-flotilla-abused/
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    [2026-05-21 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: Seoul official says no special U.S.-N. Korea contact appears to be under way
    Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A senior South Korean official said Wednesday there appears to be no special contact between the United States and North Korea, amid lingering speculation that U.S. President Donald Trump could attempt to rekindle his personal diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un if an opportunity arises.
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260521001500315
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    [2026-05-21 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: 3 people dead, nearly 20 New Mexico first responders hospitalized after exposure to ‘unknown substance’ during overdose call
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/3-dead-nearly-20-new-mexico-first-responders-hospitalized-after-exposure-to-unknown-substance-during-overdose-call/
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    [2026-05-21 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: Broadcast journalist slammed over 'rape' jokes, apologizes for 'insensitive' comments
    Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—A women’s rights group slammed a broadcast journalist for uttering rape jokes on air, stressing that his remarks violate the Safe Spaces Act.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/21/news/broadcast-journalist-slammed-over-rape-jokes-apologizes-for-insensitive-comments/2348757
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    [2026-05-21 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Feds bust 2 alleged creeps for posting ‘deepfake’ porn of celebs and politicians
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/feds-bust-2-for-allegedly-posting-deepfake-porn-of-celebs-and-politicians/
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