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    [2026-05-16 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Middle East Eye
    Title: Iranian diplomat says solidarity with Palestinians is not enough
    Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, said support for the Palestinian cause must go beyond expressions of solidarity and include efforts to address what he described as the root causes of Palestinian suffering under Israeli occupation.
    Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-diplomat-says-solidarity-palestinians-not-enough
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    [2026-05-16 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Crows chasing third straight win against out-of-form Roos
    Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 12:52pm
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/afl-round-10-crows-roos-demons-hawks-blues-bulldogs-live-blog/106687692
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    [2026-05-16 12:50 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
    Source: The Japan Times
    Title: Japan considers missile exports to the Philippines, reports say
    Snippet: The Defense Ministry is considering exports ⁠of surface-to-ship missiles to the Philippines, local media reported Friday, as Tokyo adopts a more assertive regional security role amid concern about China.
    Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/16/japan/japan-philippines-missile-exports/
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    [2026-05-16 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: US Supreme Court denies appeal of Virginia redistricting ruling
    Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-gasp effort by Virginia Democrats to revive a voter-approved redistricting plan that would have given their party an edge in November's midterm elections.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/16/world/americas-emea/us-supreme-court-denies-appeal-of-virginia-redistricting-ruling/2345377
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    [2026-05-16 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Man critical after shark attack off Rottnest Island
    Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 12:49pm
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/man-attacked-by-shark-rottnest-island/106688012
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    [2026-05-16 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Middle East Eye
    Title: Israeli forces and settlers carry out raids across West Bank
    Snippet: Israeli forces and settlers carried out raids and attacks across several towns and villages in the occupied West Bank on Friday night, Wafa news agency reported.
    Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-and-settlers-carry-out-raids-across-west-bank
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    [2026-05-16 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: Middle East Eye
    Title: China criticises US-backed Hormuz resolution at UN
    Snippet: Fu Cong criticised a proposed US and Bahrain-backed resolution at the United Nations Security Council concerning the Strait of Hormuz, saying both the content and timing of the measure were inappropriate.
    Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/china-criticises-us-backed-hormuz-resolution-un
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    [2026-05-16 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Trump ‘not optimistic’ on Jimmy Lai’s release after raising case with Xi
    Snippet: Xi ‘said Jimmy Lai is a tough one for him to do’, US president says on his return trip from Beijing
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3353789/trump-not-optimistic-jimmy-lais-release-after-raising-case-xi?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-16 12:38 UTC+10:00] [President] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Trump ‘not optimistic’ on Jimmy Lai’s release after raising case with Xi
    Snippet: Xi ‘said Jimmy Lai is a tough one for him to do’, US president says on his return trip from Beijing
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3353789/trump-not-optimistic-jimmy-lais-release-after-raising-case-xi
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    [2026-05-16 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: ‘Return to the women you were formed to be’
    Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Alumnae of the Assumption College San Lorenzo in Makati City on Friday called on graduates holding public office to “return to the women they were formed to be” and carry the values they learned in the institution.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/16/news/return-to-the-women-you-were-formed-to-be/2345387
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    [2026-05-16 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Jerusalem Post
    Title: What to watch in Israel this week: Welcoming new seasons of ‘Rivals,’ ‘The Bear'
    Snippet: There is a lot coming up on Israeli television this week, notably the new season of Fauda on Yes, on May 18, and The Intern, a medical drama starring Niv Sultan of Tehran, which will begin running on Hot on May 19.
    Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-896281
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    [2026-05-16 12:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Canola flowers reach peak bloom
    Snippet: Canola flowers reached full bloom on Saturday at a farm in Yangyang, Gangwon Province.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10739228
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    [2026-05-16 12:29 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: UN footage of a drone strike on a marked convoy in Kherson, Ukraine
    Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/un-footage-of-a-drone-strike-on-a-marked-convoy-in-kherson-ukraine-20260516-p5zxpo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-16 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: US ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular given probation for shooting Everglades alligator
    Snippet: Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is seen in a social media video shooting at the animal to test ‘how dead it is’
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353788/us-looksmaxxing-influencer-clavicular-given-probation-shooting-everglades-alligator?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-16 12:26 UTC+10:00] [Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: US ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular given probation for shooting Everglades alligator
    Snippet: Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is seen in a social media video shooting at the animal to test ‘how dead it is’
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353788/us-looksmaxxing-influencer-clavicular-given-probation-shooting-everglades-alligator
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    [2026-05-16 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: The Jerusalem Post
    Title: Iran giving mixed signals on deals, US open to 20 year halt to enrichment deal, Trump says
    Snippet: US President Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran had made multiple deals, which Iran then refused to acknowledge, in an interview with Fox News on Friday.
    Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-896343
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    [2026-05-16 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Baby-faced mayor-elect of NJ town who still lives at home had car ‘repossessed,’ incumbent claims
    Snippet: The 24-year-old mayor-elect of a New Jersey town who still lives at home no longer has a car — because it was repossessed, his soon-to-be predecessor claimed in a scathing statement the day after losing the election.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/belleville-nj-mayor-claims-his-successors-car-was-repod/
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    [2026-05-16 12:09 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: 9News
    Title: Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial after jury deadlocks
    Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
    Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/harvey-weinsteinjudge-declares-a-mistrial-rape-retrial-after-jury-deadlocks/3db22862-2dda-4572-bb91-b1454e651a07
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    [2026-05-16 12:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Professor’s organ donation saves three lives
    Snippet: A 63-year-old professor with over two decades of teaching experience donated her organs, saving three individuals just days before South Korea’s Teachers’ Day, according to the Korea Organ Donation Agency.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10739221
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    [2026-05-16 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: LA Metro kills pedestrian near Santa Monica Pier
    Snippet: A pedestrian was killed Friday afternoon after a terrifying collision with a Metro bus near the Santa Monica Pier sent police and firefighters racing to the scene and shut down one of the city’s busiest intersections.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/la-metro-bus-kills-pedestrian-near-santa-monica-pier/
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    [2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: The West was never the whole world. It’s time to move on
    Snippet: As Asia reclaims its roots, the burden of reinvention now falls on the West. Its brief era of supremacy was a historical aberration
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3353739/west-was-never-whole-world-its-time-move?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [BTS] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: The West was never the whole world. It’s time to move on
    Snippet: As Asia reclaims its roots, the burden of reinvention now falls on the West. Its brief era of supremacy was a historical aberration
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3353739/west-was-never-whole-world-its-time-move
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    [2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Hong Kong market regulator takes on ‘collection agent’ role for wronged investors
    Snippet: SFC follows international peers by pursuing compensation for victims rather than fines in some cases of securities misconduct
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3353713/hong-kong-market-regulator-takes-collection-agent-role-wronged-investors?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Securities and Futures Commission] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Hong Kong market regulator takes on ‘collection agent’ role for wronged investors
    Snippet: SFC follows international peers by pursuing compensation for victims rather than fines in some cases of securities misconduct
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3353713/hong-kong-market-regulator-takes-collection-agent-role-wronged-investors
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    [2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The National (UAE)
    Title: Remembering the day Dubai bade farewell to ship carrying Indian hopes and dreams to the UAE | The National
    Snippet: Port Rashid in Dubai was familiar with goodbyes but this farewell on May 16, 1982 was different.
    Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/16/remembering-the-day-dubai-bid-farewell-to-ship-carrying-indian-hopes-and-dreams-to-the-uae/
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    [2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 95]
    Source: The Age
    Title: The Rock, the Punisher and the wild week in Philippine politics
    Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/the-rock-the-punisher-and-the-wild-week-in-philippine-politics-20260514-p5zx4y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-16 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: 'The sword is still hanging': Farmers in limbo as Inland Rail land sits idle
    Snippet: Topic:Rail Transport Industry
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/farmers-left-in-limbo-as-100m-in-inland-rail-land-sits-idle/106682610
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    [2026-05-16 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: By Brandon Long
    Snippet: Brandon Long is the Rural Reporter for ABC Southern Queensland, based in Toowoomba.
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/brandon-long/103003534
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    [2026-05-16 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Inside Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt’s fiery split: ‘Difficult for them to be friends’
    Snippet: A day after it was reported that Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt parted ways, new details have emerged.
    Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/05/15/celebrity-news/inside-pete-davidson-and-elsie-hewitts-split/
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    [2026-05-16 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: Marcos tops latest survey; Duterte's approval weakens amid controversies
    Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. remained the country’s highest-rated official, according to an independent, non-commissioned survey released over the weekend.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/16/news/marcos-tops-latest-survey-dutertes-approval-weakens-amid-controversies/2345371
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    [2026-05-16 11:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Michelin-starred restaurant in Seoul indicted over dishes served with ants
    Snippet: A Michelin two-star restaurant in Seoul has been indicted for allegedly serving dishes with ants, which are not approved for human consumption under South Korean law.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10739212
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    [2026-05-16 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Zero Hedge
    Title: AI Bots Placed In Virtual Town For 2 Weeks Go Apesh*t, Prompting Concerns
    Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
    Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/ai-bots-placed-virtual-town-2-weeks-go-apesht-prompting-concerns
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    [2026-05-16 11:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: 9News
    Title: Confused driverless taxis take over streets in American suburb
    Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
    Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/waymo-cars-cause-chaos-usa/ca041690-411a-40ed-b718-2d1ebf935c8a
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    [2026-05-16 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Fury at bill increasing environmental water flows over private property
    Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Parliament
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/fury-over-easements-for-inundation-bill/106682636
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    [2026-05-16 11:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: 9News
    Title: Police discover bodies of man and woman in Melbourne home
    Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
    Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/werribee-police-investigating-death-of-man-and-woman-found-in-melbourne-southwest-home/8c826589-afb7-4c23-8522-61fc7c4aad73
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    [2026-05-16 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: BBC News
    Title: US planning to criminally indict ex-Cuban leader Raúl Castro
    Snippet: The US justice department is reportedly preparing to indict aging Cuban leader Raúl Castro in the coming days over the shooting down of two aircraft three decades ago.
    Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w2gnd9xp2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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    [2026-05-16 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Top North Korean parliament official meets Vietnam FM in Pyongyang
    Snippet: A top official of North Korea's rubber-stamp legislature met Vietnam's Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung for talks in Pyongyang earlier this week, the North's state media reported Saturday.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10739207
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    [2026-05-16 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: RT News
    Title: Israel and Lebanon extend truce amid airstrikes, Hezbollah attacks
    Snippet: The US-mediated truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by 45 days, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on Friday.
    Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640059-israel-lebanon-truce-extended/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
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    [2026-05-16 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: RT News
    Title: Read Full Article at RT.com
    Snippet: The US-mediated truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by 45 days, US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on Friday.
    Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640059-israel-lebanon-truce-extended/
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    [2026-05-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Michael West Media
    Title: Extension on fuel excise relief kept in play by PM
    Snippet: May 16, 2026 11:30 | News
    Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/extension-on-fuel-excise-relief-kept-in-play-by-pm/
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    [2026-05-16 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Analysis by Jacqueline Breen
    Snippet: Jacqueline Breen is a cross media reporter in the ABC's Darwin newsroom. She travelled north after working in Broken Hill in the dusty far west of New South Wales, and before that in the Sydney newsroom. You can follow her on Twitter at @Jacqueline_E_B
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/jacqueline-breen/7411474
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    [2026-05-16 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Amid grief, the NT's CLP rushes drastic child protection changes
    Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 11:22am
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/northern-territory-clp-rush-drastic-child-protection-law-changes/106679066
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    [2026-05-16 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Google’s YouTube, Snap settle first-of-its-kind school social media suit ahead of trial
    Snippet: The suit is the first of over 1,200 cases nationwide in which school districts allege that social media addiction has disrupted learning
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353786/googles-youtube-snap-settle-first-its-kind-school-social-media-suit-ahead-trial?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-16 11:21 UTC+10:00] [Google] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Google’s YouTube, Snap settle first-of-its-kind school social media suit ahead of trial
    Snippet: The suit is the first of over 1,200 cases nationwide in which school districts allege that social media addiction has disrupted learning
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353786/googles-youtube-snap-settle-first-its-kind-school-social-media-suit-ahead-trial
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    [2026-05-16 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Zero Hedge
    Title: Gun Control Advocates Turn Their Sights On Regulating Muskets?
    Snippet: It's always interesting when gun control activists and the media discover something about the firearms world that gun enthusiasts have known for decades. It shows that the people desperately clamoring to erase the 2nd Amendment often know nothing about the weapons they want to regulate.
    Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gun-control-advocates-turn-their-sights-regulating-muskets
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    [2026-05-16 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Mamdani slammed for ‘corrupting history’ about the creation of Israel in social media post marking ‘Nakba Day’
    Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani was blasted for “corrupting history” about the creation of Israel in a vile social media post paying tribute to Palestinians – sent out just before Jewish New Yorkers observed Shabbat.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/mamdani-slammed-for-corrupting-history-about-the-creation-of-israel-in-social-media-post-marking-nakba-day/
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    [2026-05-16 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Out-of-control NYC driver plows into group of men on sidewalk, killing 2
    Snippet: Two men were killed and three others critically injured in Upper Manhattan on Friday after a driver plowed into multiple parked cars and hopped a curb, cops said.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/out-of-control-nyc-driver-plows-into-group-of-men-on-sidewalk-killing-2/
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    [2026-05-16 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Theo Von breaks silence after Joe Rogan expresses suicide concerns
    Snippet: Theo Von is shutting down concerns raised by Joe Rogan about his mental health and alleged thoughts of suicide.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/theo-von-breaks-silence-after-joe-rogan-expresses-suicide-concerns/
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    [2026-05-16 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: 5 matches involving Asian national teams that went down in the history of the premier football tournament
    Snippet: INTERNATIONAL brand 1xBet tells the story of five matches that had the entire football world talking about Asian teams.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/16/tmt-newswire/5-matches-involving-asian-national-teams-that-went-down-in-the-history-of-the-premier-football-tournament/2345375
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    [2026-05-16 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: PM says fuel supply now above pre-war levels, no word on extending excise cut
    Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 11:09am
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/fuel-supply-back-to-pre-iran-war-levels-pm-says/106687750
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