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Colombia's Ex-President Convicted, Tsunami Prep and Other Top Photos This Week From Latin America

100% of Sources are High Factuality

Colombia's Ex-President Convicted, Tsunami Prep and Other Top Photos This Week From Latin America

50% Left coverage: 20 sources

Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe was convicted of witness tampering and bribery in a historic trial. Latin American nations with a Pacific coast braced for a tsunami that never materialized after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, off the…Opinion See the Story

Takeaways From the Fed’s Latest Decision, Which Got Pushback From Officials Siding with Trump | News Channel 3-12

57% Center coverage: 7 sources

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting as it remainsJerome Powell · United States See the Story

Cover Story newsletter: How we chose the cover image

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

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Goods Worth Less Than $800 Can No Longer Enter the U.S. Duty Free. Small Businesses Could Feel the Pain

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

The de minimis exemption, which had already been repealed for goods from China, will be repealed globally on August 29.United States · United States See the Story

Ziad Rahbani Held a Mirror to Lebanese Society

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The musician and playwright died on July 26th, aged 69 | Middle East & AfricaMiddle East · Lebanon See the Story

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100% Center coverage: 1 sources

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Why Trump Broke With Bibi Over the Gaza Famine

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

The Atlantic: “Trump, two administration officials told us, has come to believe what many in Washington have thought for months: that Netanyahu is looking to prolong the conflict in Gaza, in open defiance of Trump’s wish for the war to end. The president and some of his aides think that Israel’s military objectives in Gaza were achieved long ago, and that Netanyahu has continued Israel’s assault, which has claimed tens of thousands of civilian l…Benjamin Netanyahu · Gaza See the Story

Donald Trump’s Redistricting Ploy Is Politics at Its Most Cynical

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

But the Democrats’ response is self-defeatingDonald Trump · United States See the Story

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