White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories

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Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism

The White House rolled out a new section of its official website on Friday that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage.

At the top of the page, the text reads: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” The feature names the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as “media offenders of the week”, accusing them of inaccurately portraying Trump’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers who released of video encouraging military members to not follow illegal orders.

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Gazans Say Israeli Forces Killed Two Children, Amid Persistent Violence – The New York Times

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  1. Gazans Say Israeli Forces Killed Two Children, Amid Persistent Violence  The New York Times
  2. Israeli fire kills 2 Palestinian children in the latest test of Gaza ceasefire  NBC News
  3. Brothers, 8 and 11, killed in south Gaza strike; IDF: ‘Suspects’ crossed Yellow Line  The Times of Israel
  4. Stuck in Gaza’s limbo: Palestinians struggle to live amid Israel’s attacks  Al Jazeera
  5. Gaza: Israeli fire kills 2 Palestinian boys  DW
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Flooding in South East Asia leaves 600 dead – BBC

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  1. Flooding in South East Asia leaves 600 dead  BBC
  2. Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 248, authorities say  ABC News
  3. Indonesia flood death toll climbs to 303 amid cyclone devastation, disaster agency says  Reuters
  4. Indonesian rescuers search for survivors as the death toll from floods and landslides tops 300  AP News
  5. Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rises to 248  Politico
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Closures in Washington Co. due to snow – Washington County Insider

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  1. Closures in Washington Co. due to snow  Washington County Insider
  2. Track Snowfall Totals Across Southeast Wisconsin  WISN
  3. Snow totals range from 6 to 12 inches across Milwaukee County  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  4. Wisconsin snowfall totals: Winter storm on Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 29-30  FOX6 News Milwaukee
  5. Southeast Wisconsin weather: Snow winds down, wind picks up  TMJ4 News
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Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’

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Lead FDA vaccine regulator announced new approval process after claiming Covid vaccine had killed 10 children

The leading vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a far stricter course for federal vaccine approvals, following claims from his team that Covid vaccines were linked to the deaths of at least 10 children.

Experts suggest the announcement will make the vaccine approval process significantly more difficult.

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GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism

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Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan

GB News is facing calls to cut ties with a regular contributor who has been accused of racism after claiming that the House of Commons deputy speaker, Nusrat Ghani, should not be allowed in the house because she was born in Pakistan.

The comments by Lucy White, a rightwing activist, have drawn criticism from across the political spectrum amid warnings that explicitly racist language is becoming increasingly normalised in British life.

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Sri Lanka death toll from floods and landslides reaches 153

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Another 191 missing after heavy rains from Cyclone Ditwah while almost 78,000 evacuated to temporary shelters amid rescue operations

Torrential rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have killed 153 people across Sri Lanka so far, with another 191 still missing, the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DCM) said on Saturday.

The DMC director general, Sampath Kotuwegoda, said relief operations were under way with 78,000 people moved to nearly 800 state-run welfare centres after their homes were destroyed by the week-long heavy rains.

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‘Congratulations to my good friend’: PM Modi extends greetings to Aus PM Albanese; wishes a ‘happy marrie – The Times of India

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  1. 'Congratulations to my good friend': PM Modi extends greetings to Aus PM Albanese; wishes a 'happy marrie  The Times of India
  2. Australian prime minister becomes first to wed in office  BBC
  3. Albanese Becomes First Australian Leader to Marry in Office  Bloomberg
  4. Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, marries partner Jodie Haydon  The Guardian
  5. Australian PM Albanese marries partner in private ceremony  Reuters
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Explainer: How could Venezuela’s military respond to a US attack? – Reuters

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  1. Explainer: How could Venezuela's military respond to a US attack?  Reuters
  2. Venezuelan military preparation: How Maduro’s forces are responding to US deployments in the Caribbean  CNN
  3. Venezuela’s wily ruler digs in to defy Donald Trump  Financial Times
  4. Maduro brandishes sword at rally as he rails against 'imperialist aggression' amid rising tensions with US  Fox News
  5. Trump threatens Venezuela’s Maduro with ‘the easy way … or the hard way’  The Guardian
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Ukraine’s naval drones strike Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast – AP News

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  1. Ukraine’s naval drones strike Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast  AP News
  2. Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea  CNN
  3. Mystery Blasts Rock Russia-Linked Oil Tankers Off Turkey’s Coast  The Wall Street Journal
  4. "This Is Virat, Need Help": Russian Shadow Fleet Crew Before Drone Attack  NDTV
  5. Two tankers carrying Russian oil suffer mystery blasts while in black sea  The Boston Globe
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