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United Press International

American international news agency

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Nov 30, 2025
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Was Robert Maxwell connected to McGraw-Hill or its executives?

Robert Maxwell had a formal, business relationship with McGraw‑Hill in 1989: the two companies formed a 50/50 joint venture combining school‑book operations and signed a 15‑year standstill agreement t...

Dec 6, 2025
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Has Barbara Streisand announced any health updates or retirement plans in 2025?

No credible, mainstream reporting in the supplied sources documents any formal 2025 health disclosure or an announced retirement by Barbra Streisand; fan sites and tabloids have circulated speculation...

Dec 18, 2025
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Did Jonathan Roumie explain why he left the Good Morning America appearance?

No contemporary reporting in the provided sources documents Jonathan Roumie leaving a Good Morning America appearance or offering an on‑camera explanation for such an exit; the available coverage and ...

Oct 24, 2025

did people shit and piss in the halls of the capitol on jan 6

Multiple contemporaneous official inventories and photo reports from January 2021 make , while some contemporaneous statements and later commentary claimed rioters smeared feces and urine inside the b...

Dec 10, 2025

Which official events and meetings did JD Vance attend in 2025 while on official business?

Vice President JD Vance attended a mix of domestic political conferences, military visits, White House meetings and health-policy summits in 2025: notably Turning Point/ AmericaFest appearances and a ...

Nov 30, 2025

Did Ivana Trump become a U.S. citizen and when?

Ivana Trump was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1988; contemporary reporting and multiple fact‑checks repeat that date and note she lived in the United States for roughly a decade before naturalizati...

Nov 17, 2025

Has any president refused or donated their presidential salary before?

Yes. Several U.S. presidents have given away their presidential pay rather than keeping it: Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy donated their full presidential salaries to charity, and Donald Trump ple...

Nov 23, 2025

What are the charges against Nick Fuentez?

Nick Fuentes has been charged with misdemeanor battery in Cook County, Illinois, stemming from an incident on November 10, 2024, in which a 57‑year‑old activist, Marla Rose, says Fuentes pepper‑spraye...

Dec 7, 2025

Have any news outlets confirmed the reason Jonathan Roumie left the Good Morning America segment?

No news outlet in the provided reporting has published a confirmation explaining why Jonathan Roumie left any Good Morning America segment; available sources only document that Roumie appeared on GMA/...

Oct 5, 2025

Will Argentina have to pay back the 20 million dollars the US is giving them?

The available reporting indicates the U.S. assistance to Argentina in September 2025 is structured primarily as a , not a simple unconditional grant, and these arrangements carry an expectation of rep...

Dec 9, 2025

Has Adam Schiff been accused of taking money from Venezuelan drug cartels?

There is no reporting in the provided sources that accuses Rep. (now Sen.) Adam Schiff of taking money from Venezuelan drug cartels; campaign-donor records and mainstream coverage discuss Schiff’s spo...

Nov 30, 2025

Who wrote the song 'Nobody's Girl' and what inspired its lyrics?

Tate McRae is credited as a co-writer on the 2025 song “NOBODY’S GIRL,” which appears on the deluxe edition of her album So Close To What???. Multiple outlets and lyric databases list the songwriters ...

Oct 8, 2025

What are the names of the senators who voted to block the Epstein files release on September 10?

The motion to block public release of Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein was carried by a Senate vote on Sept. 10–11, 2025, with . Several Republican senators are explicitly named in ...

Nov 26, 2025

How many prisoners were transferred when Alcatraz closed in 1963 and where did they go?

When Alcatraz closed on March 21, 1963, officials had already been moving inmates off the island over several months; contemporary reporting says about 250 inmates were being transported beginning the...

Oct 9, 2025

Did ice agents pepper spray police in Chicago

Available reporting from multiple outlets covering the September 2025 clashes at the Broadview/Chicago-area ICE facility shows ; instead, the verified accounts describe ICE deploying tear gas, pepper ...

Dec 16, 2025

Which branches of the U.S. military have cut ties with Scout organizations and when did those decisions occur?

Documents reviewed by NPR show Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is advancing plans to sever the U.S. military’s century‑old ties with Scouting America (the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts)...

Dec 7, 2025

How have past U.S. presidents used inflammatory rhetoric and what were the consequences?

U.S. presidents across recent administrations have used inflammatory language to rally bases, delegitimize opponents, or justify policy choices; scholars and polls link such rhetoric to diminished nat...

Oct 9, 2025

How has Tom Homan responded to the bribery allegations?

Tom Homan has publicly rejected the bribery allegations, criticizing the report when questioned and aligning with statements from the FBI, Justice Department, and White House that the matter was revie...

Oct 7, 2025

How can individuals verify ICE agent identities through the ICE website or hotline in 2025?

Individuals seeking to verify the identity of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents via an official ICE website or hotline in 2025 will find described in the available reporting and pr...

Oct 7, 2025

How do different news outlets cover ICE protests and what are the implications?

Executive summary Fox News, UPI, Newsweek, PJ Media and other outlets in the provided packet portrayed recent ICE protests through markedly different lenses, emphasizing either law enforcement action ...