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Americas US Senate approves national security funding but ICE left in the cold ICE and part of customs, border protection agency excluded after rare overnight session Canada urges G7 to back new defence bank for smaller military firms Ottawa pitches…

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Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center75%
Right25%

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What happened

Americas US Senate approves national security funding but ICE left in the cold ICE and part of customs, border protection agency excluded after rare overnight session Canada urges G7 to back new defence bank for smaller military firms Ottawa pitches…

Why it matters

Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports amid shutdown Airport chaos fears grow as shutdown leaves screeners unpaid and staffing thin Cuba’s power grid collapses again amid US oil blockade Authorities restore limited power to hospitals and water supply…

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Trump appoints Nvidia and Meta CEOs to AI advisory council.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 24 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump appoints Nvidia and Meta CEOs to AI advisory council”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries.
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Claim 2: “Authorities restore limited power to hospitals and water supply systems on Sunday”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “UN adopts resolution on slavery as ‘gravest crime against humanity’”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
While one Wikipedia entry mentions a 'United Nations Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity,' it does not confirm that the UN adopted a resolution classifying slavery as the gravest crime against humanity in general terms. No corroborating evidence exists.
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Claim 4: “Cuba’s power grid collapses again amid US oil blockade”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “Jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial”
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Two independent cross-reference sources (Al Jazeera) report that a jury found Meta and Google liable in a social media addiction trial.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — US jury finds Meta, Google, liable in social media addiction trial
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/26/us-jury-f…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A Los Angeles jury has found Alphabet’s Google and Meta liable for damages in a landmark civil trial over youth social media addiction.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/26/jury-finds-meta-you…
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Claim 6: “LaGuardia Airport collision adds to travel disruptions caused by US government shutdown”
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Claim 7: “Pilot, co-pilot killed after passenger jet hits ground fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia airport”
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Claim 8: “Nonbinding resolution led by Ghana on transatlantic slavery supported by 123 countries”
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The evidence includes a Wikipedia entry titled 'United Nations Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity,' which describes a resolution passed by the General Assembly, aligning with the claim's subject matter and source type.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Ghana.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Ghana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Demographic features of the population of Ghana include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, religious affiliations, and other aspects. Ghana's population is 30,832,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Ghana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity (UNDOTEA) is a legally non-binding United Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Declaration_of_…
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Claim 9: “Two pilots die, dozens injured after an Air Canada Express jet hits a fire truck”
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Claim 10: “Ottawa pitches multilateral fund to boost capital for suppliers amid global rearmament”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries.
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Claim 11: “Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 12: “Oil traders bet $500m ahead of Trump’s post on Iran talks”
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Claim 13: “Oil chokepoint crisis eases after US president calls for five-day pause on attacks”
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Claim 14: “Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants over Hormuz oil blockade”
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Claim 15: “White House is seeking tech industry guidance on AI policy and global competition”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries.
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Claim 16: “NBC News, which reported the deaths, said dozens others were injured in the incident”
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Claim 17: “S&P Global survey also shows a deterioration in sentiment and decline in private-sector employment”
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Claim 18: “Canada urges G7 to back new defence bank for smaller military firms”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries.
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Claim 19: “20-year-old woman says she became addicted to the apps at a young age because of their design”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries.
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Claim 20: “Donald Trump pauses strikes on Iran’s power network during talks”
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Claim 21: “US Senate approves national security funding but ICE left in the cold”
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The provided Wikipedia evidence for this claim discusses general information about the US Senate and ICE, but none of the sources report on a specific instance where the Senate approved national security funding while explicitly excluding ICE. The evidence is too general to confirm the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Minnesota will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Minnesota, concurrently with other electio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. Its stated mission is to conduct criminal inves…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate
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Claim 22: “Massive pre-announcement oil trades fuel suspicion after Trump delay shock”
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Claim 23: “ICE and part of customs, border protection agency excluded after rare overnight session”
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The provided Wikipedia evidence mentions ICE and CBP in general contexts (e.g., 'List of shootings by U.S. immigration agents...'), but none of the sources report on a specific funding exclusion event involving ICE and part of CBP after a rare overnight session. The evidence is too general to confirm the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abolish ICE is a political movement seeking the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). The movement gained mainstream traction in June 2018 after the controversy of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolish_ICE
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of shootings by U.S. immigration agents during the second Trump administration (2025–present). Federal immigration agencies in the United States include Immigration and Customs Enforcem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shootings_by_U.S._immi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organiz…
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Claim 24: “US business activity slides to 11-month low”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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