All those sites look like news sites to me, except the Atlantic, which is indeed limited to opinion/commentary. Salon's About page: "Salon covers breaking news

All those sites look like news sites to me, except the Atlantic, which is indeed limited to opinion/commentary. Salon's About page: "Salon covers breaking news, politics, entertainment, culture, and technology through investigative reporting, commentary, criticism, and provocative personal essays." A few titles from their site: -As pandemic spreads, feds go MIA -Did Steve Daines get pharma kickback? -The second pandemic: Pollution -Many Black, Latinx and poor Americans who needed relief the most never got a stimulus check: study -Dr. Fauci says it's not "dreaming" that a coronavirus vaccine could arrive by 2021 -The COVID-19 downturn triggers jump in Medicaid enrollment The Root has an explicit "News" section (theroot.com/c/news). Some titles from the site (not limited to that section): -Jamaica's Supreme Court Rules That School Can Ban Child With Dreadlocks (No, We're Not Kidding) -Protests Planned in St. Louis, Mo. After New Prosecutor Says He Won't Make Criminal Charges in Police Killing of Michael Brown -Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Hate Crime Against Black Woman -After a Summer of Social Media Trolling By Gen Z, Trump Says He's Going to Ban TikTok From America -Rumored VP Candidate Rep. Karen Bass Explains Video of Her Praising Church of Scientology, Denounces Fidel Castro -Michigan Appeals Court Grants Release of Black Girl Who Was Detained After Not Doing Online Homework Vox: -The slow-motion 2020 election disaster states are scrambling to prevent, explained -The US ambassador to Brazil reportedly asked Brazilian officials to help Trump’s reelection -Scientists have backed away from the worst-case climate scenario — and the best one too -“The end of arms control as we know it” -Polls: Biden and Trump are nearly tied in North Carolina and Georgia -As coronavirus cases increase worldwide, an Australian state is imposing tough new restrictions -Lawmakers still “not close” to a coronavirus stimulus deal, a day after $600 federal relief expired Huffpost also has a "News" section (the most prominent of all). Some titles taken straight from their front page: -Coronavirus Live Updates: Read The Latest About The COVID-19 Outbreak -Top Health Official: Time To ‘Move On’ From Hydroxychloroquine Efficacy Claims -College Athletes Threaten To Skip Season Over COVID-19, Racial Justice Demands -Watchdog Calls For Probe Amid Fears Of ‘Voter Suppression Tactics’ Through Postal Service -Thousands Ordered To Evacuate As Wildfires Scorch Southern California -Navy SEALS Investigate Video Of Dogs Attacking Colin Kaepernick Stand-In The very first section of Slate is titled "News & Politics". A few titles from that section: -The US Takes On TikTok -The Republican National Convention in Charlotte Will Be Closed to the Press -Arizona Congressman Tests Positive for COVID-19, Blasts Republicans Who Don’t Wear Masks -Hundreds of Coronavirus Infections at Georgia Camp Raise Tough Questions About Schools Reopening -EU Extends Ban on Dangerous Foreign Travelers (Americans) In sum, there's no way to claim these are not news sites.