Guam Missile Defense Test: Success and Challenges
Guam's successful December 2023 missile defense intercept test, using a multi-layered system of Aegis, THAAD, and Patriot, demonstrates progress but also highlights the immense challenges of building a nationwide defense against evolving missile threats, as proposed by President Trump.
Guam Missile Defense Test: Success and Challenges
Guam's successful December 2023 missile defense intercept test, using a multi-layered system of Aegis, THAAD, and Patriot, demonstrates progress but also highlights the immense challenges of building a nationwide defense against evolving missile threats, as proposed by President Trump.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Georgia Power to Extend Coal Plant Lifespans Despite Emission Concerns
Georgia Power plans to keep its coal-fired power plants running until 2035 or 2038 to meet increasing electricity demand, mainly from data centers, despite environmental concerns and potential bill increases for consumers, with a final rate plan decision expected in December.
Georgia Power to Extend Coal Plant Lifespans Despite Emission Concerns
Georgia Power plans to keep its coal-fired power plants running until 2035 or 2038 to meet increasing electricity demand, mainly from data centers, despite environmental concerns and potential bill increases for consumers, with a final rate plan decision expected in December.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Colombia-US Migrant Crisis Averted After Repatriation Agreement
Following a dispute over the deportation of Colombians, Colombia and the US averted a tariff war after Colombia agreed to repatriate its citizens using its own transport, avoiding the use of restraints by US authorities; President Gustavo Petro criticized the US actions, drawing comparisons to histo...
Colombia-US Migrant Crisis Averted After Repatriation Agreement
Following a dispute over the deportation of Colombians, Colombia and the US averted a tariff war after Colombia agreed to repatriate its citizens using its own transport, avoiding the use of restraints by US authorities; President Gustavo Petro criticized the US actions, drawing comparisons to histo...
Progress
52% Bias Score
WhatsApp Accuses Israeli Spyware Firm Paragon of Targeting 90 Users
WhatsApp revealed that Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions targeted 90 users, including journalists and civil society members, using spyware to access their phones' cameras, microphones, and other data; this follows the 2021 Pegasus spyware scandal.
WhatsApp Accuses Israeli Spyware Firm Paragon of Targeting 90 Users
WhatsApp revealed that Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions targeted 90 users, including journalists and civil society members, using spyware to access their phones' cameras, microphones, and other data; this follows the 2021 Pegasus spyware scandal.
Progress
48% Bias Score
France Ends 60-Year Military Presence in Chad
France ended its 60-year military presence in Chad on January 30, 2023, withdrawing approximately 1000 troops from the Kossei camp in N'Djamena following Chad's November 2022 decision to terminate defense agreements with France; this is part of a wider trend of French military withdrawals from the S...
France Ends 60-Year Military Presence in Chad
France ended its 60-year military presence in Chad on January 30, 2023, withdrawing approximately 1000 troops from the Kossei camp in N'Djamena following Chad's November 2022 decision to terminate defense agreements with France; this is part of a wider trend of French military withdrawals from the S...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Massachusetts Woman Arrested for Capitol Attack Plot
Riley English, a 24-year-old Massachusetts woman, was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for attempting to kill members of Trump's cabinet and burn down the Heritage Foundation; she possessed homemade firebombs and a knife.
Massachusetts Woman Arrested for Capitol Attack Plot
Riley English, a 24-year-old Massachusetts woman, was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for attempting to kill members of Trump's cabinet and burn down the Heritage Foundation; she possessed homemade firebombs and a knife.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Secret US Church Coerced Women into Giving Up Babies for Adoption
A BBC investigation reveals that hundreds of women were coerced into giving up their babies for adoption within The Truth, a secretive Christian sect, between the 1950s and 1990s; some adopted children experienced abuse and neglect, prompting an FBI investigation.
Secret US Church Coerced Women into Giving Up Babies for Adoption
A BBC investigation reveals that hundreds of women were coerced into giving up their babies for adoption within The Truth, a secretive Christian sect, between the 1950s and 1990s; some adopted children experienced abuse and neglect, prompting an FBI investigation.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Pentagon Deploys 1,000 More Troops to Border, Guantanamo in Immigration Crackdown
The Pentagon is deploying at least 1,000 additional active-duty troops to the southwest border and Guantanamo Bay to support President Trump's immigration crackdown, adding to the 1,600 already deployed last week; the total could reach 10,000. Approximately 500 soldiers will reinforce border securit...
Pentagon Deploys 1,000 More Troops to Border, Guantanamo in Immigration Crackdown
The Pentagon is deploying at least 1,000 additional active-duty troops to the southwest border and Guantanamo Bay to support President Trump's immigration crackdown, adding to the 1,600 already deployed last week; the total could reach 10,000. Approximately 500 soldiers will reinforce border securit...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Canada to Retaliate Against US Tariffs
Mark Carney, a frontrunner for Canada's prime minister, announced a dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariff on US goods in response to President Trump's 25% tariff on Canadian imports, escalating trade tensions between the two countries.
Canada to Retaliate Against US Tariffs
Mark Carney, a frontrunner for Canada's prime minister, announced a dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariff on US goods in response to President Trump's 25% tariff on Canadian imports, escalating trade tensions between the two countries.
Progress
52% Bias Score
French Budget Compromise Averts Immediate Crisis
French lawmakers reached a compromise on the national budget Friday, averting an immediate crisis but leaving the minority government vulnerable to a no-confidence vote; concessions were made to the Socialist party but far-left and far-right groups remain opposed.
French Budget Compromise Averts Immediate Crisis
French lawmakers reached a compromise on the national budget Friday, averting an immediate crisis but leaving the minority government vulnerable to a no-confidence vote; concessions were made to the Socialist party but far-left and far-right groups remain opposed.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Six US Hostages Released from Venezuela After Diplomatic Negotiations
Six American hostages held in Venezuela were released and returned to the US following a visit by former President Trump's special envoy, Richard Grenell, who met with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to negotiate their release, marking a significant step in easing tensions between the two countr...
Six US Hostages Released from Venezuela After Diplomatic Negotiations
Six American hostages held in Venezuela were released and returned to the US following a visit by former President Trump's special envoy, Richard Grenell, who met with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to negotiate their release, marking a significant step in easing tensions between the two countr...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Alberta's COVID-19 Report: Misinformation and Misplaced Priorities
Alberta's $2 million COVID-19 report, authored by a vaccine-opposed task force, promotes misinformation, misrepresents data, and recommends ineffective treatments, contradicting established scientific consensus and undermining public trust.
Alberta's COVID-19 Report: Misinformation and Misplaced Priorities
Alberta's $2 million COVID-19 report, authored by a vaccine-opposed task force, promotes misinformation, misrepresents data, and recommends ineffective treatments, contradicting established scientific consensus and undermining public trust.
Progress
60% Bias Score