Aschaffenburg Knife Attack: Child and Bystander Killed
In Aschaffenburg, Germany, a knife attack killed a child and a bystander, injuring several others; the detained attacker is an Afghan national facing deportation.
Aschaffenburg Knife Attack: Child and Bystander Killed
In Aschaffenburg, Germany, a knife attack killed a child and a bystander, injuring several others; the detained attacker is an Afghan national facing deportation.
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48% Bias Score
Drug Seizures, Housing Shortages, and Same-Sex Marriage in the Netherlands
Dutch Customs announced 2024 drug seizure figures; cocaine remains the most prevalent drug. A new report shows that fewer than half of Dutch municipalities are meeting the government's target of constructing 30 percent social housing in new buildings. Thailand legalized same-sex marriage.
Drug Seizures, Housing Shortages, and Same-Sex Marriage in the Netherlands
Dutch Customs announced 2024 drug seizure figures; cocaine remains the most prevalent drug. A new report shows that fewer than half of Dutch municipalities are meeting the government's target of constructing 30 percent social housing in new buildings. Thailand legalized same-sex marriage.
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24% Bias Score
Trump Reinstates Process to Designate Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization
President Trump issued an executive order initiating the process of redesignating the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization, citing their attacks on U.S. Navy ships and commercial vessels, and directing Secretary of State Rubio to submit a report within 30 days.
Trump Reinstates Process to Designate Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization
President Trump issued an executive order initiating the process of redesignating the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization, citing their attacks on U.S. Navy ships and commercial vessels, and directing Secretary of State Rubio to submit a report within 30 days.
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44% Bias Score
TikTok Use Linked to Increased Disinformation Exposure Among Young Germans
A study reveals that young German TikTok users are more likely to doubt the West's narrative on the Ukraine war, question climate change science, and favor China's political system, raising concerns about foreign disinformation's influence on German elections.
TikTok Use Linked to Increased Disinformation Exposure Among Young Germans
A study reveals that young German TikTok users are more likely to doubt the West's narrative on the Ukraine war, question climate change science, and favor China's political system, raising concerns about foreign disinformation's influence on German elections.
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48% Bias Score
China Advocates for AI to Benefit All Humanity
At the 2025 WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang advocated for AI and technological innovation to benefit all humanity, highlighting China's cooperation with over 160 countries and regions and its focus on responsible AI development to balance progress with safety and stab...
China Advocates for AI to Benefit All Humanity
At the 2025 WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang advocated for AI and technological innovation to benefit all humanity, highlighting China's cooperation with over 160 countries and regions and its focus on responsible AI development to balance progress with safety and stab...
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44% Bias Score
Judge Rejects Menendez's Appeal, Sentences Looming
A federal judge in Manhattan rejected former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez's appeal to overturn his July conviction on 16 counts of bribery and acting as a foreign agent, citing an extraordinarily low likelihood that jurors accessed excluded trial materials on their laptop; Menendez faces sentenci...
Judge Rejects Menendez's Appeal, Sentences Looming
A federal judge in Manhattan rejected former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez's appeal to overturn his July conviction on 16 counts of bribery and acting as a foreign agent, citing an extraordinarily low likelihood that jurors accessed excluded trial materials on their laptop; Menendez faces sentenci...
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40% Bias Score
Massive Underground Mountains Challenge Understanding of Earth's Mantle
Two enormous structures, at least 500 million years old and potentially billions of years old, have been found 2,000 km beneath the Earth's surface beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean using seismic wave analysis, challenging existing understanding of mantle convection.
Massive Underground Mountains Challenge Understanding of Earth's Mantle
Two enormous structures, at least 500 million years old and potentially billions of years old, have been found 2,000 km beneath the Earth's surface beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean using seismic wave analysis, challenging existing understanding of mantle convection.
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16% Bias Score
Health Start-ups Tackle Financial Strain in European and Israeli Healthcare
Facing rising costs and aging populations, European and Israeli public healthcare systems are undergoing a transformation in 2025, with health start-ups offering cost-effective medical devices and digital health platforms to improve efficiency and patient care; in Germany, a 13% cost increase led to...
Health Start-ups Tackle Financial Strain in European and Israeli Healthcare
Facing rising costs and aging populations, European and Israeli public healthcare systems are undergoing a transformation in 2025, with health start-ups offering cost-effective medical devices and digital health platforms to improve efficiency and patient care; in Germany, a 13% cost increase led to...
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36% Bias Score
Butler's Missed Flight Triggers Two-Game Suspension, Fuels Trade Speculation
Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat star, faces a two-game suspension for missing a team flight, escalating existing tensions and trade speculation after a prior seven-game suspension; his potential trade to Phoenix Suns seems likely.
Butler's Missed Flight Triggers Two-Game Suspension, Fuels Trade Speculation
Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat star, faces a two-game suspension for missing a team flight, escalating existing tensions and trade speculation after a prior seven-game suspension; his potential trade to Phoenix Suns seems likely.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Revokes Biden's ACA Executive Orders, Limiting Healthcare Access
President Trump reversed several Biden-era executive orders expanding access to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on his first day in office, including extending the ACA's open enrollment period and reducing medical debt, immediately limiting healthcare access for millions of Americans.
Trump Revokes Biden's ACA Executive Orders, Limiting Healthcare Access
President Trump reversed several Biden-era executive orders expanding access to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on his first day in office, including extending the ACA's open enrollment period and reducing medical debt, immediately limiting healthcare access for millions of Americans.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Pardons Over 1,500 January 6th Rioters, Sparking Republican Backlash
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 individuals convicted of participating in the January 6th, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, despite previous statements by allies against pardoning violent offenders; this triggered criticism from within the Republican party.
Trump Pardons Over 1,500 January 6th Rioters, Sparking Republican Backlash
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 individuals convicted of participating in the January 6th, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, despite previous statements by allies against pardoning violent offenders; this triggered criticism from within the Republican party.
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44% Bias Score
Curbing US Immigration: Severe Economic and Demographic Consequences
President Trump's aim to curb immigration through border enforcement and altering birthright citizenship will severely impact the US economy, given that immigrants comprise 19% of the workforce, pay nearly $580 billion in taxes annually, and significantly contribute to innovation and entrepreneurshi...
Curbing US Immigration: Severe Economic and Demographic Consequences
President Trump's aim to curb immigration through border enforcement and altering birthright citizenship will severely impact the US economy, given that immigrants comprise 19% of the workforce, pay nearly $580 billion in taxes annually, and significantly contribute to innovation and entrepreneurshi...
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48% Bias Score