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
Fico Accuses Slovak Opposition of Coup Plot
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico accused the opposition of planning a "Maidan-style" coup, citing a classified intelligence report containing leaked emails from an NGO planning non-violent protests; the opposition called it a procedural tactic to silence criticism, and the no-confidence vote was...
Fico Accuses Slovak Opposition of Coup Plot
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico accused the opposition of planning a "Maidan-style" coup, citing a classified intelligence report containing leaked emails from an NGO planning non-violent protests; the opposition called it a procedural tactic to silence criticism, and the no-confidence vote was...
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52% Bias Score
Pioneering Black Nurse, Major Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Dies at 104
Major Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after desegregation, died at 104; her quiet heroism spanned military service in Korea and Vietnam, school nursing, and leadership of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
Pioneering Black Nurse, Major Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Dies at 104
Major Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after desegregation, died at 104; her quiet heroism spanned military service in Korea and Vietnam, school nursing, and leadership of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
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20% Bias Score
Mexican Sailors Freed After 400 Days Captive in Yemen
Two Mexican sailors held captive for over 400 days by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea were released in Muscat, Oman, following a Gaza ceasefire and an agreement between Israel and Hamas, after extensive diplomatic efforts by Mexico.
Mexican Sailors Freed After 400 Days Captive in Yemen
Two Mexican sailors held captive for over 400 days by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea were released in Muscat, Oman, following a Gaza ceasefire and an agreement between Israel and Hamas, after extensive diplomatic efforts by Mexico.
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40% Bias Score
S&P 500 Hits New High Amid Strong Earnings, While Other Indices Lag
On Wednesday, the S&P 500 briefly hit a new intraday high of over 6,100, closing at 6,086.37, driven by strong performances from Netflix (up nearly 10% after exceeding subscriber expectations), Amazon (setting a record close), and Travelers (jumping 3% after reporting record net written premiums), w...
S&P 500 Hits New High Amid Strong Earnings, While Other Indices Lag
On Wednesday, the S&P 500 briefly hit a new intraday high of over 6,100, closing at 6,086.37, driven by strong performances from Netflix (up nearly 10% after exceeding subscriber expectations), Amazon (setting a record close), and Travelers (jumping 3% after reporting record net written premiums), w...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Removes Top National Security Prosecutors
The Trump administration removed two experienced prosecutors from the Justice Department's National Security Division, sparking concern among staff; one was involved in the Mar-a-Lago search. They were offered positions in a new immigration task force.
Trump Administration Removes Top National Security Prosecutors
The Trump administration removed two experienced prosecutors from the Justice Department's National Security Division, sparking concern among staff; one was involved in the Mar-a-Lago search. They were offered positions in a new immigration task force.
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48% Bias Score
Houthis Release Galaxy Leader Crew Amidst Ongoing Maritime Attacks
After more than a year of detention, the Houthi rebels in Yemen released the crew of the Bahamas-flagged Galaxy Leader, a car carrier with 25 crew members from five countries, to Oman on Wednesday, linking the release to the Gaza ceasefire.
Houthis Release Galaxy Leader Crew Amidst Ongoing Maritime Attacks
After more than a year of detention, the Houthi rebels in Yemen released the crew of the Bahamas-flagged Galaxy Leader, a car carrier with 25 crew members from five countries, to Oman on Wednesday, linking the release to the Gaza ceasefire.
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40% Bias Score
Danish MEP Condemns Trump's Greenland Purchase Bid
Danish MEP Anders Vistisen used profanity to rebuke U.S. President Trump's attempt to purchase Greenland during an EU session in Strasbourg, drawing a reprimand; both Greenland and Denmark's prime ministers have rejected the sale, despite the U.S.'s 1916 purchase of the U.S. Virgin Islands from Denm...
Danish MEP Condemns Trump's Greenland Purchase Bid
Danish MEP Anders Vistisen used profanity to rebuke U.S. President Trump's attempt to purchase Greenland during an EU session in Strasbourg, drawing a reprimand; both Greenland and Denmark's prime ministers have rejected the sale, despite the U.S.'s 1916 purchase of the U.S. Virgin Islands from Denm...
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60% Bias Score
TikTok US Ban Delay: Deal Expected Soon
ByteDance board member Bill Ford announced that a deal to keep TikTok operational in the US is imminent, involving negotiations between the US and Chinese governments and multiple interested buyers, following President Trump's executive order delaying the ban.
TikTok US Ban Delay: Deal Expected Soon
ByteDance board member Bill Ford announced that a deal to keep TikTok operational in the US is imminent, involving negotiations between the US and Chinese governments and multiple interested buyers, following President Trump's executive order delaying the ban.
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56% 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
Maduro's Military Deployment Fuels Border Conflict in Colombia
Nicolás Maduro's deployment of 150,000 troops in Venezuela's "Bolivarian Shield" exercises has caused a surge in violence along the Colombian border, resulting in dozens of deaths and over 30,000 displaced people, amidst claims of combating opposition-linked groups and alleged foreign invasions.
Maduro's Military Deployment Fuels Border Conflict in Colombia
Nicolás Maduro's deployment of 150,000 troops in Venezuela's "Bolivarian Shield" exercises has caused a surge in violence along the Colombian border, resulting in dozens of deaths and over 30,000 displaced people, amidst claims of combating opposition-linked groups and alleged foreign invasions.
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56% Bias Score
Social Media's Threat to Democracy: Sánchez Calls for EU Action
At the World Economic Forum, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned that social media, while initially designed to promote unity and democracy, has instead become a tool used by tech billionaires to spread division and advance their agendas, urging the EU to take action against this threat.
Social Media's Threat to Democracy: Sánchez Calls for EU Action
At the World Economic Forum, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned that social media, while initially designed to promote unity and democracy, has instead become a tool used by tech billionaires to spread division and advance their agendas, urging the EU to take action against this threat.
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52% Bias Score