Trump Threatens Steep Semiconductor Tariffs, Potentially Reshaping Global Chip Production
President Trump threatened 25% tariffs on semiconductors, potentially increasing to 100% within a year, to boost domestic production, impacting global supply chains and potentially prompting deals like a possible TSMC takeover of Intel's chip factories; exemptions are being considered for Australia.
Trump Threatens Steep Semiconductor Tariffs, Potentially Reshaping Global Chip Production
President Trump threatened 25% tariffs on semiconductors, potentially increasing to 100% within a year, to boost domestic production, impacting global supply chains and potentially prompting deals like a possible TSMC takeover of Intel's chip factories; exemptions are being considered for Australia.
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36% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Targets Cartels, Turkey's Tech Offers Solution to Fuel Smuggling
President Trump's executive order designates cartels as terrorist organizations to combat their expansion into fuel smuggling, generating billions in losses, while Turkey's digital fuel tracking system offers a technological solution.
Trump Executive Order Targets Cartels, Turkey's Tech Offers Solution to Fuel Smuggling
President Trump's executive order designates cartels as terrorist organizations to combat their expansion into fuel smuggling, generating billions in losses, while Turkey's digital fuel tracking system offers a technological solution.
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36% Bias Score
Major Winter Storm Cripples Southern US
A major winter storm impacting Tennessee, Virginia, Mississippi, and Kentucky has prompted state office closures and hazardous travel warnings for 44 million people, with heavy snowfall, dangerously cold temperatures, and the potential for significant power outages and flooding.
Major Winter Storm Cripples Southern US
A major winter storm impacting Tennessee, Virginia, Mississippi, and Kentucky has prompted state office closures and hazardous travel warnings for 44 million people, with heavy snowfall, dangerously cold temperatures, and the potential for significant power outages and flooding.
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20% Bias Score
Nikola Files for Bankruptcy After Founder's Fraud Conviction
Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola, after founder Trevor Milton's fraud conviction and dwindling funds, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $47 million in cash, planning limited operations until March, pending court approval.
Nikola Files for Bankruptcy After Founder's Fraud Conviction
Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola, after founder Trevor Milton's fraud conviction and dwindling funds, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $47 million in cash, planning limited operations until March, pending court approval.
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52% Bias Score
University of San Diego Faces Title VI Lawsuit Over Race-Based Scholarships
The Equal Protection Project filed a complaint against the University of San Diego for allegedly violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through six race-based scholarship programs, potentially jeopardizing USD's federal funding and setting a precedent for similar institutions.
University of San Diego Faces Title VI Lawsuit Over Race-Based Scholarships
The Equal Protection Project filed a complaint against the University of San Diego for allegedly violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through six race-based scholarship programs, potentially jeopardizing USD's federal funding and setting a precedent for similar institutions.
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48% Bias Score
mRNA Vaccine Shows Promise in Extending Survival for Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer
A clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering successfully used a customized mRNA vaccine alongside surgery and chemotherapy to treat early-stage pancreatic cancer, resulting in significantly extended survival time for eight of sixteen patients who showed strong immune responses and only two recurren...
mRNA Vaccine Shows Promise in Extending Survival for Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer
A clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering successfully used a customized mRNA vaccine alongside surgery and chemotherapy to treat early-stage pancreatic cancer, resulting in significantly extended survival time for eight of sixteen patients who showed strong immune responses and only two recurren...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's IRS Overhaul: Budget Cuts and Staffing Reductions Spark Taxpayer Uncertainty
President Trump's proposed cuts to the IRS budget and staff threaten to slow tax return processing and reduce audits of wealthy individuals, creating uncertainty for taxpayers and potentially impacting tax revenue.
Trump's IRS Overhaul: Budget Cuts and Staffing Reductions Spark Taxpayer Uncertainty
President Trump's proposed cuts to the IRS budget and staff threaten to slow tax return processing and reduce audits of wealthy individuals, creating uncertainty for taxpayers and potentially impacting tax revenue.
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40% Bias Score
Kentucky County's Opioid Settlement Funds Used for Ice Rink Amidst Overdose Crisis
Carter County, Kentucky, spent \$15,000 of its opioid settlement funds on an ice rink, prompting criticism for neglecting more urgent addiction-related needs despite facing a drug overdose death rate 2.5 times the national average from 2018-2021.
Kentucky County's Opioid Settlement Funds Used for Ice Rink Amidst Overdose Crisis
Carter County, Kentucky, spent \$15,000 of its opioid settlement funds on an ice rink, prompting criticism for neglecting more urgent addiction-related needs despite facing a drug overdose death rate 2.5 times the national average from 2018-2021.
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60% Bias Score
Personalized mRNA Vaccines Show Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
A phase 1 clinical trial shows personalized mRNA vaccines generated a durable T-cell response in 50% of 16 patients with operable pancreatic cancer, lasting nearly eight years post-surgery, offering a potential new treatment for this deadly disease.
Personalized mRNA Vaccines Show Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
A phase 1 clinical trial shows personalized mRNA vaccines generated a durable T-cell response in 50% of 16 patients with operable pancreatic cancer, lasting nearly eight years post-surgery, offering a potential new treatment for this deadly disease.
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44% Bias Score
Massive Mars Hydro Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Billion Records
A massive data breach exposed nearly 2.7 billion records from Mars Hydro, a Chinese IoT device manufacturer, due to an unprotected database containing sensitive user information such as Wi-Fi passwords and IP addresses; the database was secured hours after discovery.
Massive Mars Hydro Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Billion Records
A massive data breach exposed nearly 2.7 billion records from Mars Hydro, a Chinese IoT device manufacturer, due to an unprotected database containing sensitive user information such as Wi-Fi passwords and IP addresses; the database was secured hours after discovery.
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36% Bias Score
Pahlavi Calls for Global Action to Topple Iranian Regime
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for global action to overthrow Iran's Islamic Republic regime at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on Tuesday, emphasizing the regime's weakness and the Iranian people's resolve for freedom.
Pahlavi Calls for Global Action to Topple Iranian Regime
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for global action to overthrow Iran's Islamic Republic regime at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on Tuesday, emphasizing the regime's weakness and the Iranian people's resolve for freedom.
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52% Bias Score
NATO Drills in Eastern Europe Amidst Concerns Over U.S. Commitment
NATO's largest 2025 combat exercises, Steadfast Dart 2025, are underway in Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece involving 10,000 troops from nine nations amidst concerns over a potential reduction in U.S. military presence in the region following comments by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
NATO Drills in Eastern Europe Amidst Concerns Over U.S. Commitment
NATO's largest 2025 combat exercises, Steadfast Dart 2025, are underway in Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece involving 10,000 troops from nine nations amidst concerns over a potential reduction in U.S. military presence in the region following comments by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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52% Bias Score