December 2024
January 2025
UK Postpones eVisa Rollout After System Glitches Strand Residents Abroad
The UK government will postpone the full rollout of eVisas to January 1st, 2024, due to widespread system errors preventing hundreds of UK residents abroad from accessing their digital visas and proving their right to return home; physical documentation will no longer be valid from December 31st, 20...
UK Postpones eVisa Rollout After System Glitches Strand Residents Abroad
The UK government will postpone the full rollout of eVisas to January 1st, 2024, due to widespread system errors preventing hundreds of UK residents abroad from accessing their digital visas and proving their right to return home; physical documentation will no longer be valid from December 31st, 20...
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52% Bias Score
Biden Pardons Son Hunter Amid Controversy
President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, for past and future crimes, despite repeated denials, sparking controversy due to Hunter's legal issues including tax evasion and a gun charge, and raising questions about potential conflicts of interest and the fairness of the legal system.
Biden Pardons Son Hunter Amid Controversy
President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, for past and future crimes, despite repeated denials, sparking controversy due to Hunter's legal issues including tax evasion and a gun charge, and raising questions about potential conflicts of interest and the fairness of the legal system.
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72% Bias Score
Death of Helmut Ducadam: Remembering the "Hero of Seville"
Helmut Ducadam, the Romanian goalkeeper who saved four penalties in the 1986 European Cup final against Barcelona, died at 65; his victory symbolized Romanian defiance against the Ceausescu regime.
Death of Helmut Ducadam: Remembering the "Hero of Seville"
Helmut Ducadam, the Romanian goalkeeper who saved four penalties in the 1986 European Cup final against Barcelona, died at 65; his victory symbolized Romanian defiance against the Ceausescu regime.
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40% Bias Score
Kellogg's Peace Plan for Ukraine: Key Points and Criticisms
A peace plan proposed by Keith Kellogg, Trump's special representative for Ukraine, suggests ending Russia's isolation, pressuring both sides for negotiations, offering incentives to Russia (delaying Ukraine's NATO membership, lifting sanctions), providing continued military aid to Ukraine, and thre...
Kellogg's Peace Plan for Ukraine: Key Points and Criticisms
A peace plan proposed by Keith Kellogg, Trump's special representative for Ukraine, suggests ending Russia's isolation, pressuring both sides for negotiations, offering incentives to Russia (delaying Ukraine's NATO membership, lifting sanctions), providing continued military aid to Ukraine, and thre...
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60% Bias Score
Syrian Rebels Seize Aleppo, Capitalizing on Regional Conflicts
Syrian rebels launched a major offensive last week, seizing Aleppo and parts of Idlib province after delays caused by conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, marking the most significant challenge to Assad in years.
Syrian Rebels Seize Aleppo, Capitalizing on Regional Conflicts
Syrian rebels launched a major offensive last week, seizing Aleppo and parts of Idlib province after delays caused by conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, marking the most significant challenge to Assad in years.
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56% Bias Score
Negative Views of Japan Soar Among Chinese
A 2024 poll reveals that nearly 90% of Chinese hold an unfavorable view of Japan, a 24.8% increase from 2023, primarily due to disputes over the Senkaku Islands, historical issues, and Fukushima water release; only 12.3% view Japan favorably.
Negative Views of Japan Soar Among Chinese
A 2024 poll reveals that nearly 90% of Chinese hold an unfavorable view of Japan, a 24.8% increase from 2023, primarily due to disputes over the Senkaku Islands, historical issues, and Fukushima water release; only 12.3% view Japan favorably.
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44% Bias Score
Wicked: Part Two Script Change Avoids Ableist Language
Marissa Bode, the first physically disabled actress to play Nessarose in "Wicked: Part Two," revealed a script change avoiding ableist language, focusing on the magic instead of "fixing" her character's disability; the film broke box office records.
Wicked: Part Two Script Change Avoids Ableist Language
Marissa Bode, the first physically disabled actress to play Nessarose in "Wicked: Part Two," revealed a script change avoiding ableist language, focusing on the magic instead of "fixing" her character's disability; the film broke box office records.
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44% Bias Score
French Government Uses Article 49.3 to Pass Austerity Budget, Facing No-Confidence Vote
France's government is using Article 49.3 to pass a budget featuring €20bn in tax increases and €40bn in spending cuts without parliamentary approval, prompting no-confidence votes from the left and far-right and potentially causing financial instability.
French Government Uses Article 49.3 to Pass Austerity Budget, Facing No-Confidence Vote
France's government is using Article 49.3 to pass a budget featuring €20bn in tax increases and €40bn in spending cuts without parliamentary approval, prompting no-confidence votes from the left and far-right and potentially causing financial instability.
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32% Bias Score
French Teacher's Murder: Moroccan Man Admits to Incitement
Brahim Snina, a 52-year-old Moroccan man, admitted to inciting the October 2020 murder of Samuel Paty, a French teacher, by falsely claiming Paty had shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class and revealing Paty's school and address online, leading to his assassination by Abdullah Anzurov.
French Teacher's Murder: Moroccan Man Admits to Incitement
Brahim Snina, a 52-year-old Moroccan man, admitted to inciting the October 2020 murder of Samuel Paty, a French teacher, by falsely claiming Paty had shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class and revealing Paty's school and address online, leading to his assassination by Abdullah Anzurov.
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36% Bias Score
DNA Genealogy Solves 25-Year-Old Cold Case of Baby Garnet
The 25-year-old cold case of Baby Garnet, a newborn found dead in a Michigan campground in 1996, was solved using DNA genealogy, leading to the arrest of her grandmother, Nancy Garvatovski, who admitted to disposing of the body after the baby died.
DNA Genealogy Solves 25-Year-Old Cold Case of Baby Garnet
The 25-year-old cold case of Baby Garnet, a newborn found dead in a Michigan campground in 1996, was solved using DNA genealogy, leading to the arrest of her grandmother, Nancy Garvatovski, who admitted to disposing of the body after the baby died.
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44% Bias Score
Intel CEO's Exit Boosts AMD Amidst Chipmaker's Struggles
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger's surprise retirement on Monday sent Intel shares up 4%, while rival AMD is expected to benefit further; analysts predict that each billion dollars of market share Intel loses in data centers could translate to $0.40 or more in earnings for AMD.
Intel CEO's Exit Boosts AMD Amidst Chipmaker's Struggles
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger's surprise retirement on Monday sent Intel shares up 4%, while rival AMD is expected to benefit further; analysts predict that each billion dollars of market share Intel loses in data centers could translate to $0.40 or more in earnings for AMD.
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56% Bias Score
San Francisco Tech Consultant on Trial for Murder of Cash App Founder
Nima Momeni is on trial in San Francisco for the April 4, 2023, stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee; prosecutors say the stabbing was triggered by Momeni's outrage over Lee's alleged introduction of his sister to a drug dealer who gave her GHB and assaulted her, while the defense claims Lee a...
San Francisco Tech Consultant on Trial for Murder of Cash App Founder
Nima Momeni is on trial in San Francisco for the April 4, 2023, stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee; prosecutors say the stabbing was triggered by Momeni's outrage over Lee's alleged introduction of his sister to a drug dealer who gave her GHB and assaulted her, while the defense claims Lee a...
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56% Bias Score