December 2024
January 2025
Perseverance Rover Reaches Mars Crater Peak to Study Ancient Rocks
NASA's Perseverance rover completed a challenging 3.5-month climb to the top of Jezero Crater on Mars, reaching an altitude of 1,640 vertical feet to begin studying ancient rocks that could reveal the planet's early history and the potential for past life.
Perseverance Rover Reaches Mars Crater Peak to Study Ancient Rocks
NASA's Perseverance rover completed a challenging 3.5-month climb to the top of Jezero Crater on Mars, reaching an altitude of 1,640 vertical feet to begin studying ancient rocks that could reveal the planet's early history and the potential for past life.
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8% Bias Score
Rutte Warns of Looming NATO Security Crisis, Urges Increased Defense Spending
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte delivered a stark warning about the alliance's unpreparedness for future security threats, particularly highlighting Russia's rapid arms production and China's growing nuclear arsenal, and urging increased defense spending and industry reform.
Rutte Warns of Looming NATO Security Crisis, Urges Increased Defense Spending
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte delivered a stark warning about the alliance's unpreparedness for future security threats, particularly highlighting Russia's rapid arms production and China's growing nuclear arsenal, and urging increased defense spending and industry reform.
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48% Bias Score
AI Heart Models Improve Medical Device Safety
AI-generated digital twins are improving medical device safety by enabling more inclusive and thorough testing across diverse populations, potentially reducing the thousands of deaths and millions of injuries caused by medical devices annually, as shown by a 2018 investigation.
AI Heart Models Improve Medical Device Safety
AI-generated digital twins are improving medical device safety by enabling more inclusive and thorough testing across diverse populations, potentially reducing the thousands of deaths and millions of injuries caused by medical devices annually, as shown by a 2018 investigation.
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44% Bias Score
Gaza Ceasefire Deal Imminent: Sullivan Optimistic
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan believes a deal on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release may be imminent, involving a short truce, release of a few hostages, and a surge in humanitarian aid; seven American hostages are involved, four presumed dead.
Gaza Ceasefire Deal Imminent: Sullivan Optimistic
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan believes a deal on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release may be imminent, involving a short truce, release of a few hostages, and a surge in humanitarian aid; seven American hostages are involved, four presumed dead.
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32% Bias Score
Assad Overthrown in Syria
Syrian rebels ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad on December 8th, with support from Israel, the US, and Turkey, creating a complex international situation.
Assad Overthrown in Syria
Syrian rebels ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad on December 8th, with support from Israel, the US, and Turkey, creating a complex international situation.
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56% Bias Score
North Korean Nationals Indicted for $88 Million Cyber-Theft Scheme
Fourteen North Korean nationals were indicted for a $88 million cyber-theft scheme, using stolen identities to obtain IT jobs at US companies and siphon money back to North Korea, violating US sanctions.
North Korean Nationals Indicted for $88 Million Cyber-Theft Scheme
Fourteen North Korean nationals were indicted for a $88 million cyber-theft scheme, using stolen identities to obtain IT jobs at US companies and siphon money back to North Korea, violating US sanctions.
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48% Bias Score
North Korea IT Worker Scheme Generates \$88 Million for Weapons Development
Fourteen North Korean nationals were indicted in St. Louis on Wednesday for a scheme using thousands of IT workers with false identities to generate over \$88 million for the North Korean government, funding weapons development and resulting in charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and identity t...
North Korea IT Worker Scheme Generates \$88 Million for Weapons Development
Fourteen North Korean nationals were indicted in St. Louis on Wednesday for a scheme using thousands of IT workers with false identities to generate over \$88 million for the North Korean government, funding weapons development and resulting in charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and identity t...
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36% Bias Score
UN Security Council Condemns Taliban's Suppression of Afghan Women
The UN Security Council condemned the Taliban's ban on Afghan women studying medicine and other health fields, drawing criticism from Western powers but calls for aid from Russia and China, while the UN envoy warned of potential fatalities. This followed the August 2024 'virtue and vice' law, and th...
UN Security Council Condemns Taliban's Suppression of Afghan Women
The UN Security Council condemned the Taliban's ban on Afghan women studying medicine and other health fields, drawing criticism from Western powers but calls for aid from Russia and China, while the UN envoy warned of potential fatalities. This followed the August 2024 'virtue and vice' law, and th...
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52% Bias Score
China's LEAF Accelerator Sets New Standard for Heavy-Ion Research
China's new heavy-ion accelerator, LEAF, began operations this week, exceeding global counterparts in power by a factor of millions and enabling unprecedented research in nuclear astrophysics, material science, and potentially, the discovery of new elements.
China's LEAF Accelerator Sets New Standard for Heavy-Ion Research
China's new heavy-ion accelerator, LEAF, began operations this week, exceeding global counterparts in power by a factor of millions and enabling unprecedented research in nuclear astrophysics, material science, and potentially, the discovery of new elements.
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40% Bias Score
Sullivan Visits Israel Amidst Gaza Ceasefire Efforts
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan visited Israel to support ceasefire efforts in Gaza, where over 44,805 people have died in the Israeli offensive and 100 hostages are still held by Hamas; Sullivan reported that he sensed a willingness from Israel to negotiate a deal to end the conflict.
Sullivan Visits Israel Amidst Gaza Ceasefire Efforts
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan visited Israel to support ceasefire efforts in Gaza, where over 44,805 people have died in the Israeli offensive and 100 hostages are still held by Hamas; Sullivan reported that he sensed a willingness from Israel to negotiate a deal to end the conflict.
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60% Bias Score
Real Estate Twins and Cousin Face Rape Lawsuit, Multiple Allegations
A civil lawsuit claims Oren and Alon Alexander, twin brothers and real estate agents, and their cousin Ohad Fisherman, lured a woman to a Miami New Year's Eve party, drugged and raped her; the woman is seeking damages, and the brothers face criminal charges alongside previous accusations of similar ...
Real Estate Twins and Cousin Face Rape Lawsuit, Multiple Allegations
A civil lawsuit claims Oren and Alon Alexander, twin brothers and real estate agents, and their cousin Ohad Fisherman, lured a woman to a Miami New Year's Eve party, drugged and raped her; the woman is seeking damages, and the brothers face criminal charges alongside previous accusations of similar ...
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60% Bias Score
"Google's Quantum Leap: AI, XR, and the Future of Tech"
"In 2024, Google's CEO countered claims that Google is becoming obsolete by highlighting its advancements in AI, quantum computing, and XR, aiming to create a unified ecosystem that spans search, shopping, entertainment, and gaming, challenging existing tech giants."
"Google's Quantum Leap: AI, XR, and the Future of Tech"
"In 2024, Google's CEO countered claims that Google is becoming obsolete by highlighting its advancements in AI, quantum computing, and XR, aiming to create a unified ecosystem that spans search, shopping, entertainment, and gaming, challenging existing tech giants."
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40% Bias Score