December 2024
January 2025
Georgia's Contested Presidential Election Raises Fears of Authoritarian Consolidation
Mikheil Kawelaschwili, lacking a university degree, was elected Georgia's president by the Georgian Dream party despite pre-existing allegations of electoral fraud and the incumbent president's refusal to concede, setting the stage for a potential constitutional crisis on December 29th.
Georgia's Contested Presidential Election Raises Fears of Authoritarian Consolidation
Mikheil Kawelaschwili, lacking a university degree, was elected Georgia's president by the Georgian Dream party despite pre-existing allegations of electoral fraud and the incumbent president's refusal to concede, setting the stage for a potential constitutional crisis on December 29th.
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56% Bias Score
UK Pledges £50 Million in Aid for Syria After Assad Regime Collapse
Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the UK announced £50 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable Syrians in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan, delivered via the UN and NGOs, alongside diplomatic efforts to promote a stable and representative government.
UK Pledges £50 Million in Aid for Syria After Assad Regime Collapse
Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the UK announced £50 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable Syrians in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan, delivered via the UN and NGOs, alongside diplomatic efforts to promote a stable and representative government.
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44% Bias Score
UK MPs Urge Action on British-Egyptian Dissident's Imprisonment
Laila Soueif, mother of British-Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah, is on a 77-day hunger strike outside the UK Foreign Office to pressure the government into securing her son's release from an Egyptian prison, where he has been held longer than his five-year sentence. Over 100 MPs and peers wrot...
UK MPs Urge Action on British-Egyptian Dissident's Imprisonment
Laila Soueif, mother of British-Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah, is on a 77-day hunger strike outside the UK Foreign Office to pressure the government into securing her son's release from an Egyptian prison, where he has been held longer than his five-year sentence. Over 100 MPs and peers wrot...
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52% Bias Score
UK Pledges £50 Million in Aid for Syria Following Assad Regime Collapse
The UK announced £50 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable Syrians in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, working through the UN and NGOs, alongside diplomatic efforts to support a transitional government.
UK Pledges £50 Million in Aid for Syria Following Assad Regime Collapse
The UK announced £50 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable Syrians in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, working through the UN and NGOs, alongside diplomatic efforts to support a transitional government.
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40% Bias Score
Hollywood Producer Charged with Murder in Deaths of Two Women
Hollywood producer Brian Pearce and Brandt Osborn are charged with the murders of model Christy Giles and architect Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, who were found dead outside separate hospitals after a night out in Los Angeles on November 13, 2021; police say the women died from multiple drug intoxi...
Hollywood Producer Charged with Murder in Deaths of Two Women
Hollywood producer Brian Pearce and Brandt Osborn are charged with the murders of model Christy Giles and architect Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, who were found dead outside separate hospitals after a night out in Los Angeles on November 13, 2021; police say the women died from multiple drug intoxi...
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60% Bias Score
Crisis in England's SEND System: 71% Rise in EHCPs, \£3.3bn Deficit
England's special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system faces a crisis due to a 71% rise in children with EHCPs in six years, reaching 5% of pupils, causing conflicts and a \£3.3bn deficit; the government aims for increased specialist provision in mainstream schools but lacks a concrete p...
Crisis in England's SEND System: 71% Rise in EHCPs, \£3.3bn Deficit
England's special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system faces a crisis due to a 71% rise in children with EHCPs in six years, reaching 5% of pupils, causing conflicts and a \£3.3bn deficit; the government aims for increased specialist provision in mainstream schools but lacks a concrete p...
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40% Bias Score
West's Failure to Intervene in 2013 Prolonged Syrian War
The Guardian criticizes the West's inaction in Syria in 2013, arguing that military intervention could have prevented a decade of conflict, resulting in thousands of deaths and a major refugee crisis; this inaction is deemed a significant foreign policy error.
West's Failure to Intervene in 2013 Prolonged Syrian War
The Guardian criticizes the West's inaction in Syria in 2013, arguing that military intervention could have prevented a decade of conflict, resulting in thousands of deaths and a major refugee crisis; this inaction is deemed a significant foreign policy error.
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48% Bias Score
McConnell Condemns Kennedy's Reported Plan to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned Donald Trump's health secretary pick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for reported plans to revoke the FDA's approval of the polio vaccine, citing the vaccine's life-saving impact and warning against undermining public confidence in proven cures; Kennedy's law...
McConnell Condemns Kennedy's Reported Plan to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned Donald Trump's health secretary pick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for reported plans to revoke the FDA's approval of the polio vaccine, citing the vaccine's life-saving impact and warning against undermining public confidence in proven cures; Kennedy's law...
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52% Bias Score
Australia Faces Housing Crisis, Wrongful Conviction, and Mining Export Plunge
Australia faces a housing crisis exemplified by Bright, Victoria, where 100 properties are for sale but only two are for rent; a 14-year-old with a severe intellectual disability was wrongly convicted; mining exports are set to plunge over $100 billion in the next four years.
Australia Faces Housing Crisis, Wrongful Conviction, and Mining Export Plunge
Australia faces a housing crisis exemplified by Bright, Victoria, where 100 properties are for sale but only two are for rent; a 14-year-old with a severe intellectual disability was wrongly convicted; mining exports are set to plunge over $100 billion in the next four years.
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44% Bias Score
964 Drone Sightings in New Jersey Spark National Security Concerns
Between November 19 and December 13, 2023, New Jersey reported 964 drone sightings, prompting investigations and raising national security concerns due to their proximity to military bases and critical infrastructure, despite White House claims of no foreign threat or public safety risk.
964 Drone Sightings in New Jersey Spark National Security Concerns
Between November 19 and December 13, 2023, New Jersey reported 964 drone sightings, prompting investigations and raising national security concerns due to their proximity to military bases and critical infrastructure, despite White House claims of no foreign threat or public safety risk.
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64% Bias Score
UK Auto Industry Faces EV Transition Crisis
The resignation of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares underscores the challenges facing the UK auto industry as it transitions to electric vehicles, with factory closures, job cuts, and political disagreements highlighting the need for government intervention to secure a competitive future.
UK Auto Industry Faces EV Transition Crisis
The resignation of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares underscores the challenges facing the UK auto industry as it transitions to electric vehicles, with factory closures, job cuts, and political disagreements highlighting the need for government intervention to secure a competitive future.
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48% Bias Score
US Faces Looming "Quad-demic" This Winter Amidst Low Vaccination Rates
A looming "quad-demic" threatens the US this winter, as rising cases of Covid-19, influenza, RSV, and norovirus coincide with lower vaccination rates and increased indoor gatherings; experts warn of potential healthcare system strain and urge vaccination and preventative measures.
US Faces Looming "Quad-demic" This Winter Amidst Low Vaccination Rates
A looming "quad-demic" threatens the US this winter, as rising cases of Covid-19, influenza, RSV, and norovirus coincide with lower vaccination rates and increased indoor gatherings; experts warn of potential healthcare system strain and urge vaccination and preventative measures.
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36% Bias Score