December 2024
January 2025
Spanish Government Suffers Major Setback on Energy Tax
The Spanish parliament rejected the government's proposed tax on large energy companies, a €1.1 billion revenue loss, exposing deep divisions within the ruling coalition and highlighting its weak parliamentary majority.
Spanish Government Suffers Major Setback on Energy Tax
The Spanish parliament rejected the government's proposed tax on large energy companies, a €1.1 billion revenue loss, exposing deep divisions within the ruling coalition and highlighting its weak parliamentary majority.
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64% Bias Score
French Court Convicts Man in Wife's Gang Rape Case, Sparking Legal Reforms
A French court found Dominique Pelicot guilty of drugging and facilitating the rape of his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, by over 50 men, resulting in sentences ranging from 4 to 20 years and prompting legislative changes to support sexual assault victims.
French Court Convicts Man in Wife's Gang Rape Case, Sparking Legal Reforms
A French court found Dominique Pelicot guilty of drugging and facilitating the rape of his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, by over 50 men, resulting in sentences ranging from 4 to 20 years and prompting legislative changes to support sexual assault victims.
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44% Bias Score
Real Madrid Wins Intercontinental Cup, Ancelotti Sets New Record
Real Madrid won the Intercontinental Cup, defeating CF Pachuca 3-0 in Qatar with goals by Mbappé, Rodrygo, and Vinicius Júnior; Carlo Ancelotti became Real Madrid's record-holding coach with 15 trophies, and Real Madrid secured its fourth Intercontinental Cup title.
Real Madrid Wins Intercontinental Cup, Ancelotti Sets New Record
Real Madrid won the Intercontinental Cup, defeating CF Pachuca 3-0 in Qatar with goals by Mbappé, Rodrygo, and Vinicius Júnior; Carlo Ancelotti became Real Madrid's record-holding coach with 15 trophies, and Real Madrid secured its fourth Intercontinental Cup title.
Progress
24% Bias Score
French Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Orchestrating Wife's Rape by 50 Men
A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison for drugging and facilitating the rape of his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, by over 50 men; the trial has prompted policy changes to support sexual assault victims and sparked a national conversation about sexual violence.
French Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Orchestrating Wife's Rape by 50 Men
A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison for drugging and facilitating the rape of his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, by over 50 men; the trial has prompted policy changes to support sexual assault victims and sparked a national conversation about sexual violence.
Progress
56% Bias Score
BAE Systems' Solar-Powered Drone Completes Successful Stratospheric Test Flights
BAE Systems' solar-powered UAV, PHASA-35, completed successful 24-hour stratospheric test flights in October 2023 from Spaceport America, demonstrating its potential for long-duration surveillance and Earth observation at a fraction of the cost of satellites.
BAE Systems' Solar-Powered Drone Completes Successful Stratospheric Test Flights
BAE Systems' solar-powered UAV, PHASA-35, completed successful 24-hour stratospheric test flights in October 2023 from Spaceport America, demonstrating its potential for long-duration surveillance and Earth observation at a fraction of the cost of satellites.
Progress
40% Bias Score
10,000 Amazon Workers Strike Amidst Holiday Shopping Season
Approximately 10,000 Amazon workers, including members of the Teamsters union, are striking Thursday to demand better pay, safer working conditions, and longer breaks in New York City, Atlanta, California, and Illinois, potentially disrupting holiday package deliveries.
10,000 Amazon Workers Strike Amidst Holiday Shopping Season
Approximately 10,000 Amazon workers, including members of the Teamsters union, are striking Thursday to demand better pay, safer working conditions, and longer breaks in New York City, Atlanta, California, and Illinois, potentially disrupting holiday package deliveries.
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40% Bias Score
Amazon Workers Stage Large-Scale Strike Six Days Before Christmas
Nearly 10,000 Amazon workers across seven US facilities staged a strike six days before Christmas, causing potential holiday delivery disruptions, with the Teamsters union blaming Amazon's greed and customers expressing anger online.
Amazon Workers Stage Large-Scale Strike Six Days Before Christmas
Nearly 10,000 Amazon workers across seven US facilities staged a strike six days before Christmas, causing potential holiday delivery disruptions, with the Teamsters union blaming Amazon's greed and customers expressing anger online.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Nickel Boys": A First-Person Account of Abuse at a Segregated Reform School
Nickel Boys", directed by RaMell Ross, is a first-person perspective film depicting the harrowing experiences of two inmates at the abusive Dozier School for Boys in 1960s Florida, based on Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning novel; it uses innovative stylistic choices to offer a unique cinematic ap...
Nickel Boys": A First-Person Account of Abuse at a Segregated Reform School
Nickel Boys", directed by RaMell Ross, is a first-person perspective film depicting the harrowing experiences of two inmates at the abusive Dozier School for Boys in 1960s Florida, based on Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning novel; it uses innovative stylistic choices to offer a unique cinematic ap...
Progress
36% Bias Score
UK Government Rejects £10.5 Billion WASPI Women Compensation Claim
The UK government rejected a £10.5 billion compensation claim from 3.8 million WASPI women affected by state pension age changes, despite an ombudsman recommendation, prompting continued protests.
UK Government Rejects £10.5 Billion WASPI Women Compensation Claim
The UK government rejected a £10.5 billion compensation claim from 3.8 million WASPI women affected by state pension age changes, despite an ombudsman recommendation, prompting continued protests.
Progress
64% Bias Score
New Orleans Priest Receives Life Sentence for Child Rape; Archbishop Criticized for Absence at Sentencing
Retired Roman Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker received a life sentence for the 1975 rape of a teenager at St. John Vianney High School in New Orleans; the survivor and advocates criticized Archbishop Gregory Aymond for not attending the sentencing, highlighting the Archdiocese's role in concealing t...
New Orleans Priest Receives Life Sentence for Child Rape; Archbishop Criticized for Absence at Sentencing
Retired Roman Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker received a life sentence for the 1975 rape of a teenager at St. John Vianney High School in New Orleans; the survivor and advocates criticized Archbishop Gregory Aymond for not attending the sentencing, highlighting the Archdiocese's role in concealing t...
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40% Bias Score
China Completes Taklamakan Desert Tree Belt Amid Global Desertification Concerns
After 46 years, China completed a 3,000km tree belt around the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang to combat desertification and sandstorms, increasing Xinjiang's forest cover from 1% to 5% but facing criticism for low tree survival rates and limited impact on sandstorms, while a UN report warns that 77% ...
China Completes Taklamakan Desert Tree Belt Amid Global Desertification Concerns
After 46 years, China completed a 3,000km tree belt around the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang to combat desertification and sandstorms, increasing Xinjiang's forest cover from 1% to 5% but facing criticism for low tree survival rates and limited impact on sandstorms, while a UN report warns that 77% ...
Progress
12% Bias Score
Biden Sets Ambitious 2035 Climate Target Amid Trump's Return
President Biden set a new goal to slash US greenhouse gas emissions by 61% from 2005 levels by 2035, aiming to guide climate action despite the incoming Trump administration's expected policy reversals.
Biden Sets Ambitious 2035 Climate Target Amid Trump's Return
President Biden set a new goal to slash US greenhouse gas emissions by 61% from 2005 levels by 2035, aiming to guide climate action despite the incoming Trump administration's expected policy reversals.
Progress
36% Bias Score