December 2024
January 2025
FDA Clears Spinal Stimulator Offering Hope for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The FDA recently approved ARC-EX Therapy, a non-invasive spinal stimulator showing significant promise in improving hand function and reducing pain for patients with spinal cord injuries, based on results from the Up-LIFT clinical trial where 72% of participants with cervical injuries saw improvemen...
FDA Clears Spinal Stimulator Offering Hope for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The FDA recently approved ARC-EX Therapy, a non-invasive spinal stimulator showing significant promise in improving hand function and reducing pain for patients with spinal cord injuries, based on results from the Up-LIFT clinical trial where 72% of participants with cervical injuries saw improvemen...
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36% Bias Score
Potential US Government Shutdown Before Christmas: Airport Delays Likely
A potential US government shutdown before Christmas could cause significant airport delays due to understaffed TSA, but mail and Social Security payments would continue; the 2019 shutdown cost $3 billion.
Potential US Government Shutdown Before Christmas: Airport Delays Likely
A potential US government shutdown before Christmas could cause significant airport delays due to understaffed TSA, but mail and Social Security payments would continue; the 2019 shutdown cost $3 billion.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Debt Ceiling Proposal Shakes Up US Politics
President-elect Trump unexpectedly called for abolishing or extending the debt ceiling until 2029, a position at odds with traditional Republican stances, prompting debate about its economic and political implications, given the over \$36 trillion national debt.
Trump's Debt Ceiling Proposal Shakes Up US Politics
President-elect Trump unexpectedly called for abolishing or extending the debt ceiling until 2029, a position at odds with traditional Republican stances, prompting debate about its economic and political implications, given the over \$36 trillion national debt.
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40% Bias Score
Argentine Law Enables Transgender Girl's Legal Gender Change at Six
Luana, a transgender girl in Argentina, legally changed her gender at age six thanks to the 2012 Gender Identity Law, highlighting the country's progressive stance on transgender rights and the ongoing challenges transgender children face.
Argentine Law Enables Transgender Girl's Legal Gender Change at Six
Luana, a transgender girl in Argentina, legally changed her gender at age six thanks to the 2012 Gender Identity Law, highlighting the country's progressive stance on transgender rights and the ongoing challenges transgender children face.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Trump Threatens EU with Tariffs Over Trade Deficit
Donald Trump threatened the European Union with tariffs on goods unless it significantly reduces its trade deficit with the United States by increasing purchases of American oil and gas; the US had a $202.5 billion trade deficit with the EU in 2022.
Trump Threatens EU with Tariffs Over Trade Deficit
Donald Trump threatened the European Union with tariffs on goods unless it significantly reduces its trade deficit with the United States by increasing purchases of American oil and gas; the US had a $202.5 billion trade deficit with the EU in 2022.
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52% Bias Score
Biden's Last-Minute Policy Push Before Trump Takes Office
In his final month, President Biden is rushing to finalize a Gaza ceasefire, secure the release of American hostages, increase aid to Ukraine, issue pardons, forgive student debt, release funds for semiconductor production, and block the sale of U.S. Steel before President-elect Trump's inauguration...
Biden's Last-Minute Policy Push Before Trump Takes Office
In his final month, President Biden is rushing to finalize a Gaza ceasefire, secure the release of American hostages, increase aid to Ukraine, issue pardons, forgive student debt, release funds for semiconductor production, and block the sale of U.S. Steel before President-elect Trump's inauguration...
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44% Bias Score
ICE Arrests Deported Child Sex Abuser After Fifth Illegal Re-entry
A Mexican national, Raymond Rojas Basilio, was arrested by ICE in New York after being deported five times and convicted of sexually abusing an 11-year-old child; he is now in ICE custody awaiting deportation.
ICE Arrests Deported Child Sex Abuser After Fifth Illegal Re-entry
A Mexican national, Raymond Rojas Basilio, was arrested by ICE in New York after being deported five times and convicted of sexually abusing an 11-year-old child; he is now in ICE custody awaiting deportation.
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56% Bias Score
Malaysia Launches New Search for Missing MH370
Malaysia has agreed to a new search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 people on board, covering a 5,800 square mile area of the southern Indian Ocean for a potential cost of $70 million, based on Ocean Infinity's proposal using latest data analysis.
Malaysia Launches New Search for Missing MH370
Malaysia has agreed to a new search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 people on board, covering a 5,800 square mile area of the southern Indian Ocean for a potential cost of $70 million, based on Ocean Infinity's proposal using latest data analysis.
Progress
32% Bias Score
US Inflation Slows, but Fed Remains Cautious Amidst Economic Uncertainty
The November PCE price index rose 2.4% year-over-year and 0.1% month-over-month, lower than economists' projections, indicating a slower inflation pace despite uncertainty around future economic policies and global events.
US Inflation Slows, but Fed Remains Cautious Amidst Economic Uncertainty
The November PCE price index rose 2.4% year-over-year and 0.1% month-over-month, lower than economists' projections, indicating a slower inflation pace despite uncertainty around future economic policies and global events.
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32% Bias Score
US Government Shutdown Looms as Spending Bill Fails
A US government shutdown looms as Congress fails to pass a spending bill before a Friday deadline; non-essential federal employees face unpaid leave, while services like food assistance and National Parks will be affected; the dispute involves disagreements over a pay raise for lawmakers and the deb...
US Government Shutdown Looms as Spending Bill Fails
A US government shutdown looms as Congress fails to pass a spending bill before a Friday deadline; non-essential federal employees face unpaid leave, while services like food assistance and National Parks will be affected; the dispute involves disagreements over a pay raise for lawmakers and the deb...
Progress
44% Bias Score
EU Outlines Principles for Normalizing Relations With Post-Assad Syria
The EU agreed on key principles for normalizing relations with Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, prioritizing a Syrian-led political process, human rights, and the safe return of refugees, while cautiously engaging with the formerly Al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, w...
EU Outlines Principles for Normalizing Relations With Post-Assad Syria
The EU agreed on key principles for normalizing relations with Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, prioritizing a Syrian-led political process, human rights, and the safe return of refugees, while cautiously engaging with the formerly Al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, w...
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44% Bias Score
AI Agents Fuel Tech Boom, Spark Copyright Battles
The year 2024 saw the rise of AI agents, capable of performing tasks autonomously, leading to massive growth for tech companies like Nvidia while simultaneously sparking copyright lawsuits from the creative sector.
AI Agents Fuel Tech Boom, Spark Copyright Battles
The year 2024 saw the rise of AI agents, capable of performing tasks autonomously, leading to massive growth for tech companies like Nvidia while simultaneously sparking copyright lawsuits from the creative sector.
Progress
56% Bias Score