December 2024
January 2025
Ethics Report Alleges Gaetz Paid for Sex with Minor, Used Drugs
A CBS News review of a House ethics committee report alleges that former US Congressman Matt Gaetz paid for sex with a 17-year-old and used illegal drugs while in office, involving tens of thousands of dollars in payments to women and trips to the Bahamas; Gaetz denies the allegations and unsuccessf...
Ethics Report Alleges Gaetz Paid for Sex with Minor, Used Drugs
A CBS News review of a House ethics committee report alleges that former US Congressman Matt Gaetz paid for sex with a 17-year-old and used illegal drugs while in office, involving tens of thousands of dollars in payments to women and trips to the Bahamas; Gaetz denies the allegations and unsuccessf...
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56% Bias Score
Syria Holds Multiple High-Level Meetings Focused on Reconstruction and Regional Stability in Late December 2024
High-level meetings in Syria between December 21-23, 2024, involved Saudi Arabia, the US, Qatar, and Turkey, focusing on reconstruction, political reconciliation, security, and regional stability. Discussions included the role of Kurdish groups, sanctions, and international cooperation for Syria's f...
Syria Holds Multiple High-Level Meetings Focused on Reconstruction and Regional Stability in Late December 2024
High-level meetings in Syria between December 21-23, 2024, involved Saudi Arabia, the US, Qatar, and Turkey, focusing on reconstruction, political reconciliation, security, and regional stability. Discussions included the role of Kurdish groups, sanctions, and international cooperation for Syria's f...
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52% Bias Score
Iran's Energy Crisis: Sanctions, Mismanagement, and a Looming Energy Import Dependence
Iran's energy crisis, marked by widespread blackouts and school closures, is due to insufficient domestic natural gas supply, exacerbated by Western sanctions and the misallocation of oil revenues towards regional objectives, leaving the country reliant on polluting oil alternatives and facing poten...
Iran's Energy Crisis: Sanctions, Mismanagement, and a Looming Energy Import Dependence
Iran's energy crisis, marked by widespread blackouts and school closures, is due to insufficient domestic natural gas supply, exacerbated by Western sanctions and the misallocation of oil revenues towards regional objectives, leaving the country reliant on polluting oil alternatives and facing poten...
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44% Bias Score
Assam's Beef Ban Fuels Debate on Religious Freedom and Multiculturalism in India
Assam, India, has banned beef consumption in public places, impacting the dietary choices of many, particularly Muslims, Christians, and Dalits, and sparking debates about religious freedom and multiculturalism.
Assam's Beef Ban Fuels Debate on Religious Freedom and Multiculturalism in India
Assam, India, has banned beef consumption in public places, impacting the dietary choices of many, particularly Muslims, Christians, and Dalits, and sparking debates about religious freedom and multiculturalism.
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40% Bias Score
Macron's Controversial Remarks in Mayotte Highlight France's Colonial Legacy
French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Mayotte, a French island in the Indian Ocean devastated by a cyclone, was marred by a controversial statement to storm victims, perceived as insensitive and colonialist. His comments highlight the complex history of French colonialism in the region and the...
Macron's Controversial Remarks in Mayotte Highlight France's Colonial Legacy
French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Mayotte, a French island in the Indian Ocean devastated by a cyclone, was marred by a controversial statement to storm victims, perceived as insensitive and colonialist. His comments highlight the complex history of French colonialism in the region and the...
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60% Bias Score
German Police Contacted Magdeburg Attack Suspect Multiple Times Before Attack
German police contacted the Magdeburg Christmas market bombing suspect, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, twice before the attack, in September 2023 and October 2024, and attempted a third contact in December 2023 after a concerning social media post. Despite these contacts and warnings from Saudi Arabia, he wa...
German Police Contacted Magdeburg Attack Suspect Multiple Times Before Attack
German police contacted the Magdeburg Christmas market bombing suspect, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, twice before the attack, in September 2023 and October 2024, and attempted a third contact in December 2023 after a concerning social media post. Despite these contacts and warnings from Saudi Arabia, he wa...
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32% Bias Score
Bridging the Distance: A Portrait Project for Separated Venezuelan Families
Venezuelan photographer Roberto Mata's #PídemeUnRetrato project creates portraits for Venezuelan migrants separated from loved ones, highlighting the emotional toll of migration and the desire for reconnection.
Bridging the Distance: A Portrait Project for Separated Venezuelan Families
Venezuelan photographer Roberto Mata's #PídemeUnRetrato project creates portraits for Venezuelan migrants separated from loved ones, highlighting the emotional toll of migration and the desire for reconnection.
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24% Bias Score
Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates to life in prison on Monday, weeks before leaving office, due to concerns over President-elect Trump's support for capital punishment and following pressure from various groups.
Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates to life in prison on Monday, weeks before leaving office, due to concerns over President-elect Trump's support for capital punishment and following pressure from various groups.
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36% Bias Score
Magdeburg Attack: Systemic Failures Exposed in Handling of Threatening Individual
Taleb Al Adulmohsen, a 50-year-old man with a history of making threats and a 2013 conviction for threatening a public official, was arrested for an attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market despite multiple warnings to German authorities.
Magdeburg Attack: Systemic Failures Exposed in Handling of Threatening Individual
Taleb Al Adulmohsen, a 50-year-old man with a history of making threats and a 2013 conviction for threatening a public official, was arrested for an attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market despite multiple warnings to German authorities.
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44% Bias Score
Magdeburg Attack Underscores Urgent Need for Enhanced Pedestrian Safety Measures
A Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 13, 2023, resulted in casualties due to an unsecured entrance, prompting calls for stricter vehicle access controls and technological solutions like Intelligent Speed Assistance systems in vehicles.
Magdeburg Attack Underscores Urgent Need for Enhanced Pedestrian Safety Measures
A Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 13, 2023, resulted in casualties due to an unsecured entrance, prompting calls for stricter vehicle access controls and technological solutions like Intelligent Speed Assistance systems in vehicles.
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44% Bias Score
Fracturing Liberalism: Economic Deregulation and the 2020 Election
The 2020 US election results are analyzed as reflecting a shift within the liberal paradigm, where the alliance between economic, social, and political liberalism is fracturing, leading to a more authoritarian form of economic liberalism.
Fracturing Liberalism: Economic Deregulation and the 2020 Election
The 2020 US election results are analyzed as reflecting a shift within the liberal paradigm, where the alliance between economic, social, and political liberalism is fracturing, leading to a more authoritarian form of economic liberalism.
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48% Bias Score
Germany Sends Major Weapons Package to Ukraine
Germany delivered a major weapons package to Ukraine, including 15 Leopard 1 A5 tanks, anti-aircraft systems (Gepard, Iris-T, Patriot), and ammunition, totaling approximately €28 billion in military aid since the start of the war.
Germany Sends Major Weapons Package to Ukraine
Germany delivered a major weapons package to Ukraine, including 15 Leopard 1 A5 tanks, anti-aircraft systems (Gepard, Iris-T, Patriot), and ammunition, totaling approximately €28 billion in military aid since the start of the war.
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36% Bias Score