December 2024
January 2025
Trump Vows to Aggressively Pursue Federal Death Penalty
President-elect Donald Trump pledged to aggressively pursue the federal death penalty after President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment, citing the cases of Jorge Avila Torrez and Thomas Steven Sanders as examples, while leaving three inmates—Dylann Ro...
Trump Vows to Aggressively Pursue Federal Death Penalty
President-elect Donald Trump pledged to aggressively pursue the federal death penalty after President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment, citing the cases of Jorge Avila Torrez and Thomas Steven Sanders as examples, while leaving three inmates—Dylann Ro...
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48% Bias Score
China's Plan to Boost Industrial Workforce by 2035
China plans to cultivate a high-quality industrial workforce by 2035, aiming to train 65,000 master artisans and improve worker rights, skills, and career development, driven by a need to support national modernization and address a shortage of skilled workers.
China's Plan to Boost Industrial Workforce by 2035
China plans to cultivate a high-quality industrial workforce by 2035, aiming to train 65,000 master artisans and improve worker rights, skills, and career development, driven by a need to support national modernization and address a shortage of skilled workers.
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44% Bias Score
SDF Launches Counter-Offensive Against Turkish-Backed Forces in Northern Syria
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's rule, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a counter-offensive against the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) near the Turkish border on October 24, aiming to retake areas like Manbij; the conflict, causing dozens of casualties, risks destabilizi...
SDF Launches Counter-Offensive Against Turkish-Backed Forces in Northern Syria
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's rule, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a counter-offensive against the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) near the Turkish border on October 24, aiming to retake areas like Manbij; the conflict, causing dozens of casualties, risks destabilizi...
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44% Bias Score
Victoria Faces Extreme Bushfire Threat Amid Forecast 100km/h Winds
A large bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park has burned over 44,000 hectares, forcing evacuations from Halls Gap; extreme 100km/h winds and 40°C temperatures are forecast for Thursday, leading to a statewide total fire ban and the deployment of over 100 interstate firefighters.
Victoria Faces Extreme Bushfire Threat Amid Forecast 100km/h Winds
A large bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park has burned over 44,000 hectares, forcing evacuations from Halls Gap; extreme 100km/h winds and 40°C temperatures are forecast for Thursday, leading to a statewide total fire ban and the deployment of over 100 interstate firefighters.
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32% Bias Score
California's Extreme Weather: Record Rainfall, Wildfires, and Unprecedented Tornado
Heavy rainfall, flooding, wildfires, and a record-breaking tornado warning hit California in the past weeks, causing evacuations, property damage, and fatalities, highlighting the state's vulnerability to extreme weather intensified by climate change.
California's Extreme Weather: Record Rainfall, Wildfires, and Unprecedented Tornado
Heavy rainfall, flooding, wildfires, and a record-breaking tornado warning hit California in the past weeks, causing evacuations, property damage, and fatalities, highlighting the state's vulnerability to extreme weather intensified by climate change.
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24% Bias Score
Sanctions Relief for Syria: Ignoring HTS's Abuses
A New York Times editorial calls for US sanctions relief in Syria, while overlooking Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's (HTS) human rights abuses and potential consequences of such a move for US national security interests.
Sanctions Relief for Syria: Ignoring HTS's Abuses
A New York Times editorial calls for US sanctions relief in Syria, while overlooking Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's (HTS) human rights abuses and potential consequences of such a move for US national security interests.
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60% Bias Score
BMW Sanctions Violation Exposes 'Grey Market' Challenges
BMW admitted selling over 100 luxury cars to Russia, violating EU sanctions prohibiting the export of luxury vehicles with engines larger than 1900cc; the company fired responsible employees and paused future deliveries, highlighting difficulties in enforcing sanctions via a 'grey market' using thir...
BMW Sanctions Violation Exposes 'Grey Market' Challenges
BMW admitted selling over 100 luxury cars to Russia, violating EU sanctions prohibiting the export of luxury vehicles with engines larger than 1900cc; the company fired responsible employees and paused future deliveries, highlighting difficulties in enforcing sanctions via a 'grey market' using thir...
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32% Bias Score
Grampians Bushfire Prompts Christmas Evacuations, Boxing Day Alert
On Christmas Day, the Grampians bushfire had burned over 43,000 hectares, prompting evacuations and keeping emergency services on high alert for worsening conditions on Boxing Day, particularly a potential expansion towards Dunkeld, Pomonal, and Willaura.
Grampians Bushfire Prompts Christmas Evacuations, Boxing Day Alert
On Christmas Day, the Grampians bushfire had burned over 43,000 hectares, prompting evacuations and keeping emergency services on high alert for worsening conditions on Boxing Day, particularly a potential expansion towards Dunkeld, Pomonal, and Willaura.
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28% Bias Score
Trial of Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Delayed Until September 2025
A federal judge delayed the trial of Ryan Routh, a Hawaii resident accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on September 15, 2024, until September 8, 2025, due to the extensive evidence and the defense's request for more time to explore an insanity defense.
Trial of Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Delayed Until September 2025
A federal judge delayed the trial of Ryan Routh, a Hawaii resident accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on September 15, 2024, until September 8, 2025, due to the extensive evidence and the defense's request for more time to explore an insanity defense.
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36% Bias Score
Modern Maccabees: Resilience and Resistance During Hanukkah
This Hanukkah, Israelis demonstrate courage defending their homeland, while Jewish students combat anti-Zionism on campuses, redefining modern Maccabee-like resilience amid a complex geopolitical landscape.
Modern Maccabees: Resilience and Resistance During Hanukkah
This Hanukkah, Israelis demonstrate courage defending their homeland, while Jewish students combat anti-Zionism on campuses, redefining modern Maccabee-like resilience amid a complex geopolitical landscape.
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80% Bias Score
Western Misinterpretation of al-Julani's Pragmatism
The Western perception of Abu Mohammed al-Julani, leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as a pragmatic figure is a misinterpretation rooted in cultural bias; his actions are based on Islamic strategy (taqiyya and hudna), not Western values, as evidenced by his use of diplomatic language and avoidan...
Western Misinterpretation of al-Julani's Pragmatism
The Western perception of Abu Mohammed al-Julani, leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as a pragmatic figure is a misinterpretation rooted in cultural bias; his actions are based on Islamic strategy (taqiyya and hudna), not Western values, as evidenced by his use of diplomatic language and avoidan...
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56% Bias Score
Jubilee Year Begins Amidst Global Conflicts
Pope Francis initiated the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year by opening the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve, emphasizing hope amid global conflicts; this contrasts with the somber Christmases in Bethlehem and Syria due to regional wars and concerns over religious freedom, while a Rus...
Jubilee Year Begins Amidst Global Conflicts
Pope Francis initiated the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year by opening the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve, emphasizing hope amid global conflicts; this contrasts with the somber Christmases in Bethlehem and Syria due to regional wars and concerns over religious freedom, while a Rus...
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44% Bias Score