December 2024
January 2025
Financial Crisis in American Agriculture
American farmers suffered over $30 billion in losses this year due to rising input costs, regulatory overreach, and a stalled Farm Bill; President-elect Trump's nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, is seen as crucial to resolving the crisis.
Financial Crisis in American Agriculture
American farmers suffered over $30 billion in losses this year due to rising input costs, regulatory overreach, and a stalled Farm Bill; President-elect Trump's nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, is seen as crucial to resolving the crisis.
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76% Bias Score
European Leaders Mourn Jimmy Carter, Celebrating His Legacy of Peace and Human Rights
European leaders offered tributes to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981), praising his contributions to peace, human rights, and transatlantic relations, particularly his role in the Camp David Accords and the return of the Holy Crown to Hungary.
European Leaders Mourn Jimmy Carter, Celebrating His Legacy of Peace and Human Rights
European leaders offered tributes to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981), praising his contributions to peace, human rights, and transatlantic relations, particularly his role in the Camp David Accords and the return of the Holy Crown to Hungary.
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24% Bias Score
Poland's EU Presidency: A Shift Towards Closer EU Ties
Poland takes over the rotating EU Council presidency on January 1st, 2024, contrasting sharply with Hungary's term and signifying a shift towards closer EU collaboration under the new pro-EU government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Poland's EU Presidency: A Shift Towards Closer EU Ties
Poland takes over the rotating EU Council presidency on January 1st, 2024, contrasting sharply with Hungary's term and signifying a shift towards closer EU collaboration under the new pro-EU government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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48% Bias Score
German Security Failures Lead to Deadly Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack
A Saudi Arabian man drove his car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20, killing five and injuring over 200; German authorities had approximately 80 prior indications of potential danger from the perpetrator but failed to prevent the attack.
German Security Failures Lead to Deadly Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack
A Saudi Arabian man drove his car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20, killing five and injuring over 200; German authorities had approximately 80 prior indications of potential danger from the perpetrator but failed to prevent the attack.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Tariffs Threaten Global Market Stability
President-elect Donald Trump's planned tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada threaten global markets, adding to existing economic instability; the Dow Jones experienced ten consecutive loss days in December 2024.
Trump's Tariffs Threaten Global Market Stability
President-elect Donald Trump's planned tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada threaten global markets, adding to existing economic instability; the Dow Jones experienced ten consecutive loss days in December 2024.
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52% Bias Score
German Health Insurer Challenges New Hospital Fund, Citing Unconstitutional Funding and Premium Hikes
Germany's statutory health insurance is challenging the constitutionality of a new €50 billion hospital fund, citing its financing method and criticizing recent health insurance premium hikes impacting citizens' net income, while also highlighting growing disparities in healthcare access.
German Health Insurer Challenges New Hospital Fund, Citing Unconstitutional Funding and Premium Hikes
Germany's statutory health insurance is challenging the constitutionality of a new €50 billion hospital fund, citing its financing method and criticizing recent health insurance premium hikes impacting citizens' net income, while also highlighting growing disparities in healthcare access.
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48% Bias Score
CHP Wins Turkish Local Elections After 47 Years
The 2024 Turkish local elections saw the CHP win the most votes for the first time in 47 years, securing approximately 38 percent; the Yeniden Refah Party unexpectedly emerged as the third-largest party with over 6 percent of the vote; and the İYİ Parti's vote share plummeted to below 4 percent, lea...
CHP Wins Turkish Local Elections After 47 Years
The 2024 Turkish local elections saw the CHP win the most votes for the first time in 47 years, securing approximately 38 percent; the Yeniden Refah Party unexpectedly emerged as the third-largest party with over 6 percent of the vote; and the İYİ Parti's vote share plummeted to below 4 percent, lea...
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48% Bias Score
Dutch Authority Urges Faster AI Act Standardization
The Dutch data protection authority urges faster standardization for the EU's AI Act to ensure timely compliance by businesses, using the recent Clearview AI fine as an example and highlighting a national sandbox initiative for 2026.
Dutch Authority Urges Faster AI Act Standardization
The Dutch data protection authority urges faster standardization for the EU's AI Act to ensure timely compliance by businesses, using the recent Clearview AI fine as an example and highlighting a national sandbox initiative for 2026.
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20% Bias Score
Azerbaijani Airliner Crash Fuels Russia-Azerbaijan Tensions
An Azerbaijani airliner crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25th, 2023; Azerbaijan accuses Russia of shooting it down with anti-aircraft fire, leading to a diplomatic crisis despite Russia's apology and promise of a full investigation.
Azerbaijani Airliner Crash Fuels Russia-Azerbaijan Tensions
An Azerbaijani airliner crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25th, 2023; Azerbaijan accuses Russia of shooting it down with anti-aircraft fire, leading to a diplomatic crisis despite Russia's apology and promise of a full investigation.
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36% Bias Score
German Christmas Market Attack: Five Dead, Security Scrutiny Intensifies
A Saudi doctor, Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, drove into a German Christmas market on December 20, 2024, killing five and injuring over 200; despite prior threats and warnings, German authorities deemed him non-dangerous.
German Christmas Market Attack: Five Dead, Security Scrutiny Intensifies
A Saudi doctor, Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, drove into a German Christmas market on December 20, 2024, killing five and injuring over 200; despite prior threats and warnings, German authorities deemed him non-dangerous.
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48% Bias Score
Unicredit Denies Commerzbank Job Cut Claims Amidst Increased Stake
Unicredit denies Commerzbank workers' council claims of 15,000 potential job losses following its increased stake to approximately 28 percent; the bank states that these claims are unfounded speculation and reiterates its long-term commitment to the German market.
Unicredit Denies Commerzbank Job Cut Claims Amidst Increased Stake
Unicredit denies Commerzbank workers' council claims of 15,000 potential job losses following its increased stake to approximately 28 percent; the bank states that these claims are unfounded speculation and reiterates its long-term commitment to the German market.
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48% Bias Score
Ukraine Sends Aid to Syria, Offers War Crimes Expertise
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with the leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in Damascus on December 30th, delivering 500 tons of flour as humanitarian aid and offering assistance in war crimes investigations, signaling a strategic shift in Ukrainian foreign policy toward Syria.
Ukraine Sends Aid to Syria, Offers War Crimes Expertise
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with the leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in Damascus on December 30th, delivering 500 tons of flour as humanitarian aid and offering assistance in war crimes investigations, signaling a strategic shift in Ukrainian foreign policy toward Syria.
Progress
48% Bias Score