December 2024
January 2025
Magdeburg Market Attack: Security Failures Under Investigation
A car attack on Magdeburg's Christmas market on December 24th, 2023, killed five and injured over 230, prompting investigations into security failures and potential negligence by city officials, police, and market organizers. The alleged perpetrator, a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian man, had made numerou...
Magdeburg Market Attack: Security Failures Under Investigation
A car attack on Magdeburg's Christmas market on December 24th, 2023, killed five and injured over 230, prompting investigations into security failures and potential negligence by city officials, police, and market organizers. The alleged perpetrator, a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian man, had made numerou...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Magdeburg Market Attack Prompts German Security Debate Amid Political Crisis
A Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, was attacked on December 20th, resulting in five deaths, including a child. German lawmakers are investigating potential security failures and debating increased funding and personnel for security forces, amid political instability following a recent no-conf...
Magdeburg Market Attack Prompts German Security Debate Amid Political Crisis
A Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, was attacked on December 20th, resulting in five deaths, including a child. German lawmakers are investigating potential security failures and debating increased funding and personnel for security forces, amid political instability following a recent no-conf...
Progress
36% Bias Score
AfD Ban Urged After Meeting with Right-Wing Extremists in Switzerland
Following a report of a meeting in Switzerland between AfD politicians and representatives from banned right-wing extremist groups, including discussions on "Remigration," Green Party politician Katrin Göring-Eckardt is urging a ban on the AfD, citing its alleged collaboration with neo-Nazis and its...
AfD Ban Urged After Meeting with Right-Wing Extremists in Switzerland
Following a report of a meeting in Switzerland between AfD politicians and representatives from banned right-wing extremist groups, including discussions on "Remigration," Green Party politician Katrin Göring-Eckardt is urging a ban on the AfD, citing its alleged collaboration with neo-Nazis and its...
Progress
52% Bias Score
China Denies Involvement in US Treasury Department Cyberattack
The US Treasury Department confirmed a significant cybersecurity incident, reportedly linked to a Chinese state-sponsored actor, resulting in unauthorized access to non-classified documents; China denies involvement.
China Denies Involvement in US Treasury Department Cyberattack
The US Treasury Department confirmed a significant cybersecurity incident, reportedly linked to a Chinese state-sponsored actor, resulting in unauthorized access to non-classified documents; China denies involvement.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Alberta Attracts $750 Million Data Center Investment
eStruxture Data Centers is building a $750-million, 90-megawatt data center near Calgary, Alberta, set to open in fall 2026, driven by increased demand for AI and spurred by Alberta's push to become a North American data center hub.
Alberta Attracts $750 Million Data Center Investment
eStruxture Data Centers is building a $750-million, 90-megawatt data center near Calgary, Alberta, set to open in fall 2026, driven by increased demand for AI and spurred by Alberta's push to become a North American data center hub.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Rhode Island Man to Plead Guilty to Arson at Black Church
Kevin Colantonio, 36, of Rhode Island, will plead guilty on January 7 to setting fires outside Shiloh Gospel Temple, a predominantly Black church, on February 11, 2022, due to the congregants' race; he faces up to 56 years in prison.
Rhode Island Man to Plead Guilty to Arson at Black Church
Kevin Colantonio, 36, of Rhode Island, will plead guilty on January 7 to setting fires outside Shiloh Gospel Temple, a predominantly Black church, on February 11, 2022, due to the congregants' race; he faces up to 56 years in prison.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Aust Criticizes Hamburg's Economic Policies, Urges Billion-Euro Innovation Fund
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce President Norbert Aust criticized Hamburg's economic policies in his New Year's address, citing insufficient innovation, bureaucracy, and infrastructure issues, and urging a billion-euro innovation fund and port expansion to improve competitiveness; a Forsa survey support...
Aust Criticizes Hamburg's Economic Policies, Urges Billion-Euro Innovation Fund
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce President Norbert Aust criticized Hamburg's economic policies in his New Year's address, citing insufficient innovation, bureaucracy, and infrastructure issues, and urging a billion-euro innovation fund and port expansion to improve competitiveness; a Forsa survey support...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Digital Heart Twin Improves Marathon Runner's Performance
In the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon, two-time Olympian Des Linden used a digital twin of her heart, created by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as part of its "Future Athlete Project," to improve her performance by three minutes, showcasing the potential of digital twins in personalized health car...
Digital Heart Twin Improves Marathon Runner's Performance
In the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon, two-time Olympian Des Linden used a digital twin of her heart, created by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as part of its "Future Athlete Project," to improve her performance by three minutes, showcasing the potential of digital twins in personalized health car...
Progress
44% Bias Score
German Gymnastics Federation Under Scrutiny Following Abuse Allegations
Following allegations of systematic physical and mental abuse at the Stuttgart national training center, the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) asserts it responded to complaints dating back to 2021, implementing measures such as personnel changes and adjustments to medical oversight, although the e...
German Gymnastics Federation Under Scrutiny Following Abuse Allegations
Following allegations of systematic physical and mental abuse at the Stuttgart national training center, the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) asserts it responded to complaints dating back to 2021, implementing measures such as personnel changes and adjustments to medical oversight, although the e...
Progress
48% Bias Score
New Columbia River Treaty Awaits Finalization
A new agreement-in-principle for the Columbia River Treaty, aiming to replace a 60-year-old pact, is set to be finalized by January 20th, offering updated terms addressing past environmental damage, incorporating Indigenous participation, and securing the river's future, though it involves substanti...
New Columbia River Treaty Awaits Finalization
A new agreement-in-principle for the Columbia River Treaty, aiming to replace a 60-year-old pact, is set to be finalized by January 20th, offering updated terms addressing past environmental damage, incorporating Indigenous participation, and securing the river's future, though it involves substanti...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Azerbaijan Airlines Crash: Investigation Focuses on Russian Air Traffic Control
An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25th, killing 38; investigators suspect it was damaged by a Russian anti-aircraft system in Chechnya and then misdirected by Russian air traffic control over the Caspian Sea.
Azerbaijan Airlines Crash: Investigation Focuses on Russian Air Traffic Control
An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25th, killing 38; investigators suspect it was damaged by a Russian anti-aircraft system in Chechnya and then misdirected by Russian air traffic control over the Caspian Sea.
Progress
40% Bias Score
McBride: First Openly Transgender Congresswoman Prioritizes Diplomacy
Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, won Delaware's only U.S. House seat despite facing anti-transgender legislation and campaigning, choosing diplomacy over direct conflict regarding a congressional bathroom ban.
McBride: First Openly Transgender Congresswoman Prioritizes Diplomacy
Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, won Delaware's only U.S. House seat despite facing anti-transgender legislation and campaigning, choosing diplomacy over direct conflict regarding a congressional bathroom ban.
Progress
28% Bias Score