December 2024
January 2025
Muface Healthcare Contract Faces Renewal Crisis
Spain's CSIF union urged Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to intervene in the Muface healthcare contract bidding after Adeslas withdrew, prompting a 3-month extension costing €343.12 million to cover 1.5 million public employees and their families until a new contract is secured by mid-January.
Muface Healthcare Contract Faces Renewal Crisis
Spain's CSIF union urged Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to intervene in the Muface healthcare contract bidding after Adeslas withdrew, prompting a 3-month extension costing €343.12 million to cover 1.5 million public employees and their families until a new contract is secured by mid-January.
Progress
48% Bias Score
New York's Fracking Ban: Economic and Environmental Showdown
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill banning all fracking, including CO2-based methods, impacting the Southern Tier region's natural gas production and creating a conflict between environmental concerns and economic opportunities, particularly in light of Congressman Nick Longworthy's appoin...
New York's Fracking Ban: Economic and Environmental Showdown
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill banning all fracking, including CO2-based methods, impacting the Southern Tier region's natural gas production and creating a conflict between environmental concerns and economic opportunities, particularly in light of Congressman Nick Longworthy's appoin...
Progress
52% Bias Score
NDIS Funding Cuts Threaten to Undo Successes
Jack, a homeless man with psychosocial disabilities, was transformed by the NDIS, gaining housing and community integration, but proposed funding cuts and changes threaten to undo his progress and that of thousands like him.
NDIS Funding Cuts Threaten to Undo Successes
Jack, a homeless man with psychosocial disabilities, was transformed by the NDIS, gaining housing and community integration, but proposed funding cuts and changes threaten to undo his progress and that of thousands like him.
Progress
52% Bias Score
ICE Ends Programs Aiding Illegal Immigrants, Citing Ineffectiveness and Budget Constraints
ICE ended two programs offering social services to illegal immigrants—the Wraparound Stabilization Service and Young Adult Case Management Program—citing ineffectiveness and mission misalignment, respectively, while defending its Alternatives to Detention program's effectiveness with 98.6% court app...
ICE Ends Programs Aiding Illegal Immigrants, Citing Ineffectiveness and Budget Constraints
ICE ended two programs offering social services to illegal immigrants—the Wraparound Stabilization Service and Young Adult Case Management Program—citing ineffectiveness and mission misalignment, respectively, while defending its Alternatives to Detention program's effectiveness with 98.6% court app...
Progress
76% Bias Score
Surge in Individual Investor Options Trading Fuels Financial Losses
Increased individual investor options trading, fueled by easily accessible platforms and dopamine-driven reward mechanisms, is causing significant financial losses for a subset of investors exhibiting gambling-like behavior, mirroring the general population's addiction rate.
Surge in Individual Investor Options Trading Fuels Financial Losses
Increased individual investor options trading, fueled by easily accessible platforms and dopamine-driven reward mechanisms, is causing significant financial losses for a subset of investors exhibiting gambling-like behavior, mirroring the general population's addiction rate.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Serbian Court Sentences Parents of School Shooter to Prison
In Belgrade, Serbia, the parents of a 13-year-old boy who fatally shot nine students and a security guard on May 3, 2023, received prison sentences on December 30, 2023, for negligence and improper firearm storage; the boy's father received 14.5 years, and his mother received 3 years.
Serbian Court Sentences Parents of School Shooter to Prison
In Belgrade, Serbia, the parents of a 13-year-old boy who fatally shot nine students and a security guard on May 3, 2023, received prison sentences on December 30, 2023, for negligence and improper firearm storage; the boy's father received 14.5 years, and his mother received 3 years.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Valencia Flood Exposes Critical Flaws in Spain's Disaster Response
The October 29th Valencia flood, which resulted in 223 deaths, exposed critical failures in Spain's disaster response system, highlighting the urgent need for improved public awareness, streamlined emergency protocols, and enhanced community-based preparedness.
Valencia Flood Exposes Critical Flaws in Spain's Disaster Response
The October 29th Valencia flood, which resulted in 223 deaths, exposed critical failures in Spain's disaster response system, highlighting the urgent need for improved public awareness, streamlined emergency protocols, and enhanced community-based preparedness.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Fayulu Urges International Intervention Amidst DRC Crisis
Martin Fayulu, head of the ECIDE opposition party in the DRC, called on the SADC, AU, and UN to support Kinshasa's peace process, citing the M23 rebellion, widespread insecurity, political arrests, and corruption as critical issues demanding immediate attention.
Fayulu Urges International Intervention Amidst DRC Crisis
Martin Fayulu, head of the ECIDE opposition party in the DRC, called on the SADC, AU, and UN to support Kinshasa's peace process, citing the M23 rebellion, widespread insecurity, political arrests, and corruption as critical issues demanding immediate attention.
Progress
68% Bias Score
EU Excludes Congolese Coffee and Cocoa: Economic Crisis Looms
The Federation of Congolese Businesses (FEC) expressed deep concern over the European Union's exclusion of Congolese coffee and cocoa from its market, starting January 2025, due to the EU's non-recognition of Congolese "Fairtrade" and "Bio" certifications, primarily resulting from persistent insecur...
EU Excludes Congolese Coffee and Cocoa: Economic Crisis Looms
The Federation of Congolese Businesses (FEC) expressed deep concern over the European Union's exclusion of Congolese coffee and cocoa from its market, starting January 2025, due to the EU's non-recognition of Congolese "Fairtrade" and "Bio" certifications, primarily resulting from persistent insecur...
Progress
40% Bias Score
India Achieves Space Docking Milestone
India launched its first space docking mission, SpaDeX, on January 1st, 2024, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, deploying two 220-kilogram spacecraft into a 470-km orbit to demonstrate in-space docking technology and electric power transfer, making it the fourth country to achieve this feat.
India Achieves Space Docking Milestone
India launched its first space docking mission, SpaDeX, on January 1st, 2024, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, deploying two 220-kilogram spacecraft into a 470-km orbit to demonstrate in-space docking technology and electric power transfer, making it the fourth country to achieve this feat.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Lions Beat 49ers 40-34, Maintain Playoff Positioning
The Detroit Lions defeated the San Francisco 49ers 40-34 on Monday night, keeping their hopes alive for the NFC's top seed in the playoffs; Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes, and Jahymr Gibbs added a late touchdown run.
Lions Beat 49ers 40-34, Maintain Playoff Positioning
The Detroit Lions defeated the San Francisco 49ers 40-34 on Monday night, keeping their hopes alive for the NFC's top seed in the playoffs; Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes, and Jahymr Gibbs added a late touchdown run.
Progress
44% Bias Score
French Politician Identified as KGB 'Agent of Influence'
Newly released Mitrokhin Archive documents reveal French politician Pierre Sudreau's role as a pro-Soviet 'agent of influence' for the KGB between 1960 and 1980, without evidence of financial compensation, highlighting Cold War espionage complexities.
French Politician Identified as KGB 'Agent of Influence'
Newly released Mitrokhin Archive documents reveal French politician Pierre Sudreau's role as a pro-Soviet 'agent of influence' for the KGB between 1960 and 1980, without evidence of financial compensation, highlighting Cold War espionage complexities.
Progress
44% Bias Score