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January 2025

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Trump Administration Implements Sweeping Immigration Crackdown

Within hours of taking office, President Trump signed executive actions effectively closing the US southern border to asylum seekers, expanding expedited deportations, and increasing border troop deployments, reviving policies from his first term and significantly restricting legal immigration pathw...

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Russia Bypasses Pokrovsk to Disrupt Ukrainian Supply Lines

Russian forces are currently bypassing Pokrovsk, a key transportation hub in western Donetsk region, to disrupt Ukrainian supply lines instead of directly attacking the city; experts believe this strategy prioritizes logistical disruption over territorial gains, impacting the potential advance towar...

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Trump Suspends All Refugee Arrivals to the U.S., Deploys Troops to Border

On January 22, 2025, President Trump suspended all refugee arrivals to the U.S., impacting thousands globally; he also deployed 1,500 troops to the Mexican border to strengthen border security, escalating his anti-immigration policies.

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Nashville School Shooting Leaves One Student Dead, Another Injured

A 17-year-old student, Solomon Henderson, shot and killed a female student and injured a male student at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, before taking his own life; this is the first school shooting in the US this year, according to CNN.

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Quality Education
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Trump Delays TikTok Ban Enforcement, Leaving Legal Questions Unresolved

President Trump issued an executive order temporarily delaying the enforcement of a federal ban on TikTok, allowing the app to remain available to its 170 million US users despite the law taking effect Sunday, but leaving tech partners vulnerable to future legal action.

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Ring Doorbell Captures Rare Meteorite Strike on Prince Edward Island

A meteorite struck a Prince Edward Island walkway in July 2024, captured on video by a Ring doorbell camera; the specimen, named "Charlottetown," is notable for the high-quality footage and audio recording of its impact.

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TikTok Sale Gains Momentum Amidst Competing Bids

Facing a potential US ban, ByteDance has been given a 75-day extension to sell TikTok's US operations, prompting bids from various figures, including MrBeast, Elon Musk, and Larry Ellison, amidst concerns about data security and algorithmic control.

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48% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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Gaza Reconstruction: $80 Billion and Decades Needed After Devastating Conflict

After a ceasefire ended the October 2023-January 2025 conflict, the UN estimates $80 billion and decades will be needed to rebuild Gaza, which suffered 67% infrastructure damage, 46,000 deaths, and widespread trauma.

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Zero Hunger
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Trump Threatens Russia with Sanctions Unless Putin Ends Ukraine War

Donald Trump threatened increased tariffs and sanctions on Russia unless Vladimir Putin ends the war in Ukraine, claiming this would be a "favor" to Russia, despite Ukraine's demand for a US-involved peacekeeping force and Russia's condition of territorial concessions from Ukraine.

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Hughes Fire Erupts in Los Angeles County, Prompting Evacuations

A new wildfire, the Hughes fire, ignited near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, rapidly spreading to over 5,000 acres, prompting evacuations near residential areas and schools; this comes after recent destructive fires in the same region.

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Climate Action
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Trump Pardons January 6th Rioters, Dividing Democrats

President Trump's second term started with the controversial pardon of January 6th Capitol rioters, creating internal conflict within the Democratic party over their response strategy and highlighting their struggle to counter his influence in the changed media landscape.

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Java Landslides Kill 21 Amidst High Deforestation

Flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Java island killed at least 21 people, damaging villages and rice fields during the rainy season; high deforestation and seismic activity are contributing factors, though the affected areas' proximity to mines or heavily logged areas remains unclear.

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24% Bias Score

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