January 2025
February 2025
Federal Court Blocks Iowa's Anti-Immigration Law, Future Uncertain
A federal appeals court temporarily blocked an Iowa law making it a state crime to be in Iowa illegally, citing potential conflicts with federal immigration policy and foreign relations; however, a second ruling raises questions about the lawsuit's future under the Trump administration.
Federal Court Blocks Iowa's Anti-Immigration Law, Future Uncertain
A federal appeals court temporarily blocked an Iowa law making it a state crime to be in Iowa illegally, citing potential conflicts with federal immigration policy and foreign relations; however, a second ruling raises questions about the lawsuit's future under the Trump administration.
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44% Bias Score
Kemp Condemns Trump's January 6th Pardons
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp criticized President Trump's decision to pardon over 1,200 individuals involved in the January 6th Capitol riot, including those who assaulted law enforcement officers, stating that anyone who harms a law enforcement officer should be held accountable, while also criticiz...
Kemp Condemns Trump's January 6th Pardons
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp criticized President Trump's decision to pardon over 1,200 individuals involved in the January 6th Capitol riot, including those who assaulted law enforcement officers, stating that anyone who harms a law enforcement officer should be held accountable, while also criticiz...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Expands Potential for Travel Bans and Deportations
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday that could lead to travel bans and deportations targeting foreign nationals, especially those from Muslim-majority countries or those who advocate for Palestinian rights, expanding upon his 2017 travel ban.
Trump Executive Order Expands Potential for Travel Bans and Deportations
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday that could lead to travel bans and deportations targeting foreign nationals, especially those from Muslim-majority countries or those who advocate for Palestinian rights, expanding upon his 2017 travel ban.
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60% Bias Score
Trump to Cooperate with Newsom on Wildfire Relief Despite FEMA Elimination Threat
President Trump announced plans to cooperate with California Governor Gavin Newsom on wildfire relief despite earlier threats to eliminate FEMA, the federal agency responsible for disaster response, following criticism of California's response to the Los Angeles fires and after touring areas in Nort...
Trump to Cooperate with Newsom on Wildfire Relief Despite FEMA Elimination Threat
President Trump announced plans to cooperate with California Governor Gavin Newsom on wildfire relief despite earlier threats to eliminate FEMA, the federal agency responsible for disaster response, following criticism of California's response to the Los Angeles fires and after touring areas in Nort...
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60% Bias Score
Mexico Rejects U.S. Military Deportation Flight Amidst Border Tensions
Mexico denied the U.S. permission to land a military aircraft deporting migrants, rejecting a request amidst escalating tensions following President Trump's national emergency declaration at the border, despite two similar flights to Guatemala carrying roughly 80 migrants each.
Mexico Rejects U.S. Military Deportation Flight Amidst Border Tensions
Mexico denied the U.S. permission to land a military aircraft deporting migrants, rejecting a request amidst escalating tensions following President Trump's national emergency declaration at the border, despite two similar flights to Guatemala carrying roughly 80 migrants each.
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40% Bias Score
Vancouver Halts New Supportive Housing Construction
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim announced a moratorium on new supportive housing construction, citing an imbalance in regional distribution and concerns about the Downtown Eastside, sparking immediate controversy with the provincial government and raising concerns about the worsening housing crisis.
Vancouver Halts New Supportive Housing Construction
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim announced a moratorium on new supportive housing construction, citing an imbalance in regional distribution and concerns about the Downtown Eastside, sparking immediate controversy with the provincial government and raising concerns about the worsening housing crisis.
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64% Bias Score
Marseille Drug Kingpin Extradited, Charged
Fรฉlix Bingui, alleged head of the Yoda drug trafficking gang involved in Marseille's 2023 gang war, was extradited to France, charged with drug offenses, and remanded in custody on January 24th, 2025; this follows a year where drug-related deaths fell from 49 to 24.
Marseille Drug Kingpin Extradited, Charged
Fรฉlix Bingui, alleged head of the Yoda drug trafficking gang involved in Marseille's 2023 gang war, was extradited to France, charged with drug offenses, and remanded in custody on January 24th, 2025; this follows a year where drug-related deaths fell from 49 to 24.
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40% Bias Score
Colombia Deploys 9,000 Soldiers to Border, Suspends Peace Talks Amidst Rising Violence
The Colombian military launched an offensive against ELN rebels near the Venezuelan border, resulting in over 100 deaths in a week and displacing tens of thousands, causing President Gustavo Petro to suspend peace talks and reactivate arrest warrants for 30 ELN leaders.
Colombia Deploys 9,000 Soldiers to Border, Suspends Peace Talks Amidst Rising Violence
The Colombian military launched an offensive against ELN rebels near the Venezuelan border, resulting in over 100 deaths in a week and displacing tens of thousands, causing President Gustavo Petro to suspend peace talks and reactivate arrest warrants for 30 ELN leaders.
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52% Bias Score
Ulipristal Acetate Shows Promise as Abortion Medication
A study showed that a higher dose of ulipristal acetate, the active ingredient in the emergency contraceptive ellaOne, was 97% effective in inducing abortion in 133 women up to nine weeks pregnant when combined with misoprostol, potentially offering an alternative to mifepristone.
Ulipristal Acetate Shows Promise as Abortion Medication
A study showed that a higher dose of ulipristal acetate, the active ingredient in the emergency contraceptive ellaOne, was 97% effective in inducing abortion in 133 women up to nine weeks pregnant when combined with misoprostol, potentially offering an alternative to mifepristone.
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36% Bias Score
Alberta Task Force Recommends Halting COVID-19 Vaccinations
An Alberta government task force recommended halting COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children and teenagers, ending vaccine mandates, and regulating media reporting on health, contradicting mainstream scientific consensus and raising concerns about public health and media integrity.
Alberta Task Force Recommends Halting COVID-19 Vaccinations
An Alberta government task force recommended halting COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children and teenagers, ending vaccine mandates, and regulating media reporting on health, contradicting mainstream scientific consensus and raising concerns about public health and media integrity.
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60% Bias Score
Canada Reduces Immigration Spots, Offers Incentive for Asylum Seeker Burden Sharing
Canada is cutting provincial nominee program spots by 50 percent, but offers provinces more economic migrant selection in exchange for accepting more asylum seekers, amid rising asylum claims and potential US influxes due to stricter US immigration policies.
Canada Reduces Immigration Spots, Offers Incentive for Asylum Seeker Burden Sharing
Canada is cutting provincial nominee program spots by 50 percent, but offers provinces more economic migrant selection in exchange for accepting more asylum seekers, amid rising asylum claims and potential US influxes due to stricter US immigration policies.
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48% Bias Score
B.C. Inquest Rules Starvation Death of Woman with Down Syndrome a Homicide
A British Columbia coroner's inquest jury ruled the 2018 starvation death of Florence Girard, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome, a homicide, citing inadequate caregiver pay and insufficient oversight within a government-funded home-share program.
B.C. Inquest Rules Starvation Death of Woman with Down Syndrome a Homicide
A British Columbia coroner's inquest jury ruled the 2018 starvation death of Florence Girard, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome, a homicide, citing inadequate caregiver pay and insufficient oversight within a government-funded home-share program.
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40% Bias Score