January 2025
February 2025
Trump Administration Faces Legal Setback on Aid Freeze Amidst Anti-Immigration Push
The Trump administration issued, then retracted, an order freezing billions in federal aid, facing immediate legal challenges; simultaneously, it's enacting anti-immigration legislation and targeting critical race theory in schools.
Trump Administration Faces Legal Setback on Aid Freeze Amidst Anti-Immigration Push
The Trump administration issued, then retracted, an order freezing billions in federal aid, facing immediate legal challenges; simultaneously, it's enacting anti-immigration legislation and targeting critical race theory in schools.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Lutnick's Country-by-Country Trade Approach: A Shift in US Trade Policy
President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, proposes a country-by-country trade approach to address perceived unfair treatment of the U.S. in global trade, advocating for higher tariffs on adversaries while potentially mitigating negative effects on specific sectors a...
Lutnick's Country-by-Country Trade Approach: A Shift in US Trade Policy
President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, proposes a country-by-country trade approach to address perceived unfair treatment of the U.S. in global trade, advocating for higher tariffs on adversaries while potentially mitigating negative effects on specific sectors a...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Goldman Sachs Warns of Market Risks, Recommends Portfolio Diversification
Goldman Sachs' chief global equity strategist Peter Oppenheimer recommends portfolio risk reduction due to high U.S. equity valuations, market concentration, and uncertainty surrounding AI investment returns, suggesting diversification into bonds and non-U.S., non-tech stocks.
Goldman Sachs Warns of Market Risks, Recommends Portfolio Diversification
Goldman Sachs' chief global equity strategist Peter Oppenheimer recommends portfolio risk reduction due to high U.S. equity valuations, market concentration, and uncertainty surrounding AI investment returns, suggesting diversification into bonds and non-U.S., non-tech stocks.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern enshrines protection of Jewish life in constitution
The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament amended its constitution to protect and promote Jewish life and culture as a state goal, passing with a 59-to-unspecified vote majority following the Hamas attack on Israel and a rise in German antisemitism; the amendment adds a clause to Article 18a, expa...
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern enshrines protection of Jewish life in constitution
The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament amended its constitution to protect and promote Jewish life and culture as a state goal, passing with a 59-to-unspecified vote majority following the Hamas attack on Israel and a rise in German antisemitism; the amendment adds a clause to Article 18a, expa...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Quebec's French Class Cuts Disrupt Immigrant Integration
Quebec's cuts to adult French language classes in 2023 affected thousands, mostly recent immigrants needing French to stay, despite a surge in demand and long waitlists, creating a two-tiered system favoring those who can afford private instruction.
Quebec's French Class Cuts Disrupt Immigrant Integration
Quebec's cuts to adult French language classes in 2023 affected thousands, mostly recent immigrants needing French to stay, despite a surge in demand and long waitlists, creating a two-tiered system favoring those who can afford private instruction.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Revokes TPS for 600,000 Venezuelans
The Trump administration revoked the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 600,000 Venezuelans, reversing a Biden administration decision and potentially leading to their deportation; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is exploring alternative deportation methods, including using the Gua...
Trump Administration Revokes TPS for 600,000 Venezuelans
The Trump administration revoked the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 600,000 Venezuelans, reversing a Biden administration decision and potentially leading to their deportation; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is exploring alternative deportation methods, including using the Gua...
Progress
64% Bias Score
Ford Calls Snap Ontario Election Amid US Tariff Threat
Ontario Premier Doug Ford called a snap election for February 27th, citing the need to address potential US tariffs and secure a mandate, while opposition parties criticize his handling of healthcare and the Greenbelt housing plan; the election is estimated to cost $189 million.
Ford Calls Snap Ontario Election Amid US Tariff Threat
Ontario Premier Doug Ford called a snap election for February 27th, citing the need to address potential US tariffs and secure a mandate, while opposition parties criticize his handling of healthcare and the Greenbelt housing plan; the election is estimated to cost $189 million.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Severe Influenza Outbreak in France: High Child Infection Rates and Low Vaccine Efficacy
France's influenza epidemic is intensifying, with exceptionally high infection rates among children and elevated mortality among adults, despite extended vaccination efforts; low vaccine efficacy among the elderly is particularly concerning.
Severe Influenza Outbreak in France: High Child Infection Rates and Low Vaccine Efficacy
France's influenza epidemic is intensifying, with exceptionally high infection rates among children and elevated mortality among adults, despite extended vaccination efforts; low vaccine efficacy among the elderly is particularly concerning.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Trump Administration Rescinds Memo Freezing Federal Grants After Backlash
President Trump's budget office rescinded a memo freezing federal grants two days after it sparked confusion and legal challenges; the White House cited ongoing reviews of spending related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and climate change, while critics cited harm and chaos caused by the freeze.
Trump Administration Rescinds Memo Freezing Federal Grants After Backlash
President Trump's budget office rescinded a memo freezing federal grants two days after it sparked confusion and legal challenges; the White House cited ongoing reviews of spending related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and climate change, while critics cited harm and chaos caused by the freeze.
Progress
44% Bias Score
German TV Moderator Accused of Antisemitism
A German-Israeli professor, Haya Schulmann, accuses a Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) moderator of antisemitism after the moderator reacted with disgust to learning the professor's Israeli origin; the HR initiated an independent investigation into the incident.
German TV Moderator Accused of Antisemitism
A German-Israeli professor, Haya Schulmann, accuses a Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) moderator of antisemitism after the moderator reacted with disgust to learning the professor's Israeli origin; the HR initiated an independent investigation into the incident.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Severe Influenza Epidemic in France: High Mortality and Low Vaccine Effectiveness
France faces an exceptionally severe influenza outbreak, with three virus strains circulating simultaneously, resulting in high mortality (7% of deaths linked to influenza), low vaccine effectiveness (35% in over-65s), and numerous hospitalizations, especially among children and the elderly.
Severe Influenza Epidemic in France: High Mortality and Low Vaccine Effectiveness
France faces an exceptionally severe influenza outbreak, with three virus strains circulating simultaneously, resulting in high mortality (7% of deaths linked to influenza), low vaccine effectiveness (35% in over-65s), and numerous hospitalizations, especially among children and the elderly.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Rubio Invited to Key EU Meeting Amidst Ukraine-U.S. Communication Gap
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha received invitations to an EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on February 12, potentially marking the first official contact between Ukraine and the Trump administration regarding ending Russia's war in Ukraine.
Rubio Invited to Key EU Meeting Amidst Ukraine-U.S. Communication Gap
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha received invitations to an EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on February 12, potentially marking the first official contact between Ukraine and the Trump administration regarding ending Russia's war in Ukraine.
Progress
36% Bias Score