February 2025
March 2025
Robots Star in China's 2024 Spring Festival
During the 2024 Chinese Spring Festival, humanoid robots performed in various events, including a televised dance at the Spring Festival Gala and a tech-driven temple fair in Beijing, showcasing China's AI advancements and integration of technology with cultural traditions.
Robots Star in China's 2024 Spring Festival
During the 2024 Chinese Spring Festival, humanoid robots performed in various events, including a televised dance at the Spring Festival Gala and a tech-driven temple fair in Beijing, showcasing China's AI advancements and integration of technology with cultural traditions.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Macron's Stalled Pledge: African Artifacts Remain in French Museums
French President Macron's 2017 promise to return thousands of African artifacts held in French museums has stalled due to parliamentary inaction, despite a 2023 law allowing exceptions for some items; one talking drum, ready for return over a year ago, exemplifies the delay.
Macron's Stalled Pledge: African Artifacts Remain in French Museums
French President Macron's 2017 promise to return thousands of African artifacts held in French museums has stalled due to parliamentary inaction, despite a 2023 law allowing exceptions for some items; one talking drum, ready for return over a year ago, exemplifies the delay.
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44% Bias Score
FBI Investigates Over 1,000 Agents Amid Concerns of Political Retaliation
Following Justice Department memos ordering the review and potential termination of those involved in January 6th Capitol riot investigations, the FBI is conducting a review of over 1,000 agents and support staff to determine their role in the cases, prompting concerns of political retaliation and t...
FBI Investigates Over 1,000 Agents Amid Concerns of Political Retaliation
Following Justice Department memos ordering the review and potential termination of those involved in January 6th Capitol riot investigations, the FBI is conducting a review of over 1,000 agents and support staff to determine their role in the cases, prompting concerns of political retaliation and t...
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44% Bias Score
McConnell's Judicial Legacy: A Conservative Court and Enduring Controversy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's legacy centers on shaping the judiciary by confirming three Supreme Court justices and over 200 lower-court judges, resulting in a conservative court majority and sparking controversy over his tactics, particularly his handling of Merrick Garland's and Amy Co...
McConnell's Judicial Legacy: A Conservative Court and Enduring Controversy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's legacy centers on shaping the judiciary by confirming three Supreme Court justices and over 200 lower-court judges, resulting in a conservative court majority and sparking controversy over his tactics, particularly his handling of Merrick Garland's and Amy Co...
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40% Bias Score
McConnell Defies Trump, Votes Against Defense Nominee
Following his resignation as Senate Majority Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell voted against President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, marking a departure from his previous pattern of largely supporting the President, despite their long history of public conflict.
McConnell Defies Trump, Votes Against Defense Nominee
Following his resignation as Senate Majority Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell voted against President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, marking a departure from his previous pattern of largely supporting the President, despite their long history of public conflict.
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44% Bias Score
M23 Rebels Seize Goma, DRC
The M23 rebel group captured Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 2022, resulting in at least 700 deaths and almost 3,000 injuries; the rebels claim to be fighting for minority rights, but the Congolese government accuses Rwanda of supporting them.
M23 Rebels Seize Goma, DRC
The M23 rebel group captured Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 2022, resulting in at least 700 deaths and almost 3,000 injuries; the rebels claim to be fighting for minority rights, but the Congolese government accuses Rwanda of supporting them.
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44% Bias Score
China-LAC Trade Booms Thanks to Expanding FTA Network
China's trade with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has surged, driven by a network of free trade agreements (FTAs), making China the region's second-largest trading partner. These FTAs, including recent agreements with Ecuador and Nicaragua, feature high standards and focus on services and inv...
China-LAC Trade Booms Thanks to Expanding FTA Network
China's trade with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has surged, driven by a network of free trade agreements (FTAs), making China the region's second-largest trading partner. These FTAs, including recent agreements with Ecuador and Nicaragua, feature high standards and focus on services and inv...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Trump Reverses Biden's Climate Agenda: Limited Immediate Impact
President Trump, upon returning to office, immediately withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, revoked Biden's climate orders, and issued new executive orders promoting fossil fuels; however, the practical impact is limited by the complexity of the energy sector, existing state and local p...
Trump Reverses Biden's Climate Agenda: Limited Immediate Impact
President Trump, upon returning to office, immediately withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, revoked Biden's climate orders, and issued new executive orders promoting fossil fuels; however, the practical impact is limited by the complexity of the energy sector, existing state and local p...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Trump Administration Terminates TPS for 350,000 Venezuelan Migrants
The Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelan migrants, effective this spring, citing national interest concerns and community absorption challenges, despite acknowledging continued difficult conditions in Venezuela; this action reverses a ...
Trump Administration Terminates TPS for 350,000 Venezuelan Migrants
The Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelan migrants, effective this spring, citing national interest concerns and community absorption challenges, despite acknowledging continued difficult conditions in Venezuela; this action reverses a ...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Lighthizer: China Poses Existential Threat, Tariffs Needed
Robert Lighthizer argues that China's trade practices present an existential threat to the U.S., advocating for substantial tariffs to rebalance trade and stimulate domestic manufacturing, despite economists' warnings of potential job losses and inflation.
Lighthizer: China Poses Existential Threat, Tariffs Needed
Robert Lighthizer argues that China's trade practices present an existential threat to the U.S., advocating for substantial tariffs to rebalance trade and stimulate domestic manufacturing, despite economists' warnings of potential job losses and inflation.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Psychedelic Retreat Shows Promise for PTSD Treatment, But Raises Concerns
Nine US military veterans with PTSD participated in a psychedelic retreat in Mexico using psilocybin and 5-MeO-DMT in March; eight reported significant symptom improvement, while one experienced negative effects; the Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting clinical trials to explore the potenti...
Psychedelic Retreat Shows Promise for PTSD Treatment, But Raises Concerns
Nine US military veterans with PTSD participated in a psychedelic retreat in Mexico using psilocybin and 5-MeO-DMT in March; eight reported significant symptom improvement, while one experienced negative effects; the Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting clinical trials to explore the potenti...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Trump Tariffs Increased Prices for American Consumers
Donald Trump's tariffs on imported goods, ranging from 10% to 25%, significantly increased prices for American consumers, with studies showing the majority of the economic burden fell on them, contrary to Trump's claims.
Trump Tariffs Increased Prices for American Consumers
Donald Trump's tariffs on imported goods, ranging from 10% to 25%, significantly increased prices for American consumers, with studies showing the majority of the economic burden fell on them, contrary to Trump's claims.
Progress
32% Bias Score