February 2025
March 2025
Climate Change Endangers Europe's Alcoholic Drinks
Climate change threatens European alcoholic beverages; prosecco production may fall by 20% due to extreme weather, Hungarian pálinka faces fruit crop challenges, British beer is at risk from reduced hop yields, and Guinness faces water scarcity concerns.
Climate Change Endangers Europe's Alcoholic Drinks
Climate change threatens European alcoholic beverages; prosecco production may fall by 20% due to extreme weather, Hungarian pálinka faces fruit crop challenges, British beer is at risk from reduced hop yields, and Guinness faces water scarcity concerns.
Progress
36% Bias Score
US-Panama Tensions Rise After Rubio's Visit Amid Canal Dispute and Immigration Concerns
Following President Trump's claim to "take back" the Panama Canal, Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Panama, sparking protests and raising tensions. Discussions focused on the Canal, illegal immigration, and the US's regional influence; differing accounts emerged from both sides.
US-Panama Tensions Rise After Rubio's Visit Amid Canal Dispute and Immigration Concerns
Following President Trump's claim to "take back" the Panama Canal, Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Panama, sparking protests and raising tensions. Discussions focused on the Canal, illegal immigration, and the US's regional influence; differing accounts emerged from both sides.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Super Bowl LIX Commercial Slots Sell Out at Record Prices
Super Bowl LIX commercials, airing February 9th in New Orleans on Fox, sold out in August 2024, with 30-second slots costing \$7-8 million, a record; State Farm canceled its ad due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Super Bowl LIX Commercial Slots Sell Out at Record Prices
Super Bowl LIX commercials, airing February 9th in New Orleans on Fox, sold out in August 2024, with 30-second slots costing \$7-8 million, a record; State Farm canceled its ad due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump's Second Term: Navigating Market Uncertainty and Climate Risks
President Trump's renewed tariffs and climate change policies create market uncertainty, impacting supply chains and sustainability. Businesses must adapt by diversifying, increasing local production, and integrating climate risk into their strategies.
Trump's Second Term: Navigating Market Uncertainty and Climate Risks
President Trump's renewed tariffs and climate change policies create market uncertainty, impacting supply chains and sustainability. Businesses must adapt by diversifying, increasing local production, and integrating climate risk into their strategies.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Mass Protests Erupt Against Merz's Migration Policy
Tens of thousands protested nationwide against CDU chancellor candidate Merz's plan to curb migration with AfD support; a smaller counter-demonstration took place before the CDU party convention in Berlin.
Mass Protests Erupt Against Merz's Migration Policy
Tens of thousands protested nationwide against CDU chancellor candidate Merz's plan to curb migration with AfD support; a smaller counter-demonstration took place before the CDU party convention in Berlin.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Linkin Park's "The Emptiness Machine" Breaks Record with 20-Week Chart Reign
Linkin Park's "The Emptiness Machine" has remained at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for 20 weeks, surpassing all their previous No. 1 hits combined, a feat achieved by no other single from the band. This success comes from the band's comeback album "From Zero", released in early Sep...
Linkin Park's "The Emptiness Machine" Breaks Record with 20-Week Chart Reign
Linkin Park's "The Emptiness Machine" has remained at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for 20 weeks, surpassing all their previous No. 1 hits combined, a feat achieved by no other single from the band. This success comes from the band's comeback album "From Zero", released in early Sep...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Canadian Manufacturing Growth Slows Amid Looming U.S. Tariffs
In January 2024, Canada's manufacturing PMI dipped to 51.6, despite a rise in export orders due to preemptive client purchases anticipating U.S. tariffs. The U.S. imposed 25 percent tariffs, prompting Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $155 billion of U.S. goods, causing uncertainty in the Canadian man...
Canadian Manufacturing Growth Slows Amid Looming U.S. Tariffs
In January 2024, Canada's manufacturing PMI dipped to 51.6, despite a rise in export orders due to preemptive client purchases anticipating U.S. tariffs. The U.S. imposed 25 percent tariffs, prompting Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $155 billion of U.S. goods, causing uncertainty in the Canadian man...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Non-Retail Giants Disrupting E-Commerce
Non-retail companies, such as Netflix and TikTok, are aggressively expanding into e-commerce, creating new revenue streams and disrupting traditional retail models; projected social commerce sales will reach nearly $800 billion by 2028.
Non-Retail Giants Disrupting E-Commerce
Non-retail companies, such as Netflix and TikTok, are aggressively expanding into e-commerce, creating new revenue streams and disrupting traditional retail models; projected social commerce sales will reach nearly $800 billion by 2028.
Progress
36% Bias Score
House GOP Proposal to Eliminate Lifetime Learning Credit
A Republican proposal seeks to eliminate the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC), a tax benefit allowing up to a $2,000 deduction for higher education expenses, impacting graduate students who already face significant debt; the proposal is part of a broader plan to offset tax cuts.
House GOP Proposal to Eliminate Lifetime Learning Credit
A Republican proposal seeks to eliminate the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC), a tax benefit allowing up to a $2,000 deduction for higher education expenses, impacting graduate students who already face significant debt; the proposal is part of a broader plan to offset tax cuts.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Moscow Bombing Kills Pro-Kremlin Commander
A bomb explosion in a Moscow residential complex killed pro-Kremlin paramilitary leader Armen Sarkisyan and one bodyguard; five others were wounded. The attack is under investigation, and potential Ukrainian involvement could lead to terrorism charges.
Moscow Bombing Kills Pro-Kremlin Commander
A bomb explosion in a Moscow residential complex killed pro-Kremlin paramilitary leader Armen Sarkisyan and one bodyguard; five others were wounded. The attack is under investigation, and potential Ukrainian involvement could lead to terrorism charges.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Transnistria Restores Power and Heating After Month-Long Disruption
Transnistria restored electricity and heating to its residents on February 3 after a month-long interruption caused by suspended Russian gas transit via Ukraine, using increased production from the Moldovan Hydropower Plant and a 20 million euro EU gas supply; full gas restoration is expected by the...
Transnistria Restores Power and Heating After Month-Long Disruption
Transnistria restored electricity and heating to its residents on February 3 after a month-long interruption caused by suspended Russian gas transit via Ukraine, using increased production from the Moldovan Hydropower Plant and a 20 million euro EU gas supply; full gas restoration is expected by the...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Texas National Guard Granted Authority to Make Immigration Arrests
The Trump administration has authorized the Texas National Guard to arrest illegal immigrants alongside federal immigration officers, starting immediately, to increase border security.
Texas National Guard Granted Authority to Make Immigration Arrests
The Trump administration has authorized the Texas National Guard to arrest illegal immigrants alongside federal immigration officers, starting immediately, to increase border security.
Progress
52% Bias Score