February 2025
March 2025
Over 200 Earthquakes Hit Aegean Islands
More than 200 undersea earthquakes, many with magnitudes over 4.5, struck near the Aegean Sea islands over three days, leading to school closures, emergency crew deployments, seaside area restrictions, and pool draining on Santorini and nearby islands.
Over 200 Earthquakes Hit Aegean Islands
More than 200 undersea earthquakes, many with magnitudes over 4.5, struck near the Aegean Sea islands over three days, leading to school closures, emergency crew deployments, seaside area restrictions, and pool draining on Santorini and nearby islands.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Tariffs Trigger Market Decline
President Trump announced 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and 10% on Chinese goods, causing major US stock indices to fall and the Cboe Volatility Index to spike above 17, while some GOP members called the tariffs a negotiating tactic to address the fentanyl crisis.
Trump Tariffs Trigger Market Decline
President Trump announced 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and 10% on Chinese goods, causing major US stock indices to fall and the Cboe Volatility Index to spike above 17, while some GOP members called the tariffs a negotiating tactic to address the fentanyl crisis.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Buyout Program Faces Legality Challenges
The Trump administration's offer to pay federal employees through September 30th, despite congressional funding only through mid-March, is considered illegal by some Republican officials who are concerned that the approximately $50 billion cost violates the Anti-Deficiency Act.
Trump Administration's Buyout Program Faces Legality Challenges
The Trump administration's offer to pay federal employees through September 30th, despite congressional funding only through mid-March, is considered illegal by some Republican officials who are concerned that the approximately $50 billion cost violates the Anti-Deficiency Act.
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40% Bias Score
Medicaid Expansion at Risk Under Potential GOP Control
With Republicans potentially controlling Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is threatened, putting over 3 million adults in nine states at immediate risk of losing coverage due to trigger laws that automatically end expansions if federal funding falls below certain thresh...
Medicaid Expansion at Risk Under Potential GOP Control
With Republicans potentially controlling Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is threatened, putting over 3 million adults in nine states at immediate risk of losing coverage due to trigger laws that automatically end expansions if federal funding falls below certain thresh...
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40% Bias Score
US Delays Tariffs on Mexican Imports After Border Security Agreement
The U.S. and Mexico agreed to delay a 25% tariff on Mexican imports for one month after Mexico agreed to increase border security with 10,000 National Guard members; the move was prompted by President Trump's executive order imposing tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China, but the President...
US Delays Tariffs on Mexican Imports After Border Security Agreement
The U.S. and Mexico agreed to delay a 25% tariff on Mexican imports for one month after Mexico agreed to increase border security with 10,000 National Guard members; the move was prompted by President Trump's executive order imposing tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China, but the President...
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68% Bias Score
Pro-Russian Militia Founder Dies in Moscow Bombing
Armen Sarkisyan, founder of the pro-Russian Arbat Battalion in Ukraine and described as a "criminal mastermind" by Kyiv, died Monday in Moscow from injuries sustained in a bombing at an upmarket residential complex; the Kremlin spokesperson declined to comment.
Pro-Russian Militia Founder Dies in Moscow Bombing
Armen Sarkisyan, founder of the pro-Russian Arbat Battalion in Ukraine and described as a "criminal mastermind" by Kyiv, died Monday in Moscow from injuries sustained in a bombing at an upmarket residential complex; the Kremlin spokesperson declined to comment.
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48% Bias Score
Mexico Agrees to Deploy Troops to Border, Delaying Trump Tariffs
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a deal with President Trump where Mexico will deploy 10,000 troops to its border with the U.S. in exchange for a one-month delay on threatened tariffs; both countries will also increase cooperation on trade and security issues.
Mexico Agrees to Deploy Troops to Border, Delaying Trump Tariffs
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a deal with President Trump where Mexico will deploy 10,000 troops to its border with the U.S. in exchange for a one-month delay on threatened tariffs; both countries will also increase cooperation on trade and security issues.
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64% Bias Score
Norway's Electric Car Revolution: 96% of New Registrations in January
Norway's January 2025 new car registrations were 95.8% electric, far exceeding the EU's 13.6% rate in 2024 and nearing Norway's 2025 zero-emission goal, due to tax breaks and charging infrastructure.
Norway's Electric Car Revolution: 96% of New Registrations in January
Norway's January 2025 new car registrations were 95.8% electric, far exceeding the EU's 13.6% rate in 2024 and nearing Norway's 2025 zero-emission goal, due to tax breaks and charging infrastructure.
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48% Bias Score
Ukraine Strikes Major Russian Refinery Again
Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major Russian oil refinery in Volgograd, impacting 6% of the country's oil processing, and a natural gas plant in Astrakhan on Sunday night, marking the fifth successful operation behind enemy lines this year.
Ukraine Strikes Major Russian Refinery Again
Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major Russian oil refinery in Volgograd, impacting 6% of the country's oil processing, and a natural gas plant in Astrakhan on Sunday night, marking the fifth successful operation behind enemy lines this year.
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40% Bias Score
Medical Malpractice and Overbilling Cause Texas Woman's Death
A Texas woman died during a medically negligent procedure at Integrity Wellness (now Cedarwood Surgical Center) due to anesthesia errors and inadequate monitoring; the clinic also engaged in extreme overbilling.
Medical Malpractice and Overbilling Cause Texas Woman's Death
A Texas woman died during a medically negligent procedure at Integrity Wellness (now Cedarwood Surgical Center) due to anesthesia errors and inadequate monitoring; the clinic also engaged in extreme overbilling.
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48% Bias Score
Rutte: US Trade Disputes Won't Weaken NATO's Collective Defense
NATO chief Mark Rutte stated that trade disputes with the US under President Trump will not affect the alliance's collective defense, despite Trump's demands for increased defense spending and threats to withdraw protection from members who do not meet his demands.
Rutte: US Trade Disputes Won't Weaken NATO's Collective Defense
NATO chief Mark Rutte stated that trade disputes with the US under President Trump will not affect the alliance's collective defense, despite Trump's demands for increased defense spending and threats to withdraw protection from members who do not meet his demands.
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52% Bias Score
Israel Builds Military Bases in Syrian Demilitarized Zone
Between December 19, 2024, and February 1, 2025, Israel built seven military bases in and around the Golan Heights demilitarized zone, violating a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, despite the new Syrian government's commitment to upholding it. This is due to the Israeli government's assertion th...
Israel Builds Military Bases in Syrian Demilitarized Zone
Between December 19, 2024, and February 1, 2025, Israel built seven military bases in and around the Golan Heights demilitarized zone, violating a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, despite the new Syrian government's commitment to upholding it. This is due to the Israeli government's assertion th...
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44% Bias Score