February 2025
March 2025
Lawsuits Accuse Neil Gaiman of Repeated Sexual Assault
A New Zealand woman, Scarlett Pavlovich, filed three lawsuits in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and New York against Neil Gaiman and his wife, Amanda Palmer, alleging repeated sexual assault while she worked as their nanny in New Zealand starting in 2022; the lawsuits cite an earlier New York Magazine ar...
Lawsuits Accuse Neil Gaiman of Repeated Sexual Assault
A New Zealand woman, Scarlett Pavlovich, filed three lawsuits in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and New York against Neil Gaiman and his wife, Amanda Palmer, alleging repeated sexual assault while she worked as their nanny in New Zealand starting in 2022; the lawsuits cite an earlier New York Magazine ar...
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48% Bias Score
Federal Bureau of Prisons Faces Leadership Vacuum Amidst Systemic Challenges
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is currently without a director, facing challenges such as implementing the First Step Act, addressing critical staffing shortages, and reforming its outdated administrative remedy process; these issues threaten national security and have drawn significant critici...
Federal Bureau of Prisons Faces Leadership Vacuum Amidst Systemic Challenges
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is currently without a director, facing challenges such as implementing the First Step Act, addressing critical staffing shortages, and reforming its outdated administrative remedy process; these issues threaten national security and have drawn significant critici...
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52% Bias Score
Trump Reinstates "Maximum Pressure" Campaign Against Iran
President Trump reinstated a "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran, threatening retaliation if he is assassinated, and signed a memorandum to curb Iran's nuclear program and oil exports; this follows a thwarted Iranian assassination plot and coincides with a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ne...
Trump Reinstates "Maximum Pressure" Campaign Against Iran
President Trump reinstated a "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran, threatening retaliation if he is assassinated, and signed a memorandum to curb Iran's nuclear program and oil exports; this follows a thwarted Iranian assassination plot and coincides with a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ne...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Ends U.S. Funding for UNRWA, Ceases Engagement with Human Rights Council
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday ending U.S. funding for the U.N. relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) and ceasing U.S. engagement with the U.N. Human Rights Council, citing concerns about bias and effectiveness, following reports of UNRWA staff involvement in Hamas attac...
Trump Ends U.S. Funding for UNRWA, Ceases Engagement with Human Rights Council
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday ending U.S. funding for the U.N. relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) and ceasing U.S. engagement with the U.N. Human Rights Council, citing concerns about bias and effectiveness, following reports of UNRWA staff involvement in Hamas attac...
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48% Bias Score
Lawsuit Accuses UC of Racial Discrimination in Undergraduate Admissions
Students Against Racial Discrimination filed a federal lawsuit against the University of California, alleging racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions by favoring Black and Latino students over Asian American and white applicants, violating state law and the 14th Amendment's equal protectio...
Lawsuit Accuses UC of Racial Discrimination in Undergraduate Admissions
Students Against Racial Discrimination filed a federal lawsuit against the University of California, alleging racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions by favoring Black and Latino students over Asian American and white applicants, violating state law and the 14th Amendment's equal protectio...
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56% Bias Score
Novel Henipavirus Discovered in Alabama Shrews
Researchers discovered Camp Hill virus, a novel henipavirus, in shrews in Alabama; its similarity to other deadly viruses like Langya and Hendra raises concerns about human transmission, necessitating further research into prevention and vaccines.
Novel Henipavirus Discovered in Alabama Shrews
Researchers discovered Camp Hill virus, a novel henipavirus, in shrews in Alabama; its similarity to other deadly viruses like Langya and Hendra raises concerns about human transmission, necessitating further research into prevention and vaccines.
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56% Bias Score
L'Enclume Returns to Sydney with New Australian-Focused Menu
L'Enclume, a three-Michelin-starred British restaurant, will return to Sydney's Bathers' Pavilion for a second residency from July 16 to August 24, offering a $590 14-course tasting menu featuring almost exclusively Australian produce; bookings open February 13.
L'Enclume Returns to Sydney with New Australian-Focused Menu
L'Enclume, a three-Michelin-starred British restaurant, will return to Sydney's Bathers' Pavilion for a second residency from July 16 to August 24, offering a $590 14-course tasting menu featuring almost exclusively Australian produce; bookings open February 13.
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44% Bias Score
Alphabet Stock Plunges 7% After Disappointing Q4 Earnings
Alphabet's Q4 2024 earnings report revealed slightly weaker-than-expected revenues of $96.5 billion compared to forecasts of $96.7 billion, despite exceeding adjusted EPS forecasts ($2.15 vs $2.12), causing a 7% stock drop and approximately $180 billion market value loss, driven by Google Cloud's un...
Alphabet Stock Plunges 7% After Disappointing Q4 Earnings
Alphabet's Q4 2024 earnings report revealed slightly weaker-than-expected revenues of $96.5 billion compared to forecasts of $96.7 billion, despite exceeding adjusted EPS forecasts ($2.15 vs $2.12), causing a 7% stock drop and approximately $180 billion market value loss, driven by Google Cloud's un...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Seeks to Dismantle Department of Education
President Trump is preparing an executive action to cut the Department of Education's budget, starting with easily reducible programs and staff, and then urging Congress to abolish the department; at least 74 staff members have been placed on paid leave, ostensibly for attending DEI workshops, despi...
Trump Seeks to Dismantle Department of Education
President Trump is preparing an executive action to cut the Department of Education's budget, starting with easily reducible programs and staff, and then urging Congress to abolish the department; at least 74 staff members have been placed on paid leave, ostensibly for attending DEI workshops, despi...
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52% Bias Score
Trump Secures Border Security Wins Using Tariff Threats
President Trump secured new border security agreements with Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and El Salvador, using tariff threats and diplomacy; these agreements include increased border enforcement, troop deployments, and the acceptance of deported nationals, leading to a pause on planned tari...
Trump Secures Border Security Wins Using Tariff Threats
President Trump secured new border security agreements with Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and El Salvador, using tariff threats and diplomacy; these agreements include increased border enforcement, troop deployments, and the acceptance of deported nationals, leading to a pause on planned tari...
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56% Bias Score
Musk Sues OpenAI, Challenging For-Profit Conversion
Elon Musk sued OpenAI, alleging breach of its nonprofit aims after investing $45 million, and is seeking a court order to block its for-profit conversion; a judge expressed concerns, and the case may proceed to trial.
Musk Sues OpenAI, Challenging For-Profit Conversion
Elon Musk sued OpenAI, alleging breach of its nonprofit aims after investing $45 million, and is seeking a court order to block its for-profit conversion; a judge expressed concerns, and the case may proceed to trial.
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44% Bias Score
El Salvador Offers to House U.S. Deportees, Including Citizens
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele offered to accept deportees of any nationality from the U.S., including incarcerated U.S. citizens, for a fee, raising significant legal and ethical concerns.
El Salvador Offers to House U.S. Deportees, Including Citizens
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele offered to accept deportees of any nationality from the U.S., including incarcerated U.S. citizens, for a fee, raising significant legal and ethical concerns.
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52% Bias Score