February 2025
March 2025
Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show: A Conscious Statement
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show, featuring Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam, used symbolic storytelling and social commentary to challenge mainstream norms and directly address political tensions on a platform typically reserved for light entertainment.
Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show: A Conscious Statement
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show, featuring Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam, used symbolic storytelling and social commentary to challenge mainstream norms and directly address political tensions on a platform typically reserved for light entertainment.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Takes Over Kennedy Center
President Trump fired the John F. Kennedy Center's board members and named himself chairman, citing a desire for a "golden age" in arts and culture, following court decisions blocking other administration actions.
Trump Takes Over Kennedy Center
President Trump fired the John F. Kennedy Center's board members and named himself chairman, citing a desire for a "golden age" in arts and culture, following court decisions blocking other administration actions.
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52% Bias Score
Increased Israeli Checkpoints Cripple West Bank
Since the October 2023 Hamas attack and subsequent ceasefire, Israel has significantly increased checkpoints in the West Bank, causing major disruptions to Palestinian life, including four-hour commutes, economic hardship, and increased tensions.
Increased Israeli Checkpoints Cripple West Bank
Since the October 2023 Hamas attack and subsequent ceasefire, Israel has significantly increased checkpoints in the West Bank, causing major disruptions to Palestinian life, including four-hour commutes, economic hardship, and increased tensions.
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52% Bias Score
Trump DOJ Challenges Judge's Block on Musk's Access to Treasury Data
A federal judge's order blocking Elon Musk and associates from accessing Treasury Department data due to privacy concerns prompted a challenge from the Trump Justice Department, which deemed the ruling unconstitutional, sparking a debate over executive and judicial authority.
Trump DOJ Challenges Judge's Block on Musk's Access to Treasury Data
A federal judge's order blocking Elon Musk and associates from accessing Treasury Department data due to privacy concerns prompted a challenge from the Trump Justice Department, which deemed the ruling unconstitutional, sparking a debate over executive and judicial authority.
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76% Bias Score
Israel Strikes Syria, Hamas Denies Presence
Following a major offensive by armed opposition groups in Syria that resulted in regime change, Israel launched an airstrike on Deir Ali, Syria targeting what it claimed was a Hamas weapons facility, but a source close to Hamas says the strike hit former Syrian army facilities, resulting in one fata...
Israel Strikes Syria, Hamas Denies Presence
Following a major offensive by armed opposition groups in Syria that resulted in regime change, Israel launched an airstrike on Deir Ali, Syria targeting what it claimed was a Hamas weapons facility, but a source close to Hamas says the strike hit former Syrian army facilities, resulting in one fata...
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44% Bias Score
Scholz Condemns Trump's Gaza Plan; Merz Stresses European Unity
In a German pre-election debate, Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned President Trump's plan to redevelop Gaza as a "scandal" and against international law, while challenger Friedrich Merz expressed concern but emphasized the need for European unity in responding to unpredictable U.S. policies.
Scholz Condemns Trump's Gaza Plan; Merz Stresses European Unity
In a German pre-election debate, Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned President Trump's plan to redevelop Gaza as a "scandal" and against international law, while challenger Friedrich Merz expressed concern but emphasized the need for European unity in responding to unpredictable U.S. policies.
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44% Bias Score
77 Years of Displacement: Palestinian Refugees' Unfulfilled Hope for Return
Eighty-year-old Khadija al-Ali, a Palestinian refugee in Syria since the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, urges Gazans to remain steadfast amidst recent devastation, highlighting the unfulfilled promise of return and the ongoing displacement of millions of Palestinian refugees.
77 Years of Displacement: Palestinian Refugees' Unfulfilled Hope for Return
Eighty-year-old Khadija al-Ali, a Palestinian refugee in Syria since the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, urges Gazans to remain steadfast amidst recent devastation, highlighting the unfulfilled promise of return and the ongoing displacement of millions of Palestinian refugees.
Progress
44% Bias Score
UK Government Cuts Drax Subsidy, Saving Consumers £170 Million Annually
The UK government will cut Drax power station's subsidy by half from 2027, saving consumers £170 million annually, as the plant's role in the power system is reduced, while its wood pellet sustainability increases to 100% under a new deal.
UK Government Cuts Drax Subsidy, Saving Consumers £170 Million Annually
The UK government will cut Drax power station's subsidy by half from 2027, saving consumers £170 million annually, as the plant's role in the power system is reduced, while its wood pellet sustainability increases to 100% under a new deal.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Revokes Security Clearances of Biden and Other Political Foes
President Trump revoked the security clearances of former President Biden, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, citing concerns about their handling of classified information and national security.
Trump Revokes Security Clearances of Biden and Other Political Foes
President Trump revoked the security clearances of former President Biden, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, citing concerns about their handling of classified information and national security.
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64% Bias Score
Judges Dismiss Climate Lawsuits Against Energy Companies
Judges in Maryland and New York dismissed climate lawsuits against energy companies, citing federal law preemption and inconsistencies in plaintiffs' arguments; this follows the Supreme Court's refusal to hear similar cases, potentially setting a precedent for numerous pending lawsuits.
Judges Dismiss Climate Lawsuits Against Energy Companies
Judges in Maryland and New York dismissed climate lawsuits against energy companies, citing federal law preemption and inconsistencies in plaintiffs' arguments; this follows the Supreme Court's refusal to hear similar cases, potentially setting a precedent for numerous pending lawsuits.
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72% Bias Score
U.K. Government's Immigration Crackdown Leads to Thousands of Deportations
The British government launched a crackdown on illegal immigration, conducting over 5,000 business raids, making nearly 4,000 arrests, and deporting over 16,000 migrants since July, exceeding previous figures and aiming to curb the rise of the anti-immigrant Reform U.K. party.
U.K. Government's Immigration Crackdown Leads to Thousands of Deportations
The British government launched a crackdown on illegal immigration, conducting over 5,000 business raids, making nearly 4,000 arrests, and deporting over 16,000 migrants since July, exceeding previous figures and aiming to curb the rise of the anti-immigrant Reform U.K. party.
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44% Bias Score
Son-in-Law of Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Border Used-Car Price-Fixing Scheme
Carlos Fabian Martinez, son-in-law of former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas Guillen, pleaded guilty to an 11-year price-fixing scheme involving violence and extortion in the used-car market at the U.S.-Mexico border, impacting thousands of migrants, and faces 11 years in prison.
Son-in-Law of Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Border Used-Car Price-Fixing Scheme
Carlos Fabian Martinez, son-in-law of former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas Guillen, pleaded guilty to an 11-year price-fixing scheme involving violence and extortion in the used-car market at the U.S.-Mexico border, impacting thousands of migrants, and faces 11 years in prison.
Progress
32% Bias Score