February 2025
March 2025
USAID's Closure in Kazakhstan Sparks Debate Over Foreign Funding and LGBTQ+ Issues
After 33 years in Kazakhstan, the USAID office in Almaty closed following a parliamentary inquiry questioning a $2 million grant to a European LGBTQ+ association. A subsequent fake video report falsely accusing USAID of funding opposition groups fueled concerns and calls for stricter regulations on ...
USAID's Closure in Kazakhstan Sparks Debate Over Foreign Funding and LGBTQ+ Issues
After 33 years in Kazakhstan, the USAID office in Almaty closed following a parliamentary inquiry questioning a $2 million grant to a European LGBTQ+ association. A subsequent fake video report falsely accusing USAID of funding opposition groups fueled concerns and calls for stricter regulations on ...
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68% Bias Score
Congresswoman Mace Accuses Four Men of Rape and Sexual Misconduct
South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace accused four men, including her former fiancé, of rape, physical abuse, and sexual misconduct during a speech on the US House floor on Monday, November 27, 2023, presenting evidence and criticizing the South Carolina attorney general for inaction.
Congresswoman Mace Accuses Four Men of Rape and Sexual Misconduct
South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace accused four men, including her former fiancé, of rape, physical abuse, and sexual misconduct during a speech on the US House floor on Monday, November 27, 2023, presenting evidence and criticizing the South Carolina attorney general for inaction.
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44% Bias Score
South Carolina Police Investigate Sex Trafficking Allegations After Rep. Mace's Claims
Rep. Nancy Mace publicly accused her ex-fiance, Patrick Bryant, and three other men of running a sex trafficking ring, leading to a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigation launched December 14, 2023, after Mace provided evidence to the U.S. Capitol Police; the Attorney General denies r...
South Carolina Police Investigate Sex Trafficking Allegations After Rep. Mace's Claims
Rep. Nancy Mace publicly accused her ex-fiance, Patrick Bryant, and three other men of running a sex trafficking ring, leading to a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigation launched December 14, 2023, after Mace provided evidence to the U.S. Capitol Police; the Attorney General denies r...
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52% Bias Score
Father Charged with Murder of Severely Brain-Damaged Daughter
Kyle Kitchen, 38, is charged with murdering his six-year-old daughter, Primrose, whose death resulted from a traumatic head injury inflicted by Kitchen when she was eight weeks old; Kitchen vigorously shook her, causing a skull fracture and brain injury, while Kenzey Kane, the mother, was convicted ...
Father Charged with Murder of Severely Brain-Damaged Daughter
Kyle Kitchen, 38, is charged with murdering his six-year-old daughter, Primrose, whose death resulted from a traumatic head injury inflicted by Kitchen when she was eight weeks old; Kitchen vigorously shook her, causing a skull fracture and brain injury, while Kenzey Kane, the mother, was convicted ...
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40% Bias Score
Bank of England Governor Warns Against Relaxing Post-2008 Financial Regulations
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey cautioned against relaxing post-2008 financial regulations in response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves's push for deregulation to boost economic growth, citing the lasting economic damage from the 2008 financial crisis as a warning against loosening constraints.
Bank of England Governor Warns Against Relaxing Post-2008 Financial Regulations
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey cautioned against relaxing post-2008 financial regulations in response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves's push for deregulation to boost economic growth, citing the lasting economic damage from the 2008 financial crisis as a warning against loosening constraints.
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56% Bias Score
Istanbul Arrests Expose PKK's "Urban Reconciliation" Strategy
On February 11, 2025, Turkish authorities arrested ten individuals, including municipal officials from various Istanbul districts, for allegedly participating in the PKK/KCK's "Kent Uzlaşısı" (Urban Reconciliation) strategy, which aimed to increase the organization's influence in local governance th...
Istanbul Arrests Expose PKK's "Urban Reconciliation" Strategy
On February 11, 2025, Turkish authorities arrested ten individuals, including municipal officials from various Istanbul districts, for allegedly participating in the PKK/KCK's "Kent Uzlaşısı" (Urban Reconciliation) strategy, which aimed to increase the organization's influence in local governance th...
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64% Bias Score
Major Anti-Mafia Operation in Palermo Leads to 150 Arrests
Italian police arrested nearly 150 people in Palermo, Sicily, in a major anti-mafia operation on Tuesday, seizing weapons and uncovering a network of informants, including a Palermo prosecutor's office clerk; the operation, involving over 1,200 officers, is the largest since 1984 and targeted severa...
Major Anti-Mafia Operation in Palermo Leads to 150 Arrests
Italian police arrested nearly 150 people in Palermo, Sicily, in a major anti-mafia operation on Tuesday, seizing weapons and uncovering a network of informants, including a Palermo prosecutor's office clerk; the operation, involving over 1,200 officers, is the largest since 1984 and targeted severa...
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40% Bias Score
Gender Parity Achieved in US Film Lead Roles for 2024
Two studies reveal that women led 42% of the 100 top-grossing US films in 2024, achieving gender parity with men, although disparities persist in representing women of color and older women.
Gender Parity Achieved in US Film Lead Roles for 2024
Two studies reveal that women led 42% of the 100 top-grossing US films in 2024, achieving gender parity with men, although disparities persist in representing women of color and older women.
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36% Bias Score
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Plan to Cut NIH Grants
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to cut National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants by 15% after a lawsuit from 22 states, preventing a potential $4 billion in savings and highlighting concerns about a constitutional crisis amid ongoing legal challenges.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Plan to Cut NIH Grants
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to cut National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants by 15% after a lawsuit from 22 states, preventing a potential $4 billion in savings and highlighting concerns about a constitutional crisis amid ongoing legal challenges.
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56% Bias Score
Space Junk Poses Growing Threat to Air Travel
A new study reveals that an average of 100 large pieces of space debris fall to Earth annually, posing a 25% yearly risk of impacting busy commercial airspace, particularly in the northern US, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, potentially leading to flight disruptions.
Space Junk Poses Growing Threat to Air Travel
A new study reveals that an average of 100 large pieces of space debris fall to Earth annually, posing a 25% yearly risk of impacting busy commercial airspace, particularly in the northern US, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, potentially leading to flight disruptions.
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44% Bias Score
Inquest reveals sexual harassment, relationship issues, and alcohol abuse contributed to soldier's death
Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, a Royal Artillery soldier, was found dead at Larkhill army camp on December 15, 2021; an inquest revealed she had reported a sexual harassment incident involving a senior officer, BSM Michael Webber, and an army inquiry linked her death to this incident and other stressors, ...
Inquest reveals sexual harassment, relationship issues, and alcohol abuse contributed to soldier's death
Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, a Royal Artillery soldier, was found dead at Larkhill army camp on December 15, 2021; an inquest revealed she had reported a sexual harassment incident involving a senior officer, BSM Michael Webber, and an army inquiry linked her death to this incident and other stressors, ...
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44% Bias Score
Iranian Journalists Pardoned After Reporting Mahsa Amini's Death
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardoned journalists Nilüfer Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who were sentenced to 12 years in prison for reporting on Mahsa Amini's death in police custody, as part of a larger 3,126-person amnesty granted on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
Iranian Journalists Pardoned After Reporting Mahsa Amini's Death
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardoned journalists Nilüfer Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who were sentenced to 12 years in prison for reporting on Mahsa Amini's death in police custody, as part of a larger 3,126-person amnesty granted on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
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40% Bias Score