February 2025
March 2025
German Election: Policy Clashes and Coalition Scenarios
Germany's election nears, with recent TV debates highlighting policy clashes on migration, foreign relations, and economic strategies. A Forsa poll shows 43% support a CDU/CSU-SPD coalition, potentially excluding the Greens. Discussions included Annalena Baerbock's (Greens) defense of the party's mi...
German Election: Policy Clashes and Coalition Scenarios
Germany's election nears, with recent TV debates highlighting policy clashes on migration, foreign relations, and economic strategies. A Forsa poll shows 43% support a CDU/CSU-SPD coalition, potentially excluding the Greens. Discussions included Annalena Baerbock's (Greens) defense of the party's mi...
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36% Bias Score
Global Leaders Prioritize AI Economic Competition Over Safety at Paris Summit
At the Paris AI Action Summit, world leaders prioritized economic competition over AI safety, pledging billions in investments and promising lighter regulation, a stark contrast to previous summits focused on safety frameworks.
Global Leaders Prioritize AI Economic Competition Over Safety at Paris Summit
At the Paris AI Action Summit, world leaders prioritized economic competition over AI safety, pledging billions in investments and promising lighter regulation, a stark contrast to previous summits focused on safety frameworks.
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56% Bias Score
France Proposes "Critical Chemicals Act" to Counter Europe's Chemical Industry Decline
France's proposed "Critical Chemicals Act" seeks to revitalize Europe's struggling chemical sector by designating 15 key compounds as "strategic," providing funding and faster permitting to counteract a 12 percent production drop since 2019, driven by high energy costs and global competition.
France Proposes "Critical Chemicals Act" to Counter Europe's Chemical Industry Decline
France's proposed "Critical Chemicals Act" seeks to revitalize Europe's struggling chemical sector by designating 15 key compounds as "strategic," providing funding and faster permitting to counteract a 12 percent production drop since 2019, driven by high energy costs and global competition.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Global Scam Epidemic: India's Role and the Challenges of Combating Fraud
India accounts for 85% of global fraudulent calls, a result of call center outsourcing, lax data regulations, and the subsequent creation of large-scale, well-organized scam operations involving multiple countries and money laundering.
Global Scam Epidemic: India's Role and the Challenges of Combating Fraud
India accounts for 85% of global fraudulent calls, a result of call center outsourcing, lax data regulations, and the subsequent creation of large-scale, well-organized scam operations involving multiple countries and money laundering.
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48% Bias Score
Kanye West Dropped by Agency, Shopify Removes Antisemitic Merchandise
Following a series of antisemitic posts on X/Twitter, Kanye West's talent agency 33&West dropped him; subsequently, Shopify removed his online store which was selling a t-shirt with a swastika, leading to widespread condemnation and highlighting the significant consequences of hate speech.
Kanye West Dropped by Agency, Shopify Removes Antisemitic Merchandise
Following a series of antisemitic posts on X/Twitter, Kanye West's talent agency 33&West dropped him; subsequently, Shopify removed his online store which was selling a t-shirt with a swastika, leading to widespread condemnation and highlighting the significant consequences of hate speech.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Spanish Decree Offers Residency to Flood-Affected Migrants
The October 29, 2024, floods in Torrent, Valencia, Spain, destroyed the home of Jhon Jairo Londoño and six others, highlighting the plight of undocumented migrants who lost their homes and livelihoods; a new government decree offers one-year residency and work permits to around 26,000 affected migra...
Spanish Decree Offers Residency to Flood-Affected Migrants
The October 29, 2024, floods in Torrent, Valencia, Spain, destroyed the home of Jhon Jairo Londoño and six others, highlighting the plight of undocumented migrants who lost their homes and livelihoods; a new government decree offers one-year residency and work permits to around 26,000 affected migra...
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20% Bias Score
CSU Proposes Massive German Military Buildup
The CSU presented a plan to bolster the German military, proposing 500,000 active and reserve soldiers, including reinstated conscription, along with substantial investments in weaponry like 300 battle tanks and 100,000 drones, and increased defense spending to 3% of GDP to counter perceived securit...
CSU Proposes Massive German Military Buildup
The CSU presented a plan to bolster the German military, proposing 500,000 active and reserve soldiers, including reinstated conscription, along with substantial investments in weaponry like 300 battle tanks and 100,000 drones, and increased defense spending to 3% of GDP to counter perceived securit...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Hollywood Reaches Gender Parity in Top-Grossing Films, but Racial Inclusion Lags
A report reveals that in 2024, 54% of the top 100 highest-grossing films featured female leads, a significant increase from previous years, though racial representation remains inadequate.
Hollywood Reaches Gender Parity in Top-Grossing Films, but Racial Inclusion Lags
A report reveals that in 2024, 54% of the top 100 highest-grossing films featured female leads, a significant increase from previous years, though racial representation remains inadequate.
Progress
44% Bias Score
German Election: Conservatives Poised to Win, Far-Right AfD Makes Significant Gains
Germany's February 23rd election will likely result in a conservative victory led by Friedrich Merz, with the far-right AfD projected to achieve its best national election result ever, potentially creating a rightward shift in German politics with implications for Europe and the Ukraine war.
German Election: Conservatives Poised to Win, Far-Right AfD Makes Significant Gains
Germany's February 23rd election will likely result in a conservative victory led by Friedrich Merz, with the far-right AfD projected to achieve its best national election result ever, potentially creating a rightward shift in German politics with implications for Europe and the Ukraine war.
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60% Bias Score
Detroit Children Freeze to Death Amidst Unheeded Plea for Homeless Services
Two young children froze to death in a Detroit casino parking garage on Monday morning after their family's pleas for help from the city's homeless services went unanswered, prompting a review of the city's homeless response systems.
Detroit Children Freeze to Death Amidst Unheeded Plea for Homeless Services
Two young children froze to death in a Detroit casino parking garage on Monday morning after their family's pleas for help from the city's homeless services went unanswered, prompting a review of the city's homeless response systems.
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52% Bias Score
Spanish Coalition Faces Crisis Over Minimum Wage Tax
The Spanish government's decision to tax the minimum wage for the first time, increasing it to €1,184 per month, has caused a major rift within the ruling coalition, pitting the Socialist Party (PSOE) against Sumar, who introduced a bill to counter the decision and has secured likely support from op...
Spanish Coalition Faces Crisis Over Minimum Wage Tax
The Spanish government's decision to tax the minimum wage for the first time, increasing it to €1,184 per month, has caused a major rift within the ruling coalition, pitting the Socialist Party (PSOE) against Sumar, who introduced a bill to counter the decision and has secured likely support from op...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Catalan Police Shift to Preventative Measures After 2017 Attacks
The 2017 Barcelona terror attacks prompted a reform of Catalan police strategies, shifting from reactive to preventative measures involving community engagement, resulting in 159 individuals identified at risk in 2024, with most diverted from extremism through non-arrest interventions; however, the ...
Catalan Police Shift to Preventative Measures After 2017 Attacks
The 2017 Barcelona terror attacks prompted a reform of Catalan police strategies, shifting from reactive to preventative measures involving community engagement, resulting in 159 individuals identified at risk in 2024, with most diverted from extremism through non-arrest interventions; however, the ...
Progress
44% Bias Score