February 2025
March 2025
Leaders of Zizian Cult-Like Group Arrested, Linked to Five Murders
Maryland police arrested Jack LaSota, 34, and Michelle Zajko, 33, suspected leaders of the Zizian group, linked to five murders across several states, including the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont on January 20; they face charges of illegal entry, obstruction of officials, and unlic...
Leaders of Zizian Cult-Like Group Arrested, Linked to Five Murders
Maryland police arrested Jack LaSota, 34, and Michelle Zajko, 33, suspected leaders of the Zizian group, linked to five murders across several states, including the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont on January 20; they face charges of illegal entry, obstruction of officials, and unlic...
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36% Bias Score
Global Surge in Teen Anxiety and Depression: Studies Reveal Alarming Trends
Studies in the US and Australia reveal alarming rates of anxiety and depression among teenagers, with girls disproportionately affected; factors include puberty, educational transitions, social media, and the pandemic, highlighting a need for preventative strategies focusing on well-being and reduci...
Global Surge in Teen Anxiety and Depression: Studies Reveal Alarming Trends
Studies in the US and Australia reveal alarming rates of anxiety and depression among teenagers, with girls disproportionately affected; factors include puberty, educational transitions, social media, and the pandemic, highlighting a need for preventative strategies focusing on well-being and reduci...
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52% Bias Score
Germany Plans Temporary Return Trips for Syrian Refugees
Germany is developing a plan to allow Syrian refugees short-term trips home to assess conditions before permanent return, addressing concerns about maintaining protection status, while facing pressure to increase deportations to Afghanistan and Syria following recent attacks.
Germany Plans Temporary Return Trips for Syrian Refugees
Germany is developing a plan to allow Syrian refugees short-term trips home to assess conditions before permanent return, addressing concerns about maintaining protection status, while facing pressure to increase deportations to Afghanistan and Syria following recent attacks.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Designates Tren de Aragua a Terrorist Organization
On his first day in office, Donald Trump declared the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua a "foreign terrorist organization," alongside Mexican cartels and MS-13, justifying increased deportations and diverting attention from other issues.
Trump Designates Tren de Aragua a Terrorist Organization
On his first day in office, Donald Trump declared the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua a "foreign terrorist organization," alongside Mexican cartels and MS-13, justifying increased deportations and diverting attention from other issues.
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60% Bias Score
Turkey's Anti-Terror Raids Coincide with Renewed PKK Peace Talks
Turkey detained 282 people, including journalists and politicians, in a nationwide anti-terror sweep while simultaneously pursuing peace talks with the PKK, a designated terrorist group, following a decade-long freeze in negotiations initiated by a nationalist party.
Turkey's Anti-Terror Raids Coincide with Renewed PKK Peace Talks
Turkey detained 282 people, including journalists and politicians, in a nationwide anti-terror sweep while simultaneously pursuing peace talks with the PKK, a designated terrorist group, following a decade-long freeze in negotiations initiated by a nationalist party.
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40% Bias Score
Windborne Bird Flu Outbreak in Czech Republic
A highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak on two Czech chicken farms in February 2024 was traced to a nearby duck farm 5 miles away, with windborne transmission confirmed as the likely cause due to specific weather conditions and the virus's slow spread among the chickens.
Windborne Bird Flu Outbreak in Czech Republic
A highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak on two Czech chicken farms in February 2024 was traced to a nearby duck farm 5 miles away, with windborne transmission confirmed as the likely cause due to specific weather conditions and the virus's slow spread among the chickens.
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36% Bias Score
France's Rising Russian LNG Imports Undermine EU Energy Independence Goals
France's LNG imports from Russia increased by 81% between 2023 and 2024, totaling €2.68 billion, despite EU efforts to reduce dependence on Russian gas; this is due to France's strategic position and infrastructure, raising concerns about the EU's energy independence goals.
France's Rising Russian LNG Imports Undermine EU Energy Independence Goals
France's LNG imports from Russia increased by 81% between 2023 and 2024, totaling €2.68 billion, despite EU efforts to reduce dependence on Russian gas; this is due to France's strategic position and infrastructure, raising concerns about the EU's energy independence goals.
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36% Bias Score
Record Irish Exports Amidst Trump's Planned Tariffs
Ireland's 2024 exports hit a record €223.8 billion, a 14% rise fueled by a 29% jump in medical and pharmaceutical exports (€99.9 billion) amidst President Trump's planned global tariffs and a record US trade deficit.
Record Irish Exports Amidst Trump's Planned Tariffs
Ireland's 2024 exports hit a record €223.8 billion, a 14% rise fueled by a 29% jump in medical and pharmaceutical exports (€99.9 billion) amidst President Trump's planned global tariffs and a record US trade deficit.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Greenland Claim Condemned as Anachronistic"
US President Donald Trump's claim to Greenland has sparked criticism from Christian Dirschauer, chairman of the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW), who deemed the proposal anachronistic and disrespectful of Greenland's autonomy within Denmark and its indigenous population's self-determination...
Trump's Greenland Claim Condemned as Anachronistic"
US President Donald Trump's claim to Greenland has sparked criticism from Christian Dirschauer, chairman of the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW), who deemed the proposal anachronistic and disrespectful of Greenland's autonomy within Denmark and its indigenous population's self-determination...
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36% Bias Score
CIA's Covert Drone Missions Over Mexico Escalate Tensions
The CIA, under President Trump, secretly flew unarmed MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexican airspace to spy on drug cartels, escalating tensions with Mexico and raising concerns about sovereignty, despite past cooperation on counter-narcotics efforts.
CIA's Covert Drone Missions Over Mexico Escalate Tensions
The CIA, under President Trump, secretly flew unarmed MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexican airspace to spy on drug cartels, escalating tensions with Mexico and raising concerns about sovereignty, despite past cooperation on counter-narcotics efforts.
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56% Bias Score
AI Legal Chatbots Show Improvement, but Still Fall Short of Junior Lawyer Competence
Linklaters' latest AI benchmark tests, involving OpenAI's o1 and Google's Gemini 2.0, showed significant improvement over previous models in answering complex legal questions, but all still fell short of a junior lawyer's competence, highlighting the need for human oversight.
AI Legal Chatbots Show Improvement, but Still Fall Short of Junior Lawyer Competence
Linklaters' latest AI benchmark tests, involving OpenAI's o1 and Google's Gemini 2.0, showed significant improvement over previous models in answering complex legal questions, but all still fell short of a junior lawyer's competence, highlighting the need for human oversight.
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36% Bias Score
Thai Police Bust $187 Million Cryptocurrency Scam Network
Thai police arrested ten suspects and are searching for twenty-two more in connection with a $187 million cryptocurrency scam, allegedly involving fake online job offers and money laundering through real estate and baht conversion; the suspects are linked to scam centers across the border.
Thai Police Bust $187 Million Cryptocurrency Scam Network
Thai police arrested ten suspects and are searching for twenty-two more in connection with a $187 million cryptocurrency scam, allegedly involving fake online job offers and money laundering through real estate and baht conversion; the suspects are linked to scam centers across the border.
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24% Bias Score