February 2025
March 2025
Kariv's Committee to Challenge Israeli Government Policies on Aliyah and Religious Pluralism
Knesset Aliyah and Absorption Committee chairman MK Gilad Kariv announced that his committee will focus on supporting non-Orthodox Jewish communities, investigating potential biases in Aliyah programs, and addressing high emigration rates from Israel.
Kariv's Committee to Challenge Israeli Government Policies on Aliyah and Religious Pluralism
Knesset Aliyah and Absorption Committee chairman MK Gilad Kariv announced that his committee will focus on supporting non-Orthodox Jewish communities, investigating potential biases in Aliyah programs, and addressing high emigration rates from Israel.
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44% Bias Score
Syrian Jewish Family's Return to Damascus Marks Fragile Hope Amidst Uncertainty
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry returned to Damascus, Syria, to read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue, highlighting a fragile hope for Syria's Jewish community amid ongoing concerns about religious tolerance and the preservation of heritage sites following...
Syrian Jewish Family's Return to Damascus Marks Fragile Hope Amidst Uncertainty
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry returned to Damascus, Syria, to read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue, highlighting a fragile hope for Syria's Jewish community amid ongoing concerns about religious tolerance and the preservation of heritage sites following...
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36% Bias Score
Google Integrates AI into Workspace, Reducing Costs and Boosting Productivity
Google integrated AI capabilities, including Gemini Advanced and NotebookLM Plus, into its Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, removing the need for separate AI add-ons and lowering the cost to $14 per user per month from $32, aiming to boost adoption and enhance productivity.
Google Integrates AI into Workspace, Reducing Costs and Boosting Productivity
Google integrated AI capabilities, including Gemini Advanced and NotebookLM Plus, into its Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, removing the need for separate AI add-ons and lowering the cost to $14 per user per month from $32, aiming to boost adoption and enhance productivity.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's IRS Overhaul: Budget Cuts and Staffing Reductions Spark Taxpayer Uncertainty
President Trump's proposed cuts to the IRS budget and staff threaten to slow tax return processing and reduce audits of wealthy individuals, creating uncertainty for taxpayers and potentially impacting tax revenue.
Trump's IRS Overhaul: Budget Cuts and Staffing Reductions Spark Taxpayer Uncertainty
President Trump's proposed cuts to the IRS budget and staff threaten to slow tax return processing and reduce audits of wealthy individuals, creating uncertainty for taxpayers and potentially impacting tax revenue.
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40% Bias Score
Kentucky County's Opioid Settlement Funds Used for Ice Rink Amidst Overdose Crisis
Carter County, Kentucky, spent \$15,000 of its opioid settlement funds on an ice rink, prompting criticism for neglecting more urgent addiction-related needs despite facing a drug overdose death rate 2.5 times the national average from 2018-2021.
Kentucky County's Opioid Settlement Funds Used for Ice Rink Amidst Overdose Crisis
Carter County, Kentucky, spent \$15,000 of its opioid settlement funds on an ice rink, prompting criticism for neglecting more urgent addiction-related needs despite facing a drug overdose death rate 2.5 times the national average from 2018-2021.
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60% Bias Score
Personalized mRNA Vaccines Show Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
A phase 1 clinical trial shows personalized mRNA vaccines generated a durable T-cell response in 50% of 16 patients with operable pancreatic cancer, lasting nearly eight years post-surgery, offering a potential new treatment for this deadly disease.
Personalized mRNA Vaccines Show Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
A phase 1 clinical trial shows personalized mRNA vaccines generated a durable T-cell response in 50% of 16 patients with operable pancreatic cancer, lasting nearly eight years post-surgery, offering a potential new treatment for this deadly disease.
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44% Bias Score
Meta Announces World's Longest Undersea Cable, Project Waterworth
Meta announced Project Waterworth, a 50,000+ kilometer undersea cable connecting the US, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other regions by the end of the decade to improve internet access and economic cooperation; the multibillion-dollar project highlights the growing importance of undersea cables f...
Meta Announces World's Longest Undersea Cable, Project Waterworth
Meta announced Project Waterworth, a 50,000+ kilometer undersea cable connecting the US, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other regions by the end of the decade to improve internet access and economic cooperation; the multibillion-dollar project highlights the growing importance of undersea cables f...
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24% Bias Score
Meta Layoffs Spark Public Backlash, Challenging "Ever-Employable" Online Persona
Meta's recent layoff of approximately 5% of its workforce has prompted a public outcry from terminated employees who are using social media platforms to dispute the company's claim that the layoffs targeted "low performers," marking a shift from the previously prevalent trend of maintaining a consis...
Meta Layoffs Spark Public Backlash, Challenging "Ever-Employable" Online Persona
Meta's recent layoff of approximately 5% of its workforce has prompted a public outcry from terminated employees who are using social media platforms to dispute the company's claim that the layoffs targeted "low performers," marking a shift from the previously prevalent trend of maintaining a consis...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Threatens Steep Semiconductor Tariffs, Potentially Reshaping Global Chip Production
President Trump threatened 25% tariffs on semiconductors, potentially increasing to 100% within a year, to boost domestic production, impacting global supply chains and potentially prompting deals like a possible TSMC takeover of Intel's chip factories; exemptions are being considered for Australia.
Trump Threatens Steep Semiconductor Tariffs, Potentially Reshaping Global Chip Production
President Trump threatened 25% tariffs on semiconductors, potentially increasing to 100% within a year, to boost domestic production, impacting global supply chains and potentially prompting deals like a possible TSMC takeover of Intel's chip factories; exemptions are being considered for Australia.
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36% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Targets Cartels, Turkey's Tech Offers Solution to Fuel Smuggling
President Trump's executive order designates cartels as terrorist organizations to combat their expansion into fuel smuggling, generating billions in losses, while Turkey's digital fuel tracking system offers a technological solution.
Trump Executive Order Targets Cartels, Turkey's Tech Offers Solution to Fuel Smuggling
President Trump's executive order designates cartels as terrorist organizations to combat their expansion into fuel smuggling, generating billions in losses, while Turkey's digital fuel tracking system offers a technological solution.
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36% Bias Score
Major Winter Storm Cripples Southern US
A major winter storm impacting Tennessee, Virginia, Mississippi, and Kentucky has prompted state office closures and hazardous travel warnings for 44 million people, with heavy snowfall, dangerously cold temperatures, and the potential for significant power outages and flooding.
Major Winter Storm Cripples Southern US
A major winter storm impacting Tennessee, Virginia, Mississippi, and Kentucky has prompted state office closures and hazardous travel warnings for 44 million people, with heavy snowfall, dangerously cold temperatures, and the potential for significant power outages and flooding.
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20% Bias Score
Nikola Files for Bankruptcy After Founder's Fraud Conviction
Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola, after founder Trevor Milton's fraud conviction and dwindling funds, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $47 million in cash, planning limited operations until March, pending court approval.
Nikola Files for Bankruptcy After Founder's Fraud Conviction
Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola, after founder Trevor Milton's fraud conviction and dwindling funds, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $47 million in cash, planning limited operations until March, pending court approval.
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52% Bias Score