February 2025
March 2025
Trump Announces $5 Million "Gold Card" Visa Program
President Trump announced a new $5 million "gold card" resident permit program replacing the EB-5 visa, offering a pathway to citizenship but raising concerns about potential fraud and lack of Congressional approval.
Trump Announces $5 Million "Gold Card" Visa Program
President Trump announced a new $5 million "gold card" resident permit program replacing the EB-5 visa, offering a pathway to citizenship but raising concerns about potential fraud and lack of Congressional approval.
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48% Bias Score
Germany Faces Coalition Challenges Amidst Economic and Geopolitical Uncertainty
Following Germany's Bundestag elections, forming a stable coalition government is urgent, with key challenges including strained transatlantic relations, the need for increased defense spending, and addressing domestic economic and social issues.
Germany Faces Coalition Challenges Amidst Economic and Geopolitical Uncertainty
Following Germany's Bundestag elections, forming a stable coalition government is urgent, with key challenges including strained transatlantic relations, the need for increased defense spending, and addressing domestic economic and social issues.
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36% Bias Score
2025 International Booker Prize Longlist: Diverse Selection Reflects Global Literary Shifts
The 2025 International Booker Prize longlist features 12 translated novels from 10 languages and 15 nationalities, including Astrid Roemer's "On a Woman's Madness," translated into English for the first time this year, reflecting evolving trends in global literature.
2025 International Booker Prize Longlist: Diverse Selection Reflects Global Literary Shifts
The 2025 International Booker Prize longlist features 12 translated novels from 10 languages and 15 nationalities, including Astrid Roemer's "On a Woman's Madness," translated into English for the first time this year, reflecting evolving trends in global literature.
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24% Bias Score
Russia-Iran Alliance Challenges West on Ukraine and Nuclear Issues
Russia and Iran are deepening their strategic partnership, creating alternative trade routes, particularly for Iranian oil, to counter Western sanctions and influencing negotiations on the Ukraine conflict and Iran's nuclear program. This alliance complicates Western strategies.
Russia-Iran Alliance Challenges West on Ukraine and Nuclear Issues
Russia and Iran are deepening their strategic partnership, creating alternative trade routes, particularly for Iranian oil, to counter Western sanctions and influencing negotiations on the Ukraine conflict and Iran's nuclear program. This alliance complicates Western strategies.
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44% Bias Score
U.S.-Ukraine Mineral Agreement Reached
Ukraine and the U.S. finalized a mineral extraction agreement, announced by three anonymous Ukrainian officials, aiming to improve bilateral relations and secure long-term U.S. support; President Zelensky may sign it in Washington, potentially Friday.
U.S.-Ukraine Mineral Agreement Reached
Ukraine and the U.S. finalized a mineral extraction agreement, announced by three anonymous Ukrainian officials, aiming to improve bilateral relations and secure long-term U.S. support; President Zelensky may sign it in Washington, potentially Friday.
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40% Bias Score
France's Most Wanted Criminal Apprehended in Romania
Mohamed Amra, a 30-year-old French fugitive responsible for the deaths of two prison guards during his escape on May 14th, was arrested in Bucharest, Romania, on Tuesday and extradited to France, ending a nine-month manhunt.
France's Most Wanted Criminal Apprehended in Romania
Mohamed Amra, a 30-year-old French fugitive responsible for the deaths of two prison guards during his escape on May 14th, was arrested in Bucharest, Romania, on Tuesday and extradited to France, ending a nine-month manhunt.
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40% Bias Score
Tax Scams Surge, Costing $9.1 Billion in 2024
The IRS reported $9.1 billion in tax-related fraud in 2024, highlighting a rise in scams targeting stressed taxpayers during tax season; common tactics include fake refunds, ghost preparers, and fraudulent charities.
Tax Scams Surge, Costing $9.1 Billion in 2024
The IRS reported $9.1 billion in tax-related fraud in 2024, highlighting a rise in scams targeting stressed taxpayers during tax season; common tactics include fake refunds, ghost preparers, and fraudulent charities.
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20% Bias Score
EU Defense Industry Faces Severe Skills Shortage
The European defense industry faces a critical shortage of skilled workers, hindering production increases and prompting urgent calls for EU-wide solutions, including long-term investment guarantees and collaborations between industry, academia, and governments to address the skills gap, particularl...
EU Defense Industry Faces Severe Skills Shortage
The European defense industry faces a critical shortage of skilled workers, hindering production increases and prompting urgent calls for EU-wide solutions, including long-term investment guarantees and collaborations between industry, academia, and governments to address the skills gap, particularl...
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20% Bias Score
False Claims of Truth Social Ban in Ukraine Debunked
False claims spread online allege Ukrainian President Zelenskyy banned Donald Trump's Truth Social; however, the platform was never available in Ukraine, according to Trump Media and Technology Group and the Ukrainian government.
False Claims of Truth Social Ban in Ukraine Debunked
False claims spread online allege Ukrainian President Zelenskyy banned Donald Trump's Truth Social; however, the platform was never available in Ukraine, according to Trump Media and Technology Group and the Ukrainian government.
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12% Bias Score
Bitcoin Plunges Below $88,000 Amidst Global Risk-Off Sentiment and Major Exchange Hack
Bitcoin's price dropped below $88,000, its lowest since November 15, due to a global risk-off sentiment fueled by weak US economic data, Trump's tariff threats, and a $1.5 billion hack of Bybit, impacting investor confidence in cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin Plunges Below $88,000 Amidst Global Risk-Off Sentiment and Major Exchange Hack
Bitcoin's price dropped below $88,000, its lowest since November 15, due to a global risk-off sentiment fueled by weak US economic data, Trump's tariff threats, and a $1.5 billion hack of Bybit, impacting investor confidence in cryptocurrencies.
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48% Bias Score
False Claims of Truth Social Ban in Ukraine
False claims allege Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky banned Donald Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, in Ukraine; however, this is false, as the platform was never available in Ukraine, according to both Trump Media and Technology Group and the Ukrainian government.
False Claims of Truth Social Ban in Ukraine
False claims allege Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky banned Donald Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, in Ukraine; however, this is false, as the platform was never available in Ukraine, according to both Trump Media and Technology Group and the Ukrainian government.
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52% Bias Score
Zhurong Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Martian Ocean
A Chinese-American research team reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that the Zhurong rover discovered a subsurface layer on Mars, approximately 10 meters deep, interpreted as the remains of a possible ancient ocean beach near the Vastitas Borealis region.
Zhurong Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Martian Ocean
A Chinese-American research team reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that the Zhurong rover discovered a subsurface layer on Mars, approximately 10 meters deep, interpreted as the remains of a possible ancient ocean beach near the Vastitas Borealis region.
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48% Bias Score