March 2025
April 2025
China Sets 5% Growth Target Amid Trade War and Economic Slowdown
China's National People's Congress outlined a 5% economic growth target for 2025, focusing on boosting domestic demand, investing in AI, and addressing a property market slump and local government debt, amid rising trade tensions with the US.
China Sets 5% Growth Target Amid Trade War and Economic Slowdown
China's National People's Congress outlined a 5% economic growth target for 2025, focusing on boosting domestic demand, investing in AI, and addressing a property market slump and local government debt, amid rising trade tensions with the US.
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32% Bias Score
Supreme Court Orders Release of $2 Billion in Frozen Foreign Aid
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Trump administration must release nearly $2 billion in frozen foreign aid funds to non-profit organizations, reversing an executive order and rejecting claims of sovereign immunity.
Supreme Court Orders Release of $2 Billion in Frozen Foreign Aid
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Trump administration must release nearly $2 billion in frozen foreign aid funds to non-profit organizations, reversing an executive order and rejecting claims of sovereign immunity.
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36% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Private Nuclear Waste Storage
The Supreme Court hears a case challenging the federal government's authority to allow temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel at a private facility in Texas, amid a decades-long failure to establish a permanent disposal site and a growing stockpile of over 91,000 metric tons of radioactive waste.
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Private Nuclear Waste Storage
The Supreme Court hears a case challenging the federal government's authority to allow temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel at a private facility in Texas, amid a decades-long failure to establish a permanent disposal site and a growing stockpile of over 91,000 metric tons of radioactive waste.
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40% Bias Score
US Job Growth Plunges Amidst Trump Administration Policy Uncertainty
US private-sector job growth unexpectedly plummeted to 77,000 in February, far below January's 186,000 and economist predictions of 142,500, primarily due to policy uncertainty under the Trump administration, decreased consumer spending, and increased business apprehension.
US Job Growth Plunges Amidst Trump Administration Policy Uncertainty
US private-sector job growth unexpectedly plummeted to 77,000 in February, far below January's 186,000 and economist predictions of 142,500, primarily due to policy uncertainty under the Trump administration, decreased consumer spending, and increased business apprehension.
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40% Bias Score
Royal Navy Tracks Russian Warship escorting Sanctioned Vessel near British Waters
The Royal Navy tracked the Russian corvette Boikiy escorting the sanctioned merchant vessel Baltic Leader carrying military hardware from Tartus, Syria, through the English Channel and North Sea for three days, involving HMS Somerset, patrol aircraft, and NATO forces.
Royal Navy Tracks Russian Warship escorting Sanctioned Vessel near British Waters
The Royal Navy tracked the Russian corvette Boikiy escorting the sanctioned merchant vessel Baltic Leader carrying military hardware from Tartus, Syria, through the English Channel and North Sea for three days, involving HMS Somerset, patrol aircraft, and NATO forces.
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48% Bias Score
Girl's Suicide Highlights Systemic Failures in Youth Justice
Fifteen-year-old Rhianan Rudd, facing terror charges, died by suicide in May 2022 after taking an overdose days before a bail hearing; a social worker had warned of the potential for self-harm, highlighting the significant impact of the legal proceedings on her mental health; charges were later drop...
Girl's Suicide Highlights Systemic Failures in Youth Justice
Fifteen-year-old Rhianan Rudd, facing terror charges, died by suicide in May 2022 after taking an overdose days before a bail hearing; a social worker had warned of the potential for self-harm, highlighting the significant impact of the legal proceedings on her mental health; charges were later drop...
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56% Bias Score
Lukashenko Warns Against European Troops in Ukraine, Suggests Minsk for Peace Talks
Belarusian President Lukashenko warned against European troops in Ukraine, suggesting Minsk for peace talks involving Trump, Putin, and Zelenskyy, and expressing concern about a potential U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal.
Lukashenko Warns Against European Troops in Ukraine, Suggests Minsk for Peace Talks
Belarusian President Lukashenko warned against European troops in Ukraine, suggesting Minsk for peace talks involving Trump, Putin, and Zelenskyy, and expressing concern about a potential U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Challenges to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Amidst Rising Geopolitical Tensions
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), in force since March 5, 1970, aims to prevent nuclear proliferation; however, recent actions by nuclear powers, including the US modernization of its arsenal and the AUKUS agreement, challenge its effectiveness, as evidenced by the stalled progress at the ...
Challenges to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Amidst Rising Geopolitical Tensions
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), in force since March 5, 1970, aims to prevent nuclear proliferation; however, recent actions by nuclear powers, including the US modernization of its arsenal and the AUKUS agreement, challenge its effectiveness, as evidenced by the stalled progress at the ...
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Guantánamo Immigration Plan Falters Amidst High Costs and Logistical Issues
President Trump's plan to detain 30,000 immigrants at Guantánamo Bay faces significant legal, logistical, and financial hurdles, with the cost of military transport flights reaching $23,000-$27,000 per detainee, and the facility lacking necessary infrastructure; the administration is considering a s...
Trump's Guantánamo Immigration Plan Falters Amidst High Costs and Logistical Issues
President Trump's plan to detain 30,000 immigrants at Guantánamo Bay faces significant legal, logistical, and financial hurdles, with the cost of military transport flights reaching $23,000-$27,000 per detainee, and the facility lacking necessary infrastructure; the administration is considering a s...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration's Foreign Aid Freeze
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, rejected the Trump administration's bid to freeze billions in Congressionally approved foreign aid, sending the case back to lower courts to determine how to ensure compliance with the restraining order halting the freeze; the ruling does not mandate immediate r...
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration's Foreign Aid Freeze
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, rejected the Trump administration's bid to freeze billions in Congressionally approved foreign aid, sending the case back to lower courts to determine how to ensure compliance with the restraining order halting the freeze; the ruling does not mandate immediate r...
Progress
40% Bias Score
DRC Cobalt Export Ban to Hike Prices of Electronics and EVs
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) imposed a four-month export ban on cobalt, impacting global electronics and electric vehicle production due to the DRC supplying over 70% of the world's cobalt; this aims to address market oversupply and raise prices, impacting consumers and manufacturers.
DRC Cobalt Export Ban to Hike Prices of Electronics and EVs
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) imposed a four-month export ban on cobalt, impacting global electronics and electric vehicle production due to the DRC supplying over 70% of the world's cobalt; this aims to address market oversupply and raise prices, impacting consumers and manufacturers.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump Outlines Ambitious Economic and Foreign Policy Plans in Congress Address
President Trump, in his latest address to Congress, unveiled plans for significant tax cuts, increased domestic energy production, and a more assertive foreign policy, drawing both praise from Republicans and strong criticism from Democrats.
Trump Outlines Ambitious Economic and Foreign Policy Plans in Congress Address
President Trump, in his latest address to Congress, unveiled plans for significant tax cuts, increased domestic energy production, and a more assertive foreign policy, drawing both praise from Republicans and strong criticism from Democrats.
Progress
52% Bias Score