March 2025
April 2025
Samara Considers Single-Tiered Local Governance
Samara, Russia, is considering a return to a single-tiered local government system, eliminating its current two-tiered structure of city districts and municipalities, aiming for improved efficiency and citizen engagement; the reform proposal is under consideration by the regional legislature.
Samara Considers Single-Tiered Local Governance
Samara, Russia, is considering a return to a single-tiered local government system, eliminating its current two-tiered structure of city districts and municipalities, aiming for improved efficiency and citizen engagement; the reform proposal is under consideration by the regional legislature.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Albania Bans TikTok for One Year Amid Concerns Over Child Safety
The Albanian government temporarily banned TikTok for one year, citing concerns over violence and bullying among children, following a fatal stabbing linked to a dispute originating on the platform, despite TikTok denying any involvement and the opposition protesting the ban.
Albania Bans TikTok for One Year Amid Concerns Over Child Safety
The Albanian government temporarily banned TikTok for one year, citing concerns over violence and bullying among children, following a fatal stabbing linked to a dispute originating on the platform, despite TikTok denying any involvement and the opposition protesting the ban.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Giesinger Bräu Aims for Oktoberfest Entry
Giesinger Bräu, Munich's seventh brewery, seeks Oktoberfest entry within five years, needing a city council decision to amend regulations restricting participation to six established breweries, despite its recent successful Starkbierfest.
Giesinger Bräu Aims for Oktoberfest Entry
Giesinger Bräu, Munich's seventh brewery, seeks Oktoberfest entry within five years, needing a city council decision to amend regulations restricting participation to six established breweries, despite its recent successful Starkbierfest.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Ineffective Motions of No Confidence in Post-Dictatorship Greece
In post-dictatorship Greece, despite numerous attempts, no motion of no confidence has successfully brought down a government, highlighting the stability of the political system and the challenges facing the opposition.
Ineffective Motions of No Confidence in Post-Dictatorship Greece
In post-dictatorship Greece, despite numerous attempts, no motion of no confidence has successfully brought down a government, highlighting the stability of the political system and the challenges facing the opposition.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Funding Dispute for New Tracy Courthouse
Governor Newsom is urged to reject a proposal to redirect $2.9 million from a new Tracy courthouse project, slated to cost $65 million and return court services to the fast-growing area, despite the Legislative Analyst's Office recommending the funds go to courthouses with unsafe conditions.
Funding Dispute for New Tracy Courthouse
Governor Newsom is urged to reject a proposal to redirect $2.9 million from a new Tracy courthouse project, slated to cost $65 million and return court services to the fast-growing area, despite the Legislative Analyst's Office recommending the funds go to courthouses with unsafe conditions.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Champion Dog Breeder Retires After 50 Years and 240 Crufts Wins
Diana Sterling, a champion dog breeder with 240 Crufts wins since 1977, is retiring after 50 years, ending her judging career at this year's event and prompting a celebratory "hootenanny".
Champion Dog Breeder Retires After 50 Years and 240 Crufts Wins
Diana Sterling, a champion dog breeder with 240 Crufts wins since 1977, is retiring after 50 years, ending her judging career at this year's event and prompting a celebratory "hootenanny".
Progress
4% Bias Score
Inner Wisdom: Key to Faster Business Success
Based on the author's experience with entrepreneurs, this article argues that ignoring internal insights leads to costly mistakes, while cultivating introspection promotes faster progress, referencing the practices of Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates.
Inner Wisdom: Key to Faster Business Success
Based on the author's experience with entrepreneurs, this article argues that ignoring internal insights leads to costly mistakes, while cultivating introspection promotes faster progress, referencing the practices of Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Germany Loses Close Handball Match to France
Germany's women's handball team started their World Championship year with a narrow 25-28 loss to France in a test match in Trier, despite mounting a strong second-half comeback. Alina Grijseels scored seven goals for Germany, who will have a rematch on Saturday.
Germany Loses Close Handball Match to France
Germany's women's handball team started their World Championship year with a narrow 25-28 loss to France in a test match in Trier, despite mounting a strong second-half comeback. Alina Grijseels scored seven goals for Germany, who will have a rematch on Saturday.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Hurricanes Explore Trade Options for Rantanen
The Carolina Hurricanes are actively exploring trade options for pending unrestricted free agent Mikko Rantanen, who won't be signing an extension with the team before Friday's NHL trade deadline; several teams, including the Dallas Stars, Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers, have expressed in...
Hurricanes Explore Trade Options for Rantanen
The Carolina Hurricanes are actively exploring trade options for pending unrestricted free agent Mikko Rantanen, who won't be signing an extension with the team before Friday's NHL trade deadline; several teams, including the Dallas Stars, Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers, have expressed in...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Kissing: A Non-Universal Cultural Practice
A Sapiens magazine study reveals that kissing is not a universal human behavior, with less than half of 150 cultures studied engaging in it; prevalence correlates with social class stratification, suggesting complex evolutionary and social factors. Alternative theories propose origins in insect remo...
Kissing: A Non-Universal Cultural Practice
A Sapiens magazine study reveals that kissing is not a universal human behavior, with less than half of 150 cultures studied engaging in it; prevalence correlates with social class stratification, suggesting complex evolutionary and social factors. Alternative theories propose origins in insect remo...
Progress
24% Bias Score
Murmansk Blood Transfusion Station Celebrates 85 Years of Life-Saving Service
The Murmansk Regional Blood Transfusion Station celebrated 85 years of service on February 20, 2025, having evolved from a small facility in 1936 to a modern institution vital for the region's healthcare, processing over 10 tons of blood during WWII and now boasting a 'cryobank' with 90 units of fro...
Murmansk Blood Transfusion Station Celebrates 85 Years of Life-Saving Service
The Murmansk Regional Blood Transfusion Station celebrated 85 years of service on February 20, 2025, having evolved from a small facility in 1936 to a modern institution vital for the region's healthcare, processing over 10 tons of blood during WWII and now boasting a 'cryobank' with 90 units of fro...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Mäkelä's Orchestre de Paris in Amsterdam: Energetic but Imprecise
Klaus Mäkelä's Orchestre de Paris performed in Amsterdam on March 5th, 2025, showcasing Ravel, Stravinsky, and Mussorgsky; while the performance was energetic, it lacked the precision of earlier shows in the tour, raising questions about Mäkelä's future with the Concertgebouworkest.
Mäkelä's Orchestre de Paris in Amsterdam: Energetic but Imprecise
Klaus Mäkelä's Orchestre de Paris performed in Amsterdam on March 5th, 2025, showcasing Ravel, Stravinsky, and Mussorgsky; while the performance was energetic, it lacked the precision of earlier shows in the tour, raising questions about Mäkelä's future with the Concertgebouworkest.
Progress
24% Bias Score