March 2025
April 2025
SpaceX Starship Explosion Sparks Online Debate Over Taxpayer Funding and Elon Musk's Public Image
SpaceX's Starship megarocket exploded during a test flight on Thursday, prompting FAA flight groundings in parts of Florida and a wave of online commentary focusing on the irony of taxpayer funding and Elon Musk's public image, revealing the complex relationship between celebrity CEOs and public per...
SpaceX Starship Explosion Sparks Online Debate Over Taxpayer Funding and Elon Musk's Public Image
SpaceX's Starship megarocket exploded during a test flight on Thursday, prompting FAA flight groundings in parts of Florida and a wave of online commentary focusing on the irony of taxpayer funding and Elon Musk's public image, revealing the complex relationship between celebrity CEOs and public per...
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36% Bias Score
31 Million Americans Borrowed $74 Billion for Medical Care in 2023
A new survey reveals that 31 million U.S. adults borrowed $74 billion in 2023 to cover medical costs, highlighting the significant financial burden of healthcare, even for those with insurance; younger adults are disproportionately affected.
31 Million Americans Borrowed $74 Billion for Medical Care in 2023
A new survey reveals that 31 million U.S. adults borrowed $74 billion in 2023 to cover medical costs, highlighting the significant financial burden of healthcare, even for those with insurance; younger adults are disproportionately affected.
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28% Bias Score
Trump Temporarily Exempts USMCA Goods from Tariffs
President Trump temporarily exempted most USMCA goods from Canada and Mexico from 25% tariffs until April 2nd, impacting bilateral trade relations and prompting retaliatory measures from Canada. The exemption, announced after discussions with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, aims to leverage tra...
Trump Temporarily Exempts USMCA Goods from Tariffs
President Trump temporarily exempted most USMCA goods from Canada and Mexico from 25% tariffs until April 2nd, impacting bilateral trade relations and prompting retaliatory measures from Canada. The exemption, announced after discussions with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, aims to leverage tra...
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44% Bias Score
Trump to Dissolve Department of Education, Impacting School Funding
President Trump plans to dissolve the Department of Education, impacting 8% of national school funding; Massachusetts would lose 16% of its non-salary school budget, affecting programs for students with disabilities, low-income families, and civil rights initiatives; state funding cannot fully repla...
Trump to Dissolve Department of Education, Impacting School Funding
President Trump plans to dissolve the Department of Education, impacting 8% of national school funding; Massachusetts would lose 16% of its non-salary school budget, affecting programs for students with disabilities, low-income families, and civil rights initiatives; state funding cannot fully repla...
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56% Bias Score
Juncker Warns Against Ukraine's Immediate NATO Membership
Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker cautions against Ukraine's immediate NATO membership due to the risk of triggering Article 5 and a direct confrontation with Russia, while also criticizing Donald Trump's pro-Russia stance and asserting that there was never an agreement to hal...
Juncker Warns Against Ukraine's Immediate NATO Membership
Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker cautions against Ukraine's immediate NATO membership due to the risk of triggering Article 5 and a direct confrontation with Russia, while also criticizing Donald Trump's pro-Russia stance and asserting that there was never an agreement to hal...
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44% Bias Score
Social Security Trust Fund Projected to Deplete by 2035
The Social Security Trust Fund, which currently supplements FICA taxes to cover retirement and disability benefits, is projected to be depleted by 2035, potentially reducing benefits by 17% unless Congress acts to increase funding or reduce benefits.
Social Security Trust Fund Projected to Deplete by 2035
The Social Security Trust Fund, which currently supplements FICA taxes to cover retirement and disability benefits, is projected to be depleted by 2035, potentially reducing benefits by 17% unless Congress acts to increase funding or reduce benefits.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Plans to Dissolve Department of Education
President Trump plans to sign an executive order dissolving the Department of Education, shifting education control to states and emphasizing school choice, although the timing remains unclear and faces significant opposition.
Trump Plans to Dissolve Department of Education
President Trump plans to sign an executive order dissolving the Department of Education, shifting education control to states and emphasizing school choice, although the timing remains unclear and faces significant opposition.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Suspends Ukraine Aid After Warren's Applause, Zelenskyy Meeting
Senator Elizabeth Warren's applause for continued U.S. aid to Ukraine during President Trump's address to Congress prompted Trump to call her "Pocahontas," highlighting partisan divisions over U.S. involvement in the conflict and leading to Trump's suspension of military aid to Ukraine after a conte...
Trump Suspends Ukraine Aid After Warren's Applause, Zelenskyy Meeting
Senator Elizabeth Warren's applause for continued U.S. aid to Ukraine during President Trump's address to Congress prompted Trump to call her "Pocahontas," highlighting partisan divisions over U.S. involvement in the conflict and leading to Trump's suspension of military aid to Ukraine after a conte...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Issues Tariff Exemptions After Imposing 25% Tax on Mexican and Canadian Goods
President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada on Tuesday, but issued exemptions for about half of Mexican and 38% of Canadian goods on Thursday, creating uncertainty for businesses and impacting the stock market.
Trump Issues Tariff Exemptions After Imposing 25% Tax on Mexican and Canadian Goods
President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada on Tuesday, but issued exemptions for about half of Mexican and 38% of Canadian goods on Thursday, creating uncertainty for businesses and impacting the stock market.
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48% Bias Score
Greek Energy Community Cuts Electricity Bills by 60%
The CommonEn energy community in Ioannina, Greece, reduces energy costs for 181 beneficiaries by 60% using solar energy and urban agri-photovoltaics, overcoming initial skepticism and regulatory hurdles to achieve negative energy bills by February 2024.
Greek Energy Community Cuts Electricity Bills by 60%
The CommonEn energy community in Ioannina, Greece, reduces energy costs for 181 beneficiaries by 60% using solar energy and urban agri-photovoltaics, overcoming initial skepticism and regulatory hurdles to achieve negative energy bills by February 2024.
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40% Bias Score
Trump to Limit Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
President Trump will issue an executive order limiting the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program by barring forgiveness for borrowers working for organizations deemed to engage in "illegal or improper activities," potentially affecting over a million borrowers and potentially violating the ...
Trump to Limit Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
President Trump will issue an executive order limiting the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program by barring forgiveness for borrowers working for organizations deemed to engage in "illegal or improper activities," potentially affecting over a million borrowers and potentially violating the ...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Deep-Sea Mining Tech Advances, But Environmental Concerns Persist
Impossible Metals is developing AI-powered robots for deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules, aiming to minimize environmental impact by avoiding lifeforms and reducing sediment disturbance; however, critics express concerns about habitat destruction, with past experiments showing long-lasting dama...
Deep-Sea Mining Tech Advances, But Environmental Concerns Persist
Impossible Metals is developing AI-powered robots for deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules, aiming to minimize environmental impact by avoiding lifeforms and reducing sediment disturbance; however, critics express concerns about habitat destruction, with past experiments showing long-lasting dama...
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48% Bias Score