January 2025
February 2025
GEC Defunding: A Win for Free Speech, But Larger Censorship System Remains
The Biden administration's Global Engagement Center (GEC), a key component of its extensive censorship apparatus, was defunded in December 2024, eliminating a $61 million budget and 120 employees; however, a larger censorship system remains across various agencies and organizations.
GEC Defunding: A Win for Free Speech, But Larger Censorship System Remains
The Biden administration's Global Engagement Center (GEC), a key component of its extensive censorship apparatus, was defunded in December 2024, eliminating a $61 million budget and 120 employees; however, a larger censorship system remains across various agencies and organizations.
Progress
52% Bias Score
3-Million-Year-Old Tools Found in Kenya
Archaeologists discovered 3-million-year-old Oldowan stone tools on Kenya's Homa Peninsula, challenging previous assumptions about the origins and impact of early tool use by hominins, which fueled brain and body growth.
3-Million-Year-Old Tools Found in Kenya
Archaeologists discovered 3-million-year-old Oldowan stone tools on Kenya's Homa Peninsula, challenging previous assumptions about the origins and impact of early tool use by hominins, which fueled brain and body growth.
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52% Bias Score
Notre Dame Rebuilt: A Testament to Human Dedication
The recently completed five-and-a-half-year reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, involving approximately 2,000 workers, culminated in a reopening ceremony featuring the first ringing of its bells since a 2019 fire.
Notre Dame Rebuilt: A Testament to Human Dedication
The recently completed five-and-a-half-year reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, involving approximately 2,000 workers, culminated in a reopening ceremony featuring the first ringing of its bells since a 2019 fire.
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48% Bias Score
Israel Weighs Gaza Aid Cuts Amidst Humanitarian Crisis
Israel is considering cutting humanitarian aid to Gaza to weaken Hamas, despite warnings from aid organizations of a potential famine. This follows years of conflict and a recent US request for increased aid flow, which was partially met but is now jeopardized by the changing political climate.
Israel Weighs Gaza Aid Cuts Amidst Humanitarian Crisis
Israel is considering cutting humanitarian aid to Gaza to weaken Hamas, despite warnings from aid organizations of a potential famine. This follows years of conflict and a recent US request for increased aid flow, which was partially met but is now jeopardized by the changing political climate.
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36% Bias Score
Trump Favors Single Bill for Border, Energy, and Tax Policies
President-elect Trump's preference for a single bill encompassing border, energy, and tax policies, announced by House Speaker Mike Johnson, represents a strategic shift from Senate Republicans' two-bill approach, driven by concerns about legislative gridlock and the need to maximize efficiency in p...
Trump Favors Single Bill for Border, Energy, and Tax Policies
President-elect Trump's preference for a single bill encompassing border, energy, and tax policies, announced by House Speaker Mike Johnson, represents a strategic shift from Senate Republicans' two-bill approach, driven by concerns about legislative gridlock and the need to maximize efficiency in p...
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48% Bias Score
Spousal Abuse and Abandonment Plague Egyptian Breast Cancer Patients
A study in Egypt reveals that 31% of women diagnosed with breast cancer experience spousal abandonment, 17% divorce, and 3% physical abuse, highlighting the devastating societal impacts exacerbated by misinformation and cultural norms.
Spousal Abuse and Abandonment Plague Egyptian Breast Cancer Patients
A study in Egypt reveals that 31% of women diagnosed with breast cancer experience spousal abandonment, 17% divorce, and 3% physical abuse, highlighting the devastating societal impacts exacerbated by misinformation and cultural norms.
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56% Bias Score
House Speaker Johnson's Narrow Victory Highlights Deep Republican Divisions
Mike Johnson narrowly won the speakership vote in the House after tense negotiations and a last-minute intervention by President-elect Trump, but his tenuous support from hard-line conservatives poses significant challenges to his leadership.
House Speaker Johnson's Narrow Victory Highlights Deep Republican Divisions
Mike Johnson narrowly won the speakership vote in the House after tense negotiations and a last-minute intervention by President-elect Trump, but his tenuous support from hard-line conservatives poses significant challenges to his leadership.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Fear of Deportation Creates College Aid Dilemma for Children of Undocumented Immigrants
Fear of parental deportation under the incoming Trump administration is forcing children of undocumented immigrants to choose between applying for college financial aid and protecting their families, despite assurances that FAFSA data is only used for aid determination.
Fear of Deportation Creates College Aid Dilemma for Children of Undocumented Immigrants
Fear of parental deportation under the incoming Trump administration is forcing children of undocumented immigrants to choose between applying for college financial aid and protecting their families, despite assurances that FAFSA data is only used for aid determination.
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48% Bias Score
Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Bezos Cartoon Rejected
Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes resigned from the Washington Post after it refused to publish her cartoon depicting Jeff Bezos and other tech CEOs offering money to a Donald Trump statue; the Post cited repetition, but Telnaes argued it was a threat to press freedom.
Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Bezos Cartoon Rejected
Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes resigned from the Washington Post after it refused to publish her cartoon depicting Jeff Bezos and other tech CEOs offering money to a Donald Trump statue; the Post cited repetition, but Telnaes argued it was a threat to press freedom.
Progress
52% Bias Score
French Arrests of Algerian TikTok Influencers for Terrorism-Related Content
Two Algerian TikTok influencers were arrested in France for posting videos calling for violence; one faces terrorism charges, while the other's charges were upgraded to direct incitement to terrorism after posting a video calling for the burning, killing, and rape of people in France.
French Arrests of Algerian TikTok Influencers for Terrorism-Related Content
Two Algerian TikTok influencers were arrested in France for posting videos calling for violence; one faces terrorism charges, while the other's charges were upgraded to direct incitement to terrorism after posting a video calling for the burning, killing, and rape of people in France.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Austrian Chancellor Resigns After Coalition Talks Collapse
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer resigned on January 4th, 2024, after coalition talks failed due to the liberal Neos party's withdrawal, potentially leading to early elections or a coalition with the far-right FPĆ which won the September elections.
Austrian Chancellor Resigns After Coalition Talks Collapse
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer resigned on January 4th, 2024, after coalition talks failed due to the liberal Neos party's withdrawal, potentially leading to early elections or a coalition with the far-right FPĆ which won the September elections.
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44% Bias Score
SpaceX Launches, Space Debris, and Comb Jelly Fusion: A Summary of Recent Scientific Discoveries
SpaceX Starship launches create powerful sonic booms, posing environmental and health concerns; a space object fragment crashed in Kenya, highlighting the growing space debris problem; comb jellies' ability to fuse was discovered; the location of a mystery volcano that erupted in 1831 was pinpointed...
SpaceX Launches, Space Debris, and Comb Jelly Fusion: A Summary of Recent Scientific Discoveries
SpaceX Starship launches create powerful sonic booms, posing environmental and health concerns; a space object fragment crashed in Kenya, highlighting the growing space debris problem; comb jellies' ability to fuse was discovered; the location of a mystery volcano that erupted in 1831 was pinpointed...
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40% Bias Score