January 2025
February 2025
West Bank Terror Attacks Down 70% in 2024, but Recent Attack Highlights Persistent Threat
A recent terrorist attack near Kedumim, killing three Israelis, serves as a reminder of ongoing security challenges despite a 70% drop in West Bank terror attacks in 2024, down from 847 in 2023 to 254. The attack involved at least three terrorists, indicating a potential re-emergence of organized te...
West Bank Terror Attacks Down 70% in 2024, but Recent Attack Highlights Persistent Threat
A recent terrorist attack near Kedumim, killing three Israelis, serves as a reminder of ongoing security challenges despite a 70% drop in West Bank terror attacks in 2024, down from 847 in 2023 to 254. The attack involved at least three terrorists, indicating a potential re-emergence of organized te...
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44% Bias Score
Nagel Commission Recommends NIS 9 Billion IDF Budget Increase, Shifting to Proactive Defense
The Nagel commission's report, released Monday, recommends a NIS 9 billion budget increase for the IDF in 2025, shifting its posture to 70% offensive, 30% defensive, to address escalating threats, particularly from Iran, but omits analysis of the October 7th failure.
Nagel Commission Recommends NIS 9 Billion IDF Budget Increase, Shifting to Proactive Defense
The Nagel commission's report, released Monday, recommends a NIS 9 billion budget increase for the IDF in 2025, shifting its posture to 70% offensive, 30% defensive, to address escalating threats, particularly from Iran, but omits analysis of the October 7th failure.
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52% Bias Score
AI and Biology: A Visual Revolution
AI-powered tools are revolutionizing biological data analysis and visualization, leading to breakthroughs in various fields and more accessible scientific communication. High-resolution 3D imaging is making science easier to understand.
AI and Biology: A Visual Revolution
AI-powered tools are revolutionizing biological data analysis and visualization, leading to breakthroughs in various fields and more accessible scientific communication. High-resolution 3D imaging is making science easier to understand.
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40% Bias Score
Carter's Human Rights Legacy: Reshaping US Foreign Policy
Jimmy Carter's presidency prioritized human rights in US foreign policy, appointing Patricia Derian to head a new human rights bureau, issuing Presidential Directive 30 linking aid to human rights records, and supporting individual activists globally, despite challenges balancing human rights with o...
Carter's Human Rights Legacy: Reshaping US Foreign Policy
Jimmy Carter's presidency prioritized human rights in US foreign policy, appointing Patricia Derian to head a new human rights bureau, issuing Presidential Directive 30 linking aid to human rights records, and supporting individual activists globally, despite challenges balancing human rights with o...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Urges Single Bill for Border, Energy, and Tax Policies Amidst GOP Divisions
President-elect Donald Trump urged Congress to pass a single bill covering border security, energy, and tax policies, facing opposition from some Republicans who prefer a two-step approach, highlighting the challenges of passing legislation with a slim majority and internal party divisions.
Trump Urges Single Bill for Border, Energy, and Tax Policies Amidst GOP Divisions
President-elect Donald Trump urged Congress to pass a single bill covering border security, energy, and tax policies, facing opposition from some Republicans who prefer a two-step approach, highlighting the challenges of passing legislation with a slim majority and internal party divisions.
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48% Bias Score
Social Security Fairness Act Increases Benefits for 2.8 Million
President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, increasing benefits for 2.8 million public employees by repealing provisions that reduced payments for those with other pensions, costing nearly $196 billion over ten years.
Social Security Fairness Act Increases Benefits for 2.8 Million
President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, increasing benefits for 2.8 million public employees by repealing provisions that reduced payments for those with other pensions, costing nearly $196 billion over ten years.
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44% Bias Score
Nagel's IDF Report: Limited Scope, Urgent Need for Deeper Investigation
Jacob Nagel's report on improving the IDF suggests proactive threat prevention, technological advancements, and independent weapons manufacturing; however, its limited scope and the lack of a full investigation into the October 7, 2023, disaster hinder comprehensive strategic planning.
Nagel's IDF Report: Limited Scope, Urgent Need for Deeper Investigation
Jacob Nagel's report on improving the IDF suggests proactive threat prevention, technological advancements, and independent weapons manufacturing; however, its limited scope and the lack of a full investigation into the October 7, 2023, disaster hinder comprehensive strategic planning.
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48% Bias Score
Bitcoin Surges Past \$100,000 Amidst U.S. Reserve Speculation
Bitcoin's price exceeded \$100,000 due to speculation about Elon Musk and a potential U.S. bitcoin reserve; analysts predict a \$225,000 price by 2025 based on factors like a favorable regulatory environment and institutional adoption, while others remain skeptical.
Bitcoin Surges Past \$100,000 Amidst U.S. Reserve Speculation
Bitcoin's price exceeded \$100,000 due to speculation about Elon Musk and a potential U.S. bitcoin reserve; analysts predict a \$225,000 price by 2025 based on factors like a favorable regulatory environment and institutional adoption, while others remain skeptical.
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56% Bias Score
Risk Aversion: The Biggest Threat to Organizational Success
The article argues that organizational risk aversion is a greater threat to long-term success than external factors; it uses Netflix's successful foray into streaming and Blockbuster's failure as contrasting examples of peripheral risk-taking, highlighting the necessity of a courageous leadership ap...
Risk Aversion: The Biggest Threat to Organizational Success
The article argues that organizational risk aversion is a greater threat to long-term success than external factors; it uses Netflix's successful foray into streaming and Blockbuster's failure as contrasting examples of peripheral risk-taking, highlighting the necessity of a courageous leadership ap...
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56% Bias Score
Gender Imbalance in Tech: Impact and Initiatives
Women comprise only 25% of the tech workforce and 11% of leadership roles, resulting in design flaws in safety products; achieving gender parity by 2025 could add $28 trillion to global GDP.
Gender Imbalance in Tech: Impact and Initiatives
Women comprise only 25% of the tech workforce and 11% of leadership roles, resulting in design flaws in safety products; achieving gender parity by 2025 could add $28 trillion to global GDP.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Attack on UK Wind Power Threatens Clean Energy Goals
Incoming US President Donald Trump's Friday call to remove UK wind turbines and restart North Sea oil exploration contrasts sharply with the UK's push for clean energy, jeopardizing the 30,000 jobs in the offshore wind industry projected to reach 100,000 by 2030, and ignoring the UK's £34.8bn invest...
Trump's Attack on UK Wind Power Threatens Clean Energy Goals
Incoming US President Donald Trump's Friday call to remove UK wind turbines and restart North Sea oil exploration contrasts sharply with the UK's push for clean energy, jeopardizing the 30,000 jobs in the offshore wind industry projected to reach 100,000 by 2030, and ignoring the UK's £34.8bn invest...
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40% Bias Score
South Korea's Failed Self-Coup Exposes Democratic Weaknesses
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's December 3rd declaration of martial law, though short-lived due to military refusal and subsequent impeachment, exposed vulnerabilities in South Korea's democratic system, prompting comparisons to the January 6th attack on the US Capitol and highlighting the ne...
South Korea's Failed Self-Coup Exposes Democratic Weaknesses
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's December 3rd declaration of martial law, though short-lived due to military refusal and subsequent impeachment, exposed vulnerabilities in South Korea's democratic system, prompting comparisons to the January 6th attack on the US Capitol and highlighting the ne...
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44% Bias Score