January 2025
February 2025
UK Borrowing Costs Hit 27-Year High Amid Inflation and Slow Growth
The yield on UK 30-year government bonds reached 5.22% on Tuesday, the highest level since 1998, due to investor concerns about slow growth, high inflation, and the government's £300 billion bond sale plan this year. This comes as the UK economy shrank for a second month in October.
UK Borrowing Costs Hit 27-Year High Amid Inflation and Slow Growth
The yield on UK 30-year government bonds reached 5.22% on Tuesday, the highest level since 1998, due to investor concerns about slow growth, high inflation, and the government's £300 billion bond sale plan this year. This comes as the UK economy shrank for a second month in October.
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44% Bias Score
NASA Revises Mars Sample Return Plan, Targets 2035 Return
NASA announced a revised plan for its Mars Sample Return mission in early 2025, aiming to return Martian samples by 2035 using simplified designs and potentially commercial vehicles like SpaceX's Starship, in response to competition from China and to reduce costs from the initial \$11 billion estima...
NASA Revises Mars Sample Return Plan, Targets 2035 Return
NASA announced a revised plan for its Mars Sample Return mission in early 2025, aiming to return Martian samples by 2035 using simplified designs and potentially commercial vehicles like SpaceX's Starship, in response to competition from China and to reduce costs from the initial \$11 billion estima...
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36% Bias Score
Murder-Suicide Leaves 11-Year-Old Girl and Grandmother Dead in Upstate New York
In Brighton, NY, an 11-year-old girl and her grandmother were murdered by the girl's father in a murder-suicide on Friday; the father, an employee of Cornell University on leave since October, was found dead at the scene.
Murder-Suicide Leaves 11-Year-Old Girl and Grandmother Dead in Upstate New York
In Brighton, NY, an 11-year-old girl and her grandmother were murdered by the girl's father in a murder-suicide on Friday; the father, an employee of Cornell University on leave since October, was found dead at the scene.
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48% Bias Score
Supply Chain Issues Could Hike Household Staple Prices by 20%
CIPS warns that global supply chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and potential US tariffs could cause household staple prices to increase by up to 20% by 2025, impacting businesses and consumers.
Supply Chain Issues Could Hike Household Staple Prices by 20%
CIPS warns that global supply chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and potential US tariffs could cause household staple prices to increase by up to 20% by 2025, impacting businesses and consumers.
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28% Bias Score
Controversy Erupts Over Italy's Potential €1.5 Billion Starlink Deal
Italy's government is reportedly close to signing a €1.5 billion deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX for Starlink satellite internet, prompting controversy after the Prime Minister denied the deal while her Deputy Prime Minister supported it, leading to opposition criticism and the resignation of the intel...
Controversy Erupts Over Italy's Potential €1.5 Billion Starlink Deal
Italy's government is reportedly close to signing a €1.5 billion deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX for Starlink satellite internet, prompting controversy after the Prime Minister denied the deal while her Deputy Prime Minister supported it, leading to opposition criticism and the resignation of the intel...
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48% Bias Score
Biden Administration Negotiates Prisoner Swap with Taliban
The Biden administration is negotiating with the Taliban to exchange Guantanamo Bay detainee Muhammad Rahim al Afghani for three American citizens—George Glezmann, Ryan Corbett, and Mahmoud Habibi—held in Afghanistan since 2022; talks, ongoing since July 2023, involve a counteroffer from the Taliban...
Biden Administration Negotiates Prisoner Swap with Taliban
The Biden administration is negotiating with the Taliban to exchange Guantanamo Bay detainee Muhammad Rahim al Afghani for three American citizens—George Glezmann, Ryan Corbett, and Mahmoud Habibi—held in Afghanistan since 2022; talks, ongoing since July 2023, involve a counteroffer from the Taliban...
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32% Bias Score
Trudeau Rejects Trump's Threat of Economic Force Against Canada
Following President Trump's threats to use "economic force" against Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected the idea of Canada joining the US, highlighting the strong trade and security partnership between the two nations. This comes amidst Trudeau's resignation and a pending Liberal party le...
Trudeau Rejects Trump's Threat of Economic Force Against Canada
Following President Trump's threats to use "economic force" against Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected the idea of Canada joining the US, highlighting the strong trade and security partnership between the two nations. This comes amidst Trudeau's resignation and a pending Liberal party le...
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36% Bias Score
UK's Coldest Weather in Four Years Causes Widespread Flooding and Disruption
Britain faces its coldest weather in four years, with temperatures plunging to -20C, causing widespread flooding, dozens of rescues, and significant disruption to transport and essential services, prompting health alerts and major incident declarations.
UK's Coldest Weather in Four Years Causes Widespread Flooding and Disruption
Britain faces its coldest weather in four years, with temperatures plunging to -20C, causing widespread flooding, dozens of rescues, and significant disruption to transport and essential services, prompting health alerts and major incident declarations.
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36% Bias Score
14-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed on London Bus
A 14-year-old boy was fatally stabbed on a London bus in Woolwich on January 7, 2025, prompting a murder investigation; no arrests have been made, and the incident follows another stabbing nearby the previous day.
14-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed on London Bus
A 14-year-old boy was fatally stabbed on a London bus in Woolwich on January 7, 2025, prompting a murder investigation; no arrests have been made, and the incident follows another stabbing nearby the previous day.
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32% Bias Score
Oldest Stone Tools Found, Rewriting Human History
Three-million-year-old stone tools, the oldest ever found, were discovered in Kenya's Homa Peninsula, pushing back the known timeline of tool use by early hominins and providing evidence of butchery through cut marks on animal bones, fundamentally reshaping our understanding of early human developme...
Oldest Stone Tools Found, Rewriting Human History
Three-million-year-old stone tools, the oldest ever found, were discovered in Kenya's Homa Peninsula, pushing back the known timeline of tool use by early hominins and providing evidence of butchery through cut marks on animal bones, fundamentally reshaping our understanding of early human developme...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Seeks to Block Report Release; Death Row Inmates Reject Commutation
President Trump is trying to block the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report on the classified documents and election interference cases, while two death row inmates have refused President Biden's commutation offers, citing potential legal disadvantages in their appeals.
Trump Seeks to Block Report Release; Death Row Inmates Reject Commutation
President Trump is trying to block the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report on the classified documents and election interference cases, while two death row inmates have refused President Biden's commutation offers, citing potential legal disadvantages in their appeals.
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40% Bias Score
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: Legacy of France's National Front Founder
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the 96-year-old founder of France's National Front party, died; his daughter, Marine Le Pen, is a leading presidential contender; Le Pen's career was marked by controversial views and legal battles, yet his populist appeal brought the National Front significant electoral success.
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: Legacy of France's National Front Founder
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the 96-year-old founder of France's National Front party, died; his daughter, Marine Le Pen, is a leading presidential contender; Le Pen's career was marked by controversial views and legal battles, yet his populist appeal brought the National Front significant electoral success.
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48% Bias Score