January 2025
February 2025
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: Six Dead, Hundreds Injured, Extensive Victim Support Underway
A 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor drove a car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20th, killing six and injuring nearly 300; the incident has triggered a large-scale victim support operation, addressing both immediate needs and long-term psychological trauma.
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: Six Dead, Hundreds Injured, Extensive Victim Support Underway
A 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor drove a car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20th, killing six and injuring nearly 300; the incident has triggered a large-scale victim support operation, addressing both immediate needs and long-term psychological trauma.
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16% 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
Trump's Syria Stance: Troop Withdrawal Unconfirmed, Turkey Praised
President Trump avoided confirming a U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria, describing it as a military strategy related to Turkey; he praised Turkey's role in the Syrian conflict and mentioned concerns regarding the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
Trump's Syria Stance: Troop Withdrawal Unconfirmed, Turkey Praised
President Trump avoided confirming a U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria, describing it as a military strategy related to Turkey; he praised Turkey's role in the Syrian conflict and mentioned concerns regarding the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
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44% Bias Score
Southern Italy Faces Depopulation Crisis Amidst Inequality
Italian President's year-end speech highlighted the growing inequality between Southern and Northern Italy, citing Svimez's projection of an 8-million-person population decrease in Southern Italy by 2080 due to lack of infrastructure, services, and industrial vision, urging for coordinated policies ...
Southern Italy Faces Depopulation Crisis Amidst Inequality
Italian President's year-end speech highlighted the growing inequality between Southern and Northern Italy, citing Svimez's projection of an 8-million-person population decrease in Southern Italy by 2080 due to lack of infrastructure, services, and industrial vision, urging for coordinated policies ...
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52% Bias Score
Meta Shifts US Fact-Checking to Community-Based System
Meta is replacing its third-party fact-checking system in the US with a community-based approach called "Community Notes," a decision announced by Mark Zuckerberg two weeks before Donald Trump's inauguration and coinciding with a $1 million donation to Trump's inauguration fund and key personnel app...
Meta Shifts US Fact-Checking to Community-Based System
Meta is replacing its third-party fact-checking system in the US with a community-based approach called "Community Notes," a decision announced by Mark Zuckerberg two weeks before Donald Trump's inauguration and coinciding with a $1 million donation to Trump's inauguration fund and key personnel app...
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48% Bias Score
Ten Years After Charlie Hebdo: Diminishing Unity Amidst Commemorations
Ten years after the 2015 Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack in Paris, which killed eleven people in response to the publication of Mohammed cartoons, commemorative ceremonies took place with decreased public unity compared to the immediate aftermath.
Ten Years After Charlie Hebdo: Diminishing Unity Amidst Commemorations
Ten years after the 2015 Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack in Paris, which killed eleven people in response to the publication of Mohammed cartoons, commemorative ceremonies took place with decreased public unity compared to the immediate aftermath.
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40% Bias Score
Charlie Hebdo's "#MockingGod" Contest Marks 10 Years Since Deadly Attack
On January 7, 2025, Charlie Hebdo published a special edition featuring cartoons from a contest, "#MockingGod," commemorating the 2015 attack that killed 12 people, including renowned cartoonists; the contest, judged by professionals, highlights ongoing tensions between free speech and religious sen...
Charlie Hebdo's "#MockingGod" Contest Marks 10 Years Since Deadly Attack
On January 7, 2025, Charlie Hebdo published a special edition featuring cartoons from a contest, "#MockingGod," commemorating the 2015 attack that killed 12 people, including renowned cartoonists; the contest, judged by professionals, highlights ongoing tensions between free speech and religious sen...
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48% 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
CES 2025: Software Defined Vehicles and Automotive Innovation
At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, the automotive industry highlighted Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs), with Honda unveiling its all-electric 0 Series and the Honda-Sony joint venture showcasing the Afeela. BMW displayed its i Vision Dee prototype with an advanced head-up display, while Continental presente...
CES 2025: Software Defined Vehicles and Automotive Innovation
At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, the automotive industry highlighted Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs), with Honda unveiling its all-electric 0 Series and the Honda-Sony joint venture showcasing the Afeela. BMW displayed its i Vision Dee prototype with an advanced head-up display, while Continental presente...
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36% Bias Score
Spanish Court to Hear Child's Testimony Before Return to Italy Amid Abuse Allegations
A Spanish court will hear the testimony of Juana Rivas' 10-year-old son regarding alleged abuse by his father before the child returns to Italy on Wednesday, where his father holds custody; Italian authorities are investigating the father for alleged abuse.
Spanish Court to Hear Child's Testimony Before Return to Italy Amid Abuse Allegations
A Spanish court will hear the testimony of Juana Rivas' 10-year-old son regarding alleged abuse by his father before the child returns to Italy on Wednesday, where his father holds custody; Italian authorities are investigating the father for alleged abuse.
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56% Bias Score
Guantanamo Bay: 24 Years of Indefinite Detention
Since the September 11th attacks, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp has held prisoners, some without charges, operating outside the US legal system using methods considered torture; despite efforts by Presidents Obama and Biden to close it, 15 men remain detained.
Guantanamo Bay: 24 Years of Indefinite Detention
Since the September 11th attacks, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp has held prisoners, some without charges, operating outside the US legal system using methods considered torture; despite efforts by Presidents Obama and Biden to close it, 15 men remain detained.
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48% Bias Score
First US Death from H5N1 Avian Influenza Highlights Zoonotic Transmission Risk
The first US death from H5N1 avian influenza occurred in a 65-year-old Louisianan who contracted the virus from backyard birds; the virus has spread to over 900 dairy herds across 16 states, prompting a state of emergency in California, and concerning mutations have been detected.
First US Death from H5N1 Avian Influenza Highlights Zoonotic Transmission Risk
The first US death from H5N1 avian influenza occurred in a 65-year-old Louisianan who contracted the virus from backyard birds; the virus has spread to over 900 dairy herds across 16 states, prompting a state of emergency in California, and concerning mutations have been detected.
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52% Bias Score