January 2025
February 2025
NYC Subway Safety: Perception vs. Reality
New York MTA head Janno Lieber says recent high-profile subway attacks have created a perception of increased insecurity, despite a 12.5% drop in crime since 2019; he supports a new congestion pricing plan and tougher measures against repeat offenders to boost public trust.
NYC Subway Safety: Perception vs. Reality
New York MTA head Janno Lieber says recent high-profile subway attacks have created a perception of increased insecurity, despite a 12.5% drop in crime since 2019; he supports a new congestion pricing plan and tougher measures against repeat offenders to boost public trust.
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48% Bias Score
Busifikatsiya": Ukraine's Word of the Year Reflects War's Societal Impact
Ukraine's word of the year 2024 is "busifikatsiya," a neologism for expedited forced mobilization, chosen by the Myslovo dictionary for its reflection of societal concerns stemming from the ongoing war. Other contenders included terms related to military service, war fatigue, and negotiations.
Busifikatsiya": Ukraine's Word of the Year Reflects War's Societal Impact
Ukraine's word of the year 2024 is "busifikatsiya," a neologism for expedited forced mobilization, chosen by the Myslovo dictionary for its reflection of societal concerns stemming from the ongoing war. Other contenders included terms related to military service, war fatigue, and negotiations.
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20% Bias Score
Driver Jailed for Fatal Argyll Crash
A 55-year-old driver, George Murphy, was jailed for seven and a half years for causing the death of Martin and Josephine Cousland in a head-on collision on the A85 near Dalmally in March 2023, after overtaking multiple vehicles and a bus on a blind bend.
Driver Jailed for Fatal Argyll Crash
A 55-year-old driver, George Murphy, was jailed for seven and a half years for causing the death of Martin and Josephine Cousland in a head-on collision on the A85 near Dalmally in March 2023, after overtaking multiple vehicles and a bus on a blind bend.
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32% Bias Score
Scottish Labour's Abstention Secures Scottish Budget, Raising Long-Term Concerns
Scottish Labour's abstention in budget votes secures passage of the Scottish government's financial plans, averting a crisis, but raises questions about long-term financial sustainability and the implications for the upcoming Holyrood election.
Scottish Labour's Abstention Secures Scottish Budget, Raising Long-Term Concerns
Scottish Labour's abstention in budget votes secures passage of the Scottish government's financial plans, averting a crisis, but raises questions about long-term financial sustainability and the implications for the upcoming Holyrood election.
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48% Bias Score
French Government Negotiates 2025 Budget: €50 Billion in Savings Targeted
France's new government is negotiating its 2025 budget, proposing a €50 billion effort via corporate surtaxes (€8 billion target), adjustments to high-income taxes, and indexing income tax brackets to inflation; discussions are ongoing with parliamentary groups, aiming for a compromise budget by Feb...
French Government Negotiates 2025 Budget: €50 Billion in Savings Targeted
France's new government is negotiating its 2025 budget, proposing a €50 billion effort via corporate surtaxes (€8 billion target), adjustments to high-income taxes, and indexing income tax brackets to inflation; discussions are ongoing with parliamentary groups, aiming for a compromise budget by Feb...
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32% Bias Score
CSU Demands Overhaul of German Intelligence Following Magdeburg Attack
The CSU in Germany's Bundestag demands a complete overhaul of the country's intelligence services due to their perceived ineffectiveness, particularly in light of the recent Magdeburg attack, and their heavy reliance on foreign intelligence agencies, mainly US intelligence.
CSU Demands Overhaul of German Intelligence Following Magdeburg Attack
The CSU in Germany's Bundestag demands a complete overhaul of the country's intelligence services due to their perceived ineffectiveness, particularly in light of the recent Magdeburg attack, and their heavy reliance on foreign intelligence agencies, mainly US intelligence.
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48% Bias Score
US Job Quits Hit Pandemic Low Amidst Cooling Labor Market
The November 2024 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey revealed a drop in quits to 3.1 million—a pandemic-era low—and decade-low hiring, despite 8.1 million job openings and low layoffs; economists anticipate the incoming administration's policies to significantly impact future labor market trends...
US Job Quits Hit Pandemic Low Amidst Cooling Labor Market
The November 2024 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey revealed a drop in quits to 3.1 million—a pandemic-era low—and decade-low hiring, despite 8.1 million job openings and low layoffs; economists anticipate the incoming administration's policies to significantly impact future labor market trends...
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40% Bias Score
Scottish NHS A&E Performance Hits Joint Fifth Worst Weekly Record Amidst Flu Surge
Scotland's NHS faces "very high levels of winter pressure" due to a flu surge hospitalizing over 1,500 people in the final week of 2024; only 58.4% of A&E patients were seen within four hours, the joint fifth-worst weekly performance on record, prompting criticism of the SNP government's handling of...
Scottish NHS A&E Performance Hits Joint Fifth Worst Weekly Record Amidst Flu Surge
Scotland's NHS faces "very high levels of winter pressure" due to a flu surge hospitalizing over 1,500 people in the final week of 2024; only 58.4% of A&E patients were seen within four hours, the joint fifth-worst weekly performance on record, prompting criticism of the SNP government's handling of...
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44% Bias Score
Riss's Jerusalem Documentary Explores Faith and Freedom of Speech
Ten years after the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack, director Riss traveled to Jerusalem to interview religious leaders from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, creating a documentary exploring the complex relationship between faith, freedom of expression, and satire, which is available on France.tv.
Riss's Jerusalem Documentary Explores Faith and Freedom of Speech
Ten years after the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack, director Riss traveled to Jerusalem to interview religious leaders from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, creating a documentary exploring the complex relationship between faith, freedom of expression, and satire, which is available on France.tv.
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24% Bias Score
CSU Demands Overhaul of German Intelligence Services
The CSU party in Germany is urging a complete overhaul of the nation's intelligence agencies due to their perceived ineffectiveness and over-reliance on foreign intelligence, especially from the US, as highlighted by the recent attack in Magdeburg and confirmed by security expert Peter Neumann.
CSU Demands Overhaul of German Intelligence Services
The CSU party in Germany is urging a complete overhaul of the nation's intelligence agencies due to their perceived ineffectiveness and over-reliance on foreign intelligence, especially from the US, as highlighted by the recent attack in Magdeburg and confirmed by security expert Peter Neumann.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Germany's Bundestag Election: Polls Show Union Ahead, AfD Rises
With 47 days until the German Bundestag elections, the campaign is marked by broken agreements, rising AfD popularity, and shifting coalition possibilities, according to recent polls and statements from party leaders.
Germany's Bundestag Election: Polls Show Union Ahead, AfD Rises
With 47 days until the German Bundestag elections, the campaign is marked by broken agreements, rising AfD popularity, and shifting coalition possibilities, according to recent polls and statements from party leaders.
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56% Bias Score
French Government Negotiates 2025 Budget, Seeking €50 Billion in Savings
The French government is negotiating its 2025 budget, aiming for €50 billion in savings through measures like a surtax on large companies (€8 billion target) and adjustments to high-income taxation, while avoiding new middle-class taxes; negotiations include potential compromises on the retirement r...
French Government Negotiates 2025 Budget, Seeking €50 Billion in Savings
The French government is negotiating its 2025 budget, aiming for €50 billion in savings through measures like a surtax on large companies (€8 billion target) and adjustments to high-income taxation, while avoiding new middle-class taxes; negotiations include potential compromises on the retirement r...
Progress
32% Bias Score