January 2025
February 2025
2024 Shkreli Awards Expose Widespread Healthcare Profiteering
The Lown Institute's 2024 Shkreli Awards spotlight ten cases of healthcare profiteering, ranging from a medical center's unauthorized sale of body parts to insurance companies' denial of medically necessary care, costing patients tens of thousands of dollars.
2024 Shkreli Awards Expose Widespread Healthcare Profiteering
The Lown Institute's 2024 Shkreli Awards spotlight ten cases of healthcare profiteering, ranging from a medical center's unauthorized sale of body parts to insurance companies' denial of medically necessary care, costing patients tens of thousands of dollars.
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28% Bias Score
Sony Honda Mobility's Afeela EV to Launch in 2026
Sony Honda Mobility's Afeela, a self-driving electric vehicle with two trims priced at $89,900 and $102,900, will launch in California in 2026, aiming to compete with Tesla while using their Supercharger network and offering advanced features like voice activation and AI route planning.
Sony Honda Mobility's Afeela EV to Launch in 2026
Sony Honda Mobility's Afeela, a self-driving electric vehicle with two trims priced at $89,900 and $102,900, will launch in California in 2026, aiming to compete with Tesla while using their Supercharger network and offering advanced features like voice activation and AI route planning.
Progress
40% Bias Score
US Sanctions Top Hungarian Official for Corruption
The US sanctioned Hungarian government member Antal Rogán for alleged corruption under the Global Magnitsky Act, freezing his US assets and banning him from the US; Hungary plans to challenge this after Donald Trump's inauguration.
US Sanctions Top Hungarian Official for Corruption
The US sanctioned Hungarian government member Antal Rogán for alleged corruption under the Global Magnitsky Act, freezing his US assets and banning him from the US; Hungary plans to challenge this after Donald Trump's inauguration.
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36% Bias Score
Seattle Officer Fired, Faces \$110 Million Lawsuit After Fatal Crosswalk Crash
Seattle Police Officer Kevin Dave was fired and faces an \$110 million lawsuit for fatally striking a college student while responding to an overdose call; he was driving 63mph in a 25mph zone with emergency lights but no siren, violating multiple SPD policies, and a fellow officer made insensitive ...
Seattle Officer Fired, Faces \$110 Million Lawsuit After Fatal Crosswalk Crash
Seattle Police Officer Kevin Dave was fired and faces an \$110 million lawsuit for fatally striking a college student while responding to an overdose call; he was driving 63mph in a 25mph zone with emergency lights but no siren, violating multiple SPD policies, and a fellow officer made insensitive ...
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48% Bias Score
Security Guard Killed Protecting Honduran Consulate in Atlanta
On January 6th, 2024, in Atlanta, a Mexican security guard, Jesús Loera, was shot and killed while stopping an armed Honduran migrant from entering the Honduran consulate; another person was injured, and the assailant is in custody.
Security Guard Killed Protecting Honduran Consulate in Atlanta
On January 6th, 2024, in Atlanta, a Mexican security guard, Jesús Loera, was shot and killed while stopping an armed Honduran migrant from entering the Honduran consulate; another person was injured, and the assailant is in custody.
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40% Bias Score
Turkish Parliament as Sole Venue for PKK Ceasefire Negotiations
Turkey's opposition parties and Abdullah Öcalan advocate for the Turkish parliament (TBMM) as the sole platform for negotiations to end the PKK conflict, bypassing President Erdoğan's typical authority, raising concerns about his motives and potential manipulation.
Turkish Parliament as Sole Venue for PKK Ceasefire Negotiations
Turkey's opposition parties and Abdullah Öcalan advocate for the Turkish parliament (TBMM) as the sole platform for negotiations to end the PKK conflict, bypassing President Erdoğan's typical authority, raising concerns about his motives and potential manipulation.
Progress
60% Bias Score
UK Considers Ketamine Reclassification Amid Record Use
Record levels of ketamine use in England and Wales (299,000 users aged 16-59 in the year to March 2023) have prompted the Home Office to consider reclassifying it from Class B to Class A, increasing penalties to life imprisonment for dealing and seven years for possession following a coroner's repor...
UK Considers Ketamine Reclassification Amid Record Use
Record levels of ketamine use in England and Wales (299,000 users aged 16-59 in the year to March 2023) have prompted the Home Office to consider reclassifying it from Class B to Class A, increasing penalties to life imprisonment for dealing and seven years for possession following a coroner's repor...
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52% Bias Score
Georgia GOP Expels Lieutenant Governor Duncan for Trump Criticism
Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan was expelled from the state Republican Party on January 6th for his vocal criticism of President-elect Donald Trump and active campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election.
Georgia GOP Expels Lieutenant Governor Duncan for Trump Criticism
Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan was expelled from the state Republican Party on January 6th for his vocal criticism of President-elect Donald Trump and active campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election.
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56% Bias Score
Two Bodies Found in JetBlue Landing Gear Compartment
Two bodies were discovered inside the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport on January 6th, following a flight from New York's JFK Airport that originated in Jamaica. The victims, both males, were found badly decomposed, and their nationalities remain unkn...
Two Bodies Found in JetBlue Landing Gear Compartment
Two bodies were discovered inside the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport on January 6th, following a flight from New York's JFK Airport that originated in Jamaica. The victims, both males, were found badly decomposed, and their nationalities remain unkn...
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40% Bias Score
Brazilian Woman Arrested for Arsenic Poisoning in Christmas Cake Incident
In Torres, Brazil, Deise Moura was arrested for allegedly poisoning her relatives with an arsenic-laced Christmas cake, resulting in three deaths and three hospitalizations; police say evidence against her is robust, including online searches for arsenic.
Brazilian Woman Arrested for Arsenic Poisoning in Christmas Cake Incident
In Torres, Brazil, Deise Moura was arrested for allegedly poisoning her relatives with an arsenic-laced Christmas cake, resulting in three deaths and three hospitalizations; police say evidence against her is robust, including online searches for arsenic.
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52% Bias Score
CFPB Removes \$49 Billion in Medical Debt from Credit Reports
The CFPB finalized a rule eliminating roughly \$49 billion in medical debt from credit reports, effective in 60 days, despite opposition from banking and credit agencies, and the incoming Republican majority.
CFPB Removes \$49 Billion in Medical Debt from Credit Reports
The CFPB finalized a rule eliminating roughly \$49 billion in medical debt from credit reports, effective in 60 days, despite opposition from banking and credit agencies, and the incoming Republican majority.
Progress
16% Bias Score
Colombian Figures Urge Petro to Reconsider Maduro Inauguration Attendance
500 Colombian figures, including former ministers, urged President Gustavo Petro to reconsider sending a delegation to Nicolás Maduro's inauguration due to widespread public disapproval and the Venezuelan migration crisis; this follows similar calls from former President Santos and Chile's withdrawa...
Colombian Figures Urge Petro to Reconsider Maduro Inauguration Attendance
500 Colombian figures, including former ministers, urged President Gustavo Petro to reconsider sending a delegation to Nicolás Maduro's inauguration due to widespread public disapproval and the Venezuelan migration crisis; this follows similar calls from former President Santos and Chile's withdrawa...
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44% Bias Score