January 2025
February 2025
Networks of Competence: Driving Sustained Innovation and Shaping Future Market Structures
Companies like Amazon and Google, using "networks of competence," demonstrate sustained innovation by rapidly creating diverse, successful businesses, contrasting sharply with the struggles of most firms using traditional hierarchies; this model's success may lead to future market duopolies requirin...
Networks of Competence: Driving Sustained Innovation and Shaping Future Market Structures
Companies like Amazon and Google, using "networks of competence," demonstrate sustained innovation by rapidly creating diverse, successful businesses, contrasting sharply with the struggles of most firms using traditional hierarchies; this model's success may lead to future market duopolies requirin...
Progress
48% Bias Score
NYC Pro-Hamas Protest Follows New Orleans Terror Attack
A pro-Hamas demonstration in Times Square on New Year's Day, hours after an ISIS-claimed attack in New Orleans, underscored concerns about rising radical Islamism in the US, prompting calls for stronger action from the incoming Trump administration.
NYC Pro-Hamas Protest Follows New Orleans Terror Attack
A pro-Hamas demonstration in Times Square on New Year's Day, hours after an ISIS-claimed attack in New Orleans, underscored concerns about rising radical Islamism in the US, prompting calls for stronger action from the incoming Trump administration.
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76% Bias Score
Justice Department Sues Hazleton over At-Large Election System
The U.S. Justice Department sued Hazleton, Pennsylvania, for its at-large city council elections, arguing they violate the Voting Rights Act by diluting Hispanic voting power; the city's population is about two-thirds Hispanic, yet no Hispanic person has ever been elected to the council.
Justice Department Sues Hazleton over At-Large Election System
The U.S. Justice Department sued Hazleton, Pennsylvania, for its at-large city council elections, arguing they violate the Voting Rights Act by diluting Hispanic voting power; the city's population is about two-thirds Hispanic, yet no Hispanic person has ever been elected to the council.
Progress
40% Bias Score
IUCN Study: 24% of Freshwater Species Face Extinction
A new IUCN study finds 24% of over 23,000 freshwater species are at risk of extinction due to pollution (54%), dams (39%), agriculture (37%), and invasive species (28%), with climate change also a growing threat.
IUCN Study: 24% of Freshwater Species Face Extinction
A new IUCN study finds 24% of over 23,000 freshwater species are at risk of extinction due to pollution (54%), dams (39%), agriculture (37%), and invasive species (28%), with climate change also a growing threat.
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16% Bias Score
24% of Freshwater Species Face Extinction Risk
A new study in Nature reveals that 24% of the roughly 23,500 freshwater animal species examined are at risk of extinction due to compounding threats like pollution, damming, and agricultural runoff, with the Amazon River facing significant dangers from deforestation and mining.
24% of Freshwater Species Face Extinction Risk
A new study in Nature reveals that 24% of the roughly 23,500 freshwater animal species examined are at risk of extinction due to compounding threats like pollution, damming, and agricultural runoff, with the Amazon River facing significant dangers from deforestation and mining.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Manslaughter Trial: Defense Argues Abuse Did Not Cause Suicide
Ryan Wellings is on trial for the manslaughter of his former partner, Kiena Dawes, a 23-year-old hairdresser who died by suicide in July 2022 after alleging years of abuse. The defense claims her death was not significantly caused by Wellings, citing her history of suicide attempts and their volatil...
Manslaughter Trial: Defense Argues Abuse Did Not Cause Suicide
Ryan Wellings is on trial for the manslaughter of his former partner, Kiena Dawes, a 23-year-old hairdresser who died by suicide in July 2022 after alleging years of abuse. The defense claims her death was not significantly caused by Wellings, citing her history of suicide attempts and their volatil...
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56% Bias Score
Musk's X Amplification of Grooming Gangs Scandal Raises Concerns
Elon Musk's recent X posts about the grooming gangs scandal, driven by interactions with right-wing accounts, resulted in at least 40 million engagements, amplifying a pre-existing discussion and raising concerns about the spread of far-right narratives.
Musk's X Amplification of Grooming Gangs Scandal Raises Concerns
Elon Musk's recent X posts about the grooming gangs scandal, driven by interactions with right-wing accounts, resulted in at least 40 million engagements, amplifying a pre-existing discussion and raising concerns about the spread of far-right narratives.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Surge in Antisemitism Prompts 159 Discrimination Cases in Schools
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has opened 159 shared ancestry discrimination cases in schools since October 7, 2023, a significant rise attributed to increased antisemitism following Hamas' attack on Israel; this surge has prompted many Jewish students to seek support and recon...
Surge in Antisemitism Prompts 159 Discrimination Cases in Schools
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has opened 159 shared ancestry discrimination cases in schools since October 7, 2023, a significant rise attributed to increased antisemitism following Hamas' attack on Israel; this surge has prompted many Jewish students to seek support and recon...
Progress
52% Bias Score
IRS Improves Taxpayer Service Despite Backlogs, Budget Threats
The IRS has improved taxpayer services thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, but still faces significant backlogs in identity theft (22-month delays) and ERC claims (1.2 million pending), impacting taxpayers and businesses; budget cuts threaten further progress.
IRS Improves Taxpayer Service Despite Backlogs, Budget Threats
The IRS has improved taxpayer services thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, but still faces significant backlogs in identity theft (22-month delays) and ERC claims (1.2 million pending), impacting taxpayers and businesses; budget cuts threaten further progress.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Democrats Shift on Immigration: Seeking Stricter Policies Alongside Legal Pathways
As President-elect Trump plans mass deportations, some Democrats propose reducing overall immigration while expanding legal pathways based on economic needs and humanitarian concerns, with proposals like the Dignity Act suggesting stricter employer verification, increased border security, and paths ...
Democrats Shift on Immigration: Seeking Stricter Policies Alongside Legal Pathways
As President-elect Trump plans mass deportations, some Democrats propose reducing overall immigration while expanding legal pathways based on economic needs and humanitarian concerns, with proposals like the Dignity Act suggesting stricter employer verification, increased border security, and paths ...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Higgins Pleads Not Guilty in Gaudreau Brothers' Fatal Crash
Sean Higgins pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a fatal car crash that killed former NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother on August 29, 2023, in New Jersey; Higgins had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit.
Higgins Pleads Not Guilty in Gaudreau Brothers' Fatal Crash
Sean Higgins pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a fatal car crash that killed former NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother on August 29, 2023, in New Jersey; Higgins had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit.
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48% Bias Score
Peter Yarrow, Folk Singer of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86
Peter Yarrow, a member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died on Tuesday at age 86 from bladder cancer in New York; the group's activism and musical success significantly impacted American folk music and social movements throughout the 1960s.
Peter Yarrow, Folk Singer of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86
Peter Yarrow, a member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died on Tuesday at age 86 from bladder cancer in New York; the group's activism and musical success significantly impacted American folk music and social movements throughout the 1960s.
Progress
28% Bias Score