January 2025
February 2025
AI Investments Power US Economic Growth, Raising Bubble Concerns
Fueled by massive investments in AI infrastructure (16-20% of real GDP growth in Q3 2024), the U.S. economy experiences significant stock market gains concentrated in tech giants, while job growth is limited to construction and utilities, raising concerns about a potential bubble.
AI Investments Power US Economic Growth, Raising Bubble Concerns
Fueled by massive investments in AI infrastructure (16-20% of real GDP growth in Q3 2024), the U.S. economy experiences significant stock market gains concentrated in tech giants, while job growth is limited to construction and utilities, raising concerns about a potential bubble.
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40% Bias Score
Record Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico Amidst U.S. Pressure
Mexican authorities seized over 3,400 pounds of fentanyl pills in Sinaloa, marking the largest fentanyl bust in the country's history, following a sharp drop in seizures this year and amid pressure from the incoming U.S. administration.
Record Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico Amidst U.S. Pressure
Mexican authorities seized over 3,400 pounds of fentanyl pills in Sinaloa, marking the largest fentanyl bust in the country's history, following a sharp drop in seizures this year and amid pressure from the incoming U.S. administration.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Los Angeles County Wildfires Overwhelm Fire Departments
Simultaneous wildfires—the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires—have burned over 16,000 acres in Los Angeles County, overwhelming firefighting resources and highlighting inadequate preparedness for such widespread disasters, despite ongoing mitigation efforts and data analysis.
Los Angeles County Wildfires Overwhelm Fire Departments
Simultaneous wildfires—the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires—have burned over 16,000 acres in Los Angeles County, overwhelming firefighting resources and highlighting inadequate preparedness for such widespread disasters, despite ongoing mitigation efforts and data analysis.
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24% Bias Score
Virginia Prison Inmates' Self-Immolation Highlights Abuse Allegations
Six inmates at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison partially burned themselves in September 2024 to protest alleged intolerable conditions, including excessive solitary confinement, medical neglect, and physical abuse by officers; prison officials considered charging them for medical treatment but ult...
Virginia Prison Inmates' Self-Immolation Highlights Abuse Allegations
Six inmates at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison partially burned themselves in September 2024 to protest alleged intolerable conditions, including excessive solitary confinement, medical neglect, and physical abuse by officers; prison officials considered charging them for medical treatment but ult...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Tariffs Threaten to Hike Consumer Electronics Prices
President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs, ranging from 10% to 60% on various imported goods, threaten to significantly increase consumer electronics prices, potentially triggering a global trade war and harming American businesses and innovation; the CTA estimates that laptops would increase in pric...
Trump's Tariffs Threaten to Hike Consumer Electronics Prices
President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs, ranging from 10% to 60% on various imported goods, threaten to significantly increase consumer electronics prices, potentially triggering a global trade war and harming American businesses and innovation; the CTA estimates that laptops would increase in pric...
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52% Bias Score
Greenland Residents Divided on Trump's Purchase Offer
President-elect Donald Trump's renewed interest in purchasing Greenland has sparked divided opinions among residents, with some expressing concerns about cultural loss and others seeing potential economic benefits and greater self-governance; this comes amid speculation about Greenland's independenc...
Greenland Residents Divided on Trump's Purchase Offer
President-elect Donald Trump's renewed interest in purchasing Greenland has sparked divided opinions among residents, with some expressing concerns about cultural loss and others seeing potential economic benefits and greater self-governance; this comes amid speculation about Greenland's independenc...
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48% Bias Score
Pacific Palisades Wildfire: 15,000 Acres Burned, Urgent Evacuations Underway
Fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, the Pacific Palisades fire has burned 15,000 acres, prompting urgent evacuations in a wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood; residents shared dramatic escape stories and expressed fears about the future of their homes and businesses.
Pacific Palisades Wildfire: 15,000 Acres Burned, Urgent Evacuations Underway
Fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, the Pacific Palisades fire has burned 15,000 acres, prompting urgent evacuations in a wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood; residents shared dramatic escape stories and expressed fears about the future of their homes and businesses.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Trump's Threats Against Canada: Economic Warfare and Political Chaos
Canadian officials denounce U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's repeated suggestion that Canada become the 51st state, viewing it as an attempt to undermine their country's economy and create chaos; Trump's threat of economic force against Canada, a crucial trading partner providing the U.S. with 60...
Trump's Threats Against Canada: Economic Warfare and Political Chaos
Canadian officials denounce U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's repeated suggestion that Canada become the 51st state, viewing it as an attempt to undermine their country's economy and create chaos; Trump's threat of economic force against Canada, a crucial trading partner providing the U.S. with 60...
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52% Bias Score
Fed Slows Rate Cuts Amid Trump Policy Uncertainty
Federal Reserve officials expressed concern in December over inflation and the uncertainty surrounding President-elect Trump's policies, leading them to slow interest rate cuts, lowering the benchmark to 4.25%-4.5% and reducing their outlook for future cuts from four to two in 2025; the minutes high...
Fed Slows Rate Cuts Amid Trump Policy Uncertainty
Federal Reserve officials expressed concern in December over inflation and the uncertainty surrounding President-elect Trump's policies, leading them to slow interest rate cuts, lowering the benchmark to 4.25%-4.5% and reducing their outlook for future cuts from four to two in 2025; the minutes high...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Meets with Republicans to Strategize on Passing Key Policy Initiatives
President-elect Trump is meeting with Senate and House Republicans to strategize on passing key policy initiatives using reconciliation, facing internal divisions over a one-bill or two-bill approach, aiming for an April deadline.
Trump Meets with Republicans to Strategize on Passing Key Policy Initiatives
President-elect Trump is meeting with Senate and House Republicans to strategize on passing key policy initiatives using reconciliation, facing internal divisions over a one-bill or two-bill approach, aiming for an April deadline.
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44% Bias Score
Wildfire Victims Get Student Loan Relief
Federal student loan borrowers affected by federally declared natural disasters, such as the Southern California wildfires, may qualify for a 90-day (with possible extensions) natural disaster forbearance under the Heroes Act of 2003, automatically granted in many cases, though interest continues to...
Wildfire Victims Get Student Loan Relief
Federal student loan borrowers affected by federally declared natural disasters, such as the Southern California wildfires, may qualify for a 90-day (with possible extensions) natural disaster forbearance under the Heroes Act of 2003, automatically granted in many cases, though interest continues to...
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32% Bias Score
Son-in-Law of Venezuelan Opposition Leader Kidnapped Amidst Heightened Political Tensions
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia's son-in-law was kidnapped in Caracas on Tuesday, prompting accusations of a politically motivated abduction by the opposition coalition amid heightened security for President Maduro's inauguration and Mr. González's US trip seeking international...
Son-in-Law of Venezuelan Opposition Leader Kidnapped Amidst Heightened Political Tensions
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia's son-in-law was kidnapped in Caracas on Tuesday, prompting accusations of a politically motivated abduction by the opposition coalition amid heightened security for President Maduro's inauguration and Mr. González's US trip seeking international...
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56% Bias Score