January 2025
February 2025
Machado Abducted Amidst Venezuelan Political Crisis
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was abducted by security forces after attending a protest against Nicolás Maduro's inauguration; the US and several Latin American countries recognize opposition candidate González as the legitimate president, despite Maduro's claim of victory.
Machado Abducted Amidst Venezuelan Political Crisis
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was abducted by security forces after attending a protest against Nicolás Maduro's inauguration; the US and several Latin American countries recognize opposition candidate González as the legitimate president, despite Maduro's claim of victory.
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76% Bias Score
Migrants Race to US Border Amid Trump's Anti-Immigration Stance
Fearing mass deportations promised by Donald Trump, numerous migrants are racing to reach the US-Mexico border before his inauguration, highlighting the significant impact of his anti-immigration rhetoric on asylum seekers' decisions and the preparedness of neighboring countries like Mexico.
Migrants Race to US Border Amid Trump's Anti-Immigration Stance
Fearing mass deportations promised by Donald Trump, numerous migrants are racing to reach the US-Mexico border before his inauguration, highlighting the significant impact of his anti-immigration rhetoric on asylum seekers' decisions and the preparedness of neighboring countries like Mexico.
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40% Bias Score
California's Wildfire Insurance Crisis: Mass Cancellations and Controversial New Regulations
Due to rising wildfire risks, 2.8 million California homeowner insurance policies were non-renewed from 2020-2022, forcing many into the higher-cost FAIR plan; new regulations allowing insurers to include reinsurance costs in rate calculations aim to address the issue but face criticism for potentia...
California's Wildfire Insurance Crisis: Mass Cancellations and Controversial New Regulations
Due to rising wildfire risks, 2.8 million California homeowner insurance policies were non-renewed from 2020-2022, forcing many into the higher-cost FAIR plan; new regulations allowing insurers to include reinsurance costs in rate calculations aim to address the issue but face criticism for potentia...
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40% Bias Score
Medieval Royal Treasures Rediscovered in Vilnius Cathedral
In Vilnius Cathedral, Lithuania, crowns, insignia, and other burial artifacts of Medieval European rulers—including Alexander Jagiellon, Elizabeth of Austria, and Barbara Radziwiłł—hidden since 1939, have been rediscovered in December 2024, after an endoscopic camera search of the cathedral's crypts...
Medieval Royal Treasures Rediscovered in Vilnius Cathedral
In Vilnius Cathedral, Lithuania, crowns, insignia, and other burial artifacts of Medieval European rulers—including Alexander Jagiellon, Elizabeth of Austria, and Barbara Radziwiłł—hidden since 1939, have been rediscovered in December 2024, after an endoscopic camera search of the cathedral's crypts...
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20% Bias Score
Koons and Picasso in Dialogue at the Alhambra
Jeff Koons' "Reflections – Picasso/Koons at the Alhambra" exhibition in Granada's Alhambra palace uniquely juxtaposes three of Koons' works with two Picassos, creating a philosophical dialogue across art historical periods, from late Gothic to Baroque, curated by Picasso's son and Pissarro's great-g...
Koons and Picasso in Dialogue at the Alhambra
Jeff Koons' "Reflections – Picasso/Koons at the Alhambra" exhibition in Granada's Alhambra palace uniquely juxtaposes three of Koons' works with two Picassos, creating a philosophical dialogue across art historical periods, from late Gothic to Baroque, curated by Picasso's son and Pissarro's great-g...
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36% Bias Score
Global Economic Growth Slows Amidst Rising Trade Protectionism
The IMF projects 3.2% global economic growth in 2025, but a potential Trump presidency and its threatened tariffs on key trading partners like China and Mexico pose significant risks to global economic stability, potentially disrupting supply chains and increasing inflation, as analysts warn.
Global Economic Growth Slows Amidst Rising Trade Protectionism
The IMF projects 3.2% global economic growth in 2025, but a potential Trump presidency and its threatened tariffs on key trading partners like China and Mexico pose significant risks to global economic stability, potentially disrupting supply chains and increasing inflation, as analysts warn.
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52% Bias Score
Ontario's Homelessness Crisis: 80,000+ Experiencing Homelessness, Urgent Investment Needed
A new report reveals over 80,000 Ontarians experienced homelessness in 2023, a 25% increase in two years, prompting calls for \$11 billion in housing investment over 10 years and an additional \$2 billion for encampment resolution.
Ontario's Homelessness Crisis: 80,000+ Experiencing Homelessness, Urgent Investment Needed
A new report reveals over 80,000 Ontarians experienced homelessness in 2023, a 25% increase in two years, prompting calls for \$11 billion in housing investment over 10 years and an additional \$2 billion for encampment resolution.
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36% Bias Score
Mass Protests in Austria as ÖVP and FPÖ Begin Coalition Talks
Tens of thousands protested in Austria against a potential far-right government following the election victory of the FPÖ; the conservative ÖVP simultaneously announced formal coalition talks with the FPÖ, despite widespread opposition, raising concerns about Austria's future political trajectory an...
Mass Protests in Austria as ÖVP and FPÖ Begin Coalition Talks
Tens of thousands protested in Austria against a potential far-right government following the election victory of the FPÖ; the conservative ÖVP simultaneously announced formal coalition talks with the FPÖ, despite widespread opposition, raising concerns about Austria's future political trajectory an...
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40% Bias Score
Weak La Niña Delivers Unpredictable US Winter Weather
A weak La Niña climate pattern arrived late in 2025, influencing US winter weather with unusual extremes: heavy rain in Northern California and the Midwest, contrasting with Southern California's dryness and unusually cold temperatures in the South, despite predictions of warmer temperatures in much...
Weak La Niña Delivers Unpredictable US Winter Weather
A weak La Niña climate pattern arrived late in 2025, influencing US winter weather with unusual extremes: heavy rain in Northern California and the Midwest, contrasting with Southern California's dryness and unusually cold temperatures in the South, despite predictions of warmer temperatures in much...
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36% Bias Score
NHS A&E Pressures Reach Pandemic Levels Amidst Flu Surge
The NHS is facing immense pressure in A&E units due to a surge in flu cases (over 5,400 daily hospital admissions in England), cold weather, and significant ambulance delays, with conditions described as similar to the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NHS A&E Pressures Reach Pandemic Levels Amidst Flu Surge
The NHS is facing immense pressure in A&E units due to a surge in flu cases (over 5,400 daily hospital admissions in England), cold weather, and significant ambulance delays, with conditions described as similar to the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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48% Bias Score
Poland seeks assurance for Netanyahu's safety during Auschwitz anniversary
Polish President Andrzej Duda requested that the government ensure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's safety from arrest under an ICC warrant during the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau's liberation on January 27th, despite Poland's membership in the ICC and Israel's non-membership.
Poland seeks assurance for Netanyahu's safety during Auschwitz anniversary
Polish President Andrzej Duda requested that the government ensure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's safety from arrest under an ICC warrant during the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau's liberation on January 27th, despite Poland's membership in the ICC and Israel's non-membership.
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48% Bias Score
German Insolvencies Surge to 15-Year High
German business insolvencies hit a 15-year high in Q4 2024, with 4215 companies and nearly 38,000 jobs affected, exceeding levels last seen after the 2009 financial crisis due to the lagged effects of low interest rates and pandemic subsidies.
German Insolvencies Surge to 15-Year High
German business insolvencies hit a 15-year high in Q4 2024, with 4215 companies and nearly 38,000 jobs affected, exceeding levels last seen after the 2009 financial crisis due to the lagged effects of low interest rates and pandemic subsidies.
Progress
36% Bias Score