January 2025
February 2025
US Job Growth Cools in 2024, Raising Concerns for 2025
US job growth cooled in 2024 to roughly 180,000 jobs per month, unemployment stayed near historic lows at 4.2%, but hiring activity dropped to a decade low, raising concerns about 2025 due to potential policy changes and industry-specific growth.
US Job Growth Cools in 2024, Raising Concerns for 2025
US job growth cooled in 2024 to roughly 180,000 jobs per month, unemployment stayed near historic lows at 4.2%, but hiring activity dropped to a decade low, raising concerns about 2025 due to potential policy changes and industry-specific growth.
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16% Bias Score
Weak La Niña Impacts US Weather
A weak La Niña climate pattern, arriving late in 2024, is influencing US weather, causing heavy rain in Northern California, drought in Southern California, and increased precipitation in the Midwest, though other weather patterns are inconsistent with typical La Niña effects.
Weak La Niña Impacts US Weather
A weak La Niña climate pattern, arriving late in 2024, is influencing US weather, causing heavy rain in Northern California, drought in Southern California, and increased precipitation in the Midwest, though other weather patterns are inconsistent with typical La Niña effects.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Eurozone Retail Trade Sees Modest November Increase, but Recovery Remains Sluggish
Eurozone retail trade saw a 0.1% increase in November 2024, driven by fuel and food sales, but remains below pre-pandemic levels due to lingering supply chain issues, the war in Ukraine, and tight budgetary conditions; experts predict a modest recovery in 2025.
Eurozone Retail Trade Sees Modest November Increase, but Recovery Remains Sluggish
Eurozone retail trade saw a 0.1% increase in November 2024, driven by fuel and food sales, but remains below pre-pandemic levels due to lingering supply chain issues, the war in Ukraine, and tight budgetary conditions; experts predict a modest recovery in 2025.
Progress
12% Bias Score
French Left-Wing Parties Meet with Ministers, Pension Reform Remains Key Issue
On January 8th, 2024, French socialist, ecologist, and communist parties met with government ministers at Bercy to discuss policies before a January 14th parliamentary debate, excluding La France Insoumise which criticized the talks as a 'forfaiture'. While discussions were described as constructive...
French Left-Wing Parties Meet with Ministers, Pension Reform Remains Key Issue
On January 8th, 2024, French socialist, ecologist, and communist parties met with government ministers at Bercy to discuss policies before a January 14th parliamentary debate, excluding La France Insoumise which criticized the talks as a 'forfaiture'. While discussions were described as constructive...
Progress
36% Bias Score
German Nursing Home Employees Charged with Attempted Murder
Four employees of two German nursing homes are charged with attempted murder for allegedly administering or knowing about the administration of opiates to three residents without medical reason; all three residents died, though a causal link wasn't definitively established.
German Nursing Home Employees Charged with Attempted Murder
Four employees of two German nursing homes are charged with attempted murder for allegedly administering or knowing about the administration of opiates to three residents without medical reason; all three residents died, though a causal link wasn't definitively established.
Progress
44% Bias Score
German Farmers Protest Rising Food Prices, Industry Profits
The "Wir haben es satt!" coalition is organizing a January 18th protest in Berlin against Germany's agricultural policies, citing a 33% food price increase since 2021, impacting farmers' livelihoods and consumer affordability. Around 60 organizations and 10,000 participants are expected.
German Farmers Protest Rising Food Prices, Industry Profits
The "Wir haben es satt!" coalition is organizing a January 18th protest in Berlin against Germany's agricultural policies, citing a 33% food price increase since 2021, impacting farmers' livelihoods and consumer affordability. Around 60 organizations and 10,000 participants are expected.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Tax Cut on Tips: Limited Impact Despite Bipartisan Support
President-elect Trump's proposed elimination of taxes on tips, also supported by Vice President Kamala Harris with stipulations, would benefit a small portion of the 4 million tipped workers in the US, costing an estimated $60 billion to $200 billion over 10 years, raising concerns about its impact ...
Tax Cut on Tips: Limited Impact Despite Bipartisan Support
President-elect Trump's proposed elimination of taxes on tips, also supported by Vice President Kamala Harris with stipulations, would benefit a small portion of the 4 million tipped workers in the US, costing an estimated $60 billion to $200 billion over 10 years, raising concerns about its impact ...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Eastern Mediterranean Summit: Greece, Cyprus, Egypt Condemn Turkey's Actions
Greece, Cyprus, and Egypt held a trilateral summit in Cairo, issuing strong statements emphasizing adherence to international law to counter Turkey's destabilizing actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, focusing on energy security, migration, and regional stability.
Eastern Mediterranean Summit: Greece, Cyprus, Egypt Condemn Turkey's Actions
Greece, Cyprus, and Egypt held a trilateral summit in Cairo, issuing strong statements emphasizing adherence to international law to counter Turkey's destabilizing actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, focusing on energy security, migration, and regional stability.
Progress
48% Bias Score
German Nursing Home Staff Charged with Manslaughter
Four individuals, including a nursing home operator and three nurses, face manslaughter charges in Germany following the deaths of three elderly residents; while a direct causal link between medication and death was not definitively established, the prosecution believes the residents did not wish to...
German Nursing Home Staff Charged with Manslaughter
Four individuals, including a nursing home operator and three nurses, face manslaughter charges in Germany following the deaths of three elderly residents; while a direct causal link between medication and death was not definitively established, the prosecution believes the residents did not wish to...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Record-High Naturalizations in Hesse in 2024
Hesse, Germany, recorded a record-high number of naturalizations in 2024, exceeding previous years significantly due to the legalization of dual citizenship and the fulfillment of residency requirements by immigrants. Darmstadt processed over 20,000 applications, with 19,000 approvals.
Record-High Naturalizations in Hesse in 2024
Hesse, Germany, recorded a record-high number of naturalizations in 2024, exceeding previous years significantly due to the legalization of dual citizenship and the fulfillment of residency requirements by immigrants. Darmstadt processed over 20,000 applications, with 19,000 approvals.
Progress
40% Bias Score
French Employee Disengagement: A 2025 Management Challenge
A Qualisocial/Ipsos study reveals that 53% of French employees are disengaged, 67% lack work motivation, and 40% are dissatisfied, highlighting a need for managers to address negativity and improve workplace well-being in 2025.
French Employee Disengagement: A 2025 Management Challenge
A Qualisocial/Ipsos study reveals that 53% of French employees are disengaged, 67% lack work motivation, and 40% are dissatisfied, highlighting a need for managers to address negativity and improve workplace well-being in 2025.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Klöckner's Controversial Post Highlights CDU's AfD Challenge
Former CDU agriculture minister Julia Klöckner posted a social media tile suggesting the CDU offers an alternative to the AfD for voters seeking similar policies; the post was deleted after criticism and replaced with a statement emphasizing the CDU's commitment to law and order.
Klöckner's Controversial Post Highlights CDU's AfD Challenge
Former CDU agriculture minister Julia Klöckner posted a social media tile suggesting the CDU offers an alternative to the AfD for voters seeking similar policies; the post was deleted after criticism and replaced with a statement emphasizing the CDU's commitment to law and order.
Progress
60% Bias Score