January 2025
February 2025
Champion Calls for UK-Wide Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Labour MP Sarah Champion called for a national inquiry into Britain's child sexual abuse crisis, citing its endemic nature and lack of public trust in authorities; this follows similar calls from other Labour MPs and the Greater Manchester mayor, adding pressure on the Prime Minister and Labour lead...
Champion Calls for UK-Wide Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Labour MP Sarah Champion called for a national inquiry into Britain's child sexual abuse crisis, citing its endemic nature and lack of public trust in authorities; this follows similar calls from other Labour MPs and the Greater Manchester mayor, adding pressure on the Prime Minister and Labour lead...
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60% Bias Score
UK MPs Propose Rent Cap Amid Soaring Rental Costs
A proposed amendment to the UK's Renters' Rights Bill seeks to cap rent increases at inflation or average wage growth, aiming to prevent landlords from evicting tenants through unaffordable rent hikes following a ban on "no-fault" evictions; over 30 MPs support the change, citing a recent 10% annual...
UK MPs Propose Rent Cap Amid Soaring Rental Costs
A proposed amendment to the UK's Renters' Rights Bill seeks to cap rent increases at inflation or average wage growth, aiming to prevent landlords from evicting tenants through unaffordable rent hikes following a ban on "no-fault" evictions; over 30 MPs support the change, citing a recent 10% annual...
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44% Bias Score
Southern California Wildfires: Climate Change, Budget Cuts, and Infrastructure Failures
Southern California wildfires in early January 2024 destroyed over 10,000 homes and 15,000 acres, fueled by high winds and dry conditions; reports cite insufficient water pressure in fire hydrants and recent budget cuts to the fire department, with Democratic lawmakers attributing the severity to cl...
Southern California Wildfires: Climate Change, Budget Cuts, and Infrastructure Failures
Southern California wildfires in early January 2024 destroyed over 10,000 homes and 15,000 acres, fueled by high winds and dry conditions; reports cite insufficient water pressure in fire hydrants and recent budget cuts to the fire department, with Democratic lawmakers attributing the severity to cl...
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52% Bias Score
Weiss Report Criticizes Biden's Hunter Biden Pardon
Special Counsel David Weiss's final report on Hunter Biden criticizes President Biden's pardon as "wrong" and a mischaracterization of the investigation, stating the president's actions unfairly maligned Justice Department officials and made further charges inappropriate; the report details eight co...
Weiss Report Criticizes Biden's Hunter Biden Pardon
Special Counsel David Weiss's final report on Hunter Biden criticizes President Biden's pardon as "wrong" and a mischaracterization of the investigation, stating the president's actions unfairly maligned Justice Department officials and made further charges inappropriate; the report details eight co...
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48% Bias Score
Biden Refuses Taliban Prisoner Exchange Demand for Americans Held in Afghanistan
President Biden informed the families of three Americans held by the Taliban that he wouldn't release a Guantanamo Bay detainee in exchange, despite earlier negotiations in Doha. The U.S. considers Ryan Corbett and George Glezmann wrongfully detained, and Mahmood Habibi unjustly held since 2022; the...
Biden Refuses Taliban Prisoner Exchange Demand for Americans Held in Afghanistan
President Biden informed the families of three Americans held by the Taliban that he wouldn't release a Guantanamo Bay detainee in exchange, despite earlier negotiations in Doha. The U.S. considers Ryan Corbett and George Glezmann wrongfully detained, and Mahmood Habibi unjustly held since 2022; the...
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60% Bias Score
Trump Cabinet Nominees Face Crucial Senate Confirmation Hearings
President-elect Donald Trump's numerous Cabinet nominees will undergo Senate confirmation hearings this week, a process that will determine their suitability and impact the structure of his incoming administration. Key nominees include Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State and Pete Hegseth for ...
Trump Cabinet Nominees Face Crucial Senate Confirmation Hearings
President-elect Donald Trump's numerous Cabinet nominees will undergo Senate confirmation hearings this week, a process that will determine their suitability and impact the structure of his incoming administration. Key nominees include Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State and Pete Hegseth for ...
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40% Bias Score
100+ Dead in South African Mine Standoff
At least 100 miners have died in a South African abandoned gold mine after a standoff with police who cut off food and water supplies, with 18 bodies recovered and hundreds still underground.
100+ Dead in South African Mine Standoff
At least 100 miners have died in a South African abandoned gold mine after a standoff with police who cut off food and water supplies, with 18 bodies recovered and hundreds still underground.
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52% Bias Score
Schumer Honors 100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor
New York Senator Chuck Schumer honored 100-year-old Holocaust survivor Pina Frassineti Wax on Long Island with a U.S. Capitol flag and a Senate floor recognition on January 22, 2024, highlighting her survival and resilience after hiding in a Catholic convent to escape the Nazis in Rome before immigr...
Schumer Honors 100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor
New York Senator Chuck Schumer honored 100-year-old Holocaust survivor Pina Frassineti Wax on Long Island with a U.S. Capitol flag and a Senate floor recognition on January 22, 2024, highlighting her survival and resilience after hiding in a Catholic convent to escape the Nazis in Rome before immigr...
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28% Bias Score
FBI, DHS Warn of Potential Copycat Attacks After New Orleans ISIS-Inspired Attack
The FBI and DHS issued a nationwide warning to 18,000 law enforcement agencies about potential copycat attacks following an ISIS-inspired vehicle ramming in New Orleans on New Year's Day that killed 14 and injured dozens more, urging heightened vigilance against violent extremists.
FBI, DHS Warn of Potential Copycat Attacks After New Orleans ISIS-Inspired Attack
The FBI and DHS issued a nationwide warning to 18,000 law enforcement agencies about potential copycat attacks following an ISIS-inspired vehicle ramming in New Orleans on New Year's Day that killed 14 and injured dozens more, urging heightened vigilance against violent extremists.
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40% Bias Score
Lawsuits Filed Against SCE Over Eaton Fire
Homeowners and renters filed four lawsuits against Southern California Edison (SCE) on Monday, alleging that the company's failure to de-energize electrical equipment despite severe weather warnings caused the Eaton Fire, resulting in significant property damage and economic losses. Investigations a...
Lawsuits Filed Against SCE Over Eaton Fire
Homeowners and renters filed four lawsuits against Southern California Edison (SCE) on Monday, alleging that the company's failure to de-energize electrical equipment despite severe weather warnings caused the Eaton Fire, resulting in significant property damage and economic losses. Investigations a...
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44% Bias Score
Massachusetts Courts Ignore ICE Detainer Requests, Leading to Rearrest of Rape, Extortion Suspect
ICE agents in Boston twice rearrested Brazilian national Agnaldo Moreira da Cruz, charged with rape and extortion, after Massachusetts courts twice ignored ICE detainer requests following his release from Barnstable County Correctional Facility on June 18, 2024, and December 5, 2024, despite active ...
Massachusetts Courts Ignore ICE Detainer Requests, Leading to Rearrest of Rape, Extortion Suspect
ICE agents in Boston twice rearrested Brazilian national Agnaldo Moreira da Cruz, charged with rape and extortion, after Massachusetts courts twice ignored ICE detainer requests following his release from Barnstable County Correctional Facility on June 18, 2024, and December 5, 2024, despite active ...
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56% Bias Score
Global Bond Yields Surge, Impacting Borrowers and Savers
Bond yields have risen globally, increasing borrowing costs and impacting millions, while simultaneously offering higher returns for savers; the 10-year Treasury bond yield is at 4.8%, its highest in 14 months, impacting mortgages (6.93% average rate) and potentially the stock market.
Global Bond Yields Surge, Impacting Borrowers and Savers
Bond yields have risen globally, increasing borrowing costs and impacting millions, while simultaneously offering higher returns for savers; the 10-year Treasury bond yield is at 4.8%, its highest in 14 months, impacting mortgages (6.93% average rate) and potentially the stock market.
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36% Bias Score