January 2025
February 2025
French Navy's Strava Leak Reveals Nuclear Submarine Patrol Data
French naval crew members unintentionally disclosed sensitive information about nuclear submarine patrols by sharing fitness data on Strava, highlighting a security flaw at the Île Longue naval base despite existing high-level security protocols.
French Navy's Strava Leak Reveals Nuclear Submarine Patrol Data
French naval crew members unintentionally disclosed sensitive information about nuclear submarine patrols by sharing fitness data on Strava, highlighting a security flaw at the Île Longue naval base despite existing high-level security protocols.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Habeck's Capital Gains Tax Proposal Sparks Outrage in Germany
Robert Habeck, Germany's Green Party chancellor candidate, proposed taxing capital gains with social security contributions, sparking controversy due to concerns about impacting average savers. The Greens clarified the proposal targets high-income individuals with substantial capital gains, not aver...
Habeck's Capital Gains Tax Proposal Sparks Outrage in Germany
Robert Habeck, Germany's Green Party chancellor candidate, proposed taxing capital gains with social security contributions, sparking controversy due to concerns about impacting average savers. The Greens clarified the proposal targets high-income individuals with substantial capital gains, not aver...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Smartphone Use and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis in the US
Since 2010, the US has seen a sharp rise in adolescent mental health issues (anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicide) coinciding with increased smartphone use and social media engagement; psychologist Jonathan Haidt points to a "Grand Rewiring of Childhood" involving overprotective parenting and lim...
Smartphone Use and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis in the US
Since 2010, the US has seen a sharp rise in adolescent mental health issues (anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicide) coinciding with increased smartphone use and social media engagement; psychologist Jonathan Haidt points to a "Grand Rewiring of Childhood" involving overprotective parenting and lim...
Progress
20% Bias Score
Woman's Pizza Order Code Alerts Police, Saves Her and Children
A woman in London used a pizza order as a code to secretly alert the police to her dangerous situation; a call handler recognized the code, enabling a swift response and rescue, highlighting the resourcefulness of emergency services.
Woman's Pizza Order Code Alerts Police, Saves Her and Children
A woman in London used a pizza order as a code to secretly alert the police to her dangerous situation; a call handler recognized the code, enabling a swift response and rescue, highlighting the resourcefulness of emergency services.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Biden Revokes Cuba's 'Terror State' Designation, Colombia Celebrates
President Biden revoked Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, a decision celebrated by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, reversing a Trump-era policy supported by former Colombian President Iván Duque; Colombia played a key role in this decision.
Biden Revokes Cuba's 'Terror State' Designation, Colombia Celebrates
President Biden revoked Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, a decision celebrated by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, reversing a Trump-era policy supported by former Colombian President Iván Duque; Colombia played a key role in this decision.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Central Asian Migrants Shift Focus from Russia Amidst Economic Hardship and Repatriation
Facing economic hardship in Russia and increased pressure after last year's Moscow terrorist attack, Central Asian migrants are increasingly seeking work in South Korea and Western countries, despite challenges such as illegal work, police crackdowns, and fraudulent job offers; remittances from Sout...
Central Asian Migrants Shift Focus from Russia Amidst Economic Hardship and Repatriation
Facing economic hardship in Russia and increased pressure after last year's Moscow terrorist attack, Central Asian migrants are increasingly seeking work in South Korea and Western countries, despite challenges such as illegal work, police crackdowns, and fraudulent job offers; remittances from Sout...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Four Candidates Vie for Crucial EU Data Protection Role
Four candidates are vying to become the next European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), a position crucial for EU data privacy oversight, with the selection delayed from November due to the European Commission's late submission of candidates, leaving the position vacant since December 5th.
Four Candidates Vie for Crucial EU Data Protection Role
Four candidates are vying to become the next European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), a position crucial for EU data privacy oversight, with the selection delayed from November due to the European Commission's late submission of candidates, leaving the position vacant since December 5th.
Progress
36% Bias Score
German Parties Reassess Strategies Amidst AfD's Rise
In Germany, the AfD's rising popularity in polls, exceeding 20% ahead of the upcoming Bundestag election, is prompting established parties to re-evaluate their strategies. CSU leader Markus Söder proposes a shift from confrontation to addressing voter anxieties, including expanding family benefits a...
German Parties Reassess Strategies Amidst AfD's Rise
In Germany, the AfD's rising popularity in polls, exceeding 20% ahead of the upcoming Bundestag election, is prompting established parties to re-evaluate their strategies. CSU leader Markus Söder proposes a shift from confrontation to addressing voter anxieties, including expanding family benefits a...
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56% Bias Score
Germany's Economic Stagnation Amidst US Trade Threats
Germany's economy faces a potential crisis due to US trade conflicts and internal structural problems, with slow growth and a high savings rate despite decreased inflation. The 2024 GDP shrank while the rest of the Eurozone grew.
Germany's Economic Stagnation Amidst US Trade Threats
Germany's economy faces a potential crisis due to US trade conflicts and internal structural problems, with slow growth and a high savings rate despite decreased inflation. The 2024 GDP shrank while the rest of the Eurozone grew.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Spanish Homeowners Face Legal Impasse Against Illegal Occupants
A biotechnologist in Girona, Spain, Jordi Riera, and his family were forced out of their home by illegal occupants despite contacting authorities; the police sided with the squatters, citing video evidence of them residing in the unlivable property, highlighting systemic failures in protecting homeo...
Spanish Homeowners Face Legal Impasse Against Illegal Occupants
A biotechnologist in Girona, Spain, Jordi Riera, and his family were forced out of their home by illegal occupants despite contacting authorities; the police sided with the squatters, citing video evidence of them residing in the unlivable property, highlighting systemic failures in protecting homeo...
Progress
64% Bias Score
Turkey's Cybersecurity Bill Sparks Debate Over Freedom of Speech
Turkey's parliament is debating a cybersecurity bill granting broad powers to the Cybersecurity Presidency, raising concerns about potential restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, with critics citing vaguely defined offenses and the risk of censorship.
Turkey's Cybersecurity Bill Sparks Debate Over Freedom of Speech
Turkey's parliament is debating a cybersecurity bill granting broad powers to the Cybersecurity Presidency, raising concerns about potential restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, with critics citing vaguely defined offenses and the risk of censorship.
Progress
40% Bias Score
FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 Over Cancer Concerns
The FDA banned Red Dye No. 3 in food and drugs due to cancer links in lab rats, giving companies until January 2027 (food) and 2028 (drugs) to remove it from products like candy (13%), gum (16%), and baking decorations (26%), mirroring a California ban and following years of advocacy.
FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 Over Cancer Concerns
The FDA banned Red Dye No. 3 in food and drugs due to cancer links in lab rats, giving companies until January 2027 (food) and 2028 (drugs) to remove it from products like candy (13%), gum (16%), and baking decorations (26%), mirroring a California ban and following years of advocacy.
Progress
40% Bias Score