January 2025
February 2025
MEPs Urge EU Commission to Investigate Elon Musk's X for DSA Violations
Thirty-eight MEPs urged the European Commission to investigate whether Elon Musk's actions on X violate the DSA, citing his support for Germany's AfD and controversial posts on Irish immigration, following the Commission's July finding of X's non-compliance.
MEPs Urge EU Commission to Investigate Elon Musk's X for DSA Violations
Thirty-eight MEPs urged the European Commission to investigate whether Elon Musk's actions on X violate the DSA, citing his support for Germany's AfD and controversial posts on Irish immigration, following the Commission's July finding of X's non-compliance.
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32% Bias Score
David Lynch, Influential Filmmaker, Dies at 78
David Lynch, the renowned filmmaker known for his surreal and unsettling works like Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, passed away at age 78 due to long-term lung disease, leaving behind a significant legacy in cinema and television.
David Lynch, Influential Filmmaker, Dies at 78
David Lynch, the renowned filmmaker known for his surreal and unsettling works like Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, passed away at age 78 due to long-term lung disease, leaving behind a significant legacy in cinema and television.
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36% Bias Score
Russia Prioritizes Technological Independence through Domestic Production and Innovation
Russia's government is accelerating technologically-driven growth by prioritizing technological independence through national projects, fostering domestic production of high-tech goods, and supporting the development of innovative software and hardware solutions.
Russia Prioritizes Technological Independence through Domestic Production and Innovation
Russia's government is accelerating technologically-driven growth by prioritizing technological independence through national projects, fostering domestic production of high-tech goods, and supporting the development of innovative software and hardware solutions.
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40% Bias Score
Experts Predict Trump's Initial Actions: Increased Military Spending and Strengthened NATO
Ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th US president, experts predict his initial moves will include increased military spending and strengthened NATO alliances, based on statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg advocating a significant increase in defense spending among member...
Experts Predict Trump's Initial Actions: Increased Military Spending and Strengthened NATO
Ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th US president, experts predict his initial moves will include increased military spending and strengthened NATO alliances, based on statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg advocating a significant increase in defense spending among member...
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44% Bias Score
Lithuania to become NATO's top defense spender
Lithuania will raise its defense spending to 5-6% of its GDP from 2026, exceeding all other NATO countries, due to the ongoing threat of Russian aggression, as announced by President Gitanas Nauseda on Friday.
Lithuania to become NATO's top defense spender
Lithuania will raise its defense spending to 5-6% of its GDP from 2026, exceeding all other NATO countries, due to the ongoing threat of Russian aggression, as announced by President Gitanas Nauseda on Friday.
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36% Bias Score
Biden Declares Equal Rights Amendment Law Despite Legal Uncertainty
President Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment the law of the land, despite legal ambiguity and expired deadlines, citing 38 state ratifications; this follows renewed interest due to abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights concerns, but faces legal challenges and opposition.
Biden Declares Equal Rights Amendment Law Despite Legal Uncertainty
President Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment the law of the land, despite legal ambiguity and expired deadlines, citing 38 state ratifications; this follows renewed interest due to abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights concerns, but faces legal challenges and opposition.
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44% Bias Score
MEPs Urge EU to Investigate Elon Musk's X for DSA Violations
Thirty-eight European Parliament members petitioned the European Commission to investigate whether Elon Musk's X platform violates the Digital Services Act (DSA), citing his alleged disinformation campaigns and interference in German and Irish elections; the Commission is already investigating X for...
MEPs Urge EU to Investigate Elon Musk's X for DSA Violations
Thirty-eight European Parliament members petitioned the European Commission to investigate whether Elon Musk's X platform violates the Digital Services Act (DSA), citing his alleged disinformation campaigns and interference in German and Irish elections; the Commission is already investigating X for...
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44% Bias Score
Netherlands to Expedite Deportation of Criminal Asylum-Seeking Minors
Dutch Immigration Minister Marjolein Faber announced plans to accelerate deportations of underage asylum seekers convicted of serious crimes, prompted by a recent rape case involving five minors in Helmond; the change would lower the threshold for deportation, potentially affecting those previously ...
Netherlands to Expedite Deportation of Criminal Asylum-Seeking Minors
Dutch Immigration Minister Marjolein Faber announced plans to accelerate deportations of underage asylum seekers convicted of serious crimes, prompted by a recent rape case involving five minors in Helmond; the change would lower the threshold for deportation, potentially affecting those previously ...
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68% Bias Score
Childhood Obesity Linked to Increased Relapse and Death Risk in Pediatric Cancer
A Canadian study of over 11,000 pediatric cancer patients (ages 2-19) revealed that obese children had a 16% higher relapse risk and a 29% higher death risk within five years, emphasizing the urgent need to address childhood obesity due to its significant impact on cancer outcomes.
Childhood Obesity Linked to Increased Relapse and Death Risk in Pediatric Cancer
A Canadian study of over 11,000 pediatric cancer patients (ages 2-19) revealed that obese children had a 16% higher relapse risk and a 29% higher death risk within five years, emphasizing the urgent need to address childhood obesity due to its significant impact on cancer outcomes.
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20% Bias Score
Jerusalem's South Side: A Decade of Urban Transformation
Jerusalem's south side is undergoing a 10-year (2022-2032) urban regeneration project, transforming transport via light rail expansion on Emek Refaim and Hebron Roads, and redeveloping the First Station as a multi-functional transport and cultural hub, alongside new residential and commercial areas;...
Jerusalem's South Side: A Decade of Urban Transformation
Jerusalem's south side is undergoing a 10-year (2022-2032) urban regeneration project, transforming transport via light rail expansion on Emek Refaim and Hebron Roads, and redeveloping the First Station as a multi-functional transport and cultural hub, alongside new residential and commercial areas;...
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44% Bias Score
Senate Poised to Pass Laken Riley Act, Requiring Detention of Undocumented Migrants
The Senate is set to pass the Laken Riley Act, requiring detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft or burglary, reflecting a bipartisan compromise following the murder of Laken Riley, a Georgia student, by an undocumented immigrant. The final vote was 61-35.
Senate Poised to Pass Laken Riley Act, Requiring Detention of Undocumented Migrants
The Senate is set to pass the Laken Riley Act, requiring detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft or burglary, reflecting a bipartisan compromise following the murder of Laken Riley, a Georgia student, by an undocumented immigrant. The final vote was 61-35.
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52% Bias Score
Moon Added to World Monuments Fund's 2025 Watch List
For the first time, the World Monuments Fund included the Moon on its 2025 Watch list due to over 90 historic lunar sites, including Tranquility Base, being threatened by increasing lunar activities lacking preservation protocols; the Fund has contributed over $120 million to similar projects since ...
Moon Added to World Monuments Fund's 2025 Watch List
For the first time, the World Monuments Fund included the Moon on its 2025 Watch list due to over 90 historic lunar sites, including Tranquility Base, being threatened by increasing lunar activities lacking preservation protocols; the Fund has contributed over $120 million to similar projects since ...
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32% Bias Score