January 2025
February 2025
Russia and Iran Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement Amid Western Concerns
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met in Moscow on Friday to sign a strategic partnership agreement for closer defense cooperation, causing Western concern; the deal includes a Russian-aided Iranian nuclear power plant and comes amid Russia's use of Iranian drones ...
Russia and Iran Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement Amid Western Concerns
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met in Moscow on Friday to sign a strategic partnership agreement for closer defense cooperation, causing Western concern; the deal includes a Russian-aided Iranian nuclear power plant and comes amid Russia's use of Iranian drones ...
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40% 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
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
Trump Announces Key Economic Council Appointments
President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments to his White House National Economic Council on January 17, 2025, three days before his inauguration, including Robin Colwell, Nels Nordquist, Paige Willey, Ryan Baasch, Emory Cox, Cale Clingenpeel, Andrew Lyon, Jeff Wrase, and Joel Zinberg, ea...
Trump Announces Key Economic Council Appointments
President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments to his White House National Economic Council on January 17, 2025, three days before his inauguration, including Robin Colwell, Nels Nordquist, Paige Willey, Ryan Baasch, Emory Cox, Cale Clingenpeel, Andrew Lyon, Jeff Wrase, and Joel Zinberg, ea...
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56% Bias Score
AI Boosts Cellular Reprogramming Efficiency 50-Fold
OpenAI and Retro Biosciences developed GPT-4b, an AI model boosting the efficiency of Yamanaka proteins, key to cellular reprogramming, by 50 times in early tests, paving the way for new disease treatments.
AI Boosts Cellular Reprogramming Efficiency 50-Fold
OpenAI and Retro Biosciences developed GPT-4b, an AI model boosting the efficiency of Yamanaka proteins, key to cellular reprogramming, by 50 times in early tests, paving the way for new disease treatments.
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36% Bias Score
Sachs Warns Against Protectionist Measures Targeting China
Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs warns against the U.S. imposing additional tariffs on Chinese goods, predicting negative impacts on U.S. consumers, U.S.-China relations, and the global economy; he cites protectionism and a desire to weaken China's economic progress as underlying motivations.
Sachs Warns Against Protectionist Measures Targeting China
Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs warns against the U.S. imposing additional tariffs on Chinese goods, predicting negative impacts on U.S. consumers, U.S.-China relations, and the global economy; he cites protectionism and a desire to weaken China's economic progress as underlying motivations.
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36% 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
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
INOI Festival: Russian Artists Unite in London Against War
The INOI rock festival in London drew 10,000 Russian diaspora attendees, uniting artists labeled "foreign agents" by Russia who performed anti-war music and messages, aiming to counter Kremlin propaganda and promote freedom.
INOI Festival: Russian Artists Unite in London Against War
The INOI rock festival in London drew 10,000 Russian diaspora attendees, uniting artists labeled "foreign agents" by Russia who performed anti-war music and messages, aiming to counter Kremlin propaganda and promote freedom.
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32% Bias Score
LA Wildfires Expose Infrastructure Gaps, Prompting \$10 Million Donation
The recent Los Angeles wildfires, despite full reservoirs, exposed critical infrastructure deficiencies in fighting large-scale fires, prompting a \$10 million donation from the Wonderful Company for fire relief while highlighting the need for better climate change adaptation.
LA Wildfires Expose Infrastructure Gaps, Prompting \$10 Million Donation
The recent Los Angeles wildfires, despite full reservoirs, exposed critical infrastructure deficiencies in fighting large-scale fires, prompting a \$10 million donation from the Wonderful Company for fire relief while highlighting the need for better climate change adaptation.
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36% Bias Score
James Bond's Enduring Relevance in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, popular since 1953, reflect his wartime intelligence experience and anticipate modern geopolitical trends, including supply chain disruption and space militarization, suggesting future plots could explore AI and genetic engineering governance.
James Bond's Enduring Relevance in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, popular since 1953, reflect his wartime intelligence experience and anticipate modern geopolitical trends, including supply chain disruption and space militarization, suggesting future plots could explore AI and genetic engineering governance.
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40% Bias Score