January 2025
February 2025
Holocaust Memoir: Cordelia Edvardson's 'Gebrand kind zoekt het vuur'
Cordelia Edvardson's memoir, "Gebrand kind zoekt het vuur," details her experiences as a child of mixed Jewish heritage in Nazi Germany, her expulsion from home, forced renunciation of German citizenship to save her mother, and her subsequent survival in Auschwitz-Birkenau, revealing the lasting psy...
Holocaust Memoir: Cordelia Edvardson's 'Gebrand kind zoekt het vuur'
Cordelia Edvardson's memoir, "Gebrand kind zoekt het vuur," details her experiences as a child of mixed Jewish heritage in Nazi Germany, her expulsion from home, forced renunciation of German citizenship to save her mother, and her subsequent survival in Auschwitz-Birkenau, revealing the lasting psy...
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36% Bias Score
Fragile Gaza Ceasefire: 73 Palestinians Killed, Israeli Divisions Remain
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin Sunday, following a deal involving hostage releases and a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza; however, at least 73 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes since the ceasefire announcement, and the Israeli cabinet postponed its meeting to vote...
Fragile Gaza Ceasefire: 73 Palestinians Killed, Israeli Divisions Remain
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin Sunday, following a deal involving hostage releases and a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza; however, at least 73 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes since the ceasefire announcement, and the Israeli cabinet postponed its meeting to vote...
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48% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Rule on TikTok Ban
The Supreme Court may rule Friday on a law banning TikTok from US app stores unless it cuts ties with its Chinese parent company by January 19th, prompting concerns over free speech and national security.
Supreme Court to Rule on TikTok Ban
The Supreme Court may rule Friday on a law banning TikTok from US app stores unless it cuts ties with its Chinese parent company by January 19th, prompting concerns over free speech and national security.
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48% Bias Score
Gravehawk Air Defense System Deployed to Ukraine
Britain and Denmark gifted Ukraine a new bespoke air defense system, Gravehawk, using retrofitted missiles, with 15 units to be delivered this year following successful prototype tests; Ukraine simultaneously reported drone strikes on Russian fuel and gunpowder depots, while also announcing a 15-yea...
Gravehawk Air Defense System Deployed to Ukraine
Britain and Denmark gifted Ukraine a new bespoke air defense system, Gravehawk, using retrofitted missiles, with 15 units to be delivered this year following successful prototype tests; Ukraine simultaneously reported drone strikes on Russian fuel and gunpowder depots, while also announcing a 15-yea...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Return: UK PM Navigates Uncertain US-UK Relations
Days before Donald Trump's inauguration, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is treading carefully in his dealings with the incoming US president, amid concerns about Trump's unpredictability and the impact on the UK-US relationship, including a potential disruption of existing agreements and military co...
Trump's Return: UK PM Navigates Uncertain US-UK Relations
Days before Donald Trump's inauguration, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is treading carefully in his dealings with the incoming US president, amid concerns about Trump's unpredictability and the impact on the UK-US relationship, including a potential disruption of existing agreements and military co...
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60% Bias Score
Trump Administration Seeks to Avert TikTok Ban in US
President-elect Trump's team is working to prevent a Sunday ban on TikTok in the US, with support from some Democrats, by using a legal extension to allow for a sale of the Chinese-owned app to an American buyer, preventing disruption for 170 million monthly users.
Trump Administration Seeks to Avert TikTok Ban in US
President-elect Trump's team is working to prevent a Sunday ban on TikTok in the US, with support from some Democrats, by using a legal extension to allow for a sale of the Chinese-owned app to an American buyer, preventing disruption for 170 million monthly users.
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44% Bias Score
Climate Disasters Drive 82% Surge in Home Insurance Costs for High-Risk Areas
A Treasury Department report reveals that 84 climate-related disasters costing over \$1 billion each (excluding floods) caused \$609 billion in damages from 2018-2022, leading to an 8.7% increase in homeowner insurance costs exceeding inflation and disproportionately affecting high-risk areas.
Climate Disasters Drive 82% Surge in Home Insurance Costs for High-Risk Areas
A Treasury Department report reveals that 84 climate-related disasters costing over \$1 billion each (excluding floods) caused \$609 billion in damages from 2018-2022, leading to an 8.7% increase in homeowner insurance costs exceeding inflation and disproportionately affecting high-risk areas.
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32% Bias Score
UK Government Approves Controversial Chinese Mega-Embassy in London
The UK government, facing accusations of capitulation to China, supports a new mega-embassy in London despite security concerns, overriding local council and police objections after Labour secured a £600 million growth deal with China.
UK Government Approves Controversial Chinese Mega-Embassy in London
The UK government, facing accusations of capitulation to China, supports a new mega-embassy in London despite security concerns, overriding local council and police objections after Labour secured a £600 million growth deal with China.
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68% Bias Score
UK-Ukraine Partnership Agreement Amid War and US Policy Uncertainty
The UK and Ukraine signed a new defense and security partnership agreement in Kyiv, focusing on bolstering Ukraine's defenses against Russia amid ongoing war and concerns about potential US disengagement under the incoming Trump administration. The agreement includes collaborations in various techno...
UK-Ukraine Partnership Agreement Amid War and US Policy Uncertainty
The UK and Ukraine signed a new defense and security partnership agreement in Kyiv, focusing on bolstering Ukraine's defenses against Russia amid ongoing war and concerns about potential US disengagement under the incoming Trump administration. The agreement includes collaborations in various techno...
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40% Bias Score
Climate Change Fuels 50,000 sq km Annual Increase in Multiyear Droughts
A study by the Swiss WSL and Austrian ISTA, published in "Science", shows a 50,000 sq km annual growth in multiyear drought zones over 40 years, caused by climate change, resulting in severe economic and ecological damage.
Climate Change Fuels 50,000 sq km Annual Increase in Multiyear Droughts
A study by the Swiss WSL and Austrian ISTA, published in "Science", shows a 50,000 sq km annual growth in multiyear drought zones over 40 years, caused by climate change, resulting in severe economic and ecological damage.
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16% Bias Score
Catatumbo Violence: Four Peace Signatories Killed Amidst Renewed Clashes
Renewed clashes between the ELN and dissident FARC groups in Colombia's Catatumbo region have left at least four former FARC peace signatories dead, shattering a local truce and raising concerns about the ongoing peace process.
Catatumbo Violence: Four Peace Signatories Killed Amidst Renewed Clashes
Renewed clashes between the ELN and dissident FARC groups in Colombia's Catatumbo region have left at least four former FARC peace signatories dead, shattering a local truce and raising concerns about the ongoing peace process.
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44% Bias Score
Dispute Erupts Over Authorship of Iconic Vietnam Napalm Photo
A new documentary questions the authorship of Nick Ut's Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnam War napalm photo, alleging an NBC stringer took the image and gave it to the Associated Press, a claim the AP and Ut vehemently deny following their own six-month investigation.
Dispute Erupts Over Authorship of Iconic Vietnam Napalm Photo
A new documentary questions the authorship of Nick Ut's Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnam War napalm photo, alleging an NBC stringer took the image and gave it to the Associated Press, a claim the AP and Ut vehemently deny following their own six-month investigation.
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48% Bias Score