January 2025
February 2025
Italy Explores SpaceX Deal for National Security, Bypassing EU Project
Italy is negotiating with SpaceX for national telecommunications security, potentially bypassing a 2029 EU project; Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed talks but denied an agreement; experts raise concerns about data security and political implications.
Italy Explores SpaceX Deal for National Security, Bypassing EU Project
Italy is negotiating with SpaceX for national telecommunications security, potentially bypassing a 2029 EU project; Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed talks but denied an agreement; experts raise concerns about data security and political implications.
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52% Bias Score
Invisible Marks
Cesca Echlin's debut play, staged at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, explores the erotic potential of solo fantasy through three vignettes featuring a narrator who creates and controls imagined relationships with men, starting with a university student and her tutor, and ending with a 19-year-old.
Invisible Marks
Cesca Echlin's debut play, staged at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, explores the erotic potential of solo fantasy through three vignettes featuring a narrator who creates and controls imagined relationships with men, starting with a university student and her tutor, and ending with a 19-year-old.
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36% Bias Score
Basque Court Annuls School Grouping Decree for Missing Memorandum
A Basque court annulled a decree on school grouping criteria due to a missing justificatory memorandum, despite internal government reviews flagging the issue; this impacts the upcoming February 3rd pre-enrollment period and raises questions about the government's legal processes.
Basque Court Annuls School Grouping Decree for Missing Memorandum
A Basque court annulled a decree on school grouping criteria due to a missing justificatory memorandum, despite internal government reviews flagging the issue; this impacts the upcoming February 3rd pre-enrollment period and raises questions about the government's legal processes.
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48% Bias Score
Money: A History of Human Emotion and Finance
David McWilliams's "Money" chronicles the history of money, from ancient bartering to modern finance, illustrating how human emotions and social behaviors have profoundly shaped monetary systems and their impact on societies, and questioning the future of cryptocurrencies and MMT.
Money: A History of Human Emotion and Finance
David McWilliams's "Money" chronicles the history of money, from ancient bartering to modern finance, illustrating how human emotions and social behaviors have profoundly shaped monetary systems and their impact on societies, and questioning the future of cryptocurrencies and MMT.
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20% Bias Score
American Primeval: Westward Expansion's Violent Conflicts
American Primeval," a six-episode Netflix miniseries, dramatizes the violent conflicts during westward expansion in the 1850s, incorporating real events like the Mountain Meadows Massacre and featuring characters like Jim Bridger and Brigham Young, highlighting the struggles of pioneers, Native trib...
American Primeval: Westward Expansion's Violent Conflicts
American Primeval," a six-episode Netflix miniseries, dramatizes the violent conflicts during westward expansion in the 1850s, incorporating real events like the Mountain Meadows Massacre and featuring characters like Jim Bridger and Brigham Young, highlighting the struggles of pioneers, Native trib...
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16% Bias Score
Canada's IT Outsourcing Costs Exceed In-House Alternatives by 22-25.7 Percent
The Canadian federal government spent $2.6 billion on contracted IT services in 2022-23, exceeding in-house costs by 22-25.7 percent in four departments studied; the total spent on outsourcing rose from $14.7 billion in 2020-21 to $20.7 billion in 2023-24, despite an increase in the number of public...
Canada's IT Outsourcing Costs Exceed In-House Alternatives by 22-25.7 Percent
The Canadian federal government spent $2.6 billion on contracted IT services in 2022-23, exceeding in-house costs by 22-25.7 percent in four departments studied; the total spent on outsourcing rose from $14.7 billion in 2020-21 to $20.7 billion in 2023-24, despite an increase in the number of public...
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36% Bias Score
Hungary's Revised Growth Plan Approved by EU Commission
The European Commission conditionally approved Hungary's revised medium-term economic growth plan, which features reduced government spending to address concerns about the country's high budget deficit and public debt. The plan still exceeds EU targets, leading to an ongoing excessive deficit proced...
Hungary's Revised Growth Plan Approved by EU Commission
The European Commission conditionally approved Hungary's revised medium-term economic growth plan, which features reduced government spending to address concerns about the country's high budget deficit and public debt. The plan still exceeds EU targets, leading to an ongoing excessive deficit proced...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Schareina Wins Dakar Stage; Sanders Poised for Victory
Tosha Schareina won the shortened eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally motorcycle race on Thursday, but Daniel Sanders maintains a commanding lead going into the final stage. In cars, Yazeed Al-Rajhi reclaimed the lead.
Schareina Wins Dakar Stage; Sanders Poised for Victory
Tosha Schareina won the shortened eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally motorcycle race on Thursday, but Daniel Sanders maintains a commanding lead going into the final stage. In cars, Yazeed Al-Rajhi reclaimed the lead.
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56% Bias Score
Dutch Parliament Abolishes Hearings for Prospective Ministers
The Dutch House of Representatives will end hearings for prospective ministers and state secretaries after the PVV withdrew support due to concerns about their constitutionality and the perceived lack of focus on policy during questioning, particularly of PVV candidates.
Dutch Parliament Abolishes Hearings for Prospective Ministers
The Dutch House of Representatives will end hearings for prospective ministers and state secretaries after the PVV withdrew support due to concerns about their constitutionality and the perceived lack of focus on policy during questioning, particularly of PVV candidates.
Progress
52% Bias Score
From $200 to a Cultural Hub: Liberian Immigrants' Success in the African Food Market
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Liberian immigrants Martha and John PeeWee bootstrapped Martha's International Market in 2009 with $200, overcoming financial barriers and building a thriving cultural hub for African and Caribbean food, fueled by a surge in demand for ethnic cuisine.
From $200 to a Cultural Hub: Liberian Immigrants' Success in the African Food Market
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Liberian immigrants Martha and John PeeWee bootstrapped Martha's International Market in 2009 with $200, overcoming financial barriers and building a thriving cultural hub for African and Caribbean food, fueled by a surge in demand for ethnic cuisine.
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32% Bias Score
Acosta Defends Press Amid Biden's Warning of Crumbling Free Press
CNN anchor Jim Acosta defended the news media against accusations of being "the enemy of the people," citing President Biden's concerns about a crumbling free press and displaying a supportive sign from a past anti-Trump protest.
Acosta Defends Press Amid Biden's Warning of Crumbling Free Press
CNN anchor Jim Acosta defended the news media against accusations of being "the enemy of the people," citing President Biden's concerns about a crumbling free press and displaying a supportive sign from a past anti-Trump protest.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Carney Launches Liberal Leadership Bid, Focusing on Economic Issues
Mark Carney launched his Liberal leadership bid in Edmonton, focusing on economic issues and criticizing the current government's management while promising "bold" solutions, but his less-than-dynamic speech raised concerns about his political performance.
Carney Launches Liberal Leadership Bid, Focusing on Economic Issues
Mark Carney launched his Liberal leadership bid in Edmonton, focusing on economic issues and criticizing the current government's management while promising "bold" solutions, but his less-than-dynamic speech raised concerns about his political performance.
Progress
48% Bias Score