January 2025
February 2025
U.S. Invests $766 Million in mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine Amid Growing Pandemic Fears
The U.S. government is investing $766 million in Moderna to develop an mRNA bird flu vaccine due to the virus spreading to dairy cows and causing 67 human infections (one death), despite the CDC stating low public risk; the mRNA vaccine offers faster production than traditional methods.
U.S. Invests $766 Million in mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine Amid Growing Pandemic Fears
The U.S. government is investing $766 million in Moderna to develop an mRNA bird flu vaccine due to the virus spreading to dairy cows and causing 67 human infections (one death), despite the CDC stating low public risk; the mRNA vaccine offers faster production than traditional methods.
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52% Bias Score
CBP Raids in Kern County Spark Fear Among California Farmworkers
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents conducted raids in Kern County, California in early January, detaining between 78 and 200 farmworkers, sparking fear within immigrant communities and raising concerns about the impact of stricter immigration enforcement under President Trump's second ter...
CBP Raids in Kern County Spark Fear Among California Farmworkers
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents conducted raids in Kern County, California in early January, detaining between 78 and 200 farmworkers, sparking fear within immigrant communities and raising concerns about the impact of stricter immigration enforcement under President Trump's second ter...
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56% Bias Score
Deep-Sea Metal Lumps Produce Oxygen, Raising Concerns About Mining and Extraterrestrial Life
Scientists discovered that metal lumps on the seabed produce oxygen via electrolysis, challenging established understanding and raising concerns about deep-sea mining in areas over 10km deep between Hawaii and Mexico; this finding could reshape our understanding of extraterrestrial life and necessit...
Deep-Sea Metal Lumps Produce Oxygen, Raising Concerns About Mining and Extraterrestrial Life
Scientists discovered that metal lumps on the seabed produce oxygen via electrolysis, challenging established understanding and raising concerns about deep-sea mining in areas over 10km deep between Hawaii and Mexico; this finding could reshape our understanding of extraterrestrial life and necessit...
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40% Bias Score
Cruz Backs Bondi for Attorney General, Citing Concerns About DOJ and Missing Migrant Children
Senator Ted Cruz strongly supports Pam Bondi's nomination as Attorney General, citing concerns about the Department of Justice's politicization under the Biden administration and emphasizing her commitment to investigating thousands of unaccounted-for migrant children; the Senate Judiciary Committee...
Cruz Backs Bondi for Attorney General, Citing Concerns About DOJ and Missing Migrant Children
Senator Ted Cruz strongly supports Pam Bondi's nomination as Attorney General, citing concerns about the Department of Justice's politicization under the Biden administration and emphasizing her commitment to investigating thousands of unaccounted-for migrant children; the Senate Judiciary Committee...
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56% Bias Score
Law Firm Seeks Trump Pardons for 21 Jailed Pro-Life Activists
A conservative law firm petitioned President-elect Trump to pardon 21 pro-life activists jailed for protesting at abortion clinics, alleging the Biden administration misused the FACE Act for politically motivated prosecutions resulting in sentences ranging from 10 months to 57 months for actions the...
Law Firm Seeks Trump Pardons for 21 Jailed Pro-Life Activists
A conservative law firm petitioned President-elect Trump to pardon 21 pro-life activists jailed for protesting at abortion clinics, alleging the Biden administration misused the FACE Act for politically motivated prosecutions resulting in sentences ranging from 10 months to 57 months for actions the...
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64% Bias Score
Judges Split on Allowing January 6th Defendants to Attend Trump's Inauguration
At least 20 defendants charged with or convicted of participating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol have requested permission to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration; 11 were approved, 8 denied, reflecting varying judicial assessments of the risk of future violence.
Judges Split on Allowing January 6th Defendants to Attend Trump's Inauguration
At least 20 defendants charged with or convicted of participating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol have requested permission to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration; 11 were approved, 8 denied, reflecting varying judicial assessments of the risk of future violence.
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48% Bias Score
Severance Season Two: Mark's Rebellion Against Lumon's Corporate Control
Severance season two opens with Mark returning to Lumon to discover his team replaced and Harmony demoted, while Milchick is promoted; the company attempts damage control, but Mark challenges the system, mirroring real-world anxieties about corporate power shifts post-Great Resignation.
Severance Season Two: Mark's Rebellion Against Lumon's Corporate Control
Severance season two opens with Mark returning to Lumon to discover his team replaced and Harmony demoted, while Milchick is promoted; the company attempts damage control, but Mark challenges the system, mirroring real-world anxieties about corporate power shifts post-Great Resignation.
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48% Bias Score
German Greens Criticize SPD's Handling of Ukraine Aid Package
German Green Party leader Franziska Brantner criticized the SPD for potentially jeopardizing crucial military aid to Ukraine due to upcoming elections, warning it could harm Germany's reputation and European stability. The SPD's initial reluctance to approve a €3 billion aid package caused conflict ...
German Greens Criticize SPD's Handling of Ukraine Aid Package
German Green Party leader Franziska Brantner criticized the SPD for potentially jeopardizing crucial military aid to Ukraine due to upcoming elections, warning it could harm Germany's reputation and European stability. The SPD's initial reluctance to approve a €3 billion aid package caused conflict ...
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56% Bias Score
Appeals Court Partially Strikes Down DACA, Future Uncertain
A federal appeals court partially struck down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, limiting its application in Texas while keeping it largely intact elsewhere, leaving the program's future uncertain and pending Supreme Court review.
Appeals Court Partially Strikes Down DACA, Future Uncertain
A federal appeals court partially struck down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, limiting its application in Texas while keeping it largely intact elsewhere, leaving the program's future uncertain and pending Supreme Court review.
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36% Bias Score
SpaceX Starship Debris Falls on Turks and Caicos
Debris from a failed SpaceX Starship rocket test fell on the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday, causing minor damage but no injuries; flights were diverted, and the FAA grounded Starship pending an investigation.
SpaceX Starship Debris Falls on Turks and Caicos
Debris from a failed SpaceX Starship rocket test fell on the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday, causing minor damage but no injuries; flights were diverted, and the FAA grounded Starship pending an investigation.
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36% Bias Score
Meta Abolishes DEI Programs, Ending Fact-Checking Partnerships
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of Meta's DEI programs and partnerships with fact-checkers, citing censorship concerns and a cultural shift towards prioritizing free speech, impacting the company's internal policies and potentially influencing other corporations.
Meta Abolishes DEI Programs, Ending Fact-Checking Partnerships
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of Meta's DEI programs and partnerships with fact-checkers, citing censorship concerns and a cultural shift towards prioritizing free speech, impacting the company's internal policies and potentially influencing other corporations.
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64% Bias Score
Almodóvar's "Room Next Door" Explores Assisted Suicide and Female Friendship
Pedro Almodóvar's "The Room Next Door," opening nationwide Friday after its 2024 New York Film Festival premiere, adapts a chapter from Sigrid Nunez's novel, focusing on two women's evolving friendship as one confronts terminal illness and chooses assisted suicide.
Almodóvar's "Room Next Door" Explores Assisted Suicide and Female Friendship
Pedro Almodóvar's "The Room Next Door," opening nationwide Friday after its 2024 New York Film Festival premiere, adapts a chapter from Sigrid Nunez's novel, focusing on two women's evolving friendship as one confronts terminal illness and chooses assisted suicide.
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24% Bias Score