January 2025
February 2025
TikTok Faces US Ban After Supreme Court Rejects Legal Challenge
Congress mandated ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok by January 19, 2025, or face a U.S. ban due to national security concerns over potential Chinese government surveillance and content manipulation; the Supreme Court upheld the law, leaving TikTok's future uncertain.
TikTok Faces US Ban After Supreme Court Rejects Legal Challenge
Congress mandated ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok by January 19, 2025, or face a U.S. ban due to national security concerns over potential Chinese government surveillance and content manipulation; the Supreme Court upheld the law, leaving TikTok's future uncertain.
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44% Bias Score
Eastern DRC Conflict Displaces Over 230,000: UNHCR Declares World's Most Alarming Crisis
More than 230,000 people have been displaced in eastern DRC since the start of 2024 due to escalating violence between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group, prompting the UNHCR to declare it the world's most alarming humanitarian crisis.
Eastern DRC Conflict Displaces Over 230,000: UNHCR Declares World's Most Alarming Crisis
More than 230,000 people have been displaced in eastern DRC since the start of 2024 due to escalating violence between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group, prompting the UNHCR to declare it the world's most alarming humanitarian crisis.
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24% Bias Score
Russia Launches Widespread Air Attack on Ukraine, Killing Nine
A large-scale Russian air attack on Ukraine on Saturday killed at least nine people, four in Kyiv and five in Kryvyi Rih, damaging infrastructure including a water main and an educational facility; Ukrainian air defenses intercepted numerous drones and missiles.
Russia Launches Widespread Air Attack on Ukraine, Killing Nine
A large-scale Russian air attack on Ukraine on Saturday killed at least nine people, four in Kyiv and five in Kryvyi Rih, damaging infrastructure including a water main and an educational facility; Ukrainian air defenses intercepted numerous drones and missiles.
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56% Bias Score
Trump's Second Inauguration: A Contrasted Celebration
Donald Trump's second inauguration as US president will take place on January 20th, 2025, featuring a four-day program including a formal swearing-in ceremony, public events, and private celebrations, with the theme "Our Enduring Democracy: A Constitutional Promise," contrasting with the events of J...
Trump's Second Inauguration: A Contrasted Celebration
Donald Trump's second inauguration as US president will take place on January 20th, 2025, featuring a four-day program including a formal swearing-in ceremony, public events, and private celebrations, with the theme "Our Enduring Democracy: A Constitutional Promise," contrasting with the events of J...
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Second Inauguration to be Held Indoors Due to Frigid Temperatures
Donald Trump's second inauguration will occur on January 20th, 2025, indoors at the US Capitol building's Rotunda due to extreme cold, unlike most previous outdoor ceremonies on the West Front; Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn in before Trump.
Trump's Second Inauguration to be Held Indoors Due to Frigid Temperatures
Donald Trump's second inauguration will occur on January 20th, 2025, indoors at the US Capitol building's Rotunda due to extreme cold, unlike most previous outdoor ceremonies on the West Front; Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn in before Trump.
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44% Bias Score
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: EU to Provide €120 Million in Aid
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is to begin on January 19, 2025, involving a prisoner exchange, after a conflict that has resulted in almost 45,000 Palestinian and over 1,000 Israeli deaths; the EU plans to provide €120 million in humanitarian aid.
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: EU to Provide €120 Million in Aid
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is to begin on January 19, 2025, involving a prisoner exchange, after a conflict that has resulted in almost 45,000 Palestinian and over 1,000 Israeli deaths; the EU plans to provide €120 million in humanitarian aid.
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40% Bias Score
Amateur Climate Scientist's Warnings Likely Saved Lives During Altadena Fire
On January 7th, 2024, Edgar McGregor, a 24-year-old amateur climate scientist, used his hyperlocal knowledge and social media to warn Altadena, CA residents about the Eaton Fire, likely saving lives due to the speed and accuracy of his predictions, which contrasted with the delayed response from aut...
Amateur Climate Scientist's Warnings Likely Saved Lives During Altadena Fire
On January 7th, 2024, Edgar McGregor, a 24-year-old amateur climate scientist, used his hyperlocal knowledge and social media to warn Altadena, CA residents about the Eaton Fire, likely saving lives due to the speed and accuracy of his predictions, which contrasted with the delayed response from aut...
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36% Bias Score
TikTok Faces US Shutdown on Sunday Unless Government Intervenes
Facing a US Supreme Court ruling, TikTok will shut down in the US on January 19th unless the government clarifies a law mandating its removal from app stores unless sold by its Chinese owner, impacting 170 million users.
TikTok Faces US Shutdown on Sunday Unless Government Intervenes
Facing a US Supreme Court ruling, TikTok will shut down in the US on January 19th unless the government clarifies a law mandating its removal from app stores unless sold by its Chinese owner, impacting 170 million users.
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44% Bias Score
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: Hostage Exchange and Gaza's Future
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has been declared, involving a prisoner exchange where convicted terrorists will be released for Israeli hostages held captive for over a year in inhumane conditions. The deal involves a three-phase approach: initial exchange, further hostage negotiations...
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: Hostage Exchange and Gaza's Future
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has been declared, involving a prisoner exchange where convicted terrorists will be released for Israeli hostages held captive for over a year in inhumane conditions. The deal involves a three-phase approach: initial exchange, further hostage negotiations...
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72% Bias Score
Former CIA Official Pleads Guilty to Leaking Israeli Strike Plans
A former CIA official, Asif Rahman, pleaded guilty on January 17 to leaking top secret US intelligence documents about Israeli military plans for a retaliatory strike against Iran, potentially causing a delay in the planned strike; he faces up to 20 years in prison.
Former CIA Official Pleads Guilty to Leaking Israeli Strike Plans
A former CIA official, Asif Rahman, pleaded guilty on January 17 to leaking top secret US intelligence documents about Israeli military plans for a retaliatory strike against Iran, potentially causing a delay in the planned strike; he faces up to 20 years in prison.
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40% Bias Score
Russia and Iran Sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement
Russia and Iran signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement on January 17th in Moscow, covering defense, counter-terrorism, energy, and other sectors for the next 20 years, replacing a 2001 agreement and including mutual arms supplies.
Russia and Iran Sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement
Russia and Iran signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement on January 17th in Moscow, covering defense, counter-terrorism, energy, and other sectors for the next 20 years, replacing a 2001 agreement and including mutual arms supplies.
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44% Bias Score
Biden Passes TikTok Ban Decision to Trump
President Biden will not enforce a TikTok ban, passing responsibility to President-elect Trump, who will decide the app's fate after a Supreme Court ruling upholding a ban unless TikTok is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, which has repeatedly said it won't sell.
Biden Passes TikTok Ban Decision to Trump
President Biden will not enforce a TikTok ban, passing responsibility to President-elect Trump, who will decide the app's fate after a Supreme Court ruling upholding a ban unless TikTok is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, which has repeatedly said it won't sell.
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44% Bias Score