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
Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban; Users React, Future Uncertain
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on TikTok, effective Sunday, but the Biden administration won't enforce it, leaving its fate to President-elect Trump; TikTok creators are posting farewells, and some are moving to alternative platforms like RedNote.
Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban; Users React, Future Uncertain
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on TikTok, effective Sunday, but the Biden administration won't enforce it, leaving its fate to President-elect Trump; TikTok creators are posting farewells, and some are moving to alternative platforms like RedNote.
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52% Bias Score
Biden Administration Passes TikTok Ban Responsibility to Trump
President Biden will not enforce a TikTok ban before leaving office; the Supreme Court upheld a federal ban unless TikTok is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, due to national security concerns; President-elect Trump will decide the app's fate, though he's previously expressed fondness f...
Biden Administration Passes TikTok Ban Responsibility to Trump
President Biden will not enforce a TikTok ban before leaving office; the Supreme Court upheld a federal ban unless TikTok is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, due to national security concerns; President-elect Trump will decide the app's fate, though he's previously expressed fondness f...
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52% 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
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
Kyiv Attack Kills Three Amidst Heightened War Tensions
A Saturday attack on Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district killed three and injured three, damaging civilian infrastructure; Russia cited Ukraine's use of US-made ATACMS missiles as justification; the attack comes at a critical point in the conflict.
Kyiv Attack Kills Three Amidst Heightened War Tensions
A Saturday attack on Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district killed three and injured three, damaging civilian infrastructure; Russia cited Ukraine's use of US-made ATACMS missiles as justification; the attack comes at a critical point in the conflict.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Reelection: Increased International Tensions and an Alliance with Digital Oligarchs
Trump's reelection victory signals a shift toward increased international tensions and a transactional approach to transatlantic relations, marked by potential conflicts and alliances with digital oligarchs.
Trump's Reelection: Increased International Tensions and an Alliance with Digital Oligarchs
Trump's reelection victory signals a shift toward increased international tensions and a transactional approach to transatlantic relations, marked by potential conflicts and alliances with digital oligarchs.
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52% Bias Score
Palestinian Militant Threatens Israeli Hostages Amidst Ongoing Gaza Strikes
Abu Hamza of the Al-Quds Brigades threatened to harm Israeli hostages if Israeli strikes on Gaza don't cease before the 8:30 a.m. ceasefire; Hamas said that the number of Palestinian prisoners Israel would release would determine the release of the Israeli hostages.
Palestinian Militant Threatens Israeli Hostages Amidst Ongoing Gaza Strikes
Abu Hamza of the Al-Quds Brigades threatened to harm Israeli hostages if Israeli strikes on Gaza don't cease before the 8:30 a.m. ceasefire; Hamas said that the number of Palestinian prisoners Israel would release would determine the release of the Israeli hostages.
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48% 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
Egypt Prepares Rafah Crossing Reopening Under Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
Following a brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Egypt is preparing to reopen the Rafah border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid, hostage release, and the evacuation of injured Palestinians, while Israel will gradually withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor.
Egypt Prepares Rafah Crossing Reopening Under Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
Following a brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Egypt is preparing to reopen the Rafah border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid, hostage release, and the evacuation of injured Palestinians, while Israel will gradually withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor.
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32% Bias Score
TikTok Faces App Store Removal; Rivals Poised to Gain
A federal law will remove TikTok from app stores on Sunday due to national security concerns, potentially benefiting Meta and Alphabet, but President-elect Trump may grant a reprieve; Snap is best positioned to profit.
TikTok Faces App Store Removal; Rivals Poised to Gain
A federal law will remove TikTok from app stores on Sunday due to national security concerns, potentially benefiting Meta and Alphabet, but President-elect Trump may grant a reprieve; Snap is best positioned to profit.
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40% 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