January 2025
February 2025
Virginia Gubernatorial Race: Spanberger and Earle-Sears Vie for First Female Governor
In Virginia's 2025 gubernatorial election, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (Democrat) and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (Republican) are the leading candidates, vying to become the state's first female governor; Spanberger has emphasized bipartisan cooperation and gun control, while Earle-Sears champi...
Virginia Gubernatorial Race: Spanberger and Earle-Sears Vie for First Female Governor
In Virginia's 2025 gubernatorial election, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (Democrat) and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (Republican) are the leading candidates, vying to become the state's first female governor; Spanberger has emphasized bipartisan cooperation and gun control, while Earle-Sears champi...
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44% Bias Score
Serbian Students Block Highway Demanding Accountability for Train Station Collapse
On January 27th, thousands of Serbian students blocked a Belgrade highway for 24 hours, demanding accountability for the November 1st Novi Sad train station collapse (15 deaths), the release of documents, arrests of attackers, dropped charges, and a 20% higher education budget increase; farmers and ...
Serbian Students Block Highway Demanding Accountability for Train Station Collapse
On January 27th, thousands of Serbian students blocked a Belgrade highway for 24 hours, demanding accountability for the November 1st Novi Sad train station collapse (15 deaths), the release of documents, arrests of attackers, dropped charges, and a 20% higher education budget increase; farmers and ...
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44% Bias Score
Fauci Loses Security Detail Amidst Political Backlash
Following a wave of death threats, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former top U.S. health official, has lost his government-funded security detail, leaving him responsible for his personal safety amid ongoing political attacks from figures including former President Trump and Senator Rand Paul.
Fauci Loses Security Detail Amidst Political Backlash
Following a wave of death threats, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former top U.S. health official, has lost his government-funded security detail, leaving him responsible for his personal safety amid ongoing political attacks from figures including former President Trump and Senator Rand Paul.
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48% Bias Score
Massive AI Energy Demands Highlight Funding Challenges
Barclays Europe CEO Francesco Ceccato warns that no single entity can fund AI's energy needs, highlighting a recent report predicting a surge in energy demand to 1,000 terawatt-hours by 2030 for global data centers, while the US announces a $500 billion joint venture investment in AI infrastructure.
Massive AI Energy Demands Highlight Funding Challenges
Barclays Europe CEO Francesco Ceccato warns that no single entity can fund AI's energy needs, highlighting a recent report predicting a surge in energy demand to 1,000 terawatt-hours by 2030 for global data centers, while the US announces a $500 billion joint venture investment in AI infrastructure.
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36% Bias Score
Canada Needs a New Economic Vision: Innovation, Security, and Affordability
Canada's next prime minister must implement a new economic strategy prioritizing domestic innovation in the intangibles economy, strengthening national security, and boosting paycheques to combat the cost-of-living crisis and economic stagnation.
Canada Needs a New Economic Vision: Innovation, Security, and Affordability
Canada's next prime minister must implement a new economic strategy prioritizing domestic innovation in the intangibles economy, strengthening national security, and boosting paycheques to combat the cost-of-living crisis and economic stagnation.
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44% Bias Score
US Tariff Threats Risk Trade War, Prompting Canada to Seek Preemptive Trade Deal
The US's threat of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports, totaling nearly US$1 trillion annually, risks triggering a trade war despite the potential for negative economic impacts on American consumers and businesses; this strategy also aims to encourage reshoring and accelerate the review of the U...
US Tariff Threats Risk Trade War, Prompting Canada to Seek Preemptive Trade Deal
The US's threat of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports, totaling nearly US$1 trillion annually, risks triggering a trade war despite the potential for negative economic impacts on American consumers and businesses; this strategy also aims to encourage reshoring and accelerate the review of the U...
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44% Bias Score
Lukashenko Wins Controversial Belarusian Election
Alexander Lukashenko secured a seventh term as Belarusian president on Sunday, winning 86.8% of the vote in an election criticized by Western governments as a sham due to the lack of credible opposition and independent observers.
Lukashenko Wins Controversial Belarusian Election
Alexander Lukashenko secured a seventh term as Belarusian president on Sunday, winning 86.8% of the vote in an election criticized by Western governments as a sham due to the lack of credible opposition and independent observers.
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52% Bias Score
China's Livestock Import Ban Impacts Somalia's Economy
China banned livestock imports from multiple countries, including Somalia, due to disease outbreaks like foot-and-mouth disease, impacting Somalia's significant livestock exports to Saudi Arabia (estimated at $1 billion annually) and causing economic disruption.
China's Livestock Import Ban Impacts Somalia's Economy
China banned livestock imports from multiple countries, including Somalia, due to disease outbreaks like foot-and-mouth disease, impacting Somalia's significant livestock exports to Saudi Arabia (estimated at $1 billion annually) and causing economic disruption.
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36% Bias Score
Hungary Relents, EU Renews Russia Sanctions
Hungary dropped its veto, allowing the EU to renew sanctions against Russia for six months after a deal was reached to address Hungary's concerns regarding energy infrastructure; this followed a dispute over gas transit with Ukraine.
Hungary Relents, EU Renews Russia Sanctions
Hungary dropped its veto, allowing the EU to renew sanctions against Russia for six months after a deal was reached to address Hungary's concerns regarding energy infrastructure; this followed a dispute over gas transit with Ukraine.
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40% Bias Score
Hungary Drops Veto, EU Renews Russia Sanctions
Hungary ended its threat to veto EU sanctions against Russia after a compromise on gas transit through Ukraine, ensuring the six-month extension of sanctions that include bans on oil, coal, technology, finance, luxury goods, transport, and broadcasting, as well as the freezing of β¬210 billion in ass...
Hungary Drops Veto, EU Renews Russia Sanctions
Hungary ended its threat to veto EU sanctions against Russia after a compromise on gas transit through Ukraine, ensuring the six-month extension of sanctions that include bans on oil, coal, technology, finance, luxury goods, transport, and broadcasting, as well as the freezing of β¬210 billion in ass...
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44% Bias Score
Lukashenko Wins Fraudulent Belarusian Election Amidst International Condemnation
Belarus's central election commission announced Alexander Lukashenko's reelection with 86.82% of the vote on Monday, a result rejected by the opposition and the EU as fraudulent; this follows decades of authoritarian rule marked by repression and close ties with Russia, including the recent deployme...
Lukashenko Wins Fraudulent Belarusian Election Amidst International Condemnation
Belarus's central election commission announced Alexander Lukashenko's reelection with 86.82% of the vote on Monday, a result rejected by the opposition and the EU as fraudulent; this follows decades of authoritarian rule marked by repression and close ties with Russia, including the recent deployme...
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56% Bias Score
Afghanistan Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Funding Cuts
Due to funding cuts and a potential US aid freeze, the World Food Programme in Afghanistan can only feed half of the 15 million Afghans in acute need, leaving over 6 million people with minimal food access, exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Afghanistan Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Funding Cuts
Due to funding cuts and a potential US aid freeze, the World Food Programme in Afghanistan can only feed half of the 15 million Afghans in acute need, leaving over 6 million people with minimal food access, exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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40% Bias Score