January 2025
February 2025
China Faces Renewed Trade War Concerns Amidst Lunar New Year
Amidst Lunar New Year celebrations, China faces potential economic challenges from a renewed trade war with the U.S., as 10% tariffs are expected on all Chinese goods exported to the U.S. starting Saturday, despite China's growing economic self-sufficiency and advancements in key industries.
China Faces Renewed Trade War Concerns Amidst Lunar New Year
Amidst Lunar New Year celebrations, China faces potential economic challenges from a renewed trade war with the U.S., as 10% tariffs are expected on all Chinese goods exported to the U.S. starting Saturday, despite China's growing economic self-sufficiency and advancements in key industries.
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56% Bias Score
Copyright Office Allows AI-Assisted Works Copyright
The U.S. Copyright Office announced that artists can copyright works created with AI assistance if human creativity is evident, impacting creative industries and raising questions about AI training data.
Copyright Office Allows AI-Assisted Works Copyright
The U.S. Copyright Office announced that artists can copyright works created with AI assistance if human creativity is evident, impacting creative industries and raising questions about AI training data.
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44% Bias Score
Gold Prices Surge Amid Inflation Fears
Driven by 2.9% annual inflation in December 2024 and global uncertainty, gold prices have risen to $2,720 per ounce, prompting investors to view it as an inflation hedge and portfolio diversifier; experts recommend a 5–10% allocation.
Gold Prices Surge Amid Inflation Fears
Driven by 2.9% annual inflation in December 2024 and global uncertainty, gold prices have risen to $2,720 per ounce, prompting investors to view it as an inflation hedge and portfolio diversifier; experts recommend a 5–10% allocation.
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56% Bias Score
Trump's Demand for Interest Rate Cuts Faces Federal Reserve Resistance
President Trump's demand for immediate interest rate cuts clashes with the Federal Reserve's projected course, which contrasts sharply with Turkey's experience of politically influenced interest rate decisions resulting in high inflation.
Trump's Demand for Interest Rate Cuts Faces Federal Reserve Resistance
President Trump's demand for immediate interest rate cuts clashes with the Federal Reserve's projected course, which contrasts sharply with Turkey's experience of politically influenced interest rate decisions resulting in high inflation.
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40% Bias Score
Turkey Crackdown: Journalist, Mayor Detained After Election Losses
Turkish authorities detained an investigative journalist and four colleagues, replaced a pro-Kurdish mayor, and arrested other opposition figures, escalating a crackdown following the ruling party's March local election losses; critics cite political motivations, while officials deny.
Turkey Crackdown: Journalist, Mayor Detained After Election Losses
Turkish authorities detained an investigative journalist and four colleagues, replaced a pro-Kurdish mayor, and arrested other opposition figures, escalating a crackdown following the ruling party's March local election losses; critics cite political motivations, while officials deny.
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56% Bias Score
Illinois Police Department Defies ICE, Citing State's Trust Act
The Waukegan Police Department in Illinois will refuse to cooperate with ICE, citing the state's Trust Act, aligning with other sanctuary cities and creating friction with the Trump administration's stricter immigration enforcement. This follows President Trump's vow to deport millions of illegal im...
Illinois Police Department Defies ICE, Citing State's Trust Act
The Waukegan Police Department in Illinois will refuse to cooperate with ICE, citing the state's Trust Act, aligning with other sanctuary cities and creating friction with the Trump administration's stricter immigration enforcement. This follows President Trump's vow to deport millions of illegal im...
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52% Bias Score
Trump Signs Laken Riley Act, Mandating Detention of Undocumented Immigrants
President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, mandating detention of undocumented immigrants charged with crimes, even before conviction, raising concerns about costs (potentially \$27 billion) and human rights; the bill was passed with bipartisan support but faces criticism.
Trump Signs Laken Riley Act, Mandating Detention of Undocumented Immigrants
President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, mandating detention of undocumented immigrants charged with crimes, even before conviction, raising concerns about costs (potentially \$27 billion) and human rights; the bill was passed with bipartisan support but faces criticism.
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60% Bias Score
DEA Busts Four Suspected Cartel Members in Colorado, Seizes 130,000 Fentanyl Pills
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested four individuals in Colorado on Wednesday, with suspected ties to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, seizing approximately 130,000 fentanyl pills, numerous rifles, and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
DEA Busts Four Suspected Cartel Members in Colorado, Seizes 130,000 Fentanyl Pills
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested four individuals in Colorado on Wednesday, with suspected ties to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, seizing approximately 130,000 fentanyl pills, numerous rifles, and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Nominee Rejects Inflation Argument, Advocates for Across-the-Board Tariffs
President Trump's nominee for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, argued before the Senate that tariffs do not cause inflation, advocating for across-the-board tariffs on a country-by-country basis and predicting retaliatory tariffs from other countries if the US follows through with planned increas...
Trump Nominee Rejects Inflation Argument, Advocates for Across-the-Board Tariffs
President Trump's nominee for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, argued before the Senate that tariffs do not cause inflation, advocating for across-the-board tariffs on a country-by-country basis and predicting retaliatory tariffs from other countries if the US follows through with planned increas...
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52% Bias Score
Bailey Defends Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Amidst Legal Challenges
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey defended President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, citing misuse of the 14th Amendment and contrasting it with President Biden's actions; the order faces multiple legal challenges, including one from the ACLU.
Bailey Defends Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Amidst Legal Challenges
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey defended President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, citing misuse of the 14th Amendment and contrasting it with President Biden's actions; the order faces multiple legal challenges, including one from the ACLU.
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52% Bias Score
Heuermann Challenges DNA Evidence, Seeks Separate Trials in Gilgo Beach Killings
New York architect Rex Heuermann, arrested and charged in the Gilgo Beach killings of at least seven women between 1993 and 2010, is challenging the DNA evidence against him and seeking separate trials, arguing the DNA analysis and multiple charges risk prejudicing the jury.
Heuermann Challenges DNA Evidence, Seeks Separate Trials in Gilgo Beach Killings
New York architect Rex Heuermann, arrested and charged in the Gilgo Beach killings of at least seven women between 1993 and 2010, is challenging the DNA evidence against him and seeking separate trials, arguing the DNA analysis and multiple charges risk prejudicing the jury.
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52% Bias Score
New Orleans Super Bowl Security Heightened After Deadly Terrorist Attack
An ISIS-inspired terrorist used an electric pickup truck to kill 14 and injure dozens in New Orleans on New Year's Day, prompting heightened security concerns for the upcoming Super Bowl, which will include security checkpoints and size restrictions on bags.
New Orleans Super Bowl Security Heightened After Deadly Terrorist Attack
An ISIS-inspired terrorist used an electric pickup truck to kill 14 and injure dozens in New Orleans on New Year's Day, prompting heightened security concerns for the upcoming Super Bowl, which will include security checkpoints and size restrictions on bags.
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44% Bias Score