January 2025
February 2025
Former Senator Menéndez Sentenced to 11 Years for Corruption
Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menéndez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on January 29, 2025, for accepting bribes from Qatar and Egypt while chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; the FBI found $500,000 in cash and 13 gold bars in his home.
Former Senator Menéndez Sentenced to 11 Years for Corruption
Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menéndez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on January 29, 2025, for accepting bribes from Qatar and Egypt while chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; the FBI found $500,000 in cash and 13 gold bars in his home.
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48% Bias Score
Meta Settles Lawsuit with Trump for \$25 Million
Meta has agreed to pay Donald Trump \$25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit stemming from the suspension of his social media accounts after the January 6th Capitol attack; \$22 million will fund Trump's presidential library.
Meta Settles Lawsuit with Trump for \$25 Million
Meta has agreed to pay Donald Trump \$25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit stemming from the suspension of his social media accounts after the January 6th Capitol attack; \$22 million will fund Trump's presidential library.
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40% Bias Score
UK to Appoint Diplomat Who Lost Top Secret Documents as NATO Ambassador
A former British diplomat, Angus Lapsley, who left top secret MoD documents at a bus stop in June 2021, is expected to be appointed as the UK's NATO ambassador next week, despite sparking a transatlantic spat and raising security concerns.
UK to Appoint Diplomat Who Lost Top Secret Documents as NATO Ambassador
A former British diplomat, Angus Lapsley, who left top secret MoD documents at a bus stop in June 2021, is expected to be appointed as the UK's NATO ambassador next week, despite sparking a transatlantic spat and raising security concerns.
Progress
56% Bias Score
NSW Midwife Details Inadequate Pay and Critical Safety Concerns
A NSW midwife details a demanding night shift, including a critical shoulder dystocia, highlighting the high-stakes nature of her work and inadequate compensation ($45-$51/hour), raising concerns about staff shortages and potential impacts on maternal and neonatal safety.
NSW Midwife Details Inadequate Pay and Critical Safety Concerns
A NSW midwife details a demanding night shift, including a critical shoulder dystocia, highlighting the high-stakes nature of her work and inadequate compensation ($45-$51/hour), raising concerns about staff shortages and potential impacts on maternal and neonatal safety.
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72% Bias Score
EU AI Act: Strict Regulations and High Penalties
The EU's AI Act, effective February 2nd, 2024, imposes significant regulations on AI systems based on risk levels and company roles, mandating employee training and carrying penalties up to €35,000,000,000 or 7% of global turnover for non-compliance; Spain shows high AI adoption but faces talent and...
EU AI Act: Strict Regulations and High Penalties
The EU's AI Act, effective February 2nd, 2024, imposes significant regulations on AI systems based on risk levels and company roles, mandating employee training and carrying penalties up to €35,000,000,000 or 7% of global turnover for non-compliance; Spain shows high AI adoption but faces talent and...
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20% Bias Score
Spain's Public Employee Healthcare System Faces Collapse
Spain's administrative mutualism system, providing healthcare to 2.4 million public employees, faces financial collapse due to rising costs and insufficient premium increases, threatening private healthcare providers and potentially overloading the public system.
Spain's Public Employee Healthcare System Faces Collapse
Spain's administrative mutualism system, providing healthcare to 2.4 million public employees, faces financial collapse due to rising costs and insufficient premium increases, threatening private healthcare providers and potentially overloading the public system.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Trump's Climate Rollback Presents $122 Billion Opportunity for Australian Renewables
President Trump's executive orders, potentially weakening the US Inflation Reduction Act, create a $122 billion opportunity for Australia's renewable energy sector; however, policy gaps and market overhauls are required to attract this investment and achieve the country's net-zero goals by 2050.
Trump's Climate Rollback Presents $122 Billion Opportunity for Australian Renewables
President Trump's executive orders, potentially weakening the US Inflation Reduction Act, create a $122 billion opportunity for Australia's renewable energy sector; however, policy gaps and market overhauls are required to attract this investment and achieve the country's net-zero goals by 2050.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Mass Psychiatrist Resignations in Sydney Threaten Mental Health Services
Over 50% of psychiatrists in Sydney's Local Health District have resigned, prompting contingency plans to maintain services despite concerns about patient safety and the potential for increased wait times and inadequate care.
Mass Psychiatrist Resignations in Sydney Threaten Mental Health Services
Over 50% of psychiatrists in Sydney's Local Health District have resigned, prompting contingency plans to maintain services despite concerns about patient safety and the potential for increased wait times and inadequate care.
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48% Bias Score
Record Highs in UK Retail Crime: Violence, Theft, and Inadequate Police Response"
During 2023/2024, UK retail crime reached record levels, with over 2,000 daily violent incidents and 55,000 thefts, costing retailers £2.2 billion; police response is widely criticized as inadequate, prompting calls for legislative changes.
Record Highs in UK Retail Crime: Violence, Theft, and Inadequate Police Response"
During 2023/2024, UK retail crime reached record levels, with over 2,000 daily violent incidents and 55,000 thefts, costing retailers £2.2 billion; police response is widely criticized as inadequate, prompting calls for legislative changes.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Turkish Journalist Arrested, Raising Press Freedom Concerns
Following a report on a recording related to CHP cases, Halk TV's editor Suat Toktaş was arrested for allegedly influencing a witness and illegal recording; two colleagues were released with restrictions.
Turkish Journalist Arrested, Raising Press Freedom Concerns
Following a report on a recording related to CHP cases, Halk TV's editor Suat Toktaş was arrested for allegedly influencing a witness and illegal recording; two colleagues were released with restrictions.
Progress
56% Bias Score
France's Fiscal Crisis: Macron's Foreign Policy Failures Fuel Debt and Instability
France faces a €3.2 trillion debt crisis (110% of GDP), fueled by President Macron's foreign policy failures, including strained relations with Algeria (30% trade reduction), loss of a €35 billion submarine contract, and declining African influence. This causes austerity measures, impacting neighbor...
France's Fiscal Crisis: Macron's Foreign Policy Failures Fuel Debt and Instability
France faces a €3.2 trillion debt crisis (110% of GDP), fueled by President Macron's foreign policy failures, including strained relations with Algeria (30% trade reduction), loss of a €35 billion submarine contract, and declining African influence. This causes austerity measures, impacting neighbor...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Meta's Record Q4 Revenue Driven by AI, Despite Trump Settlement
Meta's Q4 2024 revenue reached a record $48.385 billion, a 21% year-over-year increase fueled by AI in advertising; despite a $25 million settlement with Donald Trump, its stock rose over 5%; total 2024 revenue was $164.501 billion.
Meta's Record Q4 Revenue Driven by AI, Despite Trump Settlement
Meta's Q4 2024 revenue reached a record $48.385 billion, a 21% year-over-year increase fueled by AI in advertising; despite a $25 million settlement with Donald Trump, its stock rose over 5%; total 2024 revenue was $164.501 billion.
Progress
52% Bias Score