January 2025
February 2025
Washington D.C. Air Collision: 40 Dead, NTSB Investigating
A passenger plane and military helicopter collided over Washington D.C., crashing into the Potomac River, resulting in at least 40 confirmed deaths and an ongoing NTSB investigation into air traffic control procedures.
Washington D.C. Air Collision: 40 Dead, NTSB Investigating
A passenger plane and military helicopter collided over Washington D.C., crashing into the Potomac River, resulting in at least 40 confirmed deaths and an ongoing NTSB investigation into air traffic control procedures.
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48% Bias Score
Plane Crash Kills 14 Figure Skaters
A plane crash near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday killed 64 passengers and 3 crew members, including 14 figure skaters and coaches; this is the first major US commercial plane crash since 2009.
Plane Crash Kills 14 Figure Skaters
A plane crash near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday killed 64 passengers and 3 crew members, including 14 figure skaters and coaches; this is the first major US commercial plane crash since 2009.
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24% Bias Score
Trump Blames Diversity Programs After Deadly Air Crash, Nominees Face Scrutiny
A plane and helicopter collision over the Potomac River killed 67 people, prompting President Trump to blame diversity programs for creating unqualified federal workers; meanwhile, his controversial cabinet nominees face questions about their qualifications.
Trump Blames Diversity Programs After Deadly Air Crash, Nominees Face Scrutiny
A plane and helicopter collision over the Potomac River killed 67 people, prompting President Trump to blame diversity programs for creating unqualified federal workers; meanwhile, his controversial cabinet nominees face questions about their qualifications.
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60% Bias Score
Deadly Plane Crash Kills 67, Including Figure Skaters and Mother of Two
A mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night killed all 67 people onboard, including figure skater Inna Volyanskaya and mother Wendy Shaffer. At least 30 bodies have been recovered.
Deadly Plane Crash Kills 67, Including Figure Skaters and Mother of Two
A mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night killed all 67 people onboard, including figure skater Inna Volyanskaya and mother Wendy Shaffer. At least 30 bodies have been recovered.
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32% Bias Score
Israel Bans UNRWA, Leaving Millions of Palestinian Refugees at Risk
Israel's ban on the UN agency UNRWA, effective Thursday, threatens to displace millions of Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem who depend on the agency for essential services, triggering immediate humanitarian concerns and raising questions about the long-term implication...
Israel Bans UNRWA, Leaving Millions of Palestinian Refugees at Risk
Israel's ban on the UN agency UNRWA, effective Thursday, threatens to displace millions of Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem who depend on the agency for essential services, triggering immediate humanitarian concerns and raising questions about the long-term implication...
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60% Bias Score
Nicaragua's Ortega Consolidates Power Through Constitutional Reform
Nicaragua's parliament ratified a constitutional reform on January 30, 2025, granting President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, absolute control over the state and civil society, extending Ortega's term until 2028 and establishing Nicaragua as a "revolutionary" and "socialist" state.
Nicaragua's Ortega Consolidates Power Through Constitutional Reform
Nicaragua's parliament ratified a constitutional reform on January 30, 2025, granting President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, absolute control over the state and civil society, extending Ortega's term until 2028 and establishing Nicaragua as a "revolutionary" and "socialist" state.
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64% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist imprisoned since 1975 for the killing of two FBI agents at Pine Ridge Reservation, on January 20, 2025, allowing for home confinement, although the commutation does not admit state wrongdoing.
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist imprisoned since 1975 for the killing of two FBI agents at Pine Ridge Reservation, on January 20, 2025, allowing for home confinement, although the commutation does not admit state wrongdoing.
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44% Bias Score
Argentina's Femicide Law Debate Reignited After Perpetrator's Release
On a cold night in 1996, 17-year-old Carolina Aló was murdered by her boyfriend, Fabián Tablado, who stabbed her 113 times. Tablado's recent release from prison, despite prior violence and threats, has sparked outrage and reignited the debate on femicide laws in Argentina, with the government propos...
Argentina's Femicide Law Debate Reignited After Perpetrator's Release
On a cold night in 1996, 17-year-old Carolina Aló was murdered by her boyfriend, Fabián Tablado, who stabbed her 113 times. Tablado's recent release from prison, despite prior violence and threats, has sparked outrage and reignited the debate on femicide laws in Argentina, with the government propos...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Re-ups Tariff Threat Against Mexico and Canada
President Trump reiterated his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada due to unresolved border issues and substantial trade deficits, despite prior negotiations and potential economic repercussions; from January to November 2024, the US imported $699 billion from Canada and $...
Trump Re-ups Tariff Threat Against Mexico and Canada
President Trump reiterated his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada due to unresolved border issues and substantial trade deficits, despite prior negotiations and potential economic repercussions; from January to November 2024, the US imported $699 billion from Canada and $...
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68% Bias Score
Marcos Offers to Remove U.S. Missiles from Philippines if China Halts Aggressive Actions
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China stops its aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea, where Chinese and Philippine forces have clashed repeatedly over the past two years; the U.S. missile system was recent...
Marcos Offers to Remove U.S. Missiles from Philippines if China Halts Aggressive Actions
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China stops its aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea, where Chinese and Philippine forces have clashed repeatedly over the past two years; the U.S. missile system was recent...
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48% Bias Score
Fatal Helicopter Collision Prompts Review of Military Flight Training
A midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet near Washington D.C., resulted in a fatal crash; this incident follows a pattern of 12 fatal Black Hawk crashes during training since 2014, killing 47 service members, prompting increased scrutiny and safety measures wi...
Fatal Helicopter Collision Prompts Review of Military Flight Training
A midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet near Washington D.C., resulted in a fatal crash; this incident follows a pattern of 12 fatal Black Hawk crashes during training since 2014, killing 47 service members, prompting increased scrutiny and safety measures wi...
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40% Bias Score
Holocaust Survivor Returns Medal, Protesting CDU-AfD Collaboration on Immigration
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor and a photographer returned their German medals protesting the CDU's collaboration with the far-right AfD on a stricter immigration policy motion passed in the Bundestag on January 30th, highlighting concerns about the erosion of democratic values and echoing the ris...
Holocaust Survivor Returns Medal, Protesting CDU-AfD Collaboration on Immigration
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor and a photographer returned their German medals protesting the CDU's collaboration with the far-right AfD on a stricter immigration policy motion passed in the Bundestag on January 30th, highlighting concerns about the erosion of democratic values and echoing the ris...
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64% Bias Score