February 2025
March 2025
Rome Court Convicts Nine in Tor di Valle Stadium Corruption Case
A Rome court convicted nine individuals, including former capitol assembly president Marcello De Vito and businessman Luca Parnasi, for corruption related to the Tor di Valle stadium project, also revealing €250,000 in illicit financing to the Lega party.
Rome Court Convicts Nine in Tor di Valle Stadium Corruption Case
A Rome court convicted nine individuals, including former capitol assembly president Marcello De Vito and businessman Luca Parnasi, for corruption related to the Tor di Valle stadium project, also revealing €250,000 in illicit financing to the Lega party.
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64% Bias Score
Vetëvendosje Wins Landslide Victory in Kosovo's Parliamentary Elections
Kosovo's parliamentary elections resulted in a landslide victory for Prime Minister Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje movement, securing over 55% of the vote and 50 out of 120 seats; however, a technical failure on the electoral commission's website temporarily disrupted the release of results. Opposition ...
Vetëvendosje Wins Landslide Victory in Kosovo's Parliamentary Elections
Kosovo's parliamentary elections resulted in a landslide victory for Prime Minister Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje movement, securing over 55% of the vote and 50 out of 120 seats; however, a technical failure on the electoral commission's website temporarily disrupted the release of results. Opposition ...
Progress
36% Bias Score
E-Fuels Insufficient for Climate-Neutral Car Traffic, Study Finds
A study by the Forum Ökologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft (FÖS) concludes that e-fuels will be insufficient to make car traffic climate-neutral, challenging the German exception in the EU's 2035 combustion engine ban. The study highlights e-fuels' high cost and low efficiency compared to electric vehi...
E-Fuels Insufficient for Climate-Neutral Car Traffic, Study Finds
A study by the Forum Ökologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft (FÖS) concludes that e-fuels will be insufficient to make car traffic climate-neutral, challenging the German exception in the EU's 2035 combustion engine ban. The study highlights e-fuels' high cost and low efficiency compared to electric vehi...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Rushdie Attacker's Trial Begins
On August 12, 2022, Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old American of Lebanese descent, stabbed author Salman Rushdie at a lecture in Chautauqua, New York, causing severe injuries; Matar's trial for attempted murder began on October 23, 2023.
Rushdie Attacker's Trial Begins
On August 12, 2022, Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old American of Lebanese descent, stabbed author Salman Rushdie at a lecture in Chautauqua, New York, causing severe injuries; Matar's trial for attempted murder began on October 23, 2023.
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36% Bias Score
Former Special Counsel Sues Trump for Wrongful Termination
Hampton Dellinger, former head of the Office of Special Counsel, sued President Trump on Monday for wrongful termination, alleging the firing was illegal and lacked factual basis, amidst Trump's government restructuring and challenges to civil service protections.
Former Special Counsel Sues Trump for Wrongful Termination
Hampton Dellinger, former head of the Office of Special Counsel, sued President Trump on Monday for wrongful termination, alleging the firing was illegal and lacked factual basis, amidst Trump's government restructuring and challenges to civil service protections.
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40% Bias Score
AI's Dual Impact: Transforming Industries and Raising Ethical Concerns
AI, defined by the European Parliament as machines mimicking human behavior, is impacting various sectors; however, its environmental footprint (1.4% of global electricity consumption) and potential for manipulation (e.g., fabricated social media profiles in the German election) are significant conc...
AI's Dual Impact: Transforming Industries and Raising Ethical Concerns
AI, defined by the European Parliament as machines mimicking human behavior, is impacting various sectors; however, its environmental footprint (1.4% of global electricity consumption) and potential for manipulation (e.g., fabricated social media profiles in the German election) are significant conc...
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64% Bias Score
Italian Anti-Mafia Activist Sentenced for Exploiting Elderly Residents
Maricetta Tirrito, an Italian anti-mafia activist, received an eight-year prison sentence for exploiting elderly residents at her Ardea nursing home, misusing their funds for personal expenses, and operating in substandard conditions. The case highlights systemic failures in oversight and the abuse ...
Italian Anti-Mafia Activist Sentenced for Exploiting Elderly Residents
Maricetta Tirrito, an Italian anti-mafia activist, received an eight-year prison sentence for exploiting elderly residents at her Ardea nursing home, misusing their funds for personal expenses, and operating in substandard conditions. The case highlights systemic failures in oversight and the abuse ...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Earth's Inner Core Shows Signs of Structural Change
A USC study using seismic data from 121 repeated earthquakes between 1991 and 2024 near the South Sandwich Islands reveals potential structural changes near Earth's inner core, challenging the long-held belief of a completely solid inner core and suggesting a viscous deformation of its surface due t...
Earth's Inner Core Shows Signs of Structural Change
A USC study using seismic data from 121 repeated earthquakes between 1991 and 2024 near the South Sandwich Islands reveals potential structural changes near Earth's inner core, challenging the long-held belief of a completely solid inner core and suggesting a viscous deformation of its surface due t...
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20% Bias Score
Trump Administration Shuts Down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was shut down over the weekend by the Trump administration, following the firing of its director and the order to cease all supervision and examination activity; this action has sparked outrage amongst Democrats and progressives, and raises concerns ab...
Trump Administration Shuts Down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was shut down over the weekend by the Trump administration, following the firing of its director and the order to cease all supervision and examination activity; this action has sparked outrage amongst Democrats and progressives, and raises concerns ab...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Announces Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Sparking Trade War Fears
US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, prompting retaliatory threats from the EU and Germany, raising concerns about a potential trade war and its global economic impact.
Trump Announces Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Sparking Trade War Fears
US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, prompting retaliatory threats from the EU and Germany, raising concerns about a potential trade war and its global economic impact.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Trade Uncertainty Shakes Global Markets
President Trump's trade policies, including a near-imposed 25% tariff on Canadian exports and new tariffs on steel and aluminum, create uncertainty in the global economy, leading investors to seek safe havens like gold and low-volatility investments.
Trump's Trade Uncertainty Shakes Global Markets
President Trump's trade policies, including a near-imposed 25% tariff on Canadian exports and new tariffs on steel and aluminum, create uncertainty in the global economy, leading investors to seek safe havens like gold and low-volatility investments.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Mass Buyout Offer for Federal Workers
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to offer mass buyouts to over 2 million federal employees following a lawsuit by federal workers' unions challenging the legality of the program; 65,000 workers had already accepted the offer before the block.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Mass Buyout Offer for Federal Workers
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to offer mass buyouts to over 2 million federal employees following a lawsuit by federal workers' unions challenging the legality of the program; 65,000 workers had already accepted the offer before the block.
Progress
52% Bias Score