February 2025
March 2025
Trump's Policy U-Turn Dashes Wall Street's Hopes
Unexpected policy shifts, particularly concerning tariffs, have caused uncertainty among US business leaders, resulting in the quietest January for deals in a decade with less than 900 deals announced compared to over 1500 in 2023, impacting investment and economic growth.
Trump's Policy U-Turn Dashes Wall Street's Hopes
Unexpected policy shifts, particularly concerning tariffs, have caused uncertainty among US business leaders, resulting in the quietest January for deals in a decade with less than 900 deals announced compared to over 1500 in 2023, impacting investment and economic growth.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Walmart Reopens After Employee's Death in Walk-in Oven
A 19-year-old Walmart employee, Gursimran Kaur, died after being found inside a walk-in oven in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on October 19, 2023; the store reopened February 3, 2024, following renovations and a police investigation that ruled out foul play, but concerns remain about oven safety.
Walmart Reopens After Employee's Death in Walk-in Oven
A 19-year-old Walmart employee, Gursimran Kaur, died after being found inside a walk-in oven in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on October 19, 2023; the store reopened February 3, 2024, following renovations and a police investigation that ruled out foul play, but concerns remain about oven safety.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Mexican Politician Cuauhtémoc Blanco Faces Immunity Removal Request Over Alleged Rape
Former Mexican governor and footballer Cuauhtémoc Blanco faces potential legal immunity removal due to an alleged attempted rape of his sister, a case initiated by the recently dismissed Morelos Attorney General Uriel Carmona, creating a complex situation involving political conflicts and accusation...
Mexican Politician Cuauhtémoc Blanco Faces Immunity Removal Request Over Alleged Rape
Former Mexican governor and footballer Cuauhtémoc Blanco faces potential legal immunity removal due to an alleged attempted rape of his sister, a case initiated by the recently dismissed Morelos Attorney General Uriel Carmona, creating a complex situation involving political conflicts and accusation...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Global Food System's Dependence on Limited Crops Threatens Biodiversity and Food Security
Over-reliance on only nine crops for 66% of global food production threatens biodiversity, cultural diversity, and human health; various traditional foods, including Camembert cheese, Atlantic salmon, and Arabica coffee, face extinction due to globalization and climate change.
Global Food System's Dependence on Limited Crops Threatens Biodiversity and Food Security
Over-reliance on only nine crops for 66% of global food production threatens biodiversity, cultural diversity, and human health; various traditional foods, including Camembert cheese, Atlantic salmon, and Arabica coffee, face extinction due to globalization and climate change.
Progress
12% Bias Score
Spain Pushes for Doubled EU Budget, Proposing New Revenue Streams
The Spanish government proposed doubling the EU budget to 2% of GDP, with a focus on green transition (50% of investment) and defense, advocating for new common revenue streams like debt and extended repayment of the Recovery Fund to counter resistance from several EU capitals.
Spain Pushes for Doubled EU Budget, Proposing New Revenue Streams
The Spanish government proposed doubling the EU budget to 2% of GDP, with a focus on green transition (50% of investment) and defense, advocating for new common revenue streams like debt and extended repayment of the Recovery Fund to counter resistance from several EU capitals.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Musk Sues OpenAI and Microsoft, Alleging Betrayal of Non-Profit Mission
Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in February 2024, alleging that they betrayed OpenAI's original non-profit mission and prioritized profit over public good; the lawsuit followed Musk's departure from OpenAI in 2018 and its subsequent transition to a capped-profit model with sig...
Musk Sues OpenAI and Microsoft, Alleging Betrayal of Non-Profit Mission
Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in February 2024, alleging that they betrayed OpenAI's original non-profit mission and prioritized profit over public good; the lawsuit followed Musk's departure from OpenAI in 2018 and its subsequent transition to a capped-profit model with sig...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Surge in Leopard Killings Threatens Pakistan's Vulnerable Population
In Pakistan, 45 leopards have been killed in the last five years, a drastic increase driven by retaliatory killings after attacks on humans and livestock, worsened by habitat loss and inadequate government compensation.
Surge in Leopard Killings Threatens Pakistan's Vulnerable Population
In Pakistan, 45 leopards have been killed in the last five years, a drastic increase driven by retaliatory killings after attacks on humans and livestock, worsened by habitat loss and inadequate government compensation.
Progress
48% Bias Score
AI Chatbots Produce 50% Inaccurate News Responses: BBC Study
A BBC investigation found that leading AI assistants like ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity produced over 50% inaccurate or misleading responses to news questions, including factual errors, altered quotes, and outdated information presented as current events, prompting concerns about the spre...
AI Chatbots Produce 50% Inaccurate News Responses: BBC Study
A BBC investigation found that leading AI assistants like ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity produced over 50% inaccurate or misleading responses to news questions, including factual errors, altered quotes, and outdated information presented as current events, prompting concerns about the spre...
Progress
64% Bias Score
Venezuelan Author's Novel Challenges US Perceptions
Alejandro Puyana's novel, "Freedom is a Feast," published in August, chronicles the evolution of Venezuela's left-wing political history from the 1960s to the present, intertwined with the author's personal journey of migration to the US and his family's experiences, aiming to offer a more nuanced u...
Venezuelan Author's Novel Challenges US Perceptions
Alejandro Puyana's novel, "Freedom is a Feast," published in August, chronicles the evolution of Venezuela's left-wing political history from the 1960s to the present, intertwined with the author's personal journey of migration to the US and his family's experiences, aiming to offer a more nuanced u...
Progress
24% Bias Score
Unicredit Reports Record 2024 Profits; CEO Addresses M&A Speculation
Unicredit reported record 2024 net profits of €9.7 billion, exceeding expectations, while CEO Andrea Orcel addressed potential mergers with Banco BPM and Commerzbank, clarifying the investment in Generali as purely financial.
Unicredit Reports Record 2024 Profits; CEO Addresses M&A Speculation
Unicredit reported record 2024 net profits of €9.7 billion, exceeding expectations, while CEO Andrea Orcel addressed potential mergers with Banco BPM and Commerzbank, clarifying the investment in Generali as purely financial.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Turkey's Stroke School: Prevention, Early Treatment, and Rehabilitation
A stroke school in Turkey brought together professionals and stroke survivors to raise awareness about the preventable nature of strokes, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, and highlighting the success of specialized rehabilitation programs.
Turkey's Stroke School: Prevention, Early Treatment, and Rehabilitation
A stroke school in Turkey brought together professionals and stroke survivors to raise awareness about the preventable nature of strokes, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, and highlighting the success of specialized rehabilitation programs.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Petro's Chief of Staff Accused in Contraband Leader's Campaign Finance Scandal
Augusto Rodríguez, director of Colombia's National Protection Unit, accused Armando Benedetti, President Gustavo Petro's former chief of staff, of involvement with alleged contraband leader Diego Marín ("Papá Pitufo")'s campaign contributions in 2022; approximately $120,000 was received and returned...
Petro's Chief of Staff Accused in Contraband Leader's Campaign Finance Scandal
Augusto Rodríguez, director of Colombia's National Protection Unit, accused Armando Benedetti, President Gustavo Petro's former chief of staff, of involvement with alleged contraband leader Diego Marín ("Papá Pitufo")'s campaign contributions in 2022; approximately $120,000 was received and returned...
Progress
40% Bias Score