February 2025
March 2025
Attempted Murder of Ex-Wife Leads to 12-Year Sentence Demand
A Dutch court is considering a 12-year prison sentence and mandatory psychiatric treatment for Vishal R., who shot his ex-wife Suraya in the head in 2022, costing her an eye, after she reported abuse multiple times. The incident highlights the pervasive issue of femicide in the Netherlands.
Attempted Murder of Ex-Wife Leads to 12-Year Sentence Demand
A Dutch court is considering a 12-year prison sentence and mandatory psychiatric treatment for Vishal R., who shot his ex-wife Suraya in the head in 2022, costing her an eye, after she reported abuse multiple times. The incident highlights the pervasive issue of femicide in the Netherlands.
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32% Bias Score
Dutch Man Sentenced for Extensive Online Child Abuse
A 23-year-old man from Middelburg, Netherlands, was charged with six years imprisonment and mandatory psychiatric treatment for online abuse of at least 23 children and teens, with nearly 300 more unidentified victims, using fake profiles to coerce them into sexual acts and extort nude images.
Dutch Man Sentenced for Extensive Online Child Abuse
A 23-year-old man from Middelburg, Netherlands, was charged with six years imprisonment and mandatory psychiatric treatment for online abuse of at least 23 children and teens, with nearly 300 more unidentified victims, using fake profiles to coerce them into sexual acts and extort nude images.
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24% Bias Score
Murkowski Condemns Trump's Federal Worker Firings as Illegal
Senator Lisa Murkowski condemned President Trump's firing of thousands of federal workers and drastic agency budget cuts, calling them illegal and urging Congress to intervene, citing violations of the Budget and Impoundment Acts; these actions face legal challenges, and disproportionately affect st...
Murkowski Condemns Trump's Federal Worker Firings as Illegal
Senator Lisa Murkowski condemned President Trump's firing of thousands of federal workers and drastic agency budget cuts, calling them illegal and urging Congress to intervene, citing violations of the Budget and Impoundment Acts; these actions face legal challenges, and disproportionately affect st...
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48% Bias Score
Pew Research: Negative Public Opinion of Zuckerberg and Musk
A Pew Research Center survey shows 67% of U.S. adults view Mark Zuckerberg negatively, and 54% feel the same about Elon Musk, highlighting the impact of social media on CEO reputations and the challenges of celebrity leadership in the digital age.
Pew Research: Negative Public Opinion of Zuckerberg and Musk
A Pew Research Center survey shows 67% of U.S. adults view Mark Zuckerberg negatively, and 54% feel the same about Elon Musk, highlighting the impact of social media on CEO reputations and the challenges of celebrity leadership in the digital age.
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36% Bias Score
Russia's Oil Production: Sanctions, Investment, and OPEC+ Limits
Despite speculation, lifting oil sanctions on Russia won't lead to an immediate production surge; production has been limited by underinvestment, not solely sanctions, resulting in $40 billion in lost revenue since April 2022.
Russia's Oil Production: Sanctions, Investment, and OPEC+ Limits
Despite speculation, lifting oil sanctions on Russia won't lead to an immediate production surge; production has been limited by underinvestment, not solely sanctions, resulting in $40 billion in lost revenue since April 2022.
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40% Bias Score
St. Petersburg to Deploy Ethnicity Recognition Software on Surveillance Cameras
St. Petersburg plans to install ethnicity recognition software on 8,000 of its 102,000 surveillance cameras, costing $434,000, to improve public event management, a move criticized by human rights advocates as degrading and divisive.
St. Petersburg to Deploy Ethnicity Recognition Software on Surveillance Cameras
St. Petersburg plans to install ethnicity recognition software on 8,000 of its 102,000 surveillance cameras, costing $434,000, to improve public event management, a move criticized by human rights advocates as degrading and divisive.
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52% Bias Score
Panama Holds Nearly 300 US-Deported Migrants Amid Repatriation Crisis
Panama houses nearly 300 US-deported migrants, mostly from Asian countries, in a hotel due to US repatriation difficulties, sparking criticism.
Panama Holds Nearly 300 US-Deported Migrants Amid Repatriation Crisis
Panama houses nearly 300 US-deported migrants, mostly from Asian countries, in a hotel due to US repatriation difficulties, sparking criticism.
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48% Bias Score
National Guard Deployed to New York Prisons Amid Wildcat Strike
New York Governor Kathy Hochul deployed 3,500 National Guard troops to state prisons Wednesday to quell a wildcat strike by corrections officers protesting for better pay, stricter visitor searches, and a reversal of recent prison reforms, following the killing of an inmate ruled a homicide.
National Guard Deployed to New York Prisons Amid Wildcat Strike
New York Governor Kathy Hochul deployed 3,500 National Guard troops to state prisons Wednesday to quell a wildcat strike by corrections officers protesting for better pay, stricter visitor searches, and a reversal of recent prison reforms, following the killing of an inmate ruled a homicide.
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40% Bias Score
Trump-Zelenskyy Rift Complicates Russia-Ukraine War
President Trump's public labeling of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy as a "dictator" caused a rift between the two nations, further complicating efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. This comes amidst private concerns among Ukrainian officials about potential US concessions and troop with...
Trump-Zelenskyy Rift Complicates Russia-Ukraine War
President Trump's public labeling of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy as a "dictator" caused a rift between the two nations, further complicating efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. This comes amidst private concerns among Ukrainian officials about potential US concessions and troop with...
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40% Bias Score
W2E's Innovative Approach to Renewable Natural Gas Production
Colorado-based startup W2E Renewable Solutions offers a new method of producing renewable natural gas from manure, addressing the inefficiencies of anaerobic digesters by creating syngas which can be converted to electricity, green hydrogen, or renewable natural gas, and producing valuable byproduct...
W2E's Innovative Approach to Renewable Natural Gas Production
Colorado-based startup W2E Renewable Solutions offers a new method of producing renewable natural gas from manure, addressing the inefficiencies of anaerobic digesters by creating syngas which can be converted to electricity, green hydrogen, or renewable natural gas, and producing valuable byproduct...
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44% Bias Score
Musk and Trump Question Fort Knox Gold Amid Price Surge
Elon Musk and Donald Trump raised concerns about the U.S. gold reserve at Fort Knox, prompting renewed public interest amid rising gold prices and inflation fears, despite previous verifications confirming the gold's presence.
Musk and Trump Question Fort Knox Gold Amid Price Surge
Elon Musk and Donald Trump raised concerns about the U.S. gold reserve at Fort Knox, prompting renewed public interest amid rising gold prices and inflation fears, despite previous verifications confirming the gold's presence.
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44% Bias Score
Social Security Fairness Act Accelerates Trust Fund Depletion
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act in late 2024, repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, retroactively increasing Social Security benefits for approximately three million people who also receive pensions from non-covered jobs, which will accelerate ...
Social Security Fairness Act Accelerates Trust Fund Depletion
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act in late 2024, repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, retroactively increasing Social Security benefits for approximately three million people who also receive pensions from non-covered jobs, which will accelerate ...
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44% Bias Score