February 2025
March 2025
Sacramento County Shifts Mental Health Calls from 911 to 988
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department stopped responding to non-criminal mental health calls due to a Ninth Circuit ruling, increasing reliance on the 988 lifeline, which resolves 95% of calls via counselor intervention; this policy change is prompting statewide conversations on law enforcement's r...
Sacramento County Shifts Mental Health Calls from 911 to 988
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department stopped responding to non-criminal mental health calls due to a Ninth Circuit ruling, increasing reliance on the 988 lifeline, which resolves 95% of calls via counselor intervention; this policy change is prompting statewide conversations on law enforcement's r...
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36% Bias Score
Italian Police Seize 71 Forged Paintings in Rome Workshop
Italian police in Rome uncovered a clandestine painting laboratory producing and selling forged works online, seizing 71 counterfeit paintings attributed to artists such as Picasso and Rembrandt; the suspect, a "forger-restorer," used collages of auction catalogs to create false provenance, selling ...
Italian Police Seize 71 Forged Paintings in Rome Workshop
Italian police in Rome uncovered a clandestine painting laboratory producing and selling forged works online, seizing 71 counterfeit paintings attributed to artists such as Picasso and Rembrandt; the suspect, a "forger-restorer," used collages of auction catalogs to create false provenance, selling ...
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20% Bias Score
German Stillbirth Rate Rises Amidst European Decline
A study by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research shows that the stillbirth rate in Germany increased from 3.5 per 1000 births in 2007 to 4.3 in 2021, potentially due to factors such as improved prenatal diagnostics, legal allowances for late-term abortions in cases of severe fetal abnorm...
German Stillbirth Rate Rises Amidst European Decline
A study by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research shows that the stillbirth rate in Germany increased from 3.5 per 1000 births in 2007 to 4.3 in 2021, potentially due to factors such as improved prenatal diagnostics, legal allowances for late-term abortions in cases of severe fetal abnorm...
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52% Bias Score
Electrification of Stuttgart-Wendlingen High-Speed Rail Line Poses Safety Risks
Deutsche Bahn will electrify the Stuttgart-Wendlingen high-speed rail line section between Filder and Albvorland tunnels with 15,000 volts starting March 1, 2025, posing significant safety risks, as part of the €11.5 billion Stuttgart 21 project, with the new central station opening in late 2026.
Electrification of Stuttgart-Wendlingen High-Speed Rail Line Poses Safety Risks
Deutsche Bahn will electrify the Stuttgart-Wendlingen high-speed rail line section between Filder and Albvorland tunnels with 15,000 volts starting March 1, 2025, posing significant safety risks, as part of the €11.5 billion Stuttgart 21 project, with the new central station opening in late 2026.
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40% Bias Score
Gelsenkirchen: Poverty, Populism, and the Fight for Revival
Gelsenkirchen, Germany's poorest city, grapples with 14% unemployment, €18,000 average yearly income, and the rise of the far-right AfD, despite community-led revitalization projects like the Nordsternpark and Kreativquartier Bochumer Strasse.
Gelsenkirchen: Poverty, Populism, and the Fight for Revival
Gelsenkirchen, Germany's poorest city, grapples with 14% unemployment, €18,000 average yearly income, and the rise of the far-right AfD, despite community-led revitalization projects like the Nordsternpark and Kreativquartier Bochumer Strasse.
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52% Bias Score
Americans' Confidence in Air Travel Plummets After String of Fatal Plane Crashes
A new poll reveals a significant drop in Americans' confidence in air travel safety following a series of fatal plane crashes in 2025, including the deadliest US aviation disaster since 2009, impacting public trust in pilots and the FAA.
Americans' Confidence in Air Travel Plummets After String of Fatal Plane Crashes
A new poll reveals a significant drop in Americans' confidence in air travel safety following a series of fatal plane crashes in 2025, including the deadliest US aviation disaster since 2009, impacting public trust in pilots and the FAA.
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44% Bias Score
IRS Tax Forgiveness: Requirements and Alternatives
The IRS Offer in Compromise (OIC) program allows taxpayers to settle tax debt for less than the owed amount; eligibility requires current tax filings, demonstrated financial hardship, and not being in bankruptcy; approval isn't guaranteed.
IRS Tax Forgiveness: Requirements and Alternatives
The IRS Offer in Compromise (OIC) program allows taxpayers to settle tax debt for less than the owed amount; eligibility requires current tax filings, demonstrated financial hardship, and not being in bankruptcy; approval isn't guaranteed.
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36% Bias Score
Swiss People's Party Demands Withdrawal from Paris Agreement
Following the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Switzerland's right-wing Swiss People's Party is demanding the country's withdrawal, citing economic concerns and lack of public consultation, despite a recent public vote approving a new climate law and the government's commitment to the agreeme...
Swiss People's Party Demands Withdrawal from Paris Agreement
Following the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Switzerland's right-wing Swiss People's Party is demanding the country's withdrawal, citing economic concerns and lack of public consultation, despite a recent public vote approving a new climate law and the government's commitment to the agreeme...
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44% Bias Score
Faster German Government Formation Predicted, Focusing on Key Projects and Stricter Immigration
FAZ experts Heike Göbel and Jasper von Altenbockum discussed Germany's upcoming government formation, advocating for a swift process focusing on key projects, stricter immigration controls, economic growth through reduced bureaucracy, and increased defense spending—potentially necessitating Schulden...
Faster German Government Formation Predicted, Focusing on Key Projects and Stricter Immigration
FAZ experts Heike Göbel and Jasper von Altenbockum discussed Germany's upcoming government formation, advocating for a swift process focusing on key projects, stricter immigration controls, economic growth through reduced bureaucracy, and increased defense spending—potentially necessitating Schulden...
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44% Bias Score
Berlin Exoskeleton Raises Inclusion Debate
Rise-Exo-One", an exoskeleton developed at the Technical University of Berlin, is tested by a paraplegic woman, Jessica Dibady, revealing both the potential and the controversies surrounding exoskeletons' role in inclusion for the approximately 140,000 people with paraplegia in Germany.
Berlin Exoskeleton Raises Inclusion Debate
Rise-Exo-One", an exoskeleton developed at the Technical University of Berlin, is tested by a paraplegic woman, Jessica Dibady, revealing both the potential and the controversies surrounding exoskeletons' role in inclusion for the approximately 140,000 people with paraplegia in Germany.
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44% Bias Score
Ivory Coast Renames Military Base, Signaling Shift in Franco-Ivorian Defense Cooperation
On February 20, 2025, Ivory Coast renamed its 43rd Bima military base to "Camp Ouattara Thomas d'Aquin Ouattara", signifying increased defense autonomy but continuing military cooperation with France, unlike the more fraught transitions seen in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
Ivory Coast Renames Military Base, Signaling Shift in Franco-Ivorian Defense Cooperation
On February 20, 2025, Ivory Coast renamed its 43rd Bima military base to "Camp Ouattara Thomas d'Aquin Ouattara", signifying increased defense autonomy but continuing military cooperation with France, unlike the more fraught transitions seen in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
Progress
44% Bias Score
CaixaBank Completes Bankia Era Transition with Board Restructuring
CaixaBank's board approved the departure of three Bankia-era council members and appointed five new members, including Rosa María García Piñeiro, Luis Álvarez Satorre, and Bernardo Sánchez Incera, effective after the April 11th shareholder meeting, marking the definitive end of the Bankia era and re...
CaixaBank Completes Bankia Era Transition with Board Restructuring
CaixaBank's board approved the departure of three Bankia-era council members and appointed five new members, including Rosa María García Piñeiro, Luis Álvarez Satorre, and Bernardo Sánchez Incera, effective after the April 11th shareholder meeting, marking the definitive end of the Bankia era and re...
Progress
44% Bias Score