February 2025
March 2025
Armenia Revises National Security Strategy Amidst Post-War Geopolitical Shifts
Armenia is revising its 2020 national security strategy due to significant changes in its security environment following the 2020 war, with a coordinating committee led by Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan overseeing the process.
Armenia Revises National Security Strategy Amidst Post-War Geopolitical Shifts
Armenia is revising its 2020 national security strategy due to significant changes in its security environment following the 2020 war, with a coordinating committee led by Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan overseeing the process.
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44% Bias Score
Georgia Woman Sues IVF Clinic After Receiving Wrong Baby
A Georgia woman sued an IVF clinic after receiving and then returning a baby that was not hers, highlighting procedural errors in the clinic and similar past incidents in New York and California; the clinic claims to have since implemented corrective measures.
Georgia Woman Sues IVF Clinic After Receiving Wrong Baby
A Georgia woman sued an IVF clinic after receiving and then returning a baby that was not hers, highlighting procedural errors in the clinic and similar past incidents in New York and California; the clinic claims to have since implemented corrective measures.
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48% Bias Score
Netherlands Falls Short of Circular Economy Goals
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) reports that the country is failing to meet its 2030 goal of halving raw material use, citing insufficient government prioritization and economic factors like cheaper new plastic hindering recycling, despite some decrease compared to 2016.
Netherlands Falls Short of Circular Economy Goals
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) reports that the country is failing to meet its 2030 goal of halving raw material use, citing insufficient government prioritization and economic factors like cheaper new plastic hindering recycling, despite some decrease compared to 2016.
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48% Bias Score
Bank of Israel to Hold Interest Rates Amid Inflation Spike
The Bank of Israel is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate at 4.5% next week, despite January inflation rising to 3.8%, as economists predict potential rate cuts in the latter half of 2025 contingent on inflation easing within its 1–3% target range; Israel's economy grew by 2.5% in Q4 2024 a...
Bank of Israel to Hold Interest Rates Amid Inflation Spike
The Bank of Israel is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate at 4.5% next week, despite January inflation rising to 3.8%, as economists predict potential rate cuts in the latter half of 2025 contingent on inflation easing within its 1–3% target range; Israel's economy grew by 2.5% in Q4 2024 a...
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32% Bias Score
Herro Thrives, Heat Struggles: Transitioning After Butler Trade
Following Jimmy Butler's trade to the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat's Tyler Herro is thriving as the team's lead scorer, averaging career highs; however, the Heat are 25-28, highlighting the challenges of adjusting to their new leadership structure.
Herro Thrives, Heat Struggles: Transitioning After Butler Trade
Following Jimmy Butler's trade to the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat's Tyler Herro is thriving as the team's lead scorer, averaging career highs; however, the Heat are 25-28, highlighting the challenges of adjusting to their new leadership structure.
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40% Bias Score
Walmart Stock Drops on Slower Growth Forecast Amid Tariff Concerns
Walmart's stock fell 6.7% after reporting strong 2024 results but predicting slower 2025 growth due to potential tariff increases dampening consumer spending on non-essentials; despite exceeding Q4 revenue and earnings estimates, the company forecasts reduced profit growth.
Walmart Stock Drops on Slower Growth Forecast Amid Tariff Concerns
Walmart's stock fell 6.7% after reporting strong 2024 results but predicting slower 2025 growth due to potential tariff increases dampening consumer spending on non-essentials; despite exceeding Q4 revenue and earnings estimates, the company forecasts reduced profit growth.
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36% Bias Score
Second Anniversary of Artsakh's De Facto End Marks Era of Loss and Uncertainty
On February 20, 1988, the Artsakh movement began with a demand to transfer Artsakh from Azerbaijan to Armenia. Thirty-seven years later, Artsakh is under Azerbaijani control, its leaders are imprisoned, and displaced residents remain without a clear path to return.
Second Anniversary of Artsakh's De Facto End Marks Era of Loss and Uncertainty
On February 20, 1988, the Artsakh movement began with a demand to transfer Artsakh from Azerbaijan to Armenia. Thirty-seven years later, Artsakh is under Azerbaijani control, its leaders are imprisoned, and displaced residents remain without a clear path to return.
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48% Bias Score
Microsoft's Majorana 1 Quantum Chip: Claims of Breakthrough Questioned by Experts
Microsoft unveiled Majorana 1, a quantum chip utilizing a new material (indium arsenide and aluminum) claimed to contain Majorana particles, but experts dispute the claim's validity based on the accompanying Nature publication.
Microsoft's Majorana 1 Quantum Chip: Claims of Breakthrough Questioned by Experts
Microsoft unveiled Majorana 1, a quantum chip utilizing a new material (indium arsenide and aluminum) claimed to contain Majorana particles, but experts dispute the claim's validity based on the accompanying Nature publication.
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56% Bias Score
Dutch Collective Shoplifting Ban System Expands Rapidly
The Netherlands sees an explosive growth in collective shoplifting bans, with 27 shopping areas currently using a system that allows retailers to issue collective bans and handle shoplifting independently, minimizing police involvement while raising privacy concerns.
Dutch Collective Shoplifting Ban System Expands Rapidly
The Netherlands sees an explosive growth in collective shoplifting bans, with 27 shopping areas currently using a system that allows retailers to issue collective bans and handle shoplifting independently, minimizing police involvement while raising privacy concerns.
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56% Bias Score
Ineffective UNRWA Ban Exposes Israeli Policy Implementation Failures
Israel's law banning UNRWA in East Jerusalem, passed on January 31st after three months of preparation, faces immediate enforcement challenges due to a lack of preparedness and coordination among government bodies, leaving East Jerusalem residents facing uncertainty regarding essential services.
Ineffective UNRWA Ban Exposes Israeli Policy Implementation Failures
Israel's law banning UNRWA in East Jerusalem, passed on January 31st after three months of preparation, faces immediate enforcement challenges due to a lack of preparedness and coordination among government bodies, leaving East Jerusalem residents facing uncertainty regarding essential services.
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48% Bias Score
Walmart's Profit Forecast Triggers Wall Street Downturn
Walmart's lower-than-expected profit forecast caused a 0.9 percent drop in the S&P 500, a 1.4 percent drop (642 points) in the Dow Jones, and a 0.9 percent drop in the Nasdaq, impacting other retailers like Costco and Target, while the Australian dollar rose 1 percent to 64.01 US cents.
Walmart's Profit Forecast Triggers Wall Street Downturn
Walmart's lower-than-expected profit forecast caused a 0.9 percent drop in the S&P 500, a 1.4 percent drop (642 points) in the Dow Jones, and a 0.9 percent drop in the Nasdaq, impacting other retailers like Costco and Target, while the Australian dollar rose 1 percent to 64.01 US cents.
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44% Bias Score
NSW Finalizes Medium-Density Housing Reforms, Targeting 100,000 New Homes
NSW's revised medium-density housing reforms, effective February 28th, will allow up to six-story apartment blocks within 400 meters of 171 transport hubs and town centers across Greater Sydney and surrounding regions, aiming to deliver over 100,000 homes in five years, but excluding employment zone...
NSW Finalizes Medium-Density Housing Reforms, Targeting 100,000 New Homes
NSW's revised medium-density housing reforms, effective February 28th, will allow up to six-story apartment blocks within 400 meters of 171 transport hubs and town centers across Greater Sydney and surrounding regions, aiming to deliver over 100,000 homes in five years, but excluding employment zone...
Progress
36% Bias Score