February 2025
March 2025
Merz Frontrunner for German Chancellorship
Friedrich Merz, CDU leader, is the frontrunner in the German Chancellorship race, aiming to succeed Olaf Scholz; his platform includes stricter immigration policies and a return to nuclear energy, representing a shift towards conservatism.
Merz Frontrunner for German Chancellorship
Friedrich Merz, CDU leader, is the frontrunner in the German Chancellorship race, aiming to succeed Olaf Scholz; his platform includes stricter immigration policies and a return to nuclear energy, representing a shift towards conservatism.
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44% Bias Score
Merz's Strict Border Controls Threaten Schengen Area
Friedrich Merz, Germany's leading chancellor candidate, proposes stricter border controls, potentially impacting the Schengen Area and the EU's Common European Asylum System by denying entry to asylum seekers who have already passed through other EU countries and establishing permanent internal bord...
Merz's Strict Border Controls Threaten Schengen Area
Friedrich Merz, Germany's leading chancellor candidate, proposes stricter border controls, potentially impacting the Schengen Area and the EU's Common European Asylum System by denying entry to asylum seekers who have already passed through other EU countries and establishing permanent internal bord...
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36% Bias Score
Anglo American Devalues De Beers, Favoring Sale Over London IPO
Anglo American drastically reduced De Beers' valuation to £3.2 billion, favoring a sale over a London stock market listing due to strategic shifts towards copper and iron ore, decreased diamond demand, and recent financial losses; this follows Unilever's decision to list its ice cream division in Am...
Anglo American Devalues De Beers, Favoring Sale Over London IPO
Anglo American drastically reduced De Beers' valuation to £3.2 billion, favoring a sale over a London stock market listing due to strategic shifts towards copper and iron ore, decreased diamond demand, and recent financial losses; this follows Unilever's decision to list its ice cream division in Am...
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60% Bias Score
Mining Giants Eye Exit from London Stock Exchange
Facing undervaluation and low liquidity, major mining companies like Glencore and Rio Tinto are considering leaving the London Stock Exchange, following about 90 other companies in the past year, potentially causing significant damage to the UK financial market.
Mining Giants Eye Exit from London Stock Exchange
Facing undervaluation and low liquidity, major mining companies like Glencore and Rio Tinto are considering leaving the London Stock Exchange, following about 90 other companies in the past year, potentially causing significant damage to the UK financial market.
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52% Bias Score
UK Government's AI Copyright Plan Sparks Creative Industries Backlash
The UK government proposes changing copyright laws to let AI firms use online content for training without paying creators, sparking a backlash from Britain's creative industries who fear exploitation and a loss of revenue, while the government aims to attract AI investment.
UK Government's AI Copyright Plan Sparks Creative Industries Backlash
The UK government proposes changing copyright laws to let AI firms use online content for training without paying creators, sparking a backlash from Britain's creative industries who fear exploitation and a loss of revenue, while the government aims to attract AI investment.
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64% Bias Score
Judge Allows Trump Administration to Continue Mass Firings of Federal Employees
A federal judge temporarily allowed the Trump administration to proceed with mass firings of federal employees, rejecting a lawsuit by labor unions; approximately 75,000 workers accepted buyouts (3% of the workforce), while the IRS is expected to lay off 7,000 (7%).
Judge Allows Trump Administration to Continue Mass Firings of Federal Employees
A federal judge temporarily allowed the Trump administration to proceed with mass firings of federal employees, rejecting a lawsuit by labor unions; approximately 75,000 workers accepted buyouts (3% of the workforce), while the IRS is expected to lay off 7,000 (7%).
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52% Bias Score
Rise of AfD Fuels Xenophobia Against Brazilians in Germany
Brazilians in Germany are facing increasing xenophobia, with reports of discrimination in services, employment, and education, linked to the rise of the far-right AfD party and a significant increase in hate crimes, from 1,600 in 2019 to 15,000 in 2023.
Rise of AfD Fuels Xenophobia Against Brazilians in Germany
Brazilians in Germany are facing increasing xenophobia, with reports of discrimination in services, employment, and education, linked to the rise of the far-right AfD party and a significant increase in hate crimes, from 1,600 in 2019 to 15,000 in 2023.
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40% Bias Score
Macron to Urge Trump Against Appearing Weak on Russia
French President Macron will visit Washington to convince President Trump that appearing weak to Russia would harm relations with China and Iran, emphasizing the importance of supporting Ukraine and undermining Trump's prior negative comments about President Zelensky.
Macron to Urge Trump Against Appearing Weak on Russia
French President Macron will visit Washington to convince President Trump that appearing weak to Russia would harm relations with China and Iran, emphasizing the importance of supporting Ukraine and undermining Trump's prior negative comments about President Zelensky.
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40% Bias Score
Mass Deportation of Migrants from Guantánamo Bay to Venezuela
On Thursday, the US deported 177 migrants from Guantánamo Bay to Honduras for onward transfer to Venezuela, including 126 with criminal charges and 80 allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua gang, days after a lawsuit challenged detention conditions and a renewed extradition treaty was signed with Ho...
Mass Deportation of Migrants from Guantánamo Bay to Venezuela
On Thursday, the US deported 177 migrants from Guantánamo Bay to Honduras for onward transfer to Venezuela, including 126 with criminal charges and 80 allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua gang, days after a lawsuit challenged detention conditions and a renewed extradition treaty was signed with Ho...
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52% Bias Score
Colorado Deputy Convicted in 2022 Shooting Death of Man in Mental Health Crisis
A former Colorado sheriff's deputy, Andrew Buen, was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the June 2022 shooting death of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis; the case led to a \$19 million settlement and police training reforms.
Colorado Deputy Convicted in 2022 Shooting Death of Man in Mental Health Crisis
A former Colorado sheriff's deputy, Andrew Buen, was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the June 2022 shooting death of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis; the case led to a \$19 million settlement and police training reforms.
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20% Bias Score
Suspected Terror Attack in Bat Yam Prompts Major Israeli Military Operation
On Thursday, five unexploded bombs were found on three buses in Bat Yam, Israel; although one bus exploded, there were no injuries. This suspected Palestinian terrorist attack prompted Israel's military to launch an intense operation in the West Bank, raising tensions after a recent ceasefire.
Suspected Terror Attack in Bat Yam Prompts Major Israeli Military Operation
On Thursday, five unexploded bombs were found on three buses in Bat Yam, Israel; although one bus exploded, there were no injuries. This suspected Palestinian terrorist attack prompted Israel's military to launch an intense operation in the West Bank, raising tensions after a recent ceasefire.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Cuts Funding for 9/11 Victim Health Program
The Trump administration's Department of Governmental Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, implemented a 20% staff reduction and funding cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), affecting over 130,000 9/11 victims and responders, prompting bipartisan outrage from New York's congressional dele...
Trump Administration Cuts Funding for 9/11 Victim Health Program
The Trump administration's Department of Governmental Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, implemented a 20% staff reduction and funding cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), affecting over 130,000 9/11 victims and responders, prompting bipartisan outrage from New York's congressional dele...
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52% Bias Score