February 2025
March 2025
200 Wounded South African Soldiers Evacuated from Goma After Clashes with M23 Rebels
Nearly 200 wounded South African soldiers were evacuated from Goma, Congo, on Monday via Rwanda following clashes with M23 rebels, after disagreements with Rwanda over weapons delayed their return.
200 Wounded South African Soldiers Evacuated from Goma After Clashes with M23 Rebels
Nearly 200 wounded South African soldiers were evacuated from Goma, Congo, on Monday via Rwanda following clashes with M23 rebels, after disagreements with Rwanda over weapons delayed their return.
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44% Bias Score
Altadena Wildfire Devastates Local Food System
The January 7th wildfire in Altadena, California, destroyed over 16,000 homes and structures, including numerous urban farms and community gardens, significantly impacting the local food system and community food security, causing immeasurable loss of cultural crops, and disrupting established food ...
Altadena Wildfire Devastates Local Food System
The January 7th wildfire in Altadena, California, destroyed over 16,000 homes and structures, including numerous urban farms and community gardens, significantly impacting the local food system and community food security, causing immeasurable loss of cultural crops, and disrupting established food ...
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24% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Highlights Risks of Low Vaccination Rates
Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in three decades, with nearly 90 cases—mostly unvaccinated children—and 16 hospitalizations, prompting warnings about a potential surge in cases among unvaccinated people and highlighting a nationwide decline in childhood vaccination rates.
Texas Measles Outbreak Highlights Risks of Low Vaccination Rates
Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in three decades, with nearly 90 cases—mostly unvaccinated children—and 16 hospitalizations, prompting warnings about a potential surge in cases among unvaccinated people and highlighting a nationwide decline in childhood vaccination rates.
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44% Bias Score
Sepsis: Global Impact and Treatment Challenges
Sepsis, or septicemia, a life-threatening organ dysfunction from an unregulated immune response to infection, kills 11 million people annually, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations.
Sepsis: Global Impact and Treatment Challenges
Sepsis, or septicemia, a life-threatening organ dysfunction from an unregulated immune response to infection, kills 11 million people annually, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations.
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8% Bias Score
British Couple Arrested in Afghanistan, Taliban Promises Release
A British couple, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, were arrested in Afghanistan on February 1st along with an American and an Afghan national; the Taliban says it will release them soon, but the reason for the arrest is unclear; the couple had been running training projects for 18 years despite Taliban re...
British Couple Arrested in Afghanistan, Taliban Promises Release
A British couple, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, were arrested in Afghanistan on February 1st along with an American and an Afghan national; the Taliban says it will release them soon, but the reason for the arrest is unclear; the couple had been running training projects for 18 years despite Taliban re...
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32% Bias Score
Pope Francis Hospitalized with Pneumonia, Condition Serious
Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome with pneumonia, kidney insufficiency, and anemia; his condition is serious but he remains alert, though his future role is uncertain.
Pope Francis Hospitalized with Pneumonia, Condition Serious
Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome with pneumonia, kidney insufficiency, and anemia; his condition is serious but he remains alert, though his future role is uncertain.
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0% Bias Score
Merz Victory: European Leaders Anticipate Stronger EU Cooperation and Increased Defense Spending
Following the German Bundestag elections, French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders congratulated CDU candidate Friedrich Merz, signaling expectations of strengthened European cooperation and increased defense spending, potentially leading to a shift in German foreign policy toward...
Merz Victory: European Leaders Anticipate Stronger EU Cooperation and Increased Defense Spending
Following the German Bundestag elections, French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders congratulated CDU candidate Friedrich Merz, signaling expectations of strengthened European cooperation and increased defense spending, potentially leading to a shift in German foreign policy toward...
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32% Bias Score
Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Treating Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease
A study of 33 Parkinson's patients undergoing deep brain stimulation surgery revealed a strong link between theta brain waves in the basal ganglia and anxiety levels, suggesting DBS could be adapted to treat anxiety, a major unmet need in Parkinson's disease affecting roughly one in three patients.
Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Treating Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease
A study of 33 Parkinson's patients undergoing deep brain stimulation surgery revealed a strong link between theta brain waves in the basal ganglia and anxiety levels, suggesting DBS could be adapted to treat anxiety, a major unmet need in Parkinson's disease affecting roughly one in three patients.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Data Purge Hinders Environmental Justice Efforts
The Trump administration removed several key federal environmental data tools, including EJScreen and CEJST, hindering efforts to address environmental injustices and potentially impacting polluting corporations like Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX. Several websites, including those containing the CDC's ...
Trump Administration's Data Purge Hinders Environmental Justice Efforts
The Trump administration removed several key federal environmental data tools, including EJScreen and CEJST, hindering efforts to address environmental injustices and potentially impacting polluting corporations like Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX. Several websites, including those containing the CDC's ...
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44% Bias Score
Chinese Fishing Vessels Use North Korean Forced Labor, Violating UN Sanctions
A report by the Environmental Justice Foundation reveals that between 2019 and 2024, Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews in the southwest Indian Ocean, violating UN sanctions and resulting in human rights abuses including forced labor and confinement at sea for up to 10 years.
Chinese Fishing Vessels Use North Korean Forced Labor, Violating UN Sanctions
A report by the Environmental Justice Foundation reveals that between 2019 and 2024, Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews in the southwest Indian Ocean, violating UN sanctions and resulting in human rights abuses including forced labor and confinement at sea for up to 10 years.
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32% Bias Score
Merz Projected to Become Germany's Next Chancellor, Prioritizing European Unity Amidst Global Uncertainty
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's center-right Union bloc, is poised to become chancellor after winning the national election with 28.5% of the vote; his priorities include European unity, transatlantic relations, and curbing irregular migration, despite facing challenges from a divided electorate...
Merz Projected to Become Germany's Next Chancellor, Prioritizing European Unity Amidst Global Uncertainty
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's center-right Union bloc, is poised to become chancellor after winning the national election with 28.5% of the vote; his priorities include European unity, transatlantic relations, and curbing irregular migration, despite facing challenges from a divided electorate...
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36% Bias Score
Unspent Opioid Settlement Funds Hamper Crisis Response: New Hampshire's Success Story
Since 2021, $50 billion in opioid settlements have been awarded to states, but a significant portion remains unspent. New Hampshire's proactive approach, using settlement funds to expand naloxone access and implement the Doorway program, led to a 30% decrease in overdose deaths.
Unspent Opioid Settlement Funds Hamper Crisis Response: New Hampshire's Success Story
Since 2021, $50 billion in opioid settlements have been awarded to states, but a significant portion remains unspent. New Hampshire's proactive approach, using settlement funds to expand naloxone access and implement the Doorway program, led to a 30% decrease in overdose deaths.
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60% Bias Score