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
Grok AI Chatbot Temporarily Blocks Websites After Unauthorized Prompt Modification
Elon Musk's xAI chatbot, Grok, temporarily blocked websites labeling Musk and Trump as disinformation spreaders after a former OpenAI employee unauthorizedly altered Grok's system prompt; xAI stated this violated its principles and corrected the issue, highlighting challenges in AI oversight and bia...
Grok AI Chatbot Temporarily Blocks Websites After Unauthorized Prompt Modification
Elon Musk's xAI chatbot, Grok, temporarily blocked websites labeling Musk and Trump as disinformation spreaders after a former OpenAI employee unauthorizedly altered Grok's system prompt; xAI stated this violated its principles and corrected the issue, highlighting challenges in AI oversight and bia...
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36% Bias Score
Istanbul Indictment: 47 Charged in Infant Deaths Case
An indictment in Istanbul charges 47 individuals, including doctors and nurses, with the negligent homicide of 12 infants in private hospitals, along with fraud and organized crime, based on evidence including phone recordings and medical reports showing systematic failures resulting in the deaths o...
Istanbul Indictment: 47 Charged in Infant Deaths Case
An indictment in Istanbul charges 47 individuals, including doctors and nurses, with the negligent homicide of 12 infants in private hospitals, along with fraud and organized crime, based on evidence including phone recordings and medical reports showing systematic failures resulting in the deaths o...
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52% 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
Italian NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans Targeted in Sophisticated Cyberattack
On February 8th, 2024, Don Mattia Ferrari, chaplain of Mediterranea Saving Humans, was targeted in a sophisticated cyberattack using Graphite spyware by an unidentified government entity, according to CitizenLab researchers, who also found that other members of the NGO were targeted in a similar att...
Italian NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans Targeted in Sophisticated Cyberattack
On February 8th, 2024, Don Mattia Ferrari, chaplain of Mediterranea Saving Humans, was targeted in a sophisticated cyberattack using Graphite spyware by an unidentified government entity, according to CitizenLab researchers, who also found that other members of the NGO were targeted in a similar att...
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44% Bias Score
Milei's $LIBRA Scandal Shakes Argentina's Government
Argentinian President Javier Milei's endorsement of the fraudulent cryptocurrency $LIBRA caused a major scandal, exposing vulnerabilities in his administration's "iron triangle" power structure and raising concerns about governance.
Milei's $LIBRA Scandal Shakes Argentina's Government
Argentinian President Javier Milei's endorsement of the fraudulent cryptocurrency $LIBRA caused a major scandal, exposing vulnerabilities in his administration's "iron triangle" power structure and raising concerns about governance.
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52% Bias Score
Merz's Election Win Sparks Call for European Independence from US
Following his election victory in Germany, Friedrich Merz advocated for greater European independence from the US, expressing concerns about NATO's future and US disinterest in Europe's well-being, while the AfD, achieving its best-ever result, received congratulations from Elon Musk.
Merz's Election Win Sparks Call for European Independence from US
Following his election victory in Germany, Friedrich Merz advocated for greater European independence from the US, expressing concerns about NATO's future and US disinterest in Europe's well-being, while the AfD, achieving its best-ever result, received congratulations from Elon Musk.
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36% Bias Score