February 2025
March 2025
Republican Lawmakers to Confront Musk Over Budget Cuts
Republican lawmakers plan to confront Elon Musk over constituent anger stemming from his Department of Government Efficiency's budget cuts and layoffs, while the U.S. opposes UN resolutions on the Russia-Ukraine war, and Lester Holt is stepping down from "NBC Nightly News".
Republican Lawmakers to Confront Musk Over Budget Cuts
Republican lawmakers plan to confront Elon Musk over constituent anger stemming from his Department of Government Efficiency's budget cuts and layoffs, while the U.S. opposes UN resolutions on the Russia-Ukraine war, and Lester Holt is stepping down from "NBC Nightly News".
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48% Bias Score
Federal Employee Productivity Assessment Sparks Compliance Debate
Following a directive from Department of Government Efficiency Chair Elon Musk, federal employees faced a Monday deadline to list their weekly accomplishments, risking job loss for non-compliance; however, agencies handling sensitive information instructed staff to ignore the order, leading to varie...
Federal Employee Productivity Assessment Sparks Compliance Debate
Following a directive from Department of Government Efficiency Chair Elon Musk, federal employees faced a Monday deadline to list their weekly accomplishments, risking job loss for non-compliance; however, agencies handling sensitive information instructed staff to ignore the order, leading to varie...
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56% Bias Score
Mass Resignation Hits Musk's Department of Government Efficiency
Over 20 employees resigned from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency on Tuesday, citing ethical concerns about using their expertise to dismantle critical public services and warning of risks to data security and service functionality.
Mass Resignation Hits Musk's Department of Government Efficiency
Over 20 employees resigned from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency on Tuesday, citing ethical concerns about using their expertise to dismantle critical public services and warning of risks to data security and service functionality.
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48% Bias Score
Bronx Opens Massive Migrant Shelter Amidst Community Outrage
A new 2,200-bed migrant shelter for men opened in the Bronx on Saturday despite strong local opposition, while the city simultaneously announced the closure of the Roosevelt Hotel migrant shelter in Manhattan, causing further outrage among Bronx residents who felt their community was being used as a...
Bronx Opens Massive Migrant Shelter Amidst Community Outrage
A new 2,200-bed migrant shelter for men opened in the Bronx on Saturday despite strong local opposition, while the city simultaneously announced the closure of the Roosevelt Hotel migrant shelter in Manhattan, causing further outrage among Bronx residents who felt their community was being used as a...
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60% Bias Score
Iran Rejects US Nuclear Talks Amid New Sanctions
Iran refuses direct nuclear talks with the US due to the "maximum pressure" sanctions policy, despite recent UN votes showing some common ground between US and Russia on other issues, and will instead cooperate with Russia and China; this follows new US sanctions on Iran's oil industry.
Iran Rejects US Nuclear Talks Amid New Sanctions
Iran refuses direct nuclear talks with the US due to the "maximum pressure" sanctions policy, despite recent UN votes showing some common ground between US and Russia on other issues, and will instead cooperate with Russia and China; this follows new US sanctions on Iran's oil industry.
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40% Bias Score
Rome Biodiversity Talks Focus on Funding Deadlock
UN biodiversity talks in Rome aim to resolve a funding deadlock between rich and poor nations over a $20 billion annual pledge by 2025 to protect 30 percent of the world's land and seas by 2030, following the failure of COP16 in Cali, Colombia, and amidst a global wildlife population decline of 73 p...
Rome Biodiversity Talks Focus on Funding Deadlock
UN biodiversity talks in Rome aim to resolve a funding deadlock between rich and poor nations over a $20 billion annual pledge by 2025 to protect 30 percent of the world's land and seas by 2030, following the failure of COP16 in Cali, Colombia, and amidst a global wildlife population decline of 73 p...
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40% Bias Score
Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence in Richard Glossip Case
The US Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip's death sentence for the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese in Oklahoma City due to prosecutorial misconduct involving withheld evidence about a key witness's mental health and drug use, ordering a new trial without the death penalty.
Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence in Richard Glossip Case
The US Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip's death sentence for the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese in Oklahoma City due to prosecutorial misconduct involving withheld evidence about a key witness's mental health and drug use, ordering a new trial without the death penalty.
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36% Bias Score
House Budget Vote Uncertain Amidst Republican Divisions
The House is set to vote on a budget proposal including $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, but its passage is uncertain due to internal Republican opposition and concerns over potential impacts on programs like Medicaid.
House Budget Vote Uncertain Amidst Republican Divisions
The House is set to vote on a budget proposal including $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, but its passage is uncertain due to internal Republican opposition and concerns over potential impacts on programs like Medicaid.
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56% Bias Score
Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate
The Supreme Court granted death row inmate Richard Glossip a new trial due to prosecutorial misconduct in failing to correct false testimony from his co-defendant, Justin Sneed, reversing an Oklahoma court's decision upholding his conviction and death sentence.
Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate
The Supreme Court granted death row inmate Richard Glossip a new trial due to prosecutorial misconduct in failing to correct false testimony from his co-defendant, Justin Sneed, reversing an Oklahoma court's decision upholding his conviction and death sentence.
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36% Bias Score
White House Changes Press Access Rules, Sparking Freedom of the Press Concerns
The White House announced a change to press access rules on February 25th, granting the executive branch control over selecting journalists for the presidential pool, replacing the long-standing system managed by the White House Correspondents Association, which has prompted criticism over implicati...
White House Changes Press Access Rules, Sparking Freedom of the Press Concerns
The White House announced a change to press access rules on February 25th, granting the executive branch control over selecting journalists for the presidential pool, replacing the long-standing system managed by the White House Correspondents Association, which has prompted criticism over implicati...
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52% Bias Score
Russian Human Rights Group Documents War Crimes in Ukraine
In January 2025, a Russian human rights mission from Memorial Human Rights Center visited several regions of Ukraine, documenting alleged war crimes such as indiscriminate attacks, abductions, torture, and extrajudicial killings, echoing patterns observed in Chechnya and Syria.
Russian Human Rights Group Documents War Crimes in Ukraine
In January 2025, a Russian human rights mission from Memorial Human Rights Center visited several regions of Ukraine, documenting alleged war crimes such as indiscriminate attacks, abductions, torture, and extrajudicial killings, echoing patterns observed in Chechnya and Syria.
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52% Bias Score
DBS to Cut 4,000 Jobs Amidst AI Automation
Singapore's DBS bank will cut up to 4,000 jobs over three years due to AI automation, affecting contract and non-permanent staff, while creating nearly 1,000 new AI-related roles; permanent staff unaffected.
DBS to Cut 4,000 Jobs Amidst AI Automation
Singapore's DBS bank will cut up to 4,000 jobs over three years due to AI automation, affecting contract and non-permanent staff, while creating nearly 1,000 new AI-related roles; permanent staff unaffected.
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40% Bias Score