March 2025
April 2025
Latvia Urges European Conscription Amidst Ukraine War
Latvia's President urges European nations to reinstate military conscription following Russia's aggression in Ukraine, while the UK distances itself from such measures, highlighting differing approaches to national security.
Latvia Urges European Conscription Amidst Ukraine War
Latvia's President urges European nations to reinstate military conscription following Russia's aggression in Ukraine, while the UK distances itself from such measures, highlighting differing approaches to national security.
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44% Bias Score
Man Shot by Secret Service Near White House
Early Sunday morning, Secret Service agents shot a man near the White House after a confrontation; the man, reportedly from Indiana, brandished a firearm, leading to an armed exchange; President Trump was not present.
Man Shot by Secret Service Near White House
Early Sunday morning, Secret Service agents shot a man near the White House after a confrontation; the man, reportedly from Indiana, brandished a firearm, leading to an armed exchange; President Trump was not present.
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40% Bias Score
Von der Leyen Pushes Spain for Increased Defense Spending
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, urged Spain to increase its defense spending to over 3% of GDP, exceeding the NATO Secretary General's suggestion, during her 100th day in office; this follows Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's pledge to reach 2% by 2029, deemed insuff...
Von der Leyen Pushes Spain for Increased Defense Spending
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, urged Spain to increase its defense spending to over 3% of GDP, exceeding the NATO Secretary General's suggestion, during her 100th day in office; this follows Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's pledge to reach 2% by 2029, deemed insuff...
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60% Bias Score
Raiders Acquire Geno Smith, Bolster Cap Space for Free Agency
The Las Vegas Raiders acquired quarterback Geno Smith from the Seattle Seahawks for a 2025 third-round pick, creating $75.5 million in cap space for their free agency period beginning March 11th, 2025. They plan to re-sign their own free agents, particularly on defense, and are targeting outside fre...
Raiders Acquire Geno Smith, Bolster Cap Space for Free Agency
The Las Vegas Raiders acquired quarterback Geno Smith from the Seattle Seahawks for a 2025 third-round pick, creating $75.5 million in cap space for their free agency period beginning March 11th, 2025. They plan to re-sign their own free agents, particularly on defense, and are targeting outside fre...
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40% Bias Score
Israel's Electric Scooter Surge: Nine Deaths Highlight Safety Crisis
In 2024, nine electric scooter riders died in Israel, three times the 2023 number, highlighting safety concerns and limited enforcement of traffic violations; injuries totaled 105, prompting calls for stricter regulations and infrastructure improvements.
Israel's Electric Scooter Surge: Nine Deaths Highlight Safety Crisis
In 2024, nine electric scooter riders died in Israel, three times the 2023 number, highlighting safety concerns and limited enforcement of traffic violations; injuries totaled 105, prompting calls for stricter regulations and infrastructure improvements.
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56% Bias Score
SOCAR Expands into Israeli Gas Exploration, Potentially Reshaping Regional Energy Dynamics
Azerbaijan's SOCAR will expand its presence in Israel's energy sector, signing an agreement to explore for gas in Block I, marking its first foreign drilling operation and potentially fostering regional energy cooperation. The project is strategically located near Lebanon and Cyprus.
SOCAR Expands into Israeli Gas Exploration, Potentially Reshaping Regional Energy Dynamics
Azerbaijan's SOCAR will expand its presence in Israel's energy sector, signing an agreement to explore for gas in Block I, marking its first foreign drilling operation and potentially fostering regional energy cooperation. The project is strategically located near Lebanon and Cyprus.
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44% Bias Score
Hurricane Helene leaves Asheville vulnerable to climate disasters
Hurricane Helene, a category 4 storm, caused catastrophic tree damage across western North Carolina, leaving Asheville particularly vulnerable to floods, fires, and extreme heat due to the loss of over 400,000 acres of forest and an already declining urban tree canopy; 220 people died.
Hurricane Helene leaves Asheville vulnerable to climate disasters
Hurricane Helene, a category 4 storm, caused catastrophic tree damage across western North Carolina, leaving Asheville particularly vulnerable to floods, fires, and extreme heat due to the loss of over 400,000 acres of forest and an already declining urban tree canopy; 220 people died.
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24% Bias Score
Anora" Sparks Debate on Spain's Prostitution Law
The Oscar-winning film "Anora," about a sex worker, fuels a debate in Spain about prostitution legalization as sex workers protest the lack of consultation in creating a new abolitionist law, highlighting the systemic silencing and marginalization of sex workers' voices.
Anora" Sparks Debate on Spain's Prostitution Law
The Oscar-winning film "Anora," about a sex worker, fuels a debate in Spain about prostitution legalization as sex workers protest the lack of consultation in creating a new abolitionist law, highlighting the systemic silencing and marginalization of sex workers' voices.
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64% Bias Score
China Strengthens Rule of Law to Boost Business Environment
Chinese courts and prosecutors' 2024 reports highlighted efforts to improve the business environment by resolving 46 property rights cases (13 acquittals), addressing foreign investment cases, and prosecuting 21,000 for intellectual property rights violations, releasing 610 million yuan in frozen as...
China Strengthens Rule of Law to Boost Business Environment
Chinese courts and prosecutors' 2024 reports highlighted efforts to improve the business environment by resolving 46 property rights cases (13 acquittals), addressing foreign investment cases, and prosecuting 21,000 for intellectual property rights violations, releasing 610 million yuan in frozen as...
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52% Bias Score
Israeli Coalition Faces Collapse Over Budget Vote"
Israel's coalition government is on the brink of collapse due to a lack of votes for the 2025 state budget, with the passage contingent on a controversial IDF service exemption bill and potential opposition abstentions, all by March 31st.
Israeli Coalition Faces Collapse Over Budget Vote"
Israel's coalition government is on the brink of collapse due to a lack of votes for the 2025 state budget, with the passage contingent on a controversial IDF service exemption bill and potential opposition abstentions, all by March 31st.
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40% Bias Score
Israel's National Security Budget Soars to NIS 28 Billion
Israel's National Security Ministry's budget will surge to NIS 28 billion in 2025, including NIS 1.9 billion for new prisons due to rising security prisoners and NIS 1.081 billion for police and prison service wage increases, reflecting increased security concerns and operational demands.
Israel's National Security Budget Soars to NIS 28 Billion
Israel's National Security Ministry's budget will surge to NIS 28 billion in 2025, including NIS 1.9 billion for new prisons due to rising security prisoners and NIS 1.081 billion for police and prison service wage increases, reflecting increased security concerns and operational demands.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Israel Poll: Netanyahu Should Resign, 73% Support Ceasefire Deal
An Israel Democracy Institute poll shows 73% of Israelis want Prime Minister Netanyahu to resign, 73% support the ceasefire-hostage deal despite its high costs, and opinions on Trump's Gaza plan and the new IDF chief are sharply divided along ethnic and political lines.
Israel Poll: Netanyahu Should Resign, 73% Support Ceasefire Deal
An Israel Democracy Institute poll shows 73% of Israelis want Prime Minister Netanyahu to resign, 73% support the ceasefire-hostage deal despite its high costs, and opinions on Trump's Gaza plan and the new IDF chief are sharply divided along ethnic and political lines.
Progress
40% Bias Score