March 2025
April 2025
USAID Ordered to Destroy Documents Amidst Dismantling
USAID staff were ordered to shred and burn classified documents and personnel files by Acting Executive Secretary Erica Y Carr, raising concerns about transparency and legality amid the agency's dismantling and ongoing litigation.
USAID Ordered to Destroy Documents Amidst Dismantling
USAID staff were ordered to shred and burn classified documents and personnel files by Acting Executive Secretary Erica Y Carr, raising concerns about transparency and legality amid the agency's dismantling and ongoing litigation.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Russian Pipeline Infiltration Fuels Kursk Offensive, Affecting Peace Talks
Russian forces used gas pipelines to infiltrate Ukrainian positions in Kursk, contributing to the collapse of Ukrainian defenses and leading to significant territorial gains for Russia, raising concerns about the impact on ongoing peace negotiations.
Russian Pipeline Infiltration Fuels Kursk Offensive, Affecting Peace Talks
Russian forces used gas pipelines to infiltrate Ukrainian positions in Kursk, contributing to the collapse of Ukrainian defenses and leading to significant territorial gains for Russia, raising concerns about the impact on ongoing peace negotiations.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Pakistan Train Hijack: Hostages Held, Rescue Efforts Hampered
Baloch separatists hijacked the Jaffar Express train in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, including paramilitary troops, and taking hundreds hostage; as of Wednesday, 190 passengers have been rescued, but militants wearing suicide vests remain among the hostages, hampering r...
Pakistan Train Hijack: Hostages Held, Rescue Efforts Hampered
Baloch separatists hijacked the Jaffar Express train in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, including paramilitary troops, and taking hundreds hostage; as of Wednesday, 190 passengers have been rescued, but militants wearing suicide vests remain among the hostages, hampering r...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Ukraine Agrees to Ceasefire, Pressuring Russia
In Jeddah, Ukraine agreed to a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire, prompting the US to resume military aid and intelligence sharing, placing pressure on Russia to reciprocate.
Ukraine Agrees to Ceasefire, Pressuring Russia
In Jeddah, Ukraine agreed to a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire, prompting the US to resume military aid and intelligence sharing, placing pressure on Russia to reciprocate.
Progress
40% Bias Score
House Passes Short-Term Government Funding Bill Amidst Party Divisions
The Republican-controlled House passed a short-term government funding bill, increasing defense spending by $6 billion, decreasing non-defense by $13 billion, and including funds for ICE, wildfire fighting, and nutrition programs, while Democrats criticize it for lacking spending guidelines.
House Passes Short-Term Government Funding Bill Amidst Party Divisions
The Republican-controlled House passed a short-term government funding bill, increasing defense spending by $6 billion, decreasing non-defense by $13 billion, and including funds for ICE, wildfire fighting, and nutrition programs, while Democrats criticize it for lacking spending guidelines.
Progress
40% Bias Score
1950 Welsh Rugby Plane Crash: 75th Anniversary Remembrance
On March 12, 1950, an Avro Tudor plane carrying 83 Welsh rugby fans crashed near Llandow Airfield, killing 80; the cause was potentially overloading and improper baggage weighing, deeply affecting the communities of Llanharan and Abercarn.
1950 Welsh Rugby Plane Crash: 75th Anniversary Remembrance
On March 12, 1950, an Avro Tudor plane carrying 83 Welsh rugby fans crashed near Llandow Airfield, killing 80; the cause was potentially overloading and improper baggage weighing, deeply affecting the communities of Llanharan and Abercarn.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Russia Captures Sudzha in Kursk Region
Russian forces have captured the town of Sudzha and several villages in Russia's Kursk region following an advance, a development acknowledged by Ukraine as tactical but assessed by independent analysts as potentially signaling a full Russian recapture of the area; this comes after Ukraine had held ...
Russia Captures Sudzha in Kursk Region
Russian forces have captured the town of Sudzha and several villages in Russia's Kursk region following an advance, a development acknowledged by Ukraine as tactical but assessed by independent analysts as potentially signaling a full Russian recapture of the area; this comes after Ukraine had held ...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Climate Change Threatens One-Third of Global Economy
A joint study by BCG and the University of Cambridge warns that a 3-degree Celsius rise in global temperatures by 2100 could wipe out 15% to 34% of the world's cumulative economic output, emphasizing the urgent need for trillions of dollars in annual climate protection and adaptation investments.
Climate Change Threatens One-Third of Global Economy
A joint study by BCG and the University of Cambridge warns that a 3-degree Celsius rise in global temperatures by 2100 could wipe out 15% to 34% of the world's cumulative economic output, emphasizing the urgent need for trillions of dollars in annual climate protection and adaptation investments.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Rheinmetall Sees Massive Growth Amid Europe's Defense Spending Surge
Rheinmetall projects a significant sales increase (25-30% by 2025, 35-40% this year in defense) due to Europe's plan to massively increase its defense spending amid concerns over US security commitments and the war in Ukraine.
Rheinmetall Sees Massive Growth Amid Europe's Defense Spending Surge
Rheinmetall projects a significant sales increase (25-30% by 2025, 35-40% this year in defense) due to Europe's plan to massively increase its defense spending amid concerns over US security commitments and the war in Ukraine.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Ford Suspends Electricity Surcharge Amid US Trade Tensions
Ontario Premier Doug Ford suspended a 25% electricity export surcharge to three U.S. states to de-escalate trade tensions with the U.S. ahead of an April 2 tariff deadline; he will meet with U.S. officials to discuss a renewed USMCA.
Ford Suspends Electricity Surcharge Amid US Trade Tensions
Ontario Premier Doug Ford suspended a 25% electricity export surcharge to three U.S. states to de-escalate trade tensions with the U.S. ahead of an April 2 tariff deadline; he will meet with U.S. officials to discuss a renewed USMCA.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Inflation Eases Slightly in February, Remaining Above Fed's Target
February's inflation slowed to 2.8% annually, below forecasts but above the Federal Reserve's target, with grocery prices up 2.6% and egg prices surging 58.8%, suggesting persistent price pressures despite central bank efforts.
Inflation Eases Slightly in February, Remaining Above Fed's Target
February's inflation slowed to 2.8% annually, below forecasts but above the Federal Reserve's target, with grocery prices up 2.6% and egg prices surging 58.8%, suggesting persistent price pressures despite central bank efforts.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Federal Judges Condemn Impeachment Threats Against Judges Ruling Against Trump
US Circuit Judges Richard Sullivan and Jeffrey Sutton criticized Republican threats to impeach judges who rule against President Trump, warning that such actions would undermine the appeals process and set a dangerous precedent for future judicial independence.
Federal Judges Condemn Impeachment Threats Against Judges Ruling Against Trump
US Circuit Judges Richard Sullivan and Jeffrey Sutton criticized Republican threats to impeach judges who rule against President Trump, warning that such actions would undermine the appeals process and set a dangerous precedent for future judicial independence.
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52% Bias Score