March 2025
April 2025
Senate Advances Dr. Oz's CMS Nomination
The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 along party lines to advance President Trump's nominee, Dr. Mehmet Oz, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), following hearings that examined his qualifications and potential conflicts of interest; Oz would oversee nearly $1.5 trillion...
Senate Advances Dr. Oz's CMS Nomination
The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 along party lines to advance President Trump's nominee, Dr. Mehmet Oz, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), following hearings that examined his qualifications and potential conflicts of interest; Oz would oversee nearly $1.5 trillion...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Unfiled Tax Returns: Penalties and Resolution Strategies
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can impose penalties up to 25% of unpaid taxes for late filings, plus the loss of potential refunds after three years; however, proactive filing and seeking professional help can mitigate negative consequences.
Unfiled Tax Returns: Penalties and Resolution Strategies
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can impose penalties up to 25% of unpaid taxes for late filings, plus the loss of potential refunds after three years; however, proactive filing and seeking professional help can mitigate negative consequences.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Billy Gibbons' Chicago Concert: ZZ Top Classics and Audience Engagement
ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons played a sold-out show at Chicago's Park West on March 2024, performing mostly ZZ Top songs and select covers with his band The BFG's, captivating a 1,000-person audience with his showmanship and the band's musical prowess.
Billy Gibbons' Chicago Concert: ZZ Top Classics and Audience Engagement
ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons played a sold-out show at Chicago's Park West on March 2024, performing mostly ZZ Top songs and select covers with his band The BFG's, captivating a 1,000-person audience with his showmanship and the band's musical prowess.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Daily Foot Washing: Benefits, Risks, and Best Practices
Health experts recommend daily foot washing with soap and water to prevent odor and infections due to the high concentration of sweat glands and bacteria on the feet, though over-washing can be harmful.
Daily Foot Washing: Benefits, Risks, and Best Practices
Health experts recommend daily foot washing with soap and water to prevent odor and infections due to the high concentration of sweat glands and bacteria on the feet, though over-washing can be harmful.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Spiekeroog Horse-Drawn Railway Extends Route to Secure Future
Spiekeroog's horse-drawn railway, threatened by dike improvements, is extending its route by 900 meters through the National Park Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer to a former lifeboat station, costing €450,000 and securing its future. The extension will connect a new museum and utilize a previously unus...
Spiekeroog Horse-Drawn Railway Extends Route to Secure Future
Spiekeroog's horse-drawn railway, threatened by dike improvements, is extending its route by 900 meters through the National Park Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer to a former lifeboat station, costing €450,000 and securing its future. The extension will connect a new museum and utilize a previously unus...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Thuringia Launches "De-sealing Fund" to Offset Construction"
Thuringia, Germany, will launch a "de-sealing fund" in 2025 using "10 million euros" from a lawsuit to offset new construction by restoring an equal area of land, aiming for net-zero land sealing, with the Thuringian Land Company managing the process.
Thuringia Launches "De-sealing Fund" to Offset Construction"
Thuringia, Germany, will launch a "de-sealing fund" in 2025 using "10 million euros" from a lawsuit to offset new construction by restoring an equal area of land, aiming for net-zero land sealing, with the Thuringian Land Company managing the process.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Hochman to Seek Death Penalty in Los Angeles
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced he will seek the death penalty in "rare" cases, reversing his predecessor's policy and potentially impacting California's large death row population despite a state moratorium.
Hochman to Seek Death Penalty in Los Angeles
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced he will seek the death penalty in "rare" cases, reversing his predecessor's policy and potentially impacting California's large death row population despite a state moratorium.
Progress
40% Bias Score
UK Poetry Competition Winner Explores Absence Through Finnish Grammar
Fiona Larkin's poem, "Absence has a grammar," about missing her son who moved to Australia, won the UK's £5,000 National Poetry Competition from nearly 22,000 entries, showcasing her innovative use of Finnish grammar to express absence.
UK Poetry Competition Winner Explores Absence Through Finnish Grammar
Fiona Larkin's poem, "Absence has a grammar," about missing her son who moved to Australia, won the UK's £5,000 National Poetry Competition from nearly 22,000 entries, showcasing her innovative use of Finnish grammar to express absence.
Progress
20% Bias Score
New Steam Vent in Yellowstone National Park
A new thermal vent emitting 171-degree Fahrenheit steam is visible from a Yellowstone National Park road near the Norris Geyser Basin, a typical occurrence in the park's dynamic geothermal area.
New Steam Vent in Yellowstone National Park
A new thermal vent emitting 171-degree Fahrenheit steam is visible from a Yellowstone National Park road near the Norris Geyser Basin, a typical occurrence in the park's dynamic geothermal area.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Poás Volcano on Orange Alert: Increased Gas Emissions Raise Eruption Concerns
Increased gas emissions at Costa Rica's Poás Volcano have raised its alert level to orange, prompting visitor restrictions since March 1, 2025, due to the potential for a major eruption; the volcano's instability is causing concern among experts.
Poás Volcano on Orange Alert: Increased Gas Emissions Raise Eruption Concerns
Increased gas emissions at Costa Rica's Poás Volcano have raised its alert level to orange, prompting visitor restrictions since March 1, 2025, due to the potential for a major eruption; the volcano's instability is causing concern among experts.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Saxony Beekeepers Face Significant Colony Losses
Due to a 30-50% loss of bee colonies in Saxony, primarily attributed to the Varroa mite and exacerbated by early bee breeding in 2022 and melizitose honey challenges in mountainous regions, regional honey availability might decrease despite an abundance of imported honey, potentially leading to high...
Saxony Beekeepers Face Significant Colony Losses
Due to a 30-50% loss of bee colonies in Saxony, primarily attributed to the Varroa mite and exacerbated by early bee breeding in 2022 and melizitose honey challenges in mountainous regions, regional honey availability might decrease despite an abundance of imported honey, potentially leading to high...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Melbourne Election Campaign Marked by Poster Vandalism
CCTV footage shows vandalism of a Liberal Party poster in Melbourne's Toorak, escalating tensions in the Kooyong election after Dr Monique Ryan's husband was filmed removing a rival's poster.
Melbourne Election Campaign Marked by Poster Vandalism
CCTV footage shows vandalism of a Liberal Party poster in Melbourne's Toorak, escalating tensions in the Kooyong election after Dr Monique Ryan's husband was filmed removing a rival's poster.
Progress
64% Bias Score