Mass Resignation at DOGE Highlights Concerns Over Politicization of US Government Technology
More than 20 federal employees resigned from the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday, alleging they were pressured to dismantle essential public services; their departure highlights concerns about the politicization of technology in government and potential risks to public servic...
Mass Resignation at DOGE Highlights Concerns Over Politicization of US Government Technology
More than 20 federal employees resigned from the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday, alleging they were pressured to dismantle essential public services; their departure highlights concerns about the politicization of technology in government and potential risks to public servic...
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48% Bias Score
UK to Increase Defense Spending, Cut Foreign Aid
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a substantial increase in defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by April 2027, partially funded by reducing foreign aid, ahead of meetings with European leaders and US President Trump to strengthen transatlantic security cooperation.
UK to Increase Defense Spending, Cut Foreign Aid
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a substantial increase in defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by April 2027, partially funded by reducing foreign aid, ahead of meetings with European leaders and US President Trump to strengthen transatlantic security cooperation.
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48% Bias Score
Guatemala's Garifuna Fight to Preserve Language and Culture
In Livingston, Guatemala, the Garifuna community, comprising approximately 17,000 people (0.1% of Guatemala's population), is struggling to preserve their native language, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, due to historical discrimination and migration, with only 5% of the population still flue...
Guatemala's Garifuna Fight to Preserve Language and Culture
In Livingston, Guatemala, the Garifuna community, comprising approximately 17,000 people (0.1% of Guatemala's population), is struggling to preserve their native language, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, due to historical discrimination and migration, with only 5% of the population still flue...
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28% Bias Score
Europe's Economic Slowdown: High Costs, Chinese Competition, and Tech Lag
In 2024, the EU's economy grew by only 0.9% compared to the US's 2.7%, with Germany in recession and France facing political turmoil; high taxes, bureaucracy, Chinese competition, and high energy costs are key factors, and underinvestment in R&D hinders technological advancement.
Europe's Economic Slowdown: High Costs, Chinese Competition, and Tech Lag
In 2024, the EU's economy grew by only 0.9% compared to the US's 2.7%, with Germany in recession and France facing political turmoil; high taxes, bureaucracy, Chinese competition, and high energy costs are key factors, and underinvestment in R&D hinders technological advancement.
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60% Bias Score
Spanish Basketball Coach Sentenced to 13.5 Years for Sexual Abuse of Minor
A Spanish basketball coach, Mario López, received a 13.5-year prison sentence for the continuous sexual abuse of a player who was 13 years old at the time, starting in 2023. The abuse lasted for three and a half years and involved approximately 50 encounters.
Spanish Basketball Coach Sentenced to 13.5 Years for Sexual Abuse of Minor
A Spanish basketball coach, Mario López, received a 13.5-year prison sentence for the continuous sexual abuse of a player who was 13 years old at the time, starting in 2023. The abuse lasted for three and a half years and involved approximately 50 encounters.
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24% Bias Score
Record High Resignations in Spain Highlight Workplace Dissatisfaction
Rosa Sánchez's resignation exemplifies a growing trend in Spain: over 3.1 million people voluntarily left their jobs in 2024, a 49% increase since 2021, driven by factors like low salaries, lack of career progression, and poor work-life balance.
Record High Resignations in Spain Highlight Workplace Dissatisfaction
Rosa Sánchez's resignation exemplifies a growing trend in Spain: over 3.1 million people voluntarily left their jobs in 2024, a 49% increase since 2021, driven by factors like low salaries, lack of career progression, and poor work-life balance.
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24% Bias Score
Catalan Debt Forgiveness Plan Faces Political Headwinds
The Spanish government's plan to forgive 83 billion euros of regional debt, including 17 billion for Catalonia, faces opposition from Junts, a Catalan independence party, who threaten to block the bill unless the deal is exclusive to Catalonia, forcing the government to negotiate with the opposition...
Catalan Debt Forgiveness Plan Faces Political Headwinds
The Spanish government's plan to forgive 83 billion euros of regional debt, including 17 billion for Catalonia, faces opposition from Junts, a Catalan independence party, who threaten to block the bill unless the deal is exclusive to Catalonia, forcing the government to negotiate with the opposition...
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48% Bias Score
Bolivian Jaguar Poaching Ring Exposed: International Wildlife Trafficking and Weak Law Enforcement
An Argentinan illegal hunting ring leader, Jorge Nestor Noya, is accused of killing jaguars in Bolivia for a Spanish client, Luis Villalba, exposing the international wildlife trafficking network targeting jaguars for their body parts in Asian markets, fueled by habitat loss and weak law enforcement...
Bolivian Jaguar Poaching Ring Exposed: International Wildlife Trafficking and Weak Law Enforcement
An Argentinan illegal hunting ring leader, Jorge Nestor Noya, is accused of killing jaguars in Bolivia for a Spanish client, Luis Villalba, exposing the international wildlife trafficking network targeting jaguars for their body parts in Asian markets, fueled by habitat loss and weak law enforcement...
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40% Bias Score
Ultra-Black Velvet Ant: A Biomimicry Breakthrough
Brazilian entomologist Vinicius López discovered that the velvet ant species *Traumatomutilla bifurca* exhibits an ultra-black coloration, reflecting less than 0.5% of light, a rare phenomenon with potential applications in technology, as confirmed by research published in the Belstein Journal of Na...
Ultra-Black Velvet Ant: A Biomimicry Breakthrough
Brazilian entomologist Vinicius López discovered that the velvet ant species *Traumatomutilla bifurca* exhibits an ultra-black coloration, reflecting less than 0.5% of light, a rare phenomenon with potential applications in technology, as confirmed by research published in the Belstein Journal of Na...
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20% Bias Score
Texas Immigrant Families Rush to Obtain Passports Amidst Birthright Citizenship Fears
A surge in passport applications by Hispanic families in Texas followed President Trump's January 20 executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship, which was temporarily blocked by four federal judges but has caused widespread fear among immigrant families.
Texas Immigrant Families Rush to Obtain Passports Amidst Birthright Citizenship Fears
A surge in passport applications by Hispanic families in Texas followed President Trump's January 20 executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship, which was temporarily blocked by four federal judges but has caused widespread fear among immigrant families.
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40% Bias Score
Sheinbaum Faces Accusations of Ties to "El Mayo" Zambada's Lawyers
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her Morena party are facing accusations of ties to lawyers representing drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, after photos emerged showing her with them. The opposition PAN party alleges hypocrisy, pointing to a past award given to one of the lawyers by a PAN me...
Sheinbaum Faces Accusations of Ties to "El Mayo" Zambada's Lawyers
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her Morena party are facing accusations of ties to lawyers representing drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, after photos emerged showing her with them. The opposition PAN party alleges hypocrisy, pointing to a past award given to one of the lawyers by a PAN me...
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48% Bias Score
Mexico's Crime Problem: Beyond the Sicarios
The dominant narrative of Mexican crime focuses on violent sicarios, obscuring a complex network of criminal activities involving various social sectors and justifying the elimination of lower-level criminals while neglecting systemic issues.
Mexico's Crime Problem: Beyond the Sicarios
The dominant narrative of Mexican crime focuses on violent sicarios, obscuring a complex network of criminal activities involving various social sectors and justifying the elimination of lower-level criminals while neglecting systemic issues.
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68% Bias Score