Colombia's Catatumbo Conflict Displaces 32,000
Intense fighting between the ELN and dissident rebels in Colombia's Catatumbo region has displaced over 32,000 people, overwhelming Cúcuta and causing a humanitarian crisis, with at least 80 deaths reported.
Colombia's Catatumbo Conflict Displaces 32,000
Intense fighting between the ELN and dissident rebels in Colombia's Catatumbo region has displaced over 32,000 people, overwhelming Cúcuta and causing a humanitarian crisis, with at least 80 deaths reported.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Reinstates Restrictive Immigration Policies
On Tuesday, Donald Trump reinstated several restrictive immigration policies, including the "Remain in Mexico" policy and the suspension of the US Refugee Admissions Program, impacting approximately 270,000 prospective migrants and asylum seekers and halting the resettlement of roughly 100,000 refug...
Trump Reinstates Restrictive Immigration Policies
On Tuesday, Donald Trump reinstated several restrictive immigration policies, including the "Remain in Mexico" policy and the suspension of the US Refugee Admissions Program, impacting approximately 270,000 prospective migrants and asylum seekers and halting the resettlement of roughly 100,000 refug...
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64% Bias Score
US Thinktank Fuels European Climate Denialism
The US-based Heartland Institute, funded by ExxonMobil and Republican donors, is collaborating with rightwing MEPs in Europe to obstruct environmental legislation, leveraging existing anti-climate sentiment to delay and weaken climate policies.
US Thinktank Fuels European Climate Denialism
The US-based Heartland Institute, funded by ExxonMobil and Republican donors, is collaborating with rightwing MEPs in Europe to obstruct environmental legislation, leveraging existing anti-climate sentiment to delay and weaken climate policies.
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48% Bias Score
Iraq Legalizes Child Marriage, Sparking Outrage
The Iraqi parliament passed a law allowing child marriage, with girls as young as nine permitted to marry under Shia law and 15 under Sunni law, overturning a decades-old ban and sparking widespread outrage.
Iraq Legalizes Child Marriage, Sparking Outrage
The Iraqi parliament passed a law allowing child marriage, with girls as young as nine permitted to marry under Shia law and 15 under Sunni law, overturning a decades-old ban and sparking widespread outrage.
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56% Bias Score
Harvard Settles Lawsuits, Adopts IHRA Antisemitism Definition
Harvard University agreed to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism and publish annual reports on Title VI violations for five years to settle lawsuits alleging discrimination against Jewish students following the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
Harvard Settles Lawsuits, Adopts IHRA Antisemitism Definition
Harvard University agreed to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism and publish annual reports on Title VI violations for five years to settle lawsuits alleging discrimination against Jewish students following the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
On Tuesday, Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, an online drug marketplace generating over \$200 million in illicit bitcoin transactions, overturning his life sentence and aligning with the Libertarian Party's stance against government overreach.
Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
On Tuesday, Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, an online drug marketplace generating over \$200 million in illicit bitcoin transactions, overturning his life sentence and aligning with the Libertarian Party's stance against government overreach.
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16% Bias Score
Trump Threatens Tariffs, Reverses Green Energy Funding
President Trump threatened 10% tariffs on Chinese goods starting February 1st, citing fentanyl trafficking, and also plans tariffs on the EU due to a $350 billion trade deficit; he also halted $300 billion in green energy funding and withdrew from the global minimum corporate tax agreement, while la...
Trump Threatens Tariffs, Reverses Green Energy Funding
President Trump threatened 10% tariffs on Chinese goods starting February 1st, citing fentanyl trafficking, and also plans tariffs on the EU due to a $350 billion trade deficit; he also halted $300 billion in green energy funding and withdrew from the global minimum corporate tax agreement, while la...
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48% Bias Score
Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Russian Oil Depot and Aircraft Plant
Ukraine launched a series of drone strikes on Tuesday, targeting a Russian oil depot near Liski for a second time this week and an aviation plant in Smolensk, causing fires and explosions; Russia claims to have intercepted 55 drones.
Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Russian Oil Depot and Aircraft Plant
Ukraine launched a series of drone strikes on Tuesday, targeting a Russian oil depot near Liski for a second time this week and an aviation plant in Smolensk, causing fires and explosions; Russia claims to have intercepted 55 drones.
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44% Bias Score
US Withdrawal from WHO Threatens Global Health Security
The United States plans to leave the World Health Organization (WHO), citing excessive financial contributions and undue Chinese influence, despite contributing 18% of its funding and the WHO's crucial role in coordinating global health responses to outbreaks like the recent mpox and Marburg virus c...
US Withdrawal from WHO Threatens Global Health Security
The United States plans to leave the World Health Organization (WHO), citing excessive financial contributions and undue Chinese influence, despite contributing 18% of its funding and the WHO's crucial role in coordinating global health responses to outbreaks like the recent mpox and Marburg virus c...
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Executive Order Rolls Back Transgender Rights
Following Donald Trump's 2024 election win, a new executive order mandates only two genders on federal documents, cuts funding for gender-affirming healthcare, and dictates prison assignments by sex assigned at birth, impacting 1.6 million transgender Americans and prompting widespread community con...
Trump's Executive Order Rolls Back Transgender Rights
Following Donald Trump's 2024 election win, a new executive order mandates only two genders on federal documents, cuts funding for gender-affirming healthcare, and dictates prison assignments by sex assigned at birth, impacting 1.6 million transgender Americans and prompting widespread community con...
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52% Bias Score
Ardern's Memoir Details Leadership Journey and Resignation
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's memoir, "A Different Kind of Power," releasing in June, details her leadership journey from an unexpected rise to power in 2017 to her resignation in January 2023, offering insights into empathetic leadership and political challenges.
Ardern's Memoir Details Leadership Journey and Resignation
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's memoir, "A Different Kind of Power," releasing in June, details her leadership journey from an unexpected rise to power in 2017 to her resignation in January 2023, offering insights into empathetic leadership and political challenges.
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48% Bias Score
Remain in Mexico" Policy Reinstated Under Trump
The Trump administration reinstated the "remain in Mexico" asylum policy, forcing non-Mexican asylum seekers to wait in Mexico, reversing a Biden-era decision; approximately 70,000 migrants were impacted between 2019 and 2021.
Remain in Mexico" Policy Reinstated Under Trump
The Trump administration reinstated the "remain in Mexico" asylum policy, forcing non-Mexican asylum seekers to wait in Mexico, reversing a Biden-era decision; approximately 70,000 migrants were impacted between 2019 and 2021.
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40% Bias Score