"Israeli Settler Violence Cripples West Bank Olive Harvest"
"Israeli settler violence in the West Bank severely disrupted the 2024 olive harvest in Deir Istiya, resulting in significant economic losses, injuries, and property damage, according to UN reports and farmer testimonies. This violence is part of a broader campaign against Palestinian land rights."
"Israeli Settler Violence Cripples West Bank Olive Harvest"
"Israeli settler violence in the West Bank severely disrupted the 2024 olive harvest in Deir Istiya, resulting in significant economic losses, injuries, and property damage, according to UN reports and farmer testimonies. This violence is part of a broader campaign against Palestinian land rights."
Progress
60% Bias Score
Australia Awards \$2.3 Billion Contract to MTC Subsidiary for Immigration Detention
The Australian government awarded a \$2.3 billion, five-year contract to Secure Journeys, an MTC subsidiary, to manage Australia's onshore immigration detention network, replacing Serco and ending their 15-year operation of the centers starting early 2025.
Australia Awards \$2.3 Billion Contract to MTC Subsidiary for Immigration Detention
The Australian government awarded a \$2.3 billion, five-year contract to Secure Journeys, an MTC subsidiary, to manage Australia's onshore immigration detention network, replacing Serco and ending their 15-year operation of the centers starting early 2025.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Albanese Backs Ban on Protests Outside Places of Worship After Antisemitic Attacks
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced \$8.5 million in funding for the Sydney Jewish Museum and voiced support for banning protests outside places of worship following recent antisemitic acts in Sydney, a move criticized by civil liberties advocates.
Albanese Backs Ban on Protests Outside Places of Worship After Antisemitic Attacks
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced \$8.5 million in funding for the Sydney Jewish Museum and voiced support for banning protests outside places of worship following recent antisemitic acts in Sydney, a move criticized by civil liberties advocates.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Stable Inflation, Potential Rate Cut, and Tariffs Threaten Economic Outlook
US inflation held steady at 2.7% in November, prompting the Federal Reserve to likely cut interest rates for the third time this year on December 18, despite unemployment ticking up to 4.2%. President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs, however, pose a threat to future inflation control.
Stable Inflation, Potential Rate Cut, and Tariffs Threaten Economic Outlook
US inflation held steady at 2.7% in November, prompting the Federal Reserve to likely cut interest rates for the third time this year on December 18, despite unemployment ticking up to 4.2%. President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs, however, pose a threat to future inflation control.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Hecker's Conviction Uncovers Potential Sex-Trafficking Ring in New Orleans Archdiocese
Two Catholic priests, Lawrence Hecker and Gilbert Gauthe, repeatedly molested the same altar boy in New Orleans in the early 1970s; Hecker was recently convicted of child rape, prompting a Louisiana state police inquiry into a possible archdiocesan sex-trafficking ring.
Hecker's Conviction Uncovers Potential Sex-Trafficking Ring in New Orleans Archdiocese
Two Catholic priests, Lawrence Hecker and Gilbert Gauthe, repeatedly molested the same altar boy in New Orleans in the early 1970s; Hecker was recently convicted of child rape, prompting a Louisiana state police inquiry into a possible archdiocesan sex-trafficking ring.
Progress
24% Bias Score
"Syria's Incomplete Revolution: The Unfinished Fight Against Patriarchy"
"Mona Eltahawy reflects on the ongoing struggles for women's rights in Syria 13 years after the start of the revolution, arguing that toppling Assad was only the first step in a much larger battle against patriarchy affecting women at home, on the street, and in the state."
"Syria's Incomplete Revolution: The Unfinished Fight Against Patriarchy"
"Mona Eltahawy reflects on the ongoing struggles for women's rights in Syria 13 years after the start of the revolution, arguing that toppling Assad was only the first step in a much larger battle against patriarchy affecting women at home, on the street, and in the state."
Progress
44% Bias Score
Man to be charged with murder after woman found dead in Sydney apartment
Police in Sydney are expected to charge a 35-year-old man with murder after a 31-year-old woman was found dead in her Belmore apartment Wednesday morning; the man was subject to an active apprehended violence order.
Man to be charged with murder after woman found dead in Sydney apartment
Police in Sydney are expected to charge a 35-year-old man with murder after a 31-year-old woman was found dead in her Belmore apartment Wednesday morning; the man was subject to an active apprehended violence order.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Murdoch Loses Family Control Battle
Rupert Murdoch lost a legal battle with three of his children over control of his media empire, preventing him from transferring sole control to his son Lachlan; the details of the Nevada court ruling remain sealed.
Murdoch Loses Family Control Battle
Rupert Murdoch lost a legal battle with three of his children over control of his media empire, preventing him from transferring sole control to his son Lachlan; the details of the Nevada court ruling remain sealed.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Australia to Force Big Tech to Pay News Publishers
The Albanese government will introduce a new scheme to force big tech companies such as Meta to pay Australian news publishers for their content, imposing penalties for non-compliance and addressing concerns about the sustainability of the Australian news industry.
Australia to Force Big Tech to Pay News Publishers
The Albanese government will introduce a new scheme to force big tech companies such as Meta to pay Australian news publishers for their content, imposing penalties for non-compliance and addressing concerns about the sustainability of the Australian news industry.
Progress
44% Bias Score
EPA Bans Cancer-Causing Chemicals TCE and Perc
The EPA banned TCE and perc, chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems, used in dry cleaning, carpet cleaning, and various industrial applications; this decision reverses a previous administration's action and faces potential reversal attempts, but will take four years to fully undo.
EPA Bans Cancer-Causing Chemicals TCE and Perc
The EPA banned TCE and perc, chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems, used in dry cleaning, carpet cleaning, and various industrial applications; this decision reverses a previous administration's action and faces potential reversal attempts, but will take four years to fully undo.
Progress
44% Bias Score
SpaceX Valuation Soars to $350 Billion in Employee Share Buyback
SpaceX's employee share buyback valued the company at $350 billion, almost double its value a year ago, fueled by substantial government contracts and investor confidence in continued growth under a Trump administration.
SpaceX Valuation Soars to $350 Billion in Employee Share Buyback
SpaceX's employee share buyback valued the company at $350 billion, almost double its value a year ago, fueled by substantial government contracts and investor confidence in continued growth under a Trump administration.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Hear Appeal on £30bn Car Loan Commission Case
The UK Supreme Court will hear appeals from two car lenders against a ruling that undisclosed commissions on car loans are unlawful, potentially costing lenders £30bn in compensation.
Supreme Court to Hear Appeal on £30bn Car Loan Commission Case
The UK Supreme Court will hear appeals from two car lenders against a ruling that undisclosed commissions on car loans are unlawful, potentially costing lenders £30bn in compensation.
Progress
36% Bias Score