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US Judge Blocks Deportation of Venezuelan Gang Members Under 18th-Century Law
A US federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's use of a rarely used 18th-century law to deport members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, but one plane carrying hundreds landed in El Salvador despite the order, sparking controversy and raising legal questions.
US Judge Blocks Deportation of Venezuelan Gang Members Under 18th-Century Law
A US federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's use of a rarely used 18th-century law to deport members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, but one plane carrying hundreds landed in El Salvador despite the order, sparking controversy and raising legal questions.
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60% Bias Score
El Salvador Amends Bitcoin Law, Secures $1.4 Billion IMF Loan
El Salvador amended its Bitcoin Law on January 29th, 2024, making Bitcoin acceptance voluntary for merchants and eliminating it from tax payments to secure a $1.4 billion loan from the IMF, resulting in an immediate $113 million disbursement and unlocking potential access to $3.5 billion more in fun...
El Salvador Amends Bitcoin Law, Secures $1.4 Billion IMF Loan
El Salvador amended its Bitcoin Law on January 29th, 2024, making Bitcoin acceptance voluntary for merchants and eliminating it from tax payments to secure a $1.4 billion loan from the IMF, resulting in an immediate $113 million disbursement and unlocking potential access to $3.5 billion more in fun...
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48% Bias Score
El Salvador's CECOT Prison: Low Homicide Rate Amidst Human Rights Concerns
El Salvador's CECOT prison, opened in 2023, holds over 20,000 gang members, contributing to the lowest homicide rate in the Western Hemisphere, but raising human rights concerns due to mass incarceration (80,000+) under President Bukele's state of exception and a deal with the U.S. to house deportee...
El Salvador's CECOT Prison: Low Homicide Rate Amidst Human Rights Concerns
El Salvador's CECOT prison, opened in 2023, holds over 20,000 gang members, contributing to the lowest homicide rate in the Western Hemisphere, but raising human rights concerns due to mass incarceration (80,000+) under President Bukele's state of exception and a deal with the U.S. to house deportee...
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52% Bias Score
U.S.-El Salvador Alliance: Prison Deal and Nuclear Energy Cooperation
In Coatepeque, El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new alliance: El Salvador will house U.S. prisoners, and the U.S. will assist in developing El Salvador's nuclear energy sector; this follows years of Bukele's support for Trump and aligns with bot...
U.S.-El Salvador Alliance: Prison Deal and Nuclear Energy Cooperation
In Coatepeque, El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new alliance: El Salvador will house U.S. prisoners, and the U.S. will assist in developing El Salvador's nuclear energy sector; this follows years of Bukele's support for Trump and aligns with bot...
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40% Bias Score
El Salvador Imprisons Notorious Gang Members in New Terrorism Confinement Centre
El Salvador's new Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) houses members of MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs responsible for extreme violence, including rape, torture, murder, and mutilation, aiming to curb gang violence in the country.
El Salvador Imprisons Notorious Gang Members in New Terrorism Confinement Centre
El Salvador's new Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) houses members of MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs responsible for extreme violence, including rape, torture, murder, and mutilation, aiming to curb gang violence in the country.
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60% Bias Score
Guatemala Agrees to Increased U.S. Deportations
Guatemala agreed to accept a 40% increase in U.S. deportees, including non-Guatemalans, at U.S. expense, following a similar deal with El Salvador, raising legal questions about the deportation of non-Guatemalan citizens.
Guatemala Agrees to Increased U.S. Deportations
Guatemala agreed to accept a 40% increase in U.S. deportees, including non-Guatemalans, at U.S. expense, following a similar deal with El Salvador, raising legal questions about the deportation of non-Guatemalan citizens.
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48% Bias Score
IMF Demands El Salvador Halt Bitcoin Accumulation
The IMF mandates El Salvador to end all Bitcoin accumulation, liquidate its Bitcoin trust fund, and cease issuing Bitcoin-related debt by December 2025, as a condition for a $1.4 billion loan, impacting President Bukele's Bitcoin City project and potentially unlocking further funds from multilateral...
IMF Demands El Salvador Halt Bitcoin Accumulation
The IMF mandates El Salvador to end all Bitcoin accumulation, liquidate its Bitcoin trust fund, and cease issuing Bitcoin-related debt by December 2025, as a condition for a $1.4 billion loan, impacting President Bukele's Bitcoin City project and potentially unlocking further funds from multilateral...
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36% Bias Score
El Salvador Abandons Bitcoin as Legal Tender After Failed Experiment
El Salvador repealed its Bitcoin legal tender law in January 2024, ending a failed experiment marked by low adoption (8% in 2024), despite \$200-400 million in government spending on promotion and the abandoned Bitcoin City project.
El Salvador Abandons Bitcoin as Legal Tender After Failed Experiment
El Salvador repealed its Bitcoin legal tender law in January 2024, ending a failed experiment marked by low adoption (8% in 2024), despite \$200-400 million in government spending on promotion and the abandoned Bitcoin City project.
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52% Bias Score
U.S.-El Salvador Deal: Nuclear Power and Deportation
The U.S. and El Salvador announced a deal: the U.S. will provide El Salvador with nuclear power technology, and El Salvador will house U.S. deportees, including U.S. citizens, in its new mega-prison for a fee; this agreement has potential national security and immigration implications.
U.S.-El Salvador Deal: Nuclear Power and Deportation
The U.S. and El Salvador announced a deal: the U.S. will provide El Salvador with nuclear power technology, and El Salvador will house U.S. deportees, including U.S. citizens, in its new mega-prison for a fee; this agreement has potential national security and immigration implications.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Courts Republicans Amidst Trade War, Unprecedented El Salvador Deal, and Federal Employee Contract Controversy
President Trump is inviting Republican senators and their spouses to dinner at Mar-a-Lago; China retaliated against new US tariffs with tariffs of its own on US goods; an unprecedented agreement was made with El Salvador to house deported criminals; and federal employees are receiving contracts that...
Trump Courts Republicans Amidst Trade War, Unprecedented El Salvador Deal, and Federal Employee Contract Controversy
President Trump is inviting Republican senators and their spouses to dinner at Mar-a-Lago; China retaliated against new US tariffs with tariffs of its own on US goods; an unprecedented agreement was made with El Salvador to house deported criminals; and federal employees are receiving contracts that...
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24% Bias Score
Spanish King's unprecedented participation in the repatriation of exiled republican intellectual's remains.
On February 10th, King Felipe VI of Spain will preside over the transfer of republican intellectual Rafael Altamira's remains to a new monument, marking a symbolic step towards reconciliation with the Franco regime, contrasting with the Trump-Bukele migrant detention deal.
Spanish King's unprecedented participation in the repatriation of exiled republican intellectual's remains.
On February 10th, King Felipe VI of Spain will preside over the transfer of republican intellectual Rafael Altamira's remains to a new monument, marking a symbolic step towards reconciliation with the Franco regime, contrasting with the Trump-Bukele migrant detention deal.
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56% Bias Score
El Salvador Revokes Bitcoin's Legal Tender Status to Secure IMF Loan
El Salvador amended its Bitcoin law, revoking its legal tender status to obtain a $1.4 billion IMF loan, despite ongoing government Bitcoin purchases and educational initiatives.
El Salvador Revokes Bitcoin's Legal Tender Status to Secure IMF Loan
El Salvador amended its Bitcoin law, revoking its legal tender status to obtain a $1.4 billion IMF loan, despite ongoing government Bitcoin purchases and educational initiatives.
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52% Bias Score
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