Sugarcane" Documentary Nomination Spurs Calls for Mandatory School Showings
The Oscar-nominated documentary "Sugarcane" exposes deaths, abuse, and missing children at the former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School in British Columbia, prompting calls for mandatory viewing in Canadian schools to promote healing and understanding of Canada's residential school history.
Sugarcane" Documentary Nomination Spurs Calls for Mandatory School Showings
The Oscar-nominated documentary "Sugarcane" exposes deaths, abuse, and missing children at the former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School in British Columbia, prompting calls for mandatory viewing in Canadian schools to promote healing and understanding of Canada's residential school history.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Expands Potential for Travel Bans and Deportations
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday that could lead to travel bans and deportations targeting foreign nationals, especially those from Muslim-majority countries or those who advocate for Palestinian rights, expanding upon his 2017 travel ban.
Trump Executive Order Expands Potential for Travel Bans and Deportations
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday that could lead to travel bans and deportations targeting foreign nationals, especially those from Muslim-majority countries or those who advocate for Palestinian rights, expanding upon his 2017 travel ban.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists, Shifts Abortion Access Policy
President Trump pardoned anti-abortion activists convicted under the FACE Act for blocking access to a Washington, D.C. abortion clinic in 2020, and the Justice Department now only pursues such cases under exceptional circumstances, marking a shift in policy regarding abortion access.
Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists, Shifts Abortion Access Policy
President Trump pardoned anti-abortion activists convicted under the FACE Act for blocking access to a Washington, D.C. abortion clinic in 2020, and the Justice Department now only pursues such cases under exceptional circumstances, marking a shift in policy regarding abortion access.
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56% Bias Score
ECHR Overturns French Divorce Ruling Based on Refusal of Sex
A French woman won a landmark ECHR case after a French court cited her refusal of sex as grounds for divorce, a ruling the ECHR overturned, highlighting the outdated concept of 'marital duty' and the importance of consent.
ECHR Overturns French Divorce Ruling Based on Refusal of Sex
A French woman won a landmark ECHR case after a French court cited her refusal of sex as grounds for divorce, a ruling the ECHR overturned, highlighting the outdated concept of 'marital duty' and the importance of consent.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Executive Orders Target DEI Initiatives
President Trump issued executive orders to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government and its contractors, citing concerns over fairness and cost; Florida and Texas have taken similar actions, generating debate on equity versus equality.
Trump's Executive Orders Target DEI Initiatives
President Trump issued executive orders to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government and its contractors, citing concerns over fairness and cost; Florida and Texas have taken similar actions, generating debate on equity versus equality.
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40% Bias Score
ECtHR Rules Turkey Violated Cameraman's Free Speech
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on October 8, 2024, that Turkey violated Binali Erdoğan's freedom of expression by dismissing him from his job as a chief cameraman at TRT in 2017 for allegedly insulting the president on social media; the court ordered Turkey to pay compensation.
ECtHR Rules Turkey Violated Cameraman's Free Speech
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on October 8, 2024, that Turkey violated Binali Erdoğan's freedom of expression by dismissing him from his job as a chief cameraman at TRT in 2017 for allegedly insulting the president on social media; the court ordered Turkey to pay compensation.
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40% Bias Score
Vermont Border Agent Fatally Shot; Suspect Arrested
On Monday, US Border Patrol Agent David Maland was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Interstate 91 in Vermont by Teresa Youngblut, a 21-year-old Washington state resident who has been arrested and charged with assault on a federal law enforcement officer; the passenger, Felix Baukholt, a German ...
Vermont Border Agent Fatally Shot; Suspect Arrested
On Monday, US Border Patrol Agent David Maland was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Interstate 91 in Vermont by Teresa Youngblut, a 21-year-old Washington state resident who has been arrested and charged with assault on a federal law enforcement officer; the passenger, Felix Baukholt, a German ...
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24% Bias Score
Target Ends DEI Programs Amidst Political and Public Backlash
Target ended its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, including its Racial Equity Action and Change (REACH) initiatives, in response to political pressure and mixed public reactions, sparking controversy over its impact on the company's diverse workforce and customer base.
Target Ends DEI Programs Amidst Political and Public Backlash
Target ended its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, including its Racial Equity Action and Change (REACH) initiatives, in response to political pressure and mixed public reactions, sparking controversy over its impact on the company's diverse workforce and customer base.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Dismantles Diversity and Environmental Justice Offices, Anti-Abortion March, and California Wildfire Visit
The Trump administration ordered the closure of federal offices focused on diversity and environmental justice, with employees facing termination within two months, impacting thousands; concurrently, tens of thousands attended an anti-abortion march in Washington, and Trump visited California wildfi...
Trump Dismantles Diversity and Environmental Justice Offices, Anti-Abortion March, and California Wildfire Visit
The Trump administration ordered the closure of federal offices focused on diversity and environmental justice, with employees facing termination within two months, impacting thousands; concurrently, tens of thousands attended an anti-abortion march in Washington, and Trump visited California wildfi...
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44% Bias Score
Saxophonist Denounces Attacker's Release, Exposing Justice Failures in Oaxaca
Oaxacan saxophonist María Elena Ríos interrupted Claudia Sheinbaum's event to denounce the release of her acid attacker, Juan Antonio Vera Carrizal, from prison, highlighting failures within the judicial system to prosecute gender-based violence in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Saxophonist Denounces Attacker's Release, Exposing Justice Failures in Oaxaca
Oaxacan saxophonist María Elena Ríos interrupted Claudia Sheinbaum's event to denounce the release of her acid attacker, Juan Antonio Vera Carrizal, from prison, highlighting failures within the judicial system to prosecute gender-based violence in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Administration Limits Enforcement of FACE Act Protecting Reproductive Health Facilities
The Trump administration limited federal enforcement of the FACE Act, a law protecting abortion and pregnancy centers, to "extraordinary circumstances", shifting most enforcement to state and local authorities following accusations of uneven application under the Biden administration, who brought at...
Trump Administration Limits Enforcement of FACE Act Protecting Reproductive Health Facilities
The Trump administration limited federal enforcement of the FACE Act, a law protecting abortion and pregnancy centers, to "extraordinary circumstances", shifting most enforcement to state and local authorities following accusations of uneven application under the Biden administration, who brought at...
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48% Bias Score
Eastern DRC Conflict Displaces 35,000, Injures Nine UN Peacekeepers
Intense fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels in eastern DRC over the past three weeks has displaced over 35,000 people towards Goma, injuring nine UN peacekeepers; the UN is supporting Congolese forces and providing humanitarian aid to displaced people, but the situation is worsening a...
Eastern DRC Conflict Displaces 35,000, Injures Nine UN Peacekeepers
Intense fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels in eastern DRC over the past three weeks has displaced over 35,000 people towards Goma, injuring nine UN peacekeepers; the UN is supporting Congolese forces and providing humanitarian aid to displaced people, but the situation is worsening a...
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28% Bias Score