Smith Resigns, Legal Battle Ensues Over Trump Investigation Report
Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned on January 10, 2025, after submitting his final report on January 7, 2025, following President-elect Trump's threat to fire him; the DOJ is fighting to release the report while Trump and co-defendants seek to block its disclosure.
Smith Resigns, Legal Battle Ensues Over Trump Investigation Report
Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned on January 10, 2025, after submitting his final report on January 7, 2025, following President-elect Trump's threat to fire him; the DOJ is fighting to release the report while Trump and co-defendants seek to block its disclosure.
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44% Bias Score
Illegal Immigrant Arrested with Fentanyl, Rifle in Mass. State-Subsidized Hotel
In Revere, Massachusetts, Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, a 28-year-old illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic, was arrested on December 27th with 10 pounds of fentanyl (valued at approximately \$1 million) and an AR-15 rifle in his state-subsidized hotel room, prompting questions about the state's...
Illegal Immigrant Arrested with Fentanyl, Rifle in Mass. State-Subsidized Hotel
In Revere, Massachusetts, Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, a 28-year-old illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic, was arrested on December 27th with 10 pounds of fentanyl (valued at approximately \$1 million) and an AR-15 rifle in his state-subsidized hotel room, prompting questions about the state's...
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68% Bias Score
Presidents and the Mob: Dezenhall's "Wiseguys and the White House
Eric Dezenhall's "Wiseguys and the White House" examines the connections between U.S. presidents and organized crime, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Joe Biden, highlighting Donald Trump's unique and openly acknowledged ties to mob figures as a key focus.
Presidents and the Mob: Dezenhall's "Wiseguys and the White House
Eric Dezenhall's "Wiseguys and the White House" examines the connections between U.S. presidents and organized crime, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Joe Biden, highlighting Donald Trump's unique and openly acknowledged ties to mob figures as a key focus.
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52% Bias Score
Calls Mount for UK-Wide Grooming Gang Inquiry
Amidst renewed calls from Labour MPs like Sarah Champion, whose Rotherham constituency suffered a major grooming scandal, the UK faces pressure for a national inquiry into grooming gangs, despite Sir Keir Starmer's resistance and the existing Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report.
Calls Mount for UK-Wide Grooming Gang Inquiry
Amidst renewed calls from Labour MPs like Sarah Champion, whose Rotherham constituency suffered a major grooming scandal, the UK faces pressure for a national inquiry into grooming gangs, despite Sir Keir Starmer's resistance and the existing Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report.
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56% Bias Score
German IT Firm Searched in Corruption Probe Linked to Cocaine Ring
Authorities searched an IT firm in Celle, Germany, on January 25, 2025, as part of an investigation into a 39-year-old Hanover prosecutor suspected of accepting bribes from an international cocaine trafficking ring; the firm's former CEO was recently convicted of drug trafficking, raising concerns a...
German IT Firm Searched in Corruption Probe Linked to Cocaine Ring
Authorities searched an IT firm in Celle, Germany, on January 25, 2025, as part of an investigation into a 39-year-old Hanover prosecutor suspected of accepting bribes from an international cocaine trafficking ring; the firm's former CEO was recently convicted of drug trafficking, raising concerns a...
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Planned Pardons for January 6th Protesters
President-elect Donald Trump plans to pardon January 6th protesters, focusing on those who faced harsh treatment despite peaceful actions, while violent offenders will not be considered. Vice President-elect JD Vance supports this, highlighting alleged unfair prosecutions and a need for equal law ad...
Trump's Planned Pardons for January 6th Protesters
President-elect Donald Trump plans to pardon January 6th protesters, focusing on those who faced harsh treatment despite peaceful actions, while violent offenders will not be considered. Vice President-elect JD Vance supports this, highlighting alleged unfair prosecutions and a need for equal law ad...
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52% Bias Score
South Korean President Defies Arrest Warrant Amid Impeachment Crisis
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, facing impeachment and criminal investigations for insurrection following a brief, controversial declaration of martial law in December, is barricaded in his residence and defying an arrest warrant, escalating the nation's deepest political crisis in decades.
South Korean President Defies Arrest Warrant Amid Impeachment Crisis
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, facing impeachment and criminal investigations for insurrection following a brief, controversial declaration of martial law in December, is barricaded in his residence and defying an arrest warrant, escalating the nation's deepest political crisis in decades.
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40% Bias Score
Russian Mother Faces Charges After Repeated Child Protection Failures
In Russia, a mother of seven children faces criminal charges for severely abusing her children after repeated interventions by child protective services failed to address escalating neglect and physical abuse, highlighting a breakdown in the system designed to protect vulnerable children.
Russian Mother Faces Charges After Repeated Child Protection Failures
In Russia, a mother of seven children faces criminal charges for severely abusing her children after repeated interventions by child protective services failed to address escalating neglect and physical abuse, highlighting a breakdown in the system designed to protect vulnerable children.
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72% Bias Score
Mexico Launches Nationwide Gun Buyback Program to Combat Violence
Mexico launched a nationwide gun buyback program offering substantial cash rewards for surrendered firearms, aiming to curb violence fueled by an estimated 200,000-500,000 illegally trafficked U.S. firearms annually.
Mexico Launches Nationwide Gun Buyback Program to Combat Violence
Mexico launched a nationwide gun buyback program offering substantial cash rewards for surrendered firearms, aiming to curb violence fueled by an estimated 200,000-500,000 illegally trafficked U.S. firearms annually.
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44% Bias Score
US Returns \$52.9 Million in Seized Assets to Fund Nigerian Rural Electrification
The US returned \$52.9 million (€51.6 million) in assets seized from former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke to fund rural electrification projects, representing the first repatriation of assets linked to her and highlighting international cooperation against corruption.
US Returns \$52.9 Million in Seized Assets to Fund Nigerian Rural Electrification
The US returned \$52.9 million (€51.6 million) in assets seized from former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke to fund rural electrification projects, representing the first repatriation of assets linked to her and highlighting international cooperation against corruption.
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40% Bias Score
Yoon Suk-yeol Skips Impeachment Trial Hearing Due to Safety Concerns
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will not attend his impeachment trial's first hearing this week due to safety concerns following his impeachment last month after a short-lived declaration of martial law that caused widespread political chaos. The Constitutional Court will proceed with the trial...
Yoon Suk-yeol Skips Impeachment Trial Hearing Due to Safety Concerns
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will not attend his impeachment trial's first hearing this week due to safety concerns following his impeachment last month after a short-lived declaration of martial law that caused widespread political chaos. The Constitutional Court will proceed with the trial...
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40% Bias Score
Turkish Opposition Mayor Arrested in Bid-Rigging Probe
Besiktas Mayor Riza Akpolat was arrested in Turkey on July 10, 2023, as part of a bid-rigging investigation involving 47 people, including other opposition mayors, reflecting a pattern of targeting opposition figures in major Turkish cities.
Turkish Opposition Mayor Arrested in Bid-Rigging Probe
Besiktas Mayor Riza Akpolat was arrested in Turkey on July 10, 2023, as part of a bid-rigging investigation involving 47 people, including other opposition mayors, reflecting a pattern of targeting opposition figures in major Turkish cities.
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40% Bias Score