Turkish DEM Party Officials Detained in Mersin; Trustee Appointment Possible
On January 10, 2025, Mersin's Akdeniz district's DEM Party co-mayors and four council members were detained due to a 2024 investigation into alleged offenses including "terrorist organization propaganda"; nine municipalities have had trustees appointed since the March 31, 2024, local elections.
Turkish DEM Party Officials Detained in Mersin; Trustee Appointment Possible
On January 10, 2025, Mersin's Akdeniz district's DEM Party co-mayors and four council members were detained due to a 2024 investigation into alleged offenses including "terrorist organization propaganda"; nine municipalities have had trustees appointed since the March 31, 2024, local elections.
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56% Bias Score
Fox Corporation to Face Smartmatic Defamation Lawsuit
A New York appeals court ruled that Fox Corporation must face Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit over false 2020 election claims aired on Fox News, citing a similar Dominion Voting Systems case and alleging Fox Corp. directed a disinformation campaign; the case could go to trial later this year.
Fox Corporation to Face Smartmatic Defamation Lawsuit
A New York appeals court ruled that Fox Corporation must face Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit over false 2020 election claims aired on Fox News, citing a similar Dominion Voting Systems case and alleging Fox Corp. directed a disinformation campaign; the case could go to trial later this year.
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40% Bias Score
9/11 Mastermind's Plea Deal in Jeopardy
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, will face a military court hearing on Friday, with the possibility of a plea bargain being challenged by the Defense Secretary.
9/11 Mastermind's Plea Deal in Jeopardy
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, will face a military court hearing on Friday, with the possibility of a plea bargain being challenged by the Defense Secretary.
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48% Bias Score
Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Attempt to Delay Hush-Money Sentencing
The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's appeal to delay the sentencing in a hush-money case, setting it for this Friday, ten days before his re-inauguration. The court deemed the sentencing relatively inconsequential to his presidential duties, though Trump maintains the proceedings are unlawful, ...
Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Attempt to Delay Hush-Money Sentencing
The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's appeal to delay the sentencing in a hush-money case, setting it for this Friday, ten days before his re-inauguration. The court deemed the sentencing relatively inconsequential to his presidential duties, though Trump maintains the proceedings are unlawful, ...
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56% Bias Score
US Court Blocks 9/11 Mastermind's Plea Deal
A US federal appeals court temporarily blocked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, from pleading guilty to avoid the death penalty, halting a deal supported by the Biden administration but later opposed by the Department of Defense, creating divisions among victims' families.
US Court Blocks 9/11 Mastermind's Plea Deal
A US federal appeals court temporarily blocked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, from pleading guilty to avoid the death penalty, halting a deal supported by the Biden administration but later opposed by the Department of Defense, creating divisions among victims' families.
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44% Bias Score
Spanish Interior Ministry Urges Contact with ETA Victim Amid Prisoner Transfer Controversy
Spain's Interior Ministry requested that ETA prisoners' support group Sare contact Consuelo Ordóñez, sister of an ETA victim, as revealed in Guardia Civil reports to the National Court, detailing intercepted messages showing the Ministry's attempt at managing the situation amid prisoner transfers an...
Spanish Interior Ministry Urges Contact with ETA Victim Amid Prisoner Transfer Controversy
Spain's Interior Ministry requested that ETA prisoners' support group Sare contact Consuelo Ordóñez, sister of an ETA victim, as revealed in Guardia Civil reports to the National Court, detailing intercepted messages showing the Ministry's attempt at managing the situation amid prisoner transfers an...
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56% Bias Score
Kenya Declares Suicide Law Unconstitutional
Kenya's Supreme Court declared Article 226 of the Penal Code, criminalizing suicide, unconstitutional, citing violations of fundamental human rights, particularly for those with mental health issues; the decision followed a petition by the Kenya National Human Rights Commission.
Kenya Declares Suicide Law Unconstitutional
Kenya's Supreme Court declared Article 226 of the Penal Code, criminalizing suicide, unconstitutional, citing violations of fundamental human rights, particularly for those with mental health issues; the decision followed a petition by the Kenya National Human Rights Commission.
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32% Bias Score
Glasgow Opens Controversial Safer Drug Consumption Facility
Glasgow, Scotland, opens a £2.3 million "safer drug consumption facility" called The Thistle on Monday, allowing supervised injection of heroin and cocaine to reduce overdose deaths, despite concerns it may exacerbate addiction and waste resources; a three-year pilot project funded by the Scottish G...
Glasgow Opens Controversial Safer Drug Consumption Facility
Glasgow, Scotland, opens a £2.3 million "safer drug consumption facility" called The Thistle on Monday, allowing supervised injection of heroin and cocaine to reduce overdose deaths, despite concerns it may exacerbate addiction and waste resources; a three-year pilot project funded by the Scottish G...
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60% Bias Score
Strychnine Poisoning and Knife Attack Target Belgian Government
On January 9, 2024, Brussels prosecutors revealed that letters containing strychnine, a potentially fatal poison, were sent to Belgian government buildings in November 2023, including Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's office, resulting in one staffer's hospitalization and another's precautionary qu...
Strychnine Poisoning and Knife Attack Target Belgian Government
On January 9, 2024, Brussels prosecutors revealed that letters containing strychnine, a potentially fatal poison, were sent to Belgian government buildings in November 2023, including Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's office, resulting in one staffer's hospitalization and another's precautionary qu...
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36% Bias Score
Lawsuit Challenges German Border Controls, Threatening Schengen Area
A Polish citizen is suing Germany for illegal border controls imposed on the German-Polish border since October 2023, causing significant traffic congestion and impacting cross-border movement; the lawsuit challenges the legality of these controls and highlights concerns about the erosion of the Sch...
Lawsuit Challenges German Border Controls, Threatening Schengen Area
A Polish citizen is suing Germany for illegal border controls imposed on the German-Polish border since October 2023, causing significant traffic congestion and impacting cross-border movement; the lawsuit challenges the legality of these controls and highlights concerns about the erosion of the Sch...
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52% Bias Score
New Orleans Lawsuit Alleges Negligence in New Year's Vehicular Attack
A lawsuit filed Thursday claims the City of New Orleans and two contractors failed to protect revelers from a vehicular attack on Bourbon Street on New Year's Day, resulting in 14 deaths and at least 30 injuries; the lawsuit highlights the failure of a $40 million public safety project despite prior...
New Orleans Lawsuit Alleges Negligence in New Year's Vehicular Attack
A lawsuit filed Thursday claims the City of New Orleans and two contractors failed to protect revelers from a vehicular attack on Bourbon Street on New Year's Day, resulting in 14 deaths and at least 30 injuries; the lawsuit highlights the failure of a $40 million public safety project despite prior...
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36% Bias Score
Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden's Title IX Expansion for Transgender Students
A federal judge in Kentucky struck down President Biden's expansion of Title IX to include transgender students, impacting 26 states where similar rulings had already been made; the decision, effective nationwide, reverses the administration's attempt to provide comprehensive Title IX coverage.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden's Title IX Expansion for Transgender Students
A federal judge in Kentucky struck down President Biden's expansion of Title IX to include transgender students, impacting 26 states where similar rulings had already been made; the decision, effective nationwide, reverses the administration's attempt to provide comprehensive Title IX coverage.
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64% Bias Score