Italy's Meloni, once Trump's closest ally in Europe, says he made up a story about her ^42.5%

NPR - By Rebecca Rosman - 6/19/2026, 8:32 PM

Negativity Bias 42.3% - Framing Effect 14.9% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 11.6%

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused President Trump of fabricating a story that she "begged" him for a photo at the G7 summit, in a stunning public break between the two leaders once considered allies. "Donald Trump's statements are completely fabricated. I am frankly stunned," Meloni said in a video posted on X Friday. "I... more

Lost for over 400 years, Rubens painting sells for $2.7 million at auction ^78.5%

NPR - By Rebecca Rosman - 11/30/2025, 10:00 PM

PARIS — For more than four centuries, people believed it had vanished. But after being discovered in a Paris townhouse, a painting from the 17th century Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens sold Sunday at the Osenat auction house in Versailles for 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million). The painting, titled Christ on the Cross, was completed in... more

Israel strikes Iranian state TV during live broadcast on the fourth day of conflict ^84.1%

NPR - By Rebecca Rosman, Juliana Kim - 6/16/2025, 10:19 AM

Negativity Bias 39.8% - Appeal to Authority 30.8% - Self-Serving Bias 23.4%

Israel strikes Iranian state TV during live broadcast as conflict continues On Monday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the recent Israeli attacks have set back Iran's nuclear program by a "very long time," but emphasized that more targets remain. An Israeli airstrike hit Iran's state TV headquarters during a... more