December 2024
January 2025
G10 Central Banks' Rate Decisions to Trigger Heightened FX Volatility
In December 2024, almost every G10 central bank will announce interest rate decisions within 10 days, creating heightened FX market volatility due to uncertainties around US trade policy and geopolitical tensions, and potentially impacting investors' strategies.
G10 Central Banks' Rate Decisions to Trigger Heightened FX Volatility
In December 2024, almost every G10 central bank will announce interest rate decisions within 10 days, creating heightened FX market volatility due to uncertainties around US trade policy and geopolitical tensions, and potentially impacting investors' strategies.
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56% Bias Score
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Boston Exam School Admissions Policy
The Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to Boston's temporary, race-neutral exam school admissions plan that increased economically disadvantaged students to 43% and resulted in a student body of 31% White, 23% Black, 23% Hispanic, and 18% Asian, after the policy changed.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Boston Exam School Admissions Policy
The Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to Boston's temporary, race-neutral exam school admissions plan that increased economically disadvantaged students to 43% and resulted in a student body of 31% White, 23% Black, 23% Hispanic, and 18% Asian, after the policy changed.
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44% Bias Score
Syrian Rebels Seize Power, Shifting Religious and Political Dynamics
After five decades of Assad family rule, Syrian rebels led by radical Islamists seized power in a 10-day takeover, reflecting the weakening of the Syrian army and its allies. This event highlights the complex interplay of religious demographics and political power in Syria, with Sunni Muslims formin...
Syrian Rebels Seize Power, Shifting Religious and Political Dynamics
After five decades of Assad family rule, Syrian rebels led by radical Islamists seized power in a 10-day takeover, reflecting the weakening of the Syrian army and its allies. This event highlights the complex interplay of religious demographics and political power in Syria, with Sunni Muslims formin...
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52% Bias Score
Trump Suggests Reduced US Aid to Ukraine, Aims to End Conflict
Donald Trump, following meetings in Paris with Zelenskyy and Macron, stated his intention to end the Ukraine conflict and suggested reduced US military aid to Ukraine, signaling a potential shift in strategy and sparking debate about the conflict's future.
Trump Suggests Reduced US Aid to Ukraine, Aims to End Conflict
Donald Trump, following meetings in Paris with Zelenskyy and Macron, stated his intention to end the Ukraine conflict and suggested reduced US military aid to Ukraine, signaling a potential shift in strategy and sparking debate about the conflict's future.
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52% Bias Score
Poland's EU Presidency: Prioritizing Energy, Defense, and Economic Security
The Polish presidency of the EU Council (January 2025) will prioritize energy security, defense capabilities, and economic stability, spurred by the war in Ukraine and global uncertainty. Amb. Bartol emphasized the need for increased defense spending and innovative financing beyond the current EU bu...
Poland's EU Presidency: Prioritizing Energy, Defense, and Economic Security
The Polish presidency of the EU Council (January 2025) will prioritize energy security, defense capabilities, and economic stability, spurred by the war in Ukraine and global uncertainty. Amb. Bartol emphasized the need for increased defense spending and innovative financing beyond the current EU bu...
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40% Bias Score
2025 Workplace: AI, Continuous Feedback, and Evolving HR
Experts predict a workplace transformation in 2025, with the decline of annual performance reviews, AI automating various jobs, and HR leveraging AI for enhanced hiring and personalized benefits, reflecting a move toward continuous feedback and employee-centric approaches.
2025 Workplace: AI, Continuous Feedback, and Evolving HR
Experts predict a workplace transformation in 2025, with the decline of annual performance reviews, AI automating various jobs, and HR leveraging AI for enhanced hiring and personalized benefits, reflecting a move toward continuous feedback and employee-centric approaches.
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36% Bias Score
Daniel Penny Acquitted in Subway Chokehold Death
A Manhattan jury found Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man with schizophrenia who was subdued in a chokehold on a subway train after threatening passengers on May 1, 2023.
Daniel Penny Acquitted in Subway Chokehold Death
A Manhattan jury found Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man with schizophrenia who was subdued in a chokehold on a subway train after threatening passengers on May 1, 2023.
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60% Bias Score
Core Scientific's AI Supercomputer Expands in Denton, Texas, Despite Past Bankruptcy and Environmental Concerns
Core Scientific, a former bitcoin miner that filed for bankruptcy, secured a deal with Denton, Texas, to transform its 297-megawatt data center into one of North America's largest AI supercomputers, increasing its power draw by 100 megawatts, despite prior concerns about its environmental impact and...
Core Scientific's AI Supercomputer Expands in Denton, Texas, Despite Past Bankruptcy and Environmental Concerns
Core Scientific, a former bitcoin miner that filed for bankruptcy, secured a deal with Denton, Texas, to transform its 297-megawatt data center into one of North America's largest AI supercomputers, increasing its power draw by 100 megawatts, despite prior concerns about its environmental impact and...
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36% Bias Score
Russian Fraud Losses Hit 150 Billion Rubles in 2024
During the first nine months of 2024, Russia saw a 25% increase in ICT-related fraud cases to 353,000, resulting in 150 billion rubles in losses, 15 billion of which were due to unauthorized transactions. Data breaches, such as the nearly 1 billion records leaked in the first half of the year, are s...
Russian Fraud Losses Hit 150 Billion Rubles in 2024
During the first nine months of 2024, Russia saw a 25% increase in ICT-related fraud cases to 353,000, resulting in 150 billion rubles in losses, 15 billion of which were due to unauthorized transactions. Data breaches, such as the nearly 1 billion records leaked in the first half of the year, are s...
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36% Bias Score
Stellantis Layoffs Spark Italian Protests
On Tuesday, Stellantis workers will protest 97 layoffs at Trasnova in Rome, coinciding with a Mimit meeting; further layoffs are planned at Melfi's Teknoservice and Logitech by January 2, 2025, prompting government intervention and highlighting broader industry challenges.
Stellantis Layoffs Spark Italian Protests
On Tuesday, Stellantis workers will protest 97 layoffs at Trasnova in Rome, coinciding with a Mimit meeting; further layoffs are planned at Melfi's Teknoservice and Logitech by January 2, 2025, prompting government intervention and highlighting broader industry challenges.
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48% Bias Score
Gen Z Retail Workers Face High Risk of Workplace Violence Amidst Trust Deficit
Workplace violence affects up to 75% of North American workers, with Gen Z retail employees at highest risk; a recent survey revealed that 49% of retail workers would only report violence anonymously due to fear of retaliation, highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive prevention strategies and...
Gen Z Retail Workers Face High Risk of Workplace Violence Amidst Trust Deficit
Workplace violence affects up to 75% of North American workers, with Gen Z retail employees at highest risk; a recent survey revealed that 49% of retail workers would only report violence anonymously due to fear of retaliation, highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive prevention strategies and...
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32% Bias Score
GM Mosquitoes Targeting Dengue and Yellow Fever Approved in Australia
Oxitec seeks Australian approval to release GM Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying a gene that kills female offspring before maturity, aiming to control dengue and yellow fever; the company cites a 96% reduction in Aedes aegypti populations in some Brazilian trials but acknowledges past concerns about...
GM Mosquitoes Targeting Dengue and Yellow Fever Approved in Australia
Oxitec seeks Australian approval to release GM Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying a gene that kills female offspring before maturity, aiming to control dengue and yellow fever; the company cites a 96% reduction in Aedes aegypti populations in some Brazilian trials but acknowledges past concerns about...
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44% Bias Score