December 2024
January 2025
Netherlands Halts Groningen Gas Extraction, but Faces Long-Term Energy Transition
Gas extraction from the Groningen field, the Netherlands' largest gas field, has stopped for the first time since December 9, 1963, due to safety concerns; however, the country will continue using natural gas until 2050, sourcing it from smaller domestic fields and international sources to meet the ...
Netherlands Halts Groningen Gas Extraction, but Faces Long-Term Energy Transition
Gas extraction from the Groningen field, the Netherlands' largest gas field, has stopped for the first time since December 9, 1963, due to safety concerns; however, the country will continue using natural gas until 2050, sourcing it from smaller domestic fields and international sources to meet the ...
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36% Bias Score
Syrian Kurds' Struggle Poses Direct Threat to Israel
The Syrian Kurds, controlling 35% of Syria and 90% of its resources, face ongoing aggression from Turkey, Iran, and the Syrian regime, creating regional instability and a direct threat to Israel due to the alliance between these forces and jihadist groups like Hamas.
Syrian Kurds' Struggle Poses Direct Threat to Israel
The Syrian Kurds, controlling 35% of Syria and 90% of its resources, face ongoing aggression from Turkey, Iran, and the Syrian regime, creating regional instability and a direct threat to Israel due to the alliance between these forces and jihadist groups like Hamas.
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44% Bias Score
Suspect Arrested in UnitedHealth Executive Murder
New York City officials announced the arrest of Luigi Mangione, 26, in Pennsylvania, in connection with the murder of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson last week. Mangione was found with a ghost gun, a silencer, and a handwritten document indicating potential anti-corporate sentiment.
Suspect Arrested in UnitedHealth Executive Murder
New York City officials announced the arrest of Luigi Mangione, 26, in Pennsylvania, in connection with the murder of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson last week. Mangione was found with a ghost gun, a silencer, and a handwritten document indicating potential anti-corporate sentiment.
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44% Bias Score
U.K. Job Vacancies Plummet Amidst Tax Hikes and Reduced Business Confidence
U.K. job vacancies fell at their fastest pace in over four years in November, driven by increased employer costs from recent tax hikes and reduced consumer demand, leading to decreased business confidence and a contraction in economic output.
U.K. Job Vacancies Plummet Amidst Tax Hikes and Reduced Business Confidence
U.K. job vacancies fell at their fastest pace in over four years in November, driven by increased employer costs from recent tax hikes and reduced consumer demand, leading to decreased business confidence and a contraction in economic output.
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52% Bias Score
Online Gambling Boom: Economic Gains Versus Social Costs
The explosion of legalized online sports betting across 38 states since 2018 has generated over \"$11 billion in revenue in 2023\", but also increased problem gambling, particularly among low-income communities and young adults, despite 75% of Americans supporting regulation and 96% of gamblers losi...
Online Gambling Boom: Economic Gains Versus Social Costs
The explosion of legalized online sports betting across 38 states since 2018 has generated over \"$11 billion in revenue in 2023\", but also increased problem gambling, particularly among low-income communities and young adults, despite 75% of Americans supporting regulation and 96% of gamblers losi...
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52% Bias Score
Nvidia's Stock Drop Weighs on US Markets Amidst Chinese Investigation
Nvidia's stock dropped 2.9 percent, pulling down US indexes from record highs following a Chinese anti-monopoly investigation; however, positive economic news from China and other market events created a mixed picture.
Nvidia's Stock Drop Weighs on US Markets Amidst Chinese Investigation
Nvidia's stock dropped 2.9 percent, pulling down US indexes from record highs following a Chinese anti-monopoly investigation; however, positive economic news from China and other market events created a mixed picture.
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36% Bias Score
"Six Dead in Hague Apartment Building Explosions; Police Investigate"
"Explosions in a Hague apartment building on Saturday resulted in six deaths; police suspect foul play and are seeking a fleeing driver, while the king visited the site and a support center where over €400,000 was already collected for victims."
"Six Dead in Hague Apartment Building Explosions; Police Investigate"
"Explosions in a Hague apartment building on Saturday resulted in six deaths; police suspect foul play and are seeking a fleeing driver, while the king visited the site and a support center where over €400,000 was already collected for victims."
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40% Bias Score
"Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Disabled Parking Permits Issued in Israel"
"Israeli police arrested eight people and 12 others involved in a scheme to illegally issue hundreds of thousands of disabled parking permits, highlighting the problem of insufficient public transport and the desperation of drivers to find parking."
"Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Disabled Parking Permits Issued in Israel"
"Israeli police arrested eight people and 12 others involved in a scheme to illegally issue hundreds of thousands of disabled parking permits, highlighting the problem of insufficient public transport and the desperation of drivers to find parking."
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44% Bias Score
Record-Breaking $30.3 Million Phillips Watch Auction
The Phillips and Bacs & Russo New York Auction: XI, held December 7-8, achieved a record-breaking $30.3 million, with a Philippe Dufour Grande & Petite Sonnerie selling for $3.7 million, highlighting the strong demand for rare and high-end timepieces from independent and established makers.
Record-Breaking $30.3 Million Phillips Watch Auction
The Phillips and Bacs & Russo New York Auction: XI, held December 7-8, achieved a record-breaking $30.3 million, with a Philippe Dufour Grande & Petite Sonnerie selling for $3.7 million, highlighting the strong demand for rare and high-end timepieces from independent and established makers.
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44% Bias Score
Market Movers: Hershey Soars on Mondelez Bid, Chinese Stocks Surge on Policy Shift
Mondelez's renewed takeover bid for Hershey sent Hershey's stock up 13%, while Mondelez fell 2%; multiple Chinese stocks surged over 10% following China's pledge to ease monetary policy in 2025; other market movers include Macy's, Workday, Apollo Global Management, Warner Bros. Discovery, Comcast, S...
Market Movers: Hershey Soars on Mondelez Bid, Chinese Stocks Surge on Policy Shift
Mondelez's renewed takeover bid for Hershey sent Hershey's stock up 13%, while Mondelez fell 2%; multiple Chinese stocks surged over 10% following China's pledge to ease monetary policy in 2025; other market movers include Macy's, Workday, Apollo Global Management, Warner Bros. Discovery, Comcast, S...
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12% Bias Score
Small Chechen Women's Protest in Belgium Highlights Kadyrov's Oppression
Ten exiled Chechen women protested near the Russian embassy in Belgium on Saturday to denounce the imprisonment of Zarema Musaeva and the broader oppression of women in Chechnya under Ramzan Kadyrov, despite widespread fear among the diaspora.
Small Chechen Women's Protest in Belgium Highlights Kadyrov's Oppression
Ten exiled Chechen women protested near the Russian embassy in Belgium on Saturday to denounce the imprisonment of Zarema Musaeva and the broader oppression of women in Chechnya under Ramzan Kadyrov, despite widespread fear among the diaspora.
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36% Bias Score
China Investigates Nvidia for Antitrust Violations
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is investigating Nvidia's 2020 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies for alleged anti-monopoly violations, specifically for failing to share information about new products with competitors 90 days prior to release as a condition of approval; N...
China Investigates Nvidia for Antitrust Violations
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is investigating Nvidia's 2020 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies for alleged anti-monopoly violations, specifically for failing to share information about new products with competitors 90 days prior to release as a condition of approval; N...
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40% Bias Score