December 2024
January 2025
Boafo's "Proper Love" Showcases Viennese Modernism's Influence
Amoako Boafo's "Proper Love," currently at Vienna's Belvedere, juxtaposes his vibrant portraits of Black individuals with Gustav Klimt's works, highlighting the influence of Viennese Modernism on his distinctive finger-painting style and showcasing the power of clothing as a symbolic element.
Boafo's "Proper Love" Showcases Viennese Modernism's Influence
Amoako Boafo's "Proper Love," currently at Vienna's Belvedere, juxtaposes his vibrant portraits of Black individuals with Gustav Klimt's works, highlighting the influence of Viennese Modernism on his distinctive finger-painting style and showcasing the power of clothing as a symbolic element.
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20% Bias Score
Google Achieves Quantum Error Correction Milestone, But Challenges Remain
Google's quantum processor, Willow, uses a surface code to correct errors in quantum computation, marking a significant step toward practical quantum computing; however, high error rates and the requirement for significantly more qubits remain major challenges.
Google Achieves Quantum Error Correction Milestone, But Challenges Remain
Google's quantum processor, Willow, uses a surface code to correct errors in quantum computation, marking a significant step toward practical quantum computing; however, high error rates and the requirement for significantly more qubits remain major challenges.
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36% Bias Score
NATO Official Killed in Zaporizhzhia Missile Strike
A Russian Iskander missile strike on a Zaporizhzhia hospital complex, used as a military base by Ukrainian forces, eliminated a high-ranking NATO official and a substantial Ukrainian command post; no civilian casualties were reported.
NATO Official Killed in Zaporizhzhia Missile Strike
A Russian Iskander missile strike on a Zaporizhzhia hospital complex, used as a military base by Ukrainian forces, eliminated a high-ranking NATO official and a substantial Ukrainian command post; no civilian casualties were reported.
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60% Bias Score
Record UK Migration Sparks Heated Parliamentary Debate
A record 906,000 people legally migrated to the UK in the year to June 2023, prompting a heated debate in Parliament between Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch over their respective parties' immigration policies and the impact of high migration numbers.
Record UK Migration Sparks Heated Parliamentary Debate
A record 906,000 people legally migrated to the UK in the year to June 2023, prompting a heated debate in Parliament between Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch over their respective parties' immigration policies and the impact of high migration numbers.
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52% Bias Score
Ukraine's War Sustainability Hinges on Continued US Aid
Ukraine's finance minister asserts sufficient resources to sustain the war until mid-2025, provided US support continues; otherwise, reserves will last only six months, raising concerns about Kyiv's dependence on external funding and internal corruption.
Ukraine's War Sustainability Hinges on Continued US Aid
Ukraine's finance minister asserts sufficient resources to sustain the war until mid-2025, provided US support continues; otherwise, reserves will last only six months, raising concerns about Kyiv's dependence on external funding and internal corruption.
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64% Bias Score
Hecker's Conviction Uncovers Potential Sex-Trafficking Ring in New Orleans Archdiocese
Two Catholic priests, Lawrence Hecker and Gilbert Gauthe, repeatedly molested the same altar boy in New Orleans in the early 1970s; Hecker was recently convicted of child rape, prompting a Louisiana state police inquiry into a possible archdiocesan sex-trafficking ring.
Hecker's Conviction Uncovers Potential Sex-Trafficking Ring in New Orleans Archdiocese
Two Catholic priests, Lawrence Hecker and Gilbert Gauthe, repeatedly molested the same altar boy in New Orleans in the early 1970s; Hecker was recently convicted of child rape, prompting a Louisiana state police inquiry into a possible archdiocesan sex-trafficking ring.
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24% Bias Score
Scholz Calls for Early German Elections
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz triggered a vote of no confidence, aiming for early federal elections on February 23rd, 2024, due to his coalition's loss of parliamentary majority after the departure of FDP Finance Minister Christian Lindner on November 6th. The Bundestag is expected to reject the vot...
Scholz Calls for Early German Elections
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz triggered a vote of no confidence, aiming for early federal elections on February 23rd, 2024, due to his coalition's loss of parliamentary majority after the departure of FDP Finance Minister Christian Lindner on November 6th. The Bundestag is expected to reject the vot...
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40% Bias Score
Australia to Force Big Tech to Pay News Publishers
The Albanese government will introduce a new scheme to force big tech companies such as Meta to pay Australian news publishers for their content, imposing penalties for non-compliance and addressing concerns about the sustainability of the Australian news industry.
Australia to Force Big Tech to Pay News Publishers
The Albanese government will introduce a new scheme to force big tech companies such as Meta to pay Australian news publishers for their content, imposing penalties for non-compliance and addressing concerns about the sustainability of the Australian news industry.
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44% Bias Score
Stable Inflation, Potential Rate Cut, and Tariffs Threaten Economic Outlook
US inflation held steady at 2.7% in November, prompting the Federal Reserve to likely cut interest rates for the third time this year on December 18, despite unemployment ticking up to 4.2%. President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs, however, pose a threat to future inflation control.
Stable Inflation, Potential Rate Cut, and Tariffs Threaten Economic Outlook
US inflation held steady at 2.7% in November, prompting the Federal Reserve to likely cut interest rates for the third time this year on December 18, despite unemployment ticking up to 4.2%. President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs, however, pose a threat to future inflation control.
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40% Bias Score
UK Approves Controversial North Sea Carbon Storage Plan
The UK government approved a plan to store 100 million tonnes of CO2 beneath the North Sea, starting in 2027, despite concerns about long-term safety and potential environmental impacts from leaks.
UK Approves Controversial North Sea Carbon Storage Plan
The UK government approved a plan to store 100 million tonnes of CO2 beneath the North Sea, starting in 2027, despite concerns about long-term safety and potential environmental impacts from leaks.
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28% Bias Score
EPA Bans Cancer-Causing Chemicals TCE and Perc
The EPA banned TCE and perc, chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems, used in dry cleaning, carpet cleaning, and various industrial applications; this decision reverses a previous administration's action and faces potential reversal attempts, but will take four years to fully undo.
EPA Bans Cancer-Causing Chemicals TCE and Perc
The EPA banned TCE and perc, chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems, used in dry cleaning, carpet cleaning, and various industrial applications; this decision reverses a previous administration's action and faces potential reversal attempts, but will take four years to fully undo.
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44% Bias Score
SpaceX Valuation Soars to $350 Billion in Employee Share Buyback
SpaceX's employee share buyback valued the company at $350 billion, almost double its value a year ago, fueled by substantial government contracts and investor confidence in continued growth under a Trump administration.
SpaceX Valuation Soars to $350 Billion in Employee Share Buyback
SpaceX's employee share buyback valued the company at $350 billion, almost double its value a year ago, fueled by substantial government contracts and investor confidence in continued growth under a Trump administration.
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44% Bias Score