December 2024
January 2025
French Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Decade-Long Rape of Wife
A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison for drugging and repeatedly raping his wife for almost a decade, enabling 49 other men to participate; the case has sparked a national conversation about sexual violence and rape culture.
French Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Decade-Long Rape of Wife
A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison for drugging and repeatedly raping his wife for almost a decade, enabling 49 other men to participate; the case has sparked a national conversation about sexual violence and rape culture.
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20% Bias Score
Market Volatility: Micron's Dip, Housing Slowdown, and Oversold Market
Micron Technology's stock plunged 11% despite strong earnings, citing weak cellphone and PC demand; Lennar Corp.'s Q4 earnings missed expectations due to high interest rates; the S&P 500 Short Range Oscillator is at its most oversold level, hinting at a possible market rebound.
Market Volatility: Micron's Dip, Housing Slowdown, and Oversold Market
Micron Technology's stock plunged 11% despite strong earnings, citing weak cellphone and PC demand; Lennar Corp.'s Q4 earnings missed expectations due to high interest rates; the S&P 500 Short Range Oscillator is at its most oversold level, hinting at a possible market rebound.
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60% Bias Score
Biden Sets Ambitious 2035 Climate Target Amid Trump's Return
President Biden set a new goal to slash US greenhouse gas emissions by 61% from 2005 levels by 2035, aiming to guide climate action despite the incoming Trump administration's expected policy reversals.
Biden Sets Ambitious 2035 Climate Target Amid Trump's Return
President Biden set a new goal to slash US greenhouse gas emissions by 61% from 2005 levels by 2035, aiming to guide climate action despite the incoming Trump administration's expected policy reversals.
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36% Bias Score
Hyper-Personalization: Challenges and Opportunities in Customer Experience
Businesses are prioritizing hyper-personalization, focusing on empathetic experiences and enjoyable interactions, but face challenges in integrating customer data, mitigating privacy concerns, and avoiding the labeling paradox; AI plays a crucial role, though careful planning is required for success...
Hyper-Personalization: Challenges and Opportunities in Customer Experience
Businesses are prioritizing hyper-personalization, focusing on empathetic experiences and enjoyable interactions, but face challenges in integrating customer data, mitigating privacy concerns, and avoiding the labeling paradox; AI plays a crucial role, though careful planning is required for success...
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40% Bias Score
Women Transform Dealmaking: Funding Gap and Rising Influence
Despite generating $1.8 trillion in revenue and creating half of new U.S. businesses in 2023, women-led businesses receive only 7% of venture funding, highlighting a significant funding gap and the need for greater inclusivity in dealmaking.
Women Transform Dealmaking: Funding Gap and Rising Influence
Despite generating $1.8 trillion in revenue and creating half of new U.S. businesses in 2023, women-led businesses receive only 7% of venture funding, highlighting a significant funding gap and the need for greater inclusivity in dealmaking.
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24% Bias Score
Legal Network Forms to Counter Potential Trump Retaliation
A nationwide network of lawyers, accountants, public relations experts, and psychologists is forming to provide free legal and professional services to individuals potentially targeted for retribution by the incoming Trump administration, reflecting concerns about the misuse of government power for ...
Legal Network Forms to Counter Potential Trump Retaliation
A nationwide network of lawyers, accountants, public relations experts, and psychologists is forming to provide free legal and professional services to individuals potentially targeted for retribution by the incoming Trump administration, reflecting concerns about the misuse of government power for ...
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52% Bias Score
Metacognition Improves Student Learning: Nord Anglia's Global Initiative
Nord Anglia Education's 2023 initiative, in collaboration with Boston College, embedded metacognitive practices across 27 schools in 17 countries, resulting in significant improvements in student creativity, collaboration, and independence, according to a 2024 survey of over 2,400 students and 389 t...
Metacognition Improves Student Learning: Nord Anglia's Global Initiative
Nord Anglia Education's 2023 initiative, in collaboration with Boston College, embedded metacognitive practices across 27 schools in 17 countries, resulting in significant improvements in student creativity, collaboration, and independence, according to a 2024 survey of over 2,400 students and 389 t...
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40% Bias Score
10,000 Amazon Workers Strike Amidst Holiday Shopping Season
Approximately 10,000 Amazon workers, including members of the Teamsters union, are striking Thursday to demand better pay, safer working conditions, and longer breaks in New York City, Atlanta, California, and Illinois, potentially disrupting holiday package deliveries.
10,000 Amazon Workers Strike Amidst Holiday Shopping Season
Approximately 10,000 Amazon workers, including members of the Teamsters union, are striking Thursday to demand better pay, safer working conditions, and longer breaks in New York City, Atlanta, California, and Illinois, potentially disrupting holiday package deliveries.
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40% Bias Score
China Completes Taklamakan Desert Tree Belt Amid Global Desertification Concerns
After 46 years, China completed a 3,000km tree belt around the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang to combat desertification and sandstorms, increasing Xinjiang's forest cover from 1% to 5% but facing criticism for low tree survival rates and limited impact on sandstorms, while a UN report warns that 77% ...
China Completes Taklamakan Desert Tree Belt Amid Global Desertification Concerns
After 46 years, China completed a 3,000km tree belt around the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang to combat desertification and sandstorms, increasing Xinjiang's forest cover from 1% to 5% but facing criticism for low tree survival rates and limited impact on sandstorms, while a UN report warns that 77% ...
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12% Bias Score
Stock Market Sell-Off: Yardeni Research Predicts Further Declines
On Wednesday, the stock market suffered a sharp decline following the Federal Reserve's lowered rate-cut projections; Yardeni Research predicts further market weakness due to potential tax deferrals, a possible dockworkers' strike, and President-elect Trump's protectionist trade policies.
Stock Market Sell-Off: Yardeni Research Predicts Further Declines
On Wednesday, the stock market suffered a sharp decline following the Federal Reserve's lowered rate-cut projections; Yardeni Research predicts further market weakness due to potential tax deferrals, a possible dockworkers' strike, and President-elect Trump's protectionist trade policies.
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52% Bias Score
IOC Presidential Candidates Propose Governance Reforms
Seven candidates, including Sebastian Coe who suggests a unique shortened term, are competing for the IOC presidency, proposing increased member involvement in host city selection and potentially impacting athlete compensation and social media use, facing challenges such as climate change and a new ...
IOC Presidential Candidates Propose Governance Reforms
Seven candidates, including Sebastian Coe who suggests a unique shortened term, are competing for the IOC presidency, proposing increased member involvement in host city selection and potentially impacting athlete compensation and social media use, facing challenges such as climate change and a new ...
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44% Bias Score
Al-Assad's Flight and Western Hypocrisy
Bashar al-Assad's claim of remaining in Damascus until December 8th, 2024, before fleeing to Russia, is contrasted with Western media criticism of his wealth and the suffering of the Syrian people, highlighting a perceived double standard in assessing leaders from different geopolitical contexts.
Al-Assad's Flight and Western Hypocrisy
Bashar al-Assad's claim of remaining in Damascus until December 8th, 2024, before fleeing to Russia, is contrasted with Western media criticism of his wealth and the suffering of the Syrian people, highlighting a perceived double standard in assessing leaders from different geopolitical contexts.
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72% Bias Score