December 2024
January 2025
Major Cyberattack Cripples Ukrainian Government Databases
A significant cyberattack, blamed on Russia, has disrupted Ukraine's vital government databases, including civil status, legal entities, and real estate records; restoration is expected within two weeks, and a criminal investigation is underway.
Major Cyberattack Cripples Ukrainian Government Databases
A significant cyberattack, blamed on Russia, has disrupted Ukraine's vital government databases, including civil status, legal entities, and real estate records; restoration is expected within two weeks, and a criminal investigation is underway.
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40% Bias Score
S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 Index Reconstitution Impacts Market Significantly
On Friday, the S&P 500 added Apollo Global Management and Workday, removing Qorvo and Amentum; the Nasdaq-100 added Palantir, MicroStrategy, and Axon Enterprise, removing Illumina, Super Micro Computer, and Moderna, reflecting a rebalancing based on market capitalization and other factors, significa...
S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 Index Reconstitution Impacts Market Significantly
On Friday, the S&P 500 added Apollo Global Management and Workday, removing Qorvo and Amentum; the Nasdaq-100 added Palantir, MicroStrategy, and Axon Enterprise, removing Illumina, Super Micro Computer, and Moderna, reflecting a rebalancing based on market capitalization and other factors, significa...
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28% Bias Score
NotLockBit Ransomware: Cross-Platform, Self-Deleting Threat
A new analysis reveals NotLockBit ransomware's cross-platform capabilities, self-deleting mechanism, and targeted file encryption impacting Windows and MacOS users, leveraging data exfiltration for extortion.
NotLockBit Ransomware: Cross-Platform, Self-Deleting Threat
A new analysis reveals NotLockBit ransomware's cross-platform capabilities, self-deleting mechanism, and targeted file encryption impacting Windows and MacOS users, leveraging data exfiltration for extortion.
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36% Bias Score
Market Volatility Amid Inflation Fears, Shutdown Looms, and Amazon Strike
Friday's stock market futures fell due to inflation concerns and a failed House Republican funding bill that risks a government shutdown; Amazon workers went on strike, while Nike reported lower revenue.
Market Volatility Amid Inflation Fears, Shutdown Looms, and Amazon Strike
Friday's stock market futures fell due to inflation concerns and a failed House Republican funding bill that risks a government shutdown; Amazon workers went on strike, while Nike reported lower revenue.
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40% Bias Score
Minneapolis LGBTQ+ Community Seeks Self-Defense Amidst Post-Election Anxieties
Following the 2024 election, increased anxieties within Minneapolis' LGBTQ+ and minority communities over potential threats to their safety and rights under a second Trump administration led to a surge in demand for firearm training from Sequeerity, a company providing culturally sensitive gun train...
Minneapolis LGBTQ+ Community Seeks Self-Defense Amidst Post-Election Anxieties
Following the 2024 election, increased anxieties within Minneapolis' LGBTQ+ and minority communities over potential threats to their safety and rights under a second Trump administration led to a surge in demand for firearm training from Sequeerity, a company providing culturally sensitive gun train...
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48% Bias Score
Federal Regulations Mandate Increased Gas Leak Detection and Repair
New federal regulations mandate that gas utilities increase leak detection and repair of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from gas meters, the largest source of such leaks; these rules, stemming from a law passed during President Trump's term, are currently being finalized by the Biden administrati...
Federal Regulations Mandate Increased Gas Leak Detection and Repair
New federal regulations mandate that gas utilities increase leak detection and repair of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from gas meters, the largest source of such leaks; these rules, stemming from a law passed during President Trump's term, are currently being finalized by the Biden administrati...
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40% Bias Score
Trip.com Reports 119% Surge in Inbound China Tourism
Trip.com Group's Global Partner Summit in Abu Dhabi revealed a 119 percent year-on-year increase in inbound China tourist bookings for the first 11 months of 2023, driven by positive foreign perceptions of safety, cleanliness, history, hospitality, and food, and fueled by strategic partnerships such...
Trip.com Reports 119% Surge in Inbound China Tourism
Trip.com Group's Global Partner Summit in Abu Dhabi revealed a 119 percent year-on-year increase in inbound China tourist bookings for the first 11 months of 2023, driven by positive foreign perceptions of safety, cleanliness, history, hospitality, and food, and fueled by strategic partnerships such...
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48% Bias Score
Tarver's "Three Graces" Reclaims History, Challenges Racism in Art
Adrienne Elise Tarver's life-size painting, "Three Graces" (2019), recontextualizes a photo of Black women from ethnological expositions within the Western art historical canon, challenging the racism inherent in past scientific practices and promoting inclusivity in the art world; ARTNOIR's initiat...
Tarver's "Three Graces" Reclaims History, Challenges Racism in Art
Adrienne Elise Tarver's life-size painting, "Three Graces" (2019), recontextualizes a photo of Black women from ethnological expositions within the Western art historical canon, challenging the racism inherent in past scientific practices and promoting inclusivity in the art world; ARTNOIR's initiat...
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32% Bias Score
House Rejects Funding Bill, Shutdown Looms as Trump Weighs In
The House rejected a new government funding bill on Thursday, risking a partial government shutdown by midnight Friday; President-elect Trump said he prefers a shutdown under Biden, not himself, and criticized the lack of debt ceiling adjustments in the proposal; Democrats called the bill "laughable...
House Rejects Funding Bill, Shutdown Looms as Trump Weighs In
The House rejected a new government funding bill on Thursday, risking a partial government shutdown by midnight Friday; President-elect Trump said he prefers a shutdown under Biden, not himself, and criticized the lack of debt ceiling adjustments in the proposal; Democrats called the bill "laughable...
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56% Bias Score
Holiday Travel Chaos Looms Amidst Potential Government Shutdown
The TSA anticipates screening almost 40 million travelers in the next two weeks, leading to potential travel delays, particularly on December 26, 27, and 30; a potential government shutdown could worsen this by reducing air traffic controllers and TSA agents.
Holiday Travel Chaos Looms Amidst Potential Government Shutdown
The TSA anticipates screening almost 40 million travelers in the next two weeks, leading to potential travel delays, particularly on December 26, 27, and 30; a potential government shutdown could worsen this by reducing air traffic controllers and TSA agents.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Protectionist Stance Reshapes Republican Trade Policy
President-elect Trump's embrace of tariffs signals a significant departure from the Republican Party's historical pro-free trade stance, potentially leading to higher prices for consumers and a more protectionist economic policy.
Trump's Protectionist Stance Reshapes Republican Trade Policy
President-elect Trump's embrace of tariffs signals a significant departure from the Republican Party's historical pro-free trade stance, potentially leading to higher prices for consumers and a more protectionist economic policy.
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40% Bias Score
New Rules Target Methane Leaks From Gas Meters
The Biden administration is finalizing rules requiring gas utilities to detect and repair methane leaks, targeting consumer meters as a primary source, impacting climate change and potentially consumer costs; final rules are expected next month.
New Rules Target Methane Leaks From Gas Meters
The Biden administration is finalizing rules requiring gas utilities to detect and repair methane leaks, targeting consumer meters as a primary source, impacting climate change and potentially consumer costs; final rules are expected next month.
Progress
36% Bias Score