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cnn.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Impending EV Tax Credit Elimination Creates Ideal Buying Opportunity

The potential elimination of a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles (EVs), possibly retroactive to January 1st, 2025, is driving current incentives and may reshape the US EV market. High inventories, attractive financing deals, and conflicting interests among automakers characterize this ...

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40% Bias Score

Affordable and Clean Energy
cnn.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Whooping Cough Cases Surge in US, Exceeding 32,000 in 2024

Over 32,000 whooping cough cases have been reported in the US in 2024, a six-fold increase from last year, mainly affecting the Midwest and Pennsylvania due to low vaccination rates and waning immunity, highlighting the need for increased vaccination efforts.

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40% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
theglobeandmail.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Calgary Public Library's Proactive Response to Ransomware Attack

On October 10, 2023, the Calgary Public Library suffered a ransomware attack, prompting an immediate server shutdown that prevented data loss; all branches reopened October 16 with limited services, while a three-stage recovery plan restored full operations by December 11.

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28% Bias Score

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
lexpress.fr
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Manchester City's Dramatic Fall: 12 Points Behind Liverpool

Manchester City's struggles continue, losing ground to Liverpool, currently sitting 12 points behind the leader and showcasing a severe drop in performance with only one victory since late October, facing Everton in the upcoming Boxing Day match.

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32% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
dw.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Embraer 190 Crash in Kazakhstan: 32 Survive

A Brazilian-made Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25th, 2023, resulting in 32 survivors and an unknown number of fatalities among the 67 passengers and crew from Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan; initial reports point to a bird stri...

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24% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
dw.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Indian Muslim Women Face Barriers to Mental Healthcare

In India, Muslim women face significant challenges accessing mental healthcare due to cultural stigma, religious prejudice from healthcare professionals, and a shortage of culturally sensitive therapists, leading to underreporting and unmet needs.

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44% Bias Score

No Poverty
edition.cnn.com
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Airport Security Breach: Woman Boards Paris Flight Without Ticket

Svetlana Dali, 57, bypassed TSA and Delta Air Lines security at JFK Airport on Thanksgiving, boarding a flight to Paris without a ticket; this incident highlights security vulnerabilities in aviation and has prompted investigations and calls for improved technology.

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44% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
euronews.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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NYC Subway Arson: Guatemalan Man Charged with Murder

On Sunday morning, Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen who illegally reentered the US after a 2018 deportation, allegedly set a woman on fire on an F train at Coney Island, using a shirt to fan the flames; he has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson and is bei...

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48% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
welt.de
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Pope Francis Urges Global Peace in Christmas Message, Launches Holy Year 2025

On Christmas Day, Pope Francis, from St. Peter's Square in Rome, delivered a message urging peace in Ukraine, the Middle East, and other conflict zones, calling for dialogue, the release of hostages, and aid to suffering populations, while also launching the Holy Year 2025.

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16% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
dw.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Gaza War Casts Shadow Over Bethlehem's Christmas

Bethlehem's Christmas celebrations are overshadowed by the Gaza war, causing a drastic drop in tourism, widespread economic hardship, and emigration of almost 500 families, with local businesses suffering from the lack of pilgrims.

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40% Bias Score

No Poverty
dw.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Gaza War Cripples Bethlehem's Christmas Tourism

Bethlehem, typically bustling with Christmas tourism, is experiencing a drastic 97% drop in hotel occupancy (from 80% to 3%) due to the Gaza war, severely impacting local businesses and forcing nearly 500 families to leave the city.

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44% Bias Score

No Poverty
dw.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Russia Intensifies Donetsk Offensive, Reaching Critical Logistical Hub

By October 2024, Russia's intensified offensive in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast captured Ugledar and Selidiv, reaching the crucial logistical hub of Pokrovsk, threatening Ukrainian supply lines and potentially enabling further advances toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; this occurs despite heavy Russ...

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48% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions