December 2024
January 2025
Biotech's Binary Week: Mesoblast Soars, Percheron Crashes
In the final week of 2023, contrasting fortunes played out in the Australian biotech sector as Mesoblast shares soared 50% following US FDA approval, while Percheron shares crashed over 90% after a failed drug trial, highlighting the high-risk, high-reward nature of the industry.
Biotech's Binary Week: Mesoblast Soars, Percheron Crashes
In the final week of 2023, contrasting fortunes played out in the Australian biotech sector as Mesoblast shares soared 50% following US FDA approval, while Percheron shares crashed over 90% after a failed drug trial, highlighting the high-risk, high-reward nature of the industry.
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60% Bias Score
Wilkie Warns Independents Against Pre-Election Deals
Andrew Wilkie, a Tasmanian independent MP, warns against formal deals between independent MPs and major parties in a potential hung parliament after the next Australian election, drawing on his experience with a broken agreement with Julia Gillard in 2010, advising crossbenchers to maintain leverage...
Wilkie Warns Independents Against Pre-Election Deals
Andrew Wilkie, a Tasmanian independent MP, warns against formal deals between independent MPs and major parties in a potential hung parliament after the next Australian election, drawing on his experience with a broken agreement with Julia Gillard in 2010, advising crossbenchers to maintain leverage...
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36% Bias Score
Boise State's Enduring Football Success
Boise State football's sustained success, despite coaching changes, is due to consistent strong recruiting and a unique program identity, as demonstrated by their upcoming Fiesta Bowl appearance after overcoming setbacks including the death of Coach Pokey Allen.
Boise State's Enduring Football Success
Boise State football's sustained success, despite coaching changes, is due to consistent strong recruiting and a unique program identity, as demonstrated by their upcoming Fiesta Bowl appearance after overcoming setbacks including the death of Coach Pokey Allen.
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40% Bias Score
Kenyan Coffee Cooperative Targets Overseas Markets to Boost Farmer Incomes
The Mutira Farmers' Cooperative Society in Kenya's Kirinyaga County processed 4.88 million kg of coffee in 2023, exporting most in bulk but aiming to increase value-added processing to 5% and expand into international markets to maximize profits for its 8,000 smallholder farmer members.
Kenyan Coffee Cooperative Targets Overseas Markets to Boost Farmer Incomes
The Mutira Farmers' Cooperative Society in Kenya's Kirinyaga County processed 4.88 million kg of coffee in 2023, exporting most in bulk but aiming to increase value-added processing to 5% and expand into international markets to maximize profits for its 8,000 smallholder farmer members.
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48% Bias Score
Unclaimed $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $1.15 Billion
No one won the $1 billion Mega Millions Christmas Eve jackpot, resulting in a record-breaking $1.15 billion estimated jackpot for Friday night's drawing; this is the third win of 2024 and the seventh largest in history; ticket prices will double in April 2025.
Unclaimed $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $1.15 Billion
No one won the $1 billion Mega Millions Christmas Eve jackpot, resulting in a record-breaking $1.15 billion estimated jackpot for Friday night's drawing; this is the third win of 2024 and the seventh largest in history; ticket prices will double in April 2025.
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52% Bias Score
Murcia's Sala Verónicas Hosts Rosell Meseguer's "Tierra en blanco" Retrospective
The Sala Verónicas in Murcia, Spain, a former church, currently exhibits "Tierra en blanco," a retrospective of Rosell Meseguer's work, which features a large polyptych representing Murcia's minerals and explores themes of war, mining, and their impact on landscapes until January 5th, 2025.
Murcia's Sala Verónicas Hosts Rosell Meseguer's "Tierra en blanco" Retrospective
The Sala Verónicas in Murcia, Spain, a former church, currently exhibits "Tierra en blanco," a retrospective of Rosell Meseguer's work, which features a large polyptych representing Murcia's minerals and explores themes of war, mining, and their impact on landscapes until January 5th, 2025.
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16% Bias Score
Brain Rot" Named 2024 Word of the Year: Literary Fiction as a Cognitive Countermeasure
Oxford University Press named "Brain Rot", the decline in mental capacity from excessive trivial online content, as its 2024 Word of the Year; the article advocates for reading literary fiction to improve cognitive skills and counteract this trend, offering specific book recommendations.
Brain Rot" Named 2024 Word of the Year: Literary Fiction as a Cognitive Countermeasure
Oxford University Press named "Brain Rot", the decline in mental capacity from excessive trivial online content, as its 2024 Word of the Year; the article advocates for reading literary fiction to improve cognitive skills and counteract this trend, offering specific book recommendations.
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48% Bias Score
Aurora Shooting Leads to Train Crash, Four Hospitalized
A family-related shooting in Aurora, Colorado, around 8:15 a.m. on [date], led to a car crash involving an RTD light rail train near East Ellsworth Avenue and Sable Boulevard, resulting in four hospitalizations and the temporary closure of Sable Boulevard.
Aurora Shooting Leads to Train Crash, Four Hospitalized
A family-related shooting in Aurora, Colorado, around 8:15 a.m. on [date], led to a car crash involving an RTD light rail train near East Ellsworth Avenue and Sable Boulevard, resulting in four hospitalizations and the temporary closure of Sable Boulevard.
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40% Bias Score
Turkey Sets 2025 Minimum Wage at 22,104 Lira
Turkey's 2025 minimum wage is set at 22,104 lira, announced unexpectedly today by Labor Minister Vedat Işıkhan following a commission meeting; the decision comes amid criticism and after a deadly factory explosion in Balıkesir.
Turkey Sets 2025 Minimum Wage at 22,104 Lira
Turkey's 2025 minimum wage is set at 22,104 lira, announced unexpectedly today by Labor Minister Vedat Işıkhan following a commission meeting; the decision comes amid criticism and after a deadly factory explosion in Balıkesir.
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40% Bias Score
Adapting Family Traditions: When to Let Go and How to Create New Ones
This Life Kit article offers advice on how to adapt or abandon family traditions, featuring insights from a psychologist, spiritual educator, and chef, and explaining how to create new, meaningful traditions that align with personal values.
Adapting Family Traditions: When to Let Go and How to Create New Ones
This Life Kit article offers advice on how to adapt or abandon family traditions, featuring insights from a psychologist, spiritual educator, and chef, and explaining how to create new, meaningful traditions that align with personal values.
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32% Bias Score
Unclaimed $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Leads to $1.15 Billion Rollover
No ticket matched the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Christmas Eve, resulting in a $1.15 billion estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Friday; the game's 2023 jackpot wins are the fewest in any year since 2002.
Unclaimed $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Leads to $1.15 Billion Rollover
No ticket matched the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Christmas Eve, resulting in a $1.15 billion estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Friday; the game's 2023 jackpot wins are the fewest in any year since 2002.
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36% Bias Score
Bodrum Mayor Seeks Reassessment of Coast Guard Harbor Location
Bodrum Mayor Tamer Mandalinci traveled to Ankara on December 23rd to express local opposition to the proposed Coast Guard harbor location in Turgutreis, meeting with government officials and the CHP leader to advocate for a location reassessment, despite not opposing the project itself.
Bodrum Mayor Seeks Reassessment of Coast Guard Harbor Location
Bodrum Mayor Tamer Mandalinci traveled to Ankara on December 23rd to express local opposition to the proposed Coast Guard harbor location in Turgutreis, meeting with government officials and the CHP leader to advocate for a location reassessment, despite not opposing the project itself.
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48% Bias Score