December 2024
January 2025
Sydney Metro's New Year's Eve Test
Sydney's transport network prepares for its busiest day of the year on New Year's Eve, deploying over 1000 extra train services and implementing crowd management strategies to handle over a million revelers using the new metro line and extended service hours.
Sydney Metro's New Year's Eve Test
Sydney's transport network prepares for its busiest day of the year on New Year's Eve, deploying over 1000 extra train services and implementing crowd management strategies to handle over a million revelers using the new metro line and extended service hours.
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8% Bias Score
CFPB Sues Major Banks Over $870 Million in Zelle Scams
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo for failing to protect Zelle users from scams, resulting in over $870 million in consumer losses since 2017; the banks failed to implement sufficient identity verification, share information about ...
CFPB Sues Major Banks Over $870 Million in Zelle Scams
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo for failing to protect Zelle users from scams, resulting in over $870 million in consumer losses since 2017; the banks failed to implement sufficient identity verification, share information about ...
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52% Bias Score
Reform UK Claims Membership Numbers Exceed Conservatives
Reform UK claims to have surpassed the Conservative Party in membership, exceeding 131,690 members, a claim disputed by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch who calls the numbers "fake", highlighting the lack of standardized membership verification in the UK.
Reform UK Claims Membership Numbers Exceed Conservatives
Reform UK claims to have surpassed the Conservative Party in membership, exceeding 131,690 members, a claim disputed by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch who calls the numbers "fake", highlighting the lack of standardized membership verification in the UK.
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52% Bias Score
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Dies at 92
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known for his economic reforms in the 1990s and his leadership from 2004-2014, died on Thursday at age 92 in New Delhi; his death prompted tributes from across India and globally.
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Dies at 92
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known for his economic reforms in the 1990s and his leadership from 2004-2014, died on Thursday at age 92 in New Delhi; his death prompted tributes from across India and globally.
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44% Bias Score
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Dies at 92"
India's former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known for economic reforms and a U.S. nuclear deal, died at age 92 in New Delhi after a sudden loss of consciousness; his legacy is complex, marked by both achievements and controversies.
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Dies at 92"
India's former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known for economic reforms and a U.S. nuclear deal, died at age 92 in New Delhi after a sudden loss of consciousness; his legacy is complex, marked by both achievements and controversies.
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28% Bias Score
Trump Nominates Cabrera as Ambassador to Panama Amid Canal Fee Dispute
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as the next U.S. ambassador to Panama on Christmas Day, citing Panama's allegedly unfair fees on U.S. ships using the Panama Canal and threatening to retake control of the waterway.
Trump Nominates Cabrera as Ambassador to Panama Amid Canal Fee Dispute
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as the next U.S. ambassador to Panama on Christmas Day, citing Panama's allegedly unfair fees on U.S. ships using the Panama Canal and threatening to retake control of the waterway.
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56% Bias Score
Record Working Holidaymaker Numbers Challenge Australia's Migration Goals
Australia welcomed a record 213,400 working holidaymakers by November 2024, surpassing pre-COVID levels by 72,300, driven by a strong labor market and relaxed UK visa rules, posing a challenge to the government's migration targets ahead of the federal election.
Record Working Holidaymaker Numbers Challenge Australia's Migration Goals
Australia welcomed a record 213,400 working holidaymakers by November 2024, surpassing pre-COVID levels by 72,300, driven by a strong labor market and relaxed UK visa rules, posing a challenge to the government's migration targets ahead of the federal election.
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36% Bias Score
Apple Stock Soars: iPhone 17 Launch and AI to Fuel Growth
Apple's stock price has risen nearly 35% in 2024, exceeding the S&P 500's growth, driven by strong financials and the anticipated launch of the iPhone 17, which JPMorgan predicts will increase iPhone sales from 230 million units to 263 million units by 2027.
Apple Stock Soars: iPhone 17 Launch and AI to Fuel Growth
Apple's stock price has risen nearly 35% in 2024, exceeding the S&P 500's growth, driven by strong financials and the anticipated launch of the iPhone 17, which JPMorgan predicts will increase iPhone sales from 230 million units to 263 million units by 2027.
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48% Bias Score
Tennessee Woman's Altruistic Kidney Donation Underscores Critical Organ Shortage
Renee Bruens of Clarksville, Tennessee, donated a kidney to a stranger she learned about from a car magnet, highlighting the uncommon generosity of altruistic organ donors and the critical need for organ donations; neuroscientist Abigail Marsh's research reveals the heightened empathy in such donors...
Tennessee Woman's Altruistic Kidney Donation Underscores Critical Organ Shortage
Renee Bruens of Clarksville, Tennessee, donated a kidney to a stranger she learned about from a car magnet, highlighting the uncommon generosity of altruistic organ donors and the critical need for organ donations; neuroscientist Abigail Marsh's research reveals the heightened empathy in such donors...
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24% Bias Score
Former Somalian Officer Deportated for Human Rights Abuses
On December 20, 2024, ICE deported Yusuf Abdi Ali, a 71-year-old former Somalian lieutenant colonel, from the U.S. after a Department of Justice ruling found him responsible for torture and extrajudicial killings committed in Somalia between 1987 and 1989. Ali, who resided in Springfield, Virginia, ...
Former Somalian Officer Deportated for Human Rights Abuses
On December 20, 2024, ICE deported Yusuf Abdi Ali, a 71-year-old former Somalian lieutenant colonel, from the U.S. after a Department of Justice ruling found him responsible for torture and extrajudicial killings committed in Somalia between 1987 and 1989. Ali, who resided in Springfield, Virginia, ...
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48% Bias Score
14th Amendment Used to Attempt to Block Trump's Inauguration
Opinion columnists for The Hill advocate for Congress to use the 14th Amendment to block President-elect Trump's inauguration, citing his alleged "insurrection" and three prior legal proceedings, despite a Supreme Court ruling against state-level enforcement.
14th Amendment Used to Attempt to Block Trump's Inauguration
Opinion columnists for The Hill advocate for Congress to use the 14th Amendment to block President-elect Trump's inauguration, citing his alleged "insurrection" and three prior legal proceedings, despite a Supreme Court ruling against state-level enforcement.
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56% Bias Score
Haiti Health Minister Removed After Deadly Gang Attack on Hospital
Following a deadly gang attack on Port-au-Prince's General Hospital that killed two journalists and a police officer, Haiti's Health Minister Duckenson Lorthe was removed from his post; the attack, claimed by gang leader Johnson "Izo" André, was one of the worst attacks on Haitian media in recent me...
Haiti Health Minister Removed After Deadly Gang Attack on Hospital
Following a deadly gang attack on Port-au-Prince's General Hospital that killed two journalists and a police officer, Haiti's Health Minister Duckenson Lorthe was removed from his post; the attack, claimed by gang leader Johnson "Izo" André, was one of the worst attacks on Haitian media in recent me...
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44% Bias Score