December 2024
January 2025
Big Tech's Continued Dominance Drives S&P 500 Gains
Between the start of 2024 and December 19th, the S&P 500 rose 23%, with seven leading tech companies contributing over half of those gains, defying hopes for a broader market rally despite interest rate cuts and a change in presidential leadership.
Big Tech's Continued Dominance Drives S&P 500 Gains
Between the start of 2024 and December 19th, the S&P 500 rose 23%, with seven leading tech companies contributing over half of those gains, defying hopes for a broader market rally despite interest rate cuts and a change in presidential leadership.
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36% Bias Score
Italy's 2024 Surge in Violence: Systemic Failures and Preventable Deaths
The year 2024 in Italy was marked by a significant rise in violent crimes, including workplace accidents, femicides, and family massacres, highlighting systemic failures and a need for comprehensive societal reforms.
Italy's 2024 Surge in Violence: Systemic Failures and Preventable Deaths
The year 2024 in Italy was marked by a significant rise in violent crimes, including workplace accidents, femicides, and family massacres, highlighting systemic failures and a need for comprehensive societal reforms.
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64% Bias Score
Toronto Accountant's Viral Strava Art: From Dancing Stick Figure to Whale
Toronto accountant Duncan McCabe created a viral TikTok video of a dancing stick figure made from a 1,100km run tracked on Strava, and is now creating a whale using the same method.
Toronto Accountant's Viral Strava Art: From Dancing Stick Figure to Whale
Toronto accountant Duncan McCabe created a viral TikTok video of a dancing stick figure made from a 1,100km run tracked on Strava, and is now creating a whale using the same method.
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36% Bias Score
2025 World Juniors: Final Preliminary Round Sets Quarterfinal Matchups
The final day of the 2025 World Juniors preliminary round features four crucial games: Canada vs. USA, Finland vs. Latvia, Sweden vs. Czechia, and Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland, determining quarterfinal matchups and relegation.
2025 World Juniors: Final Preliminary Round Sets Quarterfinal Matchups
The final day of the 2025 World Juniors preliminary round features four crucial games: Canada vs. USA, Finland vs. Latvia, Sweden vs. Czechia, and Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland, determining quarterfinal matchups and relegation.
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40% Bias Score
Year-End Market Summary: S&P 500 Gains Despite Late December Dip
On December 31st, 2024, Wall Street aimed to reverse a three-session decline, with the S&P 500 up 2.5% for Q4 despite a 2% December drop; the bond market closed early, and the year saw back-to-back 20%+ growth in the S&P 500, impacting Treasury yields and highlighting the AI revolution and a US Trea...
Year-End Market Summary: S&P 500 Gains Despite Late December Dip
On December 31st, 2024, Wall Street aimed to reverse a three-session decline, with the S&P 500 up 2.5% for Q4 despite a 2% December drop; the bond market closed early, and the year saw back-to-back 20%+ growth in the S&P 500, impacting Treasury yields and highlighting the AI revolution and a US Trea...
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24% Bias Score
Uncertainty Clouds European Winter Transfer Window
Uncertainty marks the opening of the European winter transfer window on January 1st, influenced by FIFA's new temporary framework for transfer regulations and impacting clubs like Manchester City and Juventus, who face injury crises and need reinforcements; Barcelona struggles to register a new play...
Uncertainty Clouds European Winter Transfer Window
Uncertainty marks the opening of the European winter transfer window on January 1st, influenced by FIFA's new temporary framework for transfer regulations and impacting clubs like Manchester City and Juventus, who face injury crises and need reinforcements; Barcelona struggles to register a new play...
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20% Bias Score
Vikings-Lions Season Finale to Determine NFC's Top Seed
The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions will clash in the regular season finale, a game deciding the NFC's top seed; the Vikings' improved QB Sam Darnold (18-2 TD-INT ratio in the last seven weeks) faces off against the Lions' high-powered offense (33.3 points per game) and aggressive coach Dan Camp...
Vikings-Lions Season Finale to Determine NFC's Top Seed
The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions will clash in the regular season finale, a game deciding the NFC's top seed; the Vikings' improved QB Sam Darnold (18-2 TD-INT ratio in the last seven weeks) faces off against the Lions' high-powered offense (33.3 points per game) and aggressive coach Dan Camp...
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40% Bias Score
Local Aid Networks Fill Gaps in Sudan's War-Torn Nation
In Sudan, community kitchens and Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) are providing crucial aid to 11.5 million displaced people amid a year-and-a-half-long war, filling gaps left by scarce foreign aid; these local initiatives, often neighborhood-based, are supported by the Sudanese diaspora.
Local Aid Networks Fill Gaps in Sudan's War-Torn Nation
In Sudan, community kitchens and Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) are providing crucial aid to 11.5 million displaced people amid a year-and-a-half-long war, filling gaps left by scarce foreign aid; these local initiatives, often neighborhood-based, are supported by the Sudanese diaspora.
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32% Bias Score
Arbor Day Foundation to Plant 10 Million Trees After Devastating 2024 Hurricane Season
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, concluding November 30th, resulted in at least 375 deaths and an estimated $500 billion in damages across the US; the Arbor Day Foundation will plant 10 million trees in six hard-hit states over four years.
Arbor Day Foundation to Plant 10 Million Trees After Devastating 2024 Hurricane Season
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, concluding November 30th, resulted in at least 375 deaths and an estimated $500 billion in damages across the US; the Arbor Day Foundation will plant 10 million trees in six hard-hit states over four years.
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24% Bias Score
South Korean Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
A South Korean court issued warrants to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday for rebellion, stemming from his six-hour declaration of martial law on December 3rd that involved deploying troops and police to the National Assembly; this is the first time such action has been taken again...
South Korean Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
A South Korean court issued warrants to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday for rebellion, stemming from his six-hour declaration of martial law on December 3rd that involved deploying troops and police to the National Assembly; this is the first time such action has been taken again...
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40% Bias Score
Biden's Healthcare Legacy: A Series of Setbacks
President Biden's healthcare initiatives have fallen short of expectations, marked by a $266 billion Medicare diversion, Medicaid disenrollments, rampant ACA fraud costing taxpayers billions, and inadequate cost-control measures, leaving millions uninsured and exacerbating systemic problems.
Biden's Healthcare Legacy: A Series of Setbacks
President Biden's healthcare initiatives have fallen short of expectations, marked by a $266 billion Medicare diversion, Medicaid disenrollments, rampant ACA fraud costing taxpayers billions, and inadequate cost-control measures, leaving millions uninsured and exacerbating systemic problems.
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64% Bias Score
Soaring Food Prices in Russia Cast Shadow Over New Year's Celebrations
Due to the war in Ukraine and subsequent sanctions, the cost of making Olivier salad, a traditional Russian New Year's dish, increased by 16% year over year to 414 rubles ($3.94) for four people, reflecting broader inflation impacting food prices like eggs (up 45%), butter (up 40%), and potatoes (al...
Soaring Food Prices in Russia Cast Shadow Over New Year's Celebrations
Due to the war in Ukraine and subsequent sanctions, the cost of making Olivier salad, a traditional Russian New Year's dish, increased by 16% year over year to 414 rubles ($3.94) for four people, reflecting broader inflation impacting food prices like eggs (up 45%), butter (up 40%), and potatoes (al...
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44% Bias Score