December 2024
January 2025
""Unexpected Covid-19 Surge in US Driven by New XEC Variant""
""A surge in Covid-19 cases in the US, driven by the new XEC variant, has rapidly increased since early December, reaching nearly three times the level of early December by December 21, particularly affecting the Midwest, while other respiratory viruses like influenza, RSV, whooping cough, and norov...
""Unexpected Covid-19 Surge in US Driven by New XEC Variant""
""A surge in Covid-19 cases in the US, driven by the new XEC variant, has rapidly increased since early December, reaching nearly three times the level of early December by December 21, particularly affecting the Midwest, while other respiratory viruses like influenza, RSV, whooping cough, and norov...
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36% Bias Score
Madoff Victim Fund Completes Final Payments, Recovering Nearly All Losses
The Madoff Victim Fund has completed its final payment of \$131.4 million, bringing total compensation to \$4.3 billion for nearly 41,000 victims worldwide, covering 94% of proven losses from Madoff's \$20 billion Ponzi scheme.
Madoff Victim Fund Completes Final Payments, Recovering Nearly All Losses
The Madoff Victim Fund has completed its final payment of \$131.4 million, bringing total compensation to \$4.3 billion for nearly 41,000 victims worldwide, covering 94% of proven losses from Madoff's \$20 billion Ponzi scheme.
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24% Bias Score
Syria Appoints Former HTS Leader as Defense Minister
Syria's new transitional government appointed Major General Maref Abu Qusra, a former leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as the Minister of Defense on December 8th, aiming to integrate various armed factions into a unified national army under the Ministry of Defense. This followed recent ministe...
Syria Appoints Former HTS Leader as Defense Minister
Syria's new transitional government appointed Major General Maref Abu Qusra, a former leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as the Minister of Defense on December 8th, aiming to integrate various armed factions into a unified national army under the Ministry of Defense. This followed recent ministe...
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44% Bias Score
UNESCO Bolsters Protection of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Amidst War
UNESCO is stepping up efforts to protect Ukrainian cultural heritage sites, including the Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial and the Odessa Literary Museum, both damaged during the war, as over 340 sites have been impacted; UNESCO pledged $10 million in aid and strengthened protections under international...
UNESCO Bolsters Protection of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Amidst War
UNESCO is stepping up efforts to protect Ukrainian cultural heritage sites, including the Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial and the Odessa Literary Museum, both damaged during the war, as over 340 sites have been impacted; UNESCO pledged $10 million in aid and strengthened protections under international...
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20% Bias Score
Record High Coffee and Cocoa Prices Amidst Severe Global Shortages
Global coffee and cocoa prices soared in 2024 due to severe supply shortages caused by adverse weather conditions in major producing countries, resulting in the worst cocoa deficit in over 60 years and record-high coffee prices.
Record High Coffee and Cocoa Prices Amidst Severe Global Shortages
Global coffee and cocoa prices soared in 2024 due to severe supply shortages caused by adverse weather conditions in major producing countries, resulting in the worst cocoa deficit in over 60 years and record-high coffee prices.
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24% Bias Score
Oil Prices Set for Second Consecutive Annual Decline in 2024
Oil prices are set to fall for a second year in 2024, despite a slight uptick on Tuesday, due to weak Chinese demand, rising global supply, and the delayed increase in OPEC output; Brent crude is down 3.4% year-on-year, while WTI is down 0.4%.
Oil Prices Set for Second Consecutive Annual Decline in 2024
Oil prices are set to fall for a second year in 2024, despite a slight uptick on Tuesday, due to weak Chinese demand, rising global supply, and the delayed increase in OPEC output; Brent crude is down 3.4% year-on-year, while WTI is down 0.4%.
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32% Bias Score
New Suspects Identified in 1996 Double Homicide, Exonerating Man Acquitted After 16 Years in Prison
Westchester County DA Mimi Rocah announced Monday that a reinvestigation into the 1996 double homicide of millionaire Archie Harris and his home health aide Betty Ramcharan identified two new suspects, clearing Selwyn Days, who spent 16 years in prison for the crime before being acquitted in 2017.
New Suspects Identified in 1996 Double Homicide, Exonerating Man Acquitted After 16 Years in Prison
Westchester County DA Mimi Rocah announced Monday that a reinvestigation into the 1996 double homicide of millionaire Archie Harris and his home health aide Betty Ramcharan identified two new suspects, clearing Selwyn Days, who spent 16 years in prison for the crime before being acquitted in 2017.
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36% Bias Score
Sudan's Football Team Qualifies for Afcon Amidst Civil War
Despite Sudan's ongoing civil war, its national football team, guided by coach Kwesi Appiah, qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, demonstrating the unifying power of sport amidst conflict and displacement; the team overcame playing home matches in neighboring countries and numerous personal...
Sudan's Football Team Qualifies for Afcon Amidst Civil War
Despite Sudan's ongoing civil war, its national football team, guided by coach Kwesi Appiah, qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, demonstrating the unifying power of sport amidst conflict and displacement; the team overcame playing home matches in neighboring countries and numerous personal...
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20% Bias Score
SpaceX Dominates 2024 Launches; Europe's Ariane 6 Launches Amidst Challenges
In 2024, SpaceX launched 134 rockets, vastly outnumbering Europe's 5 launches, including the delayed Ariane 6, while the ESA's Proba-3 mission aims to improve solar weather prediction; NASA astronauts were stranded in space after Boeing Starliner malfunctions.
SpaceX Dominates 2024 Launches; Europe's Ariane 6 Launches Amidst Challenges
In 2024, SpaceX launched 134 rockets, vastly outnumbering Europe's 5 launches, including the delayed Ariane 6, while the ESA's Proba-3 mission aims to improve solar weather prediction; NASA astronauts were stranded in space after Boeing Starliner malfunctions.
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36% Bias Score
Scholz Criticizes Musk's AfD Support Amidst German Election
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd elections, Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized Elon Musk's public support for the far-right AfD party, following a deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg which the AfD attempted to exploit.
Scholz Criticizes Musk's AfD Support Amidst German Election
Ahead of Germany's February 23rd elections, Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized Elon Musk's public support for the far-right AfD party, following a deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg which the AfD attempted to exploit.
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56% Bias Score
Family Forgiveness and Iran's Death Penalty: A Growing Trend
In Iran, families of murder victims have the right to choose between execution and pardon, leading to over 850 pardons last year amid growing public criticism of the death penalty, yet the country remains among the top executioners globally.
Family Forgiveness and Iran's Death Penalty: A Growing Trend
In Iran, families of murder victims have the right to choose between execution and pardon, leading to over 850 pardons last year amid growing public criticism of the death penalty, yet the country remains among the top executioners globally.
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60% Bias Score
EU Faces Multiple Crises in 2025
In 2025, the European Union confronts a complex web of challenges: supporting Ukraine amidst a potential decrease in US aid, modernizing its military while grappling with significant budgetary shortfalls, managing debt and investment needs amidst economic and political instability in key member stat...
EU Faces Multiple Crises in 2025
In 2025, the European Union confronts a complex web of challenges: supporting Ukraine amidst a potential decrease in US aid, modernizing its military while grappling with significant budgetary shortfalls, managing debt and investment needs amidst economic and political instability in key member stat...
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48% Bias Score