December 2024
January 2025
Germany's New Property Tax: Land Value, Not Buildings, Now Determines Cost
Germany's new property tax, effective January 1st, 2024, recalculates taxes based on land value, replacing outdated data, impacting owners and renters; Baden-Württemberg uses a modified Bodenwertmodell.
Germany's New Property Tax: Land Value, Not Buildings, Now Determines Cost
Germany's new property tax, effective January 1st, 2024, recalculates taxes based on land value, replacing outdated data, impacting owners and renters; Baden-Württemberg uses a modified Bodenwertmodell.
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36% Bias Score
\"Rise in Minor Ailments Overwhelming UK Emergency Rooms\
\"A new audit reveals a significant rise in emergency room visits for minor ailments like hiccups and headaches, straining already overburdened NHS services, with officials urging the public to reserve A&E for genuine emergencies only.\
\"Rise in Minor Ailments Overwhelming UK Emergency Rooms\
\"A new audit reveals a significant rise in emergency room visits for minor ailments like hiccups and headaches, straining already overburdened NHS services, with officials urging the public to reserve A&E for genuine emergencies only.\
Progress
40% Bias Score
Absolution: Contrasting American Domesticity and the Vietnam War in 1963
Alice McDermott's Absolution uses Tricia's memories of 1963 to contrast the domestic lives of Americans with the horrors of the Vietnam War, highlighting the disconnect between the comforts of home and the brutality of conflict through specific scenes and events.
Absolution: Contrasting American Domesticity and the Vietnam War in 1963
Alice McDermott's Absolution uses Tricia's memories of 1963 to contrast the domestic lives of Americans with the horrors of the Vietnam War, highlighting the disconnect between the comforts of home and the brutality of conflict through specific scenes and events.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Zhejiang's Vocational Schools Attract Surge in African E-commerce Students
Zhejiang province's vocational schools are attracting a growing number of African students, especially from Rwanda, to participate in e-commerce training programs under the Future of Africa initiative, with Jinhua University enrolling dozens of students annually for the next five years and Yiwu Indu...
Zhejiang's Vocational Schools Attract Surge in African E-commerce Students
Zhejiang province's vocational schools are attracting a growing number of African students, especially from Rwanda, to participate in e-commerce training programs under the Future of Africa initiative, with Jinhua University enrolling dozens of students annually for the next five years and Yiwu Indu...
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40% Bias Score
China's Mining Sector Achieves Record Production in 2023
China's mining industry achieved record production of nonferrous and iron ore in 2023, with a significant increase in exploration rights granted and substantial new discoveries, strengthening its global influence on mineral resources.
China's Mining Sector Achieves Record Production in 2023
China's mining industry achieved record production of nonferrous and iron ore in 2023, with a significant increase in exploration rights granted and substantial new discoveries, strengthening its global influence on mineral resources.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Challenges in Covering the Transition to a New Congress
The period between the November election and the start of the new Congress is a hectic time for reporters, who must learn the names, biographies, and backgrounds of 62 new House members and several senators, facing challenges in distinguishing newcomers and mastering pronunciations; the author recou...
Challenges in Covering the Transition to a New Congress
The period between the November election and the start of the new Congress is a hectic time for reporters, who must learn the names, biographies, and backgrounds of 62 new House members and several senators, facing challenges in distinguishing newcomers and mastering pronunciations; the author recou...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Female Artists Spearhead UK Music Sales Surge Amidst AI Copyright Concerns
In 2024, UK music sales increased by almost 10%, reaching over 200 million album equivalents, driven by female artists like Taylor Swift and a 9% rise in vinyl sales to 6.7 million units, despite concerns about proposed AI copyright changes.
Female Artists Spearhead UK Music Sales Surge Amidst AI Copyright Concerns
In 2024, UK music sales increased by almost 10%, reaching over 200 million album equivalents, driven by female artists like Taylor Swift and a 9% rise in vinyl sales to 6.7 million units, despite concerns about proposed AI copyright changes.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Massive Turkish Housing Fee Hikes Spark Legal Challenges
Turkish housing complex fees surged 90-120 percent in 2025, impacting nearly 30 million residents; Istanbul fees range from 800 TL to 45,000 TL annually, prompting legal challenges.
Massive Turkish Housing Fee Hikes Spark Legal Challenges
Turkish housing complex fees surged 90-120 percent in 2025, impacting nearly 30 million residents; Istanbul fees range from 800 TL to 45,000 TL annually, prompting legal challenges.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Proximity, Not Saturation: Why Some Images of Suffering Elicit Empathy While Others Do Not
Overexposure to images of suffering does not inherently cause desensitization; rather, emotional response correlates with the proximity and perceived relevance of the depicted events, highlighting the sociocultural construction of empathy and the importance of active engagement with images of traged...
Proximity, Not Saturation: Why Some Images of Suffering Elicit Empathy While Others Do Not
Overexposure to images of suffering does not inherently cause desensitization; rather, emotional response correlates with the proximity and perceived relevance of the depicted events, highlighting the sociocultural construction of empathy and the importance of active engagement with images of traged...
Progress
12% Bias Score
African Students Flock to Zhejiang's E-commerce Vocational Schools
Zhejiang province's vocational schools are attracting a growing number of African students, particularly for e-commerce programs, as exemplified by Jinhua University's enrollment of Rwandan students and Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College's Morocco campus; this collaboration fosters economic deve...
African Students Flock to Zhejiang's E-commerce Vocational Schools
Zhejiang province's vocational schools are attracting a growing number of African students, particularly for e-commerce programs, as exemplified by Jinhua University's enrollment of Rwandan students and Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College's Morocco campus; this collaboration fosters economic deve...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Florida Democrat Switches to Republican Party, Expanding GOP Supermajority
Florida Representative Hillary Cassel switched to the Republican Party, expanding the GOP's supermajority in the House to 87-33, citing the Democrats' disconnect with Floridians and insufficient support for Israel; this follows Rep. Susan Valdés' similar move.
Florida Democrat Switches to Republican Party, Expanding GOP Supermajority
Florida Representative Hillary Cassel switched to the Republican Party, expanding the GOP's supermajority in the House to 87-33, citing the Democrats' disconnect with Floridians and insufficient support for Israel; this follows Rep. Susan Valdés' similar move.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Yorkshire Residents Honored in King's New Year Honours List
The 2024 King's New Year Honours List included several Yorkshire residents, recognizing their achievements in various fields, including horticulture (Alan Titchmarsh, CBE), cycling (Tom Pidcock, OBE and Katy Marchant, MBE), arts (Graham Ibbeson, OBE), and social justice advocacy (Julie Devey and Rut...
Yorkshire Residents Honored in King's New Year Honours List
The 2024 King's New Year Honours List included several Yorkshire residents, recognizing their achievements in various fields, including horticulture (Alan Titchmarsh, CBE), cycling (Tom Pidcock, OBE and Katy Marchant, MBE), arts (Graham Ibbeson, OBE), and social justice advocacy (Julie Devey and Rut...
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16% Bias Score