February 2025
March 2025
IRS Faces 14% Drop in Tax Returns Amidst Staffing Changes
The 2025 tax filing season started with a 14% decrease in returns compared to 2024, attributed to IRS leadership changes, a hiring freeze, and an early departure program for employees, causing taxpayer confusion and a 34.8% drop in IRS website visits; however, average tax refunds increased by 23.5%.
IRS Faces 14% Drop in Tax Returns Amidst Staffing Changes
The 2025 tax filing season started with a 14% decrease in returns compared to 2024, attributed to IRS leadership changes, a hiring freeze, and an early departure program for employees, causing taxpayer confusion and a 34.8% drop in IRS website visits; however, average tax refunds increased by 23.5%.
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32% Bias Score
Walgreens Suspends Dividend Amidst Financial Struggles
Walgreens Boots Alliance suspended its dividend, impacting income investors; this follows a previous dividend cut and reflects declining prescription drug reimbursement rates and weakened consumer spending, resulting in a 56% stock price drop in the last year.
Walgreens Suspends Dividend Amidst Financial Struggles
Walgreens Boots Alliance suspended its dividend, impacting income investors; this follows a previous dividend cut and reflects declining prescription drug reimbursement rates and weakened consumer spending, resulting in a 56% stock price drop in the last year.
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40% Bias Score
Silk & Snow: Transparency, Quality, and Sustainable Growth in the Mattress Industry
Toronto-based Silk & Snow, founded by engineer Albert Chow and his friend Kenneth Mo in 2017, prioritized supply chain transparency and quality manufacturing, leading to its acquisition by Sleep Country in early 2023 after initially launching via a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Silk & Snow: Transparency, Quality, and Sustainable Growth in the Mattress Industry
Toronto-based Silk & Snow, founded by engineer Albert Chow and his friend Kenneth Mo in 2017, prioritized supply chain transparency and quality manufacturing, leading to its acquisition by Sleep Country in early 2023 after initially launching via a successful Kickstarter campaign.
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44% Bias Score
Denver ICE Raids Yield Fewer Arrests Than Initially Announced
ICE raids in Denver targeting over 100 alleged members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua resulted in one arrest and 29 detentions; a simultaneous DEA operation yielded at least two drug-related arrests.
Denver ICE Raids Yield Fewer Arrests Than Initially Announced
ICE raids in Denver targeting over 100 alleged members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua resulted in one arrest and 29 detentions; a simultaneous DEA operation yielded at least two drug-related arrests.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's 40-Year Tariff Fixation Rooted in 1980s Japan Resentment
Donald Trump's long-held belief in tariffs as a tool to pressure other countries into more favorable trade deals originated in the 1980s, fueled by his resentment towards Japan's economic success and his belief that the US wasn't getting enough in return for its military support.
Trump's 40-Year Tariff Fixation Rooted in 1980s Japan Resentment
Donald Trump's long-held belief in tariffs as a tool to pressure other countries into more favorable trade deals originated in the 1980s, fueled by his resentment towards Japan's economic success and his belief that the US wasn't getting enough in return for its military support.
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48% Bias Score
Quartararo's Yamaha Shows Significant Improvement at Sepang Tests
Fabio Quartararo significantly improved his Yamaha's performance at the Sepang MotoGP tests, cutting his qualifying time by 8 tenths compared to last year and consistently placing in the top 3, exceeding expectations given his previous struggles at this track.
Quartararo's Yamaha Shows Significant Improvement at Sepang Tests
Fabio Quartararo significantly improved his Yamaha's performance at the Sepang MotoGP tests, cutting his qualifying time by 8 tenths compared to last year and consistently placing in the top 3, exceeding expectations given his previous struggles at this track.
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36% Bias Score
NFL's First Online Super Bowl Livestream: An Outsider's Perspective
Ann Kirschner, with a Ph.D. in English Literature, recounts her experience launching the NFL's website and the first online Super Bowl livestream in 1995, highlighting how her outsider perspective enabled innovation within the organization.
NFL's First Online Super Bowl Livestream: An Outsider's Perspective
Ann Kirschner, with a Ph.D. in English Literature, recounts her experience launching the NFL's website and the first online Super Bowl livestream in 1995, highlighting how her outsider perspective enabled innovation within the organization.
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32% Bias Score
Microsoft Secretly Boosts Chrome's Incognito Mode Privacy on Windows
Microsoft secretly improved Chrome's Incognito Mode privacy on Windows 10 and 11 last year by preventing copied content from being saved in the clipboard history, enhancing security for a billion users; this contrasts with other browsers like Safari.
Microsoft Secretly Boosts Chrome's Incognito Mode Privacy on Windows
Microsoft secretly improved Chrome's Incognito Mode privacy on Windows 10 and 11 last year by preventing copied content from being saved in the clipboard history, enhancing security for a billion users; this contrasts with other browsers like Safari.
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36% Bias Score
South Carolina Sets March Execution Date Amid Lethal Injection Concerns
The South Carolina Supreme Court scheduled the execution of Brad Sigmon for March 7th, rejecting a delay sought by his lawyers who want autopsy results from a previous execution to determine the most humane death method; Sigmon, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, must choose b...
South Carolina Sets March Execution Date Amid Lethal Injection Concerns
The South Carolina Supreme Court scheduled the execution of Brad Sigmon for March 7th, rejecting a delay sought by his lawyers who want autopsy results from a previous execution to determine the most humane death method; Sigmon, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, must choose b...
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36% Bias Score
UK Scraps Tariffs on Chinese E-bikes, Sparking Industry Backlash
The UK government scrapped tariffs on non-folding Chinese e-bikes from Friday, potentially saving consumers £200 per bike but sparking criticism from UK manufacturers who fear a flood of cheap imports into an already struggling market.
UK Scraps Tariffs on Chinese E-bikes, Sparking Industry Backlash
The UK government scrapped tariffs on non-folding Chinese e-bikes from Friday, potentially saving consumers £200 per bike but sparking criticism from UK manufacturers who fear a flood of cheap imports into an already struggling market.
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64% Bias Score
Malky McCormick Archive Donated to East Ayrshire Leisure Trust
Malky McCormick's extensive personal archive, including original artwork from his collaboration with Billy Connolly on "The Big Yin", has been donated to East Ayrshire Leisure Trust, ensuring its preservation and public accessibility.
Malky McCormick Archive Donated to East Ayrshire Leisure Trust
Malky McCormick's extensive personal archive, including original artwork from his collaboration with Billy Connolly on "The Big Yin", has been donated to East Ayrshire Leisure Trust, ensuring its preservation and public accessibility.
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20% Bias Score
Alberta Surgical Firm Denies Inflated Costs Allegations
Alberta Surgical Group denies allegations of inflated costs and improper influence in contracts with Alberta Health Services, following claims made by the health authority's former CEO, Athana Mentzelopoulos, who was fired two days before meeting with the Auditor General investigating procurement pr...
Alberta Surgical Firm Denies Inflated Costs Allegations
Alberta Surgical Group denies allegations of inflated costs and improper influence in contracts with Alberta Health Services, following claims made by the health authority's former CEO, Athana Mentzelopoulos, who was fired two days before meeting with the Auditor General investigating procurement pr...
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52% Bias Score