February 2025
March 2025
Roman Basilica Unearthed in London's Financial District
Archaeologists excavating in London's financial district unearthed a portion of Londinium's first Roman basilica, a significant 2,000-year-old structure dating back to around 80 AD, offering new insights into the city's Roman history and its rise as a major trading center.
Roman Basilica Unearthed in London's Financial District
Archaeologists excavating in London's financial district unearthed a portion of Londinium's first Roman basilica, a significant 2,000-year-old structure dating back to around 80 AD, offering new insights into the city's Roman history and its rise as a major trading center.
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8% Bias Score
Australian Pharmacy Merger Creates Billionaire Trio
The merger of Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare in Australia created a pharmacy giant, making over 100 shareholders millionaires, including three billionaires, and increasing the stock price by 5.4% on the first day of trading.
Australian Pharmacy Merger Creates Billionaire Trio
The merger of Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare in Australia created a pharmacy giant, making over 100 shareholders millionaires, including three billionaires, and increasing the stock price by 5.4% on the first day of trading.
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52% Bias Score
GLP-1 Drugs: Reshaping Beauty Standards and Social Status
The increasing availability of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs is disrupting traditional beauty standards, potentially diminishing the status associated with thinness and prompting the affluent to seek new markers of distinction.
GLP-1 Drugs: Reshaping Beauty Standards and Social Status
The increasing availability of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs is disrupting traditional beauty standards, potentially diminishing the status associated with thinness and prompting the affluent to seek new markers of distinction.
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52% Bias Score
Kansas Voucher Proposal Raises Concerns About Rural School Funding
Kansas lawmakers are considering an "Education Opportunity Tax Credit" that would provide up to $8,000 per child for private school tuition, capped at $125 million annually, despite concerns about its impact on rural schools and existing funding disparities.
Kansas Voucher Proposal Raises Concerns About Rural School Funding
Kansas lawmakers are considering an "Education Opportunity Tax Credit" that would provide up to $8,000 per child for private school tuition, capped at $125 million annually, despite concerns about its impact on rural schools and existing funding disparities.
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56% Bias Score
Senate Poised to Confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary
The Senate is expected to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services Thursday, despite significant Democratic opposition and his controversial anti-vaccine stance; his confirmation was secured after a key Republican Senator switched his vote after receiving assurance...
Senate Poised to Confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary
The Senate is expected to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services Thursday, despite significant Democratic opposition and his controversial anti-vaccine stance; his confirmation was secured after a key Republican Senator switched his vote after receiving assurance...
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48% Bias Score
Italy Denies Spyware Use Amidst Investigation into Hacking of Journalists and Activists
The Italian government denies using spyware to target journalists and activists despite a WhatsApp alert revealing at least seven Italian phones were hacked with military-grade surveillance technology from Paragon Solutions; an investigation is underway.
Italy Denies Spyware Use Amidst Investigation into Hacking of Journalists and Activists
The Italian government denies using spyware to target journalists and activists despite a WhatsApp alert revealing at least seven Italian phones were hacked with military-grade surveillance technology from Paragon Solutions; an investigation is underway.
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44% Bias Score
Dutch "Autonomes" Convicted, Judge Targeted
Two Utrecht men, self-proclaimed "autonomes" rejecting government authority, were convicted for threatening police and planned to "arrest" a judge; their actions highlight a growing anti-authoritarian movement in the Netherlands fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and "conspirituality".
Dutch "Autonomes" Convicted, Judge Targeted
Two Utrecht men, self-proclaimed "autonomes" rejecting government authority, were convicted for threatening police and planned to "arrest" a judge; their actions highlight a growing anti-authoritarian movement in the Netherlands fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and "conspirituality".
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Pro-Straw Executive Order Contradicts Overwhelming Public Support for Plastic Reduction
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday reversing the Biden administration's plan to phase out government purchases of plastic straws, cutlery, and packaging, despite an Oceana poll showing 81% of U.S. voters support reducing plastic production and single-use plastics.
Trump's Pro-Straw Executive Order Contradicts Overwhelming Public Support for Plastic Reduction
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday reversing the Biden administration's plan to phase out government purchases of plastic straws, cutlery, and packaging, despite an Oceana poll showing 81% of U.S. voters support reducing plastic production and single-use plastics.
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60% Bias Score
Inflation Surges Unexpectedly in January
January's consumer price index rose 3% annually, exceeding forecasts, largely due to a 15% increase in egg prices from bird flu outbreaks; this led to market selloffs and dashed hopes for rate cuts.
Inflation Surges Unexpectedly in January
January's consumer price index rose 3% annually, exceeding forecasts, largely due to a 15% increase in egg prices from bird flu outbreaks; this led to market selloffs and dashed hopes for rate cuts.
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64% Bias Score
US Mars Colonization Efforts Face Uncertain Future
Multiple US presidents have expressed interest in sending humans to Mars, with current efforts focusing on the Artemis program's moon landing as a precursor. However, the program's high cost and delays, coupled with Elon Musk's independent Mars ambitions, create uncertainty about the future of human...
US Mars Colonization Efforts Face Uncertain Future
Multiple US presidents have expressed interest in sending humans to Mars, with current efforts focusing on the Artemis program's moon landing as a precursor. However, the program's high cost and delays, coupled with Elon Musk's independent Mars ambitions, create uncertainty about the future of human...
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44% Bias Score
Munich Car Attack Injures at Least 28
In Munich, Germany, a driver injured at least 28 people, including children, in what authorities suspect was an attack near downtown; the 24-year-old Afghan asylum-seeking suspect was apprehended.
Munich Car Attack Injures at Least 28
In Munich, Germany, a driver injured at least 28 people, including children, in what authorities suspect was an attack near downtown; the 24-year-old Afghan asylum-seeking suspect was apprehended.
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36% Bias Score
Hegseth Defends Trump's Ukraine Negotiation Efforts
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended Donald Trump's pursuit of negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, stating it was not a betrayal and emphasizing the global desire for a negotiated peace. Trump spoke with both Putin and Zelenskyy, suggesting a potential personal meeting soon.
Hegseth Defends Trump's Ukraine Negotiation Efforts
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended Donald Trump's pursuit of negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, stating it was not a betrayal and emphasizing the global desire for a negotiated peace. Trump spoke with both Putin and Zelenskyy, suggesting a potential personal meeting soon.
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52% Bias Score