January 2025
February 2025
Belgium Expands Smoking Ban, Bans Disposable Vapes
Belgium expands its smoking and vaping ban to numerous public spaces, including zoos and playgrounds, with a 10-meter restriction around schools and healthcare facilities, and bans the sale of disposable vapes, aiming for a smoke-free generation by 2040; fines range from €208 to €8000.
Belgium Expands Smoking Ban, Bans Disposable Vapes
Belgium expands its smoking and vaping ban to numerous public spaces, including zoos and playgrounds, with a 10-meter restriction around schools and healthcare facilities, and bans the sale of disposable vapes, aiming for a smoke-free generation by 2040; fines range from €208 to €8000.
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32% Bias Score
Employee Engagement: Bridging the Gap Between Perception and Reality
DHR Global research reveals a gap in employee engagement, with motivation often driven by external pressures rather than genuine enthusiasm. This presents an opportunity for leaders to foster connection and build truly invested teams, leveraging strategies like autonomy, active listening, and transp...
Employee Engagement: Bridging the Gap Between Perception and Reality
DHR Global research reveals a gap in employee engagement, with motivation often driven by external pressures rather than genuine enthusiasm. This presents an opportunity for leaders to foster connection and build truly invested teams, leveraging strategies like autonomy, active listening, and transp...
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40% Bias Score
New 2025 Travel Regulations: REAL ID, ETA, ETIAS, and Passenger Protections
In 2025, REAL ID becomes mandatory for domestic U.S. flights (May 7th), U.S. and European citizens need an ETA to enter the UK (January 8th), and ETIAS pre-travel authorization will be required for U.S. citizens visiting the Schengen Area (May 2025); new air passenger protections offer refunds for d...
New 2025 Travel Regulations: REAL ID, ETA, ETIAS, and Passenger Protections
In 2025, REAL ID becomes mandatory for domestic U.S. flights (May 7th), U.S. and European citizens need an ETA to enter the UK (January 8th), and ETIAS pre-travel authorization will be required for U.S. citizens visiting the Schengen Area (May 2025); new air passenger protections offer refunds for d...
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16% Bias Score
Venezuela Fines TikTok \$10 Million Over Viral Challenges
Venezuela's Supreme Court fined TikTok \$10 million for failing to prevent viral challenges that led to three children's deaths, demanding payment within eight days and the establishment of a Venezuelan office to compensate victims and address the issue of harmful online content.
Venezuela Fines TikTok \$10 Million Over Viral Challenges
Venezuela's Supreme Court fined TikTok \$10 million for failing to prevent viral challenges that led to three children's deaths, demanding payment within eight days and the establishment of a Venezuelan office to compensate victims and address the issue of harmful online content.
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36% Bias Score
Mixed Impact of 2025 German Financial Changes
Germany's 2025 financial adjustments include increased tax allowances, child benefits, and minimum wage, but also higher health insurance contributions, energy costs, and reduced asylum seeker allowances, creating varied impacts across income groups.
Mixed Impact of 2025 German Financial Changes
Germany's 2025 financial adjustments include increased tax allowances, child benefits, and minimum wage, but also higher health insurance contributions, energy costs, and reduced asylum seeker allowances, creating varied impacts across income groups.
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44% Bias Score
Antena 3 Dominates Spanish Television in 2024 as Mediaset Struggles
In 2024, Antena 3 maintained its leadership in Spanish television, achieving a 12.6% audience share, while Mediaset experienced its worst year; La 1 gained second place due to its programming and the success of La Revuelta; and total television viewership grew by 0.8%.
Antena 3 Dominates Spanish Television in 2024 as Mediaset Struggles
In 2024, Antena 3 maintained its leadership in Spanish television, achieving a 12.6% audience share, while Mediaset experienced its worst year; La 1 gained second place due to its programming and the success of La Revuelta; and total television viewership grew by 0.8%.
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40% Bias Score
Elevance Health Acquires Indiana University Health Plans, Expanding Medicare Advantage Presence
Elevance Health acquired Indiana University Health Plans, adding 28,600 members (19,000 Medicare Advantage and 9,600 commercial) to its Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield operations in Indiana, reflecting a national trend of hospital systems exiting the insurance market and increasing consolidation i...
Elevance Health Acquires Indiana University Health Plans, Expanding Medicare Advantage Presence
Elevance Health acquired Indiana University Health Plans, adding 28,600 members (19,000 Medicare Advantage and 9,600 commercial) to its Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield operations in Indiana, reflecting a national trend of hospital systems exiting the insurance market and increasing consolidation i...
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48% Bias Score
Abrams Downplays Trump's Reelection as Not a "Seismic Shift"
Stacey Abrams argued on MSNBC that President Trump's reelection, despite winning both the popular and electoral votes, wasn't a "seismic shift" because he received less than 50% of the national vote (49.9% according to the Associated Press) and the nation remains evenly divided; she also discussed t...
Abrams Downplays Trump's Reelection as Not a "Seismic Shift"
Stacey Abrams argued on MSNBC that President Trump's reelection, despite winning both the popular and electoral votes, wasn't a "seismic shift" because he received less than 50% of the national vote (49.9% according to the Associated Press) and the nation remains evenly divided; she also discussed t...
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44% Bias Score
BBC's 1995 Tech Predictions: Hits and Misses
The BBC's 1995 Tomorrow's World program predicted various technological and societal developments for 2025, with some predictions proving accurate (e.g., smart speakers, automated banking) and others not (e.g., hologram surgery, space mining), highlighting the challenges of long-term forecasting.
BBC's 1995 Tech Predictions: Hits and Misses
The BBC's 1995 Tomorrow's World program predicted various technological and societal developments for 2025, with some predictions proving accurate (e.g., smart speakers, automated banking) and others not (e.g., hologram surgery, space mining), highlighting the challenges of long-term forecasting.
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40% Bias Score
California Restaurant Closes After "Ladies' Night" Discrimination Lawsuit
Lima Restaurant, a family-run establishment in Concord, California, closed this week after settling a lawsuit over its "Ladies' Night" promotion that violated the state's Unruh Civil Rights Act, highlighting the financial risks for small businesses facing gender discrimination lawsuits.
California Restaurant Closes After "Ladies' Night" Discrimination Lawsuit
Lima Restaurant, a family-run establishment in Concord, California, closed this week after settling a lawsuit over its "Ladies' Night" promotion that violated the state's Unruh Civil Rights Act, highlighting the financial risks for small businesses facing gender discrimination lawsuits.
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56% Bias Score
Line of Duty Sets New Viewership Record
A May 2021 Line of Duty episode revealing the identity of 'H' achieved a record-breaking 15.8 million viewers, surpassing Heartbeat's 2000 record of 15.2 million, demonstrating the ongoing appeal of high-quality drama in television.
Line of Duty Sets New Viewership Record
A May 2021 Line of Duty episode revealing the identity of 'H' achieved a record-breaking 15.8 million viewers, surpassing Heartbeat's 2000 record of 15.2 million, demonstrating the ongoing appeal of high-quality drama in television.
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36% Bias Score
College Football Pundits Wrongly Criticize Indiana and SMU After Playoff Losses
Following Indiana and SMU's first-round College Football Playoff losses, pundits unfairly criticized them, favoring hypothetical SEC team performances; however, Alabama's subsequent loss and other results exposed the flaws in these criticisms, highlighting the unpredictability of college football.
College Football Pundits Wrongly Criticize Indiana and SMU After Playoff Losses
Following Indiana and SMU's first-round College Football Playoff losses, pundits unfairly criticized them, favoring hypothetical SEC team performances; however, Alabama's subsequent loss and other results exposed the flaws in these criticisms, highlighting the unpredictability of college football.
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44% Bias Score