January 2025
February 2025
Nearly 200 Dinosaur Tracks Unearthed in England
A team discovered nearly 200 dinosaur tracks, including sauropods and Megalosaurus, at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England, significantly expanding upon a previous discovery and providing unprecedented detail on dinosaur behavior and the Middle Jurassic environment.
Nearly 200 Dinosaur Tracks Unearthed in England
A team discovered nearly 200 dinosaur tracks, including sauropods and Megalosaurus, at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England, significantly expanding upon a previous discovery and providing unprecedented detail on dinosaur behavior and the Middle Jurassic environment.
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8% Bias Score
Syria Seeks Improved Ties with Saudi Arabia After Leadership Change
A high-level Syrian delegation, including the foreign and defense ministers, visited Saudi Arabia on January 1st, 2024, aiming to improve relations after a change in Syrian leadership on December 8th, 2023. This follows other regional visits to Syria, signaling a potential shift in regional dynamics...
Syria Seeks Improved Ties with Saudi Arabia After Leadership Change
A high-level Syrian delegation, including the foreign and defense ministers, visited Saudi Arabia on January 1st, 2024, aiming to improve relations after a change in Syrian leadership on December 8th, 2023. This follows other regional visits to Syria, signaling a potential shift in regional dynamics...
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44% Bias Score
Women's Health Market: Growth Potential Despite Funding Challenges
The $41.3 billion women's health market, projected to reach $66 billion by 2033, faces challenges from limited funding (receiving only 2% of total health VC investment) and restrictive regulations, despite advancements in biotech and telehealth; however, recent successful exits and increased interes...
Women's Health Market: Growth Potential Despite Funding Challenges
The $41.3 billion women's health market, projected to reach $66 billion by 2033, faces challenges from limited funding (receiving only 2% of total health VC investment) and restrictive regulations, despite advancements in biotech and telehealth; however, recent successful exits and increased interes...
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32% Bias Score
European Gas Prices Surge After Halt of Russian Supply Through Ukraine
On January 1st, European natural gas prices spiked 4.3% to €51/MWh due to halted Russian gas transit through Ukraine, impacting Central Europe, depleting reserves faster than in 2021, and intensifying reliance on more expensive LNG imports.
European Gas Prices Surge After Halt of Russian Supply Through Ukraine
On January 1st, European natural gas prices spiked 4.3% to €51/MWh due to halted Russian gas transit through Ukraine, impacting Central Europe, depleting reserves faster than in 2021, and intensifying reliance on more expensive LNG imports.
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36% Bias Score
False Fox News Report Fuels Misinformation on New Orleans Attack
A false Fox News report wrongly connected the New Orleans attack suspect, a US citizen, to illegal immigration, influencing President-elect Trump and others who used the misinformation to support anti-immigration views, despite a later correction.
False Fox News Report Fuels Misinformation on New Orleans Attack
A false Fox News report wrongly connected the New Orleans attack suspect, a US citizen, to illegal immigration, influencing President-elect Trump and others who used the misinformation to support anti-immigration views, despite a later correction.
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48% Bias Score
Syrian Security Operation Targets Alawite Neighborhoods in Homs
Syrian security forces conducted a large-scale operation in Homs' Alawite neighborhoods on December 26, 2024, aiming to disarm former pro-Assad fighters and apprehend criminals, following protests sparked by a controversial video allegedly showing an attack on an Alawite shrine.
Syrian Security Operation Targets Alawite Neighborhoods in Homs
Syrian security forces conducted a large-scale operation in Homs' Alawite neighborhoods on December 26, 2024, aiming to disarm former pro-Assad fighters and apprehend criminals, following protests sparked by a controversial video allegedly showing an attack on an Alawite shrine.
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40% Bias Score
Nevada Lithium Mine Faces Investigation Over Groundwater Drop, Snail's Survival
Opponents of Nevada's Thacker Pass lithium mine are demanding a federal investigation into a reported 5-foot groundwater drop since 2018, threatening the Kings River pyrg snail, found only at this site, amidst ongoing legal battles involving the mine and the tribes whose ancestors were massacred the...
Nevada Lithium Mine Faces Investigation Over Groundwater Drop, Snail's Survival
Opponents of Nevada's Thacker Pass lithium mine are demanding a federal investigation into a reported 5-foot groundwater drop since 2018, threatening the Kings River pyrg snail, found only at this site, amidst ongoing legal battles involving the mine and the tribes whose ancestors were massacred the...
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40% Bias Score
Tech Stocks Surge in Premarket Trading, While Chinese Stocks Decline
Premarket trading saw significant gains for several tech companies, including Synaptics (up 5.9% due to a Google partnership) and Nvidia (up 1.7%), while Chinese stocks underperformed (MCHI down 1.4%) and several others saw gains based on analyst upgrades.
Tech Stocks Surge in Premarket Trading, While Chinese Stocks Decline
Premarket trading saw significant gains for several tech companies, including Synaptics (up 5.9% due to a Google partnership) and Nvidia (up 1.7%), while Chinese stocks underperformed (MCHI down 1.4%) and several others saw gains based on analyst upgrades.
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36% Bias Score
Palestinian Authority Bans Al Jazeera in West Bank
The Palestinian Authority shut down Al Jazeera's West Bank offices on January 25th, 2024, citing biased reporting of Jenin clashes between security forces and protestors linked to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, marking a stark reversal of relations following the death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Ak...
Palestinian Authority Bans Al Jazeera in West Bank
The Palestinian Authority shut down Al Jazeera's West Bank offices on January 25th, 2024, citing biased reporting of Jenin clashes between security forces and protestors linked to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, marking a stark reversal of relations following the death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Ak...
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56% Bias Score
Pro-Russian Politician Viktor Alksnis Dies at 72
Viktor Alksnis, grandson of a repressed Soviet military official, became a staunch pro-Soviet and later pro-Russian politician, advocating for regions resisting secession from the USSR and supporting Russia's actions in Ukraine; he died on January 1st, 2023, from a stroke.
Pro-Russian Politician Viktor Alksnis Dies at 72
Viktor Alksnis, grandson of a repressed Soviet military official, became a staunch pro-Soviet and later pro-Russian politician, advocating for regions resisting secession from the USSR and supporting Russia's actions in Ukraine; he died on January 1st, 2023, from a stroke.
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40% Bias Score
TikTok Ban Threatens $1 Billion in Monthly Losses for US Small Businesses
The US Congress's mandate to ban TikTok by January 19th due to national security concerns threatens to cost small businesses $1 billion monthly, as many rely on the platform for customer acquisition; the incoming president has requested a stay on the ban.
TikTok Ban Threatens $1 Billion in Monthly Losses for US Small Businesses
The US Congress's mandate to ban TikTok by January 19th due to national security concerns threatens to cost small businesses $1 billion monthly, as many rely on the platform for customer acquisition; the incoming president has requested a stay on the ban.
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60% Bias Score
US Investigates Potential Links Between New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks
US authorities are investigating possible links between two attacks—one involving a Tesla Cybertruck explosion near a Trump hotel in Las Vegas and another in New Orleans resulting in multiple deaths—both suspects are US military veterans who served at the same base and rented vehicles via Turo.
US Investigates Potential Links Between New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks
US authorities are investigating possible links between two attacks—one involving a Tesla Cybertruck explosion near a Trump hotel in Las Vegas and another in New Orleans resulting in multiple deaths—both suspects are US military veterans who served at the same base and rented vehicles via Turo.
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24% Bias Score