January 2025
February 2025
Brompton Profits Plunge 99% Amid Bicycle Market Turmoil
Brompton Bicycle's profits plunged 99% to £4,602 in the year to March 2024, due to reduced sales (down 5.3% to £122.6m) amid industry-wide overstocking and discounting following the pandemic, forcing the company to halt expansion plans and cancel dividends.
Brompton Profits Plunge 99% Amid Bicycle Market Turmoil
Brompton Bicycle's profits plunged 99% to £4,602 in the year to March 2024, due to reduced sales (down 5.3% to £122.6m) amid industry-wide overstocking and discounting following the pandemic, forcing the company to halt expansion plans and cancel dividends.
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52% Bias Score
Balancing Childbirth Risks: Informing Women Without Creating Unnecessary Fear
An economist and author discusses the inherent tension between the historical prevalence of childbirth and its objective dangers, highlighting the need for better communication about pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia and postpartum haemorrhage to empower women with knowledge without crea...
Balancing Childbirth Risks: Informing Women Without Creating Unnecessary Fear
An economist and author discusses the inherent tension between the historical prevalence of childbirth and its objective dangers, highlighting the need for better communication about pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia and postpartum haemorrhage to empower women with knowledge without crea...
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56% Bias Score
Lawsuit Against Comedian Highlights Low Conviction Rate for Offense to Religious Feelings in Spain
Comedian Laura Yustres faces a lawsuit from Hazte Oír for displaying a picture resembling the Sacred Heart of Jesus during a New Year's Eve broadcast on Spanish public television, following a pattern of similar lawsuits rarely resulting in convictions.
Lawsuit Against Comedian Highlights Low Conviction Rate for Offense to Religious Feelings in Spain
Comedian Laura Yustres faces a lawsuit from Hazte Oír for displaying a picture resembling the Sacred Heart of Jesus during a New Year's Eve broadcast on Spanish public television, following a pattern of similar lawsuits rarely resulting in convictions.
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48% Bias Score
German Man Confesses to Murder in Almería After Holiday Visit
In Almería, Spain, Francisco S.B., a 28-year-old German national visiting his parents, confessed to killing 38-year-old Meri after a drug-fueled argument, asphyxiating her with a dog chain and burning her body; he is in jail.
German Man Confesses to Murder in Almería After Holiday Visit
In Almería, Spain, Francisco S.B., a 28-year-old German national visiting his parents, confessed to killing 38-year-old Meri after a drug-fueled argument, asphyxiating her with a dog chain and burning her body; he is in jail.
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44% Bias Score
Broncos' Playoff Hopes Rest on Crucial Matchup Against Rested Chiefs
In the Denver Broncos' crucial regular season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs, a Broncos victory would secure their first playoff appearance in nine years; however, despite resting key players such as Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs, under coach Andy Reid, are not expected to be an easy opponent, ...
Broncos' Playoff Hopes Rest on Crucial Matchup Against Rested Chiefs
In the Denver Broncos' crucial regular season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs, a Broncos victory would secure their first playoff appearance in nine years; however, despite resting key players such as Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs, under coach Andy Reid, are not expected to be an easy opponent, ...
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44% Bias Score
Tbaytel Modernizes Systems, Boosts Efficiency and Regional Growth
Tbaytel, Canada's largest independent telecom, serving 300,000 sq km, modernized its financial and operational systems using SAP cloud ERP solutions to improve efficiency, customer service, and regional economic growth, resulting in an $18 million annual contribution to Thunder Bay.
Tbaytel Modernizes Systems, Boosts Efficiency and Regional Growth
Tbaytel, Canada's largest independent telecom, serving 300,000 sq km, modernized its financial and operational systems using SAP cloud ERP solutions to improve efficiency, customer service, and regional economic growth, resulting in an $18 million annual contribution to Thunder Bay.
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60% Bias Score
Underdiagnosed Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: Woman's Self-Diagnosis Leads to Successful Treatment
Corrine Jones, a 36-year-old from Newquay, Cornwall, suffered from chronic pelvic pain for six months before self-diagnosing Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (PCS) via social media. After inconclusive NHS tests, she underwent a private pelvic vein embolization procedure, which successfully relieved her sy...
Underdiagnosed Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: Woman's Self-Diagnosis Leads to Successful Treatment
Corrine Jones, a 36-year-old from Newquay, Cornwall, suffered from chronic pelvic pain for six months before self-diagnosing Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (PCS) via social media. After inconclusive NHS tests, she underwent a private pelvic vein embolization procedure, which successfully relieved her sy...
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48% Bias Score
Hablemitoğlu Assassination Trial: Defendant Links Imprisonment to Arms Dealings
The ongoing trial for the 2002 assassination of Turkish academic Necip Hablemitoğlu saw the sole defendant in custody, Nuri Gökhan Bozkır, claim his imprisonment is due to his past friendship with a Syrian leader and alleged arms dealings; the court is now investigating newly identified suspects.
Hablemitoğlu Assassination Trial: Defendant Links Imprisonment to Arms Dealings
The ongoing trial for the 2002 assassination of Turkish academic Necip Hablemitoğlu saw the sole defendant in custody, Nuri Gökhan Bozkır, claim his imprisonment is due to his past friendship with a Syrian leader and alleged arms dealings; the court is now investigating newly identified suspects.
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36% Bias Score
Madrid's Transparency Council Faces Backlog of 300 Unresolved Complaints
Due to a government reorganization in December 2023, Madrid's Transparency Council inherited 335 unresolved complaints; as of December 4, 2024, only 35 have been resolved, revealing a significant backlog and raising concerns about transparency and access to information in the region.
Madrid's Transparency Council Faces Backlog of 300 Unresolved Complaints
Due to a government reorganization in December 2023, Madrid's Transparency Council inherited 335 unresolved complaints; as of December 4, 2024, only 35 have been resolved, revealing a significant backlog and raising concerns about transparency and access to information in the region.
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56% Bias Score
Armenia Boycotts Belarus Amidst EAEU Chairmanship
Armenia boycotts Belarusian EAEU events due to President Lukashenko's stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, impacting EAEU cooperation despite Belarus assuming the chairmanship.
Armenia Boycotts Belarus Amidst EAEU Chairmanship
Armenia boycotts Belarusian EAEU events due to President Lukashenko's stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, impacting EAEU cooperation despite Belarus assuming the chairmanship.
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40% Bias Score
Drive-by Shooting at Queens Nightclub Injures Over 10
A drive-by shooting outside the AmaZura nightclub in Queens, New York, on January 2, 2025, injured over 10 people, with police searching for a gray sedan with New Jersey plates; the incident is suspected to be gang-related.
Drive-by Shooting at Queens Nightclub Injures Over 10
A drive-by shooting outside the AmaZura nightclub in Queens, New York, on January 2, 2025, injured over 10 people, with police searching for a gray sedan with New Jersey plates; the incident is suspected to be gang-related.
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44% Bias Score
Cramer's Trust Sells Nvidia Shares, Locks in Massive Gain
Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust sold 250 Nvidia shares at ~$136.02 on January 2, 2025, reducing its holdings to 1,050 shares (4% portfolio weight) after a 975% gain since March 2021, while maintaining a long-term positive outlook but downgrading its rating due to potential headwinds.
Cramer's Trust Sells Nvidia Shares, Locks in Massive Gain
Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust sold 250 Nvidia shares at ~$136.02 on January 2, 2025, reducing its holdings to 1,050 shares (4% portfolio weight) after a 975% gain since March 2021, while maintaining a long-term positive outlook but downgrading its rating due to potential headwinds.
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44% Bias Score