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January 2025

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nytimes.com
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Knicks Fall Short Against Top-Seeded Thunder Despite Strong Showing

The New York Knicks lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-107 on Friday, despite a strong second quarter performance and impressive individual efforts from Anunoby and Bridges, highlighting the team's progress but revealing areas for defensive improvement.

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36% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
sueddeutsche.de
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Sachsen-Anhalt Sees Drop in Asylum Seekers, Rise in Deportations in 2024

Sachsen-Anhalt recorded 5,137 asylum seekers in 2024, a 34% decrease from 2023, with the most common origins being Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan, India, and Cameroon; despite this, deportations increased by 22%, reaching 653 individuals, with the majority being deported to Georgia, India, Afghanistan, ...

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40% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
faz.net
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Wiesbaden Museum to Exhibit Extensive Global Sand Collection

Retired teacher RΓΌdiger Wandke's nearly 20-year collection of approximately 7,000 sand samples from around the world, with about 3,500 in the Wiesbaden Museum, will be partially displayed in the museum's new "Wandel" exhibit opening in April 2025, showcasing sand's diversity and geological significa...

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24% Bias Score

Life on Land
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Post-Lockdown Surge in Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) Infections

First isolated in 2001, human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a common respiratory virus, mainly affecting young children, causing bronchitis; post-COVID-19 lockdowns saw a surge in cases, particularly in toddlers, impacting healthcare systems worldwide.

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36% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
faz.net
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Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV): A Common Respiratory Virus with Post-Lockdown Surge

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), first isolated in 2001, is a common respiratory virus related to RSV, causing mostly mild illness but occasionally severe bronchitis in toddlers; post-COVID lockdowns saw surges in severe cases due to a lack of prior exposure.

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36% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
forbes.com
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Sony's Spider-Man Film Production Driven by Contractual Obligations

Sony's continued production of poorly-reviewed Spider-Man spinoff films is due to a 1998 licensing agreement with Marvel, requiring regular film releases to maintain the rights to the character, as revealed in a 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack.

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56% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
welt.de
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Saxony-Anhalt Sees Drop in Asylum Seekers, Rise in Deportations in 2024

Saxony-Anhalt recorded 5,137 asylum seekers in 2024, a 34% decrease from 2023; Interior Minister Tamara Zieschang noted high numbers of arrivals without protection grounds, while deportations increased by 22% to 653, with the largest numbers coming from Syria, Afghanistan, and India.

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44% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
faz.net
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Eschborn Cuts €250,000 from Children's Cultural Programs

Eschborn, Germany, will cut €250,000 from its 2026 budget, impacting children's and youth cultural programs, including the Lucas Children's Film Festival and Oper Frankfurt's "Jetzt!" program, due to broader budget constraints and a debate on whether arts programs are a necessary core function.

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56% Bias Score

Quality Education
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Expired Gift Certificates: A German Consumer Issue

Forty percent of Germans let gift certificates expire, despite their popularity and billions in annual revenue; this is due to a lack of awareness about the three-year expiration date stipulated by law, resulting in financial loss for consumers and businesses.

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36% Bias Score

Responsible Consumption and Production
elpais.com
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Death of Novelist David Lodge

British novelist David Lodge, famed for his "campus trilogy" and insightful comedic works, died on January 1st, 2025, at age 89, leaving behind a rich literary legacy that includes novels, essays, and a three-volume autobiography.

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40% Bias Score

Quality Education
zeit.de
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Illness Delays German Handball Team's World Championship Prep

Four players of the German national handball team are ill but expected to join the team by Monday before the World Championship in Denmark, Norway and Croatia, starting January 15th. The team will play preparation games against Brazil.

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4% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
elpais.com
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Critique of Spanish Television: Quality, Integrity, and Political Discourse

A Spanish author critiques the state of their television, criticizing the lack of quality in series, the sensationalism in news reporting, the self-serving behavior of some presenters, and the low level of political debate, linking the latter to the enduring influence of Francoist-era biases within ...

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56% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions