January 2025
February 2025
Greek Super League 1: Tight Race After 17 Rounds
In the 2025 Greek Super League 1, after 17 rounds, Panathinaikos leads for the first time, creating an extremely tight race among the top four teams (Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK, PAOK), with a maximum four-point difference, suggesting a playoff finish, while seven teams led at various points.
Greek Super League 1: Tight Race After 17 Rounds
In the 2025 Greek Super League 1, after 17 rounds, Panathinaikos leads for the first time, creating an extremely tight race among the top four teams (Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK, PAOK), with a maximum four-point difference, suggesting a playoff finish, while seven teams led at various points.
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24% Bias Score
Appeal Filed in Новосибирск Child Abandonment Case
Svetlana Bashtakova, 22, was sentenced to six years for abandoning her newborn son in a Новосибирск dumpster on February 16th; her lawyer is appealing, arguing for a lesser charge under Article 106 instead of the current Article 105 of the Criminal Code.
Appeal Filed in Новосибирск Child Abandonment Case
Svetlana Bashtakova, 22, was sentenced to six years for abandoning her newborn son in a Новосибирск dumpster on February 16th; her lawyer is appealing, arguing for a lesser charge under Article 106 instead of the current Article 105 of the Criminal Code.
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56% Bias Score
Cost-of-Living Crisis Impacts Australian Car Sales: Hybrid Boom, EV Lag
In December 2024, Australia saw a 2.7 percent decrease in new car sales, yet hybrid vehicle sales boomed (76 percent increase), while EV sales, though up slightly, remain insufficient to meet Australia's 2050 net-zero target, requiring a sixfold increase in sales by 2030.
Cost-of-Living Crisis Impacts Australian Car Sales: Hybrid Boom, EV Lag
In December 2024, Australia saw a 2.7 percent decrease in new car sales, yet hybrid vehicle sales boomed (76 percent increase), while EV sales, though up slightly, remain insufficient to meet Australia's 2050 net-zero target, requiring a sixfold increase in sales by 2030.
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44% Bias Score
UK Budget Triggers Widespread Price Hike Plans, Plunging Business Confidence
A new UK budget has caused more than half of private sector firms to plan price hikes to offset tax increases, resulting in the lowest business confidence since the 2022 mini-budget and threatening further inflation and economic stagnation.
UK Budget Triggers Widespread Price Hike Plans, Plunging Business Confidence
A new UK budget has caused more than half of private sector firms to plan price hikes to offset tax increases, resulting in the lowest business confidence since the 2022 mini-budget and threatening further inflation and economic stagnation.
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44% Bias Score
German Electric Vehicle Sales Plunge 25% in 2024
Germany's 2024 electric vehicle registrations plummeted by 25% to 380,600, significantly hindering its climate goals; this is attributed to the end of government subsidies and high prices, contrasting with much higher adoption rates in countries like Denmark and Norway.
German Electric Vehicle Sales Plunge 25% in 2024
Germany's 2024 electric vehicle registrations plummeted by 25% to 380,600, significantly hindering its climate goals; this is attributed to the end of government subsidies and high prices, contrasting with much higher adoption rates in countries like Denmark and Norway.
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36% Bias Score
Dividend Growth Outpaces Inflation in Connolly's 2024 Stock Portfolio
Tom Connolly's 2024 summary of 24 dividend stocks reveals an average dividend growth of 5.3 percent, exceeding the 1.9 percent inflation rate; however, individual company performance varied significantly, with some companies like Metro Inc. showing double-digit increases while others, such as BCE In...
Dividend Growth Outpaces Inflation in Connolly's 2024 Stock Portfolio
Tom Connolly's 2024 summary of 24 dividend stocks reveals an average dividend growth of 5.3 percent, exceeding the 1.9 percent inflation rate; however, individual company performance varied significantly, with some companies like Metro Inc. showing double-digit increases while others, such as BCE In...
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48% Bias Score
Rostov Oblast Man's Wartime Redemption Ends in Death
Yuriy Emanovsky, a Rostov Oblast resident with a past drug conviction, fulfilled his lifelong military dream by joining the special military operation after being rejected for health reasons in his youth; he was killed in action near Avdiivka on February 13, 2023.
Rostov Oblast Man's Wartime Redemption Ends in Death
Yuriy Emanovsky, a Rostov Oblast resident with a past drug conviction, fulfilled his lifelong military dream by joining the special military operation after being rejected for health reasons in his youth; he was killed in action near Avdiivka on February 13, 2023.
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44% Bias Score
Mixed Week for U.S. Stocks; "Santa Claus Rally" Fails to Materialize
U.S. stocks experienced a mixed week, ending lower despite Friday's gains; the S&P 500 fell 0.48%, while the Energy sector rose over 3%, defying the typical "Santa Claus Rally". Mixed results in Asia-Pacific markets also emerged.
Mixed Week for U.S. Stocks; "Santa Claus Rally" Fails to Materialize
U.S. stocks experienced a mixed week, ending lower despite Friday's gains; the S&P 500 fell 0.48%, while the Energy sector rose over 3%, defying the typical "Santa Claus Rally". Mixed results in Asia-Pacific markets also emerged.
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44% Bias Score
Mixed European Markets: UK Confidence Plummets Amidst Tax Hike
European stock markets showed mixed results Monday, with the UK's FTSE 100 dipping 0.1% amidst plummeting business confidence due to a tax increase, while others like France's CAC 40 and Germany's DAX rose. Volkswagen and Xpeng expanded their EV charging partnership in China, and Bitcoin and Ether s...
Mixed European Markets: UK Confidence Plummets Amidst Tax Hike
European stock markets showed mixed results Monday, with the UK's FTSE 100 dipping 0.1% amidst plummeting business confidence due to a tax increase, while others like France's CAC 40 and Germany's DAX rose. Volkswagen and Xpeng expanded their EV charging partnership in China, and Bitcoin and Ether s...
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40% Bias Score
Austria Tasks Far-Right Leader with Forming Government
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen appointed Herbert Kickl, leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), to form a new government after failed coalition attempts and the resignation of Chancellor Nehammer; this could be Austria's first far-right-led government since WWII.
Austria Tasks Far-Right Leader with Forming Government
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen appointed Herbert Kickl, leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), to form a new government after failed coalition attempts and the resignation of Chancellor Nehammer; this could be Austria's first far-right-led government since WWII.
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44% Bias Score
Hamburg's Struggle to Create Holocaust Memorials: Delays and Ownership Disputes"
Representatives from Hamburg's government visited Israel in April 2022 to discuss innovative ways to preserve Holocaust memory; however, the city's recent history reveals challenges in establishing new memorials due to ownership disputes and bureaucratic delays, as seen in the cases of Lagerhaus G a...
Hamburg's Struggle to Create Holocaust Memorials: Delays and Ownership Disputes"
Representatives from Hamburg's government visited Israel in April 2022 to discuss innovative ways to preserve Holocaust memory; however, the city's recent history reveals challenges in establishing new memorials due to ownership disputes and bureaucratic delays, as seen in the cases of Lagerhaus G a...
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52% Bias Score
Ten Diverse Books Reflect Societal Shifts and Intellectual Inquiries
Ten books covering sociology, history, art, and medicine are reviewed, exploring themes such as the erosion of faith in progress, climate change perception, and gender inequality in healthcare; one review focuses on the political activism of Thomas Mann.
Ten Diverse Books Reflect Societal Shifts and Intellectual Inquiries
Ten books covering sociology, history, art, and medicine are reviewed, exploring themes such as the erosion of faith in progress, climate change perception, and gender inequality in healthcare; one review focuses on the political activism of Thomas Mann.
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0% Bias Score