January 2025
February 2025
SUSU Patents Satellite-Based Agricultural Monitoring System
Scientists at South Ural State University (SUSU) patented "UralGIS Agro," a geoinformation system using satellite data to monitor 22 agricultural areas in Chelyabinsk Oblast, providing real-time land use information, fire detection, and aiding in precision farming.
SUSU Patents Satellite-Based Agricultural Monitoring System
Scientists at South Ural State University (SUSU) patented "UralGIS Agro," a geoinformation system using satellite data to monitor 22 agricultural areas in Chelyabinsk Oblast, providing real-time land use information, fire detection, and aiding in precision farming.
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44% Bias Score
Sydney Trains Face Severe Disruptions Amid Union Bans and Storm Damage
Sydney's train network faces severe disruptions due to union work bans and storm damage, with over 130 services cancelled this morning and ongoing delays expected across multiple lines; the government's pay offer has been rejected, and further storms are predicted.
Sydney Trains Face Severe Disruptions Amid Union Bans and Storm Damage
Sydney's train network faces severe disruptions due to union work bans and storm damage, with over 130 services cancelled this morning and ongoing delays expected across multiple lines; the government's pay offer has been rejected, and further storms are predicted.
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40% Bias Score
Mayor Bass's Ghana Trip Overlaps with Palisades Fire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's trip to Ghana from January 4-8 coincided with the Palisades Fire, raising questions about her response time; she returned on a military flight landing January 8, after roughly 1,000 structures burned and 70,000 faced evacuation orders.
Mayor Bass's Ghana Trip Overlaps with Palisades Fire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's trip to Ghana from January 4-8 coincided with the Palisades Fire, raising questions about her response time; she returned on a military flight landing January 8, after roughly 1,000 structures burned and 70,000 faced evacuation orders.
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48% Bias Score
Gold Investment Liquidity: ETFs, Futures, and Physical Gold Compared
Gold's price surge in 2024 fueled investor interest; gold ETFs, futures contracts, physical gold, mining stocks, and digital platforms offer varying degrees of liquidity, each with advantages and disadvantages.
Gold Investment Liquidity: ETFs, Futures, and Physical Gold Compared
Gold's price surge in 2024 fueled investor interest; gold ETFs, futures contracts, physical gold, mining stocks, and digital platforms offer varying degrees of liquidity, each with advantages and disadvantages.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Energy Nominee Faces Climate Protests at Senate Hearing
During his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, President-elect Trump's nominee for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, faced questioning from lawmakers regarding climate change, the Los Angeles wildfires, and the Biden administration's green energy agenda; the hearing was disrupted by climate prot...
Trump's Energy Nominee Faces Climate Protests at Senate Hearing
During his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, President-elect Trump's nominee for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, faced questioning from lawmakers regarding climate change, the Los Angeles wildfires, and the Biden administration's green energy agenda; the hearing was disrupted by climate prot...
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36% Bias Score
Pop Culture Dominates Scientific Naming of New Species
An analysis of 18,000 newly described species reveals a disproportionate number named after Star Wars characters (40), Discworld characters (49), and other pop culture figures, compared to literary figures like Shakespeare (17) or Nabokov (25), highlighting popular culture's impact on scientific nam...
Pop Culture Dominates Scientific Naming of New Species
An analysis of 18,000 newly described species reveals a disproportionate number named after Star Wars characters (40), Discworld characters (49), and other pop culture figures, compared to literary figures like Shakespeare (17) or Nabokov (25), highlighting popular culture's impact on scientific nam...
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40% Bias Score
Sydney House Prices Fall Amidst High Interest Rates
Sydney house prices fell 0.1 percent in December, marking the first back-to-back quarterly decline in two years due to high interest rates and reduced borrowing capacity; however, unit prices reached a record high.
Sydney House Prices Fall Amidst High Interest Rates
Sydney house prices fell 0.1 percent in December, marking the first back-to-back quarterly decline in two years due to high interest rates and reduced borrowing capacity; however, unit prices reached a record high.
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44% Bias Score
Sydney's Millennial Exodus: Brain Drain Threatens City's Future
Driven by unaffordable housing and higher salaries abroad, thousands of millennial professionals are leaving Sydney annually, prompting concerns about a potential brain drain and the city's long-term economic and social future.
Sydney's Millennial Exodus: Brain Drain Threatens City's Future
Driven by unaffordable housing and higher salaries abroad, thousands of millennial professionals are leaving Sydney annually, prompting concerns about a potential brain drain and the city's long-term economic and social future.
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44% Bias Score
Georgia Ethics Commission Fines Abrams-Linked Groups \$300,000
The Georgia Ethics Commission fined the New Georgia Project and its Action Fund \$300,000 for illegally supporting Stacey Abrams' 2018 gubernatorial campaign and a 2019 Gwinnett County transportation referendum without proper disclosure, marking the largest fine in the commission's history.
Georgia Ethics Commission Fines Abrams-Linked Groups \$300,000
The Georgia Ethics Commission fined the New Georgia Project and its Action Fund \$300,000 for illegally supporting Stacey Abrams' 2018 gubernatorial campaign and a 2019 Gwinnett County transportation referendum without proper disclosure, marking the largest fine in the commission's history.
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48% Bias Score
Minnesota House Speaker Election Contested in Court
Minnesota House Republicans elected Lisa Demuth as Speaker despite a Democratic boycott, claiming quorum while Democrats contest the legality based on a missing member; Secretary of State Steve Simon, a Democrat, petitioned the state's Supreme Court to intervene, citing a lack of quorum.
Minnesota House Speaker Election Contested in Court
Minnesota House Republicans elected Lisa Demuth as Speaker despite a Democratic boycott, claiming quorum while Democrats contest the legality based on a missing member; Secretary of State Steve Simon, a Democrat, petitioned the state's Supreme Court to intervene, citing a lack of quorum.
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44% Bias Score
HMPV Infections Rise, but WHO Says No Global Emergency
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections are increasing in some areas, particularly in China and Mexico, but the World Health Organization (WHO) does not consider it a global emergency; Mexico confirmed around 160 cases by January 6th, 2025, with one probable death under investigation.
HMPV Infections Rise, but WHO Says No Global Emergency
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections are increasing in some areas, particularly in China and Mexico, but the World Health Organization (WHO) does not consider it a global emergency; Mexico confirmed around 160 cases by January 6th, 2025, with one probable death under investigation.
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40% Bias Score
Leverkusen Edges Mainz, Tightens Bundesliga Title Race
Bayer Leverkusen defeated Mainz 05 by a score of 1-0 in a hard-fought Bundesliga match on January 25th, 2024, at the BayArena, keeping the title race close with Bayern Munich. Alejandro Grimaldo's goal in the 48th minute secured the victory, while Mainz's Jonathan Burkardt exited early due to an inj...
Leverkusen Edges Mainz, Tightens Bundesliga Title Race
Bayer Leverkusen defeated Mainz 05 by a score of 1-0 in a hard-fought Bundesliga match on January 25th, 2024, at the BayArena, keeping the title race close with Bayern Munich. Alejandro Grimaldo's goal in the 48th minute secured the victory, while Mainz's Jonathan Burkardt exited early due to an inj...
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36% Bias Score