January 2025
February 2025
Rising Treasury Yields Shake Stock Market Despite Fed Rate Cuts
The 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.80%, its highest since 2023, causing stock market declines despite the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates three times since September due to investor concerns about future inflation and economic strength.
Rising Treasury Yields Shake Stock Market Despite Fed Rate Cuts
The 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.80%, its highest since 2023, causing stock market declines despite the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates three times since September due to investor concerns about future inflation and economic strength.
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36% Bias Score
Tanzania Marburg Outbreak: Eight Deaths, High Regional Risk
A Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania's Kagera region has resulted in nine confirmed cases and eight deaths by January 11th, raising concerns about potential regional spread due to high mortality and cross-border movement.
Tanzania Marburg Outbreak: Eight Deaths, High Regional Risk
A Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania's Kagera region has resulted in nine confirmed cases and eight deaths by January 11th, raising concerns about potential regional spread due to high mortality and cross-border movement.
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36% Bias Score
Smartwatch Bands Found to Contain High Levels of Toxic PFAS
A University of Notre Dame study found 15 of 22 tested smartwatch brands contain high levels of PFAS, exceeding levels found in other consumer products and raising health concerns due to prolonged skin contact; the study checked for PFAS in bands from Nike, Apple, Fitbit, and Google.
Smartwatch Bands Found to Contain High Levels of Toxic PFAS
A University of Notre Dame study found 15 of 22 tested smartwatch brands contain high levels of PFAS, exceeding levels found in other consumer products and raising health concerns due to prolonged skin contact; the study checked for PFAS in bands from Nike, Apple, Fitbit, and Google.
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44% Bias Score
UK Faces Economic Peril Amidst Potential Trump-Led Trade War
A senior British minister warns of significant economic risks if a Trump presidency triggers a global trade war, impacting UK exports to the US and potentially increasing inflation, while the UK government is preparing for trade negotiations to mitigate this.
UK Faces Economic Peril Amidst Potential Trump-Led Trade War
A senior British minister warns of significant economic risks if a Trump presidency triggers a global trade war, impacting UK exports to the US and potentially increasing inflation, while the UK government is preparing for trade negotiations to mitigate this.
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40% Bias Score
New Orleans' Failure to Deploy Barriers Leads to Deadly Bourbon Street Attack
A truck attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street on January 1, 2025, killed 14 and injured nearly 60, prompting outrage over the city's failure to deploy preventative barriers despite warnings from a 2019 report.
New Orleans' Failure to Deploy Barriers Leads to Deadly Bourbon Street Attack
A truck attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street on January 1, 2025, killed 14 and injured nearly 60, prompting outrage over the city's failure to deploy preventative barriers despite warnings from a 2019 report.
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52% Bias Score
EBRD Invests Record €2.6 Billion in Turkey in 2024
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record €2.6 billion in Turkey in 2024, a 4% increase from 2023, driven by private sector green transformation projects and post-earthquake reconstruction efforts; this is the fifth consecutive year Turkey received the highest EBR...
EBRD Invests Record €2.6 Billion in Turkey in 2024
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record €2.6 billion in Turkey in 2024, a 4% increase from 2023, driven by private sector green transformation projects and post-earthquake reconstruction efforts; this is the fifth consecutive year Turkey received the highest EBR...
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56% Bias Score
Kosovo's Closure of Parallel Serbian Institutions Draws International Condemnation
Kosovar authorities closed ten parallel Serbian municipalities and other institutions on Wednesday, prompting sharp criticism from the EU, US, UK, and Germany for violating its EU path commitments, undermining citizen trust, and worsening relations with Serbia during election season.
Kosovo's Closure of Parallel Serbian Institutions Draws International Condemnation
Kosovar authorities closed ten parallel Serbian municipalities and other institutions on Wednesday, prompting sharp criticism from the EU, US, UK, and Germany for violating its EU path commitments, undermining citizen trust, and worsening relations with Serbia during election season.
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40% Bias Score
Queensland Woman Charged with Poisoning Child for Online Donations
A 34-year-old Queensland woman was arrested for allegedly poisoning a one-year-old girl and posting videos of the child's suffering online to gain followers and donations, resulting in over \$60,000 raised and over 1 million followers before account deletion; police charged her with torture, child e...
Queensland Woman Charged with Poisoning Child for Online Donations
A 34-year-old Queensland woman was arrested for allegedly poisoning a one-year-old girl and posting videos of the child's suffering online to gain followers and donations, resulting in over \$60,000 raised and over 1 million followers before account deletion; police charged her with torture, child e...
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48% Bias Score
Badenoch to Criticize Tory Record on Brexit, Economy, and Immigration
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch will publicly criticize her predecessors' handling of Brexit, the economy, net zero, and immigration in a speech aimed at rebuilding public trust, citing soaring net migration (685,000 in 2023 vs 219,000 in 2019) and a lack of economic plan post-Brexit as key failur...
Badenoch to Criticize Tory Record on Brexit, Economy, and Immigration
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch will publicly criticize her predecessors' handling of Brexit, the economy, net zero, and immigration in a speech aimed at rebuilding public trust, citing soaring net migration (685,000 in 2023 vs 219,000 in 2019) and a lack of economic plan post-Brexit as key failur...
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40% Bias Score
Spain's Housing Crisis: Proposed Tax on Foreign Buyers Faces Scrutiny
Widespread protests erupted in Spain over soaring housing costs, prompting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to propose a potential 100% tax on non-EU, non-resident homebuyers; however, experts express concerns regarding its effectiveness and potential limitations, highlighting the challenges of Spain's ...
Spain's Housing Crisis: Proposed Tax on Foreign Buyers Faces Scrutiny
Widespread protests erupted in Spain over soaring housing costs, prompting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to propose a potential 100% tax on non-EU, non-resident homebuyers; however, experts express concerns regarding its effectiveness and potential limitations, highlighting the challenges of Spain's ...
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56% Bias Score
2,000 Bronze Statues Found in Ancient Metropolis Junkyard
Excavations at Metropolis Ancient City in Izmir, Turkey, unearthed roughly 2,000 fragmented bronze statue pieces from an ancient junkyard, suggesting Late Antique bronze recycling due to religious and economic shifts.
2,000 Bronze Statues Found in Ancient Metropolis Junkyard
Excavations at Metropolis Ancient City in Izmir, Turkey, unearthed roughly 2,000 fragmented bronze statue pieces from an ancient junkyard, suggesting Late Antique bronze recycling due to religious and economic shifts.
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32% Bias Score
Dozens Dead in Turkey from Counterfeit Alcohol
In Turkey, dozens have died, mostly foreigners, from methanol-tainted alcohol in recent days; 23 deaths were reported in the past 48 hours, and two Turkmenistan citizens were arrested for producing and distributing the alcohol.
Dozens Dead in Turkey from Counterfeit Alcohol
In Turkey, dozens have died, mostly foreigners, from methanol-tainted alcohol in recent days; 23 deaths were reported in the past 48 hours, and two Turkmenistan citizens were arrested for producing and distributing the alcohol.
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40% Bias Score