January 2025
February 2025
Turkish Attendees at Trump's Inaugural Balls
Two Turkish individuals, Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ and Mehmet Aydın, attended President Trump's inauguration events, with Yalçındağ receiving a "First Family" invitation to the Commander-in-Chief Ball and Aydın attending the Starlight Ball as a guest of a donor; the article contrasts this with the author...
Turkish Attendees at Trump's Inaugural Balls
Two Turkish individuals, Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ and Mehmet Aydın, attended President Trump's inauguration events, with Yalçındağ receiving a "First Family" invitation to the Commander-in-Chief Ball and Aydın attending the Starlight Ball as a guest of a donor; the article contrasts this with the author...
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64% Bias Score
WA Court Officers Strike Over 24% Pay Gap
Hundreds of Ventia-employed court security and custodial officers in Western Australia walked off the job on Friday in an eight-hour strike, demanding a pay rise to match other court workers' salaries due to a 24% pay gap, raising safety concerns for staff, prisoners, and the public, despite measure...
WA Court Officers Strike Over 24% Pay Gap
Hundreds of Ventia-employed court security and custodial officers in Western Australia walked off the job on Friday in an eight-hour strike, demanding a pay rise to match other court workers' salaries due to a 24% pay gap, raising safety concerns for staff, prisoners, and the public, despite measure...
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40% Bias Score
Restructuring Boosts Bavarian Retail Sales Despite Employment Drop
Bavarian retail sales grew by 5% in 2024 despite a 1.1% decrease in employment, largely due to a major online retailer's restructuring; however, traditional stores saw minimal growth, and the grocery sector experienced significant job losses.
Restructuring Boosts Bavarian Retail Sales Despite Employment Drop
Bavarian retail sales grew by 5% in 2024 despite a 1.1% decrease in employment, largely due to a major online retailer's restructuring; however, traditional stores saw minimal growth, and the grocery sector experienced significant job losses.
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32% Bias Score
Alegría Wins Aragonese PSOE Leadership Race
Pilar Alegría will be the new secretary general of the PSOE in Aragón after Darío Villagrasa withdrew his candidacy, citing party unity. This makes Aragón the latest region won by Sánchez-aligned ministers, highlighting the ongoing power struggle within the PSOE.
Alegría Wins Aragonese PSOE Leadership Race
Pilar Alegría will be the new secretary general of the PSOE in Aragón after Darío Villagrasa withdrew his candidacy, citing party unity. This makes Aragón the latest region won by Sánchez-aligned ministers, highlighting the ongoing power struggle within the PSOE.
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40% Bias Score
Bruins Consider Trading Captain Brad Marchand Amidst Disappointing Season
The Boston Bruins are considering trading their captain, Brad Marchand, before the March 7 trade deadline due to the team's underperformance, Marchand's age (36), and injury history. A trade could yield a second-round draft pick and a promising young player, though it would significantly alter the t...
Bruins Consider Trading Captain Brad Marchand Amidst Disappointing Season
The Boston Bruins are considering trading their captain, Brad Marchand, before the March 7 trade deadline due to the team's underperformance, Marchand's age (36), and injury history. A trade could yield a second-round draft pick and a promising young player, though it would significantly alter the t...
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40% Bias Score
Görtz Faces Second Insolvency Due to Investor Dispute
Görtz, a Hamburg retailer, is in a second insolvency proceeding due to unpaid rent and an investor's €1.3 million payment default, jeopardizing employee salaries and the company's future, with ongoing legal battles and brand-rights complications.
Görtz Faces Second Insolvency Due to Investor Dispute
Görtz, a Hamburg retailer, is in a second insolvency proceeding due to unpaid rent and an investor's €1.3 million payment default, jeopardizing employee salaries and the company's future, with ongoing legal battles and brand-rights complications.
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40% Bias Score
Utrecht City Hall Displays Art Installation Made From Half a Million Cigarette Butts
An art installation in Utrecht's city hall uses half a million collected cigarette butts to create a growing 'Butt Forest,' aiming to raise public awareness of cigarette butt pollution and inspire behavioral change regarding littering.
Utrecht City Hall Displays Art Installation Made From Half a Million Cigarette Butts
An art installation in Utrecht's city hall uses half a million collected cigarette butts to create a growing 'Butt Forest,' aiming to raise public awareness of cigarette butt pollution and inspire behavioral change regarding littering.
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32% Bias Score
Restructuring Boosts Bavarian Retail Sales Despite Employment Drop
Bavarian retail sales increased by 5 percent in 2024 due to a significant online sales increase from a single company's restructuring, despite a 1.1 percent employment drop—the largest in years, affecting the food sector most significantly, and a poor Christmas season.
Restructuring Boosts Bavarian Retail Sales Despite Employment Drop
Bavarian retail sales increased by 5 percent in 2024 due to a significant online sales increase from a single company's restructuring, despite a 1.1 percent employment drop—the largest in years, affecting the food sector most significantly, and a poor Christmas season.
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32% Bias Score
Hesse to Fine Owners of Vacant Properties Up to €500,000
Hesse will introduce a new law to combat speculative vacancy of real estate by allowing municipalities to impose fines of up to €500,000. The law addresses a vacancy rate of 3.9% (over 122,000 dwellings), aiming to limit vacancy periods to six months unless justified by factors such as renovations.
Hesse to Fine Owners of Vacant Properties Up to €500,000
Hesse will introduce a new law to combat speculative vacancy of real estate by allowing municipalities to impose fines of up to €500,000. The law addresses a vacancy rate of 3.9% (over 122,000 dwellings), aiming to limit vacancy periods to six months unless justified by factors such as renovations.
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40% Bias Score
US Photographers Showcase Guangdong's Cultural Diversity in California Exhibition
Four award-winning American photographers showcased 48 photos of Guangdong Province's culture in a Southern California exhibition (January 23rd-February 9th) at South Coast Plaza, aiming to bridge cultural understanding between the U.S. and China.
US Photographers Showcase Guangdong's Cultural Diversity in California Exhibition
Four award-winning American photographers showcased 48 photos of Guangdong Province's culture in a Southern California exhibition (January 23rd-February 9th) at South Coast Plaza, aiming to bridge cultural understanding between the U.S. and China.
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32% Bias Score
Europe's Largest Quartzite Quarry Fuels Taunus Region's Economy
The Taunus-Quarzit-Werk, Europe's largest quartzite quarry, located near Köppern, Germany, produces 4,000 tons of quartzite daily for various uses; its location near Roman Limes structures suggests a long history of extraction, while its modern operations demonstrate the economic significance of thi...
Europe's Largest Quartzite Quarry Fuels Taunus Region's Economy
The Taunus-Quarzit-Werk, Europe's largest quartzite quarry, located near Köppern, Germany, produces 4,000 tons of quartzite daily for various uses; its location near Roman Limes structures suggests a long history of extraction, while its modern operations demonstrate the economic significance of thi...
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24% Bias Score
Record Pessimism Among Thuringian Businesses
A survey of Thuringian businesses reveals record-high pessimism, with almost half expecting economic downturn in the coming months due to low order books and profit expectations; economic recovery is not expected until 2026.
Record Pessimism Among Thuringian Businesses
A survey of Thuringian businesses reveals record-high pessimism, with almost half expecting economic downturn in the coming months due to low order books and profit expectations; economic recovery is not expected until 2026.
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48% Bias Score