January 2025
February 2025
Walgreens Suspends Dividend to Fund Turnaround
Walgreens Boots Alliance suspended its quarterly dividend to raise over $800 million annually for debt reduction and to fund its long-term turnaround plan, following the closure of more than 1,200 stores and a previous dividend cut.
Walgreens Suspends Dividend to Fund Turnaround
Walgreens Boots Alliance suspended its quarterly dividend to raise over $800 million annually for debt reduction and to fund its long-term turnaround plan, following the closure of more than 1,200 stores and a previous dividend cut.
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36% Bias Score
Kansas Tops, Hawaii Bottoms 2025 WalletHub Driver Rankings
WalletHub's 2025 report ranks Kansas as the best state for drivers due to low ownership costs, excellent road conditions, minimal traffic, and safe motorists, while Hawaii ranks last due to high ownership costs, poor road quality, heavy traffic, and limited access to repairs.
Kansas Tops, Hawaii Bottoms 2025 WalletHub Driver Rankings
WalletHub's 2025 report ranks Kansas as the best state for drivers due to low ownership costs, excellent road conditions, minimal traffic, and safe motorists, while Hawaii ranks last due to high ownership costs, poor road quality, heavy traffic, and limited access to repairs.
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44% Bias Score
Nvidia's 50-Series GPUs Launch: Sellouts, Scalping, and Premium Pre-Built Options
Nvidia's new 50-series graphics cards (RTX 5080 and RTX 5090) launched today, selling out quickly and creating scalping concerns. Maingear offers pre-built PCs with these GPUs, priced at an additional $1287 for the 5080 and $2887 for the 5090.
Nvidia's 50-Series GPUs Launch: Sellouts, Scalping, and Premium Pre-Built Options
Nvidia's new 50-series graphics cards (RTX 5080 and RTX 5090) launched today, selling out quickly and creating scalping concerns. Maingear offers pre-built PCs with these GPUs, priced at an additional $1287 for the 5080 and $2887 for the 5090.
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48% Bias Score
Ela Minus: Analog Synth Pioneer
Colombian-American musician Ela Minus uses analog synthesizers instead of laptops to create a more human-sounding electronic music; her new album, "Dia," reflects this approach, and she embraces occasional malfunctions as opportunities for genuine audience connection.
Ela Minus: Analog Synth Pioneer
Colombian-American musician Ela Minus uses analog synthesizers instead of laptops to create a more human-sounding electronic music; her new album, "Dia," reflects this approach, and she embraces occasional malfunctions as opportunities for genuine audience connection.
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36% Bias Score
House Subcommittee to Investigate if California Regulations Worsened Wildfires
The House Judiciary Subcommittee will hold a hearing on February 6th to investigate if California's regulations worsened recent wildfires that destroyed over 12,000 structures and displaced over 100,000 people, focusing on insurance and permitting regulations.
House Subcommittee to Investigate if California Regulations Worsened Wildfires
The House Judiciary Subcommittee will hold a hearing on February 6th to investigate if California's regulations worsened recent wildfires that destroyed over 12,000 structures and displaced over 100,000 people, focusing on insurance and permitting regulations.
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56% Bias Score
Target Boycott Launched Over DEI Rollback
Civil rights activists initiated a boycott of Target Corporation on February 1st, 2024, in Minneapolis, protesting the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The boycott, organized by the Racial Justice Network and local Black Lives Matter groups, is in res...
Target Boycott Launched Over DEI Rollback
Civil rights activists initiated a boycott of Target Corporation on February 1st, 2024, in Minneapolis, protesting the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The boycott, organized by the Racial Justice Network and local Black Lives Matter groups, is in res...
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60% Bias Score
Asteroid 2024 YR4: 1.3% Chance of Earth Impact in 2032
Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered by ATLAS on December 27, 2023, has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032, posing a localized threat but not a global extinction event, according to NASA's Sentry Risk List and the European Space Agency.
Asteroid 2024 YR4: 1.3% Chance of Earth Impact in 2032
Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered by ATLAS on December 27, 2023, has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032, posing a localized threat but not a global extinction event, according to NASA's Sentry Risk List and the European Space Agency.
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40% Bias Score
Paris Menswear Fashion Week Showcases Bold New Trends
Paris Menswear Fashion Week's Fall/Winter 2025-2026 shows featured Auralee's colorful minimalism, Lemaire's relaxed tailoring, AMIRI's Hollywood-rock fusion, Dior's dance-inspired designs, and Hermès' understated elegance, showcasing innovative menswear trends.
Paris Menswear Fashion Week Showcases Bold New Trends
Paris Menswear Fashion Week's Fall/Winter 2025-2026 shows featured Auralee's colorful minimalism, Lemaire's relaxed tailoring, AMIRI's Hollywood-rock fusion, Dior's dance-inspired designs, and Hermès' understated elegance, showcasing innovative menswear trends.
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24% Bias Score
AI Boom Reshapes Utilities Investment Landscape
The AI boom is driving a 26% surge in the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) over the past year, compelling investors to adopt more selective strategies in their search for dividend-paying utility companies, with some analysts recommending mid-cap utilities and those well-positioned to benefit ...
AI Boom Reshapes Utilities Investment Landscape
The AI boom is driving a 26% surge in the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) over the past year, compelling investors to adopt more selective strategies in their search for dividend-paying utility companies, with some analysts recommending mid-cap utilities and those well-positioned to benefit ...
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36% Bias Score
Grants Pass Faces Lawsuit Over Homeless Camping Restrictions
Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass, Oregon, for violating a state law requiring "objectively reasonable" homeless camping regulations after the city closed a large campsite and restricted access to a smaller one, impacting five disabled plaintiffs.
Grants Pass Faces Lawsuit Over Homeless Camping Restrictions
Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass, Oregon, for violating a state law requiring "objectively reasonable" homeless camping regulations after the city closed a large campsite and restricted access to a smaller one, impacting five disabled plaintiffs.
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44% Bias Score
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady, Creating CD Opportunity for Savers
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.50% in its first 2025 meeting, pausing rate cuts for the first time since July 2024, offering savers a final opportunity to benefit from still-high rates via CDs while borrowers continue to face high interest loan rates.
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady, Creating CD Opportunity for Savers
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.50% in its first 2025 meeting, pausing rate cuts for the first time since July 2024, offering savers a final opportunity to benefit from still-high rates via CDs while borrowers continue to face high interest loan rates.
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48% Bias Score
Bankruptcy vs. Debt Relief: Choosing the Right Path
Overwhelmed by debt? This article analyzes bankruptcy (Chapter 7 and 13) versus debt relief (settlement, consolidation, credit counseling), detailing when each is appropriate and outlining long-term consequences.
Bankruptcy vs. Debt Relief: Choosing the Right Path
Overwhelmed by debt? This article analyzes bankruptcy (Chapter 7 and 13) versus debt relief (settlement, consolidation, credit counseling), detailing when each is appropriate and outlining long-term consequences.
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44% Bias Score