February 2025
March 2025
Barcelona Reclaims La Liga Lead After Controversial Win
Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano 1-0 at home, reclaiming the top spot in La Liga due to a Lewandowski penalty and benefiting from controversial refereeing decisions, despite missed chances by Raphinha and a strong second-half performance from Rayo Vallecano.
Barcelona Reclaims La Liga Lead After Controversial Win
Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano 1-0 at home, reclaiming the top spot in La Liga due to a Lewandowski penalty and benefiting from controversial refereeing decisions, despite missed chances by Raphinha and a strong second-half performance from Rayo Vallecano.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Budget Cuts to Worsen Inequality, Warns SCP
The Dutch Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP) warns that government budget cuts of "2.3 billion euros will negatively impact 1.3 million vulnerable citizens, exacerbating inequality and eroding public trust.
Dutch Budget Cuts to Worsen Inequality, Warns SCP
The Dutch Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP) warns that government budget cuts of "2.3 billion euros will negatively impact 1.3 million vulnerable citizens, exacerbating inequality and eroding public trust.
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40% Bias Score
Five Immigrant-Founded Fintechs Make Forbes 2025 Fintech 50 List
Forbes' 2025 Fintech 50 list includes five immigrant-founded startups: Increase (payment processing), Nala (money transfers), Aven (credit cards), Brico (fintech licensing), and DataVisor (fraud detection), showcasing innovation and addressing diverse financial needs; DataVisor saw a 67% revenue inc...
Five Immigrant-Founded Fintechs Make Forbes 2025 Fintech 50 List
Forbes' 2025 Fintech 50 list includes five immigrant-founded startups: Increase (payment processing), Nala (money transfers), Aven (credit cards), Brico (fintech licensing), and DataVisor (fraud detection), showcasing innovation and addressing diverse financial needs; DataVisor saw a 67% revenue inc...
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40% Bias Score
Changemakers Wanted" Offers Strategies for Women to Overcome Workplace Barriers
Danaya Wilson's "Changemakers Wanted," published February 18, 2025, by Forbes Books, provides strategies for women to overcome workplace barriers, emphasizing ethical leadership and addressing issues such as the childcare crisis and workplace inequities.
Changemakers Wanted" Offers Strategies for Women to Overcome Workplace Barriers
Danaya Wilson's "Changemakers Wanted," published February 18, 2025, by Forbes Books, provides strategies for women to overcome workplace barriers, emphasizing ethical leadership and addressing issues such as the childcare crisis and workplace inequities.
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48% Bias Score
Chinese Commercial Real Estate Poised for 5-10% Growth in 2025
A CBRE survey reveals that 60% of investors expect a Chinese commercial real estate market rebound by 2025, projecting 5-10% growth in en bloc transactions, driven by policy support and a focus on high-quality assets like industrial logistics and rental housing.
Chinese Commercial Real Estate Poised for 5-10% Growth in 2025
A CBRE survey reveals that 60% of investors expect a Chinese commercial real estate market rebound by 2025, projecting 5-10% growth in en bloc transactions, driven by policy support and a focus on high-quality assets like industrial logistics and rental housing.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Swift Bureaucracy Overhaul After First-Term Obstruction
President Trump's administration swiftly removed numerous senior federal bureaucrats deemed resistant to White House policies, contrasting with his first term's struggles against bureaucratic sabotage and obstruction, exemplified by the Crossfire Hurricane scandal and various agency-level actions.
Trump's Swift Bureaucracy Overhaul After First-Term Obstruction
President Trump's administration swiftly removed numerous senior federal bureaucrats deemed resistant to White House policies, contrasting with his first term's struggles against bureaucratic sabotage and obstruction, exemplified by the Crossfire Hurricane scandal and various agency-level actions.
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60% Bias Score
Dutch Employers Reorganize Work to Combat Labor Shortages
A UWV survey of 2300 Dutch employers reveals that 46 percent are reorganizing work due to labor shortages, primarily by improving employee versatility, streamlining processes, and using automation; the UWV offers free advice through its BIA program.
Dutch Employers Reorganize Work to Combat Labor Shortages
A UWV survey of 2300 Dutch employers reveals that 46 percent are reorganizing work due to labor shortages, primarily by improving employee versatility, streamlining processes, and using automation; the UWV offers free advice through its BIA program.
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20% Bias Score
Netherlands Faces Prison Overcrowding Crisis Amidst Stricter Sentencing
Due to stricter sentencing and increased life sentences, the Netherlands is facing a prison overcrowding crisis ("code black"), prompting proposals like double-celling inmates and early release, countered by increased focus on alternative sentencing like fines or community service.
Netherlands Faces Prison Overcrowding Crisis Amidst Stricter Sentencing
Due to stricter sentencing and increased life sentences, the Netherlands is facing a prison overcrowding crisis ("code black"), prompting proposals like double-celling inmates and early release, countered by increased focus on alternative sentencing like fines or community service.
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48% Bias Score
Wealthfront and Capitalize: Fintech Success Stories in a Competitive Market
Wealthfront, a robo-advisor, achieved $80 billion in assets under management and a 46% revenue increase in 2024, while Capitalize, a 401(k) rollover platform, facilitated $3 billion in rollovers, showcasing success in a competitive fintech market.
Wealthfront and Capitalize: Fintech Success Stories in a Competitive Market
Wealthfront, a robo-advisor, achieved $80 billion in assets under management and a 46% revenue increase in 2024, while Capitalize, a 401(k) rollover platform, facilitated $3 billion in rollovers, showcasing success in a competitive fintech market.
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44% Bias Score
Fintech 50: Aven and Valon Thrive Amidst Real Estate Downturn
In 2024, despite record-high home prices and near two-decade-high mortgage rates leading to the lowest existing home sales since 1995, two real estate companies, Aven and Valon, thrived in the Fintech 50 list, demonstrating innovative solutions and impressive growth—Aven with its rapid HELOC approva...
Fintech 50: Aven and Valon Thrive Amidst Real Estate Downturn
In 2024, despite record-high home prices and near two-decade-high mortgage rates leading to the lowest existing home sales since 1995, two real estate companies, Aven and Valon, thrived in the Fintech 50 list, demonstrating innovative solutions and impressive growth—Aven with its rapid HELOC approva...
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44% Bias Score
Victorian Private School Fees Soar to National High
Victorian private school fees are the highest in Australia, exceeding \$11,200 statewide and nearly \$41,000 in Melbourne's inner south-east, driven partly by a state government payroll tax increase implemented in July 2024 impacting schools charging over \$15,000 annually.
Victorian Private School Fees Soar to National High
Victorian private school fees are the highest in Australia, exceeding \$11,200 statewide and nearly \$41,000 in Melbourne's inner south-east, driven partly by a state government payroll tax increase implemented in July 2024 impacting schools charging over \$15,000 annually.
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40% Bias Score
Lubrizol Strike in France: 169 Job Cuts Protested Amidst Plant Profitability
A strike at Lubrizol's Rouen and Le Havre plants, starting February 18th, is protesting a restructuring plan eliminating 169 jobs, including 145 in Rouen, despite the plant's reported profitability and high production output. The union claims the restructuring is linked to the 2019 chemical fire.
Lubrizol Strike in France: 169 Job Cuts Protested Amidst Plant Profitability
A strike at Lubrizol's Rouen and Le Havre plants, starting February 18th, is protesting a restructuring plan eliminating 169 jobs, including 145 in Rouen, despite the plant's reported profitability and high production output. The union claims the restructuring is linked to the 2019 chemical fire.
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40% Bias Score