February 2025
March 2025
Brisbane Council Averts Strikes With 7.35% Wage Deal
Brisbane City Council reached a negotiated 7.35% pay rise over two years with its staff, ending weeks of industrial action by library, call center, and bus drivers who had sought double-digit increases; averted further service disruptions.
Brisbane Council Averts Strikes With 7.35% Wage Deal
Brisbane City Council reached a negotiated 7.35% pay rise over two years with its staff, ending weeks of industrial action by library, call center, and bus drivers who had sought double-digit increases; averted further service disruptions.
Progress
56% Bias Score
National Park Layoffs: Reduced Services, Uncertain Economic Impact
National park layoffs will mainly reduce services like ranger programs and visitor center hours, potentially impacting visitation and local economies; however, most major parks will remain open 24/7.
National Park Layoffs: Reduced Services, Uncertain Economic Impact
National park layoffs will mainly reduce services like ranger programs and visitor center hours, potentially impacting visitation and local economies; however, most major parks will remain open 24/7.
Progress
40% Bias Score
AI in Irish Healthcare: Addressing Technological Gaps and Regulatory Hurdles
Ireland's hospitals face significant technological challenges, including outdated systems and a lack of shared records; however, AI is being implemented at hospitals like Dublin's Mater to improve diagnostics and address long wait times, though regulatory hurdles remain.
AI in Irish Healthcare: Addressing Technological Gaps and Regulatory Hurdles
Ireland's hospitals face significant technological challenges, including outdated systems and a lack of shared records; however, AI is being implemented at hospitals like Dublin's Mater to improve diagnostics and address long wait times, though regulatory hurdles remain.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Gene Hackman and Wife Found Dead in Santa Fe
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home on Wednesday, prompting a suspicious death investigation by local authorities.
Gene Hackman and Wife Found Dead in Santa Fe
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home on Wednesday, prompting a suspicious death investigation by local authorities.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Ayala Land to Buy Part of ABS-CBN Headquarters for $108 Million
Ayala Land will pay \$108 million for three hectares of ABS-CBN's Quezon City headquarters, enabling ABS-CBN to partially repay debt accumulated after its broadcasting franchise was not renewed in 2020, resulting in significant financial losses and layoffs.
Ayala Land to Buy Part of ABS-CBN Headquarters for $108 Million
Ayala Land will pay \$108 million for three hectares of ABS-CBN's Quezon City headquarters, enabling ABS-CBN to partially repay debt accumulated after its broadcasting franchise was not renewed in 2020, resulting in significant financial losses and layoffs.
Progress
64% Bias Score
California's $20 Minimum Wage: 10,700 Fast-Food Job Losses, 14.5% Price Hike
A Berkeley Research Group study revealed that California's fast-food industry experienced a net loss of 10,700 jobs and a 14.5% price surge between June 2023 and June 2024 following the implementation of a $20 minimum wage for some workers in April 2024; the study, commissioned by Save Local Restaur...
California's $20 Minimum Wage: 10,700 Fast-Food Job Losses, 14.5% Price Hike
A Berkeley Research Group study revealed that California's fast-food industry experienced a net loss of 10,700 jobs and a 14.5% price surge between June 2023 and June 2024 following the implementation of a $20 minimum wage for some workers in April 2024; the study, commissioned by Save Local Restaur...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Proactive Career Planning Amidst Layoff Threats
Facing potential layoffs, employees should proactively decide whether to accept a buyout or stay, create a transition plan, and prepare a compelling narrative for future employers, starting a job search early to beat competition; initial severance packages may be more generous.
Proactive Career Planning Amidst Layoff Threats
Facing potential layoffs, employees should proactively decide whether to accept a buyout or stay, create a transition plan, and prepare a compelling narrative for future employers, starting a job search early to beat competition; initial severance packages may be more generous.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Delayed Compensation for Capture Victims
Around 100 sub-postmasters who were impacted by the faulty Post Office accounting system, Capture, may not receive compensation until autumn, despite a recent government meeting with victims and lawyers describing "positive steps". The scheme will not apply to those currently convicted, but the Crim...
Delayed Compensation for Capture Victims
Around 100 sub-postmasters who were impacted by the faulty Post Office accounting system, Capture, may not receive compensation until autumn, despite a recent government meeting with victims and lawyers describing "positive steps". The scheme will not apply to those currently convicted, but the Crim...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Tropicana Faces Potential Bankruptcy Amidst Orange Shortage and Shifting Consumer Preferences
Facing potential bankruptcy, Tropicana's financial woes are caused by decreased orange production due to climate change-related disasters and disease, increased prices, and shifting consumer preferences, resulting in a 4% sales and 10% profit drop last quarter.
Tropicana Faces Potential Bankruptcy Amidst Orange Shortage and Shifting Consumer Preferences
Facing potential bankruptcy, Tropicana's financial woes are caused by decreased orange production due to climate change-related disasters and disease, increased prices, and shifting consumer preferences, resulting in a 4% sales and 10% profit drop last quarter.
Progress
44% Bias Score
South Korea Eases Sanctions on Medical Exports to Russia and Belarus
South Korea is easing export controls on medical equipment to Russia and Belarus, requiring only prior notification instead of individual permits, starting Friday, a move mirroring recent US actions and aimed at facilitating humanitarian supplies while maintaining monitoring.
South Korea Eases Sanctions on Medical Exports to Russia and Belarus
South Korea is easing export controls on medical equipment to Russia and Belarus, requiring only prior notification instead of individual permits, starting Friday, a move mirroring recent US actions and aimed at facilitating humanitarian supplies while maintaining monitoring.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Slowing Job Growth Spurs Increased Investment in Workforce Upskilling
Amid slowing US job growth (143,000 jobs added in January), companies are significantly increasing investments in workforce development (91% per RGP's Q1 Transformation Barometer), focusing on reskilling and upskilling employees to adapt to AI integration and maintain competitiveness.
Slowing Job Growth Spurs Increased Investment in Workforce Upskilling
Amid slowing US job growth (143,000 jobs added in January), companies are significantly increasing investments in workforce development (91% per RGP's Q1 Transformation Barometer), focusing on reskilling and upskilling employees to adapt to AI integration and maintain competitiveness.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Gibson Blames Newsom, Bass for Wildfire Devastation
Actor Mel Gibson, whose home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire, blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for the wildfires' devastation, citing mismanagement and the lack of preemptive measures; 29 people died, and thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed.
Gibson Blames Newsom, Bass for Wildfire Devastation
Actor Mel Gibson, whose home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire, blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for the wildfires' devastation, citing mismanagement and the lack of preemptive measures; 29 people died, and thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed.
Progress
60% Bias Score