March 2025
April 2025
Armenia's Unmet Socio-Economic Goals: A 2021-2024 Assessment
Armenia's government reported achieving its 7% annual economic growth target in 2021, but other key goals, including reducing unemployment to 10%, halving poverty, raising the minimum wage to 85,000 AMD, and equating average pensions to the consumer basket by 2026, remain unmet, with current figures...
Armenia's Unmet Socio-Economic Goals: A 2021-2024 Assessment
Armenia's government reported achieving its 7% annual economic growth target in 2021, but other key goals, including reducing unemployment to 10%, halving poverty, raising the minimum wage to 85,000 AMD, and equating average pensions to the consumer basket by 2026, remain unmet, with current figures...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Sons' Dominari Holdings Stock Deal Raises Conflict of Interest Concerns
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, along with Dominari Holdings insiders, acquired 1 million shares through a private placement and bonuses before the stock surged after the Trumps joined the company's advisory board, raising questions about whether directors acted in the company's best interests.
Trump Sons' Dominari Holdings Stock Deal Raises Conflict of Interest Concerns
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, along with Dominari Holdings insiders, acquired 1 million shares through a private placement and bonuses before the stock surged after the Trumps joined the company's advisory board, raising questions about whether directors acted in the company's best interests.
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48% Bias Score
Apple's AI Transcribes Garage Voicemail as Sexually Explicit Insult
Louise Littlejohn, 66, received an offensive voicemail transcription from Lookers Land Rover garage due to Apple's AI misinterpreting a business call; the AI replaced "sixth of March" with "sex" and added an insult.
Apple's AI Transcribes Garage Voicemail as Sexually Explicit Insult
Louise Littlejohn, 66, received an offensive voicemail transcription from Lookers Land Rover garage due to Apple's AI misinterpreting a business call; the AI replaced "sixth of March" with "sex" and added an insult.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Athletes Qualify for European Indoor Championships Finals
At the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Nadine Visser and Job Geerds qualified for the 60m hurdles final, with Geerds achieving a personal best and Visser aiming for a medal. Pauline Hondema also qualified for the long jump final, equaling her national record, while Britt Weerman failed t...
Dutch Athletes Qualify for European Indoor Championships Finals
At the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Nadine Visser and Job Geerds qualified for the 60m hurdles final, with Geerds achieving a personal best and Visser aiming for a medal. Pauline Hondema also qualified for the long jump final, equaling her national record, while Britt Weerman failed t...
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24% Bias Score
Viotti's Verdi Requiem: A Masterful Performance with Sound Issues
Lorenzo Viotti's penultimate concert as chief conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra featured Verdi's Requiem at Rotterdam's De Doelen on [date not specified], showcasing his conducting style but highlighting some sound issues due to trumpet placement and choir inconsistencies.
Viotti's Verdi Requiem: A Masterful Performance with Sound Issues
Lorenzo Viotti's penultimate concert as chief conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra featured Verdi's Requiem at Rotterdam's De Doelen on [date not specified], showcasing his conducting style but highlighting some sound issues due to trumpet placement and choir inconsistencies.
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20% Bias Score
Sachsen-Anhalt Sees Drop in Drug Deaths, but Challenges Remain
Despite a decrease to 48 drug-related deaths in Sachsen-Anhalt in 2024 (compared to 54 in 2023), the number remains high; police seized significantly more drugs in 2024 than in 2023, coinciding with a drop in drug-related offenses due to the new cannabis law.
Sachsen-Anhalt Sees Drop in Drug Deaths, but Challenges Remain
Despite a decrease to 48 drug-related deaths in Sachsen-Anhalt in 2024 (compared to 54 in 2023), the number remains high; police seized significantly more drugs in 2024 than in 2023, coinciding with a drop in drug-related offenses due to the new cannabis law.
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44% Bias Score
Greece: Widespread Protests Highlight Systemic Failures
Triggered by a fatal train crash, massive protests across Greece demonstrate widespread discontent with systemic failures, echoing but differing from the 2015 referendum climate; the government's response risks further instability.
Greece: Widespread Protests Highlight Systemic Failures
Triggered by a fatal train crash, massive protests across Greece demonstrate widespread discontent with systemic failures, echoing but differing from the 2015 referendum climate; the government's response risks further instability.
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52% Bias Score
Alex Hall: Can His Unique Style Deliver Another Olympic Gold?
Alex Hall, the 26-year-old 2022 Beijing Olympics Men's Slopestyle gold medalist, aims to compete in the 2026 Milan Cortina games, prioritizing personal expression over score maximization, a style he showcased with his innovative right double cork 1080.
Alex Hall: Can His Unique Style Deliver Another Olympic Gold?
Alex Hall, the 26-year-old 2022 Beijing Olympics Men's Slopestyle gold medalist, aims to compete in the 2026 Milan Cortina games, prioritizing personal expression over score maximization, a style he showcased with his innovative right double cork 1080.
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48% Bias Score
Dutch Athletes Advance in 400m at European Indoor Championships
At the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn, Lieke Klaver and Cathelijn Peeters qualified for the women's 400-meter semifinals, while Jonas Phijffers and Isaya Klein Ikkink secured their places in the men's semifinals; Eveline Saalberg and Eugene Omalla were eliminated in the heats.
Dutch Athletes Advance in 400m at European Indoor Championships
At the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn, Lieke Klaver and Cathelijn Peeters qualified for the women's 400-meter semifinals, while Jonas Phijffers and Isaya Klein Ikkink secured their places in the men's semifinals; Eveline Saalberg and Eugene Omalla were eliminated in the heats.
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28% Bias Score
Hantavirus Claims Life of Gene Hackman's Wife in New Mexico
Betsy Arakawa, wife of actor Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in New Mexico last month; the virus, spread through rodent contact, has a high mortality rate in the state and lacks specific treatment.
Hantavirus Claims Life of Gene Hackman's Wife in New Mexico
Betsy Arakawa, wife of actor Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in New Mexico last month; the virus, spread through rodent contact, has a high mortality rate in the state and lacks specific treatment.
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8% Bias Score
German Ice Cream Prices Surge Amidst Rising Costs
Ice cream prices in Germany have increased due to rising personnel costs, electricity prices, and rent, ranging from €1.50 to €3.00 per scoop depending on location; this compares to 30 Pfennig in the mid-1980s.
German Ice Cream Prices Surge Amidst Rising Costs
Ice cream prices in Germany have increased due to rising personnel costs, electricity prices, and rent, ranging from €1.50 to €3.00 per scoop depending on location; this compares to 30 Pfennig in the mid-1980s.
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36% Bias Score
German Ice Cream Prices Surge Amid Rising Costs
Ice cream prices in Germany have surged, ranging from €1.50 to €3.00 per scoop due to increased personnel costs, electricity prices, rent, and the impact of the Ukraine crisis on raw material costs; a scoop cost €0.30 in the mid-1980s.
German Ice Cream Prices Surge Amid Rising Costs
Ice cream prices in Germany have surged, ranging from €1.50 to €3.00 per scoop due to increased personnel costs, electricity prices, rent, and the impact of the Ukraine crisis on raw material costs; a scoop cost €0.30 in the mid-1980s.
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40% Bias Score