March 2025
April 2025
Influenza Surge Causes Excess Deaths in the Netherlands
During the winter of 2024, an unexpected influenza surge in the Netherlands caused 3,200 more deaths than anticipated, mainly among the elderly, highlighting the ongoing need for robust pandemic preparedness despite reduced COVID-19 cases and government budget cuts.
Influenza Surge Causes Excess Deaths in the Netherlands
During the winter of 2024, an unexpected influenza surge in the Netherlands caused 3,200 more deaths than anticipated, mainly among the elderly, highlighting the ongoing need for robust pandemic preparedness despite reduced COVID-19 cases and government budget cuts.
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40% Bias Score
Idaho House Introduces Medical Cannabis Bill Amidst Senate's Move to Restrict Voter Initiatives
Idaho House lawmakers introduced the bipartisan Sgt. Kitzhaber Medical Cannabis Act, aiming to legalize medical cannabis despite the Senate's approval of a bill preventing voter-initiated legalization; the bill proposes a regulated program with strict controls on possession and distribution, reflect...
Idaho House Introduces Medical Cannabis Bill Amidst Senate's Move to Restrict Voter Initiatives
Idaho House lawmakers introduced the bipartisan Sgt. Kitzhaber Medical Cannabis Act, aiming to legalize medical cannabis despite the Senate's approval of a bill preventing voter-initiated legalization; the bill proposes a regulated program with strict controls on possession and distribution, reflect...
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40% Bias Score
France: 11% Rise in Racist, Xenophobic, and Antireligious Crimes in 2024
French authorities reported a significant 11% increase in racist, xenophobic, and antireligious crimes and offenses in 2024, reaching over 16,000 incidents, with Paris exhibiting a disproportionately high rate compared to the national average. This follows a 30% surge in 2023 and represents a 44% in...
France: 11% Rise in Racist, Xenophobic, and Antireligious Crimes in 2024
French authorities reported a significant 11% increase in racist, xenophobic, and antireligious crimes and offenses in 2024, reaching over 16,000 incidents, with Paris exhibiting a disproportionately high rate compared to the national average. This follows a 30% surge in 2023 and represents a 44% in...
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36% Bias Score
Bhutan's Mindfulness City Gets a Sustainable International Airport
Bhutan is building a mindfulness city with a new international airport in Gelephu, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, featuring sustainable design and modular wooden structures, aiming to increase flight capacity from a few daily to 123 flights daily and accommodate 1.3 million passengers annually.
Bhutan's Mindfulness City Gets a Sustainable International Airport
Bhutan is building a mindfulness city with a new international airport in Gelephu, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, featuring sustainable design and modular wooden structures, aiming to increase flight capacity from a few daily to 123 flights daily and accommodate 1.3 million passengers annually.
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36% Bias Score
Air Canada Apologizes for Omitting Israel from In-Flight Maps
Air Canada apologized for omitting Israel from in-flight maps on 40 of its Boeing 737 MAX planes, provided by Thales, replacing it with "Palestinian territories." The maps have been deactivated, and a fix is planned for March 14.
Air Canada Apologizes for Omitting Israel from In-Flight Maps
Air Canada apologized for omitting Israel from in-flight maps on 40 of its Boeing 737 MAX planes, provided by Thales, replacing it with "Palestinian territories." The maps have been deactivated, and a fix is planned for March 14.
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20% Bias Score
Life Sentence for Murder of Amazon Driver
Mark Ross, 32, received a life sentence for murdering Amazon driver Claudiu Carol-Kondor, 42, in Leeds on August 20 after stealing his van; Kondor died from head and chest injuries after clinging to the van as Ross drove erratically at high speed.
Life Sentence for Murder of Amazon Driver
Mark Ross, 32, received a life sentence for murdering Amazon driver Claudiu Carol-Kondor, 42, in Leeds on August 20 after stealing his van; Kondor died from head and chest injuries after clinging to the van as Ross drove erratically at high speed.
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32% Bias Score
Dutch Refugee Housing Policy Sparks Concerns Over Asylum Center Strain
The Dutch COA and VNG warn against a proposed law removing priority housing for recognized refugees (statushouders), fearing severe consequences for asylum centers and integration, while Minister Keijzer argues for more creative solutions like shared housing.
Dutch Refugee Housing Policy Sparks Concerns Over Asylum Center Strain
The Dutch COA and VNG warn against a proposed law removing priority housing for recognized refugees (statushouders), fearing severe consequences for asylum centers and integration, while Minister Keijzer argues for more creative solutions like shared housing.
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52% Bias Score
Verstappen-Russell Feud: Accusations, Threats, and Netflix's Omission
Following a penalty at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and George Russell engaged in a heated public feud involving accusations of intentional interference, bullying, and threats, a conflict notably absent from Netflix's Drive to Survive season seven.
Verstappen-Russell Feud: Accusations, Threats, and Netflix's Omission
Following a penalty at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and George Russell engaged in a heated public feud involving accusations of intentional interference, bullying, and threats, a conflict notably absent from Netflix's Drive to Survive season seven.
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56% Bias Score
North Sea Collision: Captain's Detention Extended
Following a collision in the North Sea on Monday between the US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate and the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship Solong, resulting in a fire and one presumed fatality, the 59-year-old Russian captain of the Solong is being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
North Sea Collision: Captain's Detention Extended
Following a collision in the North Sea on Monday between the US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate and the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship Solong, resulting in a fire and one presumed fatality, the 59-year-old Russian captain of the Solong is being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
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36% Bias Score
Ted Lasso" Renewed for Season 4 on AppleTV+
AppleTV+ announced the renewal of its Emmy-winning comedy "Ted Lasso" for a fourth season, with Jason Sudeikis returning as the lead actor and executive producer, almost two years after the Season 3 finale aired.
Ted Lasso" Renewed for Season 4 on AppleTV+
AppleTV+ announced the renewal of its Emmy-winning comedy "Ted Lasso" for a fourth season, with Jason Sudeikis returning as the lead actor and executive producer, almost two years after the Season 3 finale aired.
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20% Bias Score
Missed Opportunities: French Colonists in Algeria (1830-1962)
Yves Santamaria's "L'Algérie et la France" analyzes unrealized autonomist desires among French colonists in Algeria (1830-1962), highlighting their failure to form a separate identity and neglecting the Muslim population's perspective, thereby limiting its analysis of missed opportunities to avert c...
Missed Opportunities: French Colonists in Algeria (1830-1962)
Yves Santamaria's "L'Algérie et la France" analyzes unrealized autonomist desires among French colonists in Algeria (1830-1962), highlighting their failure to form a separate identity and neglecting the Muslim population's perspective, thereby limiting its analysis of missed opportunities to avert c...
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56% Bias Score
Appeal Fails: Man Jailed for Racist Threats Against Derry Mayor
Kevin Barry McIntyre, 31, of Londonderry, was jailed for five months for posting online threats against Derry and Strabane's first Black mayor, Lilian Seenoi Barr, and Foyle MP Colum Eastwood; his appeal was rejected due to the racially aggravated nature of the threats and the distress caused.
Appeal Fails: Man Jailed for Racist Threats Against Derry Mayor
Kevin Barry McIntyre, 31, of Londonderry, was jailed for five months for posting online threats against Derry and Strabane's first Black mayor, Lilian Seenoi Barr, and Foyle MP Colum Eastwood; his appeal was rejected due to the racially aggravated nature of the threats and the distress caused.
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32% Bias Score