Arizona Designates Willcox Groundwater Basin as Active Management Area
Arizona's Department of Water Resources declared the Willcox Groundwater Basin an active management area on December 1st, 2023, to curb agricultural overpumping causing well depletion and land damage, after public hearings and local resident votes.
Arizona Designates Willcox Groundwater Basin as Active Management Area
Arizona's Department of Water Resources declared the Willcox Groundwater Basin an active management area on December 1st, 2023, to curb agricultural overpumping causing well depletion and land damage, after public hearings and local resident votes.
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40% Bias Score
Minneapolis Amends Abortion Clinic Access Ordinance After Lawsuit
Minneapolis amended a 2022 ordinance prohibiting obstruction of abortion clinic entrances after a lawsuit by anti-abortion activists claiming free-speech violation; the city will pay plaintiffs' legal fees estimated at $600,000, excluding constitutionally protected activities from the amended ordina...
Minneapolis Amends Abortion Clinic Access Ordinance After Lawsuit
Minneapolis amended a 2022 ordinance prohibiting obstruction of abortion clinic entrances after a lawsuit by anti-abortion activists claiming free-speech violation; the city will pay plaintiffs' legal fees estimated at $600,000, excluding constitutionally protected activities from the amended ordina...
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36% Bias Score
EU: No Decisions on Ukraine Without Ukraine's Consent
EU leaders in Brussels declared on Thursday that no decisions on war-torn Ukraine will be made without its consent or that of its European partners, expressing concerns over President-elect Donald Trump's potential approach given Russia's battlefield gains and Ukraine's precarious situation.
EU: No Decisions on Ukraine Without Ukraine's Consent
EU leaders in Brussels declared on Thursday that no decisions on war-torn Ukraine will be made without its consent or that of its European partners, expressing concerns over President-elect Donald Trump's potential approach given Russia's battlefield gains and Ukraine's precarious situation.
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44% Bias Score
Wisconsin School Shooting Leaves Two Dead, Two Critically Injured
A 15-year-old student fatally shot a teacher and a student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, then died by suicide; two other students are critically injured; the motive remains under investigation.
Wisconsin School Shooting Leaves Two Dead, Two Critically Injured
A 15-year-old student fatally shot a teacher and a student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, then died by suicide; two other students are critically injured; the motive remains under investigation.
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36% Bias Score
Israel Establishes Military Position in Syrian Village, Preventing Access to Farmland
Israeli forces have established a position in the Syrian village of Maariyah, near the Golan Heights, preventing local farmers from accessing their fields and raising concerns about the violation of a 1974 ceasefire agreement. Residents report being prevented from farming and moving freely, while Is...
Israel Establishes Military Position in Syrian Village, Preventing Access to Farmland
Israeli forces have established a position in the Syrian village of Maariyah, near the Golan Heights, preventing local farmers from accessing their fields and raising concerns about the violation of a 1974 ceasefire agreement. Residents report being prevented from farming and moving freely, while Is...
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36% Bias Score
Australia Invests $118 Million to Bolster Solomon Islands Police Force
Australia will spend $118 million over four years to fund and train the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, creating a new training center in Honiara to counter China's influence in the region, despite the continued presence of around 14 Chinese police trainers.
Australia Invests $118 Million to Bolster Solomon Islands Police Force
Australia will spend $118 million over four years to fund and train the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, creating a new training center in Honiara to counter China's influence in the region, despite the continued presence of around 14 Chinese police trainers.
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36% Bias Score
New Jersey Flood Plan Revised: $7.6 Billion Focus on Home Elevations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revised its New Jersey back bay flood protection plan, reducing the cost from $16 billion to $7.6 billion by eliminating storm gates and focusing on elevating 6,421 homes, hardening 279 critical facilities, and restoring 217 acres of salt marshes.
New Jersey Flood Plan Revised: $7.6 Billion Focus on Home Elevations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revised its New Jersey back bay flood protection plan, reducing the cost from $16 billion to $7.6 billion by eliminating storm gates and focusing on elevating 6,421 homes, hardening 279 critical facilities, and restoring 217 acres of salt marshes.
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48% Bias Score
Uzbek Citizen Charged in Assassination of Top Russian General
Akhmadzhon Kurbonov, an Uzbek citizen, was charged by Russia with the assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Radiation, Biological and Chemical Protection Forces, and his assistant via a bomb on an e-scooter in Moscow on Tuesday; Ukraine's security service claimed responsibility.
Uzbek Citizen Charged in Assassination of Top Russian General
Akhmadzhon Kurbonov, an Uzbek citizen, was charged by Russia with the assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Radiation, Biological and Chemical Protection Forces, and his assistant via a bomb on an e-scooter in Moscow on Tuesday; Ukraine's security service claimed responsibility.
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64% Bias Score
South Korean Acting President Vetoes Opposition Bills, Deepening Political Crisis
South Korea's acting president vetoed six bills proposed by the opposition party, deepening political strife after President Yoon's impeachment; the vetoed bills included agricultural aid and expanded parliamentary investigative powers, which the acting president argued would harm the nation financi...
South Korean Acting President Vetoes Opposition Bills, Deepening Political Crisis
South Korea's acting president vetoed six bills proposed by the opposition party, deepening political strife after President Yoon's impeachment; the vetoed bills included agricultural aid and expanded parliamentary investigative powers, which the acting president argued would harm the nation financi...
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48% Bias Score
Four Mexican Soldiers Killed by Cartels' IEDs in Michoacan
Four Mexican soldiers died in two separate IED attacks in Michoacan, Mexico, within one week, marking a significant escalation of cartel violence; the devices, likely intended to deter rivals, were found near drug labs.
Four Mexican Soldiers Killed by Cartels' IEDs in Michoacan
Four Mexican soldiers died in two separate IED attacks in Michoacan, Mexico, within one week, marking a significant escalation of cartel violence; the devices, likely intended to deter rivals, were found near drug labs.
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32% Bias Score
Indiana Man Convicted in Delphi Teen Murders
Richard Allen, a 52-year-old Delphi resident, was convicted on November 11th, 2023, of the 2017 murders of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, after a weekslong trial featuring evidence including a video, Allen's confessions, and ballistics. He faces sentencing on Friday with a potential p...
Indiana Man Convicted in Delphi Teen Murders
Richard Allen, a 52-year-old Delphi resident, was convicted on November 11th, 2023, of the 2017 murders of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, after a weekslong trial featuring evidence including a video, Allen's confessions, and ballistics. He faces sentencing on Friday with a potential p...
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52% Bias Score
U.S. Diplomats Visit Syria After Assad's Ouster
Following President Bashar Assad's ouster, the first U.S. diplomats visited Syria on Friday to meet with interim leaders, prioritize the return of missing American journalist Austin Tice, and engage with Syrian society to gauge the nation's future direction.
U.S. Diplomats Visit Syria After Assad's Ouster
Following President Bashar Assad's ouster, the first U.S. diplomats visited Syria on Friday to meet with interim leaders, prioritize the return of missing American journalist Austin Tice, and engage with Syrian society to gauge the nation's future direction.
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36% Bias Score