Elephant Dies from Untreated Infection, Exposing Pakistan's Animal Welfare Issues
A 19-year-old elephant, Sonia, died at a Karachi safari park from a bacterial infection that spread from an untreated foot abscess, highlighting concerns over animal welfare standards in Pakistan and prompting calls for improved care and management of the remaining elephants.
Elephant Dies from Untreated Infection, Exposing Pakistan's Animal Welfare Issues
A 19-year-old elephant, Sonia, died at a Karachi safari park from a bacterial infection that spread from an untreated foot abscess, highlighting concerns over animal welfare standards in Pakistan and prompting calls for improved care and management of the remaining elephants.
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40% Bias Score
2024: Record Temperatures Fuel Global Climate Disaster
2024 broke global temperature records, leading to intensified extreme weather events—including deadly heat, devastating floods, and massive wildfires—causing widespread destruction and displacement worldwide.
2024: Record Temperatures Fuel Global Climate Disaster
2024 broke global temperature records, leading to intensified extreme weather events—including deadly heat, devastating floods, and massive wildfires—causing widespread destruction and displacement worldwide.
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52% Bias Score
Russian General Killed in Moscow Bombing
Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's NBC protection forces, was killed by a bomb in Moscow on Tuesday, a day after Ukraine's SBU charged him with war crimes; the SBU claimed responsibility.
Russian General Killed in Moscow Bombing
Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's NBC protection forces, was killed by a bomb in Moscow on Tuesday, a day after Ukraine's SBU charged him with war crimes; the SBU claimed responsibility.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Open to Vaccine-Autism Link Despite Rising Autism Rates
President-elect Trump's openness to the debunked link between vaccines and autism, despite warnings from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, comes as autism diagnoses among U.S. 8-year-olds rise to 1 in 36, largely due to improved diagnosis and awareness, not vaccines.
Trump Open to Vaccine-Autism Link Despite Rising Autism Rates
President-elect Trump's openness to the debunked link between vaccines and autism, despite warnings from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, comes as autism diagnoses among U.S. 8-year-olds rise to 1 in 36, largely due to improved diagnosis and awareness, not vaccines.
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12% Bias Score
Anti-Whaling Activist Freed, Will Not Face Japanese Extradition
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, 74, was freed from a Greenland prison on Tuesday and will not be extradited to Japan, where he faced a potential 15-year sentence for allegedly obstructing a whaling research ship in 2010; he plans to return home to his family before Christmas.
Anti-Whaling Activist Freed, Will Not Face Japanese Extradition
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, 74, was freed from a Greenland prison on Tuesday and will not be extradited to Japan, where he faced a potential 15-year sentence for allegedly obstructing a whaling research ship in 2010; he plans to return home to his family before Christmas.
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44% Bias Score
MLB Study Links Increased Pitcher Injuries to Velocity, Effort
A Major League Baseball study attributes the sharp increase in pitcher injuries to higher pitch velocities, optimized pitch movement, and maximum effort pitching, recommending rule changes to prioritize pitcher health and durability.
MLB Study Links Increased Pitcher Injuries to Velocity, Effort
A Major League Baseball study attributes the sharp increase in pitcher injuries to higher pitch velocities, optimized pitch movement, and maximum effort pitching, recommending rule changes to prioritize pitcher health and durability.
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36% Bias Score
Bears Suffer Eighth Straight Loss, Face Systemic Issues
The Chicago Bears suffered their eighth straight loss, a 30-12 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, leaving the team with three games remaining in a losing season, and uncertainty surrounding the coaching staff for next season.
Bears Suffer Eighth Straight Loss, Face Systemic Issues
The Chicago Bears suffered their eighth straight loss, a 30-12 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, leaving the team with three games remaining in a losing season, and uncertainty surrounding the coaching staff for next season.
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48% Bias Score
Russian General Killed in Moscow Bombing
A bomb killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare forces, outside his Moscow apartment building on Tuesday; a Ukrainian official claimed responsibility, saying Kirillov was a legitimate target.
Russian General Killed in Moscow Bombing
A bomb killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare forces, outside his Moscow apartment building on Tuesday; a Ukrainian official claimed responsibility, saying Kirillov was a legitimate target.
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44% Bias Score
Two Charged in Export of Tech Used in Drone Attack Killing U.S. Troops
Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi and Mohammad Abedininajafabadi are charged with exporting sensitive technology used in a January 2024 drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. soldiers and injured over 40, allegedly using a Swiss front company to circumvent American export controls.
Two Charged in Export of Tech Used in Drone Attack Killing U.S. Troops
Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi and Mohammad Abedininajafabadi are charged with exporting sensitive technology used in a January 2024 drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. soldiers and injured over 40, allegedly using a Swiss front company to circumvent American export controls.
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48% Bias Score
Repatriated Filipina escapes Indonesian death row
Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, a Filipina woman on death row in Indonesia since 2010 for drug trafficking, was repatriated to the Philippines on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, after a prisoner transfer agreement was signed by both countries on December 6, 2023, removing the possibility of execution. Veloso w...
Repatriated Filipina escapes Indonesian death row
Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, a Filipina woman on death row in Indonesia since 2010 for drug trafficking, was repatriated to the Philippines on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, after a prisoner transfer agreement was signed by both countries on December 6, 2023, removing the possibility of execution. Veloso w...
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24% Bias Score
Canada Sanctions Venezuelan Officials Over Disputed Election
Canada sanctioned five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, for alleged electoral fraud in the July 28 presidential election, prompting condemnation from the Maduro government and raising concerns about democratic legitimacy.
Canada Sanctions Venezuelan Officials Over Disputed Election
Canada sanctioned five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, for alleged electoral fraud in the July 28 presidential election, prompting condemnation from the Maduro government and raising concerns about democratic legitimacy.
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44% Bias Score
Mahomes' Ankle Injury: Chiefs QB Aims to Play Despite Sprain
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is dealing with a high-ankle sprain but intends to play against the Houston Texans on Saturday, balancing his injury and the importance of securing a top playoff seed. The Chiefs are currently 13-1, holding a two-game lead over the Bills.
Mahomes' Ankle Injury: Chiefs QB Aims to Play Despite Sprain
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is dealing with a high-ankle sprain but intends to play against the Houston Texans on Saturday, balancing his injury and the importance of securing a top playoff seed. The Chiefs are currently 13-1, holding a two-game lead over the Bills.
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56% Bias Score