Warren Proposes Bankruptcy Reform to Ease Financial Hardship
Senator Elizabeth Warren reintroduced the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act on Wednesday to simplify and reduce the cost of the bankruptcy process for individuals, proposing two new routes and addressing issues like student loan debt, as personal bankruptcy filings rise in 2024.
Warren Proposes Bankruptcy Reform to Ease Financial Hardship
Senator Elizabeth Warren reintroduced the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act on Wednesday to simplify and reduce the cost of the bankruptcy process for individuals, proposing two new routes and addressing issues like student loan debt, as personal bankruptcy filings rise in 2024.
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40% Bias Score
Pro-Putin Ballet Star Polunin Leaves Russia
Sergei Polunin, a 35-year-old Ukrainian-Russian dancer and prominent Putin supporter, announced his departure from Russia with his family on Wednesday, citing that his time in Russia 'ran out a long time ago', following his dismissal from state-sponsored positions in occupied Crimea and a recent soc...
Pro-Putin Ballet Star Polunin Leaves Russia
Sergei Polunin, a 35-year-old Ukrainian-Russian dancer and prominent Putin supporter, announced his departure from Russia with his family on Wednesday, citing that his time in Russia 'ran out a long time ago', following his dismissal from state-sponsored positions in occupied Crimea and a recent soc...
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32% Bias Score
Home Equity Loans: Low Rates, But Risks Remain
Homeowners can access home equity loans at 8.38% and HELOCs at 8.53%, significantly lower than other credit options; however, failure to repay could lead to home loss, and rising inflation and fluctuating home values add risk.
Home Equity Loans: Low Rates, But Risks Remain
Homeowners can access home equity loans at 8.38% and HELOCs at 8.53%, significantly lower than other credit options; however, failure to repay could lead to home loss, and rising inflation and fluctuating home values add risk.
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36% Bias Score
US Arrests in Drone Attack Killing American Soldiers
Two men, including a dual Iranian-American citizen living in Natick, Massachusetts, were arrested for exporting US technology used in a deadly drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers and injured many more; one suspect was arrested in Italy and the other in Massachusetts.
US Arrests in Drone Attack Killing American Soldiers
Two men, including a dual Iranian-American citizen living in Natick, Massachusetts, were arrested for exporting US technology used in a deadly drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers and injured many more; one suspect was arrested in Italy and the other in Massachusetts.
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52% Bias Score
Wisconsin School Shooting Leaves Two Dead, Multiple Injured
A 15-year-old female student, Natalie Rupnow, shot and killed a teacher and another student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday morning before fatally shooting herself; five other students and a teacher were injured.
Wisconsin School Shooting Leaves Two Dead, Multiple Injured
A 15-year-old female student, Natalie Rupnow, shot and killed a teacher and another student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday morning before fatally shooting herself; five other students and a teacher were injured.
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44% Bias Score
Verdict in Bob Lee Murder Trial to be Announced Tuesday
A jury in San Francisco reached a verdict in the murder trial of Nima Momeni, accused of stabbing Bob Lee in April 2023, and will announce their decision Tuesday morning; the trial included conflicting accounts of the events leading to Lee's death, with the defense arguing self-defense.
Verdict in Bob Lee Murder Trial to be Announced Tuesday
A jury in San Francisco reached a verdict in the murder trial of Nima Momeni, accused of stabbing Bob Lee in April 2023, and will announce their decision Tuesday morning; the trial included conflicting accounts of the events leading to Lee's death, with the defense arguing self-defense.
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12% Bias Score
Complete Mastodon Jaw Unearthed in New York
A complete mastodon jaw, the first such find in New York in over a decade, was discovered in Stockton; the excavation, prompted by a homeowner's discovery of teeth, unearthed additional fossils, offering insights into Ice Age ecosystems.
Complete Mastodon Jaw Unearthed in New York
A complete mastodon jaw, the first such find in New York in over a decade, was discovered in Stockton; the excavation, prompted by a homeowner's discovery of teeth, unearthed additional fossils, offering insights into Ice Age ecosystems.
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20% Bias Score
Trump Nominates Herschel Walker as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Herschel Walker, a former football player whose 2022 Senate campaign was marked by controversy, as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas; the Senate must confirm the nomination, a process stalled for over a decade for this role, leaving Kimberly Furnish as the cur...
Trump Nominates Herschel Walker as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Herschel Walker, a former football player whose 2022 Senate campaign was marked by controversy, as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas; the Senate must confirm the nomination, a process stalled for over a decade for this role, leaving Kimberly Furnish as the cur...
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48% Bias Score
AI Voice Cloning Fuels Rise in Grandparent Scams, Costing Seniors \$3.4 Billion
AI-enabled voice cloning is facilitating a rise in grandparent scams, with senior citizens losing approximately \$3.4 billion to such fraud in 2023, prompting cybersecurity experts to recommend the use of family safe words to verify callers' identities.
AI Voice Cloning Fuels Rise in Grandparent Scams, Costing Seniors \$3.4 Billion
AI-enabled voice cloning is facilitating a rise in grandparent scams, with senior citizens losing approximately \$3.4 billion to such fraud in 2023, prompting cybersecurity experts to recommend the use of family safe words to verify callers' identities.
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40% Bias Score
Seventh Murder Charge Filed Against Gilgo Beach Suspect
Rex Heuermann, accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, was charged with a seventh murder, the 2000 killing of Valerie Mack, based on new evidence including hair samples linked to his family, pornographic images found on his devices depicting similar bindings to those found on Mack's remains, and an alleg...
Seventh Murder Charge Filed Against Gilgo Beach Suspect
Rex Heuermann, accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, was charged with a seventh murder, the 2000 killing of Valerie Mack, based on new evidence including hair samples linked to his family, pornographic images found on his devices depicting similar bindings to those found on Mack's remains, and an alleg...
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52% Bias Score
Trump Settles Defamation Suit, Immediately Announces New Lawsuits Against News Outlets
President-elect Donald Trump settled a defamation lawsuit with ABC for $15 million, and immediately announced plans to sue the Des Moines Register for an allegedly fraudulent pre-election poll, continuing his pattern of suing news organizations he deems biased.
Trump Settles Defamation Suit, Immediately Announces New Lawsuits Against News Outlets
President-elect Donald Trump settled a defamation lawsuit with ABC for $15 million, and immediately announced plans to sue the Des Moines Register for an allegedly fraudulent pre-election poll, continuing his pattern of suing news organizations he deems biased.
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44% Bias Score
Yurok Tribe to Regain Ancestral Land in Historic Partnership
The Yurok Tribe will regain control of 125 acres of ancestral land, "'O Rew," in 2026, marking a collaborative effort with the Save the Redwoods League, California State Parks, and the National Park Service to restore the land and preserve the tribe's cultural heritage.
Yurok Tribe to Regain Ancestral Land in Historic Partnership
The Yurok Tribe will regain control of 125 acres of ancestral land, "'O Rew," in 2026, marking a collaborative effort with the Save the Redwoods League, California State Parks, and the National Park Service to restore the land and preserve the tribe's cultural heritage.
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16% Bias Score