Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: Mental Health Concerns and Security Failures
A Saudi-born doctor, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, drove a car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20, killing five and injuring over 200; while authorities had prior contact with him, his mental state and unconventional profile hindered preventative measures.
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: Mental Health Concerns and Security Failures
A Saudi-born doctor, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, drove a car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20, killing five and injuring over 200; while authorities had prior contact with him, his mental state and unconventional profile hindered preventative measures.
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48% Bias Score
Florida Enacts Strict Social Media, Adult Content Laws
Florida's new laws, effective January 1, 2025, prohibit children under 14 from using social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok; require age verification on adult websites, leading Pornhub to block access; enhance voter registration; streamline building permits; and criminalize inte...
Florida Enacts Strict Social Media, Adult Content Laws
Florida's new laws, effective January 1, 2025, prohibit children under 14 from using social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok; require age verification on adult websites, leading Pornhub to block access; enhance voter registration; streamline building permits; and criminalize inte...
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16% Bias Score
Hidden Globe" Exposes Wealth's Exploitation of Global Loopholes
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian's "The Hidden Globe" exposes how special economic zones, tax havens, and free ports create a parallel global financial system that benefits the wealthy while exploiting vulnerable populations and exacerbating global inequality.
Hidden Globe" Exposes Wealth's Exploitation of Global Loopholes
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian's "The Hidden Globe" exposes how special economic zones, tax havens, and free ports create a parallel global financial system that benefits the wealthy while exploiting vulnerable populations and exacerbating global inequality.
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48% Bias Score
Arsenic Poisoning from Christmas Cake Kills Three in Brazil
Three women died and several others were hospitalized in Torres, Brazil, after consuming an arsenic-laced Christmas cake at a family gathering on December 23, prompting a police investigation into whether the poisoning was intentional.
Arsenic Poisoning from Christmas Cake Kills Three in Brazil
Three women died and several others were hospitalized in Torres, Brazil, after consuming an arsenic-laced Christmas cake at a family gathering on December 23, prompting a police investigation into whether the poisoning was intentional.
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36% Bias Score
NYC Migrant Influx Slows, Costing Billions but Fostering Integration
New York City's migrant influx, initially overwhelming, has slowed, costing the city $6.8 billion since 2023, yet services for the unhoused are adapting and migrants are integrating, as seen in the case of Jul, a young Mauritanian musician who found refuge and support at Covenant House.
NYC Migrant Influx Slows, Costing Billions but Fostering Integration
New York City's migrant influx, initially overwhelming, has slowed, costing the city $6.8 billion since 2023, yet services for the unhoused are adapting and migrants are integrating, as seen in the case of Jul, a young Mauritanian musician who found refuge and support at Covenant House.
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48% Bias Score
Texas Father Dies Trying to Save Daughter During Christmas Eve Flood
On Christmas Eve, a family car crashed into a drainage ditch in Sherman, Texas, resulting in the death of the father, Will Robinson, and the disappearance of his 8-year-old daughter, Clara. Four other family members survived.
Texas Father Dies Trying to Save Daughter During Christmas Eve Flood
On Christmas Eve, a family car crashed into a drainage ditch in Sherman, Texas, resulting in the death of the father, Will Robinson, and the disappearance of his 8-year-old daughter, Clara. Four other family members survived.
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48% Bias Score
FPL Proposes $2.48 Billion Rate Increase for System Expansion and Solar Energy
Florida Power & Light (FPL) will propose a four-year plan to raise base electric rates by roughly $2.48 billion from 2026-2027 to fund system expansion for its 6 million customers and invest in solar energy, with an average annual customer bill increase of 2.5% projected from 2025-2029.
FPL Proposes $2.48 Billion Rate Increase for System Expansion and Solar Energy
Florida Power & Light (FPL) will propose a four-year plan to raise base electric rates by roughly $2.48 billion from 2026-2027 to fund system expansion for its 6 million customers and invest in solar energy, with an average annual customer bill increase of 2.5% projected from 2025-2029.
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40% Bias Score
Ukraine's Manpower Shortage and Russia's Glide Bomb Advantage Shift War's Trajectory
Russia's use of glide bombs and Ukraine's manpower shortage are significantly impacting the war's trajectory, with anxieties rising in Kyiv about potential changes in US support under a different presidential administration, which could lead to a collapse of the Ukrainian frontline.
Ukraine's Manpower Shortage and Russia's Glide Bomb Advantage Shift War's Trajectory
Russia's use of glide bombs and Ukraine's manpower shortage are significantly impacting the war's trajectory, with anxieties rising in Kyiv about potential changes in US support under a different presidential administration, which could lead to a collapse of the Ukrainian frontline.
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44% Bias Score
Musk's AfD Endorsement Prompts Editor's Resignation
Elon Musk's opinion piece supporting Germany's far-right AfD party in Welt am Sonntag prompted the resignation of the paper's opinion editor, sparking a debate on free speech and billionaire influence in politics ahead of Germany's February 23rd early election.
Musk's AfD Endorsement Prompts Editor's Resignation
Elon Musk's opinion piece supporting Germany's far-right AfD party in Welt am Sonntag prompted the resignation of the paper's opinion editor, sparking a debate on free speech and billionaire influence in politics ahead of Germany's February 23rd early election.
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60% Bias Score
Swatting Attacks Against US Congress Members Result in Death, Spark Increased Security
A woman died in a car crash in Rome, Georgia, after police responding to a fake bomb threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's home collided with her vehicle; this is one of over 50 similar "swatting" attacks against members of Congress in the past month, prompting increased security measures.
Swatting Attacks Against US Congress Members Result in Death, Spark Increased Security
A woman died in a car crash in Rome, Georgia, after police responding to a fake bomb threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's home collided with her vehicle; this is one of over 50 similar "swatting" attacks against members of Congress in the past month, prompting increased security measures.
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40% Bias Score
NYC Subway Arson Murder Indictment
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was indicted on December 29, 2022, for the murder of an unidentified woman he allegedly set on fire on a New York City subway train on December 22, 2022; Zapeta, who illegally re-entered the U.S. after deportation, faces first-degree murder charges.
NYC Subway Arson Murder Indictment
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was indicted on December 29, 2022, for the murder of an unidentified woman he allegedly set on fire on a New York City subway train on December 22, 2022; Zapeta, who illegally re-entered the U.S. after deportation, faces first-degree murder charges.
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48% Bias Score
Sacramento County Emergency Room Wait Times Plummet
Sacramento County's hospital emergency room wait times have dropped from an average of over an hour last December to 28 minutes this year, thanks to multiple interventions including adding private ambulances, using mobile health units, and direct transport to mental health facilities.
Sacramento County Emergency Room Wait Times Plummet
Sacramento County's hospital emergency room wait times have dropped from an average of over an hour last December to 28 minutes this year, thanks to multiple interventions including adding private ambulances, using mobile health units, and direct transport to mental health facilities.
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40% Bias Score