House Passes Record $1 Trillion Military Spending Bill Amidst Global Tensions
The House passed a nearly $1 trillion military spending bill, the largest in its 63-year history, increasing funds for weaponry, soldier salaries, and base improvements, while also including controversial restrictions on transgender healthcare and DEI initiatives amid rising global tensions.
House Passes Record $1 Trillion Military Spending Bill Amidst Global Tensions
The House passed a nearly $1 trillion military spending bill, the largest in its 63-year history, increasing funds for weaponry, soldier salaries, and base improvements, while also including controversial restrictions on transgender healthcare and DEI initiatives amid rising global tensions.
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56% Bias Score
San Diego County Defies Federal Immigration Authorities, Limiting ICE Cooperation
San Diego County supervisors voted to prohibit its sheriff's department from working with ICE on deportations, defying Sheriff Kelly Martinez who said she will not comply, limiting ICE's access to individuals in county custody and aligning with other California counties restricting ICE cooperation.
San Diego County Defies Federal Immigration Authorities, Limiting ICE Cooperation
San Diego County supervisors voted to prohibit its sheriff's department from working with ICE on deportations, defying Sheriff Kelly Martinez who said she will not comply, limiting ICE's access to individuals in county custody and aligning with other California counties restricting ICE cooperation.
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68% Bias Score
Organ Transplants May Transfer Donor Memories and Personality Traits
People who receive organ transplants sometimes experience changes in their personalities, tastes, and memories; this is most common in heart transplants but occurs in other organs as well; researchers suggest this may be due to cellular memory transfer, but other research points to psychological res...
Organ Transplants May Transfer Donor Memories and Personality Traits
People who receive organ transplants sometimes experience changes in their personalities, tastes, and memories; this is most common in heart transplants but occurs in other organs as well; researchers suggest this may be due to cellular memory transfer, but other research points to psychological res...
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Sydney Man Charged with Murder After Protection Order Lifted
In Sydney, Australia, Talaat Hawatt, 35, is charged with murdering his wife Khouloud Bakour Hawatt, 31, with a homemade spear on Wednesday morning, months after a court lifted a protection order against him.
Sydney Man Charged with Murder After Protection Order Lifted
In Sydney, Australia, Talaat Hawatt, 35, is charged with murdering his wife Khouloud Bakour Hawatt, 31, with a homemade spear on Wednesday morning, months after a court lifted a protection order against him.
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60% Bias Score
UK PM to Attend EU Defense Summit, Signaling Post-Brexit Reset
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will attend an EU defense summit in Belgium on February 3, marking the first such participation by a British PM since Brexit; this follows recent meetings between other UK ministers and their EU counterparts aimed at resetting UK-EU relations, though obstacles rema...
UK PM to Attend EU Defense Summit, Signaling Post-Brexit Reset
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will attend an EU defense summit in Belgium on February 3, marking the first such participation by a British PM since Brexit; this follows recent meetings between other UK ministers and their EU counterparts aimed at resetting UK-EU relations, though obstacles rema...
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40% Bias Score
NHS battles 'quad-demic' as flu hospitalizations surge 70%
Flu hospitalizations in England surged 70% last week to nearly 1,900 daily admissions, alongside rising cases of norovirus and RSV, creating a "quad-demic" that is overwhelming the NHS, which is also dealing with record-high A&E attendances and hospital bed occupancy above safe levels; experts warn ...
NHS battles 'quad-demic' as flu hospitalizations surge 70%
Flu hospitalizations in England surged 70% last week to nearly 1,900 daily admissions, alongside rising cases of norovirus and RSV, creating a "quad-demic" that is overwhelming the NHS, which is also dealing with record-high A&E attendances and hospital bed occupancy above safe levels; experts warn ...
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UK Farmers Stage Major Protest Against Inheritance Tax
UK farmers held a large-scale protest in London against a new inheritance tax on family farms, causing major traffic disruption and expressing fears about the policy's impact on rural communities and food security; several farmers spoke of colleagues committing suicide as a result of the policy.
UK Farmers Stage Major Protest Against Inheritance Tax
UK farmers held a large-scale protest in London against a new inheritance tax on family farms, causing major traffic disruption and expressing fears about the policy's impact on rural communities and food security; several farmers spoke of colleagues committing suicide as a result of the policy.
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60% Bias Score
Melbourne Man to Stand Trial on Multiple Rape Charges
A high-profile Melbourne man will stand trial for multiple rape offenses, attempted rape, and sexual assault after a partial suppression order was lifted, revealing details of the case that includes allegations of drug use and coercion, prompting intense speculation about his identity within Austral...
Melbourne Man to Stand Trial on Multiple Rape Charges
A high-profile Melbourne man will stand trial for multiple rape offenses, attempted rape, and sexual assault after a partial suppression order was lifted, revealing details of the case that includes allegations of drug use and coercion, prompting intense speculation about his identity within Austral...
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60% Bias Score
Meta Donates \$1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund
Meta Platforms donated \$1 million to Donald Trump's inaugural fund, marking a significant shift from its previous policy and past criticisms of Trump; this followed a meeting between Zuckerberg and Trump, sparking speculation about their changing relationship and future impacts on political discour...
Meta Donates \$1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund
Meta Platforms donated \$1 million to Donald Trump's inaugural fund, marking a significant shift from its previous policy and past criticisms of Trump; this followed a meeting between Zuckerberg and Trump, sparking speculation about their changing relationship and future impacts on political discour...
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56% Bias Score
Australia to Force Big Tech to Pay News Publishers
Australia will impose a news bargaining incentive from January 2024, forcing tech companies like Google, Meta, and ByteDance with over \$250 million in Australian revenue to pay the government or strike deals with publishers, aiming to counter the decline in news media revenue and address Meta's rec...
Australia to Force Big Tech to Pay News Publishers
Australia will impose a news bargaining incentive from January 2024, forcing tech companies like Google, Meta, and ByteDance with over \$250 million in Australian revenue to pay the government or strike deals with publishers, aiming to counter the decline in news media revenue and address Meta's rec...
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40% Bias Score
"Fat Tax Proposed to Combat Childhood Obesity in Britain"
"Professor Chris Whitty, Britain's health chief, proposes a fat tax on junk food to tackle childhood obesity, highlighting unequal access to healthy food in deprived urban areas, where unhealthy options are cheaper and more prevalent, exacerbated by targeted junk food advertising."
"Fat Tax Proposed to Combat Childhood Obesity in Britain"
"Professor Chris Whitty, Britain's health chief, proposes a fat tax on junk food to tackle childhood obesity, highlighting unequal access to healthy food in deprived urban areas, where unhealthy options are cheaper and more prevalent, exacerbated by targeted junk food advertising."
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40% Bias Score
Irish Mother's 40-Year Search Reunites Her With Son After Mother and Baby Home Separation
Maria Arbuckle, 62, was forced to give up her son in Ireland's mother and baby homes, where 9,000 children died over seven decades due to neglect and abuse; after a 40-year search, she reunited with him, highlighting the lasting trauma of the scandal.
Irish Mother's 40-Year Search Reunites Her With Son After Mother and Baby Home Separation
Maria Arbuckle, 62, was forced to give up her son in Ireland's mother and baby homes, where 9,000 children died over seven decades due to neglect and abuse; after a 40-year search, she reunited with him, highlighting the lasting trauma of the scandal.
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32% Bias Score