Soaring Cocoa Prices Drive Investment in Lab-Grown Alternatives
Soaring cocoa prices, exceeding \$12,000 per tonne in April 2024 due to climate change and disease in West Africa, are pushing chocolate makers like Mondelez to invest in lab-grown alternatives, such as Celleste Bio's cell-cultured cocoa, to ensure sustainable supply and stable pricing.
Soaring Cocoa Prices Drive Investment in Lab-Grown Alternatives
Soaring cocoa prices, exceeding \$12,000 per tonne in April 2024 due to climate change and disease in West Africa, are pushing chocolate makers like Mondelez to invest in lab-grown alternatives, such as Celleste Bio's cell-cultured cocoa, to ensure sustainable supply and stable pricing.
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44% Bias Score
Labour Faces Rebellion as Councillors Quit Over Centrist Policies
Twenty Labour councillors in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, resigned en masse, forming a new independent party, citing opposition to centrist policies such as means-tested winter fuel payments and plans for 'super councils', leaving the Labour party without control of the council.
Labour Faces Rebellion as Councillors Quit Over Centrist Policies
Twenty Labour councillors in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, resigned en masse, forming a new independent party, citing opposition to centrist policies such as means-tested winter fuel payments and plans for 'super councils', leaving the Labour party without control of the council.
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56% Bias Score
Rollercoaster Ride Possibly Leads to Early Diagnosis of Aggressive Childhood Brain Cancer
A 13-year-old girl's medulloblastoma diagnosis, potentially triggered by a rollercoaster ride, led to early treatment before the cancer spread to her spinal cord, highlighting the importance of early detection in improving survival rates.
Rollercoaster Ride Possibly Leads to Early Diagnosis of Aggressive Childhood Brain Cancer
A 13-year-old girl's medulloblastoma diagnosis, potentially triggered by a rollercoaster ride, led to early treatment before the cancer spread to her spinal cord, highlighting the importance of early detection in improving survival rates.
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44% Bias Score
New Orleans Vehicular Attack Kills 10, Declared a Terrorist Act
A pickup truck intentionally drove into a crowd in New Orleans during New Year's celebrations, killing 10 and injuring 30; the driver fired at police, and improvised explosive devices were found at the scene, leading authorities to declare it a terrorist attack.
New Orleans Vehicular Attack Kills 10, Declared a Terrorist Act
A pickup truck intentionally drove into a crowd in New Orleans during New Year's celebrations, killing 10 and injuring 30; the driver fired at police, and improvised explosive devices were found at the scene, leading authorities to declare it a terrorist attack.
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48% Bias Score
Russia Halts Gas Transit Through Ukraine, Triggering European Energy Crisis
Russia halted natural gas transit through Ukraine on January 1, 2025, ending a decade of strained relations and causing drastic price increases and potential energy shortages in Europe, while costing Russia nearly \$5 billion in lost gas sales and Ukraine \$800 million in transit fees.
Russia Halts Gas Transit Through Ukraine, Triggering European Energy Crisis
Russia halted natural gas transit through Ukraine on January 1, 2025, ending a decade of strained relations and causing drastic price increases and potential energy shortages in Europe, while costing Russia nearly \$5 billion in lost gas sales and Ukraine \$800 million in transit fees.
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40% Bias Score
Record Number of Older Brits Hospitalized After Smoking Cannabis
A record 2,700+ older adults in England were hospitalized for cannabis-related issues between April 2023 and March 2024, a 56% rise since pre-pandemic levels and a 650% increase compared to a decade ago, due to self-medication and misconceptions about cannabis safety; additionally, 22 children under...
Record Number of Older Brits Hospitalized After Smoking Cannabis
A record 2,700+ older adults in England were hospitalized for cannabis-related issues between April 2023 and March 2024, a 56% rise since pre-pandemic levels and a 650% increase compared to a decade ago, due to self-medication and misconceptions about cannabis safety; additionally, 22 children under...
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60% Bias Score
Underdiagnosed Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: Woman's Self-Diagnosis Leads to Successful Treatment
Corrine Jones, a 36-year-old from Newquay, Cornwall, suffered from chronic pelvic pain for six months before self-diagnosing Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (PCS) via social media. After inconclusive NHS tests, she underwent a private pelvic vein embolization procedure, which successfully relieved her sy...
Underdiagnosed Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: Woman's Self-Diagnosis Leads to Successful Treatment
Corrine Jones, a 36-year-old from Newquay, Cornwall, suffered from chronic pelvic pain for six months before self-diagnosing Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (PCS) via social media. After inconclusive NHS tests, she underwent a private pelvic vein embolization procedure, which successfully relieved her sy...
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48% Bias Score
Woman Dies After Balcony Fall Following Delayed Police Response
A 39-year-old woman died after falling from a balcony in Parramatta, Australia, following a triple-zero call reporting raised voices almost two hours prior; a 40-year-old man was arrested and released, and police are investigating a delayed response.
Woman Dies After Balcony Fall Following Delayed Police Response
A 39-year-old woman died after falling from a balcony in Parramatta, Australia, following a triple-zero call reporting raised voices almost two hours prior; a 40-year-old man was arrested and released, and police are investigating a delayed response.
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44% Bias Score
New Orleans Terrorist Attack: 15 Dead, 35 Injured
Fifteen dead and 35 injured in a New Orleans terrorist attack on New Year's Day, 2025, after a driver plowed into pedestrians before a shootout with police; the FBI is investigating.
New Orleans Terrorist Attack: 15 Dead, 35 Injured
Fifteen dead and 35 injured in a New Orleans terrorist attack on New Year's Day, 2025, after a driver plowed into pedestrians before a shootout with police; the FBI is investigating.
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72% Bias Score
Jeju Air Crash: Flight Data Recorder Sent to US for Analysis
A Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air crashed in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people aboard. Investigators are examining a potential landing gear malfunction, a bird strike, and the airport's runway barrier, sending the flight data recorder to the US for analysis.
Jeju Air Crash: Flight Data Recorder Sent to US for Analysis
A Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air crashed in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people aboard. Investigators are examining a potential landing gear malfunction, a bird strike, and the airport's runway barrier, sending the flight data recorder to the US for analysis.
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32% Bias Score
Biden Faces Backlash Over New Year's Tweet After New Orleans Attack
At least 10 people died and more than 30 were injured in a New Year's Eve vehicle-ramming attack in New Orleans; President Biden's delayed response to the tragedy drew widespread criticism for being insensitive.
Biden Faces Backlash Over New Year's Tweet After New Orleans Attack
At least 10 people died and more than 30 were injured in a New Year's Eve vehicle-ramming attack in New Orleans; President Biden's delayed response to the tragedy drew widespread criticism for being insensitive.
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48% Bias Score
NHS Bed-Blocking Crisis Costs Taxpayers £2 Billion Annually
Delayed discharges from English hospitals cost taxpayers over £2 billion yearly, with over 12,000 beds daily occupied by patients fit for release, causing operational disruptions and impacting patient care due to insufficient social care provision.
NHS Bed-Blocking Crisis Costs Taxpayers £2 Billion Annually
Delayed discharges from English hospitals cost taxpayers over £2 billion yearly, with over 12,000 beds daily occupied by patients fit for release, causing operational disruptions and impacting patient care due to insufficient social care provision.
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40% Bias Score