Parker Solar Probe Makes Closest-Ever Approach to the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest approach to the Sun on December 26, 2023, at a distance of 6.1 million kilometers, collecting data to understand the solar corona's high temperatures and improve predictions of solar storms impacting future space missions.
Parker Solar Probe Makes Closest-Ever Approach to the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest approach to the Sun on December 26, 2023, at a distance of 6.1 million kilometers, collecting data to understand the solar corona's high temperatures and improve predictions of solar storms impacting future space missions.
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24% Bias Score
Migrants' Hunger Strike Demands TPS Extension Before Biden's Term Ends
A group of twelve migrants is staging a hunger strike outside the Supreme Court in Washington D.C., demanding President Biden extend their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) before the end of his term to avoid mass deportations and family separations, echoing similar protests under Trump's presidency.
Migrants' Hunger Strike Demands TPS Extension Before Biden's Term Ends
A group of twelve migrants is staging a hunger strike outside the Supreme Court in Washington D.C., demanding President Biden extend their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) before the end of his term to avoid mass deportations and family separations, echoing similar protests under Trump's presidency.
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44% Bias Score
Münter's Expressionist Legacy: A Madrid Exhibition
The Thyssen Museum in Madrid showcases the works of Gabriele Münter, a key figure of German Expressionism, whose paintings reflect her life in Murnau with Wassily Kandinsky and the challenges faced during the Nazi era.
Münter's Expressionist Legacy: A Madrid Exhibition
The Thyssen Museum in Madrid showcases the works of Gabriele Münter, a key figure of German Expressionism, whose paintings reflect her life in Murnau with Wassily Kandinsky and the challenges faced during the Nazi era.
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36% Bias Score
Musk's Influence Averts US Government Shutdown
A last-minute spending bill, heavily influenced by Elon Musk's social media campaign, averted a US government shutdown, highlighting divisions within the Republican party and the rising power of tech billionaires in politics.
Musk's Influence Averts US Government Shutdown
A last-minute spending bill, heavily influenced by Elon Musk's social media campaign, averted a US government shutdown, highlighting divisions within the Republican party and the rising power of tech billionaires in politics.
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52% Bias Score
Tetris's Global Success: A Partnership Story
Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet game designer, created Tetris, which Henk Rogers, an entrepreneur, helped distribute globally, selling over 520 million copies, overcoming Soviet bureaucracy and business challenges in a partnership that defied geopolitical and economic barriers.
Tetris's Global Success: A Partnership Story
Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet game designer, created Tetris, which Henk Rogers, an entrepreneur, helped distribute globally, selling over 520 million copies, overcoming Soviet bureaucracy and business challenges in a partnership that defied geopolitical and economic barriers.
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16% Bias Score
Homs: A Post-Conflict City in Ruins
In the Syrian city of Homs, the former rebel stronghold of Bab Amro lies in ruins after a long siege, with only a fifth of its pre-war population of 190,000 remaining; the city's economy has plummeted by 50%, and its reconstruction faces immense challenges due to the lack of funds and essential serv...
Homs: A Post-Conflict City in Ruins
In the Syrian city of Homs, the former rebel stronghold of Bab Amro lies in ruins after a long siege, with only a fifth of its pre-war population of 190,000 remaining; the city's economy has plummeted by 50%, and its reconstruction faces immense challenges due to the lack of funds and essential serv...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Cartel Terrorist Designation Threatens US-Mexico Relations
President-elect Donald Trump's threat to label Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations has provoked a strong rebuke from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, raising concerns about potential US military intervention and severely strained bilateral relations.
Trump's Cartel Terrorist Designation Threatens US-Mexico Relations
President-elect Donald Trump's threat to label Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations has provoked a strong rebuke from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, raising concerns about potential US military intervention and severely strained bilateral relations.
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48% Bias Score
Magdeburg Attack Fuels Far-Right Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in Germany
A Saudi Arabian national living in Germany drove a vehicle into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing five and injuring 200; the attack is being exploited by far-right groups to fuel anti-immigrant sentiment before upcoming elections.
Magdeburg Attack Fuels Far-Right Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in Germany
A Saudi Arabian national living in Germany drove a vehicle into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing five and injuring 200; the attack is being exploited by far-right groups to fuel anti-immigrant sentiment before upcoming elections.
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56% Bias Score
Dunbar's Number: Still Relevant in the Age of Social Media?
Robin Dunbar's theory, which limits the number of meaningful relationships humans can maintain to approximately 150, is challenged by recent studies, while Dunbar himself reaffirms its validity and emphasizes the limitations of managing relationships, regardless of technological advancements.
Dunbar's Number: Still Relevant in the Age of Social Media?
Robin Dunbar's theory, which limits the number of meaningful relationships humans can maintain to approximately 150, is challenged by recent studies, while Dunbar himself reaffirms its validity and emphasizes the limitations of managing relationships, regardless of technological advancements.
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20% Bias Score
Trump to Expel Gang Members, Designate Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
President-elect Trump announced plans to expel all foreign gang members and designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations upon taking office, using federal agencies and sanctions; this follows his claims of Venezuelan gang control in Aurora, Colorado, and mirrors past 'war on drugs' approaches.
Trump to Expel Gang Members, Designate Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
President-elect Trump announced plans to expel all foreign gang members and designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations upon taking office, using federal agencies and sanctions; this follows his claims of Venezuelan gang control in Aurora, Colorado, and mirrors past 'war on drugs' approaches.
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64% Bias Score
Brain's Control of Intestinal Fat Absorption Suggests New Obesity Treatments
Researchers in Shanghai discovered that the brain regulates intestinal fat absorption in mice by controlling the length of microvilli in the jejunum via the vagus nerve; inactivating the nerve's dorsal motor nucleus reduces fat absorption and weight, while activation increases it, suggesting potenti...
Brain's Control of Intestinal Fat Absorption Suggests New Obesity Treatments
Researchers in Shanghai discovered that the brain regulates intestinal fat absorption in mice by controlling the length of microvilli in the jejunum via the vagus nerve; inactivating the nerve's dorsal motor nucleus reduces fat absorption and weight, while activation increases it, suggesting potenti...
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36% Bias Score
NYC to Pay $92.5 Million for Illegal Migrant Detention
A New York court ordered the city to pay $92.5 million to over 20,000 migrants illegally detained for a total of 454 years beyond their release dates between 1997 and 2012, due to the city's past cooperation with ICE.
NYC to Pay $92.5 Million for Illegal Migrant Detention
A New York court ordered the city to pay $92.5 million to over 20,000 migrants illegally detained for a total of 454 years beyond their release dates between 1997 and 2012, due to the city's past cooperation with ICE.
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24% Bias Score