Human Activities Cut North Atlantic Right Whale Lifespan to 22 Years
A study reveals North Atlantic right whales, endangered with only 370 left, live just 22 years due to ship strikes, fishing gear entanglement, and climate change, a fraction of their potential 100+ year lifespan, threatening the species' survival and ocean ecosystem.
Human Activities Cut North Atlantic Right Whale Lifespan to 22 Years
A study reveals North Atlantic right whales, endangered with only 370 left, live just 22 years due to ship strikes, fishing gear entanglement, and climate change, a fraction of their potential 100+ year lifespan, threatening the species' survival and ocean ecosystem.
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48% Bias Score
US Stock Futures Rise on New Year's Trading Day
US stock index futures rose in premarket trading on January 2, 2025, driven by hopes for economic growth under a new administration and further interest rate cuts, despite concerns about inflation and potential trade wars.
US Stock Futures Rise on New Year's Trading Day
US stock index futures rose in premarket trading on January 2, 2025, driven by hopes for economic growth under a new administration and further interest rate cuts, despite concerns about inflation and potential trade wars.
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40% Bias Score
Record ETF Inflows in 2024 Mask Looming Challenges for 2025
U.S. ETFs experienced record $1.1 trillion inflows in 2024, fueled by a bull market and innovative products, but analysts predict a rise in ETF closures in 2025 due to market saturation and increased competition.
Record ETF Inflows in 2024 Mask Looming Challenges for 2025
U.S. ETFs experienced record $1.1 trillion inflows in 2024, fueled by a bull market and innovative products, but analysts predict a rise in ETF closures in 2025 due to market saturation and increased competition.
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40% Bias Score
Canada to Chair 2025 G7 Summit Amidst Domestic and Global Uncertainty
In 2025, Canada will chair the G7 summit, coordinating policies among member states on various issues and potentially influencing global policy at the UN, while facing domestic political instability and the uncertain return of former US President Trump.
Canada to Chair 2025 G7 Summit Amidst Domestic and Global Uncertainty
In 2025, Canada will chair the G7 summit, coordinating policies among member states on various issues and potentially influencing global policy at the UN, while facing domestic political instability and the uncertain return of former US President Trump.
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40% Bias Score
Record Number of Activist Shareholder Campaigns in 2024
In 2024, a record 160 investors launched 243 activist campaigns globally, resulting in 27 CEO replacements and high returns for some, marking a shift towards operational improvements and signaling continued growth in 2025.
Record Number of Activist Shareholder Campaigns in 2024
In 2024, a record 160 investors launched 243 activist campaigns globally, resulting in 27 CEO replacements and high returns for some, marking a shift towards operational improvements and signaling continued growth in 2025.
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44% Bias Score
Agnes Keleti, Oldest Living Olympic Medalist, Dies at 103
Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic medal winner and Holocaust survivor, died at 103 in Budapest on Thursday after a battle with pneumonia; she won 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds, for Hungary in the 1952 and 1956 games.
Agnes Keleti, Oldest Living Olympic Medalist, Dies at 103
Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic medal winner and Holocaust survivor, died at 103 in Budapest on Thursday after a battle with pneumonia; she won 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds, for Hungary in the 1952 and 1956 games.
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20% Bias Score
Oxfordshire Quarry Reveals 166-Million-Year-Old "Dinosaur Highway
In June 2024, a worker in Oxfordshire, England, unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur tracks—including sauropods and Megalosaurus—forming a "dinosaur highway" dating back 166 million years, significantly expanding our understanding of the Middle Jurassic period.
Oxfordshire Quarry Reveals 166-Million-Year-Old "Dinosaur Highway
In June 2024, a worker in Oxfordshire, England, unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur tracks—including sauropods and Megalosaurus—forming a "dinosaur highway" dating back 166 million years, significantly expanding our understanding of the Middle Jurassic period.
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28% Bias Score
Climate Change Drives Up Canadian Home Insurance Costs
Due to a 379 percent increase in average annual insurable damage from natural disasters in Canada over the past 10 years, home insurance premiums have risen by 76 percent, or $409 annually. Insurers are limiting coverage in high-risk areas, and financial planners advise clients to increase emergency...
Climate Change Drives Up Canadian Home Insurance Costs
Due to a 379 percent increase in average annual insurable damage from natural disasters in Canada over the past 10 years, home insurance premiums have risen by 76 percent, or $409 annually. Insurers are limiting coverage in high-risk areas, and financial planners advise clients to increase emergency...
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24% Bias Score
Trump 2.0: An Unexpected Catalyst for Clean Energy?
Despite concerns about a Trump presidency harming climate action, his first term saw significant coal plant closures, and economic forces are now driving the global shift to clean energy, with investments in clean energy exceeding those in fossil fuels 2:1 and electric vehicles comprising more than ...
Trump 2.0: An Unexpected Catalyst for Clean Energy?
Despite concerns about a Trump presidency harming climate action, his first term saw significant coal plant closures, and economic forces are now driving the global shift to clean energy, with investments in clean energy exceeding those in fossil fuels 2:1 and electric vehicles comprising more than ...
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48% Bias Score
Canada Proposes Penalties for "Ballot Stacking" After By-Election Delays
In two recent Canadian by-elections, long ballots caused by individuals signing for multiple candidates created significant delays in vote counting; Elections Canada's chief electoral officer proposes penalties to prevent this.
Canada Proposes Penalties for "Ballot Stacking" After By-Election Delays
In two recent Canadian by-elections, long ballots caused by individuals signing for multiple candidates created significant delays in vote counting; Elections Canada's chief electoral officer proposes penalties to prevent this.
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44% Bias Score
AI Influencer Aitana Earns $15,000 Monthly on Instagram
The Barcelona-based agency, The Clueless, created Aitana, an AI influencer with 342,000 Instagram followers, generating up to $15,000 monthly from brand deals, raising questions about authenticity in social media.
AI Influencer Aitana Earns $15,000 Monthly on Instagram
The Barcelona-based agency, The Clueless, created Aitana, an AI influencer with 342,000 Instagram followers, generating up to $15,000 monthly from brand deals, raising questions about authenticity in social media.
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48% Bias Score
Dollar Hits Two-Year High Amidst Global Economic Uncertainty
The US dollar index (DXY00) reached a two-year high on Tuesday, increasing by 0.29%, due to strong year-end demand, a weakening Chinese yuan, rising US Treasury yields, and stronger-than-expected US home price increases in October.
Dollar Hits Two-Year High Amidst Global Economic Uncertainty
The US dollar index (DXY00) reached a two-year high on Tuesday, increasing by 0.29%, due to strong year-end demand, a weakening Chinese yuan, rising US Treasury yields, and stronger-than-expected US home price increases in October.
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36% Bias Score