Devastating LA Wildfires: Rebuilding or Relocating Amidst Insurance Challenges
The recent Los Angeles wildfires, the costliest and most destructive in history, are forcing tens of thousands of residents to decide between relocating or rebuilding, with insurance coverage playing a crucial role in their decisions, and insured losses potentially exceeding \$20 billion.
Devastating LA Wildfires: Rebuilding or Relocating Amidst Insurance Challenges
The recent Los Angeles wildfires, the costliest and most destructive in history, are forcing tens of thousands of residents to decide between relocating or rebuilding, with insurance coverage playing a crucial role in their decisions, and insured losses potentially exceeding \$20 billion.
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36% Bias Score
Sussexes Aid California Wildfire Victims
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a surprise visit to a Los Angeles wildfire relief center on Friday, serving food, donating supplies, and offering housing to evacuees, boosting morale among first responders and victims.
Sussexes Aid California Wildfire Victims
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a surprise visit to a Los Angeles wildfire relief center on Friday, serving food, donating supplies, and offering housing to evacuees, boosting morale among first responders and victims.
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32% Bias Score
Sheehy's Wildfire Bill Aims for Year-Round Response
Montana Senator Tim Sheehy, a former aerial firefighter, is spearheading bipartisan legislation to combat the year-round wildfire threat in the US, aiming for increased funding and quicker response times amid devastating fires in Los Angeles and concerns about water management.
Sheehy's Wildfire Bill Aims for Year-Round Response
Montana Senator Tim Sheehy, a former aerial firefighter, is spearheading bipartisan legislation to combat the year-round wildfire threat in the US, aiming for increased funding and quicker response times amid devastating fires in Los Angeles and concerns about water management.
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40% Bias Score
Gabbard Reverses Stance on FISA Section 702 Amidst DNI Confirmation Process
President-elect Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, reversed her prior opposition to FISA Section 702, stating that if confirmed she will support the intelligence-gathering tool, despite previously seeking its repeal. This follows weeks of meetings with senators to ...
Gabbard Reverses Stance on FISA Section 702 Amidst DNI Confirmation Process
President-elect Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, reversed her prior opposition to FISA Section 702, stating that if confirmed she will support the intelligence-gathering tool, despite previously seeking its repeal. This follows weeks of meetings with senators to ...
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44% Bias Score
2024: Hottest Year on Record Breaches Paris Agreement Limit
2024 is officially the hottest year on record, exceeding the 1.5-degree limit set by the Paris Agreement and resulting in extreme weather events worldwide, including hurricanes, floods, and droughts, due to human-caused climate change exacerbated by El Niño and other contributing factors.
2024: Hottest Year on Record Breaches Paris Agreement Limit
2024 is officially the hottest year on record, exceeding the 1.5-degree limit set by the Paris Agreement and resulting in extreme weather events worldwide, including hurricanes, floods, and droughts, due to human-caused climate change exacerbated by El Niño and other contributing factors.
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28% Bias Score
Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Delay of Hush Money Sentencing
The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's emergency request to delay his sentencing in a New York hush money case, setting the stage for sentencing on Friday, days before his second-term inauguration; the court cited a relatively insubstantial burden and the judge's intention of no penalty.
Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Delay of Hush Money Sentencing
The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's emergency request to delay his sentencing in a New York hush money case, setting the stage for sentencing on Friday, days before his second-term inauguration; the court cited a relatively insubstantial burden and the judge's intention of no penalty.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Faces Funding Hurdles
Tom Homan, President-elect Trump's border czar, has informed Republican lawmakers that the initial deportation operation will be far smaller than promised due to limited resources and budget constraints, targeting 1-2 million immigrants instead of the initially suggested 15-20 million.
Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Faces Funding Hurdles
Tom Homan, President-elect Trump's border czar, has informed Republican lawmakers that the initial deportation operation will be far smaller than promised due to limited resources and budget constraints, targeting 1-2 million immigrants instead of the initially suggested 15-20 million.
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48% Bias Score
Meta Ends Diversity Programs Amid Legal and Political Pressure
Meta ended its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs on Friday, eliminating its DEI team and changing hiring and supplier diversity practices, citing evolving legal landscapes and concerns about preferential treatment, following similar changes to fact-checking and content moderation polic...
Meta Ends Diversity Programs Amid Legal and Political Pressure
Meta ended its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs on Friday, eliminating its DEI team and changing hiring and supplier diversity practices, citing evolving legal landscapes and concerns about preferential treatment, following similar changes to fact-checking and content moderation polic...
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48% Bias Score
Havana Syndrome: Split Intelligence Assessment on Foreign Weapon Involvement
Two US intelligence agencies believe a novel foreign weapon might have caused some cases of Havana Syndrome, while the broader intelligence community finds foreign involvement unlikely; new intelligence spurred the minority view, but the debate continues, fueled by victims' beliefs and classified ev...
Havana Syndrome: Split Intelligence Assessment on Foreign Weapon Involvement
Two US intelligence agencies believe a novel foreign weapon might have caused some cases of Havana Syndrome, while the broader intelligence community finds foreign involvement unlikely; new intelligence spurred the minority view, but the debate continues, fueled by victims' beliefs and classified ev...
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44% Bias Score
Appeals Court Allows Partial Release of Trump Investigation Report
A federal appeals court allowed the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation into Donald Trump, but a temporary hold remains in place, potentially leading to further legal challenges before the report's public release; one volume will be public and the other private.
Appeals Court Allows Partial Release of Trump Investigation Report
A federal appeals court allowed the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation into Donald Trump, but a temporary hold remains in place, potentially leading to further legal challenges before the report's public release; one volume will be public and the other private.
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56% Bias Score
Suspected Chinese Vessel Damages Taiwan Undersea Cable, Raising "Gray Zone" Concerns
Taiwanese telecom Chunghwa Telecom discovered damage to an undersea cable, suspecting a Chinese-linked cargo vessel, the Shunxin39, near the damaged area, raising concerns of potential "gray zone operations" by China to disrupt Taiwan's communications.
Suspected Chinese Vessel Damages Taiwan Undersea Cable, Raising "Gray Zone" Concerns
Taiwanese telecom Chunghwa Telecom discovered damage to an undersea cable, suspecting a Chinese-linked cargo vessel, the Shunxin39, near the damaged area, raising concerns of potential "gray zone operations" by China to disrupt Taiwan's communications.
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52% Bias Score
Pizzagate Figure Fatally Shot by Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, the man who fired a gun inside a Washington, D.C., pizzeria in 2016 due to the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, was fatally shot by North Carolina police during a weekend traffic stop after he drew a handgun on officers.
Pizzagate Figure Fatally Shot by Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, the man who fired a gun inside a Washington, D.C., pizzeria in 2016 due to the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, was fatally shot by North Carolina police during a weekend traffic stop after he drew a handgun on officers.
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40% Bias Score