Tax Cut on Tips: Limited Impact Despite Bipartisan Support
President-elect Trump's proposed elimination of taxes on tips, also supported by Vice President Kamala Harris with stipulations, would benefit a small portion of the 4 million tipped workers in the US, costing an estimated $60 billion to $200 billion over 10 years, raising concerns about its impact ...
Tax Cut on Tips: Limited Impact Despite Bipartisan Support
President-elect Trump's proposed elimination of taxes on tips, also supported by Vice President Kamala Harris with stipulations, would benefit a small portion of the 4 million tipped workers in the US, costing an estimated $60 billion to $200 billion over 10 years, raising concerns about its impact ...
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48% Bias Score
NASA Unveils Revised Mars Sample Return Plans
NASA proposed two new strategies for a Mars sample return mission, aiming to reduce costs to $5.5 billion–$7.7 billion and return samples by 2035–2039, using either a sky crane or commercial heavy-lift lander, addressing concerns of the previous plan's $11 billion cost and 2040 return date.
NASA Unveils Revised Mars Sample Return Plans
NASA proposed two new strategies for a Mars sample return mission, aiming to reduce costs to $5.5 billion–$7.7 billion and return samples by 2035–2039, using either a sky crane or commercial heavy-lift lander, addressing concerns of the previous plan's $11 billion cost and 2040 return date.
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44% Bias Score
House Passes Laken Riley Act, but Senate Passage Uncertain
The House passed the GOP-led Laken Riley Act (264-159), requiring detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft or burglary; 48 Democrats supported it, increasing from 37 last session, but Senate passage is uncertain due to narrow margins.
House Passes Laken Riley Act, but Senate Passage Uncertain
The House passed the GOP-led Laken Riley Act (264-159), requiring detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft or burglary; 48 Democrats supported it, increasing from 37 last session, but Senate passage is uncertain due to narrow margins.
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44% Bias Score
Biden Weighs Preemptive Pardons, Pardons Son Amid Trump Criticism
President Biden stated he hasn't decided whether to issue preemptive pardons to protect allies from potential prosecution under President-elect Trump, but he did pardon his son, Hunter Biden, for tax and gun offenses. Biden also criticized Trump for spreading misinformation.
Biden Weighs Preemptive Pardons, Pardons Son Amid Trump Criticism
President Biden stated he hasn't decided whether to issue preemptive pardons to protect allies from potential prosecution under President-elect Trump, but he did pardon his son, Hunter Biden, for tax and gun offenses. Biden also criticized Trump for spreading misinformation.
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40% Bias Score
Fox News Allegedly Leaks Town Hall Questions to Trump Campaign
Alex Isenstadt's book "Revenge" alleges that Fox News provided President Trump's team with advance questions for a January 2024 town hall, prompting an investigation and raising concerns about journalistic ethics and the Trump-Fox relationship.
Fox News Allegedly Leaks Town Hall Questions to Trump Campaign
Alex Isenstadt's book "Revenge" alleges that Fox News provided President Trump's team with advance questions for a January 2024 town hall, prompting an investigation and raising concerns about journalistic ethics and the Trump-Fox relationship.
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44% Bias Score
Peter Yarrow, Folk Singer of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86
Peter Yarrow, a member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died on Tuesday at age 86 from bladder cancer in New York; the group's activism and musical success significantly impacted American folk music and social movements throughout the 1960s.
Peter Yarrow, Folk Singer of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86
Peter Yarrow, a member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died on Tuesday at age 86 from bladder cancer in New York; the group's activism and musical success significantly impacted American folk music and social movements throughout the 1960s.
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28% Bias Score
Trump Announces Plans for US Territorial Expansion
President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to use military force to acquire Greenland and Panama, and economic pressure to annex Canada, marking a significant departure from recent US foreign policy and drawing international attention.
Trump Announces Plans for US Territorial Expansion
President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to use military force to acquire Greenland and Panama, and economic pressure to annex Canada, marking a significant departure from recent US foreign policy and drawing international attention.
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48% Bias Score
House Republicans Formalize January 6th Investigation
GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk secured a new House committee to investigate the January 6th Capitol attack, chaired by Speaker Mike Johnson, signaling a continuation of Republican efforts to reshape the narrative and pursue investigations into the Biden administration.
House Republicans Formalize January 6th Investigation
GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk secured a new House committee to investigate the January 6th Capitol attack, chaired by Speaker Mike Johnson, signaling a continuation of Republican efforts to reshape the narrative and pursue investigations into the Biden administration.
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56% Bias Score
Uzbekistan's Architectural Heritage Drives Tourism and Economic Growth
Uzbekistan is investing in preserving its diverse architectural heritage, from Soviet-era buildings to ancient Silk Road sites, to boost tourism, create jobs, and promote its unique cultural identity globally; this involves conservation work, exhibitions, and publications.
Uzbekistan's Architectural Heritage Drives Tourism and Economic Growth
Uzbekistan is investing in preserving its diverse architectural heritage, from Soviet-era buildings to ancient Silk Road sites, to boost tourism, create jobs, and promote its unique cultural identity globally; this involves conservation work, exhibitions, and publications.
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44% Bias Score
Former MoviePass CEO Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud
Theodore Farnsworth, former CEO of MoviePass' parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics, pleaded guilty to securities fraud and conspiracy, facing up to 25 years in prison for misleading investors about the sustainability of MoviePass's business model between 2017 and 2019, artificially inflating...
Former MoviePass CEO Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud
Theodore Farnsworth, former CEO of MoviePass' parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics, pleaded guilty to securities fraud and conspiracy, facing up to 25 years in prison for misleading investors about the sustainability of MoviePass's business model between 2017 and 2019, artificially inflating...
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Higgins Pleads Not Guilty in Gaudreau Brothers' Fatal Crash
Sean Higgins pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a fatal car crash that killed former NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother on August 29, 2023, in New Jersey; Higgins had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit.
Higgins Pleads Not Guilty in Gaudreau Brothers' Fatal Crash
Sean Higgins pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a fatal car crash that killed former NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother on August 29, 2023, in New Jersey; Higgins had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit.
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48% Bias Score
New Orleans Attack: Months of Planning Revealed
Shamsud-din Jabbar, acting alone, planned the New Orleans New Year's attack for months, conducting surveillance with Meta smart glasses, acquiring weapons and explosives, and attempting to destroy evidence by setting fire to his Airbnb before driving a rented truck into a crowd, killing 14.
New Orleans Attack: Months of Planning Revealed
Shamsud-din Jabbar, acting alone, planned the New Orleans New Year's attack for months, conducting surveillance with Meta smart glasses, acquiring weapons and explosives, and attempting to destroy evidence by setting fire to his Airbnb before driving a rented truck into a crowd, killing 14.
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36% Bias Score