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Amsterdam Rejects Scapegoating Migrants for Housing Crisis
Amsterdam's D66 party criticizes a proposal to make businesses employing knowledge migrants responsible for housing shortages, arguing that this scapegoats a small population segment (7%) and ignores broader issues like insufficient housing construction and evolving household sizes; research indicat...
Amsterdam Rejects Scapegoating Migrants for Housing Crisis
Amsterdam's D66 party criticizes a proposal to make businesses employing knowledge migrants responsible for housing shortages, arguing that this scapegoats a small population segment (7%) and ignores broader issues like insufficient housing construction and evolving household sizes; research indicat...
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40% Bias Score
Amsterdam's King's Day Ambulance Crisis: 30 Emergency Calls Await Response
On King's Day 2023 in Amsterdam, the ambulance service was overwhelmed by an "unmanageable" number of emergency calls, reaching 30 simultaneous calls at its peak, due to insufficient planning by the city and excessive alcohol and drug use by minors, resulting in a call for "stronger measures" from t...
Amsterdam's King's Day Ambulance Crisis: 30 Emergency Calls Await Response
On King's Day 2023 in Amsterdam, the ambulance service was overwhelmed by an "unmanageable" number of emergency calls, reaching 30 simultaneous calls at its peak, due to insufficient planning by the city and excessive alcohol and drug use by minors, resulting in a call for "stronger measures" from t...
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36% Bias Score
Rare 200-Year-Old Condom with Unique Print on Display
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum displays a well-preserved 200-year-old condom from 1830, made of sheep gut and featuring a print of a nun and three men, satirizing the Judgement of Paris; it's considered a rare artifact shedding light on 19th-century sexuality.
Rare 200-Year-Old Condom with Unique Print on Display
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum displays a well-preserved 200-year-old condom from 1830, made of sheep gut and featuring a print of a nun and three men, satirizing the Judgement of Paris; it's considered a rare artifact shedding light on 19th-century sexuality.
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40% Bias Score
Amsterdam Citizens Secure Land for Urban Farming After Activism
Amsterdam citizens secured 9 hectares of the Lutkemeerpolder for urban farming after years of activism against a planned distribution center, highlighting the power of community engagement in influencing urban development.
Amsterdam Citizens Secure Land for Urban Farming After Activism
Amsterdam citizens secured 9 hectares of the Lutkemeerpolder for urban farming after years of activism against a planned distribution center, highlighting the power of community engagement in influencing urban development.
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40% Bias Score
10,000 Amsterdam Anniversary Festival Tickets Reissued After Chaotic Online Sale
Approximately 10,000 tickets for Amsterdam's June 21st, 750th-anniversary festival on the A10 ring road were invalidated due to over-reservation, with priority given to those who experienced technical issues during registration, following a chaotic online process involving over one million applicant...
10,000 Amsterdam Anniversary Festival Tickets Reissued After Chaotic Online Sale
Approximately 10,000 tickets for Amsterdam's June 21st, 750th-anniversary festival on the A10 ring road were invalidated due to over-reservation, with priority given to those who experienced technical issues during registration, following a chaotic online process involving over one million applicant...
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36% Bias Score
Amsterdam Schools to Phase Out External Teacher Hiring
Amsterdam's primary schools, encompassing over 4,600 full-time positions across Amsterdam, Weesp, Diemen, and Duivendrecht, are phasing out external teacher hires to improve education quality and save money, with the goal of prioritizing permanent staff and reducing the reliance on temporary workers...
Amsterdam Schools to Phase Out External Teacher Hiring
Amsterdam's primary schools, encompassing over 4,600 full-time positions across Amsterdam, Weesp, Diemen, and Duivendrecht, are phasing out external teacher hires to improve education quality and save money, with the goal of prioritizing permanent staff and reducing the reliance on temporary workers...
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40% Bias Score
Amsterdam Riots: 100-Hour Sentence for Bystander Assault
An 18-year-old in Amsterdam received a 100-hour community service sentence and a \$4000 fine for assaulting a bystander during November 2022 riots that followed an Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv football match, involving arson and attacks on an innocent passerby.
Amsterdam Riots: 100-Hour Sentence for Bystander Assault
An 18-year-old in Amsterdam received a 100-hour community service sentence and a \$4000 fine for assaulting a bystander during November 2022 riots that followed an Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv football match, involving arson and attacks on an innocent passerby.
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36% Bias Score
Amsterdam Holocaust Museum Wins Top Architecture Award
The Amsterdam National Holocaust Museum, designed by Office Winhov, won the 2024 BNA Best Building award, showcasing a powerful blend of historical context and sensitive design, reflecting a broader shift towards socially conscious architecture.
Amsterdam Holocaust Museum Wins Top Architecture Award
The Amsterdam National Holocaust Museum, designed by Office Winhov, won the 2024 BNA Best Building award, showcasing a powerful blend of historical context and sensitive design, reflecting a broader shift towards socially conscious architecture.
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24% Bias Score
UvA Allows Overnight Stay for Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators
Approximately forty pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up a tent camp near the University of Amsterdam's Roeterseiland campus; after initially requesting its removal, the university allowed the demonstrators to stay overnight, prompting debate among city council members regarding the handling of futu...
UvA Allows Overnight Stay for Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators
Approximately forty pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up a tent camp near the University of Amsterdam's Roeterseiland campus; after initially requesting its removal, the university allowed the demonstrators to stay overnight, prompting debate among city council members regarding the handling of futu...
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48% Bias Score
Kampong Edges Amsterdam in First Leg of Dutch Hockey Final
Kampong won the first leg of the Dutch hockey championship final against Amsterdam with a score of 4-3, despite playing a period with a man down due to a player ejection; the second leg will be played at Amsterdam's home stadium on Thursday.
Kampong Edges Amsterdam in First Leg of Dutch Hockey Final
Kampong won the first leg of the Dutch hockey championship final against Amsterdam with a score of 4-3, despite playing a period with a man down due to a player ejection; the second leg will be played at Amsterdam's home stadium on Thursday.
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16% Bias Score
10,000 Amsterdam Festival Tickets Re-Allocated After Over-Booking
Due to technical issues and over-booking during online registration for Amsterdam's 750th-anniversary festival, 10,000 tickets are being re-allocated, prioritizing those who faced technical difficulties during the initial registration process.
10,000 Amsterdam Festival Tickets Re-Allocated After Over-Booking
Due to technical issues and over-booking during online registration for Amsterdam's 750th-anniversary festival, 10,000 tickets are being re-allocated, prioritizing those who faced technical difficulties during the initial registration process.
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36% Bias Score
Amsterdam Opens New Official Urban Swimming Spot
Amsterdam's Marineterrein inner harbor is now an official swimming spot, opening May 1st and monitored until October 1st, responding to growing demand for open water swimming in urban areas despite regulatory hurdles, offering a tested model for other cities.
Amsterdam Opens New Official Urban Swimming Spot
Amsterdam's Marineterrein inner harbor is now an official swimming spot, opening May 1st and monitored until October 1st, responding to growing demand for open water swimming in urban areas despite regulatory hurdles, offering a tested model for other cities.
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36% Bias Score
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