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Former CFO Sentenced to Nine Years for Embezzling \$6.7 Million from Birth Injury Fund
John Hunter Raines, a 38-year-old father of three and former chief financial officer of Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, was sentenced to nine years in prison for embezzling \$6.7 million in taxpayer money to fund a lavish lifestyle between January 2022 and October 20...
Former CFO Sentenced to Nine Years for Embezzling \$6.7 Million from Birth Injury Fund
John Hunter Raines, a 38-year-old father of three and former chief financial officer of Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, was sentenced to nine years in prison for embezzling \$6.7 million in taxpayer money to fund a lavish lifestyle between January 2022 and October 20...
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44% Bias Score
Excessive Screen Time Stunts Children's Development, Threatening Future Employability
Excessive screen time among American teens, averaging nine hours daily with five hours on social media, negatively impacts brain development, causing anxiety and hindering future employability due to poor social skills and communication issues; experts urge parental controls, school policies, and st...
Excessive Screen Time Stunts Children's Development, Threatening Future Employability
Excessive screen time among American teens, averaging nine hours daily with five hours on social media, negatively impacts brain development, causing anxiety and hindering future employability due to poor social skills and communication issues; experts urge parental controls, school policies, and st...
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48% Bias Score
\$5 Billion SEND Funding Crisis Threatens English Councils
England's special educational needs (SEND) system faces a \$5 billion funding crisis by March 2026, threatening 60-70 councils with bankruptcy due to rising costs, increased demand, and insufficient state provision, forcing reliance on expensive private schools.
\$5 Billion SEND Funding Crisis Threatens English Councils
England's special educational needs (SEND) system faces a \$5 billion funding crisis by March 2026, threatening 60-70 councils with bankruptcy due to rising costs, increased demand, and insufficient state provision, forcing reliance on expensive private schools.
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52% Bias Score
Funding Crisis Threatens Inuit Child Services
The $390-million Inuit Child First Initiative, providing vital health, social, and educational services to Inuit children, risks losing funding on March 31st due to Parliament's delayed sitting, potentially exacerbating the already high child poverty rates in Nunavut.
Funding Crisis Threatens Inuit Child Services
The $390-million Inuit Child First Initiative, providing vital health, social, and educational services to Inuit children, risks losing funding on March 31st due to Parliament's delayed sitting, potentially exacerbating the already high child poverty rates in Nunavut.
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44% Bias Score
Ontario First Nations Approve Child Welfare Reform Deal
Ontario First Nations chiefs overwhelmingly approved a child welfare reform deal with the federal government on Wednesday, allowing them to control child welfare services and ending discrimination; the deal, negotiated separately from a rejected national plan, needs federal and tribunal approval.
Ontario First Nations Approve Child Welfare Reform Deal
Ontario First Nations chiefs overwhelmingly approved a child welfare reform deal with the federal government on Wednesday, allowing them to control child welfare services and ending discrimination; the deal, negotiated separately from a rejected national plan, needs federal and tribunal approval.
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36% Bias Score
Rostov Oblast Improves Child Welfare Following Presidential Audit
During a working visit to Rostov Oblast, Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, and regional governor Yuri Slyusar discussed social orphanhood prevention and support for children of special operation participants, reviewing 25 support measures and the results o...
Rostov Oblast Improves Child Welfare Following Presidential Audit
During a working visit to Rostov Oblast, Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, and regional governor Yuri Slyusar discussed social orphanhood prevention and support for children of special operation participants, reviewing 25 support measures and the results o...
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52% Bias Score
Memoir Detailing UK Care System Wins Gordon Burn Prize
Jenni Fagan's memoir "Ootlin," detailing her experiences in the UK's care system, won the £10,000 Gordon Burn Prize on Thursday in Newcastle, aiming to influence policymakers and improve the lives of children in care.
Memoir Detailing UK Care System Wins Gordon Burn Prize
Jenni Fagan's memoir "Ootlin," detailing her experiences in the UK's care system, won the £10,000 Gordon Burn Prize on Thursday in Newcastle, aiming to influence policymakers and improve the lives of children in care.
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20% Bias Score
West Virginia Judge Orders Oversight of Child Protective Services After Suicide Attempt
Following a 12-year-old foster child's suicide attempt in a West Virginia hotel, a judge ordered a year-long improvement period for the state's child protective services, mandating a monitor to oversee placements and create public reports on children housed in unlicensed facilities; this comes after...
West Virginia Judge Orders Oversight of Child Protective Services After Suicide Attempt
Following a 12-year-old foster child's suicide attempt in a West Virginia hotel, a judge ordered a year-long improvement period for the state's child protective services, mandating a monitor to oversee placements and create public reports on children housed in unlicensed facilities; this comes after...
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32% Bias Score
Custody Battle Highlights Alleged Financial Incentives in German Child Protection
In Bremerhaven, Germany, an 8-year-old girl, Lisa, is at the center of a custody battle after her mother's murder. Her grandmother is fighting to bring Lisa back to Russia, but German authorities, allegedly incentivized by high child care costs, prevent contact and assert Lisa refuses contact.
Custody Battle Highlights Alleged Financial Incentives in German Child Protection
In Bremerhaven, Germany, an 8-year-old girl, Lisa, is at the center of a custody battle after her mother's murder. Her grandmother is fighting to bring Lisa back to Russia, but German authorities, allegedly incentivized by high child care costs, prevent contact and assert Lisa refuses contact.
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68% Bias Score
Mother Arrested for Child Abuse in Rostov Oblast
In Rostov Oblast, a 31-year-old mother was arrested for abusing her one-year-old daughter, who was found malnourished and neglected; the case is now in court, and the child is in foster care.
Mother Arrested for Child Abuse in Rostov Oblast
In Rostov Oblast, a 31-year-old mother was arrested for abusing her one-year-old daughter, who was found malnourished and neglected; the case is now in court, and the child is in foster care.
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64% Bias Score
Abandoned Baby Elsa Thriving, But Adoption Delayed by Police Investigation
Baby Elsa, abandoned in east London on January 18, 2024, is thriving despite a difficult start, but her adoption is delayed by a police investigation into her parents' whereabouts, who abandoned two other children in the same area previously.
Abandoned Baby Elsa Thriving, But Adoption Delayed by Police Investigation
Baby Elsa, abandoned in east London on January 18, 2024, is thriving despite a difficult start, but her adoption is delayed by a police investigation into her parents' whereabouts, who abandoned two other children in the same area previously.
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36% Bias Score
Indigenous Child Welfare System Fails: Lasting Health and Socioeconomic Disparities Revealed
A Statistics Canada report reveals Indigenous adults who experienced government care as children face significantly higher rates of disability, homelessness, and unmet basic needs compared to their peers; this disparity underscores the urgent need for systemic reform in Indigenous child welfare, des...
Indigenous Child Welfare System Fails: Lasting Health and Socioeconomic Disparities Revealed
A Statistics Canada report reveals Indigenous adults who experienced government care as children face significantly higher rates of disability, homelessness, and unmet basic needs compared to their peers; this disparity underscores the urgent need for systemic reform in Indigenous child welfare, des...
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36% Bias Score
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