Sundance Filmmakers Lose Homes in Eaton Canyon Fire
Filmmakers Meera Menon and Paul Gleason, along with producer Erica Fishman, lost their homes in the Eaton Canyon fire, just weeks before the Sundance premiere of their independently financed zombie film, "Didn't Die," which ironically reflects their current experience of loss and community.
Sundance Filmmakers Lose Homes in Eaton Canyon Fire
Filmmakers Meera Menon and Paul Gleason, along with producer Erica Fishman, lost their homes in the Eaton Canyon fire, just weeks before the Sundance premiere of their independently financed zombie film, "Didn't Die," which ironically reflects their current experience of loss and community.
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32% Bias Score
Greek Vocational School's Innovative Approach to Career Readiness
The Peramos Model Vocational High School in Greece actively prepares students for future careers through apprenticeships, modern labs, and a student-run newspaper featuring interviews with high-profile figures like the Prime Minister.
Greek Vocational School's Innovative Approach to Career Readiness
The Peramos Model Vocational High School in Greece actively prepares students for future careers through apprenticeships, modern labs, and a student-run newspaper featuring interviews with high-profile figures like the Prime Minister.
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40% Bias Score
Winterswijk Opens Natural Ice Rink, Defying Climate Change Challenges
Winterswijk, Netherlands, opens its large outdoor ice rink for public skating on 8.5 mm thick natural ice—a first this winter—thanks to innovative techniques and dedicated volunteers, despite challenges from climate change and volunteer shortages.
Winterswijk Opens Natural Ice Rink, Defying Climate Change Challenges
Winterswijk, Netherlands, opens its large outdoor ice rink for public skating on 8.5 mm thick natural ice—a first this winter—thanks to innovative techniques and dedicated volunteers, despite challenges from climate change and volunteer shortages.
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40% Bias Score
Vox's Rise in Spain: Community, Not Leadership, Drives Popularity
In Spain, despite leader Santiago Abascal's reduced public appearances, the far-right party Vox is experiencing a surge in popularity, driven by a strong sense of community and identity among its supporters, which surpasses reliance on a single leader or traditional ideological alignment.
Vox's Rise in Spain: Community, Not Leadership, Drives Popularity
In Spain, despite leader Santiago Abascal's reduced public appearances, the far-right party Vox is experiencing a surge in popularity, driven by a strong sense of community and identity among its supporters, which surpasses reliance on a single leader or traditional ideological alignment.
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44% Bias Score
Snowbound Pub Guests Forge Lifelong Bonds
Heavy snow trapped 23 guests and 6 staff at Britain's highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales, since Saturday; they are making the most of the situation, playing games, and forming lasting bonds, with no charges but donations requested for Mountain Rescue.
Snowbound Pub Guests Forge Lifelong Bonds
Heavy snow trapped 23 guests and 6 staff at Britain's highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales, since Saturday; they are making the most of the situation, playing games, and forming lasting bonds, with no charges but donations requested for Mountain Rescue.
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36% Bias Score
€60 Million Postcode Lottery Win Impacts Balkbrug Residents
Nine residents of Boslaan in Balkbrug, Netherlands, won a combined €60 million in the Postcode Lottery on January 7th, 2024; half was immediately distributed, ranging from €477,600 to €6,208,800, with the remainder to be distributed on January 8th.
€60 Million Postcode Lottery Win Impacts Balkbrug Residents
Nine residents of Boslaan in Balkbrug, Netherlands, won a combined €60 million in the Postcode Lottery on January 7th, 2024; half was immediately distributed, ranging from €477,600 to €6,208,800, with the remainder to be distributed on January 8th.
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36% Bias Score
Waterstones' Profit Doubles Amidst Print Book Resurgence
Waterstones, the UK's largest bookstore, doubled its profits to £20.9 million in 2023, driven by a return to print book sales, a community-focused strategy, and the resurgence of commuter readership, defying predictions of the physical bookstore's decline.
Waterstones' Profit Doubles Amidst Print Book Resurgence
Waterstones, the UK's largest bookstore, doubled its profits to £20.9 million in 2023, driven by a return to print book sales, a community-focused strategy, and the resurgence of commuter readership, defying predictions of the physical bookstore's decline.
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40% Bias Score
Swinburne faces pressure over childcare center eviction
Swinburne University in Melbourne is facing intense backlash for its plan to evict a community childcare center from its land by the end of 2025, impacting 80 families; the university says it must sell because it has closed its nearby campus and received no government offers.
Swinburne faces pressure over childcare center eviction
Swinburne University in Melbourne is facing intense backlash for its plan to evict a community childcare center from its land by the end of 2025, impacting 80 families; the university says it must sell because it has closed its nearby campus and received no government offers.
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48% Bias Score
IDF Medic's Death Spurs Community Center Initiative
Staff Sergeant Ido Zano, a 20-year-old combat medic, died a month ago in a missile attack in northern Gaza, prompting his family to create "Ido's House of Joy," a community center in his memory.
IDF Medic's Death Spurs Community Center Initiative
Staff Sergeant Ido Zano, a 20-year-old combat medic, died a month ago in a missile attack in northern Gaza, prompting his family to create "Ido's House of Joy," a community center in his memory.
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32% Bias Score
Missing Hiker Found Alive After 13 Days in Kosciuszko National Park
A 23-year-old Melbourne hiker, Hadi Nazari, went missing for 13 days in Kosciuszko National Park after separating from his friends on December 26th. He was rescued on January 8th by a group of hikers near Blue Lake, surviving on minimal supplies. The extensive search involved hundreds of people and ...
Missing Hiker Found Alive After 13 Days in Kosciuszko National Park
A 23-year-old Melbourne hiker, Hadi Nazari, went missing for 13 days in Kosciuszko National Park after separating from his friends on December 26th. He was rescued on January 8th by a group of hikers near Blue Lake, surviving on minimal supplies. The extensive search involved hundreds of people and ...
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36% Bias Score
Dutch Couple's Initiative Counters NIMBYism, Fosters Refugee Integration
Bram and Wendela Tjaden from Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands, have housed statusholders in their garden house for two years, challenging the local 'not in my backyard' sentiment and promoting successful integration.
Dutch Couple's Initiative Counters NIMBYism, Fosters Refugee Integration
Bram and Wendela Tjaden from Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands, have housed statusholders in their garden house for two years, challenging the local 'not in my backyard' sentiment and promoting successful integration.
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40% Bias Score
Cushendall's Electrifying Centenary Play
Cushendall, a village in Northern Ireland's Glens of Antrim, commemorated the centenary of its 1924 electrification, becoming one of Ireland's first villages with streetlights thanks to Anthony O'Connor, through a community play, "Keep er lit", produced by the Lurig Drama Group, highlighting the end...
Cushendall's Electrifying Centenary Play
Cushendall, a village in Northern Ireland's Glens of Antrim, commemorated the centenary of its 1924 electrification, becoming one of Ireland's first villages with streetlights thanks to Anthony O'Connor, through a community play, "Keep er lit", produced by the Lurig Drama Group, highlighting the end...
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32% Bias Score