Kansas City Birth Center Closure Exposes Maternal Care Crisis
The closure of New Birth Company, the only independent licensed birth center in the Kansas City area, due to inadequate insurance reimbursement, highlights the nationwide shortage of maternal care options and the struggle for birth centers to stay afloat.
Kansas City Birth Center Closure Exposes Maternal Care Crisis
The closure of New Birth Company, the only independent licensed birth center in the Kansas City area, due to inadequate insurance reimbursement, highlights the nationwide shortage of maternal care options and the struggle for birth centers to stay afloat.
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36% Bias Score
France's Energy Policy Under Fire: Instability and Insufficient Subsidies Hamper Green Transition
Anne Lapierre, head of Bracewell's Paris office, criticizes France's inadequate energy policy, highlighting its failure to protect businesses from high energy costs and develop a hydrogen market due to political uncertainty and insufficient subsidies, urging immediate policy changes to avoid falling...
France's Energy Policy Under Fire: Instability and Insufficient Subsidies Hamper Green Transition
Anne Lapierre, head of Bracewell's Paris office, criticizes France's inadequate energy policy, highlighting its failure to protect businesses from high energy costs and develop a hydrogen market due to political uncertainty and insufficient subsidies, urging immediate policy changes to avoid falling...
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44% Bias Score
French Senate Passes Social Security Budget Amidst Ruling Coalition Rift
The French Senate approved the 2025 Social Security budget, but Macronist senators abstained due to disagreement over €3 billion in employer contribution relief cuts, creating tension within the ruling coalition and threatening the government's broader agenda before a crucial joint committee meeting...
French Senate Passes Social Security Budget Amidst Ruling Coalition Rift
The French Senate approved the 2025 Social Security budget, but Macronist senators abstained due to disagreement over €3 billion in employer contribution relief cuts, creating tension within the ruling coalition and threatening the government's broader agenda before a crucial joint committee meeting...
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60% Bias Score
"Antioquia's New Security Tax Exposes Rift Within Colombian Right-Wing"
"A new tax in Antioquia, Colombia, proposed by Governor Andrés Julián Rendón to fund security improvements, has created a rift with Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez, highlighting divisions within the region's right-wing political landscape and sparking debate about economic impacts and political al...
"Antioquia's New Security Tax Exposes Rift Within Colombian Right-Wing"
"A new tax in Antioquia, Colombia, proposed by Governor Andrés Julián Rendón to fund security improvements, has created a rift with Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez, highlighting divisions within the region's right-wing political landscape and sparking debate about economic impacts and political al...
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44% Bias Score
"Dutch Housing Summit Aims to Tackle 100,000-Home Annual Target Shortfall"
"The Netherlands aims to build 100,000 homes annually, but only built 88,000 in 2023, falling short of the target. A housing summit was held to address this shortfall by making concrete agreements to build faster with fewer regulations, although funding remains a major concern. "
"Dutch Housing Summit Aims to Tackle 100,000-Home Annual Target Shortfall"
"The Netherlands aims to build 100,000 homes annually, but only built 88,000 in 2023, falling short of the target. A housing summit was held to address this shortfall by making concrete agreements to build faster with fewer regulations, although funding remains a major concern. "
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40% Bias Score
HRADF Sets Ambitious Targets for 2025-2027
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) presented its strategic plan for 2025-2027, targeting a 35% EBITDA increase, 3.4% ROI, and the launch of a €303 million investment fund. The plan also includes improving management of public assets, focusing on regional airports and urban transpor...
HRADF Sets Ambitious Targets for 2025-2027
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) presented its strategic plan for 2025-2027, targeting a 35% EBITDA increase, 3.4% ROI, and the launch of a €303 million investment fund. The plan also includes improving management of public assets, focusing on regional airports and urban transpor...
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40% Bias Score
France Averts Government Shutdown with Emergency Budget Law
France's outgoing government will pass a short-term law on December 11th to prevent a government shutdown after a no-confidence vote blocked the 2025 budget; the law temporarily maintains essential financial operations until a new budget is approved.
France Averts Government Shutdown with Emergency Budget Law
France's outgoing government will pass a short-term law on December 11th to prevent a government shutdown after a no-confidence vote blocked the 2025 budget; the law temporarily maintains essential financial operations until a new budget is approved.
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36% Bias Score
French Executive Compensation Lags Behind Inflation, Impacting Purchasing Power
A recent study by Apec reveals that despite a record 60% of French executives receiving salary increases in 2024, median executive compensation has increased less than inflation since 2019, resulting in decreased purchasing power for over 60% of executives, with a persistent gender pay gap.
French Executive Compensation Lags Behind Inflation, Impacting Purchasing Power
A recent study by Apec reveals that despite a record 60% of French executives receiving salary increases in 2024, median executive compensation has increased less than inflation since 2019, resulting in decreased purchasing power for over 60% of executives, with a persistent gender pay gap.
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48% Bias Score
Home Office to Use Disused Care Homes and Student Housing for Asylum Seekers
The UK Home Office plans to house asylum seekers in 800 new sites, including disused care homes and student accommodation, to reduce its daily £8m hotel bill; this follows criticism of previous mass accommodation sites deemed ineffective by the National Audit Office.
Home Office to Use Disused Care Homes and Student Housing for Asylum Seekers
The UK Home Office plans to house asylum seekers in 800 new sites, including disused care homes and student accommodation, to reduce its daily £8m hotel bill; this follows criticism of previous mass accommodation sites deemed ineffective by the National Audit Office.
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44% Bias Score
Netherlands Housing Summit Aims to Tackle Construction Shortfall
The Netherlands aims to build 100,000 homes yearly, but only 88,000 were built in 2022, prompting a housing summit to accelerate construction and simplify regulations; funding disagreements and bureaucratic hurdles pose challenges.
Netherlands Housing Summit Aims to Tackle Construction Shortfall
The Netherlands aims to build 100,000 homes yearly, but only 88,000 were built in 2022, prompting a housing summit to accelerate construction and simplify regulations; funding disagreements and bureaucratic hurdles pose challenges.
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52% Bias Score
Retrieval Medics Manages Growth with Flexible Payment Options
Australian medical repatriation service Retrieval Medics International, founded in 2018, has expanded from 10 to over 50 employees and now handles several repatriation cases weekly, using American Express's Flexible Payment Option to manage fluctuating cash flow during peak travel seasons.
Retrieval Medics Manages Growth with Flexible Payment Options
Australian medical repatriation service Retrieval Medics International, founded in 2018, has expanded from 10 to over 50 employees and now handles several repatriation cases weekly, using American Express's Flexible Payment Option to manage fluctuating cash flow during peak travel seasons.
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52% Bias Score
El Al's US Flight Monopoly Persists Despite Delta's Planned Return
El Al maintains a monopoly on direct flights between Israel and the US, controlling 11% of Ben-Gurion Airport's US passenger traffic in November; despite Delta planning to resume flights in April 2025, regulatory hurdles and high Delta fares hinder competition and keep prices elevated.
El Al's US Flight Monopoly Persists Despite Delta's Planned Return
El Al maintains a monopoly on direct flights between Israel and the US, controlling 11% of Ben-Gurion Airport's US passenger traffic in November; despite Delta planning to resume flights in April 2025, regulatory hurdles and high Delta fares hinder competition and keep prices elevated.
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32% Bias Score