Billionaire Wealth Surge Exacerbates Global Inequality
Oxfam's January 20th report reveals that billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024, while 44% of humanity lives on under $6.85 daily, highlighting extreme wealth inequality exacerbated by policies like tax cuts and deregulation, with protests at the Davos WEF meeting mirroring these concerns.
Billionaire Wealth Surge Exacerbates Global Inequality
Oxfam's January 20th report reveals that billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024, while 44% of humanity lives on under $6.85 daily, highlighting extreme wealth inequality exacerbated by policies like tax cuts and deregulation, with protests at the Davos WEF meeting mirroring these concerns.
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56% Bias Score
Global Billionaire Wealth Soars as Food Insecurity Rises
Oxfam's report reveals a stark contrast: 204 new billionaires in 2024, increasing their collective wealth to \$15 trillion, while 733 million people lack sufficient food, 152 million more than five years ago.
Global Billionaire Wealth Soars as Food Insecurity Rises
Oxfam's report reveals a stark contrast: 204 new billionaires in 2024, increasing their collective wealth to \$15 trillion, while 733 million people lack sufficient food, 152 million more than five years ago.
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64% Bias Score
Chinese Retail Giants Accused of Widespread Product Copying
Independent designers are accusing Chinese retail giants Shein, Temu, and AliExpress of copying their products and selling them at significantly lower prices, resulting in financial losses and feelings of powerlessness despite successful takedown requests.
Chinese Retail Giants Accused of Widespread Product Copying
Independent designers are accusing Chinese retail giants Shein, Temu, and AliExpress of copying their products and selling them at significantly lower prices, resulting in financial losses and feelings of powerlessness despite successful takedown requests.
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48% Bias Score
Warnock: King's Legacy, Civil Rights, and the Trump Inauguration
Senator Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and US Senator from Georgia, discusses Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, the ongoing fight for civil rights, his commitment to democratic principles, and his decision to attend President Trump's inauguration.
Warnock: King's Legacy, Civil Rights, and the Trump Inauguration
Senator Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and US Senator from Georgia, discusses Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, the ongoing fight for civil rights, his commitment to democratic principles, and his decision to attend President Trump's inauguration.
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44% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Sentence of Native American Activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975, allowing him home confinement despite fierce opposition from law enforcement officials who maintain his guilt.
Biden Commutes Sentence of Native American Activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975, allowing him home confinement despite fierce opposition from law enforcement officials who maintain his guilt.
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20% Bias Score
British-Israeli Hostage Freed After 471 Days in Gaza
A British-Israeli woman, Emily Damari, was freed from 471 days of Hamas captivity in Gaza on Sunday, sustaining injuries including the loss of two fingers, as part of a ceasefire deal involving the exchange of hostages; 94 hostages remain.
British-Israeli Hostage Freed After 471 Days in Gaza
A British-Israeli woman, Emily Damari, was freed from 471 days of Hamas captivity in Gaza on Sunday, sustaining injuries including the loss of two fingers, as part of a ceasefire deal involving the exchange of hostages; 94 hostages remain.
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32% Bias Score
Life Sentence for Kolkata Doctor's Murder
An Indian court sentenced police volunteer Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata; the judge rejected the death penalty, while the victim's family and protesting doctors demand further investigation into potential accomplices.
Life Sentence for Kolkata Doctor's Murder
An Indian court sentenced police volunteer Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata; the judge rejected the death penalty, while the victim's family and protesting doctors demand further investigation into potential accomplices.
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48% Bias Score
Global Billionaire Wealth Soars Amidst Rising Hunger
Oxfam's report reveals that in 2024, 204 new billionaires emerged, increasing their collective wealth to \$15 trillion, while 733 million people globally lacked sufficient food—a stark contrast highlighting growing inequality.
Global Billionaire Wealth Soars Amidst Rising Hunger
Oxfam's report reveals that in 2024, 204 new billionaires emerged, increasing their collective wealth to \$15 trillion, while 733 million people globally lacked sufficient food—a stark contrast highlighting growing inequality.
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68% Bias Score
Belarus Expands Criteria for Socially Dangerous Family Designations
In Belarus, families are designated as "socially dangerous" (SOP) for reasons ranging from parental substance abuse to political charges, with the process lacking clear guidelines and potentially leading to arbitrary interventions and family separations.
Belarus Expands Criteria for Socially Dangerous Family Designations
In Belarus, families are designated as "socially dangerous" (SOP) for reasons ranging from parental substance abuse to political charges, with the process lacking clear guidelines and potentially leading to arbitrary interventions and family separations.
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52% Bias Score
Slow Humanitarian Aid Delivery to Gaza Despite Ceasefire
Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, 330 Egyptian trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza on Sunday, October 29th, had to detour through Israel due to Israeli inspection requirements and damage to the Rafah crossing, slowing the delivery process.
Slow Humanitarian Aid Delivery to Gaza Despite Ceasefire
Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, 330 Egyptian trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza on Sunday, October 29th, had to detour through Israel due to Israeli inspection requirements and damage to the Rafah crossing, slowing the delivery process.
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40% Bias Score
90 Palestinian Women and Children Released in Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal
Following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, 90 Palestinian women and children were released from Ofer Prison in the West Bank on Monday, while three Israeli women were released the previous day; the deal involves phased releases of prisoners and hostages, aiming for a permanent end to the 1...
90 Palestinian Women and Children Released in Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal
Following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, 90 Palestinian women and children were released from Ofer Prison in the West Bank on Monday, while three Israeli women were released the previous day; the deal involves phased releases of prisoners and hostages, aiming for a permanent end to the 1...
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48% Bias Score
Southport Killer's Guilty Plea Highlights Online Radicalisation and Mental Health Concerns
Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to murdering three girls at a Southport dance class; his parents, Rwandan Tutsi refugees who fled the 1994 genocide, blame his actions on online exposure to graphic violence and pre-existing mental health conditions, despite three referrals to the Pre...
Southport Killer's Guilty Plea Highlights Online Radicalisation and Mental Health Concerns
Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to murdering three girls at a Southport dance class; his parents, Rwandan Tutsi refugees who fled the 1994 genocide, blame his actions on online exposure to graphic violence and pre-existing mental health conditions, despite three referrals to the Pre...
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60% Bias Score