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Booming Small Business Sales in 2024: Higher Prices, Faster Transactions
In 2024, small business acquisitions increased by 5% year-over-year, with transaction values rising by 15%, leading to higher sale prices (median $345,000, up 3%) and faster sales (median 168 days, down 3%), driven by increased buyer interest and higher business exit-readiness scores.
Booming Small Business Sales in 2024: Higher Prices, Faster Transactions
In 2024, small business acquisitions increased by 5% year-over-year, with transaction values rising by 15%, leading to higher sale prices (median $345,000, up 3%) and faster sales (median 168 days, down 3%), driven by increased buyer interest and higher business exit-readiness scores.
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52% Bias Score
Rio Carnival Costume Factory Fire Injures Workers, Two Weeks Before Event
A fire at a Rio de Janeiro costume factory injured at least ten workers seriously, impacting four samba schools participating in the Carnival parade; the factory lacked safety measures.
Rio Carnival Costume Factory Fire Injures Workers, Two Weeks Before Event
A fire at a Rio de Janeiro costume factory injured at least ten workers seriously, impacting four samba schools participating in the Carnival parade; the factory lacked safety measures.
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56% Bias Score
Whooping Cough Deaths Rise to Highest Level in Almost a Decade
The US saw 10 whooping cough deaths in 2024, the highest in almost a decade, alongside 35,435 cases; Pennsylvania and Wisconsin had the most cases; a 27 percent increase in cases was reported week-over-week in 2025, and decreased vaccination rates are a contributing factor.
Whooping Cough Deaths Rise to Highest Level in Almost a Decade
The US saw 10 whooping cough deaths in 2024, the highest in almost a decade, alongside 35,435 cases; Pennsylvania and Wisconsin had the most cases; a 27 percent increase in cases was reported week-over-week in 2025, and decreased vaccination rates are a contributing factor.
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40% Bias Score
Blue Plaque Honors Child Chimney Sweep, Sparking Child Labor Law Reform
An 11-year-old Victorian chimney sweep, George Brewster, died in 1875 in Cambridgeshire after becoming trapped; his death led to a law banning child chimney sweeps, and a blue plaque was unveiled on the 150th anniversary.
Blue Plaque Honors Child Chimney Sweep, Sparking Child Labor Law Reform
An 11-year-old Victorian chimney sweep, George Brewster, died in 1875 in Cambridgeshire after becoming trapped; his death led to a law banning child chimney sweeps, and a blue plaque was unveiled on the 150th anniversary.
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32% Bias Score
Rushdie Testifies in Chautauqua Stabbing Trial
Author Salman Rushdie testified Tuesday about the August 2022 stabbing at the Chautauqua Institution, describing multiple stab wounds and his belief that he was dying; the accused, Hadi Matar, has pleaded not guilty.
Rushdie Testifies in Chautauqua Stabbing Trial
Author Salman Rushdie testified Tuesday about the August 2022 stabbing at the Chautauqua Institution, describing multiple stab wounds and his belief that he was dying; the accused, Hadi Matar, has pleaded not guilty.
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24% Bias Score
Curiosity Rover Captures Images of Colorful Martian Clouds
NASA's Curiosity rover captured images of colorful clouds, composed of frozen carbon dioxide, at altitudes of 37 to 50 miles above the Martian surface on January 17, 2024; these "mother-of-pearl" clouds are formed due to Martian gravity waves cooling the atmosphere, a phenomenon predictable enough f...
Curiosity Rover Captures Images of Colorful Martian Clouds
NASA's Curiosity rover captured images of colorful clouds, composed of frozen carbon dioxide, at altitudes of 37 to 50 miles above the Martian surface on January 17, 2024; these "mother-of-pearl" clouds are formed due to Martian gravity waves cooling the atmosphere, a phenomenon predictable enough f...
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16% Bias Score
Eastern U.S. Winter Storm Causes Widespread Disruptions, California Braces for Atmospheric River
A major winter storm caused widespread power outages, flight cancellations, and hundreds of traffic accidents across the eastern U.S., from Kentucky to Washington D.C., with flooding a major concern as temperatures rise; California braces for an atmospheric river that could flood wildfire-ravaged ar...
Eastern U.S. Winter Storm Causes Widespread Disruptions, California Braces for Atmospheric River
A major winter storm caused widespread power outages, flight cancellations, and hundreds of traffic accidents across the eastern U.S., from Kentucky to Washington D.C., with flooding a major concern as temperatures rise; California braces for an atmospheric river that could flood wildfire-ravaged ar...
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40% Bias Score
Australia Battles Extreme Weather: Floods, Fires, and Cyclone Threat
Australia faces a week of diverse extreme weather: deadly floods in Queensland, severe thunderstorms in NSW and Victoria, bushfires burning 45,000 hectares in Tasmania, a looming heatwave in the southeast, potential February snow, and a brewing tropical cyclone off Western Australia.
Australia Battles Extreme Weather: Floods, Fires, and Cyclone Threat
Australia faces a week of diverse extreme weather: deadly floods in Queensland, severe thunderstorms in NSW and Victoria, bushfires burning 45,000 hectares in Tasmania, a looming heatwave in the southeast, potential February snow, and a brewing tropical cyclone off Western Australia.
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16% Bias Score
Euclid Telescope Discovers Rare Einstein Ring, Unveiling New Galaxy
During its testing phase, the Euclid telescope unexpectedly captured an Einstein ring around the NGC 6505 galaxy, revealing a previously unknown galaxy 4.42 billion light-years away, enhancing understanding of dark matter and dark energy.
Euclid Telescope Discovers Rare Einstein Ring, Unveiling New Galaxy
During its testing phase, the Euclid telescope unexpectedly captured an Einstein ring around the NGC 6505 galaxy, revealing a previously unknown galaxy 4.42 billion light-years away, enhancing understanding of dark matter and dark energy.
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24% Bias Score
Germany Issues Air Quality Warning Due to High Particulate Matter
Germany's Environment Agency warns of exceptionally poor air quality across much of Central Europe due to high fine particulate matter levels exceeding the 50 µg/m³ limit at 19 monitoring stations, impacting several German states; improvement is expected with the arrival of a low-pressure weather sy...
Germany Issues Air Quality Warning Due to High Particulate Matter
Germany's Environment Agency warns of exceptionally poor air quality across much of Central Europe due to high fine particulate matter levels exceeding the 50 µg/m³ limit at 19 monitoring stations, impacting several German states; improvement is expected with the arrival of a low-pressure weather sy...
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32% Bias Score
Spanish Industrialist's Pandemic Hospital and €3.7 Million Home Sale
In March 2020, Spanish industrialist Clemente González Soler orchestrated the rapid construction of a 1,500-bed hospital, Noah's Ark, near Madrid within 36 hours, saving nearly 4,000 lives during the COVID-19 pandemic; his family home in Las Rozas is now for sale at €3.7 million.
Spanish Industrialist's Pandemic Hospital and €3.7 Million Home Sale
In March 2020, Spanish industrialist Clemente González Soler orchestrated the rapid construction of a 1,500-bed hospital, Noah's Ark, near Madrid within 36 hours, saving nearly 4,000 lives during the COVID-19 pandemic; his family home in Las Rozas is now for sale at €3.7 million.
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44% Bias Score
Swiss Court Dismisses \$12 Billion Hermès Fraud Claim
Nicolas Puech, 82, the largest individual heir to Hermès, claims his business manager, Eric Freymond, defrauded him of \$12 billion worth of Hermès shares; a Swiss court dismissed his claim due to his voluntary 24-year delegation of financial control to Freymond.
Swiss Court Dismisses \$12 Billion Hermès Fraud Claim
Nicolas Puech, 82, the largest individual heir to Hermès, claims his business manager, Eric Freymond, defrauded him of \$12 billion worth of Hermès shares; a Swiss court dismissed his claim due to his voluntary 24-year delegation of financial control to Freymond.
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52% Bias Score
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