California Wildfires: Factors Behind Miraculous Home Survival
Amidst the devastation of the California wildfires, some homes survived, raising questions about factors influencing their survival—fire-resistant design, homeowner preparation, firefighter intervention, and wind patterns played a role, but luck was also a factor.
California Wildfires: Factors Behind Miraculous Home Survival
Amidst the devastation of the California wildfires, some homes survived, raising questions about factors influencing their survival—fire-resistant design, homeowner preparation, firefighter intervention, and wind patterns played a role, but luck was also a factor.
Progress
32% Bias Score
UK Funeral Costs Hit Record High
The average cost of a basic funeral in the UK has hit a record high of £4,285, a 3.5% increase from last year, forcing many families to use crowdfunding or sell possessions to pay, according to insurer SunLife's report.
UK Funeral Costs Hit Record High
The average cost of a basic funeral in the UK has hit a record high of £4,285, a 3.5% increase from last year, forcing many families to use crowdfunding or sell possessions to pay, according to insurer SunLife's report.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Vietnamese Monk's Barefoot Pilgrimage to India Becomes Internet Sensation
Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Minh Tue's 2,700km barefoot pilgrimage to India, begun in November 2022, has become an internet sensation due to daily video updates showcasing his ascetic lifestyle, attracting millions of views and hundreds of thousands of followers across social media platforms.
Vietnamese Monk's Barefoot Pilgrimage to India Becomes Internet Sensation
Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Minh Tue's 2,700km barefoot pilgrimage to India, begun in November 2022, has become an internet sensation due to daily video updates showcasing his ascetic lifestyle, attracting millions of views and hundreds of thousands of followers across social media platforms.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Savannah Pub Owner Brutally Attacked by Fake Amazon Delivery Drivers
Two men, disguised as Amazon delivery drivers, attacked a 66-year-old Savannah, Georgia pub owner on January 11th, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m., causing multiple head wounds requiring 14 stitches and stealing $80; police are investigating.
Savannah Pub Owner Brutally Attacked by Fake Amazon Delivery Drivers
Two men, disguised as Amazon delivery drivers, attacked a 66-year-old Savannah, Georgia pub owner on January 11th, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m., causing multiple head wounds requiring 14 stitches and stealing $80; police are investigating.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Country Garden Posts Steep Losses Amid China's Property Crisis
Country Garden, formerly China's largest property developer, reported a $1.75 billion net loss in the first half of 2024, significantly impacting the struggling Chinese property market that saw nearly a 50% sales drop in the last three years, following a record $24.3 billion loss in 2023, and a defa...
Country Garden Posts Steep Losses Amid China's Property Crisis
Country Garden, formerly China's largest property developer, reported a $1.75 billion net loss in the first half of 2024, significantly impacting the struggling Chinese property market that saw nearly a 50% sales drop in the last three years, following a record $24.3 billion loss in 2023, and a defa...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Mayor Bass's Ghana Trip Overlaps with Palisades Fire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's trip to Ghana from January 4-8 coincided with the Palisades Fire, raising questions about her response time; she returned on a military flight landing January 8, after roughly 1,000 structures burned and 70,000 faced evacuation orders.
Mayor Bass's Ghana Trip Overlaps with Palisades Fire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's trip to Ghana from January 4-8 coincided with the Palisades Fire, raising questions about her response time; she returned on a military flight landing January 8, after roughly 1,000 structures burned and 70,000 faced evacuation orders.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Joann Fabrics Files for Second Bankruptcy, Faces Closure
Joann Fabrics, an 80-year-old craft and fabric retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in two years on Wednesday, facing potential liquidation due to its failure to close unprofitable stores after its initial bankruptcy in March 2023, despite $615.7 million in debt and $133 mil...
Joann Fabrics Files for Second Bankruptcy, Faces Closure
Joann Fabrics, an 80-year-old craft and fabric retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in two years on Wednesday, facing potential liquidation due to its failure to close unprofitable stores after its initial bankruptcy in March 2023, despite $615.7 million in debt and $133 mil...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Regional Australian Assets Attract \$110 Million in Private Investment
Private investors purchased nearly \$110 million in regional Australian assets, including Bunnings warehouses, petrol stations, and childcare centers, due to attractive yields in the low-interest-rate environment; Charter Hall's \$65.3 million Bunnings Nowra purchase and Burgess Rawson's \$39.6 mill...
Regional Australian Assets Attract \$110 Million in Private Investment
Private investors purchased nearly \$110 million in regional Australian assets, including Bunnings warehouses, petrol stations, and childcare centers, due to attractive yields in the low-interest-rate environment; Charter Hall's \$65.3 million Bunnings Nowra purchase and Burgess Rawson's \$39.6 mill...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Mexico Launches Plan to Reform Upper Secondary Education
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled a plan to revamp the country's upper secondary education system by 2025, aiming to increase enrollment to 85% by creating 200,000 new high school spaces, unifying 31 existing systems into two, and improving teacher working conditions, all while addressing...
Mexico Launches Plan to Reform Upper Secondary Education
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled a plan to revamp the country's upper secondary education system by 2025, aiming to increase enrollment to 85% by creating 200,000 new high school spaces, unifying 31 existing systems into two, and improving teacher working conditions, all while addressing...
Progress
52% Bias Score
California Wildfire: How Some Homes Survived
Eric Martin's Altadena home survived the Eaton wildfire that destroyed nearly all neighboring structures, raising questions about the factors influencing survival amidst widespread devastation, including fire-resistant construction, landscaping, firefighter intervention, wind patterns, and chance.
California Wildfire: How Some Homes Survived
Eric Martin's Altadena home survived the Eaton wildfire that destroyed nearly all neighboring structures, raising questions about the factors influencing survival amidst widespread devastation, including fire-resistant construction, landscaping, firefighter intervention, wind patterns, and chance.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Influenza Surge in Russia After New Year Holidays
Following Russia's New Year holidays, influenza and ARI cases surged 31.9% last week compared to the previous week, driven primarily by the A(H1N1)2009 virus, which often causes severe infections and pneumonia. While over half the population was vaccinated, those unvaccinated are at high risk.
Influenza Surge in Russia After New Year Holidays
Following Russia's New Year holidays, influenza and ARI cases surged 31.9% last week compared to the previous week, driven primarily by the A(H1N1)2009 virus, which often causes severe infections and pneumonia. While over half the population was vaccinated, those unvaccinated are at high risk.
Progress
52% Bias Score
The Risks of Waiting to Sell Your Business
Selling a business after a strong year minimizes risks associated with future market fluctuations, unforeseen issues, and inconsistent financial performance; while waiting for higher profits, one bad year could negatively impact the sale price more than a good year would improve it.
The Risks of Waiting to Sell Your Business
Selling a business after a strong year minimizes risks associated with future market fluctuations, unforeseen issues, and inconsistent financial performance; while waiting for higher profits, one bad year could negatively impact the sale price more than a good year would improve it.
Progress
52% Bias Score