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Brazil's Cash Transfer Program Significantly Reduces Tuberculosis
A new study reveals that Brazil's Bolsa Familia cash transfer program significantly reduced tuberculosis incidence and mortality among low-income individuals between 2004 and 2015, particularly impacting indigenous and Afro-Brazilian populations and less developed regions, suggesting that poverty re...
Brazil's Cash Transfer Program Significantly Reduces Tuberculosis
A new study reveals that Brazil's Bolsa Familia cash transfer program significantly reduced tuberculosis incidence and mortality among low-income individuals between 2004 and 2015, particularly impacting indigenous and Afro-Brazilian populations and less developed regions, suggesting that poverty re...
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36% Bias Score


Viola Davis's Golden Globes Speech: From Poverty to EGOT Status
Viola Davis's Golden Globes Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech recounted her journey from abject poverty and racism to EGOT status, emphasizing the "magic" of her ability to transcend hardship through acting and highlighting systemic challenges faced by dark-skinned Black women in Hollywood.
Viola Davis's Golden Globes Speech: From Poverty to EGOT Status
Viola Davis's Golden Globes Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech recounted her journey from abject poverty and racism to EGOT status, emphasizing the "magic" of her ability to transcend hardship through acting and highlighting systemic challenges faced by dark-skinned Black women in Hollywood.
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40% Bias Score


Turkey's Pension Shortfall and Widening Income Inequality
An Istanbul Planning Agency study reveals a 2.7% decrease in retirement pensions' share of total income (18.3% to 15.6%) between 2009-2024, despite an 85.3% increase in retirees; income inequality worsened, impacting the elderly disproportionately, with housing costs a major factor.
Turkey's Pension Shortfall and Widening Income Inequality
An Istanbul Planning Agency study reveals a 2.7% decrease in retirement pensions' share of total income (18.3% to 15.6%) between 2009-2024, despite an 85.3% increase in retirees; income inequality worsened, impacting the elderly disproportionately, with housing costs a major factor.
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28% Bias Score


Surge in Homeless Seniors Driven by Inflation and Housing Crisis
The number of homeless seniors in the U.S. is tripling between 2019 and 2030 due to inflation, rising rents, and lack of affordable housing; this is exemplified by Kim Hilton, a 68-year-old diabetic in Montana who lost his legs due to prolonged homelessness.
Surge in Homeless Seniors Driven by Inflation and Housing Crisis
The number of homeless seniors in the U.S. is tripling between 2019 and 2030 due to inflation, rising rents, and lack of affordable housing; this is exemplified by Kim Hilton, a 68-year-old diabetic in Montana who lost his legs due to prolonged homelessness.
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24% Bias Score


High Profits From Illegal Cannabis Cultivation Transform Lives in Odisha, India
In Odisha, India, the illegal cultivation of cannabis provides significantly higher income than traditional farming, leading to lifestyle changes among farmers despite the risk of imprisonment and police raids; the government promotes millet as an alternative but faces challenges due to the signific...
High Profits From Illegal Cannabis Cultivation Transform Lives in Odisha, India
In Odisha, India, the illegal cultivation of cannabis provides significantly higher income than traditional farming, leading to lifestyle changes among farmers despite the risk of imprisonment and police raids; the government promotes millet as an alternative but faces challenges due to the signific...
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48% Bias Score


Record High US Homelessness in 2024: 771,480 Individuals Affected"
A US government report revealed a record 771,480 people were experiencing homelessness in January 2024, an 18% increase largely due to inflation, high housing costs, and the end of pandemic-era rental assistance programs, disproportionately impacting Black and Latino/Hispanic communities and childre...
Record High US Homelessness in 2024: 771,480 Individuals Affected"
A US government report revealed a record 771,480 people were experiencing homelessness in January 2024, an 18% increase largely due to inflation, high housing costs, and the end of pandemic-era rental assistance programs, disproportionately impacting Black and Latino/Hispanic communities and childre...
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36% Bias Score

Scotland's Benefits Bill to Soar by £700 Million Under SNP Plan
Scotland's benefits bill could increase by £700 million due to the SNP's plan to scrap the two-child cap, starting in 2026-27, potentially attracting 'benefits tourists' and impacting migration within the UK, according to the Scottish Fiscal Commission.

Scotland's Benefits Bill to Soar by £700 Million Under SNP Plan
Scotland's benefits bill could increase by £700 million due to the SNP's plan to scrap the two-child cap, starting in 2026-27, potentially attracting 'benefits tourists' and impacting migration within the UK, according to the Scottish Fiscal Commission.
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56% Bias Score

Cash Transfers in Brazil Dramatically Reduce Tuberculosis Cases
A new study reveals Brazil's Bolsa Familia program, providing monthly cash benefits to impoverished families, resulted in a more than 50% reduction in tuberculosis cases and deaths among the extremely poor, and over 60% among Indigenous populations, highlighting the significant health benefits of ec...

Cash Transfers in Brazil Dramatically Reduce Tuberculosis Cases
A new study reveals Brazil's Bolsa Familia program, providing monthly cash benefits to impoverished families, resulted in a more than 50% reduction in tuberculosis cases and deaths among the extremely poor, and over 60% among Indigenous populations, highlighting the significant health benefits of ec...
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36% Bias Score

Moldova's Economy Faces 2025 Challenges After Difficult 2024
Moldova's 2024 economy saw minimal 0.6% growth, hampered by drought, high energy costs, and insufficient investment, leading to a predicted difficult 2025 winter and slow recovery, despite government efforts.

Moldova's Economy Faces 2025 Challenges After Difficult 2024
Moldova's 2024 economy saw minimal 0.6% growth, hampered by drought, high energy costs, and insufficient investment, leading to a predicted difficult 2025 winter and slow recovery, despite government efforts.
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48% Bias Score

Canada's Systemic Issues: Homelessness, Banking, Disability, Geopolitics, and Climate Change
Multiple opinion pieces in The Globe and Mail address Canada's shortcomings in addressing homelessness, banking competition, disability accommodations, UN Security Council reform, and climate change policy, revealing systemic issues and urging for governmental action.

Canada's Systemic Issues: Homelessness, Banking, Disability, Geopolitics, and Climate Change
Multiple opinion pieces in The Globe and Mail address Canada's shortcomings in addressing homelessness, banking competition, disability accommodations, UN Security Council reform, and climate change policy, revealing systemic issues and urging for governmental action.
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36% Bias Score

Turkey's Poverty Rate Rises to 13.6% in 2024
Turkey's 2024 poverty rate increased to 13.6 percent, based on 50 percent of equivalent household disposable per capita median income, with Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, and Kırşehir provinces reporting the highest rates at 14.6 percent.

Turkey's Poverty Rate Rises to 13.6% in 2024
Turkey's 2024 poverty rate increased to 13.6 percent, based on 50 percent of equivalent household disposable per capita median income, with Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, and Kırşehir provinces reporting the highest rates at 14.6 percent.
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24% Bias Score

US Homelessness Reaches Record High in 2024
The number of homeless people in the US reached a record high of over 770,000 in 2024, an 18% increase from 2023, driven by factors such as the worsening affordable housing crisis, the end of pandemic aid, the influx of asylum seekers, and natural disasters.

US Homelessness Reaches Record High in 2024
The number of homeless people in the US reached a record high of over 770,000 in 2024, an 18% increase from 2023, driven by factors such as the worsening affordable housing crisis, the end of pandemic aid, the influx of asylum seekers, and natural disasters.
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48% Bias Score
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