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100 | unbiased | A second local radio host on Saturday told ABC News that he was provided a list of questions in advance of his interview with President Joe Biden this week.
"Yes, I was given some questions for Biden," Earl Ingram of CivicMedia told ABC News. Ingram, a prominent host of a Wisconsin radio station, interviewed Biden thi... | 0 | false | [] | A second local radio host on Saturday told ABC News that he was provided a list of questions in advance of his interview with President Joe Biden this week.
"Yes, I was given some questions for Biden," Earl Ingram of CivicMedia told ABC News. Ingram, a prominent host of a Wisconsin radio station, interviewed Biden thi... |
101 | biased | Good morning, and happy Monday. It’s another jam-packed week on Capitol Hill, where all eyes are on President Biden as he faces growing calls to drop his reelection bid, including from those in his own party. You can read the full tally here.
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102 | biased | JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans voted Wednesday at schools, community centers, and in large white tents set up in open fields in an election seen as their country’s most important since apartheid ended 30 years ago. It could put the young democracy into unknown territory.
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103 | biased | The Wednesday before their Champions League final against Real Madrid in June, Borussia Dortmund signed possibly the most controversial sponsorship agreement in German football history.
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104 | biased | It was supposed to be a basic content update, the kind of digital missive that software companies routinely send to customers to provide the latest features and fix bugs.
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105 | unbiased | PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) - Opponents of France's National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more candidates agreed to pull out of this weekend's run-off election to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote.
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More than 200 candidates have confirmed they will not stand in Sunday... |
106 | biased | Some Olympic triathletes who swam in the River Seine have fallen sick and were forced to pull out of competition this week amid concerns about the river’s water quality – a simmering issue plaguing Paris 2024 organizers.
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107 | biased | The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is warning consumers about the presence of potentially dangerous undeclared allergens in a pork skin snack product.
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108 | biased | Credit card debt has become an increasingly pressing issue for millions of Americans. That's because, unlike other forms of debt, credit card balances can quickly spiral out of control due to the high interest rates these borrowing tools come with — and how little the minimum payments impact the balance.
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109 | unbiased | What is the price of crude oil today?
WTI futures traded at $83.55 per barrel, as of 9 a.m. ET. Year to date, WTI prices are up by 13.77%.
Brent futures traded at $85.36/bbl, an increase of 0.64% in the last 24 hours. Year to date, Brent prices are up by 7.97%.
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110 | biased | Ennismore, the group behind the Hoxton hotel chain, is betting on the Middle East and the Americas for its growth after warning that Europe is becoming “challenging” for hotel development.
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111 | biased | Get your lip-sync lyrics and musical impressions ready, because Jimmy Fallon is celebrating a big anniversary.
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112 | unbiased | Louis XIV’s finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, once likened taxation to plucking a goose in order to obtain the largest amount of feathers, with the least amount of hissing. Four centuries on, the comparison remains apt. Governments across the advanced world are looking for feathers to pluck. Public debt has been... | 0 | false | [] | Louis XIV’s finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, once likened taxation to plucking a goose in order to obtain the largest amount of feathers, with the least amount of hissing. Four centuries on, the comparison remains apt. Governments across the advanced world are looking for feathers to pluck. Public debt has been... |
113 | biased | Nothing engages political cartoonists quite like a fresh campaign showdown. With the emergence of Vice President Harris this week as Donald Trump’s potential opponent in the race for the White House, editorial artists on the right and left are gearing up to rise to the national challenge.
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114 | biased | A judge denied bond on Tuesday for a fired deputy in the shooting of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who answered his apartment door while holding a gun pointed at the floor.
Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, was charged with manslaughter with a firearm in the May 3 shooting death of 23-year-old Roge... | 2 | true | [
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115 | biased | Toilets have come a long way—since their inception as holes under a bush, obviously, but even in just the last few years, they’ve grown increasingly high-tech. Caroline Danielson, director of showrooms at Ferguson Bath, Kitchen, and Lighting Gallery, tells us that she used to have to ask all kinds of questions about fl... | 2 | true | [
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116 | biased | PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For decades, the University of Pennsylvania has held hundreds of skulls that once were used to promote white supremacy through racist scientific research. As part of a growing effort among museums to reevaluate the curation of human remains, the Ivy League school laid some of the remains to rest las... | 2 | true | [
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117 | unbiased | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that despite reported comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel has agreed to withdrawals of IDF forces from Gaza that are laid out in the recent mediators’ proposal to get closer to a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
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“The agreement is very clear o... |
118 | biased | Boeing faces up to $487 million in fines as part of its anticipated guilty plea to a felony charge related to two fatal crashes of the 737 Max. Critics of the deal, however, are calling it a “slap on the wrist.”
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119 | biased | Good morning and welcome to US Election Countdown. Today let’s talk about:
The intensifying race for Pennsylvania
Trump’s shifts on abortion
How national security is changing economic policy
With two months to go, it looks like the presidential race could come down to Pennsylvania.
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120 | unbiased | A British technology start-up that had promised to build the world’s first space plane is in last-ditch talks to secure new financing after two of its backers wrote down the value of their investment.
Reaction Engines, which was founded in 1989, is in detailed talks with the UAE-backed Strategic Development Fund (SDF)... | 0 | false | [] | A British technology start-up that had promised to build the world’s first space plane is in last-ditch talks to secure new financing after two of its backers wrote down the value of their investment.
Reaction Engines, which was founded in 1989, is in detailed talks with the UAE-backed Strategic Development Fund (SDF)... |
121 | biased | Long time no post. Sorry. You can imagine, these take up most of my day.
But I wanted to give you a preview of the lead on tomorrow’s podcast (after the encouraging post-convicting polling from The New York Times). I caveat the hell out of this: this is my instinct and my theory and I have no inside knowledge and in m... | 4 | true | [
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122 | unbiased | Rebel Wilson has opinions.
The “Pitch Perfect” star, 44, said in a new interview that she doesn’t think sexuality should come into play when actors are being cast in roles.
“I’ve definitely said a lot of edgy jokes, and said them sometimes in very public places like the BAFTAS,” Wilson said on BBC Radio 4’s “Desert I... | 0 | false | [] | Rebel Wilson has opinions.
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“I’ve definitely said a lot of edgy jokes, and said them sometimes in very public places like the BAFTAS,” Wilson said on BBC Radio 4’s “Desert I... |
123 | unbiased | Presidential debates have been a staple of campaigns for decades, but the ones being scheduled between President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump are taking an unusual turn, with only two planned — neither of which is sanctioned by the group that has traditionally run the debates — and the first one set befor... | 0 | false | [] | Presidential debates have been a staple of campaigns for decades, but the ones being scheduled between President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump are taking an unusual turn, with only two planned — neither of which is sanctioned by the group that has traditionally run the debates — and the first one set befor... |
124 | unbiased | With just over four months until the general election on Nov. 5, the presidential election cycle is in full swing. Both Democrats and Republicans are turning their attention to the Midwest to gear up for their respective parties’ national political conventions, which will officially nominate and confirm a candidate for... | 0 | false | [] | With just over four months until the general election on Nov. 5, the presidential election cycle is in full swing. Both Democrats and Republicans are turning their attention to the Midwest to gear up for their respective parties’ national political conventions, which will officially nominate and confirm a candidate for... |
125 | unbiased | Hunter Biden's felony gun charges trial is underway in Delaware, bringing a slate of family members as supporters and witnesses to the courthouse.
Biden is on trial for three felony charges over whether he lied about being addicted to drugs on a form he filled out to buy a gun in 2018.
Biden has written in depth abou... | 0 | false | [] | Hunter Biden's felony gun charges trial is underway in Delaware, bringing a slate of family members as supporters and witnesses to the courthouse.
Biden is on trial for three felony charges over whether he lied about being addicted to drugs on a form he filled out to buy a gun in 2018.
Biden has written in depth abou... |
126 | biased | Late one night in July 2022 when she was House speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) got word that House Republicans had pulled support for a bipartisan bill to reenergize America’s semiconductor industry.
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127 | biased | WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted after hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate Friday, his leadership abruptly challenged in the middle of a House vote on a $1.2 trillion package to keep the government open. It’s the same political dynamic that removed the last R... | 2 | true | [
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128 | unbiased | Steven Craig Johnson answered the door at his apartment in Georgia this week and never expected what awaited him on the other side, federal authorities said.
The 70-year-old fugitive, better known as William "Bud" Cox to fellow residents at the apartment complex in Macon, coolly responded to the knock outside his fift... | 0 | false | [] | Steven Craig Johnson answered the door at his apartment in Georgia this week and never expected what awaited him on the other side, federal authorities said.
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129 | unbiased | An economic analysis of British Columbia’s prescribed safer supply program cautions that widely expanding access to free or low-cost opioids could depress illicit drug prices, increase total opioid consumption and facilitate the export of such drugs to other markets.
However, strategies to mitigate these issues, such ... | 0 | false | [] | An economic analysis of British Columbia’s prescribed safer supply program cautions that widely expanding access to free or low-cost opioids could depress illicit drug prices, increase total opioid consumption and facilitate the export of such drugs to other markets.
However, strategies to mitigate these issues, such ... |
130 | unbiased | Courtesy: Megh McLaughlin, left photo. Isabelle Breakiron, right photo
At professional services firm KPMG, managing director Rob Breakiron feels more popular among his entry-level colleagues than he should be as a 45-year-old. He has an unlikely ally in building this office reputation: Taylor Swift.
Breakiron's affin... | 0 | false | [] | Courtesy: Megh McLaughlin, left photo. Isabelle Breakiron, right photo
At professional services firm KPMG, managing director Rob Breakiron feels more popular among his entry-level colleagues than he should be as a 45-year-old. He has an unlikely ally in building this office reputation: Taylor Swift.
Breakiron's affin... |
131 | unbiased | Disney plans to spend at least $5bn in the UK and continental Europe over the next five years to produce blockbuster movies and TV shows, its European boss said, with the success of the film Deadpool & Wolverine showing there is life in the superhero genre yet.
Last summer, analysts and media executives were declaring... | 0 | false | [] | Disney plans to spend at least $5bn in the UK and continental Europe over the next five years to produce blockbuster movies and TV shows, its European boss said, with the success of the film Deadpool & Wolverine showing there is life in the superhero genre yet.
Last summer, analysts and media executives were declaring... |
132 | biased | Our live coverage has ended. Follow the latest 2024 election news here or read through the posts below.
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133 | biased | First the guards canceled family visits. Then they confiscated the prisoners’ radios. Then came the tribunals.
Within weeks, 10,000 Iranian dissidents were dead.
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134 | unbiased | American Frances Tiafoe, who reached the US Open semifinals two years ago, is making another deep run in New York – and needed to shout out a certain member of the crowd before leaving the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Tiafoe, who had the fans loudly behind him Sunday night, went on to defeat his friend, No. 28 Alexei... | 0 | false | [] | American Frances Tiafoe, who reached the US Open semifinals two years ago, is making another deep run in New York – and needed to shout out a certain member of the crowd before leaving the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Tiafoe, who had the fans loudly behind him Sunday night, went on to defeat his friend, No. 28 Alexei... |
135 | unbiased | If you're a fan of movies, you probably admire a lot of extroverts. Many extroverted personalities are attracted to show business, but extroverts are also often drawn to many other careers.
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136 | unbiased | Imagine Dragons rocker Dan Reynolds is still close to family members who practice Mormonism despite no longer being part of the church himself.
Reynolds, 36, opened up about his "complicated" relationship with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his experience growing up in a "really conservative" Morm... | 0 | false | [] | Imagine Dragons rocker Dan Reynolds is still close to family members who practice Mormonism despite no longer being part of the church himself.
Reynolds, 36, opened up about his "complicated" relationship with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his experience growing up in a "really conservative" Morm... |
137 | unbiased | TOKYO -- A slow-moving tropical storm had a far-reaching impact in much of Japan on Friday, dumping heavy rain around Tokyo and flooding roads and riverside areas in the south.
Flooding was reported in a number of areas in Kanagawa prefecture, west of Tokyo, where floodwater blocked roads, stalling vehicles and traffi... | 0 | false | [] | TOKYO -- A slow-moving tropical storm had a far-reaching impact in much of Japan on Friday, dumping heavy rain around Tokyo and flooding roads and riverside areas in the south.
Flooding was reported in a number of areas in Kanagawa prefecture, west of Tokyo, where floodwater blocked roads, stalling vehicles and traffi... |
138 | unbiased | Certificates of deposit (CDs) are a good choice for those in search of a low-risk earnings-generating savings product for cash you don’t need immediately. CD rates, especially on the high end, have ticked up slightly over the past week as banks continue to live in the high-interest rate world brought on by the Federal ... | 0 | false | [] | Certificates of deposit (CDs) are a good choice for those in search of a low-risk earnings-generating savings product for cash you don’t need immediately. CD rates, especially on the high end, have ticked up slightly over the past week as banks continue to live in the high-interest rate world brought on by the Federal ... |
139 | unbiased | In Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this interview series with guitarist Ted Nugent, we discussed his Amboy Dukes hit "Journey To The Center Of The Mind," his strict life-long abstinence from drugs and alcohol, his peculiar omission from the Rock & Roll Hall Fame, his participation in the new Cactus album "Temple Of Blues:... | 0 | false | [] | In Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this interview series with guitarist Ted Nugent, we discussed his Amboy Dukes hit "Journey To The Center Of The Mind," his strict life-long abstinence from drugs and alcohol, his peculiar omission from the Rock & Roll Hall Fame, his participation in the new Cactus album "Temple Of Blues:... |
140 | biased | I think we need more people in higher office who start in politics after the age of 40. That’s one of my takeaways from the early success of Minnesota governor Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s running mate. As my colleague and Washington bureau chief James Politi and I discussed in the most recent Swamp Notes podcast, many ... | 3 | true | [
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141 | unbiased | Conversations about climate change can get really uncomfortable, really quickly, whether they're happening in a meeting room or at your family's annual summer barbecue.
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142 | biased | President Joe Biden spoke with former President Donald Trump on Saturday night, just hours after a possible assassination attempt on him at his rally in Pennsylvania.
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143 | biased | “There is no liberal world order any more, and the aspiration to create one no longer seems real,” Anne Applebaum writes in her new book, Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World.
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144 | unbiased | As temperatures reach record levels in many parts of the US this week, emergency rooms are bracing for a new normal: More patients are becoming gravely ill because their bodies can’t take the heat.
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145 | unbiased | Tori Spelling is "grateful" that she was able to have one last conversation with Shannen Doherty before her death.
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146 | unbiased | When Kamala Harris ran for president in 2020, she released 15 years of her personal tax returns, the most of any 2020 presidential candidate. The disclosure offers a glimpse into how Harris, who has emerged as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination after President Joe Biden's sudden withdrawal from... | 0 | false | [] | When Kamala Harris ran for president in 2020, she released 15 years of her personal tax returns, the most of any 2020 presidential candidate. The disclosure offers a glimpse into how Harris, who has emerged as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination after President Joe Biden's sudden withdrawal from... |
147 | biased | Former Missouri Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill says her party is "confronting a crisis" following President Joe Biden's widely panned effort in his debate with former President Donald Trump.
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148 | biased | Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused China of helping Russia to pressure countries not to attend a planned peace summit this month, as Ukraine’s president urged other Asian leaders to join the event.
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149 | biased | Federal government spending and taxation are significant points of discussion among millions of Americans. Unfortunately, like so many topics, these are commonly viewed through a political lens, where opinion and misinformation abound. Both parties frequently mischaracterize the others point, which leads to greater con... | 3 | true | [
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150 | unbiased | COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fractious three-way Republican primary for the chance to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown this November is culminating in Ohio, where candidates are divided more over their pasts than their policy positions. Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and state ... | 0 | false | [] | COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fractious three-way Republican primary for the chance to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown this November is culminating in Ohio, where candidates are divided more over their pasts than their policy positions. Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and state ... |
151 | biased | Article content
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152 | biased | Newly reported details about the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump have sparked a new round of backlash against the U.S. Secret Service.
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153 | unbiased | Coercion May Make People Feel Less Responsible for Actions
In a study, test subjects felt more removed from the consequences of a decision if they are ordered to carry it out.
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An Island, a Focal Point for a Healthy Marine Ecosystem
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154 | biased | In 2004, a public junior college in North Texas abandoned plans to lease some of its land to a religious organization for $1 a month after the state attorney general warned that the effort could violate the law.
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155 | biased | Pollsters and brothers Jim McLaughlin and John McLaughlin, who work for the Trump campaign, told Newsmax on Monday the 2024 election continues to trend upward for the former president, with him gaining on President Joe Biden in several key blue states.
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156 | biased | The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday night in Milwaukee.
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157 | unbiased | FORT WORTH – An intoxicated wrong-way driver is responsible for the death of Fort Worth Police Sergeant Billy Randolph, the department announced Monday afternoon.
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158 | biased | Hello and welcome back to Energy Source, coming to you today from London and Johannesburg.
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159 | unbiased | Among all bedding options you can score on the market, a quality pair of bed sheets is quite unmatched.
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160 | biased | On July 21, 2024, a remarkable wave of support emerged as 44,000 Black women, united under the banner of #WinWithBlackWomen. They came together online to support Kamala Harris for president of the United States. These women raised over $1.5 million in three hours. Inspired by the women’s efforts, 53,000 Black men, form... | 3 | true | [
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161 | unbiased | More than 30 years after José Andrés moved to Washington to run the kitchen at Jaleo, where he helped introduce diners to Spanish tapas, the celebrity chef and humanitarian has stepped down as chief executive of the company that now oversees nearly 40 restaurants across the United States and other countries.
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162 | biased | Nigerian senators dey receive one million naira monthly salary - Authorities give breakdown of take-home pay
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163 | biased | The head of the British Olympic Association has warned the long-term success of Team GB is at risk due to a lack of investment in sports infrastructure that has left the UK “behind the curve” compared with rival nations.
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164 | unbiased | The players selected in the first round of the NBA draft Wednesday night in New York.
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1. Atlanta Hawks — Zaccharie Risacher, forward, 6-9, 215, JL Bourg-en-Bresse (France)
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165 | biased | Hundreds of thousands of southeast Texas residents are entering the sixth day in a row suffering brutal heat without air conditioning and many are scrambling to find cool shelters, food, safe drinking water and health care resources.
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166 | unbiased | WASHINGTON - America’s national security interests are tied to investments in renewable energy, including solar and wind power, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told USA TODAY on Monday in an exclusive interview.
Granholm added in her visit to USA TODAY's Washington bureau that it's “critical from a national securit... | 0 | false | [] | WASHINGTON - America’s national security interests are tied to investments in renewable energy, including solar and wind power, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told USA TODAY on Monday in an exclusive interview.
Granholm added in her visit to USA TODAY's Washington bureau that it's “critical from a national securit... |
167 | unbiased | Alain Delon, the French actor, producer and writer whose cool, enigmatic beauty made him an international sex symbol, has died at the age of 88.
“He passed away peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family,” a family statement released to the AFP news agency said. Delon had been ba... | 0 | false | [] | Alain Delon, the French actor, producer and writer whose cool, enigmatic beauty made him an international sex symbol, has died at the age of 88.
“He passed away peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family,” a family statement released to the AFP news agency said. Delon had been ba... |
168 | unbiased | Labour’s historic win has brought with it a wave of fresh talent.
A number of MPs have already been touted as rising stars who are likely to be given ministerial roles within years or even months of the party forming a government.
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169 | biased | And he that rolleth a stone. As Tories stare into the electoral abyss, facing dissent, doom-laden opinion polls and now the return of Nigel Farage as leader of the nativist Reform UK to further drain their support, the more reflective among them will be forced to acknowledge a simple truth. The Conservative party has b... | 3 | true | [
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170 | biased | Federal prosecutors have charged Rep. George Santos on more than a dozen counts for allegedly violating campaign finance laws and defrauding prospective donors to his campaign. The embattled first-term Republican congressman from New York, who falsified much of his biography on the campaign trail, surrendered to author... | 2 | true | [
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171 | unbiased | Thanks to social media, we are now able to take a closer look at what goes on in the life and work of a mortician.
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172 | biased | My partner at the time and I were on a highway on the outskirts of Mexico City shooting an experimental film when a group of armed men approached us. Our mistake: using a camera in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
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173 | biased | Topline
Actor Jack Black has said his two-person band, Tenacious D, will make a comeback when the time is right after he canceled the remainder of a world tour following an off-color joke made on stage about the assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump last month.
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174 | biased | Topline
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has attributed his early success in politics to his local reputation as a high school football coach, culminating in a state championship in the late 1990s—a role he may embrace onstage as his party’s vice presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.
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175 | biased | One is secluding himself at a mountainside retreat with a tight circle of advisers, poring over briefing binders, honing attack lines and bracing for personal smears. The other is workshopping responses and retorts with vice presidential hopefuls, sharpening policy lines while working to rein in his bombastic rhetoric.... | 2 | true | [
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176 | unbiased | The Ohio House will vote Wednesday to put President Joe Biden on the November ballot after the state ran into a scheduling snafu with the Democratic National Convention.
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177 | unbiased | Former President Donald Trump's campaign has begun the process of formally requesting information from a small handful of potential running mates, ABC News has learned, marking a significant escalation in the process that will result in Trump choosing a candidate for vice president.
Among those who have been asked by ... | 0 | false | [] | Former President Donald Trump's campaign has begun the process of formally requesting information from a small handful of potential running mates, ABC News has learned, marking a significant escalation in the process that will result in Trump choosing a candidate for vice president.
Among those who have been asked by ... |
178 | unbiased | The Zawose Queens come from a great dynasty — both musically and literally. The patriarch, Hukwe Zawose, was one of Tanzania’s foremost musicians, a protégé of founding president Julius Nyerere. His Gogo music, trance-inducing grooves powered by ilimba (a large thumb piano) and percussion, featured on several albums th... | 0 | false | [] | The Zawose Queens come from a great dynasty — both musically and literally. The patriarch, Hukwe Zawose, was one of Tanzania’s foremost musicians, a protégé of founding president Julius Nyerere. His Gogo music, trance-inducing grooves powered by ilimba (a large thumb piano) and percussion, featured on several albums th... |
179 | biased | Here is a good story: It’s 2003 and a childhood friend is stationed at Fort Bragg, in North Carolina—which will be renamed Fort Liberty in 2023—where she’s in the 82nd Airborne Division. She is done jumping out of planes for the day, heading off the base, when she hears meowing coming from a warehouse. Inside, she find... | 2 | true | [
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180 | biased | Ilya Somin is a whiz of a law prof and an all-around political writer. He is my latest guest on Q&A, here. He teaches at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. He also holds a chair at the Cato Institute. He is deeply informed and easily articulate, as you will hear on our podcast — “fluent,” as Bill... | 2 | true | [
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181 | biased | Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance faces an uphill battle convincing voters that its opponents would crash the economy after fresh polling suggested that the far-right Rassemblement National was more trusted on the issue.
Macron’s Ensemble is heading into the last week of campaigning before Sunday’s high-stakes first... | 2 | true | [
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182 | unbiased | One of the UK’s leading public health experts has attacked the Conservative government’s record on health inequality, expressing hope that the next government will “take the right steps” to tackle the problem.
Speaking as he launches a fund to tackle the link between economic deprivation and poor health, Sir Michael M... | 0 | false | [] | One of the UK’s leading public health experts has attacked the Conservative government’s record on health inequality, expressing hope that the next government will “take the right steps” to tackle the problem.
Speaking as he launches a fund to tackle the link between economic deprivation and poor health, Sir Michael M... |
183 | unbiased | Backed by Silicon Valley venture capitalists, San Francisco Unicorns have decided to embrace a specific identity as the franchise builds a brand in the fledgling Major League Cricket.
"The way we assembled the franchise...we want to be the Silicon Valley team. Silicon Valley is where start-ups are key," Unicorns co-ow... | 0 | false | [] | Backed by Silicon Valley venture capitalists, San Francisco Unicorns have decided to embrace a specific identity as the franchise builds a brand in the fledgling Major League Cricket.
"The way we assembled the franchise...we want to be the Silicon Valley team. Silicon Valley is where start-ups are key," Unicorns co-ow... |
184 | unbiased | DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Dearborn Heights Police Chief Jerrod Hart has stepped down from his role amid conflict with city council members, Mayor Bill Bazzi announced Wednesday.
Bazzi said he accepted Hart's notice of "constructive termination," which is effective immediately. He has served as police chi... | 0 | false | [] | DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Dearborn Heights Police Chief Jerrod Hart has stepped down from his role amid conflict with city council members, Mayor Bill Bazzi announced Wednesday.
Bazzi said he accepted Hart's notice of "constructive termination," which is effective immediately. He has served as police chi... |
185 | biased | Paid Content
RFK Jr. won't appear on the Nevada ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won’t appear on the Nevada ballot after he reached an agreement with Democratic challengers who argued he was ineligible to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate.
While the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the ballot has ... | 3 | true | [
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RFK Jr. won't appear on the Nevada ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won’t appear on the Nevada ballot after he reached an agreement with Democratic challengers who argued he was ineligible to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate.
While the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the ballot has ... |
186 | biased | How social media is making young people accidental election influencers
At 15, Tolu isn’t old enough to vote in this election. But, one night from her bedroom in London, she posted a video on TikTok criticising politicians’ anti-immigration rhetoric. She woke up to find it had reached tens of thousands of people, more... | 2 | true | [
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"bias_type": "loaded language",
"reasoning": "The term 'rhetoric' often implies that the speech is insincere or manipulative, whereas 'policies and statements' is more neutral."... | How social media is making young people accidental election influencers. At 15, Tolu isn’t old enough to vote in this election. But, one night from her bedroom in London, she posted a video on TikTok criticising politicians’ immigration policies and statements. She woke up to find it had reached tens of thousands of pe... |
187 | biased | Indianapolis (AP) — Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm Wednesday over the way in vitro fertilization is routinely being practiced, approving a resolution lamenting that the creation of surplus frozen embryos often results in “destruction of embryonic human life.”
They urged members to carefully weigh the ethic... | 2 | true | [
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... | Indianapolis (AP) — Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm Wednesday over the way in vitro fertilization is routinely being practiced, approving a resolution lamenting that the creation of surplus frozen embryos often results in the destruction of embryos. They urged members to carefully weigh the ethical implicati... |
188 | biased | Looking across a sharply divided America in 2017, J. D. Vance saw an area of hope: one idea that Republicans and Democrats alike could agree on, he wrote, was that “we should have some measure of ‘equality of opportunity’ in our society.”
“The very notion of an American dream,” he wrote at the outset of Donald Trump’s... | 3 | true | [
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189 | unbiased | Trump Made $300,000 for Endorsing Bible, Financial Disclosure Shows
Donald J. Trump also listed $100 million in liabilities over judgments he owes in civil cases, and over $1 million in crypto holdings as he courts the industry for his campaign.
By Shane Goldmacher, Russ Buettner and Maggie Haberman
critic’s noteboo... | 0 | false | [] | Trump Made $300,000 for Endorsing Bible, Financial Disclosure Shows
Donald J. Trump also listed $100 million in liabilities over judgments he owes in civil cases, and over $1 million in crypto holdings as he courts the industry for his campaign.
By Shane Goldmacher, Russ Buettner and Maggie Haberman
critic’s noteboo... |
190 | unbiased | The best way for nations to tackle the emissions behind climate change involves using a combination of several financial and regulatory levers, pioneering analysis of 41 countries across six continents has found.
The most successful moves in nations such as the UK, Norway, the US and China, involved a mix of policies ... | 0 | false | [] | The best way for nations to tackle the emissions behind climate change involves using a combination of several financial and regulatory levers, pioneering analysis of 41 countries across six continents has found.
The most successful moves in nations such as the UK, Norway, the US and China, involved a mix of policies ... |
191 | unbiased | CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three candidates with deep family ties in West Virginia politics and one who moved to the state two decades ago staked their claims in a debate Tuesday night to being the best choice in the Republican primary for governor. In a deeply red state that twice overwhelmingly voted for former Preside... | 0 | false | [] | CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three candidates with deep family ties in West Virginia politics and one who moved to the state two decades ago staked their claims in a debate Tuesday night to being the best choice in the Republican primary for governor. In a deeply red state that twice overwhelmingly voted for former Preside... |
192 | biased | Air raid sirens wailed across Cyprus’s divided capital Nicosia at dawn on Saturday as Greek Cypriots mourned, and Turkish Cypriots celebrated, 50 years since Turkey invaded part of the island in response to a brief Greek-inspired coup.
The ethnically split island is a persistent source of tension between Greece and Tu... | 2 | true | [
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193 | biased | The extraordinary success of the Scottish beer and bars company BrewDog owes much to a shrewd realisation on the part of its co-founder, James Watt.
The 42-year-old, who announced his departure as chief executive on Wednesday, realised early on that punk, once a subculture, could be turned into a lucrative marketing b... | 3 | true | [
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194 | unbiased | US President Joe Biden said Israel had offered a new proposal in negotiations with Hamas to free hostages and bring about a lasting ceasefire, as he urged both sides in the conflict to embrace his hopes for broader peace in the Middle East.
Biden made the comments in a statement from the White House on Friday, in his ... | 0 | false | [] | US President Joe Biden said Israel had offered a new proposal in negotiations with Hamas to free hostages and bring about a lasting ceasefire, as he urged both sides in the conflict to embrace his hopes for broader peace in the Middle East.
Biden made the comments in a statement from the White House on Friday, in his ... |
195 | unbiased | SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s prime minister and senior presidential officials offered to resign Thursday after their ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections in a blow to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. The results of Wednesday’s elections mean the liberal opposition forces wi... | 0 | false | [] | SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s prime minister and senior presidential officials offered to resign Thursday after their ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections in a blow to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. The results of Wednesday’s elections mean the liberal opposition forces wi... |
196 | biased | BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The two-lane road to the fire hall winds past rolling corn fields, a veterans club, a church and a home flying a Trump and two other conservative flags before it dips sharply downhill.
There, next to Little Buffalo Creek, is the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department, its bay doors filled w... | 2 | true | [
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"reasoning": "Gunman is a more neutral descriptor for the individual before formal legal classification."
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"original": "sniper’s",
"replacement": "gunman's",
"severi... | BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The two-lane road to the fire hall winds past rolling corn fields, a veterans club, a church and a home flying a Trump and two other conservative flags before it dips sharply downhill. There, next to Little Buffalo Creek, is the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department, its bay doors filled wi... |
197 | biased | Nigel Farage appeared to compare parents bereaved by the Sandy Hook school shooting, who took legal action against a far-right US conspiracy theorist, to leftwingers trying to curb free speech, it has emerged.
The Reform UK leader was interviewed by Alex Jones on his Infowars platform in 2018, just after the parents b... | 2 | true | [
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198 | unbiased | The writer is director of UK in a Changing Europe, a think-tank. Its new report, in collaboration with the King’s India Institute, examines UK-India relations
Remember when foreign policy was (relatively) simple? When, as the adage went, politics “stopped at the water’s edge”? Those days are long gone. And nowhere is ... | 0 | false | [] | The writer is director of UK in a Changing Europe, a think-tank. Its new report, in collaboration with the King’s India Institute, examines UK-India relations
Remember when foreign policy was (relatively) simple? When, as the adage went, politics “stopped at the water’s edge”? Those days are long gone. And nowhere is ... |
199 | unbiased | My friend describes themselves as apolitical and thinks I shouldn’t allow how somebody votes to have any impact on our relationship. How do I explain that they are in a privileged position to be able to think that way and how people vote does matter to me and my life?
Eleanor says: I’m always curious where people draw... | 0 | false | [] | My friend describes themselves as apolitical and thinks I shouldn’t allow how somebody votes to have any impact on our relationship. How do I explain that they are in a privileged position to be able to think that way and how people vote does matter to me and my life?
Eleanor says: I’m always curious where people draw... |
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