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East Coast Urbanite

Maryland officials vote to let local school districts make mask policy decisions Feb 22nd | Baltimore, United States The Maryland state Board of Education voted Tuesday in favor of allowing local school districts to decide on their own mask policies, with the decision now needing to be approved by the General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review. Bias split across 21 sources: L 43% C 43% 14% Full analysis >>

NYC subway safety plan gets going after a violent weekend Feb 21st | New York, United States Mayor Eric Adams' new subway safety plan goes into effect today. Police will start to issue summonses for fare-beaters. There will also be more homeless outreach teams underground. It comes after another violent weekend on the subway where police reported at least five assaults. The plan also includes adding psychiatric beds in hospitals as well as private rooms in shelters. Bias split across 19 sources: L 47% C 42% 11% Full analysis >>

West Coast Innovator

Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise Feb 21st | Woodland, United States Beekeepers truck billions of honeybees to California to rent them to almond growers. But as almond trees start to bloom, so begin beehive thefts. Beekeepers are now turning to GPS tracking devices, surveillance cameras and other anti-theft technology. "More often than not, they steal to make money and leave the bees to die," a detective says. Bias split across 23 sources: L 22% C 56% R 22% Full analysis >>

Citing drought, feds won't give water to California farmers Feb 24th | California, United States The federal government says it won't deliver any water to California farmers. The decision will force many to plant fewer crops in a region that supplies a quarter of the nation's food. It is the fourth time this decade that farmers south of the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta have gotten no water. California is entering the third year of a severe drought. Bias split across 32 sources: L 41% C 46% 13% Full analysis >>

Mid-Western Everyman

Illinois appellate court dismisses school mask mandate appeal from Governor JB Pritzker Feb 18th | Illinois, United States A temporary restraining order against 145 Illinois school districts enforcing mask mandates will stand after the Fourth District Appellate Court dismissed Gov. JB Pritzker's attempt to appeal the case. The three-judge panel released a decision late Thursday night. They argued Judge Raylene Grischow's decision in Sangamon County did not stop school districts. Bias split across 25 sources: L 32% C 48% R 20% Full analysis >>

Indiana transgender athlete ban on fast track to governor Feb 23rd | Indiana, United States Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, offered an amendment that would have scrapped the ban and instead put into law a requirement that the IHSAA have policies in place governing the participation of transgender athletes. Senators defeated the measure on a party-line vote. The votes effectively clear the way for a final legislative decision on the measure. Bias split across 16 sources: L 38% 12% R 50% Full analysis >>

Southern Patriot

Texas lt. gov. expands fight against critical race theory to universities Feb 19th | Austin, United States Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) said Friday that he wants to end tenure for public university professors in order to fight against critical race theory (CRT). Patrick said that members of university faculty indoctrinate students when they teach about race in a way that corresponds with the tenets of CRT. Bias split across 15 sources: L 40% C 40% R 20% Full analysis >>

Alabama House advances transgender bathroom ban Feb 23rd | Alabama, United States Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday night approved legislation that would bar transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match their current gender identity. Bias split across 11 sources: L 18% C 55% R 27% Full analysis >>

Global Moderate

EU plans 'harshest' sanctions package ever against Russia Feb 24th | Brussels, Belgium European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the target is the stability in Europe. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls it the harshest package ever considered. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Western allies won't stand by as Russia attacks Ukraine. Bias split across 32 sources: L 19% C 53% R 28% Full analysis >>

7,000 more U.S. troops in armored brigade heading to Germany amid Ukraine attack Feb 24th | Washington, United States President Biden on Thursday directed an additional 7,000 troops to deploy to Germany to help bolster NATO’s defenses as Russia forges ahead with its military incursion against Ukraine. Bias split across 9 sources: C 44% R 56% Full analysis >>

Global Traditionalist

Putin: Countries that interfere with Russia will face 'consequences you have never seen' Feb 23rd | Moscow, Russia Explosions heard in Ukrainian cities of Odesa, Kharkiv as Putin announces launch of military action. Putin warns any foreign attempt to interfere with Russian action would lead to 'consequences they have never seen'. U.S. President Joe Biden denounced an "unprovoked and unjustified" attack on Ukraine, and pledged the world will "hold Russia accountable". Bias split across 18 sources: 11% C 50% R 39% Full analysis >>

China calls for restraint in Ukraine, rejects the term 'invasion' Feb 24th | Kyiv, Ukraine China rejects calling Russia's moves on Ukraine an "invasion" and urges all sides to exercise restraint. China has advised its citizens there to stay home or at least take the precaution of displaying a Chinese flag. Russia's attack on Ukraine puts China, which has an oft-stated foreign policy principle of non-interference, in an awkward position. Bias split across 27 sources: L 37% C 41% R 22% Full analysis >>

Global Progressive

Russian police detain thousands in anti-war, pro-Ukraine protests Feb 24th | Moscow, Russia Russian police have detained more than 1,700 people at anti-war protests across dozens of cities. Thousands took to the streets after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to invade Ukraine. Many in Russia had been sceptical about Putin's plans to attack the pro-Western neighbour. Moscow was asleep when Putin ordered an air and ground assault on Ukraine. Bias split across 39 sources: L 41% C 33% R 26% Full analysis >>

Energy sector methane emissions 70% higher than official figures - IEA Feb 23rd | Paris, France Methane emissions from the global energy sector are 70% higher than officially reported. The coal sector has been identified as the biggest single source. Methane is the main greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. It has a higher heat-trapping potential than CO2 but breaks down in the atmosphere faster. Bias split across 27 sources: L 41% C 40% R 19% Full analysis >>

Culturally Curious

Gaza construction workers find 31 Roman-era tombs Feb 21st | Gaza Construction workers at a building site in northern Gaza have uncovered 31 Roman-era tombs dating from the first century AD, the Palestinian territory's Islamist rulers Hamas said Monday. The tombs were discovered near the town of Beit Lahia as work began on an Egyptian-funded residential area, Bias split across 7 sources: L 43% C 57% Full analysis >>

Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert Feb 22nd | Amman, Jordan A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. Bias split across 56 sources: L 30% C 50% R 20% Full analysis >>

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