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Mar 21 2024
News
Appeals court orders a review of alleged juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s death penalty trial
BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the judge who oversaw Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial to investigate the defense’s claims of juror bias and determine whether his death sentence should stand. A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not throw out Tsarnaev’s death sentence. Defense lawyers had pushed for that while
Boston 25 NewsMar 12 2024
News
New Jersey Bias Crime up 22% According to Attorney General Report
New Jersey Launches Community Peacemaker Collaborative to Combat Rise in Bias and Hate TRENTON, NJ — In response to a significant increase in bias incidents, including antisemitism and Islamophobia, New Jersey’s Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, together with the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), unveiled the Community Peacemaker Collaborative. This initiative, funded by a $347,000 four-year
Shore News NetworkJul 24 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: How Left and Right Covered Conservative Backlash to Barbie
The new Barbie movie, which premiered on July 21, 2023, made $155 million on opening weekend. But the movie has not come without controversy, primarily through critiques from select Republicans.
Both left- and right-rated sources showed clear bias on whether they agree with conservative critiques of the film.
How the Left Covered It Minimized Ginger Gaetz’s Clare Ashcraft
Mar 26 2024
News
2 'perfectly placed' New England trails for viewing the solar eclipse, according to the Rails to Trails Conservancy
For those who dream of viewing the April 8 total solar eclipse from a prime spot in nature, two New England trails are well worth a visit, according to the Rails to Trails Conservancy. The conservancy recently released a list of 5 far-out trails for viewing the 2024 solar eclipse and included the Island Line Trail in Burlington, Vermont and the Meduxnekeag River Trail in Houlton, Maine. During
Boston.comMar 17 2024
News
Westfield conservation agent proposes more flexibility in wetlands zone limits
WESTFIELD — A draft revision of the city’s wetlands ordinance would have the Conservation Commission determine if work should be allowed within 50 feet of a wetland based on “levels of disturbance,” Conservation Director Anna Meassick said last week. This would be done “to allow flexibility for property use while maintaining adequate levels of resource area protection,” according to the draft
MassLive.comMar 14 2024
News
Portland man arrested for second alleged bias crime attack against same victim
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning for allegedly committing a bias crime and punching a man in the face after previously punching the same individual in the face last month, police said. According to the Portland Police Bureau, 51-year-old Fabian Steven Bigeagle was arrested on Feb. 5 for punching a man in the face who he had previously called a
KOIN 6Mar 20 2024
News
Permanently protected: 6,315 acres conserved last year in Piedmont region
The Piedmont Environmental Council recently reported 6,315 acres were placed in conservation easements last year in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock. This brings the total of permanently protected land in the region to 446,096 acres, according to a PEC release. The easements reflect partnerships of landowners in this region with PEC,
Daily ProgressFeb 24 2024
Opinion
Election Rigging? Bias in Google News Off the Charts
By now you are familiar with the controversy over Google's AI being biased against White men.
The bias is so bad, so obvious, and so embarrassing for Google that they have actually throttled Gemini from generating images of people until they can make the program at least LOOK less biased. If you aren't familiar with the controversy, you should definitely read John's piece on the issue
HotAirAug 20 2019
News
Facebook Releases Audit of Anti-Conservative Bias
Facebook on Tuesday released the results of an audit of potential bias against conservatives, which found several areas that pose concerns.
“Facebook identified some areas where it could make progress or commit to changes immediately,” according to the report, written by former Republican senator Jon Kyl of Arizona and his team at the law firm Covington & Burling.
The audit
National Review (News)Mar 12 2024
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Utah RainHarvest program promotes water conservation with subsidized barrels
The RainHarvest Utah program offers discounts on Ivy rain barrels to some Utah residents, thanks to a partnership meant to incentivize water conservation. The Utah Rivers Council has partnered with 15 Utah municipalities for the tenth year of its RainHarvest program, which provides Utah citizens with the opportunity to purchase subsidized rain barrels to collect water for outdoor use. The
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