Americas · Thursday, 5 November 2026
United States
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: Shadowrocket · Amazon Prime Video · MilGPS · Monash FODMAP Diet · Paprika Recipe Manager 3. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 66,045 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- Smoke DZA Wants To Inspire Voters With His New EP 'We Outside' (iheart.com)
- How a Blue Wave Crushed the Tech Right - Business Insider (businessinsider.com)
- Billionaires react to Democrats' midterm win as AI fears grow (cnbc.com)
- Why Most AI Gets Events Wrong (hotelnewsresource.com)
- Tag: nmc_cathode_active_material (newsroomamerica.com)
- Tag: battery_supply_chain (newsroomamerica.com)
- Jobs and work More than usual
- Computer Help with AmeriCorps - Monica (hamlethub.com)
- Kim Kardashian's Dolce & Gabbana Mesh Minidress Is Completely See-Through (realitytea.com)
- Public invited to comment on Portland General Electric's proposed 4.8% rate hike (katu.com)
- The Center for Global Resilience and Security (CGRS) (norwich.edu)
Survey · 2023 63% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.8The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
- Fear0.7× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual5.1 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 7.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.4 words per 1,000usually 7.3The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty219.3from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −50.5 since Jun 2026Baker, Bloom and Davis (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Office of U.S. Senator David Perdue, Public domain United States Congress, Public domain New
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NASA Johnson Space Center / NASA-JSC/ROBERT MARKOWITZ, Public domain Rising
Weekly
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Nature, climate & disasters
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Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
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Patrick Dentler, CC BY 2.0 J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
SkinGlow by Kimmarie / Dr. Billy Ingram [1], CC BY 4.0 Rising
FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain Rising
3GoWish - Your Digital Wishlist
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Food & drink
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2DoorDash: Food, Grocery, More
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Gaming
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Health & wellness
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Money & crypto
1Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
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Travel & places
Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0
Industries here
Government & public sector 43Media & entertainment 11Gaming 9Music 4Sports & fitness 3Tech & software 2Fashion & beauty 1Education 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news53reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 64 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news882reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 797 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation3.3%Jul 2026 · −0.2 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment4.1%Jul 2026 · −0.1 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence95.6100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.5 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate3.88%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices-2.6%Q2 2026 · −0.6 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth2.2%2025 · −0.6 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment9.3%2025 · +0.4 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Job postings103.71 Feb 2020 = 10023 Oct 2026 · +1.6 since 24 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro1.122USD per euro5 Nov 2026 · euro +0.8% since 29 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
- Business confidence100.0100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · +0.1 since Mar 2026OECD
- New businesses534,947Sept 2026 · +0.5% on Aug 2026U.S. Census Bureau
Society
- People online94.7%2024 · +1.2 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change38.5%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority57.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1The One About Matthew Perry
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2Nobody Wants This
3The Fall of El Mayo
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4From
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5Love Is Blind
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7Minimum wage
8WWE Raw
9Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
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2Gladiator II
3Don't Trust the Couple Upstairs
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4Collision Course
5Animals
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6Champions
7Hubie Halloween
8KPop Demon Hunters
9Twilight
10The Day After Tomorrow
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Ella Langley
2Tate McRae
3Karol G
4Morgan Wallen
5Drake
7Adéla
8Zach Bryan
10Olivia Rodrigo
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1The Daily
2The Joe Rogan Experience
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3The Ezra Klein Show
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4Dateline NBC
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5Crime Junkie
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6Up First
7Morbid: A True Crime Podcast
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8The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
9The Megyn Kelly Show
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10Pod Save America
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1BigFuture School
2TikTok Pro - Events
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3Muse from Meta
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4Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
5ChatGPT
6Capital One Mobile
7PLAYFUL REWARDS: Earn Rewards
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8Claude by Anthropic
9Kalshi: Trade Sports & Events
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10Google Gemini
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
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2Chromagraph Camera
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3HotSchedules
4Tiny Computers
5AnkiMobile Flashcards
6Procreate
7Deck-Man: Cassette Player
8TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome
9play_music_theory
10TypeDraw
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Steam · Top sellers
1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
2Phantom Blade Zero
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3Aion 2
4Counter-Strike 2
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6Aniimo
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7Probably Stolen
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8Crimson Desert
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9MapleStory
10Warframe
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.