Americas · Friday, 6 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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Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
The White House, Public domain New
Everyday apps here: TikTok Pro - Events · Pocket Mac Lab · Moment Pro Camera II · CapCut · DoorDash: Food, Grocery, More. 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 64,324 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- AI More than usual
- 4 takeaways from Washington's election tsunami (kentreporter.com)
- LGBTQ+ groups 'heartbroken' by midterm anti-trans measures (advocate.com)
- Veterans' Home at Quincy to dedicate Gulf War Memorial (whig.com)
- Fort Mifflin Thanksgiving Dinner Recreates 1918 Marine Meal (phillyvoice.com)
- Todd County experiences 115th confirmed case of measles this year (voiceofalexandria.com)
- Measles outbreaks are impacting people across the U.S. (wthitv.com)
- Jobs and work More than usual
- WCSM Radio - We Do It For You !! - WCSM Radio (wcsmradio.com)
- Ohio jobless claims remain steady for week - Tribune Chronicle (tribtoday.com)
- 'Not Easy Being Green,' Seattle P-I Blogger Complains (newsbusters.org)
- This is the time of year to 'force' your spring-flowering bulbs (adn.com)
Survey · 2023 63% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.9 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.
The White House, Public domain New
Rob Sand for Governor, CC0 New
The White House, Public domain Rising
Frank Fey, Public domain Rising
Office of U.S. Senator David Perdue, Public domain Rising
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LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain Rising
Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Cars & transport
Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0 Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0 Everyday app
Nature, climate & disasters
Everyday app
Crime & justice
Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain New
Books, arts & history
Patrick Dentler, CC BY 2.0 J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Education & careers
Everyday app
3e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
SkinGlow by Kimmarie / Dr. Billy Ingram [1], CC BY 4.0 Rising
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Brien Aho., Public domain
Food & drink
Larkworb / Larkworb at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 3DoorDash: Food, Grocery, More
Everyday app
Gaming
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Health & wellness
Everyday app
3AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
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Money & crypto
2Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet
Everyday app
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Movies & TV
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Music
Icebox, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Rick Munroe, CC BY-SA 4.0 Falling
Celebrities & creators
Nithya Raman, Public domain New
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Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Politics & world affairs
Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
The White House, Public domain New
Rob Sand for Governor, CC0 New
Sports
Rick Munroe, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Henry Lockwood, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
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Travel & places
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0
Industries here
Government & public sector 35Media & entertainment 22Gaming 11Music 9Sports & fitness 5Fashion & beauty 2
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 news44reports of events, mostly in English6 Nov 2026 · usually 64 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news870reports of events, mostly in English6 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 euro1.117USD per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro −0.1% since 30 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
Icebox, CC BY 3.0 1Lil Baby
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Rick Munroe, CC BY-SA 4.0 2Ella Langley
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5Karol G
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6Tate McRae
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8Morgan Wallen
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10Drake
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Apple Music · 2026-11-07
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1The Daily
Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 2Pod Save America
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3The Joe Rogan Experience
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4Crime Junkie
5Dateline NBC
6Up First
Henry Lockwood, CC BY-SA 4.0 7Pardon My Take
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8Morbid: A True Crime Podcast
9The Megyn Kelly Show
10The Bill Simmons Podcast
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07
App Store · Free apps
1TikTok Pro - Events
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2BigFuture School
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3Muse from Meta
4Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
5ChatGPT
6Claude by Anthropic
7Capital One Mobile
8PineDrama - Short Dramas
9Google Gemini
10Kalshi: Trade Sports & Events
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App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Chromagraph Camera
3HotSchedules
4Tiny Computers
5Procreate
6Deck-Man: Cassette Player
7AnkiMobile Flashcards
8TypeDraw
9TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome
102AM CAM
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App Store · 2026-11-07
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.