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Americas · Tuesday, 10 November 2026

United States

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.


Rising

  1. 1Taken: Natalee Holloway

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #4 in top sellers

  3. 3The Day After Tomorrow

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  4. the CwE, CC BY 3.0

    4Morgan Wallen

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #3 in songs

  5. The White House, Public domain

    5Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 199,472 reads


Top today

  1. Elizabeth Marsh, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Ashe

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #22 in songs

  2. 2Taken: Natalee Holloway

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  3. 3Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #4 in top sellers

  4. 4The Day After Tomorrow

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  5. The White House, Public domain

    5Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 199,472 reads

  6. 6troy aikman monday night football

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

  7. the CwE, CC BY 3.0

    7Morgan Wallen

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #3 in songs

  8. 8Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  9. 9Call of Duty®

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #8 in top sellers

  10. All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0

    10Carson Wentz

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 137,562 reads

Everyday apps here: Microsoft Teams · BlinkDrama - Short Dramas · Moment Pro Camera II · Zoom · MyChart. 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 66,300 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. War and security More than usual
    3.4% of the news · usually 1.8% · 1.9× usual · 2,243 articles
  2. 3.2% of the news · usually 2.5% · 2,108 articles
  3. 2.1% of the news · usually 2.6% · 1,422 articles
  4. 1.8% of the news · usually 1.8% · 1,202 articles
  5. Cost of living More than usual
    1.5% of the news · usually 0.7% · 2.3× usual · 1,010 articles
  6. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.0% · 646 articles
  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 307 articles
  8. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.5% · 291 articles

    Survey · 2023 63% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

How the news sounds

Also in the news

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.

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 199,472 reads

  2. House Creative Services, Public domain

    2Thomas Massie

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 103,980 reads

  3. Greenmars, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3SS Edmund Fitzgerald

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 100,804 reads

  4. 4StubHub

    Rising

    Tech & AI · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  5. 5Nintendo

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  6. House Creative Services, Public domain

    6Lauren Boebert

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 48,794 reads

  7. The White House, Public domain

    7Stephen Miller

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 47,884 reads

  8. Daderot, CC0

    8University of Connecticut

    Rising

    Education & careers · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. dreckBreakout
  2. prateBreakout
  3. bill clifton+2,950%
  4. dreck meaning+2,950%
  5. oregon vs ohio state+2,900%
  6. texas vs missouri+2,700%
  7. lsu vs alabama+2,450%
  8. osiris+2,400%
  9. valencia vs real madrid+2,250%
  10. prate definition+2,150%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Wikipedia · 199,472 reads

  2. Greenmars, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2SS Edmund Fitzgerald

    New

    Wikipedia · 100,804 reads

  3. 3Nintendo

    Rising

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

Cars & transport

  1. 1Solocator - GPS Field Camera

    Everyday app

    App Store · #31 in paid apps

  2. 2MilGPS

    Everyday app

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Dateline NBC

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  2. Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain

    2Joran van der Sloot

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 38,632 reads

  3. 3Crime Junkie

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. Patrick Dentler, CC BY 2.0

    1Fresh Air

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #42 in podcasts

  2. 2The End of Everything

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 21,794 reads

  3. 3The Rest Is History

    Apple Podcasts · #25 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. Daderot, CC0

    1University of Connecticut

    Rising

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. 2Blackman High School

    Rising

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  3. 3The Mel Robbins Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1DuoFridge

    App Store · #39 in paid apps

  2. 2Willi Smith

    Wikipedia · 14,421 reads

  3. SWinxy, CC BY 4.0

    3Louisa Jacobson

    Wikipedia · 5,650 reads

Food & drink

  1. 1Dunkin'

    App Store · #65 in free apps

  2. 2Chick-fil-A

    App Store · #96 in free apps

  3. 3DoorDash: Food, Grocery, More

    Everyday app

    App Store · #35 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered

    Breakout

    Steam · #4 in top sellers

  2. 2Call of Duty®

    Breakout

    Steam · #8 in top sellers

  3. 3FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold

    New

    Steam · #11 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1Pedi STAT

    App Store · #50 in paid apps

  2. 2Huberman Lab

    Apple Podcasts · #54 in podcasts

  3. 3MyChart

    Everyday app

    App Store · #39 in free apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Klarna: Smarter everyday money

    App Store · #89 in free apps

  2. 2OnePay – Mobile Banking

    Everyday app

    App Store · #73 in free apps

  3. 3Cash App

    Everyday app

    App Store · #53 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Taken: Natalee Holloway

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2The Day After Tomorrow

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. 3Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

Music

  1. Elizabeth Marsh, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Ashe

    Rising

    Apple Music · #22 in songs

  2. the CwE, CC BY 3.0

    2Morgan Wallen

    Rising

    Apple Music · #3 in songs

  3. Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0

    3Olivia Dean

    Rising

    Apple Music · #31 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Good Hang with Amy Poehler

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  2. 2Giggly Squad

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #18 in podcasts

  3. Office of the Vice President, Public domain

    3Katie Miller

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 22,043 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. House Creative Services, Public domain

    1Thomas Massie

    New

    Wikipedia · 103,980 reads

  2. 2Pivot

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #16 in podcasts

  3. House Creative Services, Public domain

    3Lauren Boebert

    New

    Wikipedia · 48,794 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Hidden Brain

    Apple Podcasts · #47 in podcasts

  2. 2Alice S. Huang

    Wikipedia · 13,137 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Diwali

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 14,482 reads

  2. 2This American Life

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #17 in podcasts

  3. 3The Ezra Klein Show

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

Sports

  1. All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Carson Wentz

    New

    Wikipedia · 137,562 reads

  2. All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Keenan Allen

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Kirk Cousins

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 94,910 reads

Startups

  1. 1Anthropic

    Wikipedia · 5,106 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1StubHub

    Rising

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. 2Archive of Our Own

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 10,249 reads

  3. 3All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #44 in podcasts

Travel & places

  1. NASA/JPL/NIMA, Public domain

    1New Zealand

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2India

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. 3Neatsville, Kentucky

    Wikipedia · 32,507 reads


Industries here

Gaming 19Media & entertainment 18Sports & fitness 18Government & public sector 14Music 7Travel & tourism 2Education 2Tech & software 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 news67reports of events, mostly in English10 Nov 2026 · usually 64 a dayThe GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news854reports of events, mostly in English10 Nov 2026 · usually 797 a dayThe GDELT Project

Economy

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

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Molecular Biology
    6,132 papers
  • Artificial Intelligence
    4,403 papers
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    3,051 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Taken: Natalee Holloway

      Breakout

    2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

      Falling

    3. 3Nobody Wants This

      Falling

    4. 4From

    5. 5WWE Raw

    6. 6Mistletoe Murders

    7. 9Love Is Blind

      Falling

    8. 10The Fall of El Mayo

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1The Day After Tomorrow

      Breakout

    2. 2Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story

      New

    3. 3A Dog's Perfect Christmas

      New

    4. 4The Croods

    5. 5Collision Course

    6. 6King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

    7. 7The Mummy

    8. 8Don't Trust the Couple Upstairs

      Falling

    9. 9Love the Coopers

    10. 10Champions

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Ella Langley

    2. 2Lil Baby

    3. the CwE, CC BY 3.0

      3Morgan Wallen

      Rising

    4. 4Karol G

    5. 5Tate McRae

    6. 7Drake

    7. 9Zach Bryan

    Apple Music · 2026-11-11

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1The Daily

    2. 2Crime Junkie

    3. 3Dateline NBC

      Rising

    4. 4The Joe Rogan Experience

    5. 5Pod Save America

    6. 6Up First

      Falling

    7. 7Morbid: A True Crime Podcast

    8. 8Pardon My Take

      Falling

    9. 9The Megyn Kelly Show

      Rising

    10. 10Good Hang with Amy Poehler

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-11

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1TikTok Pro - Events

      2. 2Muse from Meta

      3. 3Vinted: Sell vintage clothes

      4. 4ChatGPT

      5. 5Claude by Anthropic

      6. 6PineDrama - Short Dramas

      7. 7GoWish - Your Digital Wishlist

      8. 8Capital One Mobile

      9. 9Google Gemini

      10. 10Kalshi: Trade Sports & Events

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-11

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Shadowrocket

        2. 2HotSchedules

        3. 3Chromagraph Camera

        4. 4AnkiMobile Flashcards

        5. 5Tiny Computers

        6. 6Moment Pro Camera II

          Rising

        7. 7Procreate

        8. 8TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome

        9. 9TypeDraw

        10. 10Deck-Man: Cassette Player

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-11

          Steam · Top sellers

          1. 1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

          2. 2Counter-Strike 2

            Rising

          3. 3Aion 2

          4. 4Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered

            Breakout

          5. 5Phantom Blade Zero

            Falling

          6. 6Steam Deck

            Rising

          7. 7Final Fantasy XIV

            Breakout

          8. 9Apex Legends

            Rising

          9. 10Warframe

          Show the top 100

            Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03


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