Americas · Wednesday, 11 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: Reco Social · MyChart · Solocator - GPS Field Camera · Kalshi: Trade Sports & Events · Monash FODMAP Diet. 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 62,318 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- War and security More than usual
- Hundreds turn out for the Denver Aura Battle (westword.com)
- Community Calendar | The Reflector (thereflector.com)
- Using AI To Help Spot Dangerous Rips (miragenews.com)
- Testing the new generation of AI-enabled fire-extinguishing drones (wxpr.org)
- When Dems Say 'Medicare For All,' They Mean Medicare For None (thefederalist.com)
- Delaware County Public Health to offer influenza vaccinations (telegraphherald.com)
- Cost of living Anxious
- Trump, Long term help or hurt Climate Change? : Peak Oil Discussion - Peak Oil News and Message Boards (peakoil.com)
- Washington County seeks input on draft climate action plan (hometownsource.com)
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 −0.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.8 words per 1,000usually 7.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.1 words per 1,000usually 7.4The 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.
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Greenmars, CC BY-SA 3.0 New
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain Rising
Patrick Dentler, CC BY 2.0 J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
Daltoncitys, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
Food & drink
3DoorDash: Food, Grocery, More
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Gaming
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Health & wellness
Office of Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, Public domain
Money & crypto
1Kalshi: Trade Sports & Events
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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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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 Dreamcatcher25, CC BY-SA 4.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 20Gaming 17Sports & fitness 11Music 9Government & public sector 9Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Fashion & beauty 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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 news51reports of events, mostly in English11 Nov 2026 · usually 64 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news795reports of events, mostly in English11 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 postings103.81 Feb 2020 = 10030 Oct 2026 · +1.7 since 31 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro1.113USD per euro11 Nov 2026 · euro −1.2% since 4 Nov 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
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Molecular Biology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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
1Taken: Natalee Holloway
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2The One About Matthew Perry
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3Nobody Wants This
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4From
5WWE Raw
6Mistletoe Murders
9Love Is Blind
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10The Fall of El Mayo
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1The Day After Tomorrow
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2Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story
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3A Dog's Perfect Christmas
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4The Croods
5Collision Course
6King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
7The Mummy
8Don't Trust the Couple Upstairs
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9Love the Coopers
10Champions
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Ella Langley
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3Morgan Wallen
4Tate McRae
5Lil Baby
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6Drake
8Zach Bryan
Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 9Future
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10Adéla
Apple Music · 2026-11-12
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1The Daily
2Crime Junkie
3Dateline NBC
4The Joe Rogan Experience
5Up First
6Pod Save America
7Pardon My Take
8The Morning Toast
9The Bill Simmons Podcast
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10Morbid: A True Crime Podcast
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-12
App Store · Free apps
1TikTok Pro - Events
2Muse from Meta
3Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
4ChatGPT
5Claude by Anthropic
6PineDrama - Short Dramas
7GoWish - Your Digital Wishlist
8Google Gemini
9Capital One Mobile
10Walmart: Shopping & Savings
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App Store · 2026-11-12
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2HotSchedules
3Chromagraph Camera
4AnkiMobile Flashcards
5Tiny Computers
6Procreate
7TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome
8Moment Pro Camera II
9Deck-Man: Cassette Player
10TypeDraw
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App Store · 2026-11-12
Steam · Top sellers
1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
2Counter-Strike 2
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3Aion 2
4Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered
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5Phantom Blade Zero
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6Steam Deck
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7Final Fantasy XIV
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9Apex Legends
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10Warframe
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
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.