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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the US

Iowa

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Iowa’s news is Education and skills (4.6%, 2.6× the US). The news sounds brighter than usual.

Iowa’s zeitgeist, by theme

Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

Top stories in Education and skills

  1. Report: CGD Principal's Son, 16, Killed in Head-On Crash on Highway 30 in Cedar Rapidskiow.com
  2. William Penn University, Bank Iowa and United Way Partner to Support Oskaloosa Food Bankwmpenn.edu
Headlines via GDELT

Elections and democracy 11Big sports moments 8Education and skills 6Another theme 27

Mood

How the news sounds, and how people say they feel

What each theme makes the news feel

Elections and democracyMixed −0.8

Mostly fear, 1.4× the average

  • Anxiety1.2×
  • Fear1.4×
  • Anger0.9×
  • Sadness1.0×
Leaders and great powersMixed −0.1

Mostly fear, 1.7× the average

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear1.7×
  • Anger1.1×
  • Sadness0.9×
Wars and securityMixed −0.8

Mostly anger, 2.5× the average

  • Anxiety1.2×
  • Fear1.0×
  • Anger2.5×
  • Sadness0.9×
AI everywhereMixed −0.5

Mostly anxiety, 1.5× the average

  • Anxiety1.5×
  • Fear0.5×
  • Anger0.8×
  • Sadness0.8×
Big sports momentsMixed −0.5

Mostly sadness, 1.2× the average

  • Anxiety1.2×
  • Fear0.7×
  • Anger1.0×
  • Sadness1.2×
Education and skillsPositive +2.3

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear1.1×
  • Anger0.3×
  • Sadness0.9×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

How the news sounds

Brighter than usual

Tone −0.24 · usual −0.95

  • Anxiety0.7× usual
  • Fear0.9× usual
  • Anger0.9× usual
  • Sadness1.0× usual
News · 5.4k · Solid

Iowa · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Donald Trump

    261 stories

  2. James Talarico

    133 stories

  3. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Abdul El-Sayed

    101 stories

  4. Adam Hamilton

    85 stories

  5. LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain

    Gina Hinojosa

    81 stories

  6. Josh Turek

    64 stories

  7. Hakeem Jeffries

    61 stories

  8. Ken Paxton

    57 stories

  9. Chuck Schumer

    53 stories

  10. Ron DeSantis

    50 stories

Organizations

  1. Republican Party

    128 stories

  2. Democratic Party

    127 stories

  3. Supreme Court

    126 stories

  4. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    88 stories

  5. College Football Playoff

    66 stories

  6. Democratic Senate

    47 stories

  7. Washington Post

    37 stories

  8. Senate Republicans

    34 stories

  9. Department of Health and Human Services

    31 stories

  10. Democratic Congress

    29 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

Iowa

New startups and businesses

Just filed to raise money

Companies under five years old that told the US SEC in the last 30 days they are raising money privately, under $10M so far, newest first

  1. EatFuti Inc.

    $1.3M raised

    filed 13 Nov

  2. Frontline BioEnergy Inc.

    just started raising

    filed 3 Nov

  3. GracePay, Inc.

    $1.2M raised

    filed 26 Oct

  4. Koster Energy, Inc.

    $500K raised

    filed 21 Oct

Filings: SEC EDGAR (Form D) · All filings

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