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

Kentucky

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Kentucky’s news is Elections and democracy (17.7%, 3.8× the US). The news sounds darker than usual.

Kentucky’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 Elections and democracy

  1. Hegseth slams impeachment effort as 'political spectacle'americanpress.com
  2. L'impeachment contro Pete Hegseth è un anticipo dei prossimi due anniilpost.it
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

Wars and securityNegative −6.0

Mostly anger, 1.7× the average

  • Anxiety1.2×
  • Fear1.3×
  • Anger1.7×
  • Sadness1.1×
Elections and democracyNegative −5.6

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety1.1×
  • Fear0.7×
  • Anger1.0×
  • Sadness1.0×
Leaders and great powersNegative −3.6

Mostly fear, 1.5× the average

  • Anxiety1.3×
  • Fear1.5×
  • Anger0.9×
  • Sadness1.0×
AI everywhereMixed −0.1

Mostly fear, 1.8× the average

  • Anxiety1.3×
  • Fear1.8×
  • Anger0.3×
  • Sadness0.8×
Disasters and accidentsNegative −3.1

Mostly sadness, 1.3× the average

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear0.5×
  • Anger0.4×
  • Sadness1.3×
Big sports momentsMixed −0.6

Mostly sadness, 1.5× the average

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear0.9×
  • Anger0.6×
  • Sadness1.5×

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

How the news sounds

Darker than usual

Tone −2.93 · usual −0.68

  • Anxiety0.9× usual
  • Fear1.1× usual
  • Anger1.9× usual
  • Sadness1.1× usual
News · 7.5k · Solid

Kentucky · 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. Thomas Massie

    6.2× last week

    583 stories

  2. Donald Trump

    426 stories

  3. U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain

    Pete Hegseth

    5.1× last week

    224 stories

  4. Hakeem Jeffries

    18.3× last week

    128 stories

  5. Mark Kelly

    6.3× last week

    100 stories

  6. Chuck Schumer

    New

    92 stories

  7. Jeffrey Epstein

    6.8× last week

    82 stories

  8. The White House, Public domain

    Stephen Miller

    New

    82 stories

  9. Andy Beshear

    78 stories

  10. John Thune

    New

    72 stories

Organizations

  1. College Football Playoff

    133 stories

  2. Democratic Party

    79 stories

  3. Supreme Court

    79 stories

  4. Senate Republicans

    7.2× last week

    72 stories

  5. Justice Department

    71 stories

  6. Republican Party

    69 stories

  7. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    66 stories

  8. House Oversight Committee

    2.2× last week

    63 stories

  9. Judiciary Committee

    New

    54 stories

  10. House Judiciary Committee

    4.6× last week

    37 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

Kentucky

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. TalnFlo, Inc.

    $50K raised

    filed 15 Oct

Filings: SEC EDGAR (Form D) · All filings

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