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

North Carolina

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in North Carolina’s news is Elections and democracy (17.3%, 3.7× the US). The news sounds brighter than usual.

North Carolina’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. Democrats lead in key North Carolina races after historic electionwcti12.com
  2. Young voters showed up to vote in the 2026 midtermsadvocate.com
  3. These key races remain too early to call one week after Election Dayky3.com
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 −0.9

Mostly fear, 1.8× the average

  • Anxiety1.2×
  • Fear1.8×
  • Anger0.5×
  • Sadness1.2×
Wars and securityMixed −1.4

Mostly anger, 2.3× the average

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear0.7×
  • Anger2.3×
  • Sadness1.0×
Big sports momentsPositive +1.6

Mostly anxiety, 1.6× the average

  • Anxiety1.6×
  • Fear0.5×
  • Anger0.5×
  • Sadness0.5×
Leaders and great powersMixed −1.4

Mostly fear, 3.1× the average

  • Anxiety1.5×
  • Fear3.1×
  • Anger1.1×
  • Sadness1.5×
Crime and justiceNegative −5.6

Mostly fear, 3.8× the average

  • Anxiety1.9×
  • Fear3.8×
  • Anger1.5×
  • Sadness1.0×
Education and skillsPositive +1.8

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.7×
  • Fear0.6×
  • Anger0.5×
  • Sadness0.8×

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

How the news sounds

Brighter than usual

Tone −0.68 · usual −1.05

  • Anxiety0.9× usual
  • Fear1.0× usual
  • Anger0.9× usual
  • Sadness1.0× usual
News · 6.4k · Solid

North Carolina · 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

    281 stories

  2. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Abdul El-Sayed

    98 stories

  3. Scott Colom

    2.4× last week

    95 stories

  4. James Talarico

    93 stories

  5. Roy Cooper

    91 stories

  6. Josh Stein

    3.3× last week

    65 stories

  7. Chuck Schumer

    New

    61 stories

  8. Hakeem Jeffries

    60 stories

  9. LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain

    Gina Hinojosa

    59 stories

  10. Cindy Hyde-Smith

    2.1× last week

    57 stories

Organizations

  1. Supreme Court

    138 stories

  2. Democratic Party

    107 stories

  3. Republican Party

    105 stories

  4. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    91 stories

  5. Washington Post

    37 stories

  6. Securities and Exchange Commission

    2.0× last week

    24 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

North Carolina

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. Blue Sky Robotics, Inc.

    $887.5K raised

    filed 12 Nov

  2. Salehli Inc.

    $5K raised

    filed 6 Nov

  3. ClinTrial Research, Inc.

    $428.1K raised

    filed 28 Oct

  4. RF Gaming Systems, Inc.

    $100K raised

    filed 27 Oct

  5. Equera, Inc

    $75K raised

    filed 27 Oct

  6. Virtus Maritime, Inc.

    $500K raised

    filed 20 Oct

Filings: SEC EDGAR (Form D) · All filings

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