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What we read

7,528read

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220candidates

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The 220 candidates, as 176 stories.

Grouped by the words in their titles.

  1. On Monday we read 7,528 articles.
    36 hours, from Saturday 3 October, 23:04 UTC
  2. We set aside 3,104.
    2,953 for a topic · 173 for words in the title · 94 for a short title · 1 as research papers
  3. 220 became candidates.
    The top 220 by score, newest first at a tie.
  4. Grouped by the words in their titles, they made 176 stories.
    157 of them a single article.
  5. Only 10 were worth your time.
    Then we found their other sources.
    Edited 11:04 UTC

The day in numbers

StepArticlesStories
Read7,528—
Repeats a title from the same outlet171—
Repeats a title from another outlet168—
Set aside3,104—
For a topic2,953—
For words in the title173—
For a short title94—
As research papers1—
Other articles4,204—
Candidates220176
In the Brief4510
Since the Brief—0

Titles match exactly, ignoring case and spaces.

116 broke more than one rule, so these add up to more than 3,104.

164 scored above 7.25. The newest 56 of the 803 at 7.25 took the rest.

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1Nobel Prize awarded for optogenetics research in neuroscience9912.00Story 1
2The Supreme Court’s new term coincides with a race for nuclear power on the Moon.71012.00Story 2
3Spain's prime minister called early elections due to mounting pressure over the housing crisis after a legislative defeat.8812.00Story 3
4Nobel Prize week opens in Stockholm with the medicine award, AP News reports.4510.40Story 4
5Kyiv Northern Bridge hit by Russian drone during Merz visit.339.60Story 5
6“Former Prince Andrew files legal action to quash warrants that led to residence searches”228.80Lead outlet led story 3
7“Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit”228.80Lead outlet led story 5
8Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls an early snap election after housing relief measures were rejected.228.80Story 6
9“Brazil’s Presidential Election Heads to Runoff”228.80Lead outlet led story 2
10Opposition protests against India's top election official gain momentum ahead of state elections.228.80Story 7
11“Nearly 1,500 migrants arrive in Myanmar from Malaysia despite UN warnings”228.80Lead outlet led story 6
12“The Return of Middle East Oil”228.80Lead outlet led story 2
13A Supreme Court case will decide if Big Oil should pay for climate change.228.80Story 8
14“Conservatives claim ‘major victory’ as Tory conference begins after Labour scraps plans to curb jury trials – UK politics live”228.80Lead outlet led story 5
15“Trump Promotes Data Centers at Rally With Republican Facing Heat on Them”228.80Lead outlet led story 2
16Five Supreme Court cases could reshape American life this term228.05Story 9
17Nobel Prize awarded for optogenetics and light-gated ion channels228.05Story 10
18“Trump heads to Nebraska in attempt to shore up GOP’s midterm vote – US politics live”118.00Below the 10
19“Why are data centres such a big deal in Scotland?”118.00Below the 10
20“Is your partner on their phone and ignoring you? I’ve got a buzzword for that”118.00Below the 10
21“German Spy Chief Sees ‘New, More Dangerous’ Threat From Russia”118.00Below the 10
22“The UK’s G20 presidency will push Andy Burnham to the centre of the global stage. What will he use it for? | Michael Jacobs”118.00Below the 10
23“Quebec poised to elect separatists to power for first time more than decade”118.00Below the 10
24“Voters in Quebec Election Go to Polls as Separatist Parti Québécois Leads”118.00Below the 10
25“Why has Spain's PM called a snap election?”118.00Below the 10
26“Supreme Court to Hear Major Environmental Lawsuit”118.00Below the 10
27“Formula One to probe software bug behind Bahrain GP chaos in Sepang”118.00Below the 10
28“‘Defend our men!’: fears for women’s rights in Latin America over plans to counter gender violence laws”118.00Below the 10
29“Four ways the midterm elections could go, one month away”118.00Below the 10
30“Israeli settlers race to reshape West Bank as election nears”118.00Below the 10
31“New quantum chip taps into weird quasiparticles to get qubits to communicate over long distances”118.00Below the 10
32“Iraq's Iranian-backed militias say it'll cease attacks once U.S. military withdraws”118.00Below the 10
33“Extreme heat warnings issued for parts of southern California”118.00Below the 10
34“Coach services could be cut due to record diesel prices, operators warn”118.00Below the 10
35“Southeast Asia starts to rethink its AI data centre boom: ‘at what cost?’”118.00Below the 10
36“Days after Xi-Trump summit, top Taiwan diplomat opens de facto consulate in US”118.00Below the 10
37“Summerlike warmth to give way to autumn chill this week”128.00Below the 10
38“Spain’s Sánchez to hold press conference amid speculation over early election – Europe live”118.00Below the 10
39“Pasture lives: the rebel cheesemakers preserving an Alpine tradition”118.00Below the 10
40“Sleeping Beauties by David Byrne review – a quirky journey through the afterlife of invention”118.00Below the 10
41“Huawei, Qualcomm strike multi-year patent agreement across 5G, AI”118.00Below the 10
42“Qualcomm Licenses Patents on Huawei’s LogicFolding Chip Tech”118.00Below the 10
43“Court of Appeal to hear residents' parade challenge over Drumcree dispute”118.00Below the 10
44“Authorities issue shark warning over whale that swam 11km upstream in Clarence River and later died”118.00Below the 10
45“Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey”118.00Below the 10
46“Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material”118.00Below the 10
47“Africa’s Investment Focus on Minerals & Data Centers”118.00Below the 10
48“Watch: How Brazil's dramatic election unfolded”118.00Below the 10
49“How a Los Angeles church was reborn as a hotel – and why more could follow”118.00Below the 10
50“Hormuz Gridlock Risks Global Food Crisis, International Chamber of Commerce Chief Says”118.00Below the 10
51“Wheat Edges Higher on Russia’s Threats to Escalate Ukraine War”118.00Below the 10
52“Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants”118.00Below the 10
53“To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark”118.00Below the 10
54“Supporters of jailed ex-PM Imran Khan march to Pakistan capital”118.00Below the 10
55“Bolsonaro Allies Gain Senate Strength in Clash With Top Court”118.00Below the 10
56“Colonialism for clicks? The influencers targeting uncontacted tribes – podcast”118.00Below the 10
57“How India became dangerously addicted to Chinese imports”118.00Below the 10
58“FBI chief Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins announce engagement”118.00Below the 10
59“Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launches military drive to retake all Houthi-held territory”118.00Below the 10
60“Four African leaders issue joint declaration as Ethiopia war escalates”118.00Below the 10
61“Takaichi Faces Test of Economic Agenda as Japan Parliament Opens”118.00Below the 10
62“As US bears down, export powerhouses China and Vietnam establish closer transport links”118.00Below the 10
63“Iran war live: Yemen fighting intensifies; Tehran says ready for US attacks”128.00Below the 10
64“The job interview question you don't have to answer”118.00Below the 10
65“Zheng Yongnian on China-US realism and battling for the upper hand before the next summit”118.00Below the 10
66“Shadow chancellor to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations”118.00Below the 10
67“US Air Force removes all bombers from UK airbase targeted by suspected terror attack”118.00Below the 10
68“Dario Amodei’s American AI imperialism”118.00Below the 10
69“US bombers sent home from RAF Fairford base after suspected bomb plot”118.00Below the 10
70“Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England”118.00Below the 10
71“Trump’s gains among Latino voters slip ahead of midterms”118.00Below the 10
72“France to close up to 500 schools on Monday over student protests”118.00Below the 10
73“Opinion | Boulder County Wants to Smash ‘Abundance’”118.00Below the 10
74“War on Iran: Is escalation more likely than a deal?”118.00Below the 10
75“Ku Klux Klan leader claims rising support ahead of US midterm elections”118.00Below the 10
76“Aerial footage shows Bouquet wildfire burning in California national forest – video”118.00Below the 10
77“Dozens detained at a rally in Moscow held by Kremlin-friendly Communist Party, party says”118.00Below the 10
78“Nearly all women arriving on small boats have been raped, says Shabana Mahmood”118.00Below the 10
79“The world is facing an almighty LNG crunch”118.00Below the 10
80“Labour offers too litte, too late for Afghan women and girls | Letter”118.00Below the 10
81“Parental alienation and the pain of custody battles in the the family courts | Letters”118.00Below the 10
82“Ukraine believes Russia shared jet-drone technology with North Korea, says Zelensky”118.00Below the 10
83“Indian police accused of sexual harassment against journalists at protest”118.00Below the 10
84“Nicaragua announces withdrawal from Central American Parliament”118.00Below the 10
85“From unwanted touching to rape: the scale of child-on-child abuse in English and Welsh schools”118.00Below the 10
86“Dodik declared Bosnia ‘dead’. Irrelevant rhetoric or serious threat?”118.00Below the 10
87“Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal”118.00Below the 10
88“Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’”118.00Below the 10
89“48 Hours in the Singapore With No Smartphone”118.00Below the 10
90“Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning”118.00Below the 10
91“After a deadly paper mill explosion, a community in Washington state looks to a key House race”118.00Below the 10
92“More than 1,200 Colorado students have earned a climate ‘seal’: ‘We’re the ones growing up in this world’”118.00Below the 10
93“How the ‘G2’ effect of Trump-Xi summit is reverberating through Asia”118.00Below the 10
94“The demands of Welsh devolution are simple: just give us what Scotland has | Will Hayward”118.00Below the 10
95“G7 Fuel Release Offers Temporary Price Relief”118.00Below the 10
96“Scientists recreate the universe's first moments and find something they didn't expect”118.00Below the 10
97“A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting”118.00Below the 10
98“Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK”118.00Below the 10
99“Beijing fights invasive moths with parasitic wasps and caterpillar-catching contests”118.00Below the 10
100“Porridge makers from opposite sides of globe triumph in world championship”118.00Below the 10
101“Pennsylvania health officials brace themselves as measles outbreak expected to spread”118.00Below the 10
102“Taipei’s dilemma over history deepens with Xi-Trump praise of WWII Flying Tigers”118.00Below the 10
103“The deadly drugs causing warnings at Cornell and other colleges”118.00Below the 10
104“SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Has Rare Cautionary Note on AI Safety”118.00Below the 10
105“U.K. Base Would Be Ambitious Target for ‘Gig Economy’ Warfare”118.00Below the 10
106“How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits”118.00Below the 10
107“Why Older Lawmakers Keep Winning Elections”118.00Below the 10
108“Own a mobile phone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah”118.00Below the 10
109“Scientists Warn of Another Unseen Risk From Fire: Ozone”118.00Below the 10
110“U.S. shipwreck, laden with World War II munitions, is a time bomb near London”118.00Below the 10
111“Brazil goes to polls in decisive election for future of Latin America”118.00Below the 10
112“66% of Hong Kong’s 8-year-olds could be short-sighted by 2028, experts warn”118.00Below the 10
113“Bosnia votes in one of world’s most complicated general elections”118.00Below the 10
114“Greyhounds’ welfare at risk from rehoming standoff after Welsh racing ban”118.00Below the 10
115“Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires”118.00Below the 10
116“‘People complain about anything popular’: the RHS boss taking on traffic jams and Chelsea critics”118.00Below the 10
117“Trust warns of 'tangible' climate threat to heritage sites”118.00Below the 10
118“Party conference will be more upbeat than last year, Tories say – but that’s not the whole story”118.00Below the 10
119“‘You have 10 minutes to decide’: answering the life-changing call to become a kinship carer”118.00Below the 10
120“Trump, burger, Hormuz: meet the Iranian team behind billboard war on US”118.00Below the 10
121“Incinerated novels and destroyed warehouses: Russia’s war on Ukrainian books”118.00Below the 10
122“Polish activists launch abortion pill locker to bypass near-total ban”118.00Below the 10
123“Star Wars actor John Boyega on the day his 10-year-old school friend Damilola Taylor was killed: ‘It kept me up at night because I was just with the guy’”118.00Below the 10
124“My friends are spouting conspiracy theories – what should I say? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri”118.00Below the 10
125“UK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets”118.00Below the 10
126“‘We are in a kind of war’: row over viral Amsterdam chip shop lands in court”118.00Below the 10
127“‘The Way We Live Now’: 24 Hours Under Fire in Kyiv”118.00Below the 10
128“Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv to increase oil refinery attacks because of Moscow’s winter strategy, Zelenskyy says”118.00Below the 10
129“Name and shame: Japan’s tame answer to jobseeker sex harassment”118.00Below the 10
130“To become a dog-friendly city, Hong Kong needs dog literacy”118.00Below the 10
131“Australian Treasurer Calls US-Iran War an Economic ‘Disaster’”118.00Below the 10
132“A Statement review – outstanding climate change dramedy about a 1980 meeting”118.00Below the 10
133“Brazil’s Lula and Bolsonaro close campaigns ahead of critical election”118.00Below the 10
134“Why pastors may not be seen - or heard - preaching on Ghana's buses for much longer”118.00Below the 10
135“North Korea says it conducted intermediate-range strategic missile drill”118.00Below the 10
136“Fibre or protein – which is more important? ‘It’s about balance,’ experts say”118.00Below the 10
137“Latvian leader poised for big win in election shadowed by Putin”118.00Below the 10
138“Musk to follow Trump and rebrand SpaceXAI as SpaceXSI”117.25Below the 10
139“HR org SHRM heads to court in latest workplace discrimination case”117.25Below the 10
140“Cygni Energy, Indus Towers ink MoU”117.25Below the 10
141“Qualcomm and Arm head to trial again, potential for huge damages in focus”117.25Below the 10
142“Anaeco Secures Strategic Investment from Momentum Global Ventures to Accelerate Commercial Deployment”117.25Below the 10
143“UK business secretary weighs up tariffs on Chinese EVs”117.25Below the 10
144“A US appeals court has rejected a ‘fair use’ defense over AI training. What does it mean for the labels’ fight with Suno?”117.25Below the 10
145“Iran war latest: Yemeni government forces attack Houthi positions near Bab Al Mandeb”117.25Below the 10
146“Michael Higgins: Frances Widdowson sues Lethbridge university for $3M in defamation claim”117.25Below the 10
147“Gambling Is Sending More People to the ER”117.25Below the 10
148“American investors are touring China’s robot factories to size up the competition”117.25Below the 10
149“Your next hike could be at a Microsoft data center”117.25Below the 10
150“IEBC renews push for gender rule”117.25Below the 10
151“Tories plan ‘bonfire’ of red tape in bid to speed up development – Griffith”117.25Below the 10
152“Plan International: Climate shocks disrupt girls’ education, health, safety”117.25Below the 10
153“SC declines to suspend CEC Gyanesh Kumar, seeks response on poll body decisions”117.25Below the 10
154“Eat well to age better at a biological level – new research”117.25Below the 10
155“New molecule restores memory in animals with Alzheimer's' disease”117.25Below the 10
156“Childcare teacher allegedly ill-treated seven 2-year-old children under her care”117.25Below the 10
157“Form 7 row: Cops get warrant to search BJP leader’s office in voter roll case”117.25Below the 10
158“Five ways for drivers to save on fuel as diesel hits record £2 per litre”117.25Below the 10
159“Survey seeking information on sexual abuse at Irish schools opens”117.25Below the 10
160“Myanmar issues El Nino power outage warning”117.25Below the 10
161“SC seeks EC response on changes during SIR: Why Form 6 has become a flashpoint”117.25Below the 10
162“Congress chief Kharge lauds youth outfits for stir against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, CJP doesn't find a mention”117.25Below the 10
163“Indian pharma sector poised to move from generics to innovation-led growth: Industry leaders”117.25Below the 10
164“North-east governors urge FG to fast-track Mambila hydropower project”117.25Below the 10
165“NYC teacher praised Oct. 7 mastermind in Park Slope Food Coop group chat, lawsuit says: ‘Long live Yahya Al-Sinwar’”117.25Below the 10
166“BBC documentary to examine Damilola Taylor's fatal stabbing”117.25Below the 10
167“PM reviews efforts to provide fertilizer supplies, regulate distribution to farmers”117.25Below the 10
168“Bihar police job aspirants march in Patna, seek withdrawal of exam cancellation”117.25Below the 10
169“'Bolsonaro win could put EU-Brazil ties at risk,' says former MEP Albuquerque”117.25Below the 10
170“Flydubai hijacking attempt exposes worrying gaps in aviation security”117.25Below the 10
171“Scottish whisky to be blasted into space for first time for major distillery test”117.25Below the 10
172“Jake Xerxes Fussell: Why I’m bringing my Napoleonic sea shanties to Ireland”117.25Below the 10
173“Supreme Court allows Great Nicobar project challenge to proceed in Calcutta HC”117.25Below the 10
174“UCIL to contribute significantly to India's nuclear energy expansion plan: Official”117.25Below the 10
175“Inside the 'NAD+ and prosecco' parties in the Cotswolds where women gather for celeb-loved anti-ageing IV drip treatments”117.25Below the 10
176“New technology could replace passports for UK passengers at airport gates”117.25Below the 10
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The IndependentUnited Kingdom32919061
The Times of IndiaIndia32012521
New York PostUnited States31320310
Hindustan TimesIndia2599041
ReutersUnited Kingdom2398820
Mail OnlineNo country listed23110410
The GuardianUnited Kingdom22397513
The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia2109000
CNNUnited States1853211
BusinessLineIndia17710330
The Economic TimesIndia1659100
The Philippine StarPhilippines1592400
BloombergUnited States15190154
Fox NewsUnited States1469611
The Washington TimesUnited States1442500
CNBCUnited States1448700
South China Morning PostHong Kong13769274
The Irish TimesIreland1326820
AP NewsUnited States1304842
The HinduIndia1291900
NDTVIndia1252500
Channel News AsiaSingapore1186210
Al JazeeraQatar11133122
MintIndia1095431
Dhaka TribuneBangladesh1054710
The Straits TimesSingapore952620
DawnPakistan944200
The Korea TimesSouth Korea924900
BBCUnited Kingdom9039182
ForbesUnited States883800
The Express TribunePakistan873700
The Times of IsraelIsrael85800
The New York TimesUnited States8225156
The Japan TimesJapan773211
CBS NewsUnited States763100
The AgeAustralia751700
Bangkok PostThailand731200
blogs.timesofisrael.comNo country listed73200
Financial TimesUnited Kingdom693710
Middle East EyeUnited Kingdom671700
The NationalUnited Arab Emirates662421
The Korea HeraldSouth Korea654600
EuronewsFrance642040
The Wall Street JournalUnited States612752
France 24France582611
Los Angeles TimesUnited States562611
Premium TimesNigeria552310
Nation AfricaNo country listed511100
Hürriyet Daily NewsTürkiye512400
Taipei TimesTaiwan481700
Kyodo News+No country listed471600
BreitbartUnited States462400
TheJournal.ieIreland452100
The Daily BeastUnited States433100
DWGermany431232
RapplerPhilippines412000
Japan TodayNo country listed402300
Tom's GuideUnited States401800
The HillUnited States37800
Business InsiderUnited States361420
TechRadarUnited Kingdom331600
The Standard (Kenya)Kenya331910
FortuneUnited States331700
NBC NewsUnited States321200
EngadgetUnited States32700
Daily MaverickSouth Africa321600
Scroll.inIndia30700
The Washington PostUnited States29562
Egypt IndependentEgypt291020
Global NewsCanada281600
The Kyiv IndependentUkraine26600
asia.nikkei.comNo country listed25700
Sky NewsUnited Kingdom25400
CNETUnited States25700
NPRUnited States25942
Financial PostCanada241710
Page SixUnited States231800
Phys.orgNo country listed22100
National PostCanada22410
The ConversationAustralia17310
ABC NewsNo country listed16611
Fast CompanyUnited States15610
SemaforUnited States14800
GizmodoUnited States13600
The VergeUnited States12200
ScienceDailyUnited States10000
FuturismNo country listed10400
decider.comNo country listed10800
WIREDUnited States9600
AxiosUnited States9311
The Next WebNetherlands9400
qa.philstar.comNo country listed8100
The New YorkerUnited States8200
MarketWatchUnited States8600
Hong Kong Free PressChina7100
The Moscow TimesNo country listed7200
QuartzUnited States7200
National ReviewUnited States7200
STATUnited States7111
Music Business WorldwideUnited Kingdom7610
sportstar.thehindu.comNo country listed6600
The RegisterUnited Kingdom6000
9to5macNo country listed6000
Live ScienceUnited States5020
TIMEUnited States5110
DecryptNo country listed5400
DigidayNo country listed5100
News MedicalNo country listed5100
Popular ScienceUnited States4000
HuffPostUnited States4300
MedPage TodayUnited States4000
TechCrunchUnited States4000
Ars TechnicaUnited States3100
PoliticoUnited States3110
New ScientistUnited Kingdom3111
The TelegraphUnited Kingdom2000
TODAY.comUnited States2000
The EconomistUnited Kingdom2110
MIT Technology ReviewUnited States2000
uk.mobile.reuters.comNo country listed1100
Scientific AmericanUnited States1000
GeekWireUnited States1100
The42Ireland1100
hindustantimes.comnullNo country listed1000
GamesIndustry.bizNo country listed1100
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