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On Tuesday we read 10,803 articles.

Only 10 were worth your time.

  1. On Tuesday we read 10,803 articles.
    36 hours, from Sunday 4 October, 23:04 UTC
  2. We set aside 4,571.
    4,363 for a topic · 273 for words in the title · 97 for a short title · 2 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 171 stories.
    154 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
Read10,803—
Repeats a title from the same outlet232—
Repeats a title from another outlet205—
Set aside4,571—
For a topic4,363—
For words in the title273—
For a short title97—
As research papers2—
Other articles6,012—
Candidates220171
In the Brief4910
Since the Brief—0

Titles match exactly, ignoring case and spaces.

164 broke more than one rule, so these add up to more than 4,571.

0 scored above 8.00. The newest 220 of the 228 at 8.00 took the rest.

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1Housing protests erupt in Barcelona as Spain calls early election.7912.00Story 1
2Supreme Court begins term with a major climate case.81612.00Story 2
3Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for astronomy breakthroughs; Halzen helped build Antarctic ice observatory.5811.20Story 3
4PQ wins Quebec election but short of majority, pledges referendum4510.40Story 4
5Three scientists won Nobel in Medicine for brain mapping using light to control nerve signals.339.60Story 5
6“Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes police to court over search warrants”339.60Lead outlet led story 5
7“Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks”228.80Lead outlet led story 4
8Indian opposition MPs detained during protest against the chief election commissioner228.80Story 6
9“Buckingham Palace says it will not fund Andrew’s legal action against police”228.80Lead outlet led story 4
10Police clash with Kosovo protesters over bid to curb Hague war crimes court.228.80Story 7
11ICC unseals warrants for four Taliban leaders over gender persecution228.80Story 8
12“Supporters of Imran Khan start march on locked-down Islamabad”228.80Lead outlet led story 4
13“India’s supreme court demands answers over changes to voter roll”228.80Lead outlet led story 4
14“Spain’s Prime Minister Sanchez Calls Snap Elections”228.80Lead outlet led story 3
15Trump redefines key terms as November approaches118.00Story 9
16“'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel”118.00Lead outlet led story 6
17“‘They take our water, our soil’: protesters fight ‘foreignisation’ as Javier Milei encourages land sales in Argentina”118.00Lead outlet led story 4
18Mpox continues to circulate in the United States and may become endemic.118.00Story 10
19“Carbon tracking tower put on Scotland's largest saltmarsh”118.00Below the 10
20“Missing details keep U.S. plague response on hold”118.00Below the 10
21“Why India is getting serious about ending the Ukraine war”118.00Below the 10
22“‘Hitting the right nail’: Refugee rescue group defiant as Greece targets it”118.00Below the 10
23“Disney, ABC battle Trump's FCC in court over free speech protections”118.00Below the 10
24“EU to Seek Market Operator to Conduct Joint Energy Purchases”118.00Below the 10
25“US households pay 62% more for water than they did a decade ago, study finds”118.00Below the 10
26“Loss of green space could be issue that decides Holborn and St Pancras byelection”118.00Below the 10
27“Inside Trump's new AI playbook”118.00Below the 10
28“I witnessed the Pinochet regime’s fall. It offers hope – and a warning – for the US | Ariel Dorfman”118.00Below the 10
29“Cuba mantiene luces encendidas con energía solar de EE.UU.”118.00Below the 10
30“With hybrid attacks and nuclear bluster, Putin aims to end Europe’s support for Ukraine”118.00Below the 10
31“Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo and says patient has died”118.00Below the 10
32“Yemen war: What’s the latest on the battlefield?”118.00Below the 10
33“Badenoch denies ‘British Iron Dome’ plan – after Tories use phrase in press release”118.00Below the 10
34“Bali or Europe? Retired Hong Kong couple builds an ‘alpine’ retreat in the mountains”118.00Below the 10
35“AI Firms Face Scrutiny in Australia”118.00Below the 10
36“Taylor’s hardline immigration plan drags Australian politics further to the right – and it’s all upside for One Nation”118.00Below the 10
37“Southeast Asia’s energy chiefs meet against backdrop of Iran war”118.00Below the 10
38“Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round election win heralds rise of a political dynasty”118.00Below the 10
39“Ukraine attacks Moscow region with 650 drones as both sides step up strikes”118.00Below the 10
40“UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal”118.00Below the 10
41“Widowed twice: A Gaza mother’s story of loss and survival”118.00Below the 10
42“Hong Kong prepares reforms, accountability measures ahead of Tai Po fire report”118.00Below the 10
43“Agreement to transition away from fossil fuels ‘not open for renegotiation’, Pacific leader tells pre-Cop”118.00Below the 10
44“Rise in babies in care proceedings raises fears of unnecessary adoptions, experts tell BBC”118.00Below the 10
45“Turkmenistan grows its arsenal of Chinese air defences as Russia’s role shrinks”118.00Below the 10
46“‘It really hammers people’: Scottish islanders hit by highest diesel prices in UK”118.00Below the 10
47“Wood Group offshore workers launch 48-hour strike in row over pay”118.00Below the 10
48“Scotland's first AI subject teacher warns pupils: Don't trust everything it tells you”118.00Below the 10
49“India sizes up US F-35 stealth jets in landmark first on home turf”118.00Below the 10
50“AirAsia chief’s jab backfires, Singaporeans going ‘car-lite’: 7 Asia highlights”118.00Below the 10
51“Mexican and Colombian cartel mercenaries filmed fighting in Ukraine”118.00Below the 10
52“Republicans return to tough-on-crime message ahead of difficult midterm elections - AP News”118.00Below the 10
53“Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international study finds”118.00Below the 10
54“Supreme Court’s Alito Says Democratic Senate Win Won’t Prompt Him to Retire”118.00Below the 10
55“Hong Kong leader pledges tougher rules, penalties to deter construction violations”118.00Below the 10
56“China taps ultra-deep oil reserves 6,000 metres deep as global energy turmoil continues”118.00Below the 10
57“‘It could knock a whole street down’: the art of defusing a second world war bomb”118.00Below the 10
58“Alan Jones corresponded with 13-year-old who asked for financial help, court hears”118.00Below the 10
59“Trump-Xi meeting mattered more than was first apparent”118.00Below the 10
60“Arizona opens new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China - AP News”118.00Below the 10
61“Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad, in first since World War Two”118.00Below the 10
62“How the Bolsonaro Family Made a Warp Speed Political Comeback in Brazil”118.00Below the 10
63“Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv claims half of Russia’s oil refining capacity destroyed”118.00Below the 10
64“Hungary to open Communist-era informer files in reckoning with Cold War past - Reuters”118.00Below the 10
65“OpenAI to reiterate apology to Australia over Medicare hack as inquiry told artists risk becoming ‘roadkill’”118.00Below the 10
66“New York state declares measles disaster amid resurgence of disease in US”118.00Below the 10
67“How digital breakdowns affect supply chains — and endanger the global economy”118.00Below the 10
68“The Great Barrier Reef requires special attention in the developing super El Niño”118.00Below the 10
69“Iran war live: Yemen forces reclaim strategic port city Mocha from Houthis”118.00Below the 10
70“A simple guide to the US midterms”118.00Below the 10
71“Whistleblower warns that humans don’t control AI”118.00Below the 10
72“Inside the transgender rights fight injecting chaos into Democrats' midterm efforts”118.00Below the 10
73“Major fire breaks out at city centre property”118.00Below the 10
74“Conley: Refined Fuels Remain The Energy Problem”118.00Below the 10
75“Sen. Warner Says Senate Not Briefed On B-1 Bomber Move”118.00Below the 10
76“The Iran war is unpopular, but will it cost Trump the midterms? Our reporters answer your questions”118.00Below the 10
77“Indigenous, environmental groups warn far-right gains in Brazil’s Congress threaten protections - AP News”118.00Below the 10
78“Tech workers who resigned tell New York City Council that AI is moving too fast”118.00Below the 10
79“Oil Industry’s Bid to Kill Climate Change Lawsuits Faces SCOTUS Skepticism”118.00Below the 10
80“VivaTech x Bloomberg Awards Ceremony”118.00Below the 10
81“Conservatives propose £10bn ‘Britannia Shield’ inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome”118.00Below the 10
82“Beijing wanted more from Xi’s Washington state visit”118.00Below the 10
83“What’s next for Bosnia after elections?”118.00Below the 10
84“AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concerns - AP News”118.00Below the 10
85“Singapore’s DayOne Files for US IPO Joining AI Data Center Rush”118.00Below the 10
86“Nvidia enfrenta preguntas sobre contrabando de chips de IA en China”118.00Below the 10
87“Opinion | Covid, Climate and the ‘Consensus Trap’”118.00Below the 10
88“Far right on the march and Lula’s failures: key drivers of Flávio Bolsonaro’s Brazil surge”118.00Below the 10
89“Tensions Flare as Kosovo Edges Toward Its Fourth Snap Vote”118.00Below the 10
90“Brazil Election Could Give Bolsonaro a Key Role in Trump’s Latin America Map”118.00Below the 10
91“The Guardian view on Tory economics: Britain’s future needs more than Thatcher’s past | Editorial”128.00Below the 10
92“Bolsonaro refuerza su influencia en el Congreso de Brasil”118.00Below the 10
93“Prisoner took his own life after terror order had 'substantial impact' on mental state, inquest finds”118.00Below the 10
94“Jerusalem Daily: Netanyahu gives voters dramatic ultimatum”118.00Below the 10
95“The War Room newsletter: Operation Vivaldi is wrong-footing Russia”118.00Below the 10
96“A shedload of trouble for the neighbours | Letters”118.00Below the 10
97“Medicine shortages will result if drug prices are driven too low | Letter”118.00Below the 10
98“Ex-Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Testifies at NYC Council AI Hearing”118.00Below the 10
99“Norway plans temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places”118.00Below the 10
100“The Iran war is hitting America's school buses — and kids are paying the price”118.00Below the 10
101“Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power”118.00Below the 10
102“Bosnia and Herzegovina elections: Return to a nationalist political order?”118.00Below the 10
103“Preppers used to be ridiculed – but we’re all stockpiling now | Zoe Williams”118.00Below the 10
104“It's been a terrible year for farming, Jeremy Clarkson tells Tory conference”118.00Below the 10
105“Would the Conservatives' plan make new houses £50,000 cheaper?”118.00Below the 10
106“Twelve arrested for allegedly running cat trafficking ring in Vietnam”118.00Below the 10
107“US search for missing airmen in China gains new attention after Xi–Trump summit”118.00Below the 10
108“Did eviction of an 87-year-old trigger snap election in Spain?”128.00Below the 10
109“Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore’s push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict - AP News”128.00Below the 10
110“France, Germany call for new weapon allowing ‘immediate cut off’ of China from EU market”118.00Below the 10
111“Hong Kong IVF clinic cleared to resume all services after embryo specimen mix-up”118.00Below the 10
112“Hundreds of Australians, including war veterans, are being buried in unmarked communal graves”118.00Below the 10
113“OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry says”118.00Below the 10
114“‘I don’t know how I cooked without it!’: 15 everyday items that make your life a teeny bit better”118.00Below the 10
115“How is China planning to build on its ‘engineer dividend’ in tech war with US?”118.00Below the 10
116“Burst of Attacks in Gulf Heightens Fears Over Fragile Energy Trade”118.00Below the 10
117“Pedro Sánchez gambles on a snap election—and populist policies”118.00Below the 10
118“How Congress Surrendered to the Supreme Court”118.00Below the 10
119“Artist 'taking legal advice' over Tories' use of Andy Burnham portrait”118.00Below the 10
120“Japan, Australia boost economic security ties with finance dialogue”118.00Below the 10
121“How Data Centers are Shaping the Midterm Elections”118.00Below the 10
122“FlyDubai Incident Turns Into Battleground in Israeli Election”118.00Below the 10
123“FBI arrests woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader’s family for China”118.00Below the 10
124“Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman”118.00Below the 10
125“Christa Pike’s lawyers had warned execution would be ‘difficult and perhaps cruel’ due to her veins”118.00Below the 10
126“This nurse was assaulted by ICE – and it was caught on video. Now she wants her day in court”118.00Below the 10
127“Why India’s missile deals in Central Asia matter to Russia and China”118.00Below the 10
128“Trump heads to Nebraska in attempt to shore up GOP’s midterm vote – US politics live”118.00Below the 10
129“Why are data centres such a big deal in Scotland?”118.00Below the 10
130“Is your partner on their phone and ignoring you? I’ve got a buzzword for that”118.00Below the 10
131“German Spy Chief Sees ‘New, More Dangerous’ Threat From Russia”118.00Below the 10
132“Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit”118.00Below the 10
133“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
134“Quebec poised to elect separatists to power for first time more than decade”118.00Below the 10
135“Cancer-fighting t cells burn out. Scientists may have found a fix”118.00Below the 10
136“Voters in Quebec Election Go to Polls as Separatist Parti Québécois Leads”118.00Below the 10
137“Formula One to probe software bug behind Bahrain GP chaos in Sepang”118.00Below the 10
138“‘Defend our men!’: fears for women’s rights in Latin America over plans to counter gender violence laws”118.00Below the 10
139“Four ways the midterm elections could go, one month away”118.00Below the 10
140“Israeli settlers race to reshape West Bank as election nears”118.00Below the 10
141“New quantum chip taps into weird quasiparticles to get qubits to communicate over long distances”118.00Below the 10
142“Iraq's Iranian-backed militias say it'll cease attacks once U.S. military withdraws”118.00Below the 10
143“Extreme heat warnings issued for parts of southern California”118.00Below the 10
144“Coach services could be cut due to record diesel prices, operators warn”118.00Below the 10
145“Southeast Asia starts to rethink its AI data centre boom: ‘at what cost?’”118.00Below the 10
146“Days after Xi-Trump summit, top Taiwan diplomat opens de facto consulate in US”118.00Below the 10
147“Summerlike warmth to give way to autumn chill this week”118.00Below the 10
148“The Nobel Prize week is kicking off in Stockholm with the medicine award - AP News”118.00Below the 10
149“Brazil’s Presidential Election Heads to Runoff”118.00Below the 10
150“Pasture lives: the rebel cheesemakers preserving an Alpine tradition”118.00Below the 10
151“Sleeping Beauties by David Byrne review – a quirky journey through the afterlife of invention”118.00Below the 10
152“Huawei, Qualcomm strike multi-year patent agreement across 5G, AI”118.00Below the 10
153“Qualcomm Licenses Patents on Huawei’s LogicFolding Chip Tech”118.00Below the 10
154“Court of Appeal to hear residents' parade challenge over Drumcree dispute”118.00Below the 10
155“Authorities issue shark warning over whale that swam 11km upstream in Clarence River and later died”118.00Below the 10
156“Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey”118.00Below the 10
157“Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material”118.00Below the 10
158“Africa’s Investment Focus on Minerals & Data Centers”118.00Below the 10
159“Watch: How Brazil's dramatic election unfolded”118.00Below the 10
160“How a Los Angeles church was reborn as a hotel – and why more could follow”118.00Below the 10
161“Hormuz Gridlock Risks Global Food Crisis, International Chamber of Commerce Chief Says”118.00Below the 10
162“Wheat Edges Higher on Russia’s Threats to Escalate Ukraine War”118.00Below the 10
163“Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants”118.00Below the 10
164“To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark”118.00Below the 10
165“Bolsonaro Allies Gain Senate Strength in Clash With Top Court”118.00Below the 10
166“Colonialism for clicks? The influencers targeting uncontacted tribes – podcast”118.00Below the 10
167“How India became dangerously addicted to Chinese imports”118.00Below the 10
168“FBI chief Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins announce engagement”118.00Below the 10
169“Nearly 1,500 migrants arrive in Myanmar from Malaysia despite UN warnings”118.00Below the 10
170“Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launches military drive to retake all Houthi-held territory”118.00Below the 10
171“Four African leaders issue joint declaration as Ethiopia war escalates”118.00Below the 10
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OutletCountryReadSet asideCandidatesIn the Brief
The IndependentUnited Kingdom59830200
The Times of IndiaIndia37114900
New York PostUnited States36221500
BloombergUnited States319233233
The GuardianUnited Kingdom289115585
Hindustan TimesIndia28610100
Mail OnlineNo country listed26212700
BusinessLineIndia25517000
The Economic TimesIndia22712500
ReutersUnited Kingdom22610621
The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia2248500
CNNUnited States2234000
The Irish TimesIreland20510500
NDTVIndia1774300
ForbesUnited States1765900
Channel News AsiaSingapore1759300
The Philippine StarPhilippines1753700
AP NewsUnited States17372147
The Korea TimesSouth Korea1697700
CNBCUnited States1668600
The Washington TimesUnited States1633400
South China Morning PostHong Kong15479285
Fox NewsUnited States1538900
Financial PostCanada1478800
The HinduIndia1432500
BBCUnited Kingdom13853285
QuartzUnited States1386300
MintIndia1296900
Bangkok PostThailand1262300
The New York TimesUnited States12643127
The Wall Street JournalUnited States1216483
Al JazeeraQatar12025204
The Korea HeraldSouth Korea1206700
CBS NewsUnited States1183200
EuronewsFrance1173700
The Express TribunePakistan1094300
Financial TimesUnited Kingdom1075700
Dhaka TribuneBangladesh1064400
The Times of IsraelIsrael1041900
The Straits TimesSingapore1033900
The NationalUnited Arab Emirates984100
The Japan TimesJapan973500
DawnPakistan973600
The HillUnited States963500
Los Angeles TimesUnited States945000
The AgeAustralia891900
Phys.orgNo country listed87500
Premium TimesNigeria854100
The Daily BeastUnited States834700
France 24France803200
BreitbartUnited States774600
TechRadarUnited Kingdom773200
Middle East EyeUnited Kingdom692100
News MedicalNo country listed66600
Global NewsCanada653100
blogs.timesofisrael.comNo country listed63000
Tom's GuideUnited States612700
DWGermany601600
Nation AfricaNo country listed601600
NBC NewsUnited States572300
Kyodo News+No country listed543000
NPRUnited States521163
The ConversationAustralia511200
CNETUnited States511800
FortuneUnited States513100
RapplerPhilippines502900
Hürriyet Daily NewsTürkiye491900
Daily MaverickSouth Africa482200
Page SixUnited States472800
Taipei TimesTaiwan471700
Business InsiderUnited States461500
TheJournal.ieIreland462000
The Washington PostUnited States451683
Sky NewsUnited Kingdom451100
The Next WebNetherlands431800
Japan TodayNo country listed422300
GizmodoUnited States411300
SemaforUnited States402800
Scroll.inIndia401300
Fast CompanyUnited States391800
asia.nikkei.comNo country listed371700
The Kyiv IndependentUkraine331300
9to5macNo country listed33700
EngadgetUnited States321300
ABC NewsNo country listed311300
Egypt IndependentEgypt301100
MarketWatchUnited States302400
National PostCanada291100
The Standard (Kenya)Kenya281500
The RegisterUnited Kingdom281000
AxiosUnited States221162
The VergeUnited States20300
STATUnited States19400
WIREDUnited States191400
TechCrunchUnited States19500
TIMEUnited States18200
The New YorkerUnited States18400
DecryptNo country listed181700
decider.comNo country listed161100
Hong Kong Free PressChina15500
Popular ScienceUnited States13400
DigidayNo country listed13500
Music Business WorldwideUnited Kingdom131200
MedPage TodayUnited States13400
frontline.thehindu.comNo country listed12100
NatureUnited Kingdom11120
qa.philstar.comNo country listed11300
Ars TechnicaUnited States11400
New ScientistUnited Kingdom11100
The Moscow TimesNo country listed11500
ScienceDailyUnited States10010
GamesIndustry.bizNo country listed101000
FuturismNo country listed9100
Live ScienceUnited States8021
National ReviewUnited States7700
Scientific AmericanUnited States6000
The EconomistUnited Kingdom6320
HuffPostUnited States5200
MIT Technology ReviewUnited States5000
PR DailyNo country listed5100
The TelegraphUnited Kingdom5100
sportstar.thehindu.comNo country listed4300
PoliticoUnited States4300
TODAY.comUnited States4100
GeekWireUnited States3100
ScienceUnited States2000
interaksyon.philstar.comNo country listed2000
Nieman LabNo country listed2200
jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.comNo country listed1000
Crunchbase NewsNo country listed1100
link.cnbc.comNo country listed1000
The Next PlatformNo country listed1100
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