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Top 20 Topics
1Same rank [1] Terror Attacks (228)228 articles (weight=471) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
209 articles (weight=403) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
2Same rank [2] Osama bin Laden (164)164 articles (weight=356) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
146 articles (weight=288) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
3Same rank [3] World Trade Center (147)147 articles (weight=316) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
107 articles (weight=221) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
4Ranked up by 2 [6] Taleban in Afghanista... (116)116 articles (weight=246) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
103 articles (weight=197) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
5Ranked up by 2 [7] War on Terrorism (87)87 articles (weight=175) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
99 articles (weight=194) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
6Ranked down by 2 [4] British Prime Ministe... (84)84 articles (weight=166) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
113 articles (weight=202) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
7Ranked down by 2 [5] President George W. B... (76)76 articles (weight=156) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
99 articles (weight=202) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
8Ranked up by 2[10] FBI (93)93 articles (weight=153) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
57 articles (weight=94) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
9Same rank [9] NATO (77)77 articles (weight=148) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
49 articles (weight=97) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
10Ranked down by 2 [8] White House (58)58 articles (weight=107) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
65 articles (weight=117) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
11Ranked up by 3[14] military action (48)48 articles (weight=94) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
37 articles (weight=64) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
12New today Airline Security (50)50 articles (weight=83) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
13New today Bush administration (38)38 articles (weight=70) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
14New today Afghan people (58)58 articles (weight=67) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
15Ranked down by 4[11] Nasdaq Stock Market (41)41 articles (weight=65) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
45 articles (weight=75) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
16New today List of victims (41)41 articles (weight=62) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
17New today Black Sea (34)34 articles (weight=54) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
18Ranked up by 2[20] Donald Rumsfeld (26)26 articles (weight=52) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
24 articles (weight=46) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
19Ranked down by 1[18] Northern Alliance (25)25 articles (weight=51) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
24 articles (weight=48) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
20New today Reagan National Airpo... (32)32 articles (weight=44) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
Top 20 Places
1Same rank [1] NEW YORK (191)191 articles (weight=407) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
186 articles (weight=404) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
2Same rank [2] UNITED STATES (152)152 articles (weight=337) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
145 articles (weight=314) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
3Ranked up by 1 [4] PAKISTAN (139)139 articles (weight=291) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
66 articles (weight=127) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
4Ranked down by 1 [3] AFGHANISTAN (113)113 articles (weight=241) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
118 articles (weight=249) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
5Same rank [5] RUSSIA (71)71 articles (weight=144) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
64 articles (weight=106) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
6Same rank [6] ISRAEL (52)52 articles (weight=104) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
68 articles (weight=95) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
7Ranked up by 6[13] LONDON (58)58 articles (weight=102) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
39 articles (weight=60) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
8Same rank [8] CANADA (56)56 articles (weight=92) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
68 articles (weight=87) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
9Ranked down by 2 [7] CHICAGO (128)128 articles (weight=90) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
118 articles (weight=91) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
10Ranked up by 6[16] GEORGIA (68)68 articles (weight=87) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
45 articles (weight=52) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
11Ranked down by 2 [9] SAN FRANCISCO (46)46 articles (weight=75) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
47 articles (weight=83) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
12Ranked up by 5[17] IRAN (37)37 articles (weight=71) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
28 articles (weight=51) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
13Ranked down by 2[11] LOS ANGELES (119)119 articles (weight=70) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
119 articles (weight=80) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
14New today EGYPT (40)40 articles (weight=69) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
15New today OMAN (36)36 articles (weight=59) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
16New today ITALY (40)40 articles (weight=57) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
17Ranked down by 5[12] UZBEKISTAN (28)28 articles (weight=57) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
35 articles (weight=63) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
18New today BOSTON (32)32 articles (weight=55) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
19New today JAPAN (36)36 articles (weight=54) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
20New today FRANCE (26)26 articles (weight=51) on Thursday, October 4, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 5:00 PM PDT
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1. NEW YORK 2. UNITED STATES 3. PAKISTAN 4. AFGHANISTAN 5. RUSSIA 6. ISRAEL 7. LONDON 8. CANADA 9. CHICAGO 10. GEORGIA 11. SAN FRANCISCO 12. IRAN 13. LOS ANGELES 14. EGYPT 15. OMAN 16. ITALY 17. UZBEKISTAN 18. BOSTON 19. JAPAN 20. FRANCE
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