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Top 20 Topics
1Same rank [1] Terror Attacks (191)191 articles (weight=395) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
159 articles (weight=328) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
2Same rank [2] Osama bin Laden (116)116 articles (weight=250) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
114 articles (weight=241) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
3Ranked up by 2 [5] George W. Bush (116)116 articles (weight=241) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
84 articles (weight=176) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
4Ranked up by 2 [6] FBI (102)102 articles (weight=221) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
57 articles (weight=123) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
5Ranked down by 1 [4] World Trade Center (95)95 articles (weight=202) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
90 articles (weight=189) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
6Ranked down by 3 [3] Taliban Regime (86)86 articles (weight=178) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
102 articles (weight=212) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
7Ranked up by 2 [9] War on Terrorism (65)65 articles (weight=134) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
59 articles (weight=106) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
8Ranked up by 2[10] White House (60)60 articles (weight=123) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
50 articles (weight=102) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
9Ranked down by 1 [8] Anti-terrorism (53)53 articles (weight=113) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
55 articles (weight=107) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
10Ranked up by 2[12] news conference (54)54 articles (weight=110) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
35 articles (weight=73) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
11Ranked up by 2[13] Law Enforcement (47)47 articles (weight=92) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
33 articles (weight=69) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
12Ranked down by 1[11] Air Strikes (49)49 articles (weight=88) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
55 articles (weight=98) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
13Ranked down by 6 [7] Military Actions (44)44 articles (weight=87) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
61 articles (weight=120) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
14New today United Nations (41)41 articles (weight=84) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
15New today Anthrax Cases (38)38 articles (weight=79) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
16New today Mayor Rudy Giuliani (36)36 articles (weight=77) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
17Ranked up by 1[18] Bush administration (33)33 articles (weight=68) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
34 articles (weight=55) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
18Ranked down by 4[14] Taliban leaders (30)30 articles (weight=62) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
33 articles (weight=69) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
19Ranked down by 4[15] Attacks on Afghanista... (31)31 articles (weight=55) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
35 articles (weight=66) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
20New today Attorney General John... (25)25 articles (weight=52) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
Top 20 Places
1Same rank [1] UNITED STATES (235)235 articles (weight=508) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
225 articles (weight=484) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
2Ranked up by 1 [3] NEW YORK (176)176 articles (weight=378) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
133 articles (weight=287) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
3Ranked down by 1 [2] AFGHANISTAN (140)140 articles (weight=293) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
151 articles (weight=319) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
4Ranked up by 1 [5] PAKISTAN (66)66 articles (weight=136) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
53 articles (weight=105) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
5Ranked up by 2 [7] IRAQ (31)31 articles (weight=64) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
34 articles (weight=67) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
6Ranked down by 2 [4] UNITED KINGDOM (42)42 articles (weight=63) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
57 articles (weight=111) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
7Ranked up by 1 [8] ISRAEL (29)29 articles (weight=58) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
29 articles (weight=55) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
8Ranked down by 2 [6] KABUL (29)29 articles (weight=55) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
37 articles (weight=68) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
9Ranked up by 1[10] LONDON (28)28 articles (weight=52) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
28 articles (weight=42) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
10Ranked up by 1[11] CHICAGO (98)98 articles (weight=49) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
78 articles (weight=38) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
11New today CANADA (39)39 articles (weight=47) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
12New today JAPAN (23)23 articles (weight=46) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
13New today SAUDI ARABIA (22)22 articles (weight=41) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
14Ranked down by 5 [9] LOS ANGELES (47)47 articles (weight=39) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
44 articles (weight=44) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
15Ranked down by 2[13] MIAMI (42)42 articles (weight=39) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
41 articles (weight=37) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
16Ranked up by 2[18] RUSSIA (20)20 articles (weight=38) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
18 articles (weight=32) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
17New today BOSTON (25)25 articles (weight=37) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
18Ranked down by 4[14] HOUSTON (22)22 articles (weight=37) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
19 articles (weight=35) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
19New today JORDAN (26)26 articles (weight=37) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
0 articles (weight=0) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
20Ranked down by 1[19] SEATTLE (23)23 articles (weight=36) on Friday, October 12, 2001 12:00 PM PDT
20 articles (weight=32) on Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:00 PM PDT
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1. UNITED STATES 2. NEW YORK 3. AFGHANISTAN 4. PAKISTAN 5. IRAQ 6. UNITED KINGDOM 7. ISRAEL 8. KABUL 9. LONDON 10. CHICAGO 11. CANADA 12. JAPAN 13. SAUDI ARABIA 14. LOS ANGELES 15. MIAMI 16. RUSSIA 17. BOSTON 18. HOUSTON 19. JORDAN 20. SEATTLE
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