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π§ͺ Headline test caught
π§ͺ Headline test caught: Slate tried 4 headlines on one story. π The Greatest Self-Own in Recent Business History Has Arrived β’ Maybe. This Is the Worst Slogan of All Time. Maybe. Itβs Genius. β’ I Blame Hailey Bieber for This +1 more (π the one they kept)
π§ͺ Headline test caught: Slate tried 7 headlines on one story. π Young Men Gave Us Trump 2.0. Now Theyβve Taken It Away. No Oneβs Talking About the Reason Why. β’ Young Men Swung to the Left, Hard. No Oneβs Talking About the Reason. +5 more (π the one they kept)
βοΈ Rewrite caught. The Indian Express changed a headline after publishing: Before: Chandra Shekhar Azad is UP CM face for alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi After: Why Owaisi-Chandra Shekhar UP poll deal could alarm Congress, Akhilesh Yadav
US envoys to meet Putin and Zelenskyy separately after peace talks see some progress 0 β 11 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on BBC, 1:02 pm ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 3 right
β±οΈ Minutes on screen, Wednesday: β’ Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race CNN 13 min Β· Fox News 1 min Β· MSNOW 51 min β’ House Democrats missed Hegseth impeachment vote CNN 11 min Β· Fox News 28 min Β· MSNOW 10 min +1 more in the chart
βοΈ Rewrite caught. Fox News changed a headline after publishing: Before: Kirk Cousins reveals touching decision his sons made after trade to Vikings: 'Let's go!' After: Cousins' boys told mom 'Let's go!' when dad got traded back to the Vikings
πΊ 7:33 pm ET, Wednesday. Three channels, one moment: CNN: LRP4=low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 Fox News: IRAN'S APOLOGIST HEADS TO CONGRESS MSNOW: SCOTT COLOM WINS HISTORIC MISSISSIPPI SENATE RACE
Brooklyn building collapse kills 2, injures 17 25 β 34 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on CNN, 6 pm ET. π« 13 left Β· βοΈ 6 center Β· π 15 right
βοΈ Rewrite caught. Reason changed a headline after publishing: Before: Matt Taibbi: The Government Shouldn't Decide What's True After: Matt Taibbi: The Media Care More About Narratives Than Facts
Defense secretary and aides reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 0 β 22 front pages in 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on The Independent, 3 pm ET. π« 15 left Β· βοΈ 6 center Β· π 1 right
π§ͺ Headline test caught: Slate tried 4 headlines on one story. π This Is a New Way of Doing Impeachment. The Framers Would Have Loved It. β’ The Pete Hegseth Impeachment Charges Are Totally Novelβand Completely Legitimate +2 more (π the one they kept)
Former NFL coach charged after alleged hit-and-run with pedestrians 0 β 17 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on The Guardian, 1 pm ET. π« 8 left Β· βοΈ 2 center Β· π 7 right
βοΈ Rewrite caught. NPR changed a headline after publishing: Before: Spain's first general strike in 14 years demands solutions to housing crisis After: Spain's workers hold a general strike over housing costs before national election
Russian ambassador to the US dies at age 66 6 β 20 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on ABC News, 12 pm ET. π« 7 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 10 right
π§ͺ Headline test caught: Slate tried 5 headlines on one story. π Katie Millerβs MAGA Podcast Officially Too Embarrassing to Continue β’ Stephen Millerβs New Chief of Staff Job Comes With Exactly One Bit of Good News +3 more (π the one they kept)
π§ͺ Headline test caught: Slate tried 4 headlines on one story. π It Won Big at the Ballot Box in 2024. The Midterms Absolutely Devastated It. No, Iβm Not Talking About the GOP. +3 more (π the one they kept)
π§ͺ Headline test caught: Slate tried 8 headlines on one story. π The GOPβs Gender Wars Are a Smoke Screen for a Much Bigger IssueβOne That Affects All of Us. Itβs Time Dems Take Note. +7 more (π the one they kept)
Kept as it stood, at its own address: what you share stays what you saw.
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Trump delivers Veterans day speech at Arlington National Cemetery 0 β 10 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Just the News, 10 am ET. π« 2 left Β· βοΈ 2 center Β· π 6 right
π§ͺ Headline test caught: Slate tried 6 headlines on one story. π I Have a Hunch About Trumpβs Next Two Years. Itβs Gonna Sound Absurd. β’ Might the Era of Liberal Trump Finally Be Upon Us? Let Me Present My Case. +4 more (π the one they kept)
White House warns of criminal charges against Democrats over planned investigations 10 β 25 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on Punchbowl News, 8 am ET. π« 13 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 7 right
βοΈ Rewrite caught. Star Tribune changed a headline after publishing: Before: Minnesotaβs nursing homes see declines in care, even as their numbers fall After: The number of nursing homes in Minnesota is declining, and care is worsening
CoreWeave reports positive Q3 results, stock rises 0 β 8 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Newsmax, 5:02 pm ET. π« 3 left Β· βοΈ 4 center Β· π 1 right
Spain holds first general strike in 14 years over housing crisis 0 β 8 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on NBC News, 5 am ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 4 center Β· π 0 right
βοΈ Rewrite caught. Yahoo News changed a headline after publishing: Before: Police contacted by 'several' people about Russell Brand after his rape conviction After: Police confirm Russell Brand report after ex-girlfriend accuses him of abuse
Pro-Palestinian protesters throw milk at Joe Biden during Ireland visit 0 β 10 front pages in an hour. First seen on The Gateway Pundit, 5:02 pm ET. π« 2 left Β· βοΈ 1 center Β· π 7 right
Missing baby found alive after 24 hours 0 β 10 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on NBC News, 7:02 pm ET. π« 5 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 2 right
Hundreds of schools in Italy evacuated after bomb threats 0 β 11 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on CNBC, 7 am ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 4 center Β· π 3 right
π§ͺ Headline test caught: Slate tried 3 headlines on one story. π Pete Hegseth Bet on the Wrong Side of History β’ Hegseth Avoided an Impeachment Vote for Now. Heβs Still a Goner. β’ Hegseth Bet on the Wrong Side of History (π the one they kept)
βοΈ Rewrite caught. Reuters changed a headline after publishing: Before: Stocks rally as CoreWeave soothes, bonds reel on rate hike fears After: Stocks gain as CoreWeave reignites AI trade
β±οΈ Minutes on screen, Tuesday: β’ House blocks impeachment bid against Hegseth CNN 16 min Β· Fox News 65 min Β· MSNOW 40 min β’ Nvidia hires law firm to investigate CEO's alleged Chineseβ¦ CNN 27 min Β· Fox News 18 min Β· MSNOW 5 min +1 more in the chart
π Today's risers, Tuesday 11:05 pm ET. Front pages since 6 am: 1. House Republicans elect jim Jordan as minority leader (0 β 56) 2. US Army soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of espionageβ¦ (0 β 31) 3. US inflation rose more than expected in October (0 β 29) +1 more in the chart
Vehicle strikes pedestrians in North Hollywood, killing three 8 β 17 front pages in the last 2 hours. First seen on New York Post, 10 pm ET. π« 10 left Β· βοΈ 2 center Β· π 5 right
Treasury secretary moves to military base amid Iranian threats 0 β 11 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on New York Times, 8:03 pm ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 2 center Β· π 5 right
Federal judge allows Trump's defamation case against BBC to proceed 0 β 10 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Bloomberg, 7:02 pm ET. π« 3 left Β· βοΈ 4 center Β· π 3 right
Kennedy family joins lawsuit to block Trump's arch 11 β 20 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on CNN, 7:02 pm ET. π« 12 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 5 right
πΊ 8 pm ET, Tuesday. Three channels, one moment: CNN: MISSISSIPPI senate race remains too close to call Fox News: NEW EPSTEIN REPORT WATTERS MSNOW: TRUMP'S PARTY REJECTS COURSE CORRECTION AFTER LOSSES
Bernie Sanders and Elissa Slotkin reject support for Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader 7 β 16 front pages in the last 2 hours. First seen on Townhall, 7:03 am ET. π« 6 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 6 right
Justice Department sues Lyft over alleged discrimination against disabled riders 0 β 9 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Reuters, 1:02 am ET. π« 3 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 3 right
US Army soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of espionage related to Russia 10 β 29 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on The Guardian, 3:02 pm ET. π« 12 left Β· βοΈ 7 center Β· π 10 right
Trump outlines potential pathway for some illegal immigrants 0 β 10 front pages in an hour. First seen on The Western Journal, 9:02 am ET. π« 2 left Β· βοΈ 0 center Β· π 8 right
Trump reverses stance on immigration deportation policy 0 β 15 front pages in an hour. First seen on Financial Times, 11:01 pm ET. π« 5 left Β· βοΈ 1 center Β· π 9 right
Police investigate after 27 runners seek medical care at California half marathon 0 β 9 front pages in an hour. First seen on Los Angeles Times, 8:02 pm ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 2 center Β· π 3 right
ExxonMobil signs preliminary agreement with Venezuela to assess oil opportunities 0 β 9 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Financial Times, 8:02 pm ET. π« 2 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 4 right
Trump participates in surprise C-SPAN call-in 0 β 11 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Mediaite, 11:02 pm ET. π« 6 left Β· βοΈ 1 center Β· π 3 right
US gasoline prices fall below $4 per gallon 0 β 8 front pages in an hour. First seen on CNN, 9:02 am ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 2 center Β· π 2 right
U.S. inflation rose more than expected in October 8 β 25 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on MarketWatch, 2:03 pm ET. π« 9 left Β· βοΈ 9 center Β· π 7 right
Anthropic sets IPO valuation target of up to $1.4 trillion 0 β 18 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Bloomberg, 4:02 pm ET. π« 10 left Β· βοΈ 6 center Β· π 2 right
House Republicans elect jim Jordan as minority leader 8 β 49 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on NBC News, 5:02 am ET. π« 20 left Β· βοΈ 7 center Β· π 21 right
U.S. moves aircraft from second UK base over Iran threat 7 β 20 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on Reuters, 2:02 am ET. π« 8 left Β· βοΈ 5 center Β· π 7 right
Senate advances bipartisan energy permitting reform bill 0 β 9 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Axios, 7:02 pm ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 2 center Β· π 2 right
Trump says new Iran strikes unlikely if talks progress 0 β 13 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on The Hill, 7:01 pm ET. π« 2 left Β· βοΈ 4 center Β· π 6 right
β±οΈ Minutes on screen, Monday: β’ Nvidia CEO faces FBI probe over alleged affair withβ¦ CNN 17 min Β· Fox News 22 min Β· MSNOW 5 min β’ Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democrats over allegedβ¦ CNN 31 min Β· Fox News 4 min Β· MSNOW 3 min +1 more in the chart
π Today's risers, Monday 11:08 pm ET. Front pages since 6 am: 1. Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape andβ¦ (0 β 44) 2. House prepares for impeachment vote on defense Secretary (19 β 55) +2 more in the chart
California voters reject billionaire wealth tax 0 β 16 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Fox Business, 2:02 pm ET. π« 8 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 5 right
Federal investigators complete on-scene work at Florida Learjet crash site 0 β 8 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on The National Desk, 8:02 am ET. π« 3 left Β· βοΈ 0 center Β· π 5 right
House Democrats reject working with Stephen Miller 0 β 9 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on New York Post, 11:02 am ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 1 center Β· π 4 right
Trump meets Qatari PM as Iran conflict continues 9 β 19 front pages in the last 2 hours. First seen on Axios, 10:02 pm ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 5 center Β· π 9 right
Supreme Court allows Trump to resume border wall construction in Big Bend area of Texas 15 β 29 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on USA Today, 3:03 pm ET. π« 11 left Β· βοΈ 7 center Β· π 10 right
Utah Judge sets trial date for Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk murder case 0 β 20 front pages in 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on AP, 8:02 am ET. π« 6 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 11 right
House Democrats back impeachment of Pete Hegseth 0 β 29 front pages in an hour. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on Breitbart, 12:03 pm ET. π« 12 left Β· βοΈ 5 center Β· π 10 right
GOP Rep. Massie introduces articles of impeachment against defense secretary Pete Hegseth 0 β 25 front pages in 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on Just the News, 3:03 pm ET. π« 11 left Β· βοΈ 6 center Β· π 6 right
White House placed on lockdown after car crash near Lafayette Park 0 β 23 front pages in 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on The Gateway Pundit, 11:02 am ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 1 center Β· π 17 right
Russell Brand sentenced to over 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault 27 β 43 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on NBC News, 10:02 am ET. π« 18 left Β· βοΈ 9 center Β· π 16 right
Trump supports Vance's Iran war comments but says many disliked them 0 β 10 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on The Independent, 11:02 am ET. π« 2 left Β· βοΈ 1 center Β· π 6 right
UN climate summit opens in Turkey after extreme weather year 0 β 9 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on The Christian Science Monitor, 5:02 am ET. π« 6 left Β· βοΈ 2 center Β· π 1 right
Ukraine and U.S. to hold peace talks in abu Dhabi 0 β 8 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Independent Journal Review, 11:02 am ET. π« 3 left Β· βοΈ 1 center Β· π 3 right
β±οΈ Minutes on screen, Sunday: β’ Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democrats over allegedβ¦ CNN 73 min Β· Fox News 6 min Β· MSNOW not read +2 more in the chart (MSNOW: too few captions read that day)
π Today's risers, Sunday 11:04 pm ET. Front pages since 6 am: 1. Nvidia investigates CEO's relationship with alleged Chinese spy (0 β 41) 2. House Democrat supports impeachment of Defense Secretary Hegseth (0 β 19) +2 more in the chart
Trump says deportation policy may have been too tough 9 β 21 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on Bloomberg, 8:01 pm ET. π« 10 left Β· βοΈ 5 center Β· π 6 right
Biden limits memoir promotion due to cancer 0 β 9 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Just the News, 7:01 pm ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 1 center Β· π 4 right
Nvidia investigates CEO's relationship with alleged Chinese spy 16 β 34 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on CNBC, 2:02 pm ET. π« 18 left Β· βοΈ 8 center Β· π 8 right
U.S. military launches task force to disrupt Iranian land routes 0 β 8 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Bloomberg, 10:02 am ET. π« 2 left Β· βοΈ 2 center Β· π 4 right
Democratic leader supports impeachment of Hegseth 0 β 12 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on ABC News, 10:03 am ET. π« 5 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 4 right
Podcasters apologize after backlash over joke about Charlie Kirk 0 β 8 front pages in an hour. First seen on Townhall, 3:01 pm ET. π« 3 left Β· βοΈ 0 center Β· π 5 right
Former NYPD officer arrested in fatal stabbing of jogger 0 β 9 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on The National Desk, 3:01 pm ET. π« 5 left Β· βοΈ 0 center Β· π 4 right
β±οΈ Minutes on screen, Saturday: β’ Democrats win majority in house and senate CNN 95 min Β· Fox News 6 min Β· MSNOW not read +2 more in the chart (MSNOW: too few captions read that day)
π Today's risers, Saturday 11:05 pm ET. Front pages since 6 am: 1. Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Danaβ¦ (0 β 46) 2. Shooting in Krakow leaves six dead, 15 injured (0 β 29) +2 more in the chart
Two top DOJ officials resign, including national security Division head 0 β 8 front pages in an hour. First seen on The Gateway Pundit, 12:02 pm ET. π« 5 left Β· βοΈ 1 center Β· π 2 right
First Lady and LSU announce foster care scholarship program 0 β 9 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on The Washington Post, 9:01 am ET. π« 3 left Β· βοΈ 0 center Β· π 6 right
Israel's president taps opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot to form government 13 β 22 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on The Guardian, 3:01 pm ET. π« 12 left Β· βοΈ 5 center Β· π 5 right
Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democrats over alleged threats 0 β 17 front pages in 2 hours. First seen on Raw Story, 1:01 pm ET. π« 4 left Β· βοΈ 3 center Β· π 9 right
Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana White 28 β 43 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on New York Post, 2:02 pm ET. π« 21 left Β· βοΈ 7 center Β· π 14 right
Shooting in Krakow leaves six dead, 15 injured 12 β 24 front pages in the last 2 hours. Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20. First seen on NBC News, 11:02 am ET. π« 9 left Β· βοΈ 6 center Β· π 9 right
β±οΈ Minutes on screen, Friday: β’ Trump names Stephen Miller as new White House chief of staff CNN not read Β· Fox News 26 min Β· MSNOW 6 min +2 more in the chart (CNN: too few captions read that day)
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