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Today's top searched stories with at least three news sources. Pick one to see why people are searching and ask a follow-up.
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What do these labels mean?
We compare Google’s trend start, or our first search observation when that’s unavailable, with the earliest article linked to the story.
- News-first
- The earliest linked article was published more than an hour before the recorded search trend start.
- Search-first
- The recorded search trend start was more than an hour before the earliest linked article.
- Same time
- The recorded search trend start and earliest linked article were within an hour of each other.
The recorded search trend start was more than an hour before the earliest linked article.
Search-first
Manchester United came back to beat Roma in the Champions League.
500,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
2 news outletsSearch-first
The Mississippi Senate race remained unresolved after a surprisingly competitive contest.
100,000+ searchesSearch growth +900%
3 news outletsSearch-first
Haircare pioneer John Frieda has died, aged 75.
50,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
3 news outletsAbout the search figures and timing labels
Search figures use Google’s 48-hour measurement window. Timing labels compare available linked article dates with the search timestamps; they do not establish cause or the first report anywhere.
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