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Explore trending searches by time range. Heads-up stories include at least three news sources.

Collected at

Not enough stories in the past 24 hours, so showing the past 48 hours.

What do these labels mean?

We compare Google’s trend start, or our first search observation when that’s unavailable, with the earliest qualifying linked article. Older background coverage stays in Sources.

News-first
The news came first. The first linked article appeared more than an hour before the search trend began.
Search-first
Searches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
Same time
Searches and linked news coverage began within an hour of each other.
Search-first

Mississippi Senate race remains unresolved as vote counting continues

5 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
Search-first

Texas

6 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
Search-first

Powerball Winner

3 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
Search-first

Amy Acton won Ohio’s race for governor.

8 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
About the search figures and timing labels

Search figures use Google’s 48-hour measurement window. Timing labels compare qualifying linked article dates with the search timestamps; older background coverage is excluded; they do not establish cause or the first report anywhere.

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