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What's trending on Google News today

The top stories on Google News, in the order Google shows them. Each headline ends with the outlet that wrote it.

Chart date Oct 19 Top 10, about a day behind Compared with Oct 18
Google News Oct 19
  1. 1 Violent far-left riots in France are 'chilling warning' for Americans at home, Mike Johnson says - Fox News 1dNEW
  2. 2 Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees - The Guardian 1dNEW
  3. 3 Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California sweep targeting alleged noncitizen voters - AP News 1dNEW
  4. 4 Obama says Trump administration probe of congresswoman Ilhan Omar is 'so appalling' - BBC 1dNEW
  5. 5 US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says - The Guardian 1dNEW
  6. 6 Alberta voters weigh future in Canada - NPR 1dNEW
  7. 7 Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support says court filing - BBC 1dNEW
  8. 8 New details emerge on two killed after woman drove through Kansas soccer game - The Guardian 1dNEW
  9. 9 Massachusetts Republican lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after OUI arrest - NBC News 1dNEW
  10. 10 Over three dozen Congress members’ offices targeted with white powder envelopes - The Guardian 1dNEW
Top news stories from Google News · 10 new
Dropped outsince Oct 18
  1. –Destructive protests sweep across France, with buildings burned and hundreds detained - The Washington Post
  2. –Canadian military base fire: Death toll confirmed and cause under investigation - BBC
  3. –Trump says he will close historic D.C. golf course for 15 months of renovations - PBS
  4. –St Petersburg oil facilities ablaze as Ukraine launches more than 1,000 drones at Russia - AP News
  5. –Poll: Americans are anxious, pessimistic and deeply unhappy with Trump ahead of the midterms - NBC News
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NEW new in the top 10 ▲3 places climbed 4d days on chart, last two weeks

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Google picks one article to represent each story, so the same event appears once even when hundreds of outlets cover it. The outlet name after the dash tells you whose version is leading.

Headlines rotate several times a day as stories develop. A story that stays across two or three days, even under a new headline, is the one still shaping the conversation.

Chart: Top news stories from Google News.

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Who decides the order of the stories?

Google News does, by combining how widely a story is covered with how recent and authoritative the sources are. This page shows that order as published.

Why does the same story come back with a new headline?

Google swaps in a newer article as a story develops. The text changes even though the event is the same, so it can show as new.

Where do I read the full article?

Each headline links to a Google News search for it, which opens the coverage from every outlet.

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