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15 November 2026

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The spectrum

v0 · term-space LSA

Silencegroup · johnson · sale · conserv

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Silenceminist · prime · secretari · blair

The stories

lsa: women · men · woman · sexual eigen: alleg · former · man · accus

‘Jensen Huang lost his mind’: how AI’s smartest man fell for the world’s oldest trick

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 61.6 · novelty 0.43

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysworld · countri · nation · communiti
Different this timeinflat · nation · council · rate less than usual (-4.0σ) · fire · oil · profit · european less than usual (-2.1σ) · announc · cut · plan · budget less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2017-03-27 Uber execs including Travis Kalanick 'went to escort/karaoke bar' (0.69)
2020-01-03 'We can't trust Google': former executive says company has lost its way (0.65)
2021-04-09 She sued for pregnancy discrimination. Now she’s battling Google’s army of lawyers (0.64)
2002-02-19 The gang of four (0.62)
2022-05-15 ‘Huge sense of pride’: the mothers who job-share counter-terrorism at GCHQ (0.62)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timechina · chines · beij · india more than usual (+2.5σ) · fire · gas · hour · energi less than usual (-1.8σ) · british · britain · london · england less than usual (-1.7σ)

Precedents2010-08-10 Oracle boss blasts Hewlett-Packard over Mark Hurd ousting (0.68)
2000-12-19 Samurai versus nerd (0.66)
2017-07-27 Male tech CEO pretended to be female sexual harassment victim, suit claims (0.65)
2022-07-30 Chris Xu: Who is Shein’s mysterious billionaire founder? (0.64)
2002-06-13 Dotcom era's top money man quits Janus (0.64)

lsa: russian · russia · ukrain · putin eigen: russian · russia · ukrain · putin

‘If you don’t shower, so what?’ The western diplomats staying put in under-attack Kyiv

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 71.3 · novelty 0.35

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayspresid · former · africa · phone · attack · bomb · terrorist · terror
Different this timeeuropean · europ · franc · germani more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2025-12-06 Ukraine war briefing: Progress depends on Russia taking peace talks seriously, say Washington and Kyiv (0.95)
2024-12-22 Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Ukraine’s diplomats to fight for Nato membership (0.95)
2025-07-10 Zelenskyy urges west to hit Russia with sanctions after huge attack on Kyiv (0.94)
2024-12-02 Ukraine war briefing: Germany’s Olaf Scholz arrives in Kyiv on lightning visit (0.94)
2025-03-27 European leaders agree now ‘not the time’ to lift sanctions against Russia (0.94)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timescotland · scottish · japan · ukrain more than usual (+1.7σ) · claim · say · statement · comment more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2022-11-17 Russian soldier seeking asylum in Madrid denounces ‘criminal’ Ukraine war (0.85)
2021-12-17 Russia issues list of demands it says must be met to lower tensions in Europe (0.84)
2022-01-26 Focused Russian attack on Ukraine seen as more likely than full-scale invasion (0.84)
2006-06-07 Russia tells Ukraine to stay out of Nato (0.83)
2022-02-11 US warns of ‘distinct possibility’ Russia will invade Ukraine within days (0.83)

lsa: brexit · deal · johnson · bori eigen: bank · financi · fund · member

‘Nobody else is going to save us’: the direct action group taking on the UK’s banks, bailiffs and water firms

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 34.1 · novelty 0.65

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayseuropean · europ · franc · germani · parti · labour · tori · conserv · execut · chief · director · group
Different this timedeath · die · toll · famili more than usual (+3.4σ) · energi · gas · electr · power more than usual (+3.3σ) · unit · state · kingdom · nation more than usual (+2.4σ)

Precedents2026-11-09 Thames Water asks creditors for more time to help repay £20bn debt pile (0.69)
2024-09-30 Thames Water could be blocked from new debt financing next week (0.64)
2002-09-16 Can creditors refuse to deal with a third party? (0.60)
2019-05-01 British Steel receives £120m government loan (0.60)
2003-08-26 Making working out work out (0.59)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timewin · life · game · old more than usual (+1.8σ) · presid · site · man · game less than usual (-1.6σ) · oil · univers · economi · scientist less than usual (-1.5σ)

Precedents2002-08-12 Rival bidders prepare to make a swoop on Mothercare (0.60)
2024-11-25 Gina Miller’s call to women: invest, and fight back against financial abuse (0.59)
2011-12-07 Camila Batmanghelidjh says government must 'wake up' to needs of vulnerable young (0.58)
2016-04-30 Tina Green to face questions from MPs over BHS collapse (0.56)
2023-08-01 Sarah Breeden to be deputy governor of Bank of England (0.53)

lsa: energi · gas · electr · power eigen: appl · build · iphon · debt

Troubled Scottish steel supplier raises questions over Royal Navy contracts

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 49.7 · novelty 0.59

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayswater · area · food · flood · announc · cut · plan · budget
Different this timegroup · johnson · sale · conserv less than usual (-2.6σ) · injur · man · report · found less than usual (-2.5σ) · kill · injur · least · other less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2026-01-18 Royal Navy shipbuilder in limbo owing to cash shortage at Liberty Steel plant (0.77)
2010-07-27 Former Vestas staff open wind turbine manufacturer on Isle of Wight (0.74)
2008-12-30 RWE advances plan for new nuclear plant on Anglesey (0.73)
2015-04-02 Hinkley Point C nuclear project workers face layoff (0.72)
2021-03-15 'If it shuts it will be a disaster': Rotherham fears for its steel industry (0.72)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeminist · prime · secretari · blair more than usual (+2.3σ) · zealand · children · passeng · rail less than usual (-1.9σ) · church · pope · cathol · bishop more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2026-01-18 Royal Navy shipbuilder in limbo owing to cash shortage at Liberty Steel plant (0.79)
2025-05-21 Liberty Steel has not produced anything at two key plants since July 2024 (0.72)
2026-06-06 MoD reports ‘minor technical issue’ with aircraft carrier docked in Norway (0.66)
2000-02-09 Steel plants at risk from pound (0.66)
2026-04-15 Norwegian group in talks to buy former Liberty Steel works in South Yorkshire (0.65)

lsa: car · vehicl · driver · road eigen: car · vehicl · driver · road

The Queensland ebike scheme keeping regional riders off the road: ‘If you live north of Rockhampton, bad luck’

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 58.0 · novelty 0.57

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timekorea · north · south · korean more than usual (+1.7σ) · committe · mps · member · bill more than usual (+1.6σ) · unit · state · kingdom · nation more than usual (+1.5σ)

Precedents2016-03-25 California lawmaker pushes for driver-free robot car testing on public roads (0.74)
2026-04-07 Midwest’s bottleneck bridge is getting help at last – but is it all good news? (0.73)
2001-07-14 Pay-to-drive works but with hidden costs (0.73)
2019-06-23 Will we all have to be forced out of our cars? (0.72)
2015-03-06 Drivers in England to get 10 minutes' grace to avoid parking penalties (0.72)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysflight · airlin · passeng · airport
Different this timeaustralia · australian · zealand · island more than usual (+2.9σ) · trump · presid · donald · republican less than usual (-1.8σ) · claim · say · statement · comment more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2005-01-16 Baby I can drive my car (0.61)
2006-10-14 Pay-as-you-go cuts costs for some drivers (0.60)
2006-10-05 Norwich Union offers 'pay as you drive' insurance (0.59)
2008-03-26 New eco-towns to make it hard going for cars with 15mph limit (0.59)
2013-04-20 On the road: Toyota Auris Hybrid (0.59)

lsa: protest · demonstr · right · activist eigen: countri · state · school · children

‘We need to get back to class’: some teachers lose patience as France enters its eighth week of student protests

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 45.3 · novelty 0.54

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysciti · mayor · council · local
Different this timepension · australia · bird · speci less than usual (-6.5σ) · ireland · northern · irish · ira more than usual (+2.5σ) · group · johnson · sale · conserv less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2026-10-04 More than 400 schools in France to be closed on Monday as more protests planned (0.93)
2026-10-10 ‘We’re not asking for luxury’: school protesters in Paris suburb feel abandoned by French state (0.92)
2026-10-07 French police suspend use of stun grenades at school protests as minister rejects accusations of brutality (0.91)
2026-10-05 France braces for national day of school protests as boy loses hand (0.91)
2026-10-02 Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests (0.90)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeeuropean · europ · franc · french more than usual (+2.2σ) · investig · murder · found · intellig less than usual (-2.0σ) · french · franc · bird · speci less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2026-10-19 The French 14-Year-Old Whose Face Was Maimed by a Tear Gas Grenade (0.65)
1999-01-23 Students sound off but decline martyrdom (0.55)
2001-08-02 Few find any merit in youth curfew (0.55)
2009-12-15 Italian student tells of arrest while filming for fun (0.53)
2007-07-31 'Agony' of teens kept in school (0.53)

lsa: protest · demonstr · right · activist eigen: democrat · black · rebel · senat

Protest in Prague over media freedom expected to be one of biggest in Czechia’s history

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 51.4 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysciti · mayor · council · local
Different this timemarket · problem · number · manag less than usual (-2.9σ) · democrat · republican · case · letter less than usual (-2.2σ) · european · europ · franc · germani more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2012-01-02 Hungary set for protests over constitution (0.78)
2020-08-12 Thailand protesters 'cross the Rubicon' and risk all to criticise the monarchy (0.75)
2021-08-05 A coup or not? Tunisian activists grapple with president’s power grab (0.75)
2013-06-07 Erdoğan demands end to Turkey protests (0.75)
2025-03-26 ‘It’s disinformation’: Turkish state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests (0.74)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeinvestig · murder · found · intellig less than usual (-3.1σ) · russian · russia · ukrain · putin more than usual (+2.2σ) · european · europ · franc · french more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2014-07-01 Hong Kong: hundreds of thousands participate in pro-democracy march (0.65)
2019-06-23 Czech Republic: protesters demand prime minister's resignation (0.65)
2005-12-05 Mass protest demands full democratic reform (0.64)
2019-12-08 Hong Kong: mammoth rally marks six months of pro-democracy protests (0.64)
2019-11-13 Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution - archive, November 1989 (0.63)

lsa: develop · scotland · scottish · parliament eigen: labour · brexit · corbyn · footbal

Looking for an ancient tree worth a detour? There’s an app for that

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 55.8 · novelty 0.52

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysdemocrat · republican · case · letter
Different this timekill · injur · least · other more than usual (+1.7σ) · nation · million · union · strike less than usual (-1.6σ) · energi · gas · electr · power less than usual (-1.5σ)

Precedents2017-01-05 I tried to work all day in a VR headset and it was horrible (0.81)
2013-12-01 Lorraine Pascale: 'Twitter can be a tough crowd' (0.79)
2026-02-17 Gotta watch ‘em all? Pokémon-style app for birdwatching launches (0.79)
2015-06-16 Digital park delivers talking trees and a fishy monster in the pond (0.79)
2008-08-29 Jane's never alone in the dark (0.78)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timechurch · pope · cathol · bishop less than usual (-2.2σ) · minist · prime · secretari · blair less than usual (-2.2σ) · growth · economi · econom · chang less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2025-05-16 ‘We sometimes milked 3,000 snails a day!’: the dying art of milking molluscs (0.62)
2012-11-19 Bugarach: the French village destined to survive the Mayan apocalypse (0.59)
2010-09-23 Bugaboo: all-terrain fashion at a price (0.59)
2013-10-15 How do I become … an arborist (0.57)
2026-04-21 ‘They come right past the house’: learning to live with rhinos as numbers soar in Nepal (0.57)

lsa: servic · custom · phone · mobil eigen: australia · australian · zealand · island

How sensitive data from Centrelink and other Australian agencies may have been fed to Palantir software

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 59.6 · novelty 0.52

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysletter · email · number · com · develop · scotland · scottish · parliament
Different this timetrump · donald · presid · biden more than usual (+2.8σ) · announc · cut · plan · budget less than usual (-2.6σ) · isra · israel · palestinian · gaza more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2026-10-02 OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia (0.82)
2023-07-05 HWL Ebsworth hack: Russian gang released ‘sensitive personal and government information’, Australia’s cybersecurity chief says (0.81)
2026-10-03 OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day (0.80)
2015-10-12 Easier access to your data starts here as mandatory retention becomes law in Australia (0.78)
2014-10-26 Metadata: privacy commissioner cannot monitor all those with access (0.77)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuser · internet · googl · phone more than usual (+3.1σ) · covid · vaccin · health · case more than usual (+2.7σ) · arrest · charg · alleg · old less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2016-01-28 John Madigan says agency that oversees doctors can't be trusted with metadata (0.74)
2015-10-28 TeleChoice tightens practices after private data found in shipping container (0.65)
2016-01-18 Dozens of agencies want warrantless access to Australians' metadata again (0.65)
2026-01-02 Real estate agents under the microscope in Australian-first privacy ‘compliance sweep’ (0.64)
2019-03-27 Tech companies not 'comfortable' storing data in Australia, Microsoft warns (0.63)

lsa: letter · email · number · com eigen: food · store · retail · shop

Who’s duping whom? Cut-price versions of luxury items are Christmas hit

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 66.3 · novelty 0.51

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysservic · custom · phone · mobil
Different this timevaccin · point · pay · ftse less than usual (-3.4σ) · women · men · woman · sexual more than usual (+2.1σ) · asylum · immigr · refuge · seeker less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2006-11-07 Pick a card, any card (0.86)
2007-12-15 How to get 10% off everything (0.85)
2003-12-21 Buying with clicks is better with bricks (0.84)
2007-11-28 Give a little more (0.83)
2023-11-08 AI Pictionary and a ‘robo-dog’ make UK shops’ hottest Christmas toy lists (0.83)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timemarket · ftse · south · close less than usual (-2.9σ) · german · germani · letter · christma more than usual (+2.5σ) · russian · russia · ukrain · putin more than usual (+2.4σ)

Precedents2010-12-16 On the scent of the best perfume deals (0.76)
2011-02-04 Ten of the best … Valentine's Day treats for that special person (0.71)
2023-03-27 ‘Sour taste’ as cost of sugar hits Easter eggs and hot cross buns, say UK retailers (0.71)
2012-11-30 Are Tesco's special offers a Christmas fable? (0.70)
2010-11-27 Christmas shopping on a budget (0.70)

lsa: women · men · woman · sexual eigen: elect · parti · labour · vote

Black voters helped Democrats win in Georgia. Now they expect to be heard

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 59.7 · novelty 0.51

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysworld · countri · nation · communiti
Different this timesecretari · market · york · phone less than usual (-4.4σ) · develop · scotland · scottish · parliament less than usual (-3.5σ) · unit · state · kingdom · nation more than usual (+2.6σ)

Precedents2019-01-21 Democratic 2020 hopefuls head south – where black voters hold the key (0.90)
2021-05-26 White male minority rule pervades politics across the US, research shows (0.87)
2021-02-24 ‘We’ve been electrified’: after success in Georgia, Black organizers look to transform the south (0.86)
2001-01-09 Hey, wait a minute (0.85)
2020-02-25 The era of 'whites-only' elections in America has returned (0.84)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeminist · prime · secretari · blair less than usual (-2.9σ) · london · citi · mayor · build more than usual (+2.7σ) · china · chines · beij · india less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2025-11-22 ‘This is not right’: grassroots campaign aims to repeal Missouri Republicans’ gerrymandering (0.73)
2017-04-19 Georgia special election: runoff will be expensive, ugly and close (0.71)
2026-11-08 Centrism did not win the Democratic party the election (0.71)
2026-03-14 Democratic lead in Georgia special election signals change in party’s fortunes (0.71)
2019-11-20 Black voters move center stage as Democrats take debate to Atlanta (0.71)

lsa: parti · labour · tori · conserv eigen: elect · parti · labour · vote

Reform UK losing support to Labour after ‘difficult year’, says Danny Kruger

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 41.3 · novelty 0.49

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysbrexit · deal · johnson · bori
Different this timeannounc · cut · plan · budget more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2024-12-29 Reform woos voters before potential byelection test in Labour stronghold (0.93)
2019-11-28 Revealed: Tory candidates issued with attack manuals on how to smear rivals (0.92)
2024-02-16 Friday briefing: Labour hand the Tories two painful byelection defeats (0.91)
2009-05-06 Eric Pickles predicts big Tory gains in June elections (0.91)
2015-05-17 'We need to think radically': Stephen Kinnock on Labour’s woes and following in his father’s footsteps (0.91)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeclaim · say · statement · comment more than usual (+2.5σ) · french · franc · bird · speci less than usual (-2.2σ) · resign · leav · down · fall more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2025-09-15 Danny Kruger takes Reform back to full strength – so who’ll be next to quit? (0.79)
2015-08-06 Andy Burnham launches manifesto rejecting free schools and academies (0.73)
2017-03-26 Douglas Carswell quits Ukip to sit as an independent: ‘the work is done and we won’ (0.73)
2015-05-17 'We need to think radically': Stephen Kinnock on Labour’s woes and following in his father’s footsteps (0.73)
1999-06-17 Putting it baldly: Kinnock looks back on lost election - and advises Hague to ditch baseball cap (0.72)

lsa: water · area · food · flood eigen: food · store · retail · shop

Return of the wild oyster: conservationists bring shellfish back from local extinction off Scottish coast

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 56.6 · novelty 0.48

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayspension · plan · vaccin · home
Different this timesyrian · syria · assad · rebel less than usual (-1.6σ) · mortgag · loan · lender · rate less than usual (-1.5σ)

Precedents2024-10-03 ‘I won’t believe it until I see it happen’: Could a ban on sea farms save Canada’s salmon? (0.89)
2025-12-30 Young Atlantic salmon seen in three English rivers for first time in a decade (0.88)
2004-10-23 Nature finds safe haven in Humber (0.88)
2023-05-11 Artificial rockpools in south of England successfully attract sea creatures (0.88)
2024-07-04 ‘We rarely see them now’: just how vulnerable are Vanuatu’s dugongs? (0.88)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeunit · servic · injur · nuclear less than usual (-2.5σ) · german · germani · letter · christma less than usual (-2.4σ) · australia · australian · zealand · island more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2020-03-24 Specieswatch: cuttlefish – clever, colourful and now at risk (0.78)
2010-06-22 Oysters – why we can't get enough of these slippery customers (0.76)
2023-08-04 Oyster festival’s shell recycling to help last native bed in Scotland (0.74)
2016-02-12 UK's first sustainable European oysters go on sale (0.73)
2018-04-17 ​C​ould eating rare-breed animals save them from extinction? (0.71)

lsa: australia · australian · member · famili eigen: think · thing · know · don

‘I’m scared about my future’: young people on the stress and desperation of jobseeking

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 42.0 · novelty 0.46

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timegroup · johnson · sale · conserv less than usual (-3.1σ) · nation · million · union · strike less than usual (-2.6σ) · citi · mayor · council · local less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2016-09-17 Dear Jeremy – your work problems solved (0.86)
2026-11-14 ‘The social contract is broken’: young people on feeling shut out of careers (0.85)
2006-03-18 First things first (0.83)
2024-08-29 ‘Like throwing myself at a wall’: UK graduates struggle in ‘insane’ job market (0.83)
2009-04-03 A degree of staying power (0.82)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayscompani · work · chang · need
Different this timeshare · price · sale · investor less than usual (-2.7σ) · french · franc · bird · speci less than usual (-2.4σ) · labour · brexit · corbyn · footbal more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2000-02-01 I can't be a temp for ever (0.78)
2018-02-05 Have you experienced burnout due to overwork? (0.78)
2002-08-20 Working it out (0.77)
2007-04-20 Suffering in silence (0.76)
2000-10-28 Are you progressing or regressing? (0.76)

lsa: brexit · deal · johnson · bori eigen: food · store · retail · shop

Poundland pins rescue hopes on Yorkshire Tea, Pot Noodle and Gloria Gaynor

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 59.7 · novelty 0.46

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysexecut · chief · director · group
Different this timevaccin · point · pay · ftse less than usual (-3.5σ) · bank · financi · credit · rate more than usual (+2.2σ) · inflat · nation · council · rate less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2026-11-11 Poundland owner extracted millions when chain was on ‘knife-edge’, MPs say (0.84)
2026-09-30 Poundland management in talks to lead bid that could save 11,000 jobs (0.77)
2019-11-28 Peacocks chain set to rescue Bonmarché from collapse (0.77)
2023-08-17 Future of Wilko staff in limbo as deadline for rescue bid passes (0.77)
2023-08-09 Wilko suspends home deliveries as it holds talks on rescue deal (0.77)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timetechnolog · univers · murder · intellig less than usual (-2.2σ) · russian · russia · ukrain · putin more than usual (+2.0σ) · user · internet · googl · phone less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2011-03-14 Chase potato vodka signs Sainsbury's deal (0.66)
2005-01-06 Factory fire takes spice out of Branston pickle maker's year (0.62)
2006-04-29 Green wellies saved for the nation (0.61)
2006-07-12 Campbell's soups up Premier Foods (0.59)
2026-08-10 Harvey Nichols warns it could collapse without rescue deal, as bidders circle (0.59)

lsa: covid · case · vaccin · pandem eigen: ban · public · report · warn

Bad jobs or benefits? Milburn should force employers to help the young

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 50.2 · novelty 0.45

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timefire · air · defenc · militari more than usual (+2.9σ) · group · johnson · sale · conserv less than usual (-2.8σ) · pay · custom · offer · insur less than usual (-2.6σ)

Precedents2025-02-27 UK faces youth jobs crisis as number of ‘neets’ rises to almost 1m (0.85)
2021-07-07 UK jobs recovery could falter until end of 2023, says OECD (0.81)
2021-04-20 UK unemployment rate falls to 4.9% despite Covid restrictions (0.80)
2021-10-02 ‘Missing workforce’ could ease Britain’s labour market crisis (0.80)
2024-03-23 Longest sustained rise in people too sick to work since 1990s, says thinktank (0.79)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timefrench · franc · bird · speci less than usual (-3.4σ) · share · price · sale · investor less than usual (-3.3σ) · market · ftse · south · close less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2012-07-10 Social policies could spark class war, says social mobility adviser (0.70)
2003-11-14 Working mothers 'bad for children' (0.70)
2001-03-14 Children of working mothers 'at risk' (0.70)
2006-03-19 Mothers' job prospects are worst of all (0.69)
2009-03-25 Support people rather than jobs (0.69)

lsa: polic · arrest · offic · protest eigen: claim · say · statement · comment

Ethnic minority groups in Wales four times more likely to be target of police facial scans

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 72.9 · novelty 0.44

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysfamili · royal · vaccin · british · prison · sentenc · charg · jail · attack · bomb · terrorist · terror
Different this timechildren · famili · flood · child less than usual (-2.8σ) · pay · custom · offer · insur less than usual (-2.6σ) · committe · mps · member · bill more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2026-03-20 Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias (0.89)
2025-12-05 Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects (0.87)
1999-12-16 Criminal behaviour (0.86)
1999-12-15 Stop and search report to help restore police confidence (0.85)
2015-10-13 Black people 'three times more likely' to be Tasered (0.84)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeworld · compani · market · develop less than usual (-2.0σ) · tori · conserv · brexit · mps more than usual (+2.0σ) · court · judg · case · sentenc less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2020-08-19 65% of minority ethnic Britons say police are biased against them (0.81)
2024-02-06 Police failed to record race of nearly two-thirds of people referred to Prevent (0.78)
2019-05-29 Facial recognition must not introduce gender or racial bias, police told (0.72)
2023-08-31 Police reject black applicants at higher rate than white, data reveals (0.70)
2001-01-16 Police try to include whites in ethnic roll call (0.66)

lsa: protest · demonstr · right · activist eigen: democrat · black · rebel · senat

‘We gotta do something’: the coalition that helped elect Scott Colom to Senate

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 59.2 · novelty 0.44

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysciti · mayor · council · local
Different this timesecretari · market · york · phone less than usual (-3.8σ) · unit · state · kingdom · nation more than usual (+2.3σ) · bank · financi · credit · rate more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2018-08-17 Arizona students' stand on gun control switches to voter registration (0.77)
2008-11-01 The democracy brigade (0.75)
2021-02-25 Fight to vote: the woman who was key in 'getting us the Voting Rights Act' (0.75)
2022-11-04 ‘We’re watching you’: incidents of voter intimidation rise as midterm elections near (0.75)
2011-10-18 Evo Morales is the loser in Bolivia's judicial vote (0.74)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timelabour · brexit · corbyn · footbal less than usual (-2.9σ) · elect · parti · labour · vote more than usual (+2.1σ) · british · britain · london · england less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2026-02-02 The supreme court may further gut the Voting Rights Act. Mississippi is trying to create its own (0.80)
2026-11-12 First Thing: Mississippi turns blue as Scott Colom unseats Republican Senate incumbent (0.77)
2008-05-14 Democrat wins in Mississippi Republican stronghold (0.73)
2014-06-24 Thad Cochran courting black Democrats to rescue GOP in Mississippi (0.72)
2021-10-18 Voting rights veterans share lessons with new generation of activists: ‘Build on the foundation’ (0.71)

lsa: citi · mayor · council · local eigen: bank · financi · fund · member

FBI raids and a recycling firm: how a promising US mayor wound up at the center of a bribery scandal

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 56.2 · novelty 0.44

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayshous · properti · home · mortgag
Different this timeprison · sentenc · charg · jail more than usual (+2.8σ) · presid · former · africa · phone more than usual (+1.7σ) · pension · plan · vaccin · home less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2024-10-08 Former aide to Eric Adams arrested on charges of witness tampering (0.75)
2024-10-02 ‘Show me the money’: how Eric Adams made it to the top – and fell back down (0.74)
2020-12-22 Rio de Janeiro mayor charged with corruption (0.72)
2024-09-26 ‘A true friend of Turkey’: Eric Adams bribery indictment reveals years of flights and favors (0.72)
2025-08-21 Two former Eric Adams advisers accused of bribery in separate schemes (0.71)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timechurch · pope · cathol · bishop less than usual (-2.6σ) · china · chines · beij · india more than usual (+2.3σ) · korea · north · korean · militari less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2024-06-20 FBI raids home of Oakland’s first-term mayor Sheng Thao (0.88)
2003-10-08 The FBI admits that hidden listening devices planted in the office of the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were placed there by FBI agents. It is currently not known if the Mayor of Philadelphia i (0.68)
2024-09-06 FBI raids homes of top aides to New York mayor Eric Adams and police commissioner – report (0.67)
2024-11-18 Federal agents raid hotel owned by Eric Adams supporter linked to suspicious donations (0.66)
2008-06-03 US federal agents raid strip club empire in Washington state (0.66)

lsa: water · area · food · flood eigen: australia · australian · zealand · island

The creeks are dry, the rain is contaminated and food is scarce. What lies ahead for the people of Ahus Island?

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 58.5 · novelty 0.43

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayspension · plan · vaccin · home
Different this timesecretari · market · york · phone more than usual (+2.3σ) · car · vehicl · driver · road less than usual (-2.0σ) · parti · labour · tori · conserv more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2011-03-04 Warming oceans and human waste hit Tuvalu's sustainable way of life (0.86)
2008-08-09 'Big Dry' claims River Murray lakes (0.85)
2006-09-29 Running on empty (0.85)
2017-01-20 On the climate change frontline: the disappearing fishing villages of Bangladesh (0.85)
2023-11-27 Happy, faithful and tied to nature: life adapting to the climate crisis – photo essay (0.85)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeappl · build · iphon · debt more than usual (+2.2σ) · church · pope · cathol · bishop less than usual (-2.0σ) · fire · senat · injur · nuclear less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2025-07-15 ‘I couldn’t watch the forests vanish’: the man restoring Solomon Islands’ vital mangroves (0.79)
2007-10-25 Putting an island in touch with the world (0.75)
2024-12-31 ‘Moving to the mountaintops’: rising seas displace tens of thousands in Papua New Guinea (0.74)
2026-03-12 ‘The last frontier’: how red globules of nickel ore are suffocating an island’s precious wilderness (0.73)
2021-12-08 ‘There is just a lake with crocodiles!’: hope and homkesickness for Kiribati nurses in the outback (0.73)

lsa: protest · demonstr · right · activist eigen: fire · gas · hour · energi Business and economy

Amid minimum wage protests by garment workers, 13 garment factories in Gazipur are shut indefinitely under the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 and over 50 remain closed in Savar and Ashulia, while 48 plat

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 70.0 · novelty 0.43

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timegroup · johnson · sale · conserv less than usual (-3.1σ) · nation · million · union · strike more than usual (+1.6σ) · presid · former · africa · phone less than usual (-1.5σ)

Precedents2026-11-14 The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association threatens to indefinitely close unrest-affected factories without pay under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, after ongoing wage protests f (0.87)
2005-04-24 In Kuwait, around 7000 Bengali workers storm the embassy of Bangladesh in Kuwait City to protest against unpaid wages. (0.86)
2018-11-23 Workers at Amazon distribution centers in Germany and Spain protest labour conditions in a strike coinciding with the Black Friday shopping peak. (0.83)
2010-12-13 Protests by garment workers in Bangladesh over low wages spread to other areas of the country. (0.82)
2026-11-12 Over 200 garment factories shut down as workers block the Dhaka–Tangail Highway in Gazipur, leading police to fire stun grenades at the protesting workers. (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timechurch · pope · cathol · bishop less than usual (-3.2σ) · share · price · sale · investor less than usual (-3.2σ) · china · chines · beij · india more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2010-12-14 Workers jump to their deaths as fire engulfs factory making clothes for Gap (0.66)
2021-04-12 Bangladesh issues new lockdown rules that order the closure of all government, semi-government, autonomous, and private offices for one week beginning April 14, as well as suspension of all public tra (0.66)
2009-03-20 Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire (0.66)
2013-10-09 Burned down Aswad factory slipped through new safety net (0.65)
2013-06-05 Bangladesh police open fire at collapsed garment factory protest (0.64)

lsa: court · judg · rule · case eigen: trump · presid · donald · republican

‘Shameless venality’: how a flurry of lawsuits has thwarted Trump’s self-enrichment schemes

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 59.9 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timemarket · problem · number · manag less than usual (-3.5σ) · trump · donald · presid · biden more than usual (+3.4σ) · famili · royal · vaccin · british less than usual (-2.3σ)

Precedents2025-08-21 Court throws out $500m civil fraud penalty against Donald Trump (0.90)
2023-10-04 ‘Trump show is over,’ says New York attorney general as third day of fraud trial ends (0.88)
2025-03-24 ‘The authoritarian playbook’: Trump targets judges, lawyers … and law itself (0.88)
2024-04-09 US historians file brief with supreme court rejecting Trump’s immunity claim (0.88)
2023-12-08 ‘Grifters and sycophants’: the radicals who would fill key posts if Trump is re-elected (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayselect · parti · labour · vote
Different this timecourt · judg · case · sentenc more than usual (+2.1σ) · attack · bomb · terror · terrorist more than usual (+1.9σ) · tori · conserv · brexit · mps more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2022-09-22 First Thing: Do the latest legal woes spell the end for Donald Trump? (0.80)
2021-06-08 Legal storm clouds gather over Donald Trump’s future (0.78)
2018-10-29 Lawsuit accuses Trump of misleading investors with get-rich-quick schemes (0.78)
2016-11-27 ‘A recipe for scandal’: Trump conflicts of interest point to constitutional crisis (0.78)
2023-09-27 First Thing: Donald Trump committed fraud, New York judge rules in civil case (0.78)

lsa: presid · former · africa · phone eigen: elect · parti · labour · vote Politics and elections

Cape Verdeans vote to elect a president, where the main two candidates are the incumbent PAICV candidate José Maria Neves and the MpD candidate Joana Rosa.

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 78.8 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timemortgag · loan · lender · rate more than usual (+1.7σ) · world · countri · nation · communiti less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2024-12-29 Croatians vote to elect the President between incumbent Zoran Milanović and seven other candidates. (0.97)
2010-07-01 Pierre Nkurunziza, the incumbent President of Burundi and sole candidate in the presidential election, is re-elected with more than 91% of the votes. , , (0.97)
2009-11-29 Uruguayan voters elect Broad Front candidate José Mujica as their new president. (0.97)
2007-02-11 Voters in Turkmenistan vote in their first presidential election to select a successor to former President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov. Interim leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is widely expect (0.96)
2010-11-24 Blaise Compaoré is re-elected as President of Burkina Faso following a presidential election with 81% of the vote. (0.96)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timetori · conserv · brexit · mps less than usual (-3.3σ) · ireland · northern · irish · ira less than usual (-2.6σ) · church · pope · cathol · bishop more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2026-05-17 Cape Verdeans vote to elect 72 members of the National Assembly. The ruling Movement for Democracy, led by prime minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, seeks a third consecutive term in government. (0.88)
2021-04-18 Voters in Cape Verde go to the polls to elect new members of the National Assembly. (0.87)
2021-10-17 Cape Verdeans head to the polls to elect their new president to replace outgoing term-limited president Jorge Carlos Fonseca. The candidates of Fonseca's right-wing MpD and the leftist PAICV are the m (0.87)
2016-03-20 Voters in Cape Verde go to the polls for an election. (0.86)
2014-10-26 Dilma Rousseff favourite in Brazil’s presidential election runoff (0.85)

lsa: fire · air · defenc · militari eigen: ireland · northern · irish · ira

Trident nuclear submarine concludes record underwater deployment

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 76.0 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timesyrian · syria · assad · rebel less than usual (-2.8σ) · asylum · immigr · refuge · seeker more than usual (+2.1σ) · parti · labour · tori · conserv more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2003-05-26 Nuclear submarine's underwater collision adds to chapter of accidents (0.80)
2004-04-29 Depths of despair for submarine at centre of navy's rocky horror show (0.80)
2022-12-06 Safety fears as UK Trident submarines are put to sea for longest-ever patrols (0.78)
2016-02-11 Trident: the British question (0.78)
2011-04-03 British nuclear sub forced back to base (0.77)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timezealand · children · passeng · rail less than usual (-3.3σ) · record · number · total · figur more than usual (+2.5σ) · think · thing · know · don less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2007-04-12 Oil rig vessel capsizes off Shetland coast (0.66)
2010-10-22 Royal Navy attempts to free grounded nuclear submarine (0.64)
2008-03-07 Ship sunk in battle of Narvik found after 68 years (0.64)
2010-10-24 Questions over Trident as the Royal Navy runs aground again (0.64)
2016-11-02 John Ainslie obituary (0.63)

lsa: trump · donald · presid · biden eigen: trump · presid · donald · republican

US judge blocks Trump’s plan to renovate historic DC golf course

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 63.8 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayspresid · former · africa · phone
Different this timecourt · judg · rule · case more than usual (+3.6σ) · mortgag · loan · lender · rate less than usual (-2.9σ) · hous · properti · home · mortgag more than usual (+2.4σ)

Precedents2026-10-18 Trump plans to begin DC golf course renovation in defiance of judge’s order (0.90)
2026-05-05 Rubble from Trump ballroom dumped at DC golf course has toxic metals, data shows (0.87)
2026-11-06 Federal judge temporarily halts building work on Trump’s triumphal arch (0.87)
2026-06-09 Trump news at a glance: watchdog group sues to block president’s ‘deeply corrupt’ birthday party (0.87)
2026-06-13 Court denies emergency appeal to retain Trump’s name on Kennedy Center (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timerefuge · help · asylum · hospit less than usual (-2.2σ) · flight · airlin · passeng · airport more than usual (+2.2σ) · london · citi · mayor · build more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2026-10-27 Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park (0.87)
2026-10-18 Trump plans to begin DC golf course renovation in defiance of judge’s order (0.85)
2026-08-07 Appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400m White House ballroom (0.85)
2026-10-12 Judge Orders Trump Administration to Answer for Tree Removals at D.C. Golf Course (0.82)
2026-10-29 Trump Administration Moves to Close East Potomac Park to Begin Golf Project (0.82)

lsa: trump · donald · presid · biden eigen: trump · presid · donald · republican

‘Were we too Maga or not Maga enough?’: Republicans reckon with Arizona wipeout

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 52.0 · novelty 0.40

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayshous · properti · home · mortgag
Different this timeireland · northern · irish · ira more than usual (+2.1σ) · parti · labour · tori · conserv more than usual (+2.0σ) · secretari · market · york · phone less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2024-05-15 Republicans hope for Senate majority after strong West Virginia primary result (0.94)
2026-07-22 Election deniers win Republican primaries in Arizona (0.93)
2026-05-19 Trump endorses attorney general Ken Paxton in Texas Senate primary (0.93)
2026-03-28 Could a Democratic triumph in Florida be a bellwether of a blue wave in red state midterm elections? (0.93)
2026-05-06 Indiana shows Republicans have two choices: align with Trump or get ousted (0.93)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timebritish · britain · london · england less than usual (-2.2σ) · oil · univers · economi · scientist less than usual (-2.1σ) · labour · brexit · corbyn · footbal less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2016-08-28 Welcome to Iowa, where Trump's purple patch could turn a blue state red (0.86)
2021-03-23 Texas ramps up efforts to derail progressive policies (0.82)
2024-05-13 Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five key battleground states, new polls show (0.80)
2024-03-26 ‘Biden bump is real’: president gains on Trump in six battleground states (0.79)
2023-11-06 Biden faces calls not to seek re-election as shock poll rattles senior Democrats (0.79)

lsa: world · countri · nation · communiti eigen: court · judg · case · sentenc

World’s top court to rule if Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 77.8 · novelty 0.40

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timecourt · judg · rule · case more than usual (+5.0σ) · isra · israel · palestinian · gaza more than usual (+2.7σ) · attack · bomb · terrorist · terror more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2021-10-19 Colombia found responsible for 2000 kidnap and torture of journalist (0.87)
2016-04-12 What sort of justice do survivors of sexual war crimes want? (0.81)
2016-03-01 Justice at last for Guatemalan women as military officers jailed for sexual slavery (0.80)
2005-02-02 Sudan risks sanctions as UN lists atrocities (0.80)
2022-02-08 Ethiopia accused of ‘serious’ human rights abuses in Tigray in landmark case (0.79)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timechina · chines · beij · india more than usual (+2.8σ) · fire · senat · injur · nuclear less than usual (-2.7σ) · blair · toni · bomb · investor less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2020-01-23 UN's top court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from genocide (0.88)
2018-09-06 ICC says it can prosecute Myanmar for alleged Rohingya crimes (0.84)
2019-11-14 War crimes court approves inquiry into violence against Rohingya (0.84)
2019-12-08 Aung San Suu Kyi heads to The Hague for Myanmar genocide showdown (0.82)
2018-03-13 UN officials point finger at Myanmar for 'crimes under international law' (0.81)

lsa: asylum · immigr · refuge · seeker eigen: london · citi · mayor · build

Planned asylum seeker detention centre next to Oxfordshire sewage works criticised

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 65.1 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayseuropean · europ · franc · germani
Different this timebank · financi · credit · rate less than usual (-3.3σ) · hous · properti · home · mortgag more than usual (+2.3σ) · water · area · food · flood more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2024-04-17 Asylum seekers moved out of ex-RAF site in Essex after safety risks found (0.85)
2016-11-08 Plan for immigration removal centre near Glasgow airport rejected (0.83)
2001-08-14 Repairing a reputation (0.83)
2023-09-08 Home Office ordered to stop work on ex-RAF base for asylum seekers (0.83)
2020-12-09 Planned asylum seeker site near Hampshire village 'like open prison' (0.82)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timegrowth · economi · econom · chang less than usual (-2.8σ) · game · world · play · win less than usual (-2.4σ) · oil · univers · economi · scientist less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2004-10-29 Appeal court allows asylum centre (0.76)
2025-08-20 Labour-run councils consider legal challenges to asylum hotels (0.73)
2023-02-03 Home Office shelves plans to house asylum seekers in Southport Pontins (0.73)
2026-11-12 Angela Rayner grants planning approval for asylum centre in Piddington despite local opposition (0.71)
2025-11-11 Epping hotel can continue to house asylum seekers, high court rules (0.70)

lsa: servic · custom · phone · mobil eigen: user · internet · googl · phone

‘Prove you are not a robot’: how the Captcha scam captures your computer

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 64.6 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysletter · email · number · com · develop · scotland · scottish · parliament
Different this timenation · million · union · strike less than usual (-1.7σ) · prison · sentenc · charg · jail more than usual (+1.5σ)

Precedents2006-07-14 Windows Genuine Advantage: it only gets more confusing (0.91)
2018-09-06 How can I fix my Windows 10 laptop's browser? (0.90)
1999-01-28 Finding the errors in your way (0.89)
2003-07-17 Beware Trojans bearing gifts (0.89)
2008-05-07 Technophile (0.89)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timerefuge · help · asylum · hospit more than usual (+2.6σ) · climat · energi · emiss · gas less than usual (-2.3σ) · minist · prime · secretari · blair less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2014-12-04 No more infuriating Captcha: Google simply asks 'are you a robot?' (0.80)
2010-11-03 NuCaptcha introduces a video captcha service, ads included (0.79)
2017-03-13 How the internet found a better way than illegible squiggles to prove you're not a robot (0.79)
2001-08-23 Web watch (0.78)
2007-01-11 What have image spam and Captchas got in common? (0.78)

lsa: climat · emiss · chang · carbon eigen: climat · energi · emiss · gas

‘Risk multiplier’: super El Niño looms over Cop31 as climate pattern fuels global disasters

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 53.2 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysworld · countri · nation · communiti · soldier · republican · fund · armi
Different this timewater · area · food · flood more than usual (+2.6σ) · announc · cut · plan · budget less than usual (-2.5σ) · london · train · rail · transport less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2019-12-27 Climate crisis linked to at least 15 $1bn-plus disasters in 2019 (0.92)
2015-11-16 El Niño: food shortages, floods, disease and droughts set to put millions at risk (0.91)
2023-09-06 ‘A harrowing summer’: extreme weather costs hit US as 60m under heat alerts (0.89)
2019-09-19 Climate crisis leaving 2 million people a week needing aid – Red Cross (0.89)
2014-07-14 Eight ways climate change is making the world more dangerous (0.89)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysworld · compani · market · develop
Different this timelabour · tori · obama · war less than usual (-2.1σ) · win · life · game · old more than usual (+2.0σ) · game · world · play · win more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2015-11-16 El Niño: food shortages, floods, disease and droughts set to put millions at risk (0.88)
2015-12-30 El Niño: why predictable climate event still has the scientists guessing (0.86)
2026-09-17 ‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño (0.86)
2026-09-21 World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño (0.85)
2014-06-05 El Niño would be a disaster for the world's coral reefs (0.85)

lsa: trump · donald · presid · biden eigen: covid · vaccin · health · case

Trump administration planning to reimburse doctors treating vaccine ‘injury’

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 68.2 · novelty 0.38

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timerecord · nationwid · past · bring less than usual (-4.5σ) · covid · case · vaccin · pandem more than usual (+2.7σ) · oil · foreign · offici · site less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2024-12-13 RFK Jr key adviser petitioned regulators to revoke approval of polio vaccine (0.84)
2026-05-04 Who is Nicole Saphier, Trump’s new nominee for US surgeon general? (0.81)
2024-12-14 Mitch McConnell condemns petition to revoke approval of polio vaccine by RFK Jr adviser (0.79)
2025-08-30 Bernie Sanders demands that RFK Jr step down as health secretary (0.79)
2025-07-07 Planned Parenthood sues Trump administration over funding cuts in big bill (0.77)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timetrump · presid · donald · republican more than usual (+3.5σ) · refuge · help · asylum · hospit more than usual (+2.5σ) · fire · gas · hour · energi less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2025-08-31 RFK Jr says he’ll ‘fix’ a vaccine program - by canceling compensation for people with vaccine injuries (0.79)
2026-10-26 ‘It’s a mess right now’: RFK’s sweeping changes place new vaccines in limbo (0.76)
2026-08-21 Experts raise alarm over Trump’s public consultation on vaccines policy (0.73)
2026-10-07 Kennedy Plans Federal Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts (0.72)
2020-08-23 Coronavirus: Trump authorizes plasma treatment amid attacks on FDA (0.71)

lsa: russian · russia · ukrain · putin eigen: china · chines · beij · india

World leaders head to Asia for back-to-back diplomatic summits

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 56.3 · novelty 0.37

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayseuropean · europ · franc · germani
Different this timefire · oil · profit · european less than usual (-5.5σ) · climat · emiss · chang · carbon more than usual (+2.6σ) · trump · donald · presid · biden more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2025-08-31 Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi (0.87)
2026-05-20 Same but different: how Xi and China welcomed Trump and Putin (0.87)
2023-03-07 First Thing: China and US headed towards conflict, China’s foreign minister says (0.86)
2026-05-18 Xi prepares to welcome Putin to China four days after hosting Trump (0.86)
2025-10-27 ‘China is watching’: Finland warns defeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine key to stability in Indo-Pacific (0.85)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeclaim · say · statement · comment less than usual (-2.6σ) · london · citi · mayor · build more than usual (+2.3σ) · trump · presid · donald · republican more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2006-06-15 China hosts summit to rival US (0.82)
2025-11-01 Xi Jinping’s moment and whirlwind diplomatic tours: key takeaways from the Apec summit in South Korea (0.81)
2018-11-25 Trump versus Xi: China’s best shot at the world title is to box clever (0.79)
2025-10-28 Trump and Xi talks: what will be on the agenda when US president meets China’s leader? (0.79)
2019-06-26 Trump and Xi trade talks loom large over G20 meeting in Japan (0.78)

lsa: brexit · deal · johnson · bori eigen: food · store · retail · shop

Pasta, pies and paperwork errors: the reality of Brexit food checks

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 69.7 · novelty 0.37

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayseuropean · europ · franc · germani · committe · mps · member · bill
Different this timewater · area · food · flood more than usual (+3.2σ) · vaccin · point · pay · ftse less than usual (-2.3σ) · climat · emiss · chang · carbon less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2025-10-18 French customs reject British shellfish shipments after UK ‘reset’ deal with EU (0.84)
2018-05-03 Post-Brexit port checks could disrupt fresh food supplies, say freight bosses (0.83)
2021-02-04 Cancer drugs discarded because of Brexit red tape, MPs hear (0.80)
2021-12-29 What the UK and hauliers can expect from long-delayed Brexit controls (0.79)
2024-01-04 Dutch flower growers call for delays to UK post-Brexit border checks (0.78)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeeuropean · europ · franc · french more than usual (+4.2σ) · win · life · game · old less than usual (-2.3σ) · blair · toni · bomb · investor more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2020-08-28 Barnier 'flabbergasted' at UK attempt to reopen Brexit specialty food debate (0.77)
2022-01-01 Time to stockpile olives? Shortages as delis are hit by new Brexit import rules (0.76)
2018-05-03 Post-Brexit port checks could disrupt fresh food supplies, say freight bosses (0.76)
2024-01-30 Brexit border rules could cut shelf life of fresh food from EU by a fifth, say experts (0.71)
2024-09-16 UK’s post-Brexit checks on fruit and vegetables delayed for a third time (0.71)

lsa: car · vehicl · driver · road eigen: car · vehicl · driver · road

Two killed in Leeds after car pursued by police crashes into another vehicle

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 66.9 · novelty 0.37

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timepolic · arrest · offic · protest more than usual (+5.4σ) · death · die · toll · famili more than usual (+3.5σ) · pension · plan · vaccin · home less than usual (-2.8σ)

Precedents2018-06-02 Woman dies following Trafford Park hit-and-run (0.94)
2020-09-13 Man dies after crashing into lorry protecting car on M5 (0.94)
2013-01-27 Man held after two cyclists killed in hit-and-run incident near Bristol (0.94)
2024-10-18 Pregnant woman and unborn child killed in collision with Met police car (0.94)
2022-02-26 Road worker dies on M6 following police car chase (0.93)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysflight · airlin · passeng · airport
Different this timeworld · compani · market · develop less than usual (-2.5σ) · scotland · scottish · japan · ukrain more than usual (+1.8σ) · ban · public · report · warn less than usual (-1.7σ)

Precedents2018-06-30 Four young men killed in Leeds car crash (0.85)
2007-04-28 Two die as car crashes after police pursuit (0.84)
2018-11-10 Baby among four killed after police car chase ends in collision (0.84)
2018-08-02 Four men die in car crash after Bradford police pursuit (0.83)
2009-08-27 Detectives to question five over fatal car crash (0.83)

lsa: ireland · northern · irish · ira eigen: church · pope · cathol · bishop

Cold and health alerts issued for Scotland and northern England as snow and ice expected

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 78.0 · novelty 0.34

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timerecord · nationwid · past · bring less than usual (-3.0σ) · korea · north · south · korean more than usual (+2.7σ) · oil · foreign · offici · site less than usual (-2.6σ)

Precedents2023-03-04 Coldest day of year expected in parts of UK next week (0.96)
2025-11-17 UK weather: amber cold health alerts issued for northern England (0.96)
2023-03-11 UK weather: snow and ice warnings still in place but some respite from cold (0.94)
2023-07-08 Thunderstorms forecast to hit ‘spine’ of England (0.93)
2026-02-13 Arctic blast to bring snow, hail and icy conditions across UK this weekend (0.93)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysireland · northern · irish · ira
Different this timecovid · vaccin · health · case more than usual (+3.0σ) · korea · north · korean · militari more than usual (+2.6σ) · event · climat · weather · muslim more than usual (+2.5σ)

Precedents2024-11-15 Snow and ice expected in Scotland and north of England, Met Office warns (0.93)
2021-01-15 UK weather: snow and ice warnings issued for Scotland and parts of England (0.92)
2022-04-05 UK weather: Met Office issues yellow warning for snow in Scotland (0.90)
2013-02-10 Britain on snow and ice alert as Met Office issues severe weather warnings (0.90)
2026-01-04 Snow forecast hits Scottish schools and cold health alerts in place for England (0.88)

The Residual

The stories the basis explains least — the highest share of energy outside every archetype.

lsa: brexit · deal · johnson · bori eigen: bank · financi · fund · member

‘Nobody else is going to save us’: the direct action group taking on the UK’s banks, bailiffs and water firms

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 34.1 · novelty 0.65

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayseuropean · europ · franc · germani · parti · labour · tori · conserv · execut · chief · director · group
Different this timedeath · die · toll · famili more than usual (+3.4σ) · energi · gas · electr · power more than usual (+3.3σ) · unit · state · kingdom · nation more than usual (+2.4σ)

Precedents2026-11-09 Thames Water asks creditors for more time to help repay £20bn debt pile (0.69)
2024-09-30 Thames Water could be blocked from new debt financing next week (0.64)
2002-09-16 Can creditors refuse to deal with a third party? (0.60)
2019-05-01 British Steel receives £120m government loan (0.60)
2003-08-26 Making working out work out (0.59)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timewin · life · game · old more than usual (+1.8σ) · presid · site · man · game less than usual (-1.6σ) · oil · univers · economi · scientist less than usual (-1.5σ)

Precedents2002-08-12 Rival bidders prepare to make a swoop on Mothercare (0.60)
2024-11-25 Gina Miller’s call to women: invest, and fight back against financial abuse (0.59)
2011-12-07 Camila Batmanghelidjh says government must 'wake up' to needs of vulnerable young (0.58)
2016-04-30 Tina Green to face questions from MPs over BHS collapse (0.56)
2023-08-01 Sarah Breeden to be deputy governor of Bank of England (0.53)

lsa: energi · gas · electr · power eigen: appl · build · iphon · debt

Troubled Scottish steel supplier raises questions over Royal Navy contracts

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 49.7 · novelty 0.59

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayswater · area · food · flood · announc · cut · plan · budget
Different this timegroup · johnson · sale · conserv less than usual (-2.6σ) · injur · man · report · found less than usual (-2.5σ) · kill · injur · least · other less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2026-01-18 Royal Navy shipbuilder in limbo owing to cash shortage at Liberty Steel plant (0.77)
2010-07-27 Former Vestas staff open wind turbine manufacturer on Isle of Wight (0.74)
2008-12-30 RWE advances plan for new nuclear plant on Anglesey (0.73)
2015-04-02 Hinkley Point C nuclear project workers face layoff (0.72)
2021-03-15 'If it shuts it will be a disaster': Rotherham fears for its steel industry (0.72)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeminist · prime · secretari · blair more than usual (+2.3σ) · zealand · children · passeng · rail less than usual (-1.9σ) · church · pope · cathol · bishop more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2026-01-18 Royal Navy shipbuilder in limbo owing to cash shortage at Liberty Steel plant (0.79)
2025-05-21 Liberty Steel has not produced anything at two key plants since July 2024 (0.72)
2026-06-06 MoD reports ‘minor technical issue’ with aircraft carrier docked in Norway (0.66)
2000-02-09 Steel plants at risk from pound (0.66)
2026-04-15 Norwegian group in talks to buy former Liberty Steel works in South Yorkshire (0.65)

lsa: car · vehicl · driver · road eigen: car · vehicl · driver · road

The Queensland ebike scheme keeping regional riders off the road: ‘If you live north of Rockhampton, bad luck’

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 58.0 · novelty 0.57

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timekorea · north · south · korean more than usual (+1.7σ) · committe · mps · member · bill more than usual (+1.6σ) · unit · state · kingdom · nation more than usual (+1.5σ)

Precedents2016-03-25 California lawmaker pushes for driver-free robot car testing on public roads (0.74)
2026-04-07 Midwest’s bottleneck bridge is getting help at last – but is it all good news? (0.73)
2001-07-14 Pay-to-drive works but with hidden costs (0.73)
2019-06-23 Will we all have to be forced out of our cars? (0.72)
2015-03-06 Drivers in England to get 10 minutes' grace to avoid parking penalties (0.72)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysflight · airlin · passeng · airport
Different this timeaustralia · australian · zealand · island more than usual (+2.9σ) · trump · presid · donald · republican less than usual (-1.8σ) · claim · say · statement · comment more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2005-01-16 Baby I can drive my car (0.61)
2006-10-14 Pay-as-you-go cuts costs for some drivers (0.60)
2006-10-05 Norwich Union offers 'pay as you drive' insurance (0.59)
2008-03-26 New eco-towns to make it hard going for cars with 15mph limit (0.59)
2013-04-20 On the road: Toyota Auris Hybrid (0.59)

lsa: protest · demonstr · right · activist eigen: countri · state · school · children

‘We need to get back to class’: some teachers lose patience as France enters its eighth week of student protests

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 45.3 · novelty 0.54

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysciti · mayor · council · local
Different this timepension · australia · bird · speci less than usual (-6.5σ) · ireland · northern · irish · ira more than usual (+2.5σ) · group · johnson · sale · conserv less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2026-10-04 More than 400 schools in France to be closed on Monday as more protests planned (0.93)
2026-10-10 ‘We’re not asking for luxury’: school protesters in Paris suburb feel abandoned by French state (0.92)
2026-10-07 French police suspend use of stun grenades at school protests as minister rejects accusations of brutality (0.91)
2026-10-05 France braces for national day of school protests as boy loses hand (0.91)
2026-10-02 Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests (0.90)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeeuropean · europ · franc · french more than usual (+2.2σ) · investig · murder · found · intellig less than usual (-2.0σ) · french · franc · bird · speci less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2026-10-19 The French 14-Year-Old Whose Face Was Maimed by a Tear Gas Grenade (0.65)
1999-01-23 Students sound off but decline martyrdom (0.55)
2001-08-02 Few find any merit in youth curfew (0.55)
2009-12-15 Italian student tells of arrest while filming for fun (0.53)
2007-07-31 'Agony' of teens kept in school (0.53)

lsa: protest · demonstr · right · activist eigen: democrat · black · rebel · senat

Protest in Prague over media freedom expected to be one of biggest in Czechia’s history

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 51.4 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysciti · mayor · council · local
Different this timemarket · problem · number · manag less than usual (-2.9σ) · democrat · republican · case · letter less than usual (-2.2σ) · european · europ · franc · germani more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2012-01-02 Hungary set for protests over constitution (0.78)
2020-08-12 Thailand protesters 'cross the Rubicon' and risk all to criticise the monarchy (0.75)
2021-08-05 A coup or not? Tunisian activists grapple with president’s power grab (0.75)
2013-06-07 Erdoğan demands end to Turkey protests (0.75)
2025-03-26 ‘It’s disinformation’: Turkish state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests (0.74)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeinvestig · murder · found · intellig less than usual (-3.1σ) · russian · russia · ukrain · putin more than usual (+2.2σ) · european · europ · franc · french more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2014-07-01 Hong Kong: hundreds of thousands participate in pro-democracy march (0.65)
2019-06-23 Czech Republic: protesters demand prime minister's resignation (0.65)
2005-12-05 Mass protest demands full democratic reform (0.64)
2019-12-08 Hong Kong: mammoth rally marks six months of pro-democracy protests (0.64)
2019-11-13 Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution - archive, November 1989 (0.63)

lsa: develop · scotland · scottish · parliament eigen: labour · brexit · corbyn · footbal

Looking for an ancient tree worth a detour? There’s an app for that

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 55.8 · novelty 0.52

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysdemocrat · republican · case · letter
Different this timekill · injur · least · other more than usual (+1.7σ) · nation · million · union · strike less than usual (-1.6σ) · energi · gas · electr · power less than usual (-1.5σ)

Precedents2017-01-05 I tried to work all day in a VR headset and it was horrible (0.81)
2013-12-01 Lorraine Pascale: 'Twitter can be a tough crowd' (0.79)
2026-02-17 Gotta watch ‘em all? Pokémon-style app for birdwatching launches (0.79)
2015-06-16 Digital park delivers talking trees and a fishy monster in the pond (0.79)
2008-08-29 Jane's never alone in the dark (0.78)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timechurch · pope · cathol · bishop less than usual (-2.2σ) · minist · prime · secretari · blair less than usual (-2.2σ) · growth · economi · econom · chang less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2025-05-16 ‘We sometimes milked 3,000 snails a day!’: the dying art of milking molluscs (0.62)
2012-11-19 Bugarach: the French village destined to survive the Mayan apocalypse (0.59)
2010-09-23 Bugaboo: all-terrain fashion at a price (0.59)
2013-10-15 How do I become … an arborist (0.57)
2026-04-21 ‘They come right past the house’: learning to live with rhinos as numbers soar in Nepal (0.57)

lsa: servic · custom · phone · mobil eigen: australia · australian · zealand · island

How sensitive data from Centrelink and other Australian agencies may have been fed to Palantir software

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 59.6 · novelty 0.52

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysletter · email · number · com · develop · scotland · scottish · parliament
Different this timetrump · donald · presid · biden more than usual (+2.8σ) · announc · cut · plan · budget less than usual (-2.6σ) · isra · israel · palestinian · gaza more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2026-10-02 OpenAI disclose another hack on government department in Australia (0.82)
2023-07-05 HWL Ebsworth hack: Russian gang released ‘sensitive personal and government information’, Australia’s cybersecurity chief says (0.81)
2026-10-03 OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day (0.80)
2015-10-12 Easier access to your data starts here as mandatory retention becomes law in Australia (0.78)
2014-10-26 Metadata: privacy commissioner cannot monitor all those with access (0.77)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuser · internet · googl · phone more than usual (+3.1σ) · covid · vaccin · health · case more than usual (+2.7σ) · arrest · charg · alleg · old less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2016-01-28 John Madigan says agency that oversees doctors can't be trusted with metadata (0.74)
2015-10-28 TeleChoice tightens practices after private data found in shipping container (0.65)
2016-01-18 Dozens of agencies want warrantless access to Australians' metadata again (0.65)
2026-01-02 Real estate agents under the microscope in Australian-first privacy ‘compliance sweep’ (0.64)
2019-03-27 Tech companies not 'comfortable' storing data in Australia, Microsoft warns (0.63)

lsa: letter · email · number · com eigen: food · store · retail · shop

Who’s duping whom? Cut-price versions of luxury items are Christmas hit

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 66.3 · novelty 0.51

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysservic · custom · phone · mobil
Different this timevaccin · point · pay · ftse less than usual (-3.4σ) · women · men · woman · sexual more than usual (+2.1σ) · asylum · immigr · refuge · seeker less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2006-11-07 Pick a card, any card (0.86)
2007-12-15 How to get 10% off everything (0.85)
2003-12-21 Buying with clicks is better with bricks (0.84)
2007-11-28 Give a little more (0.83)
2023-11-08 AI Pictionary and a ‘robo-dog’ make UK shops’ hottest Christmas toy lists (0.83)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timemarket · ftse · south · close less than usual (-2.9σ) · german · germani · letter · christma more than usual (+2.5σ) · russian · russia · ukrain · putin more than usual (+2.4σ)

Precedents2010-12-16 On the scent of the best perfume deals (0.76)
2011-02-04 Ten of the best … Valentine's Day treats for that special person (0.71)
2023-03-27 ‘Sour taste’ as cost of sugar hits Easter eggs and hot cross buns, say UK retailers (0.71)
2012-11-30 Are Tesco's special offers a Christmas fable? (0.70)
2010-11-27 Christmas shopping on a budget (0.70)