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New Russian jet-powered drones pose growing threat to Ukraine▲248KEnten & Chalian unpack new CNN polls with midterms 13 days away▲231KItaly takes MAJOR action as France braces for more RIOTS▲224KHamas Terrorist Who Barbarically Paraded Shani Louk's Body on October 7th Killed by IDF▲201KThe rescue attempt that freed shark from South Korean canal▲160KIlhan Omar has a 'REAL PROBLEM,' constitutional attorney says▲144KMusk ordered Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine: Report▲137KMacron WARNS rioters from overseas trip as France BRACES for unrest▲134KHarris Faulkner: This is DISGUSTING▲118K'ABSOLUTE STUNNER': New corruption scandal rocks Trump just weeks before midterms▲106KABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 20, 2026▲106K'Scummiest thing I've seen in politics': Ohio ad sparks outrage▲97KNew Russian jet-powered drones pose growing threat to Ukraine▲248KEnten & Chalian unpack new CNN polls with midterms 13 days away▲231KItaly takes MAJOR action as France braces for more RIOTS▲224KHamas Terrorist Who Barbarically Paraded Shani Louk's Body on October 7th Killed by IDF▲201KThe rescue attempt that freed shark from South Korean canal▲160KIlhan Omar has a 'REAL PROBLEM,' constitutional attorney says▲144KMusk ordered Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine: Report▲137KMacron WARNS rioters from overseas trip as France BRACES for unrest▲134KHarris Faulkner: This is DISGUSTING▲118K'ABSOLUTE STUNNER': New corruption scandal rocks Trump just weeks before midterms▲106KABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 20, 2026▲106K'Scummiest thing I've seen in politics': Ohio ad sparks outrage▲97K

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Stephen Hubbard release from Russia Ongoing

World Top story · most outlets covering

First reported Oct 19, 11:02 PM ET by CNN · 55 hours so far

Russia frees 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard, Trump envoy says (opens the original story in a new tab)

CNN6:28 AM

20 / 27 outletsNot yet: Business Insider, CNBC, Associated Press, HuffPost +3

Articles: 41
Running: 55h
YouTube views: 819K
Videos: 31

Trump is the 'PRINCIPAL ENEMY OF THE U.S.' for helping Russia, veteran foreign analyst says (opens YouTube in a new tab)

MS NOW

206,596views

BREAKING: Russia releases detained American, Steve Wifkoff reveals (opens YouTube in a new tab)

Fox News

153,327views

BREAKING: Russia released detained US citizen #shorts (opens YouTube in a new tab)

Fox News

84,555views

Today in numbers

Oct 21, 6 AM ET to 6 AM ET the next day

Articles today: 1,984from 27 outlets
YouTube views: 27.7Mon 637 videos
Stories: 39multi-outlet
Outlets: 27tracked

Just in

Newest articles from the outlets we track

2:50 AM
Lumpy Jio IPO inflows push rupee into 'overbought' zone just as oil renews rise (opens the original story in a new tab)
World Reuters
2:45 AM
Oil jumps $2 on escalating Middle East tension (opens the original story in a new tab)
Business Reuters
2:35 AM
How a merged SpaceX-Tesla might navigate its China problem (opens the original story in a new tab)
U.S. Reuters
2:33 AM
Walker Kessler's historic Lakers debut earns hilarious nickname from Shaq (opens the original story in a new tab)
Sports New York Post

Top stories

Stories covered by the most outlets on this day (6 AM to 6 AM ET)

Russia frees 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard, Trump envoy says (opens the original story in a new tab)
World CNN 6:28 AM 41 articles

Not yet: Business Insider, CNBC +5

819K YouTube views 20 / 27
Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Penalty to New Mexico in Data Privacy Case (opens the original story in a new tab)
Tech NTD 8:41 PM 18 articles

Not yet: Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal +7

37K YouTube views 18 / 27
Supreme Court Refuses to Let Trump Cut Transgender Inmate Care (opens the original story in a new tab)
Politics Breitbart 9:59 PM 17 articles

Not yet: Business Insider, CNBC +8

76K YouTube views 17 / 27
4

New Mexico Sues Jeffrey Epstein’s Lawyer and Accountant (opens the original story in a new tab)
U.S. The Wall Street Journal 2:07 PM 15 articles

Not yet: Bloomberg, The New York Times +10

89K YouTube views 15 / 27
5

Congressional candidate Brad Lander says he was detained by IDF in West Bank (opens the original story in a new tab)
U.S. The Hill 10:24 AM 15 articles

Not yet: Business Insider, CNBC +11

503K YouTube views 14 / 27
6

Pope Leo to Be Released From Hospital on Saturday After Lung Cancer Surgery, Vatican Says (opens the original story in a new tab)
World Breitbart Oct 17, 6:48 AM 109 articles

Not yet: CNBC, The Wall Street Journal +1

1.2M YouTube views 24 / 27
7

Toledo, Ohio hit with evacuations and shelter-in-place orders after toxic chemical release (opens the original story in a new tab)
U.S. New York Post 1:01 PM 14 articles

Not yet: Bloomberg, Reuters +12

297K YouTube views 13 / 27
8

Michigan Senate debate live: El-Sayed, Rogers face off again (opens the original story in a new tab)
Politics MS NOW 5:01 PM 23 articles

Not yet: Bloomberg, Reuters +13

108K YouTube views 12 / 27
9

Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow Big Bend border wall construction (opens the original story in a new tab)
Politics Reuters 6:10 PM 10 articles

Not yet: New York Post, Los Angeles Times +15

10 / 27
10

Elon Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla Are Exploring a Merger (opens the original story in a new tab)
Business The New York Times 6:58 AM 38 articles

Not yet: Associated Press, HuffPost +9

113K YouTube views 16 / 27

Surging on YouTube

Biggest view gains since the previous update

1
New Russian jet-powered drones pose growing threat to Ukraine (opens YouTube in a new tab)
CNN 12h ago YouTube

▲589KviewsLast 3 hours 589,009 · total 1.56M
2
Enten & Chalian unpack new CNN polls with midterms 13 days away (opens YouTube in a new tab)
CNN 13h ago YouTube

▲550KviewsLast 3 hours 549,880 · total 1.15M
3
Hamas Terrorist Who Barbarically Paraded Shani Louk's Body on October 7th Killed by IDF (opens YouTube in a new tab)
New York Post 12h ago YouTube

▲495KviewsLast 3 hours 494,628 · total 996K
4
Italy takes MAJOR action as France braces for more RIOTS (opens YouTube in a new tab)
Fox News 18h ago YouTube

▲438KviewsLast 3 hours 437,578 · total 1.04M
5
Musk ordered Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine: Report (opens YouTube in a new tab)
CNN 18h ago YouTube

▲327KviewsLast 3 hours 327,253 · total 1.04M
6
The rescue attempt that freed shark from South Korean canal (opens YouTube in a new tab)
Reuters 11h ago YouTube

▲318KviewsLast 3 hours 317,619 · total 361K

Climbing the most-read lists

24 climbing

Outlets’ own most-read lists — stories climbing the most (that day)

1 Report: Federal Agents Knock on Doors to Crack Down on Noncitizens Voting Ahead of Midterms (opens the original story in a new tab) Breitbart· Most readNew on the list ▲10 spotsUnranked → No. 1
2 Nancy Mace: Ramaswamy’s ‘Ad Might Have Cost JD Vance the Presidency’ (opens the original story in a new tab) Breitbart· Most readNew on the listOn 4 outlets’ lists ▲9 spotsUnranked → No. 2
3 Vance Defends Ramaswamy’s Ad as Backlash Threatens Ohio Campaign (opens the original story in a new tab) The New York Times· Most readNew on the listOn 4 outlets’ lists ▲9 spotsUnranked → No. 2
4 Nolte: Amy Acton’s Mother Films Ad Against ‘Liar’ Amy Acton — Acton Responds (opens the original story in a new tab) Breitbart· Most read ▲6 spotsNo. 10 → No. 4
5 Trump at Roundtable Details Administration’s Crackdown on Cybercrime (opens the original story in a new tab) Breitbart· Most readNew on the list ▲6 spotsUnranked → No. 5
6 James Talarico fires back at Elon Musk in Texas Senate race feud (opens the original story in a new tab) CNBC· Most readNew on the list ▲5 spotsUnranked → No. 1
7 Oil Flows Return to Pre-War Levels Despite Iran’s Resurgent Hormuz Terrorism (opens the original story in a new tab) Breitbart· Most readNew on the list ▲5 spotsUnranked → No. 6
8 Critical web security flaws spark global alarm as Google, OpenAI and Amazon respond \n (opens the original story in a new tab) CNBC· Most readNew on the list ▲4 spotsUnranked → No. 2

Most watched on YouTube

News videos posted on this day, by views

New Russian jet-powered drones pose growing threat to Ukraine

CNN · 9h ago

1,557,186 views－ 10,418 2,539 Like rate 0.7%as of 1:17 AM ET

Enten & Chalian unpack new CNN polls with midterms 13 days away

CNN · 10h ago

1,147,621 views▲1 8,281 1,590 Like rate 0.7%as of 1:17 AM ET

Musk ordered Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine: Report

CNN · 15h ago

1,038,870 views▲2 13,315 6,440 Like rate 1.3%as of 1:17 AM ET

Italy takes MAJOR action as France braces for more RIOTS

Fox News · 15h ago

1,037,148 views－ 6,179 2,355 Like rate 0.6%as of 1:17 AM ET

Most liked on YouTube

Likes ÷ views, on this day (videos with 5,000+ views)

Lawrence: Trump's envoy called Putin a 'humanitarian,' and Trump's spineless quislings stayed silent

MS NOW · <1h ago

10.7% like rateNEW 3,702 419 34,614 viewsas of 1:17 AM ET

FULL INTERVIEW: Rep. Ilhan Omar sits down with Chris Hayes after raid on her house

MS NOW · <1h ago

8.7% like rateNEW 2,352 1,079 26,919 viewsas of 1:17 AM ET

CAMPAGIN DISASTER: Team Trump running on depravity in midterms' closing weeks

MS NOW · <1h ago

7.7% like rateNEW 1,622 226 21,177 viewsas of 1:17 AM ET

Trump corruption makes Vance anti-fraud program an instant joke

MS NOW · <1h ago

6.7% like rateNEW 549 96 8,199 viewsas of 1:17 AM ET

Most discussed

Comments per 1,000 views on this day (videos with 5,000+ views)

Shorts

Shorts posted on this day, by views

Australian MP Helen Haines Loses Both Legs After 'Horrendous' Incident

596K views · Newsweek
as of 1:17 AM ET

Ilhan Omar BREAKS SILENCE, asks for donations amid federal probes #foxnews #news #shorts #world

579K views · Fox News
as of 1:17 AM ET

NYT: Billionaire got Trump pardon after $50 millio deal with Alina Habba Mildon

368K views · MS NOW
as of 1:17 AM ET

US congressional candidate released after detention in West Bank

307K views · CNN
as of 1:17 AM ET

Poll: Trump’s approval rating keeps sinking

246K views · MS NOW
as of 1:17 AM ET

NEW: Zelenskyy willing to 'FREEZE' battle lines to end war

198K views · Fox News
as of 1:17 AM ET

Outlets on this day

27 outlets · 2,219 articles on this day

Outlet map: who publishes the most, who gets watched

On Oct 21 · each dot is an outlet: across = articles, up = YouTube views (log scale); dashed lines are the medians of 27 outlets

Biggest YouTube audience

MS NOW 8.54M views, 41 articles

Published the most

New York Post 304 articles, 1.88M views

Most views per article

MS NOW 208K views per article

All 27 outlets in detail ›

On Bluesky

Links posted by outlets’ official accounts on this day, by reposts

1 Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion over Cambridge Analytica breach (opens the original story in a new tab) Associated Press· 16h ago 358 reposts969 likes
2 Officer who found man dead in Florida home allegedly moved in, renovated and assumed his identity for years (opens the original story in a new tab) NBC News· 11h ago 335 reposts902 likes
3 US Democratic congressional nominee Lander detained by Israeli authorities in West Bank (opens the original story in a new tab) Reuters· 23h ago 238 reposts477 likes
4 Man who died in ICE custody in Texas was lawful permanent resident (opens the original story in a new tab) USA Today· 22h ago 147 reposts204 likes
5 New Mexico sues Epstein attorney and accountant, accuses them of hiding sex trafficking operation (opens the original story in a new tab) Associated Press· 17h ago 131 reposts385 likes
6 U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections (opens the original story in a new tab) The New York Times· 10h ago 79 reposts100 likes

Busiest hours

New articles per hour over the last 7 days (ET) — darker means more

Takeaway · peak hour

The busiest hour that day was 12 PM ET, with 166 new articles

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Latest

Newest articles from the outlets we track

2:31 AM
Philippines Delivers Jumbo Rate Hike as Inflation Heats Up Anew (opens the original story in a new tab)
Bloomberg
2:30 AM
China's Xi calls for qualitative improvement, measurable growth in economy (opens the original story in a new tab)
World Reuters
2:30 AM
Democratic organizer fired after alleging Abdul El-Sayed is taking foreign money in Michigan Senate race: report (opens the original story in a new tab)
U.S. New York Post

Michigan Senate race 12 / 27
2:29 AM
Sainsbury Lifts Lower End of Guidance as Offers Drive Volume (opens the original story in a new tab)
Bloomberg
2:27 AM
LSEG Agrees $3.5 Billion Deal to Buy Credit Firm Octus (opens the original story in a new tab)
Bloomberg
2:27 AM
Hillary Clinton scolds Matthew McConaughey for 'unfortunate' video supporting independent candidates (opens the original story in a new tab)
Business New York Post
2:25 AM
Ozempic wave boosts US cobblers and tailors as Americans tighten their belts (opens the original story in a new tab)
Business Reuters
2:22 AM
CCTV Script 22/10/26 (opens the original story in a new tab)
CNBC
2:22 AM
American woman masterminded $6M marriage fraud scheme that helped illegal immigrants get citizenship: DOJ (opens the original story in a new tab)
U.S. New York Post
2:19 AM
Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg 'lost all respect' for Luka Doncic (opens the original story in a new tab)
Sports New York Post
2:18 AM
Darius Garland leads Clippers to big win over Kings (opens the original story in a new tab)
Sports Los Angeles Times
2:15 AM
Hermes third-quarter growth slows as ready-to-wear turns negative (opens the original story in a new tab)
Business Reuters
2:13 AM
Roberts-Smith Accuses Media of ‘Grotesque Manipulation’ as He Breaks His Silence (opens the original story in a new tab)
World The Epoch Times
2:12 AM
How Europe's emptying countryside is fuelling a new wildfire crisis (opens the original story in a new tab)
Reuters
2:11 AM
U.S. Treasury yields may be poised for a breakout with Fed meeting as catalyst, says BMO (opens the original story in a new tab)
CNBC
2:10 AM
Japan Scrambles to Patch PHP Flaws as Banks, Airlines Go Offline (opens the original story in a new tab)
Bloomberg
2:10 AM
Australia Signs New Defence Pact With Timor-Leste (opens the original story in a new tab)
World The Epoch Times
2:04 AM
JD Vance Visits His Favorite NFL Team – And The Reception Wasn’t What You’d Expect (opens the original story in a new tab)
HuffPost
2:01 AM
Nets' Mikel Brown Jr. shows flashes of brilliance in NBA debut (opens the original story in a new tab)
Sports New York Post
2:00 AM
Hermès Sales Miss Estimates in Region That Includes China (opens the original story in a new tab)
Bloomberg