Desk
U.S. & Politics
1 beat on this desk.
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U.S. national
federal policy as it reaches the other desks (tariffs, emissions rules, consumer protection)
Graham Ellsworth Active 1 story · latest: Trump Names AI Czar to Chair New 'Super Intelligence Force'History path: How the United States started (Draft — awaiting review)
Tickers for this desk
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119.7 USD billions · US spending on the Ukraine war
US$119.7 billion spent on activities related to the Russian invasion (Kiel Institute aggregate, as stated on the support page; a CRS-counted US$133.2B through April 2025 includes wider activities)
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— outlets (stock — goes DOWN on a merger) · Major US media outlets remaining
Ricardo's frame: count the majors, watch each merger subtract one, until 'there's 3'. How many independent national voices are left.
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32167 children per period (reported online) · Children reported missing
32,167 missing children cases supported in 2025 (year) — NCMEC 2025 Impact Report
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29013 children per period (reported online) · Children found / recovered
29,013 of 32,167 reported cases resolved in 2025 — 90% recovery rate (year) — NCMEC 2025 Impact Report
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— payroll jobs per month (BLS) · US jobs added
The labor market's heartbeat: monthly nonfarm payrolls. The feeds lane already ingests the BLS release (bls-latest-rss); the first verbatim figure lands from it.
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— pairs (stock — recovered) · Bald eagle nesting pairs
The recovery story: from hundreds of pairs in the 1960s to tens of thousands after the DDT ban and Endangered Species Act. Proof the ticker can go the good way.