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Cold War

Arcs in the news about Cold War from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Subject · 113 stories · 331 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 6, 2023

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Nov 6, 202352012
Nov 27, 2023213216224
Dec 4, 20231522892
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Jan 29, 20240113
Feb 5, 20240405
Feb 12, 202487732
Mar 11, 20241109
Mar 25, 202412248174
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May 27, 2024819669
Jun 10, 20241021890
Jun 17, 2024142914162
Jun 24, 2024723780
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Jul 15, 2024162610122
Jul 22, 202423115
Jul 29, 2024284524320
Sep 2, 20240719
Oct 28, 202425532
Nov 4, 202425221
Nov 11, 2024210245
Nov 18, 20241318871
Dec 2, 20241001
Dec 16, 202404114
Dec 23, 202472514158
Dec 30, 2024162517168
Jan 27, 20252305
Feb 3, 20251215690
Feb 24, 202535118
Mar 10, 20250102
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Mar 31, 202513216
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May 26, 2025710628
Jul 21, 202562016
Jul 28, 2025516370
Aug 4, 2025715959
Aug 11, 2025244219269
Aug 18, 20251001
Sep 29, 202518022
Oct 27, 2025719978
Nov 3, 2025172310152
Dec 15, 20250208
Dec 22, 2025110027
Jan 5, 202628441
Jan 26, 202657236
Apr 27, 20260101
May 4, 2026712661
Jun 1, 202632631
Jun 22, 20260011
Jun 29, 20261102
Jul 6, 202681811108
Jul 20, 202622914
Jul 27, 20262027
Aug 3, 20261146
Aug 10, 202629478
Aug 17, 2026912963
Aug 24, 20260011
Aug 31, 2026813756
Sep 7, 2026310231
Sep 14, 2026193328196
Sep 21, 2026172924157
Sep 28, 20262013

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else35 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Cold War that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 18– 24How to track Santa Claus around the world with NORAD’s flight tracker62 articles · 30 independent sources
    1 left, 13 center, 1 right
  2. Jul 28Putin says planned US deployment of long-range missiles in Germany is ‘reminiscent’ of Cold War18 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Jun 19– 20Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that appears to be the strongest since the Cold War119 articles · 59 independent sources
    13 left, 22 center, 12 right
  4. Feb 3– 6Police: Inert Cold War-era missile found in garage of Washington home9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 1 right

Stories that name Cold War

  1. Dec 29– 30Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. president, has died at 100278 articles · 134 independent sources
    20 left, 31 center, 24 right
  2. Dec 20Is the NORAD Santa tracker safe from a government shutdown? - The Daily Reporter10 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 19– 22Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says75 articles · 44 independent sources
    11 left, 16 center, 8 right
  4. Nov 17– 19Bela Karolyi, legendary and controversial gymnastics coach, dies at 8255 articles · 29 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 2 right
  5. Nov 9Tens of thousands celebrate fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago with concerts and art installations9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  6. Nov 3– 4RFK Jr. says Trump would recommend removing fluoride from drinking water on 1st day in office47 articles · 22 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 5 right
  7. Sep 4– 5South Korea Says North Korea Has Again Launched Trash-Carrying Balloons Across the Border10 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 1 right
  8. Aug 1Biden celebrates freeing of Americans wrongfully detained in Russia: 'Their agony is over'15 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  9. Aug 1– 2Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan freed from Russia in historic multi-country prisoner swap, back in US89 articles · 35 independent sources
    9 left, 12 center, 8 right
  10. Aug 1– 3US and Russia tout prisoner swap as a victory. But perceptions of the deal show stark differences240 articles · 90 independent sources
    23 left, 37 center, 20 right
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