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

Subject · 66 stories · 106 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 17, 2023

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The return of measles to the US and the outbreaks in Texas and beyond

11 of 95 stories this year · 2 about Polk County

Measles outbreak involving cases at a Philadelphia day care center expands, health officials say · 6 articles, Jan 5Florida's 9th case of measles confirmed in Polk County: Health officials · 10 articles, Feb 20Florida refuses to bar unvaccinated students from school suffering a measles outbreak · 17 articles, Feb 22First case of measles reported in Chicago since 2019 · 5 articles, Mar 8A CDC team joins the response to 8 measles cases in a Chicago shelter for migrants · 42 articles, Mar 8Second child at Pilsen migrant shelter diagnosed with measles, CDPH says · 5 articles, Mar 8CDC issues alert over rising measles cases in the U.S. · 18 articles, Mar 18Measles outbreak puts elimination status at risk: CDC · 9 articles, Apr 11US measles cases are up in 2024. What's driving the increase? · 29 articles, Apr 11Measles cases in the U.S. are already triple last year's total, and it's only July · 11 articles, Jul 27Global Measles Cases Rise by 20% as WHO Blames One Key Factor · 13 articles, Nov 14

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Everything else7 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Polk County that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Feb 16Amber Alert triggered for 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who may have been abducted, Texas DPS says5 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name Polk County

  1. Dec 16– 18Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll58 articles · 46 independent sources
    9 left, 12 center, 11 right
  2. Oct 8– 11Hurricane Milton aftermath: At least 16 fatalities reported, more than 2.4M without power in Florida513 articles · 107 independent sources
    32 left, 56 center, 18 right
  3. Mar 14Florida citrus capital was top destination for US movers last year12 articles · 12 independent sources
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  4. Feb 21Man charged with capital murder in death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham15 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Feb 19– 21Body of Audrii Cunningham, missing 11-year-old Texas girl, found in river65 articles · 37 independent sources
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  6. Feb 16– 19Police search for missing 11-year-old Texas girl, man in custody18 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right