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  1. CGT denounces 'millet' smic increase, calls for November 17 strike

    1h scan; card published ; 3 publisher pages; upstream origin unresolved 1–3.

    The CGT has condemned the government's 1.6% smic increase as 'millet' (crumbs), calling for a new strike on November 17. The increase, set for December 1, is seen as insufficient by labor unions, who demand a more substantial raise. The government's announcement follows a conference with social partners, but unions argue that the increase does not meet the needs of workers facing rising inflation.

  2. French PM Tries to Quell Social Outrage with Smic Boost

    1h scan; card published ; 3 publisher pages; upstream origin unresolved 1–3.

    French Premier Sebastien Lecornu aims to address widespread social unrest by boosting the minimum wage (Smic) during a conference with labor unions and students. The move comes as protests continue, with demands for higher wages and government accountability. The PM promises concrete responses but faces limited leeway in addressing broader wage issues.

  3. Ukraine and Russia report major strikes as peace talks loom

    1h scan; card published ; 3 publisher pages; upstream origin unresolved 1–3.

    Ukraine and Russia report major strikes as peace talks loom. Russian missiles hit Kyiv, damaging the Northern Bridge and injuring at least six people. Ukrainian drones struck a bridge in Rostov Oblast, damaging critical infrastructure and causing traffic closures and blackouts.

  4. Keisha Lance Bottoms Becomes First Black Woman Governor in Georgia History

    1h scan; card published ; 3 publisher pages; upstream origin unresolved 1–3.

    Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman governor in Georgia history, marking a historic win in the 2026 midterms. Her victory signals a shift in political power and sets the stage for potential changes in national policy.

  5. Nvidia probes CEO's affair with suspected Chinese spy

    1h scan; card published ; 3 publisher pages; upstream origin unresolved 1–3.

    Nvidia initiates investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy, as the company's board begins an independent inquiry. The probe follows reports that Huang, a top executive at the chipmaker, had a relationship with Alice Huang, a former executive at Megaspeed, which US authorities linked to Chinese intelligence.

  6. Trump offers Dana White White House press secretary role

    1h scan; card published ; 4 publisher pages; upstream origin unresolved 1–4.

    Donald Trump has offered the White House press secretary role to Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The position has been vacant since mid-October, following the departure of Katie Zacharia after a brief tenure. White, a Trump ally and donor, has neither formally accepted nor turned down the offer, though he shared a photo of himself behind the White House podium, signaling his interest in the role.

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News-triggered public data atlas

Exact article spans resolve against a versioned public gazetteer before bounded public-data enrichment runs. The current public store contains 328 resolved places and 3226 of 10266 mentions matched to their own coordinates; unresolved names are not moved to a capital.

Heat counts distinct ingested news-event clusters. Grey means no ingested observation, not that nothing exists. A zero is a measured zero. Semantic place confidence is an unvalidated rubric, not a probability.

Places in the current public interval

  • Kyiv, Kiev, Ukraine: 40 distinct ingested event clusters, 49 resolved mentions; last observed .
  • Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia: 33 distinct ingested event clusters, 48 resolved mentions; last observed .
  • Al Khalil, Palestine: 32 distinct ingested event clusters, 56 resolved mentions; last observed .
  • Wainwright, Alaska, United States of America: 25 distinct ingested event clusters, 35 resolved mentions; last observed .
  • Rome, Lazio, Italy: 21 distinct ingested event clusters, 33 resolved mentions; last observed .
  • Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine: 19 distinct ingested event clusters, 22 resolved mentions; last observed .
  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: 19 distinct ingested event clusters, 23 resolved mentions; last observed .
  • São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil: 16 distinct ingested event clusters, 17 resolved mentions; last observed .

Data behind the map

  • Energy infrastructure maps (U.S. Energy Information Administration): 0 public rows. This source is registered, but its event-triggered layers are not yet present in the public atlas database. No record must not be read as no infrastructure. Awaiting event-triggered intake. Primary dataset source
  • News-resolved places (Natural Earth 10m) (Natural Earth): 328 public rows. Only places resolved from ingested news appear in this table. The bounded gazetteer can omit smaller settlements; absence is not evidence that a place does not exist. Last ingested . Primary dataset source · Download the ingested table
  • News place activity (Lightcap): 10266 public rows. Distinct ingested news-event clusters, not all events in the world. Missing is shown as no ingested observation. Last ingested . Primary dataset source · Download the ingested table
  • World Port Index (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency): 0 public rows. Public port characteristics. This source is registered for event-triggered ingestion but is not yet present in the public atlas database. Awaiting event-triggered intake. Primary dataset source
  • Public ports & major pipelines (OpenStreetMap contributors): 8433 public rows. A bounded 80 km event-triggered query for mapped ports and major oil/gas pipelines. OpenStreetMap is contributor-maintained and incomplete; no record is not evidence of no infrastructure. Last ingested . Primary dataset source · Download the ingested table
  • Mineral Resources Data System (U.S. Geological Survey): 15623 public rows. Worldwide coverage is incomplete and historical development-status fields may be stale. Geological occurrence records are not reserve estimates. Last ingested . Primary dataset source · Download the ingested table

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