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Trump picks White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton for top FDA job

Trump nominated Overton to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

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Trump picks White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton for top FDA job
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Source mix

2 independent editorial domains

What coverage breadth measures

Coverage

2 publications are covering this story.

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How coverage developed

  1. First report from The Hill

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  3. Story updateABC News joined coverage

  4. Story updateCoverage went from 1 to 2 sources

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Signal breakdown

CurrentWire ranked this story 82.3 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
34.8 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
8.5 of 20
Geographic relevance
10 of 10
Story prominence
10 of 10
Velocity
5 of 5

Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.

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