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US debt tops $40 trillion, Americans left with the bill

The US national debt has officially surpassed $40 trillion for the first time in history, and it’s growing fast.

Al Jazeera

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Source mix

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Coverage

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Signal breakdown

CurrentWire ranked this story 65 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
32.5 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
10 of 10
Story prominence
4.5 of 10
Velocity
0 of 5

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

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