# Hottub Newsmap · 29 Sep 2026 · World World, Tuesday 29 September 2026 · Coverage by where it was published · 199,648 reports from 142 countries · final · computed 2026-10-18T04:18:43Z Map: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-29.svg · Card: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-29.png · JSON: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-29.json · Page: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-29 > World map of news coverage on 29 Sep 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from the US, the UK and Canada. Top stories: “OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety…”; “Officials are looking into a possible new ransom…”. ## Top stories 1. [OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm5y5nynl75ko) — BBC News, 348 outlets, 438 reports The AI giant's safety chief said the model 'didn't quite meet the bar' of the firm's security standards. 2. [Officials are looking into a possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance](https://www.wwaytv3.com/officials-are-looking-into-a-possible-new-ransom-note-related-to-nancy-guthries-disappearance) — wwaytv3.com, 302 outlets, 403 reports Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, nearly eight months after she went missing from her home outside Tucson, the Pima County Sheriff’s… 3. [Supreme Court lets Trump continue third-country deportations for now](https://www.koaa.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-lets-trump-continue-third-country-deportations-for-now) — koaa.com, 255 outlets, 257 reports The Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump’s administration continue deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. 4. [Dennis Haskins, beloved ‘Saved by the Bell’ star who played Mr. Belding, dead at 75](https://pagesix.com/2026/09/29/entertainment/dennis-haskins-saved-by-the-bell-star-who-played-mr-belding-dead-at-75) — pagesix.com, 229 outlets, 233 reports "It's a tragic loss. Everyone loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis, loved him even more. He was a great person, and he loved, I mean absolutely LOVED his fans." 5. [US Tennessee state to execute woman for 1995 killing in first such punishment in 200 years](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-tennessee-state-to-execute-woman-for-1995-killing-in-first-such-punishment-in-200-years/4072620) — aa.com.tr, 207 outlets, 209 reports Gov. Bill Lee denies clemency for death row inmate Christa Pike as appeal remains pending before US Supreme Court 6. [Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26589887.graeme-dott-jailed-seven-years-child-sex-abuse?ref=rss) — heraldscotland.com, 201 outlets, 250 reports Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-age children. 7. [US prosecutors reopen case of alleged gang rape at Cornell University](https://www.myjoyonline.com/us-prosecutors-reopen-case-of-alleged-gang-rape-at-cornell-university) — myjoyonline.com, 198 outlets, 223 reports New York state prosecutors say they will reopen a criminal inquiry into the alleged rape of a woman at Cornell University in 2024. 8. [Anthropic warns of 'existential risk to humanity'](https://e24.no/boers-og-finans/i/7pbk1v/anthropic-advarer-om-eksistensiell-risiko-for-menneskeheten) — e24.no, 180 outlets, 195 reports (original: Anthropic advarer om «eksistensiell risiko for menneskeheten») AI-selskapet fortsetter å brukes store ord om risikoen ved kunstig intelligens. 9. [Lindsay Clancy set to return to court for first time since murder trial ended with deadlocked jury](https://abc7.com/post/lindsay-clancy-set-return-court-first-time-murder-trial-ended-deadlocked-jury/19886558) — abc13.com, 166 outlets, 175 reports Lindsay Clancy will be back in court amid efforts by her defense team to avert a second trial. 10. [Rubio Says Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford ‘Clearly Involved’ a Foreign Actor](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/world/europe/uk-raf-fairford-air-base-incident-rubio-us.html) — nytimes.com, 164 outlets, 168 reports The U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told Fox News that what happened at a base used by U.S. bombers flying to Iran was “very serious,” without providing details. ## Reports by publisher country | Country | Code | Reports | Share | |---|---|---:|---:| | United States | US | 37,217 | 18.6% | | United Kingdom | GB | 15,091 | 7.6% | | Canada | CA | 13,178 | 6.6% | | Germany | DE | 10,766 | 5.4% | | India | IN | 8,339 | 4.2% | | South Korea | KR | 7,404 | 3.7% | | Australia | AU | 4,956 | 2.5% | | Greece | GR | 4,704 | 2.4% | | Taiwan | TW | 4,652 | 2.3% | | Japan | JP | 4,338 | 2.2% | | China | CN | 3,688 | 1.8% | | France | FR | 3,314 | 1.7% | | Sweden | SE | 3,197 | 1.6% | | Turkey | TR | 3,141 | 1.6% | | Vietnam | VN | 2,899 | 1.5% | | Nigeria | NG | 2,696 | 1.4% | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | 2,533 | 1.3% | | Croatia | HR | 2,398 | 1.2% | | Bulgaria | BG | 2,219 | 1.1% | | Argentina | AR | 2,207 | 1.1% | | Pakistan | PK | 2,153 | 1.1% | | Spain | ES | 2,025 | 1.0% | | Belgium | BE | 1,966 | 1.0% | | Italy | IT | 1,932 | 1.0% | | Romania | RO | 1,931 | 1.0% | 117 more countries in the JSON. ## About this map Hottub News counted 199,648 reports from outlets in 142 countries for 29 Sep 2026. The US, the UK and Canada published the most (37,217 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 42% of the total. The most widely covered stories were: “OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns” (348 outlets, mostly the US and the UK); “Officials are looking into a possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance” (302 outlets, mostly the US and Australia); “Supreme Court lets Trump continue third-country deportations for now” (255 outlets, mostly the US and Germany). Each report is placed in the country of the outlet that published it (from its feed, web domain or Wikidata), not where the events happened. Stories group reports of the same event across outlets and languages. 43,463 more reports came from outlets whose country is unknown; they count toward stories but not the map. Paid placements are never included. 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