attention drivers: # 1: Top Ranked Stories

Healthcare, profligacy, charity, poor calculations and more - while it's tempting to shove today's headlines into the categories of politics, economics, stupidity and sex - and they would fit - many of them are still quite unique. If you spot a different trend - please post a comment below. Enjoy!

Each morning we attempt to understand what drives people's curiosity and attention. This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed articles' - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine newspapers from across the English speaking world.

If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else? If so - how? - then please comment below.

Times of India

Obama Acknowledged Decline Of US Dominance

New York Times

What Everything Means

Sydney Morning Herald

Girl

Tell The Taxman He's Dreaming

The Guardian

Student Fees Protest: 'This Is Just The Beginning'

The Hill

Watchdog Wants Probe Of Google's 'Unusually Close' Ties To Obama

The Globe and Mail