Google Operating System spotted that Google News started to add timelines to their news clusters. For example, if you search for obama in Google News and then click on the link “all ### news articles,” you will then be taken to the cluster of news items on that topic. That news cluster shows a timeline on the top right section, showing the number of sources writing about that news topic over the course of time.

For example, the cluster for Obama visiting Baghdad has a timeline of news, showing the spike of news stories over the past few days. Here is a picture:

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