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cron-marco-2026-05-24-1779598800000 Delivered

56 articles collected in this run, grouped by pipeline outcome. Expand a kept article to see its signals + the trends those signals reinforce, with the verbatim evidence at every edge.

Body fetch: 43/56 (77%) good · 13 title-only

Pipeline execution 54 steps

Captured by durableStep in our Postgres. Survives Inngest dashboard outages.

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collect.sourcesingest-Economistok80 ms8925/24/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-MIT Tech Reviewok62 ms8725/24/2026, 5:00:01 AM
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collect.sourcesingest-Syncreticaok224 ms8025/24/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Homo Economicusok91 ms8925/24/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Nikkei Asiaok49 ms8125/24/2026, 5:00:01 AM
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collect.sourcesingest-Settimana di Dominook140 ms9525/24/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-FT Saudi Arabiaok738 ms9125/24/2026, 5:00:01 AM
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collect.sourcesingest-The Overshootok289 ms7525/24/2026, 5:00:01 AM
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Kept · signals extracted 5

As France tries to reset relations with Africa, China’s influence looms large Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 2 sig
Iran Agreed to Give Up Enriched Uranium in Deal Announced by Trump, U.S. Officials Say Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment 2 sig
Like Serbia, the EU should be open to partnership with China Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 1 sig
Thousands rally in Taiwan to boost defence spending amid China tensions Defense-AI Convergence 1 sig
Why China is looking to coal waste as a source of critical metals Digital South Industrial Policy 1 sig

Kept · no signal extracted 3

Is China building the world’s largest naval support ship? Defense-AI Convergence
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs set to test limits of AI boom Capital Flow Realignment
Will China’s residency changes to social insurance unlock economic growth? Demographic & Labor-Market Inflection

Triage skipped 10

Iranian sources lay out Iran-US deal details Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Iran sends ‘mixed’ messages as Pakistani mediators depart Tehran Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Pakistan army chief visits Tehran to push for end to US-Israeli war on Iran Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visits China amid ongoing Middle East peace drive Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration Demographic & Labor-Market Inflection
Trump says Iran agreement ‘largely negotiated’, awaiting finalisation Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
US Secretary of State kicks off India visit, invites Modi to White House Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Why Bangladesh could raise Indian red flags by buying a China-Pakistan fighter jet Defense-AI Convergence
Why the largest-ever US-Philippine drill, and Japan’s role in it, is making China uneasy Defense-AI Convergence

AI filtered out 38

19 feared trapped after building collapse in Philippines
At least 82 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion
Barcelona beat Lyon 4-0 to win Women’s Champions League
Colbert’s Sudden Return to Late Night? It Happened on Public Access.
Delivery Hero reveals Uber takeover bid at €10bn valuation
Director Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
Firing Cancer Screening Experts Will Not Make Us Healthy Again
‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Cristian Mungiu wins Cannes top film prize
Funerals for medics killed in Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon
Garden Grove Chemical Plant Crisis: What to Know and Evacuation Map
Garden Grove Chemical Tank Could Be Inching Toward Explosion, Authorities Say
Gunman in Shooting Near White House Killed in Exchange of Fire With Secret Service
Hull beat Boro in world’s most lucrative game to reach Premier League
India’s Gen Z ‘Cockroach Party’ is going viral
India's parody 'cockroach party' claims website has been blocked
In Japan, divorce splits parents from children. Could a law change end sole custody?
Investigators Look Into Staten Island Blasts That Killed Shipyard Worker
Iran move World Cup base from US to Mexico with FIFA approval
Is pragmatism replacing ideology in international affairs?
Israeli forces arrest two children in occupied West Bank village
Mamelodi Sundowns vs AS FAR Rabat: CAF Champions League final preview
More than 1.5 million pilgrims brave fierce Mecca heat ahead of Hajj
Morocco king pardons jailed Senegal football fans from AFCON final
Nicolas Cage Made Himself a Legend. Then He Had to Live With It.
North Korean side wins final in South Korea
Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza leave behind heavy destruction
Owners of Chinese mine where 82 died in blast accused of ‘serious violations’ of the law
Police beat and detain Gaza flotilla activists at airport
Short Naps, Long Hours: How Autism Clinics Squeeze Medicaid Dollars Out of Preschoolers
Should You Lend Money to Friends? More People Are Open to the Arrangement.
Tens of thousands rally in Serbia for antigovernment demonstrations
The Moms Delivered for Trump. Now He’s Scamming Them.
Thousands march in Madrid demanding Spanish PM quit over graft allegations
Trump Administration Chips Away at Last Traces of Broad Inquiry Into Jan. 6
‘United States of the Middle East?’: Trump posts US flag covering Iran
US Secret Service fatally shoots gunman who fired at White House checkpoint
Vance and Rubio emerge as early contenders to inherit Trump’s Republican Party
Violence and overcrowding hampers Ebola response in DRC
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