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120 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: 95/120 (79%) good · 25 title-only

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Kept · signals extracted 17

AI is massively increasing China’s new weapon development speed: scientists Defense-AI Convergence 1 sig
Business Brief (May 27): China Surpasses Japan as World’s Second-Largest Creditor Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
Can the US and India repair ties over trade and China? Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 1 sig
China says it drove away Dutch warship near disputed Paracel Islands Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 2 sig
China’s Industrial Profits Grow at Fastest Pace in Over Two Years on AI Boom China AI Infrastructure 1 sig
China’s Rise and the Challenge to US Maritime Security Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 1 sig
China's Robotics Dream Began in 1972 China AI Infrastructure 2 sig
Chip stocks race towards biggest gains since dotcom era on AI demand Capital Flow Realignment 2 sig
Data centre owner DigitalBridge buys energy PE firm ArcLight for $1bn Compute-Energy Coupling 1 sig
EU pushes for ‘tech sovereignty’ to cut reliance on US Sovereign Data Localization 1 sig
Hong Kong Tightens Scrutiny of Mainland Chinese Investment Accounts Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
Markets rally amid hopes of US-Iran deal Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment 2 sig
Preventing a ‘Chernobyl moment’ in AI AI Regulation Escalation 1 sig
South Korea aims to join China, US at top tier of ‘loyal wingman’ combat drone race Defense-AI Convergence 1 sig
The West Indulges China in Its Backing for Russia Against Ukraine Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 1 sig
The world's carmakers are struggling to compete with China Capital Flow Realignment 3 sig
What Plunging Pork Prices Say About China’s Economy Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig

Kept · no signal extracted 4

How to close AI’s accountability loophole AI Regulation Escalation
Kirkland & Ellis to spend $500mn building its own AI technology Legal-Tech Disruption
Memory chipmakers ride AI boom to join trillion-dollar club Capital Flow Realignment
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to join board at prestigious Beijing university China AI Infrastructure

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As Iran war stokes water security fears, Central Asia could turn to China Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Bolivia’s president warns ‘time is running out’ amid protest crisis State Formation & Authority Stress
Canada chooses Swedish early warning planes rather than US model Defense-AI Convergence
China’s CreditEase Freezes $4.4 Billion Wealth Products as Shadow Banking Risks Reemerge Capital Flow Realignment
China’s Military Issues New Rules to Tighten Oversight of Senior Officers State Formation & Authority Stress
China warns against ‘third party’ influence as Panama Canal port dispute simmers Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Court Orders Customs Chief to Address Compliance on Refunding Tariffs AI Regulation Escalation
EU states summon Russian envoys over Kyiv threat Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
India orders demolition drive along border as Pakistan tensions simmer State Formation & Authority Stress
Iran war live: US strikes Iranian site; Kuwait targeted by missiles, drones Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Rubio’s India Visit Yields No Major Deals to Repair U.S.-India Relations Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Telecom-Fraud Networks Move Into Indonesia as Regional Crackdowns Bite State Formation & Authority Stress
The Coming Crisis of NATO Deterrence Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
The South Korea-US Alliance: What Comes After OPCON? Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Trump appears to threaten Oman over Strait of Hormuz impasse Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Trump says no one will control Strait of Hormuz Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Trump’s Least Bad Option in Iran Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Ukraine is turning the tables Defense-AI Convergence
U.K. Sanctions Crypto Exchange HTX Over Alleged Links to Russian Financial Networks Capital Flow Realignment
What India’s ‘unsinkable aircraft carrier’ project near Malacca means for its China ties Defense-AI Convergence
What the Trump-Xi Summit Means for Africa Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
What to watch at Shangri-La Dialogue after Trump’s China visit resets ties Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Why is Israel ramping up attacks in Lebanon despite a ceasefire? Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Why Pakistan and Afghanistan Are Still Fighting State Formation & Authority Stress

AI filtered out 75

’60 Minutes’ Journalist Sharyn Alfonsi Loses Deal After Dispute With Bari Weiss
Aid cuts and climate change drive deadly malaria surge in Zimbabwe
AI’s mixed economic signals
AI Tools Open New Front in Child Sexual Abuse in China, Report Warns
Alabama pushes US Supreme Court to approve congressional map for midterms
Alabama Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Allow New Congressional Map in Redistricting Fight
A Textbook Debate: Why Russian Historians Told Kyrgyz Historians to Ditch the Term ‘Colonialism’
Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts
Biden Sues Justice Dept. to Block Release of Tapes
California Tries to Block Trump Involvement in Election Procedures
Catalonia Welcomes Joint-Venture Cooperation With Chinese Investors
China and Cuba hold agriculture talks as Beijing backs Havana amid US pressure
China Coal Prices Surge After Deadly Mine Blast
China’s Mutual Fund Assets Hit Record 39 Trillion Yuan as Stocks Rebound
China’s next big leap: becoming a frontier science civilisation
China’s Private Fund Assets Hit Record as Quant Managers Surge
China’s weaving of a web of ties makes it a diplomatic superpower
China Tightens Rules on Online Prescription Drug Sales
Chinese scientists use supercomputer to cut new drug screening time from years to seconds
Chinese team finds ‘garden-like’ ecosystem blooming in deepest ocean trenches
Commentary: What China Can Learn From the American County
Cornyn’s Defeat in Texas Runoff Underscores Trump's Grip on the G.O.P.
F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home
Five people found alive after week trapped in flooded Laos cave
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention centre to close
Former assistant to TV star Matthew Perry sentenced to 41 months in prison
Former Judges Urge Inquiry Into Deal Trump Struck With I.R.S.
From wedding photographers to farm gadgets, Chinese campaign warns of spy risks
Ghana welcomes first group fleeing South African anti-immigration protests
Ghana welcomes home citizens evacuated from South Africa
Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets
Google engineer charged with insider trading on Polymarket
Guangzhou State Firm to Buy Secondhand Homes to Support Property Market
In Flint, Cash for Pregnant Women Leads to Better Outcomes for Babies
In Utah, Measles Sickens Babies and Others Who Can’t Be Vaccinated
Inventor of the Basque Cheesecake Plans to Retire. His Secret: He Prefers Chocolate
Iran government sells subsidised meat for Eid al-Adha under blockade
Israel orders evacuation of the Lebanese city of Tyre amid bombardment
Jill Biden’s Reaction to Biden’s 2024 Debate: ‘He’s Having a Stroke’
Jill Biden worried husband Joe was ‘having a stroke’ during 2024 US debate
Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll, Who Accused Trump of Rape
Knicks Fans Confront High Ticket Prices for NBA Finals Games at MSG
Major film union in India calls for boycott of superstar Ranveer Singh
Man Charged With Hate-Crime Killing of Gay Dancer Claims Self-Defense
Massie Visits Greene in Costa Rica for Fishing and ‘Spicy’ Political Talks
Matthew Perry’s Assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison
Meeting Voters, a Republican Tries to Outrun His Party’s Woes
National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects
North Korea Returns to the South Via Women’s Football
OpenAI’s foundation to spend $250mn on research into AI’s impact on economy
Parisians defy swimming ban to cool off as record heat hits Europe
Pope’s appeal can’t change the AI race’s risky logic
Raid on Indian opposition leader triggers violence in Kerala
Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds
Robinhood to let investors use AI chatbots for share trading
Russia to task bankers with shooting down Ukrainian drones
South Korea detains dissident who fled China in rubber boat
SpaceX and the Zuckerberg discount
Star Archaeologist Behind China's World Heritage Discovery Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Embezzlement
Tajikistan’s Taxman Comes for the E-Wallet
Tech Brief (May 27): Xiaomi’s First-Quarter Profit Drops 43%
The Download: keeping up with AI, and the future of IVF
The future of consulting
Trump Says He Feels No Political Pressure to Make an Iran Deal
Uber adds to its Delivery Hero stake at €12bn valuation
Uber bid for Delivery Hero would be an odd route to superapp status
Uganda Closes Border With Congo as Ebola Fears Rise
Uganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreak
Understanding Cambodia’s Scam Economy, with Jacob Sims
US returns Palestinian rights expert Francesca Albanese to sanctions list
What Five Years in Big Law at WilmerHale Taught Me
What’s Driving Anti-Qing Sentiment in Contemporary China?
Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists
Why there’s no point in signing a fourth China-US communique
Writing Is Fundamental to How We Think
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