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Daily News Aggregation

Automated news aggregation system that collects, filters, and generates daily reports from a multitude of sources from Reuters, to r/worldnews, to University of Manchester news, and everywhere in between.

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📰 Latest Report

May 30, 2026

Last updated: 2026-05-30 12:15 UTC · Generated daily at 6:05 AM EST

**May 30, 2026**  

**Armed conflicts and attacks**  
• Colombia prepares to go to polls in election shadowed by resurgence of political violence, raising concerns over instability (Guardian World)  
• Bound by blood: new film highlights Jamaica’s outlawed obeah belief system, a spiritual tradition linked to resistance and cultural identity (Guardian World)  
• US garbage incinerators are failing to eliminate ‘forever chemical’ air pollution, experts warn, amid growing health and environmental risks (Guardian World)  
• Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say, as economic strain deepens social crises (Guardian World)  
• Eighteen people killed in Afghanistan truck crash, including 10 children, amid ongoing instability (Guardian World)  
• ‘Significant’ storm to hammer millions in WA and bring icy weather to NSW, Victoria and SA, as extreme weather events intensify (Guardian World)  
• A broken economy and an emboldened regime: Iranians abandoned to endure fallout from war, as regional tensions escalate (Guardian World)  
• UN adds Israel and Russia to blacklist for sexual violence in conflict, marking a significant international accountability measure (Guardian World)  
• Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy, capturing images of a distant cosmic structure in a rare astronomical observation (NASA)  
• Trump Holds Situation Room Meeting on Iran, signaling renewed focus on Middle East diplomacy amid ongoing tensions (Bloomberg)  
• Americans Injured in Iranian Missile Strike on Kuwaiti Air Base, escalating regional military confrontations (Bloomberg)  
• Can the second coming of Tony Abbott resurrect the Liberal party? Or is it another step toward ‘self-destruction’? (Guardian World)  
• Violences dans le périscolaire à Paris: que s’est-il passé? Comprendre en trois minutes (Le Monde)  

**Politics and elections**  
• Looming Iran peace deal shows how Trump’s maximalist goals have shrunk, as diplomatic efforts face practical constraints (Guardian World)  
• Alarm at Mexico bill allowing elections to be annulled for ‘foreign interference’, sparking fears over electoral integrity (Guardian World)  
• Trump's Reflecting Pool Renovation Tops $13M, amid scrutiny over infrastructure spending priorities (Bloomberg)  
• Trump Retreats From Kennedy Center Project After Court Loss, marking a rare setback for the administration’s cultural initiatives (Bloomberg)  

**Law and crime**  
• Anger at decision not to prosecute Canadian suicide kit supplier in UK, as legal experts question jurisdictional gaps (Guardian World)  
• Social Media Giants to Pay $27 Million in School Suit Accord, resolving a long-standing lawsuit over data privacy (Bloomberg)  
• Canadian man admits sending ‘suicide packets’ to hundreds of people around world, raising ethical and regulatory concerns (Guardian World)  

**Disasters and accidents**  
• 56 Years Ago, Domestic Terrorists Accidentally Blew Up Dustin Hoffman’s House, recalling a bizarre chapter in U.S. history (Vice News)  
• Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave in hazardous rescue mission, as international teams continue efforts to save trapped individuals (Guardian World)  
• ‘Essentially diving in coffee’: Australian diver among team rushing to rescue people trapped in flooded Laos cave (Guardian World)  

**Business and economy**  
• ‘How can you have a Ferrari without any vroom?’: electric model shocks owners’ club, as luxury automakers pivot to sustainability (Guardian World)  

**International relations**  
• Scientists Just Discovered Half-a-Billion-Year-Old Evidence of Animals Having Sex, offering insights into ancient evolutionary behavior (Vice News)  
• Relationship Hitmen: Your Mom Has a Talent for Subtly Killing Friendships She Doesn’t Like, Scientists Say, exploring social dynamics through research (Vice News)  
• Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump, amid questions over transparency (Guardian World)  
• These 3 Habits Will Get You Labeled ‘Antisocial’, But They’re Actually Signs of Intelligence, according to psychological studies (Vice News)  
• Adam Sandler Got Permission to Actually Clobber Kids for This Beloved Comedy: ‘Hurting Kids Is Funny’, reflecting on controversial humor (Vice News)  
• Weird News, Dads: Your Brain Physically Changes When You Become a Father, according to neurological research (Vice News)  
• The Surprisingly Powerful Benefits of Adding a Little Whimsy to Your Life, According to Science, highlighting mental health and creativity (Vice News)  
• Exam fail: Indian students complain en masse about marking errors in key final exams, causing widespread academic disruption (Guardian World)  
• UK influencer met senior officials on state-sponsored tours of Iran, factchecking body finds, amid concerns over foreign influence (Guardian World)  
• WHO puts Ebola outbreak death rate at ‘huge’ 30-50% as chief arrives in DRC, as health authorities scramble to contain the epidemic (Guardian World)  
• La justice française étend ses investigations sur la disparition des millions d’actions Hermès, as legal scrutiny intensifies (Le Monde)  
• US Military Commander Meets With Cuban Officers at Guantanamo, signaling potential diplomatic overtures amid longstanding tensions (Bloomberg)  
• NASA Hosts SpaceX Crew-11 Astronauts for Public Event at Headquarters, promoting space exploration collaboration (NASA)  
• NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last Look, as engineers finalize preparations for launch (NASA)  
• Lone children held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year, according to data exposing policy gaps (Guardian World)  
• EN DIRECT : la canicule continue de régresser par l’ouest, des records de température minimale enregistrés à Paris et La Rochelle (Le Monde)  
• “That’s why we work in finance – so one day we can afford air-con”: Britain’s unequal heatwave, exposing class divides in climate resilience (Guardian World)  
• PSG-Arsenal: Dembélé-Kvaratskhelia, les « deux extraterrestres » de Paris en finale de la Ligue des champions (Le Monde)  
• Roland-Garros 2026: même sans ses leaders, le tennis italien demeure en haut de l’affiche (Le Monde)  
• “Nous ne reviendrons pas au climat de notre enfance au cours du XXIe siècle, même si nous réussissons à décarboner nos modes de vie” (Le Monde)  
• Carburant: le doublement de l’indemnités pour les « grands rouleurs » et des aides aux pêcheurs entravées (Le Monde)  
• EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine: Kiev revendique l’attaque d’un terminal pétrolier et d’un navire de la flotte fantôme russe à Taganrog (Le Monde)  
• Au Laos, quatre personnes supplémentaires ont pu sortir saines et sauves de la grotte où elles étaient coincées (Le Monde)  
• La Palme Dog ou les dessous du star-système animal (Le Monde)  
• Walid Joumblatt, chef historique de la communauté druze libanaise: “Israël a un plan de balkanisation de tout le Moyen-Orient” (Le Monde)

Browse all past reports in the reports/ directory.

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🚀 Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/tvanderb/Cronkite.git
cd news-aggregator
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp config.example.json config.json
# Edit config.json with your API keys
python cronkite.py

✨ Features

  • Multi-source aggregation (RSS, social media, APIs)
  • Quality filtering with source reputation scoring
  • Geographic diversity analysis
  • Automated daily reports via GitHub Actions
  • Comprehensive logging system

🗂️ Sources

Major News Outlets (RSS)

NewsAPI Sources (via https://newsapi.org/)

  • Reuters
  • Associated Press
  • BBC News
  • CNN
  • The New York Times
  • The Washington Post
  • NPR
  • USA Today
  • Los Angeles Times
  • The Wall Street Journal
  • Bloomberg
  • Politico
  • The Atlantic
  • The Economist
  • Financial Times
  • Science

Social Media Sources

  • Reddit r/news
  • Reddit r/worldnews
  • Reddit r/inthenews
  • Reddit r/politics
  • Reddit r/worldpolitics
  • Reddit r/europe
  • Reddit r/uknews
  • Reddit r/usanews
  • Reddit r/science
  • Reddit r/technology
  • Reddit r/environment
  • Reddit r/business
  • Hacker News
  • Mastodon (mastodon.social)

Government & Major Feeds (2024)

Academic & Research Feeds

Industry Feeds

⚙️ Configuration

Required API keys:

{
  "cypher_api_key": "your_key",
  "newsapi_key": "your_key",
  "hours_back": 24,
  "story_limit": 150
}

🤖 Automation

GitHub Actions automatically generate daily reports:

  • Schedule: 6:05 AM EST daily
  • Output: Downloadable news report artifact
  • Setup: See GitHub Actions Setup

📚 Documentation

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Modular LLM-powered news aggregator that generates reports using a multitude of data sources from around the web.

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