Every digest item is generated only from a fixed, disclosed list of sources — never open web search. See the full list on our About page. If a genuine story doesn't exist within that list on a given day, we publish nothing for that slot rather than stretching the search window or lowering the bar.
Digest items are short original summaries (2-4 sentences), never reproductions or close paraphrases of the source article. Every item links prominently to the original story.
Published dates reflect the source's own byline, not when our system found the story.
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