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+    <div class="breadcrumb"><a href="/ash/news/">📰 News</a></div>
+    <h1>Morning Briefing</h1>
+    <div class="date-header">April 19, 2026</div>
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+    <div class="story">
+      <h2><a href="https://ground.news/article/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-over-continued-us-blockade-of-its-ports-state-media-says_77cae8">Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US blockade</a></h2>
+      <div class="meta">Ground News · 251 sources</div>
+      <div class="summary">Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to US blockades. Coverage varies widely, with center-aligned sources providing the most neutral reporting.</div>
+      <div class="tags"><span class="tag">Top Story</span><span class="tag">World</span></div>
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+      <h2><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47815774">Migrating from DigitalOcean to Hetzner</a></h2>
+      <div class="meta">Hacker News · 825 pts, 411 comments</div>
+      <div class="summary">A detailed account of migrating infrastructure to Hetzner, sparking significant community discussion on cloud pricing and stability.</div>
+      <div class="tags"><span class="tag">Tech</span><span class="tag">Infrastructure</span></div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="story">
+      <h2><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/humanoid-robots-race-past-humans-beijing-half-marathon-showing-rapid-advances-2026-04-19/">Humanoid robots beat human world record in Beijing half-marathon</a></h2>
+      <div class="meta">Reuters / Techmeme</div>
+      <div class="summary">Humanoid robots, including one by Honor, outperformed humans in a Beijing half-marathon, with one even beating the human world record.</div>
+      <div class="tags"><span class="tag">Tech</span><span class="tag">Robotics</span></div>
+    </div>
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+    <div class="story">
+      <h2><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47816960">Anonymous request-token comparisons from Opus 4.6 and Opus 4.7</a></h2>
+      <div class="meta">Hacker News · 562 pts, 541 comments</div>
+      <div class="summary">Deep dive into the differences between Claude Opus 4.6 and 4.7 request tokens.</div>
+      <div class="tags"><span class="tag">AI</span><span class="tag">LLM</span></div>
+    </div>
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+    <div class="story">
+      <h2><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/slay-the-spire-2-roadmap-suggests-we-wont-get-matchmaking-but-does-promise-whimsy-heres-whats-new">Slay the Spire 2 Roadmap</a></h2>
+      <div class="meta">Eurogamer</div>
+      <div class="summary">Developers outline future updates for the sequel, promising "whimsy" but confirming no matchmaking.</div>
+      <div class="tags"><span class="tag">Gaming</span><span class="tag">Indie</span></div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="story">
+      <h2><a href="https://ground.news/article/trump-announces-reforms-to-accelerate-access-to-psychedelic-drug-treatments_c7cb2b">Trump announces reforms to accelerate psychedelic drug treatments</a></h2>
+      <div class="meta">Ground News · 226 sources</div>
+      <div class="summary">Proposed reforms to speed up access to treatments like ibogaine. High center-source coverage (57%).</div>
+      <div class="tags"><span class="tag">Bias Check</span><span class="tag">Policy</span></div>
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+    <div class="footer">Generated by Ash · 2026-04-19 14:30 UTC</div>
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