diff --git a/news/index.html b/news/index.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <title>📰 News Briefings</title>
+  <style>
+    * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+    body {
+      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
+      background: #0f0f0f;
+      color: #e0e0e0;
+      min-height: 100vh;
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: center;
+      padding: 40px 20px;
+    }
+    .container { max-width: 800px; width: 100%; }
+    h1 { font-size: 1.8rem; margin-bottom: 8px; color: #f97316; }
+    .breadcrumb { color: #666; margin-bottom: 24px; font-size: 0.85rem; }
+    .breadcrumb a { color: #888; text-decoration: none; }
+    .breadcrumb a:hover { color: #f97316; }
+    .day { margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 14px 18px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08); border-radius: 10px; }
+    .day a { color: #e0e0e0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 1rem; }
+    .day a:hover { color: #f97316; }
+    .day .date { color: #888; font-size: 0.85rem; margin-top: 4px; }
+    .footer { color: #555; font-size: 0.75rem; margin-top: 32px; text-align: center; }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="container">
+    <div class="breadcrumb"><a href="/ash/">ash-pages</a></div>
+    <h1>📰 News Briefings</h1>
+    <div id="briefings"></div>
+    <div class="footer">Generated by Ash</div>
+  </div>
+  <script>
+    // Auto-list .html files by scanning known dates (last 14 days)
+    const briefings = document.getElementById('briefings');
+    const today = new Date();
+    for (let i = 0; i < 14; i++) {
+      const d = new Date(today);
+      d.setDate(d.getDate() - i);
+      const dateStr = d.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+      const dayName = d.toLocaleDateString('en-US', { weekday: 'long', month: 'short', day: 'numeric' });
+      const div = document.createElement('div');
+      div.className = 'day';
+      div.innerHTML = `<a href="${dateStr}.html">${dayName}</a><div class="date">${dateStr}</div>`;
+      briefings.appendChild(div);
+    }
+  </script>
+</body>
+</html>
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diff --git a/news/template.html b/news/template.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <title>News Briefing — {{DATE}}</title>
+  <style>
+    * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+    body {
+      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
+      background: #0f0f0f;
+      color: #e0e0e0;
+      min-height: 100vh;
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: center;
+      padding: 40px 20px;
+    }
+    .container { max-width: 800px; width: 100%; }
+    h1 { font-size: 1.8rem; margin-bottom: 4px; color: #f97316; }
+    .breadcrumb { color: #666; margin-bottom: 24px; font-size: 0.85rem; }
+    .breadcrumb a { color: #888; text-decoration: none; }
+    .breadcrumb a:hover { color: #f97316; }
+    .date-header { color: #888; font-size: 0.9rem; margin-bottom: 24px; }
+    .story { margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 20px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08); border-radius: 12px; }
+    .story h2 { font-size: 1.1rem; margin-bottom: 8px; }
+    .story h2 a { color: #e0e0e0; text-decoration: none; }
+    .story h2 a:hover { color: #f97316; }
+    .story .meta { color: #888; font-size: 0.8rem; margin-bottom: 10px; }
+    .story .summary { color: #ccc; font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.6; }
+    .story .tags { margin-top: 10px; }
+    .tag { display: inline-block; background: rgba(249,115,22,0.15); color: #f97316; padding: 2px 8px; border-radius: 12px; font-size: 0.75rem; margin-right: 4px; }
+    .footer { color: #555; font-size: 0.75rem; margin-top: 32px; text-align: center; }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="container">
+    <div class="breadcrumb"><a href="/ash/news/">📰 News</a></div>
+    <h1>Morning Briefing</h1>
+    <div class="date-header">{{DATE}}</div>
+    {{STORIES}}
+    <div class="footer">Generated by Ash · {{TIMESTAMP}}</div>
+  </div>
+</body>
+</html>
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