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OpenAI API Configuration

BalancedNews uses GPT-4o to select and summarize real articles fetched from 30 live RSS feeds every hour. Enter your OpenAI API key to enable automated curation.

Get your OpenAI API key: Visit platform.openai.com/api-keys → Sign in → Create new secret key. The key starts with sk-.

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Manual News Refresh

News refreshes automatically every hour via two cron jobs (on the hour + a 5-minute retry). Articles are sourced from 30 live RSS feeds — no fabricated URLs. You can also trigger a manual refresh here.

Last successful run: Apr 15, 4:05 PM — 15 articles in 37.9s (automated)

Automation Log

Every cron and manual run is logged here. Green = success, red = failure.

TimeStatusArticlesDurationSourceError
Apr 15, 4:05 PMOK1537.9scron_retry
Apr 15, 4:00 PMOK1641.7scron
Apr 15, 3:06 PMOK1665.8scron_retry
Apr 15, 3:01 PMOK1676.3scron
Apr 15, 2:05 PMFAIL0371mscron_retryOpenAI API key not configured
Apr 15, 2:00 PMOK1638.4scron
Apr 15, 1:06 PMFAIL062.8sunknownInsert error: ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE command cannot affect row a second time
Apr 15, 1:00 PMOK1640.1scron
Apr 15, 12:05 PMOK1636.0scron_retry
Apr 15, 12:00 PMOK1647.5scron

News Sources (30 Total — All Free via RSS)

Articles are fetched directly from RSS feeds every hour — 15 left-leaning and 15 right-leaning sources. GPT-4o selects the most newsworthy stories and writes balanced summaries. All URLs are real and verified from the feed.

Left-Leaning Sources

The GuardianNPR NewsBBC NewsVoxHuffPostThe InterceptDemocracy NowProPublicaMother JonesCommon DreamsTruthoutAlterNetIn These TimesRaw StorySalon

Right-Leaning Sources

Fox NewsBreitbart NewsThe Daily WireTownhallNewsmaxThe BlazePJ MediaDaily CallerAmerican ThinkerWestern JournalCNS NewsOne America NewsPatriot PostHot AirRedState