source-notes

Politics

• Main sourcing came from a June 16 Guardian liveblog and two separate U.S. political articles. The final set prioritizes charges, a Senate vote, voting rights, and Education Department moves over lower-signal local contests.
• G7 and Ukraine were covered inside the same live stream but were not split into a separate topic because the institutional fight was the stronger signal.

Economy

• The economy section uses the Guardian business liveblog plus standalone pieces on the BoJ, RBA, Thames Water, and the UK housing market.
• Corporate deal chatter and retail micro-news were downgraded because they added less to the macro picture.

Technology

• Selected topics focus on security, compute, power, and regulation: Patch Tuesday, IMEC’s 6G chip work, Microsoft-Oracle capacity talks, Pennsylvania datacenter pushback, and China’s AI grid plan.
• Apple wearable rumors and commentary-heavy product takes were left out because the sourcing was weaker and more speculative.

Selection Notes

• Politics: White House UFC plot, Georgia runoff, voting rights, Iran war powers, and Education Department changes made the cut.
• Economy: oil, the BoJ, the RBA, Thames Water, and UK housing were chosen as the most decision-relevant items.
• Technology: the set was narrowed to infrastructure and security rather than product rumor cycles.