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NYT has a public api that can be used to track some so-called "stealth edits". Full text is not supported, but the API has endpoints that provide headlines, abstracts, lead paragraphs, and article word counts.

Everything should work. Headlines that do not appear to have changed are resulting in different MD5 hashes and being duplicated in database. I will fix that at some point.

why are some articles/edits missing?
The tracker uses the Archive endpoint, which is only updated three times per day (around 3:30PT, 11:30PT, and 19:30PT). Articles can be published and edited before the tracker sees them. If you do not like this, build your own. It takes like 15 minutes.

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What to Expect as France’s Government Faces No Confidence Vote
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Lawrence Robbins, Lawyer for Prominent D.C. Figures, Dies at 72
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Matt Gaetz Is the Perfect Man for the Job
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Trump Picks Brendan Carr to Lead F.C.C.
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What Is COP29? Here’s What to Know About Global Climate Talks.
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What to Know About Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary
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U.S. Plans to Propose Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly
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Rapidly Moving Brush Fire in California Burns Homes and Prompts Evacuations
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How a BFF of Basquiat Is Cracking the Code of the Art World
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Ella Jenkins, Musician Who Found an Audience in Children, Dies at 100

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03f5f795-d1bf-514a-b65c-cabedb2e5336Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth See the Same EnemiesOpinion2024-12-04 10:40:482024-12-05 19:45:13
10e62df4-d2a8-5673-a9be-afdb8b645f2bWorld’s Priciest Dinosaur Fossil Comes to Museum of Natural HistoryArts2024-12-05 07:10:092024-12-05 19:45:13
723bdf95-2ff6-5579-9ca4-955bcd8cdb8fThis Holiday Season, Give Someone a Second ChanceOpinion2024-12-05 04:22:542024-12-05 19:45:13
9202a263-c7a7-5ada-9293-8d7f2c1bf5beNew York City Is Set to Approve a Plan to Create 80,000 New HomesNew York2024-12-05 00:00:052024-12-05 19:45:13
f235e257-124b-537a-95a8-3d18295462a9Democrats Must Stop Treating Black Women as an AfterthoughtOpinion2024-12-05 02:04:192024-12-05 19:45:13
04981de3-9fba-5ba1-ab61-f186aa043a51It’s Easy Being Green SpaghettiFood2024-12-05 08:00:022024-12-05 11:45:09
19c545dd-0e22-50fc-bcca-81e945c75605Fatal Shooting of Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare C.E.O.: What We KnowNew York2024-12-04 15:45:402024-12-05 11:45:09
6404aba4-1f80-58dd-afe4-934a9dcc51e1How Trump Targeted Undecided Voters Without Breaking the BankU.S.2024-12-05 07:29:192024-12-05 11:45:09
92c45add-f8d7-5919-9c63-73b5ac50ec17Rebels Storm Another Major City in SyriaWorld2024-12-05 06:12:242024-12-05 11:45:09
da704ef6-e0be-58f0-aa87-217ce60b1dd0What to Expect as France’s Government Faces No Confidence VoteWorld2024-12-02 21:01:052024-12-05 11:45:09
81ab4fc8-3cca-5a8d-85c4-de35c01cd47dSouth Korea’s Defense Minister Steps Down Over Martial Law DecreeWorld2024-12-04 16:44:302024-12-05 03:45:17
d2d2a4aa-38b1-54e0-8d94-cdbbf7726287Trump Picks Former Representative Billy Long to Lead I.R.S.U.S.2024-12-04 15:40:142024-12-05 03:45:17
20acc884-33d2-5321-9b28-bde98e3a16ddGeorgia Tumbles Deeper Into Crisis as Government Detains Opposition FiguresWorld2024-12-04 08:42:592024-12-04 19:45:12
6d5ef8b8-d35e-5d87-a2d0-9a7bda351c6fNorth Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy Over Climate ChangeBusiness Day2024-12-04 07:20:422024-12-04 19:45:12
790bb18a-99eb-5085-82da-ffbd1fde5fb3Grandmother Looking for Cat May Have Fallen Into Sinkhole, Authorities SayU.S.2024-12-03 14:19:392024-12-04 19:45:12
889e54cf-fce7-5fcd-8c04-082964411674Iran Releases Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Laureate, From Prison for 21 DaysWorld2024-12-04 05:24:512024-12-04 19:45:12
8aa54201-1bfe-5946-87b5-af80ee5b6f2aManhunt Enters Second Day After Health Executive Is Gunned Down in ManhattanNew York2024-12-04 13:45:482024-12-04 19:45:12
99161379-baf4-5f18-b0db-85edac6bfdc3Syrian Forces Battle Rebels Outside Government StrongholdWorld2024-12-04 03:34:112024-12-04 19:45:12
a46cbd5e-1016-5620-8570-5e47f25425a6The Last Time Alcohol Poisoned a Defense NominationOpinion2024-12-04 10:21:532024-12-04 19:45:12
aab0e519-5c4a-5772-956c-b66be4892b93Memphis Police Used Excessive Force and Discriminated Against Black Residents, Justice Dept. FindsU.S.2024-12-04 16:10:432024-12-04 19:45:12

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7424dc77-fe37-5df3-ad39-015a989f4813Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Genocide in GazaWorld2024-12-05 06:46:162024-12-05 19:45:13
03f5f795-d1bf-514a-b65c-cabedb2e5336Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth See the Same EnemiesOpinion2024-12-04 10:40:482024-12-05 19:45:13
1443480e-78e2-5eae-b59c-330586617433China Slaps Sanctions on 13 U.S. Defense FirmsWorld2024-12-05 02:18:322024-12-05 19:45:13
3d3979d7-9f1d-531b-b140-7d52125a6e83The 10 Best Books of 2024Books2024-12-03 05:00:082024-12-05 11:45:09
8aa54201-1bfe-5946-87b5-af80ee5b6f2aManhunt Enters Second Day After Health Executive Is Gunned Down in ManhattanNew York2024-12-04 13:45:482024-12-05 11:45:09
ecef9387-2d74-5fbf-adb0-70d080882d89Prince Johnson, Warlord Who Executed Liberia’s President, Dies at 72World2024-12-05 08:54:322024-12-05 11:45:09
d22b7dfe-b7c6-5fbc-bd41-d3be58124c1cThe Secret Pentagon War Game That ​Offers a Stark​ Warning for Our TimesMagazine2024-12-02 02:02:042024-12-05 03:45:17
d98b8040-1395-584b-8919-5b58271ba3d2Handing Out Grants, Zelensky Tries to Win Over War-Weary UkrainiansWorld2024-12-04 05:32:142024-12-05 03:45:17
ddedadaa-393e-5601-8ba3-7b968c818462From Chinese Patriot to American Spy: The Unusual Life of John LeungWorld2024-12-03 02:01:532024-12-05 03:45:17
e00ebadf-3c04-5e16-9dc4-36303c378e41When Rape in War Is Seen as a Minor TransgressionOpinion2024-12-02 02:00:222024-12-05 03:45:17
edb3d451-4332-5f48-94ec-6d0f0e3a5a7aNever Underestimate the Power of a Good CookieMagazine2024-12-04 02:02:052024-12-05 03:45:17
f0397184-d66f-5872-bb11-eeb18399cbb2Stalin Silenced These Ukrainian Writers. The War Made Them Famous Again.World2024-12-04 02:00:152024-12-05 03:45:17
f5c39b45-ce9a-5bda-a008-c98c0684c491How a Country’s Economy Was Siphoned DryBusiness Day2024-12-03 21:00:142024-12-05 03:45:17
ff9d875c-9078-5afb-9bf2-4cfaf70b8797China Just Showed Washington How It Plans to Fight the Next Trade WarBusiness Day2024-12-04 08:55:292024-12-05 03:45:17
00edf891-ebfc-5ea2-bbe7-93810f577744Children Worked Dangerous Shifts at Iowa Slaughterhouse, Inquiry FindsBusiness Day2024-12-03 15:50:342024-12-05 03:45:17
14888d3a-d157-5102-bf5e-bce8c6e7a919Rihanna Steals the Fashion AwardsStyle2024-12-03 06:14:442024-12-05 03:45:17
157c4eb6-3703-508c-8121-b6cee33bf0a4‘Grace,’ Ronald K. Brown’s Celestial Groove, Turns 25 at AileyArts2024-12-02 02:00:432024-12-05 03:45:17
17e334ca-8b97-50cd-8a36-8017a96e42f9Books, Lost or Imaginary, Come to Life at the Grolier ClubArts2024-12-04 02:00:572024-12-05 03:45:17

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42401189-da5c-5696-a4ac-47f165606853Trump to Nominate Gail Slater to Lead Justice Department’s Antitrust EffortsU.S.2024-12-04 10:25:372024-12-05 19:45:13
9202a263-c7a7-5ada-9293-8d7f2c1bf5beNew York City Is Set to Approve a Plan to Create 80,000 New HomesNew York2024-12-05 00:00:052024-12-05 19:45:13
04981de3-9fba-5ba1-ab61-f186aa043a51It’s Easy Being Green SpaghettiFood2024-12-05 08:00:022024-12-05 11:45:09
8aa54201-1bfe-5946-87b5-af80ee5b6f2aManhunt Enters Second Day After Health Executive Is Gunned Down in ManhattanNew York2024-12-04 13:45:482024-12-05 11:45:09
92c45add-f8d7-5919-9c63-73b5ac50ec17Rebels Storm Another Major City in SyriaWorld2024-12-05 06:12:242024-12-05 11:45:09
f226a6f9-2666-58c8-91c9-c283bc0d3c2eRohit Bal, Exuberant Star of Indian Fashion, Dies at 63Style2024-12-04 15:53:222024-12-05 11:45:09
f235e257-124b-537a-95a8-3d18295462a9Democrats Must Stop Treating Black Women as an AfterthoughtOpinion2024-12-05 02:04:192024-12-05 11:45:09
64dbceb6-4187-55d4-971b-e6a5a734f7c4Inside the Supreme Court Ethics Debate: Who Judges the Justices?U.S.2024-12-03 02:00:392024-12-05 03:45:17
aab0e519-5c4a-5772-956c-b66be4892b93Memphis Police Used Excessive Force and Discriminated Against Black Residents, Justice Dept. FindsU.S.2024-12-04 16:10:432024-12-05 03:45:17
d20f6366-b513-51d9-b0e3-60be0765c2e9Gunman Shoots 2 Students at Rural California School, Officials SayU.S.2024-12-04 15:27:432024-12-05 03:45:17
d2d2a4aa-38b1-54e0-8d94-cdbbf7726287Trump Picks Former Representative Billy Long to Lead I.R.S.U.S.2024-12-04 15:40:142024-12-05 03:45:17
03f5f795-d1bf-514a-b65c-cabedb2e5336Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth See the Same EnemiesOpinion2024-12-04 10:40:482024-12-04 19:45:12
19c545dd-0e22-50fc-bcca-81e945c75605Fatal Shooting of Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare C.E.O.: What We KnowNew York2024-12-04 15:45:402024-12-04 19:45:12
20acc884-33d2-5321-9b28-bde98e3a16ddGeorgia Tumbles Deeper Into Crisis as Government Detains Opposition FiguresWorld2024-12-04 08:42:592024-12-04 19:45:12
4e9d23fe-48f5-52f0-9e58-10a1bf8643feTrump Has ‘Lost Faith’ in N.R.A., Says Gun Group OfficialU.S.2024-12-04 14:06:462024-12-04 19:45:12
7e6a37c9-5cb8-50c2-913c-3a405bf18cc1Trump Picks Jared Isaacman, an Entrepreneur and Private Astronaut, to Lead NASAScience2024-12-04 09:30:162024-12-04 19:45:12
b5eacf9e-7656-5cbb-9c8c-cad5f6a9e6f5How Private Funds Could Hurt Americans Under TrumpOpinion2024-12-03 02:03:322024-12-04 19:45:12
da704ef6-e0be-58f0-aa87-217ce60b1dd0What to Expect as France’s Government Faces No Confidence VoteWorld2024-12-02 21:01:052024-12-04 19:45:12
db5e6c59-2acc-56db-8b91-dae1dd6bad8dAs Hegseth Vows to Fight, Trump Considers DeSantis for Defense SecretaryU.S.2024-12-04 04:30:292024-12-04 19:45:12
fc6d24fc-bc7a-5944-90b0-b558f5cadfe1Rebels Push Toward Hama, a Major City Held by Syria’s GovernmentWorld2024-12-04 08:47:092024-12-04 19:45:12

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b78b5b3f-7294-5d90-a2ee-4173fb10bf87‘Lake George’ Review: An Odd Couple Crime ComedyMovies2024-12-05 04:00:162024-12-05 19:45:13
ecef9387-2d74-5fbf-adb0-70d080882d89Prince Johnson, Warlord Who Executed Liberia’s President, Dies at 72World2024-12-05 08:54:322024-12-05 19:45:13
03f5f795-d1bf-514a-b65c-cabedb2e5336Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth See the Same EnemiesOpinion2024-12-04 10:40:482024-12-05 19:45:13
2ec9dbb8-00c5-595e-93d3-daf6d7640c2dThe NFT Is Dead. Long Live the NFT?Style2024-12-05 02:02:242024-12-05 19:45:13
3ae0caaa-4489-5f9a-9613-23a229430868‘Nightbitch’ Review: Motherhood? Woof! Grr!Movies2024-12-05 02:04:312024-12-05 19:45:13
4d947572-3729-5ffe-9756-d25d8025c232The Dangerous Precedent of Biden’s PardonOpinion2024-12-04 13:17:252024-12-05 19:45:13
723bdf95-2ff6-5579-9ca4-955bcd8cdb8fThis Holiday Season, Give Someone a Second ChanceOpinion2024-12-05 04:22:542024-12-05 19:45:13
7f6855d2-1e31-5f13-aff1-32de033de2dfPete Hegseth and His ‘Battle Cry’ for a New Christian CrusadeU.S.2024-12-05 07:58:262024-12-05 19:45:13
10e62df4-d2a8-5673-a9be-afdb8b645f2bWorld’s Priciest Dinosaur Fossil Comes to Museum of Natural HistoryArts2024-12-05 07:10:092024-12-05 11:45:09
376cbdd7-8e6b-58a0-99e0-0dbaf5a9ffe9What Did You Think of This? Please Leave a ReviewStyle2024-12-05 02:00:192024-12-05 11:45:09
6404aba4-1f80-58dd-afe4-934a9dcc51e1How Trump Targeted Undecided Voters Without Breaking the BankU.S.2024-12-05 07:29:192024-12-05 11:45:09
641d1a1d-2890-5246-90c9-6c4eb2d7b758OPEC Plus Postpones Plan to Increase Oil Output for Three MonthsBusiness Day2024-12-05 07:43:592024-12-05 11:45:09
67462061-c402-593a-bfbc-b18651161c92Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour Book’ Sold 814,000 Copies in One WeekBooks2024-12-05 08:30:072024-12-05 11:45:09
7424dc77-fe37-5df3-ad39-015a989f4813Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Genocide in GazaWorld2024-12-05 06:46:162024-12-05 11:45:09
77ea8109-9fe6-53ce-8fa4-eab9af8a38d8South Korean General Gives a Confused Account of a Failed CrackdownWorld2024-12-05 05:20:082024-12-05 11:45:09
9202a263-c7a7-5ada-9293-8d7f2c1bf5beNew York City Is Set to Approve a Plan to Create 80,000 New HomesNew York2024-12-05 00:00:052024-12-05 11:45:09
92c45add-f8d7-5919-9c63-73b5ac50ec17Rebels Storm Another Major City in SyriaWorld2024-12-05 06:12:242024-12-05 11:45:09
9d3dc1ee-dadd-52cc-a013-9f882c14ea8aWhat Do 5 Million Brazilians Have in Common? A Name With a Grim PastWorld2024-12-05 02:03:272024-12-05 11:45:09
a2701801-0021-51ef-84cb-a70a3041df9eA Home Library Can Tell Your Life StoryReal Estate2024-12-03 02:00:182024-12-05 11:45:09
a5bd08c1-73cc-52f7-ad5a-2ac552c8914cOh, to Own the Lost Portrait of Arthur Rimbaud!Style2024-12-05 02:04:212024-12-05 11:45:09