Show News from The News Desk

Opens the URL for the News magazine from the Flipboard News Desk into the app.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20News%20from%20The%20News%20Desk
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20News%20from%20The%20News%20Desk
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Show News from The News Desk” end tell

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