Show Today’s top stories
Opens the News app and switches to the Today tab, showing you Top Stories, Trending Stories, For You categories, magazines, the Editor’s pick, and curated categories based on your past browsing.
Scripting Actions
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20Today%27s%20top%20stories
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20Today%27s%20top%20stories
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show Today’s top stories”
end tell
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