# About the News category

**URL:** <https://datashield.discourse.group/t/about-the-news-category/1362>\
**Category:** News\
**Created:** [18 October 2025 07:23 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/about-the-news-category/1362 "2025-10-18T07:23:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![becca.wilson](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/datashield.discourse.group/becca.wilson/32/14_2.png) [@becca.wilson](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/becca.wilson)\
**Post date:** [18 October 2025 07:23 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/about-the-news-category/1362/1 "2025-10-18T07:23:31Z")

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