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Permanent archive: 2026-11-04
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 刘延东同志遗体在京火化
Likely censoredBilibili #11015 min on the list
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02
U.S. Democrats Win Three Key States
Original title: 美民主党拿下三个关键州
Likely censoredToutiao #137 min on the list
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Original title: 媒体：美国中期选举进入终局时刻
Likely censoredToutiao #1508 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 刘延东同志遗体在京火化
Likely censoredToutiao #1912 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: A股大反攻原因找到了
Likely censoredToutiao #1338 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 美民主党夺回参议院
Likely censoredToutiao #148 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 美国国会变天对特朗普有何影响
Likely censoredToutiao #139 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 特朗普祝贺民主党
Likely censoredToutiao #159 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 10月新能源汽车销量榜：特斯拉跌至第8
Likely censoredBaidu #1764 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: A股大反攻原因找到了
Likely censoredBaidu #1254 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 加200元油开了2公里发现没加上
Likely censoredBaidu #2720 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 刘延东同志生平
Likely censoredToutiao #2904 min on the list
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Original title: 十人国安4-7泰港亚冠首败
Likely censoredToutiao #12517 min on the list
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Original title: 马上毕业了，考研重要还是找工作重要？
Likely censoredZhihu #2339 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 女子每天玩手机10小时患手机痴呆症
Likely censoredBaidu #4789 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 特朗普称年底结束对以色列援助
Likely censoredToutiao #740 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 国行Apple智能上线首批核心功能
Likely censoredToutiao #829 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 松岛辉空晋级WTT法兰克福冠军赛16强
Likely censoredToutiao #295 min on the list
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Original title: 特朗普为什么不TACO了
Likely censoredToutiao #250 min on the list
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Original title: S16淘汰赛TES VS iG，如何评价这场比赛？
Likely censoredZhihu #620 min on the list
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Original title: S16
Likely censoredBaidu #116484 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: iPhone系统天气 下周五-32℃
Likely censoredBaidu #2133 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 6G来了 离我们还有多远
Likely censoredBaidu #3837 min on the list
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Original title: 女子在大厅等人 监控被直播调侃身材
Likely censoredBaidu #6192 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 治网这件事需要你我共“举”
Likely censoredBaidu #11700 min on the list
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Original title: 邵永灵：特朗普提前找中期败选替罪羊
Likely censoredToutiao #247 min on the list
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Original title: 美媒体人称特朗普或用核武
Likely censoredToutiao #2126 min on the list
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Untranslated headline
Original title: 千年乌镇遇新变
Likely censoredToutiao #3830 min on the list
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Original title: 张雪机车校招薪资被嫌低
Likely censoredToutiao #425 min on the list
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Original title: 特朗普称美国暂无立即打击伊朗计划
Likely censoredToutiao #478 min on the list
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All dropped off while hot, no hard evidence yet unless marked. No verified deletions beyond what's flagged below.
Scandal

Kangping TB screening: 78 high-school students shared needles

Original title: 辽宁康平中学肺结核筛查：78名学生被共用针头
Oct 29 · 15 hot-list entries on Weibo, Baidu, Toutiao and Zhihu, most gone within 1–2 hrs
Covered by state media, overseas Chinese-language media and critical voices
Related essay saved in CDT's 404 archive
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