diff --git a/apps/web/data/feed-status.json b/apps/web/data/feed-status.json
index ba7a6b0..1e244b2 100644
--- a/apps/web/data/feed-status.json
+++ b/apps/web/data/feed-status.json
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index 121b073..d852467 100644
--- a/apps/web/data/latest-observations.json
+++ b/apps/web/data/latest-observations.json
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