<# .SYNOPSIS Watch the latest headlines .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script lists the latest headlines by using a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed. .PARAMETER RSS_URL Specifies the URL to the RSS feed (Yahoo World News by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./watch-headlines.ps1 ❇️ Niger coup: Ecowas deadline sparks anxiety in northern Nigeria ❇️ .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://news.yahoo.com/rss/world", [int]$timeInterval = 30000) # in ms function GetLatestHeadline { [xml]$content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content foreach ($item in $content.rss.channel.item) { return "$($item.title)" } return "" } try { $previous = "" while ($true) { $latest = GetLatestHeadline if ($latest -ne $previous) { & "$PSScriptRoot/write-animated.ps1" "❇️ $latest ❇️" $previous = $latest } Start-Sleep -milliseconds $timeInterval } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }