diff --git a/browser.py b/browser.py
index a7cd569..80c2cd8 100755
--- a/browser.py
+++ b/browser.py
@@ -869,11 +869,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         import re
         cache_file = _HOME / "kiosk-home" / "news-data.json"
         
-        # Expanded catalog of highly reliable, 100% paywall-free news sources
+        # Refined catalog of highly reliable, 100% paywall-free, direct-link news sources
         world_catalog = [
             ("http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml", "BBC News"),
-            ("https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml", "Al Jazeera"),
-            ("https://news.google.com/rss/search?q=source:%22Associated+Press%22", "Associated Press")
+            ("https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml", "Al Jazeera")
         ]
         
         national_catalog = [
@@ -925,9 +924,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                 return "", ""
 
         while True:
-            # Randomly select 2 World feeds and 2 National feeds to harvest
-            selected_world = random.sample(world_catalog, 2)
-            selected_national = random.sample(national_catalog, 2)
+            # Randomly select 2 World feeds and 2 National feeds to harvest (safely capped by catalog size)
+            selected_world = random.sample(world_catalog, min(len(world_catalog), 2))
+            selected_national = random.sample(national_catalog, min(len(national_catalog), 2))
             
             feeds = {
                 "World News": selected_world,