From 0a7a9236d6c9093fa7a9dd6f59583e8f87d79080 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sirius DevOps <lance@siriusdevops.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:36:54 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: restore news ticker on the map HUD

Boot deferred news to the News view for overlay speed. Bring the footer
ticker back after map init starts; article bodies stay off the wire.
---
 app/static/index.html | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/static/index.html b/app/static/index.html
index 4012750..5074875 100644
--- a/app/static/index.html
+++ b/app/static/index.html
@@ -2630,6 +2630,9 @@ initSettings();
 initMarketTicker();
 checkHealth();
 initMap();
+// Ticker lives on the map HUD — load after overlays start so it does not
+// contend with the first bbox burst. Payload is slim (no article bodies).
+setTimeout(() => loadNews(true), 400);
 setInterval(checkHealth, 30000);
 </script>
 </body>