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Search HN stories sorted by newest first. Same hit shape as search_stories (title, url, author, points, num_comments, created_at) but ordered by date, useful for tracking breaking topics

{hits: [{title, url, author, points, num_comments, created_at, objectID}]}

Get a single HN item (story or comment) by ID with its full nested comment tree. Returns id, title, url, author, points, text, and a children[] array of replies

{id, title, url, author, points, children: [{id, text, author, children}]}