diff --git a/news/backfill_news.py b/news/backfill_news.py
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+from database.news import insert
+from datetime import datetime
+from news import scrape_news_in_range
+
+start_date = datetime(2023, 10, 25)
+end_date = datetime(2023, 10, 25)
+scrape_news_in_range(start_date, end_date)
+for news_data in scrape_news_in_range(start_date, end_date):
+    insert(news_data)
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diff --git a/news/requirements.txt b/news/requirements.txt
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+pandas
+psycopg2
+python-dotenv
+schedule
+sqlalchemy
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