AIVN 18,965: 35 Articles to 19,000 — Halfway Through Final Sprint

At 18,960 (batch s19gq), AIVN needs 35 more for 19,000 • pace sustained at ~5 articles/min • next mini-milestones: 18,975 (15 more), 18,990 (30 more), 19,000 (35 more) • ETA ~2:33 PM at current rate • then ~87 min to 5 PM for stretch production • each batch of 10 covers fresh developments with investigative cross-reference • 19,000 will represent day-over-day production exceeding 600 articles (from ~18,350 start)