diff --git a/app/api/news/route.ts b/app/api/news/route.ts
index ff58881..a5bc74d 100644
--- a/app/api/news/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/news/route.ts
@@ -53,14 +53,8 @@ function truncateText(text: string, maxLength: number): string {
 // Helper function to format category
 function formatCategory(category: string): string | null {
   if (!category) return null;
-  const categoryMap: { [key: string]: string } = {
-    'GLOBAL ISSUES - WORLD AFFAIRS': 'WORLD',
-    'UN NEWS - GLOBAL NEWS': 'UN NEWS',
-    'GLOBAL NEWS': 'WORLD',
-  };
-  
-  const normalizedCategory = category.toUpperCase();
-  return categoryMap[normalizedCategory] || normalizedCategory;
+  // Return null for all categories to remove the labels completely
+  return null;
 }
 
 // Helper function to format source