diff --git a/app/api/import/route.ts b/app/api/import/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67d8d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/import/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import prisma from '../../../prisma/prisma';
+import { NewsDatabaseSchema } from '../../../utils/schemas';
+import { singleNews, topNews } from '../../../utils/urls';
+
+export async function GET(request: Request) {
+  if (
+    request.headers.get('Authorization') !== `Bearer ${process.env.CRON_SECRET}`
+  ) {
+    return new Response('Unauthorized', { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const topstories: number[] = await fetch(topNews).then(res => res.json());
+
+    const newsPromises = topstories
+      .splice(0, Number(process.env.NEWS_LIMIT))
+      .map(async id => {
+        const sourceNews = await fetch(singleNews(id)).then(res => res.json());
+        const validation = NewsDatabaseSchema.safeParse(sourceNews);
+
+        if (validation.success) {
+          const result = await prisma.news.upsert({
+            create: {
+              ...validation.data,
+              id
+            },
+            update: {
+              ...validation.data
+            },
+            where: {
+              id
+            }
+          });
+
+          return result;
+        }
+      });
+
+    await Promise.all(newsPromises);
+
+    return new NextResponse(`Imported ${newsPromises.length} news.`, {
+      status: 200
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return new NextResponse(`Import failed.`, {
+      status: 500
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/api/cron/route.ts b/app/api/mailing/route.ts
similarity index 60%
rename from app/api/cron/route.ts
rename to app/api/mailing/route.ts
index 79ec22f..15b0a28 100644
--- a/app/api/cron/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/mailing/route.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import NewsletterTemplate from '../../../components/emails/newsletter';
 import prisma from '../../../prisma/prisma';
-import { NewsDatabaseSchema, NewsSchema } from '../../../utils/schemas';
+import { NewsSchema } from '../../../utils/schemas';
 import { sender } from '../../../utils/sender';
-import { singleNews, topNews } from '../../../utils/urls';
 
 export async function GET(request: Request) {
   if (
@@ -13,40 +12,19 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
     return new Response('Unauthorized', { status: 401 });
   }
 
-  const topstories: number[] = await fetch(topNews).then(res => res.json());
-
-  const newsPromises = topstories
-    .splice(0, Number(process.env.NEWS_LIMIT))
-    .map(async id => {
-      const sourceNews = await fetch(singleNews(id)).then(res => res.json());
-      const validation = NewsDatabaseSchema.safeParse(sourceNews);
-
-      if (validation.success) {
-        const result = await prisma.news.upsert({
-          create: {
-            ...validation.data,
-            id
-          },
-          update: {
-            ...validation.data
-          },
-          where: {
-            id
-          }
-        });
-
-        return result;
-      }
-    });
-
-  await Promise.all(newsPromises);
-
+  // send newsletter to users who didn't get it in the last 23h 50m, assuming a cron job every 10 minutes
+  // this is to avoid sending the newsletter to the same users multiple times
+  // this is not a perfect solution, but it's good enough for now
   const users = await prisma.user.findMany({
     where: {
       confirmed: true,
-      deleted: false
+      deleted: false,
+      lastMail: {
+        lt: new Date(Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 + 1000 * 10 * 60) // 24h - 10m
+      }
     },
     select: {
+      id: true,
       email: true
     }
   });
@@ -80,6 +58,18 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
     });
   }
 
+  // update users so they don't get the newsletter again
+  await prisma.user.updateMany({
+    where: {
+      id: {
+        in: users.map(user => user.id)
+      }
+    },
+    data: {
+      lastMail: new Date()
+    }
+  });
+
   return new NextResponse(`Newsletter sent to ${users.length} addresses.`, {
     status: 200
   });
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 4931387..3fa8a51 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ model User {
   confirmed Boolean  @default(false)
   deleted   Boolean  @default(false)
   createdAt DateTime @default(now()) @map(name: "created_at")
+  lastMail DateTime @default(now()) @updatedAt @map(name: "updated_at")
 
   @@map(name: "users")
 }
diff --git a/utils/apiResponse.ts b/utils/apiResponse.ts
index 6594516..f1893e0 100644
--- a/utils/apiResponse.ts
+++ b/utils/apiResponse.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+
 export function ApiResponse(status: number, message: string) {
-  const response = new Response(message, { status });
+  const response = new NextResponse(message, { status });
   response.headers.set('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', process.env.HOME_URL!);
 
   return response;
diff --git a/utils/sender.ts b/utils/sender.ts
index 53e99c6..5238a0c 100644
--- a/utils/sender.ts
+++ b/utils/sender.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ type EmailTemplate = {
   template: JSX.Element;
 };
 
-async function sendEmail(to: string[], { subject, template }: EmailTemplate) {
+export async function sender(
+  to: string[],
+  { subject, template }: EmailTemplate
+) {
   const resend = new Resend(process.env.RESEND_KEY);
 
   try {
+    // TODO: adjust code once Resend supports batch sending
     const { error } = await resend.emails.send({
       from: process.env.RESEND_FROM!,
       to,
@@ -34,22 +38,3 @@ async function sendEmail(to: string[], { subject, template }: EmailTemplate) {
 
   return true;
 }
-
-export async function sender(
-  to: string[],
-  { subject, template }: EmailTemplate
-) {
-  let success = false;
-  let i = 5;
-
-  while (i < 5) {
-    const sent = await sendEmail(to, { subject, template });
-    if (sent) {
-      success = true;
-      break;
-    }
-    i++;
-  }
-
-  return success;
-}
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
index 01288e2..6789338 100644
--- a/vercel.json
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 {
   "crons": [
     {
-      "path": "/api/cron",
+      "path": "/api/import",
+      "schedule": "0 3 * * *"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "/api/mailing",
       "schedule": "0 5 * * *"
     }
   ],