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  "generated": "2026-08-12T21:31:54.563Z",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original.",
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      "id": 696521,
      "title": "First 100% British chocolate bar made since 1932",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/first-100-british-chocolate-bar-made-since-1932",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:26:23.000Z",
      "source": {
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        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxe2kw31wpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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      "summary": "Master's student Maha Khan created the chocolate bar by harvesting and processing Reading-grown cocoa.",
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      "id": 697721,
      "title": "'Wonderful run!' GB's Newnham fights back for 400m hurdles silver",
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      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:24:05.000Z",
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        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/videos/cd69p3l2830o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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      "summary": "Great Britain's Emily Newnham runs a personal best to seal an excellent silver in the women's 400m hurdles at the European Championships in Birmingham, having recently earned the same medal in the Commonwealth Games.",
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    {
      "id": 696515,
      "title": "Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave post",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-says-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-post",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:16:55.000Z",
      "source": {
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        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglzrvyrz3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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      "summary": "Leavitt will depart from her role to spend time with her young children and family, the president says.",
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      "id": 697649,
      "title": "Xavi becomes first non-Dutch Netherlands coach since 1978",
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      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:15:18.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Sport Football",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c77g5dne45lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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      "summary": "Former Barcelona manager Xavi is appointed as the new head coach of the Netherlands on a four-year deal.",
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      "id": 699010,
      "title": "Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary, Trump says",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/karoline-leavitt-will-step-down-as-white-house-press-secretary-trump",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:54:04.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian US",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/karoline-leavitt-resigns"
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      "summary": "US president announced departure on social media, saying Leavitt was leaving to ‘spend more time’ with family US politics – live updates Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary at the end of August, Donald Trump announced. The US president announced her departure on social media, saying Leavitt was leaving “so she can spend more time” with her family. She gave birth to a…",
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      "id": 697713,
      "title": "Solar eclipse distracts from sporting events - in pictures",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-distracts-from-sporting-events-in-pictures",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:43:24.000Z",
      "source": {
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        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cx2l19wjz0xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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      "summary": "Pictures from sporting events as the most significant solar eclipse since 1999 is visible across the UK and Europe on Wednesday.",
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      "id": 696513,
      "title": "Students wait for A-level, T-level and BTec results",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/students-wait-for-a-level-t-level-and-btec-results",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:26:55.000Z",
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        "name": "BBC News",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8dn8q3r8mzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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      "summary": "Another record number of students are expected to secure a place at their first choice of university.",
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      "id": 697708,
      "title": "GB's Evans wins European gold in 100m breaststroke",
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      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:23:41.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Sport",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/articles/ce34p76qedzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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      "summary": "Great Britain's Angharad Evans won her first European Championship gold in the 100m breaststroke final in Paris.",
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    {
      "id": 697604,
      "title": "US immigration officers to be equipped with gloves that deliver electric shocks",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/us-immigration-officers-to-be-equipped-with-gloves-that-deliver-697604",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:21:22.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC World",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20d292gdp4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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      "summary": "The US immigration agency is buying enforcement officers and agents $20m worth of gloves, which the maker says are safe when properly used.",
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    {
      "id": 691917,
      "title": "Trump’s justice department arrests expert on far right as part of SPLC crackdown",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trumps-justice-department-arrests-expert-on-far-right-as-part-of-splc",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:19:37.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian US",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/doj-arrests-far-right-expert-splc"
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      "summary": "Prosecutors charge Heidi Beirich with financial crimes as part of case against the Southern Poverty Law Center The justice department on Wednesday arrested a leading expert on far-right extremism, charging her with financial crimes as part of the government’s ongoing case against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Federal prosecutors charged Heidi Beirich, who formerly served as the group’s…",
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      "id": 690551,
      "title": "Yorkshire crowds gather for 'incredible' eclipse",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/yorkshire-crowds-gather-for-incredible-eclipse",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:58:45.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Science",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg6py7201jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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      "summary": "People gather in York, Leeds and Bradford to view the most significant solar eclipse since 1999.",
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    {
      "id": 690552,
      "title": "In pictures: Sky watchers gather for solar eclipse",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/in-pictures-sky-watchers-gather-for-solar-eclipse",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:52:50.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Science",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdewplxy3g1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "People across Kent, Surrey and Sussex watch the moon obscure the sun in a rare partial eclipse.",
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    },
    {
      "id": 695604,
      "title": "Former Mexican governor charged in case of 43 students who vanished in 2014",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/former-mexican-governor-charged-in-case-of-43-students-who-vanished",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:46:30.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/former-mexican-governor-charged-in-case-of-43-students-who-vanished-in-2014"
      },
      "summary": "Ángel Aguirre indicted in case that rocked Mexico and became symbol of its brutal cartel violence The former governor of Guerrero state in Mexico has been formally charged over his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, a case that has become a symbol of the country’s brutal cartel violence and government impunity. Ángel Aguirre, who was arrested last week , is accused…",
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    {
      "id": 690693,
      "title": "Mark Walter’s insurers rush to unwind affiliated investments",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/mark-walters-insurers-rush-to-unwind-affiliated-investments",
      "topic": "finance",
      "section": "Finance & Markets",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:44:46.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Financial Times",
        "url": "https://www.ft.com/content/ab5f7160-68f5-4396-a5a2-f97f770e8634?syn-25a6b1a6=1"
      },
      "summary": "TWG Global is seeking to refinance loans, restructure firms and bring in outside investors as prosecutors scrutinise books",
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    },
    {
      "id": 690594,
      "title": "Perfect Perry stars as Phoenix beat MI London to avoid finishing bottom",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/perfect-perry-stars-as-phoenix-beat-mi-london-to-avoid-finishing",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:26:35.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Sport",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/c1m12pxje3zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "Ellyse Perry hits an unbeaten 62 off 39 balls to guide Birmingham Phoenix to a comfortable five-wicket win against MI London - a victory which sees Phoenix avoid finishing bottom of the table, at the expense of their opponents.",
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    {
      "id": 690591,
      "title": "Afghanistan comfortably claim series over Ireland",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/afghanistan-comfortably-claim-series-over-ireland",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:23:44.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Sport",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c2k72qj5yg8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "Afghanistan seal series victory over Ireland with a game to spare at Stormont thanks to their record tally in the one-day format.",
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    {
      "id": 691918,
      "title": "Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-administration-pulls-support-for-annual-arctic-environmental",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:17:51.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian US",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/trump-administration-arctic-environmental-report"
      },
      "summary": "Move by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is latest government rollback of climate science activity The Trump administration has pulled its support for an annual report on the environmental changes across the Arctic, a region that is already heating up four times faster than the global average due to the climate crisis. On Tuesday, Kim Doster, the communications director of the…",
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    },
    {
      "id": 694395,
      "title": "Greenland forces Trump-linked US oil firm to delay drilling",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/greenland-forces-trump-linked-us-oil-firm-to-delay-drilling",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:00:41.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Guardian Business",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/trump-greenland-oil"
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      "summary": "US envoy had claimed Americans could be extracting crude by as early as next year Greenland authorities have forced a US oil company connected to Donald Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic territory, defying claims by the US president’s envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by next year. Amid Trump’s imperialist threats, tensions have been rising on Greenland’s eastern coast…",
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    },
    {
      "id": 691928,
      "title": "What can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? | Ben Davis",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/what-can-we-learn-from-francesca-hongs-loss-in-wisconsin-ben-davis",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:00:35.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian US",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/12/francesca-hongs-defeat-wisconsin-lessons"
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      "summary": "A fairly overtly radical socialist winning about 40% of the vote in a primary like this was unthinkable even a few years ago The left’s insurgency against the Democratic party establishment has hit its first serious bump in the road in Wisconsin. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong entered Tuesday up by big margins in the polls, the huge betting favorite. She left it just a few thousand votes…",
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    },
    {
      "id": 691354,
      "title": "Running with a stroller seems to reduce the risk of injuries",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/running-with-a-stroller-seems-to-reduce-the-risk-of-injuries",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2584315-running-with-a-pram-seems-to-reduce-the-risk-of-injuries/"
      },
      "summary": "Pushing a pram while running may reduce the force produced with each foot strike, decreasing the risk of injuries",
      "outlets": 1,
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691919,
      "title": "Judge awards $252,480 to musician who canceled Kennedy Center performance",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/judge-awards-252-480-to-musician-who-canceled-kennedy-center",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:58:44.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian US",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/kennedy-center-musician-chuck-redd"
      },
      "summary": "Kennedy Center had sued Chuck Redd for canceling Christmas Eve concert after Trump renamed institution A superior court judge in Washington DC has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay more than $250,000 to a musician who canceled a performance at the arts center after the White House announced that Donald Trump’s name would be added to the venue. Judge Tanya Jones Bosier ordered the Kennedy Center…",
      "outlets": 2,
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    },
    {
      "id": 690566,
      "title": "Hull sign defender Mendy for club record fee",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hull-sign-defender-mendy-for-club-record-fee",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:58:14.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Sport Football",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyjp48lvp2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "Hull City confirm the signing of defender Nobel Mendy from Rayo Vallecano for a club record fee.",
      "outlets": 1,
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    },
    {
      "id": 690581,
      "title": "Can Mourinho restore Real Madrid to former glory?",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/can-mourinho-restore-real-madrid-to-former-glory-690581",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:44:45.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Sport",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddjpz6q3d6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "Jose Mourinho is back at Real Madrid 13 years after leaving the club. But can the 63-year-old recapture the success of his first spell and deliver trophies at the Bernabeu? BBC Sport speaks to those who know Mourinho and Real Madrid best to assess whether his second stint can be a success.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 690563,
      "title": "Can Mourinho restore Real Madrid to former glory?",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/can-mourinho-restore-real-madrid-to-former-glory",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:44:45.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Sport Football",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddjpz6q3d6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "Jose Mourinho is back at Real Madrid 13 years after leaving the club. But can the 63-year-old recapture the success of his first spell and deliver trophies at the Bernabeu? BBC Sport speaks to those who know Mourinho and Real Madrid best to assess whether his second stint can be a success.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 690595,
      "title": "Fire eliminated after shock late collapse to Spirit",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/fire-eliminated-after-shock-late-collapse-to-spirit",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:40:53.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Sport",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/cvg8zp45904o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "London Spirit complete a six-run win over Welsh Fire to end the home side's hopes of progressing to the Eliminator round of the Men's Hundred.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 684558,
      "title": "The Guardian view on Japan’s yen: Trump wants to keep the easy-money machine running | Editorial",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-guardian-view-on-japans-yen-trump-wants-to-keep-the-easy-money",
      "topic": "finance",
      "section": "Finance & Markets",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:39:46.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian US",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/12/the-guardian-view-on-japans-yen-trump-wants-to-keep-the-easy-money-machine-running"
      },
      "summary": "A cheap currency helps finance the US tech boom. Washington is intervening because allies matter only when they are useful Japan’s yen has slid back towards 160 to the dollar, despite last month’s extraordinary US-Japanese intervention. Traders are betting that its role as a cheap funding pipeline for global finance will continue. Earlier this month the Trump administration stepped in to help…",
      "outlets": 1,
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      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 694393,
      "title": "Trump sued over $100,000-a-month early-access offer to Truth Social posts",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-sued-over-100-000-a-month-early-access-offer-to-truth-social-694393",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:30:21.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Guardian Business",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/truth-social-suit-trump-early-access-offer"
      },
      "summary": "Suit alleges subscription offer aims to sell privileged access to information generated in president’s official capacity Donald Trump has been sued after a subscription service charging up to $100,000 a month for early access to his posts on his Truth Social platform sparked allegations of corruption. The lawsuit, filed in the US district court for the southern district of New York , was brought…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691925,
      "title": "Trump sued over $100,000-a-month early-access offer to Truth Social posts",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-sued-over-100-000-a-month-early-access-offer-to-truth-social",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:30:21.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian US",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/truth-social-suit-trump-early-access-offer"
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      "summary": "Suit alleges subscription offer aims to sell privileged access to information generated in president’s official capacity Donald Trump has been sued after a subscription service charging up to $100,000 a month for early access to his posts on his Truth Social platform sparked allegations of corruption. The lawsuit, filed in the US district court for the southern district of New York , was brought…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684727,
      "title": "Martin Williams on his favourite Toast the City venues",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/martin-williams-on-his-favourite-toast-the-city-venues",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:23:41.000Z",
      "source": {
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        "url": "https://www.cityam.com/martin-williams-on-his-favourite-toast-the-city-venues/"
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      "summary": "Ahead of Toast the City this October, our restaurant columnist on his favourite City spots Bank is almost unrecognisable from when I began my career in the area with Gaucho in 2004. I went on to become MD of the brand before leaving in 2014 to take an entrepreneurial journey, founding M on Threadneedle Street. [...]",
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    },
    {
      "id": 683171,
      "title": "The race to save thousands of animals",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-race-to-save-thousands-of-animals",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:21:07.000Z",
      "source": {
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        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cd9wz4lvq9jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "In October 1982, Paraguay and Brazil closed the gates of the Itaipu River, beginning to fill the reservoir of what would soon be the world's largest dam.",
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    },
    {
      "id": 683098,
      "title": "Trump sued over Truth Social's $100,000 early access service",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-sued-over-truth-socials-100-000-early-access-service",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:18:29.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Business",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6dpm5y0yyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "The suit challenges Truth Social plan selling early access to Trump's market-moving posts.",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684554,
      "title": "Trump officials again urge US supreme court intervention on mail ballots",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-officials-again-urge-us-supreme-court-intervention-on-mail",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:11:02.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian US",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/trump-administration-supreme-court-mail-ballots"
      },
      "summary": "Justice department asks justices to pause decision that blocked Trump’s order to tighten voting by mail rules Donald Trump ’s administration again asked the US supreme court on Wednesday to intervene to fully implement the president’s executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections that will decide control of US Congress. The US Department of Justice…",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 682099,
      "title": "Discord ordered to suspend livestreams in Brazil",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/discord-ordered-to-suspend-livestreams-in-brazil",
      "topic": "tech",
      "section": "Tech",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:10:31.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Technology",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgewpqxyrddo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "Discord told the BBC it was \"thoughtfully reviewing\" the order by Brazil's data protection agency and it was \"committed to user safety\"",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684020,
      "title": "I reread The Road 20 years on. It was even more devastating",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/i-reread-the-road-20-years-on-it-was-even-more-devastating",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583799-i-reread-the-road-20-years-on-it-was-even-more-devastating/"
      },
      "summary": "Tim Winton's Juice gave Alison Flood the appetite for more post-apocalyptic science fiction. Returning to Cormac McCarthy's scorched landscape was tough – but worth it",
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    },
    {
      "id": 684019,
      "title": "If this brilliant cosmic horror show passed you by, rectify that now",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/if-this-brilliant-cosmic-horror-show-passed-you-by-rectify-that-now",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583800-if-this-brilliant-cosmic-horror-show-passed-you-by-rectify-that-now/"
      },
      "summary": "The Killings at Parrish Station is a terrifying cosmic horror six-parter, which starts back in 1987 when two detectives find mangled bodies at an outback radio research station. TV columnist Bethan Ackerley is a big fan",
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    },
    {
      "id": 684018,
      "title": "What is the optimal way to ice a cocktail?",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/what-is-the-optimal-way-to-ice-a-cocktail",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583804-what-is-the-optimal-way-to-ice-a-cocktail/"
      },
      "summary": "Readers dig into whether it’s best to have fewer big cubes or lots of small ones – and offer up their services to test it out",
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    },
    {
      "id": 684017,
      "title": "What changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away? part 2",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/what-changes-will-occur-on-earth-as-the-moon-moves-further-away-part-2",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583805-what-changes-will-occur-on-earth-as-the-moon-moves-further-away-part-2/"
      },
      "summary": "One reader explains how the moon’s drift will lead to longer (and warmer) days",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684016,
      "title": "At what point does my family tree stop doubling and start decreasing? part 2",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/at-what-point-does-my-family-tree-stop-doubling-and-start-decreasing",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583806-branching-out-4/"
      },
      "summary": "Our readers do the maths on what one of their mothers calls the family forest",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684015,
      "title": "This week’s new questions",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/this-weeks-new-questions",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583807-this-weeks-new-questions-358/"
      },
      "summary": "Humans can see water but not air. So can fish see air? And would it be possible to have anti-black holes, and how could we tell if we were looking at one?",
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    },
    {
      "id": 684014,
      "title": "Does shapewear make us less prone to taking risks? Weirdly, maybe yes",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/does-shapewear-make-us-less-prone-to-taking-risks-weirdly-maybe-yes",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583967-does-shapewear-make-us-less-prone-to-taking-risks-weirdly-maybe-yes/"
      },
      "summary": "Feedback is a little nonplussed by an experiment that involved wearing (or not wearing) compressing shapewear, and then playing cards",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684013,
      "title": "Tom Gauld on failed science clip art",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/tom-gauld-on-failed-science-clip-art",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2584044-tom-gauld-2/"
      },
      "summary": "Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684012,
      "title": "Twisteddoodles on how to handle memes featuring medical symptoms",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/twisteddoodles-on-how-to-handle-memes-featuring-medical-symptoms",
      "topic": "health",
      "section": "Health & Medicine",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2584050-twisteddoodles-3/"
      },
      "summary": "This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles",
      "outlets": 1,
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684011,
      "title": "We should decide how AI shapes the future, not tech firms",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/we-should-decide-how-ai-shapes-the-future-not-tech-firms",
      "topic": "ai",
      "section": "AI",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Scientist",
        "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2584064-we-should-decide-how-ai-shapes-the-future-not-tech-firms/"
      },
      "summary": "OpenAI and its competitors want to dictate the role that artificial intelligence will play in our society – it's time to take back control of the narrative",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 683133,
      "title": "O'Sullivan suffers another setback with China Open exit",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/osullivan-suffers-another-setback-with-china-open-exit",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:56:21.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Sport",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/cpd7p16pqe5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "Ronnie O'Sullivan suffers another defeat as his poor start to the season continued with a 6-4 loss to Noppon Saengkham in the second round of the China Open, with world champion Wu Yize also out.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684547,
      "title": "Honk if your barn is burning: pet goose alerts sleeping Texas family to blaze",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/honk-if-your-barn-is-burning-pet-goose-alerts-sleeping-texas-family",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:54:29.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian US",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/goose-alerts-family-burning-barn-texas"
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      "summary": "Family ‘extremely grateful’ to four-month-old ‘Goosey’ who ran out of fire-billowing building and repeatedly squawked A pet goose is being credited with helping save a Texas family’s animals after sounding a honking alarm as a fire tore through their barn. The dramatic moment unfolded on the morning of 4 August in Fort Bend county, where four-month-old Goosey repeatedly squawked outside the…",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684548,
      "title": "Unexpected hearing scheduled for Luigi Mangione sparks plea deal speculation",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/unexpected-hearing-scheduled-for-luigi-mangione-sparks-plea-deal",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:50:13.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Guardian US",
        "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/luigi-mangione-united-health-murder-hearing"
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      "summary": "Rumors of plea deal in federal case have been circulating since June for suspect accused of killing Brian Thompson An unexpected hearing in the federal stalking case against Luigi Mangione has been scheduled, leading to speculation that the alleged United Healthcare CEO assassin was seeking a plea deal that would in turn end a murder prosecution in New York state court beginning next month.…",
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      "illustration": null,
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 683119,
      "title": "What's happening with Lewis-Skelly's Arsenal future?",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/whats-happening-with-lewis-skellys-arsenal-future",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:49:46.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC Sport",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyxpgjx4mjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "Myles Lewis-Skelly's long-term future at Arsenal has been debated since he slipped down the pecking order last season - will he stay with the Gunners with interest reportedly shown elsewhere?",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 697823,
      "title": "China is winning the race for the Ice Silk Road",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/china-is-winning-the-race-for-the-ice-silk-road",
      "topic": "finance",
      "section": "Finance & Markets",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:40:57.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Financial Times",
        "url": "https://www.ft.com/content/c24d71f7-d270-486a-be6f-55b0a97f6850?syn-25a6b1a6=1"
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      "summary": "Melting in the Arctic is unleashing a geopolitical tussle over new trade routes",
      "outlets": 1,
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    },
    {
      "id": 683084,
      "title": "Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador's expulsion",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/thousands-of-canadians-call-for-us-ambassadors-expulsion",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:35:52.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC World",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d83j4ql2xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "An online petition accusing Pete Hoekstra of diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs has garnered more than 60,000 signatures.",
      "outlets": 1,
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 682017,
      "title": "Ann Widdecombe's loved ones gather for her funeral",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ann-widdecombes-loved-ones-gather-for-her-funeral",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:31:07.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "BBC News",
        "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgwz81w892o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
      },
      "summary": "A requiem mass is held for the former MP at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, near her Dartmoor home.",
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