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  "id": 11337098,
  "title": "New York's governor removes district attorney from Cornell rape allegations case, appoints special prosecutor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/new-yorks-governor-removes-district-attorney-from-cornell-rape",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ny-special-prosecutor-cornell-investigation-9.7366424"
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  "summary": "New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to oversee an investigation into a woman's allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, with the governor saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney's ability to handle the case.",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "New details intensify scrutiny of Cornell's handling of gang rape allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/new-details-intensify-scrutiny-of-cornells-handling-of-gang-rape",
        "published": "2026-10-01T22:35:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Cornell rape investigation raises questions about New York's laws on consent, intoxication",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/cornell-rape-investigation-raises-questions-about-new-yorks-laws-on",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:18:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "AG Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged Cornell 'gang rape' case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ag-letitia-james-appointed-special-prosecutor-in-alleged-cornell-gang",
        "published": "2026-10-02T01:07:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at Cornell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/letitia-james-appointed-special-prosecutor-in-alleged-gang-rape-at",
        "published": "2026-10-02T01:08:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "The ‘Cornell 7’ reported rape shows why we need to rethink sexual violence prevention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/the-cornell-7-reported-rape-shows-why-we-need-to-rethink-sexual",
        "published": "2026-10-02T01:19:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/cornell-students-voice-frustration-at-public-hearing-over-rape-case",
        "published": "2026-10-02T01:29:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Cornell University gang rape investigation: NY governor Hochul appoints special prosecutor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/cornell-university-gang-rape-investigation-ny-governor-hochul",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:02:08.000Z"
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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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