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  "id": 12164253,
  "title": "A Russian report says a worker at a Siberian plague research institute fell ill and died of an unknown cause",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/a-russian-report-says-a-worker-at-a-siberian-plague-research",
  "topic": "health",
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  "published": "2026-10-05T14:03:49.000Z",
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  "summary": "Although unconfirmed reports suggest pneumonic plague, officials have not publicly identified the infection.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News Tech",
        "title": "Russian lab worker 'dies of suspected plague' as 200 under observation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/russian-lab-worker-dies-of-suspected-plague-as-200-under-observation",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump administration monitoring suspected Russian plague outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/trump-administration-monitoring-suspected-russian-plague-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:21:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "A Russian report says a worker at a Siberian plague research institute fell ill and died of an unknown cause",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/a-russian-report-says-a-worker-at-a-siberian-plague-research-12165858",
        "published": "2026-10-05T14:03:49.000Z"
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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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