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  "id": 12231076,
  "title": "Jeffrey Archer Dies: Bestselling ‘Kane & Abel’ Author & Politician Was 86",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/jeffrey-archer-dies-bestselling-kane-abel-author-politician-was-86",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T21:05:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/jeffrey-archer-dead-kane-abel-author-politician-1237147167/"
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  "summary": "Jeffrey Archer, the prolific British author and former politician, has died at the age of 86. Archer’s publisher HarperCollins confirmed his death in a statement, revealing that the Kane & Abel writer died “suddenly and peacefully at home” on Monday. A cause of death was not disclosed. Archer, a former Conservative member of parliament, sold […]",
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        "title": "Jeffrey Archer, UK Author And Former Conservative Politician, Dies At 86",
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