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  "id": 12246463,
  "title": "The Memo: Experts seek to calm panic over mysterious Russia ‘plague’ case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/the-memo-experts-seek-to-calm-panic-over-mysterious-russia-plague-case",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T22:30:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/analysis/6130693-russia-pneumonic-plague-fear/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new cloud of anxiety is hovering over the public amid reports of an infectious disease, a laboratory accident and a death. The fact that the story comes out of Russia heightens American concerns rather than assuages them, raising dark talk of bioweapons, artificial intelligence and Kremlin secrecy. Even President Trump has weighed in. “I...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Antara News Indonesia",
        "title": "Indonesia tightens health surveillance over suspected plague in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/indonesia-tightens-health-surveillance-over-suspected-plague-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-05T22:47:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Trump says US will 'help' Russia deal with plague",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/trump-says-us-will-help-russia-deal-with-plague",
        "published": "2026-10-05T23:05:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Russia pushes back against reports that plague researcher died after test tube broke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/russia-pushes-back-against-reports-that-plague-researcher-died-after",
        "published": "2026-10-05T23:40:45.000Z"
      }
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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."
}