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  "id": 12250405,
  "title": "Jeffrey Archer, Novelist Whose Real Life Rivaled His Thrillers, Dies at 86",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/jeffrey-archer-novelist-whose-real-life-rivaled-his-thrillers-dies-at-12250405",
  "topic": "culture",
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  "published": "2026-10-05T22:59:55.000Z",
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  "summary": "In a life of achievement and disgrace, ambition, self-promotion, misbehavior and scandal were themes that he knew intimately and that propelled his best-selling novels.",
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        "title": "Jeffrey Archer, Novelist Whose Real Life Rivaled His Thrillers, Dies at 86",
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        "published": "2026-10-05T22:59:55.000Z"
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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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