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  "id": 12256333,
  "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",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T23:40:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/russia-pushes-back-reports-plague-researcher-died-test-tube-broke/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Russian lab worker at an institute focused on the plague, the notorious bacterial infection tied to medieval pandemics like the Black Death, has reportedly died, which President Trump called \"a big problem for Russia.\" Ramy Inocencio has more on what we know.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-05T22:30:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}