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  "id": 12291659,
  "title": "Jeffrey Archer, whose books sold 300 million copies, dies aged 86",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/jeffrey-archer-whose-books-sold-300-million-copies-dies-aged-86",
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  "published": "2026-10-06T03:00:01.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/books/2026/10/06/jeffrey-archer-bestselling-author-of-300-million-books-dies-aged-86/"
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  "summary": "Bestselling British author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86, his publisher HarperCollins has announced. Archer, whose novels sold more than 300 million copies worldwide, died suddenly and peacefully at his home on Monday “between writing sessions”, the publisher said. Kate Elton, chief executive of HarperCollins UK and Archer's editor, paid tribute to the author, describing…",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Jeffrey Archer: successful novelist, disgraced politician and convicted liar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/jeffrey-archer-successful-novelist-disgraced-politician-and-convicted",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "British author and disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86",
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        "title": "Best-selling British author Jeffrey Archer dies at 86",
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        "published": "2026-10-05T22:29:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Jeffrey Archer, British author and politician, dies at 86 ‘between writing sessions’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/jeffrey-archer-british-author-and-politician-dies-at-86-between",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Best-selling British author Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/best-selling-british-author-jeffrey-archer-dies-aged-86",
        "published": "2026-10-05T23:36:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTHK News - Finance",
        "title": "Best-selling British author Jeffrey Archer dies at 86",
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        "published": "2026-10-05T23:43:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Best-selling British author and fomer Conservative politician Jeffrey Archer dies, aged 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/best-selling-british-author-and-fomer-conservative-politician-jeffrey",
        "published": "2026-10-06T01:14:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Jeffrey Archer, bestselling UK novelist and scandal-plagued politician, dies aged 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/jeffrey-archer-bestselling-uk-novelist-and-scandal-plagued-politician",
        "published": "2026-10-06T02:44:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Jeffrey Archer, bestselling author of 300 million books, dies aged 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/jeffrey-archer-bestselling-author-of-300-million-books-dies-aged-86",
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