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  "id": 12362976,
  "title": "Richard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/richard-morecroft-veteran-abc-news-presenter-dies-age-70-after-cancer",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:44:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/06/richard-morecroft-veteran-abc-news-presenter-dies-age-70-after-cancer-diagnosis"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michael Rowland and Leigh Sales lead tributes to newsreader who read the ABC’s 7pm bulletin for 20 years Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Former ABC news presenter Richard Morecroft has died at the age of 70. Morecroft presented ABC’s 7pm news bulletin for almost 20 years until 2002. Continue reading...",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Richard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/richard-morecroft-veteran-abc-news-presenter-dies-age-70-after-cancer-12368631",
        "published": "2026-10-06T10:44:48.000Z"
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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."
}