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  "id": 12379588,
  "title": "New York State Declares Measles Disaster Emergency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/new-york-state-declares-measles-disaster-emergency",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T12:14:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
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    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/10/06/888087.htm"
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  "summary": "New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025. The state also expanded the pool of health professionals allowed …",
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        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "New York Gov. Hochul Issues State Of Emergency Over Measles Cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/new-york-gov-hochul-issues-state-of-emergency-over-measles-cases",
        "published": "2026-10-05T20:01:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "New York declares statewide disaster emergency as measles cases rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/new-york-declares-statewide-disaster-emergency-as-measles-cases-rise",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:23:04.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "New York state declares measles disaster emergency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/new-york-state-declares-measles-disaster-emergency",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:42:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "New York declares measles emergency as US cases hit 34-year high",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/new-york-declares-measles-emergency-as-us-cases-hit-34-year-high",
        "published": "2026-10-06T00:42:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Hochul Declares a Measles Emergency as Cases Rise in Rural New York",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/hochul-declares-a-measles-emergency-as-cases-rise-in-rural-new-york",
        "published": "2026-10-06T01:41:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "New York declares disaster emergency over measles, 108 cases reported",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/new-york-declares-disaster-emergency-over-measles-108-cases-reported",
        "published": "2026-10-06T03:32:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Map Shows US Measles Cases As New York Declares Emergency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/map-shows-us-measles-cases-as-new-york-declares-emergency",
        "published": "2026-10-06T12:48:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "New York governor declares state of emergency after spike in measles cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/new-york-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-after-spike-in-measles",
        "published": "2026-10-06T13:17:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "New York declares measles disaster emergency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/new-york-declares-measles-disaster-emergency",
        "published": "2026-10-06T13:23:42.000Z"
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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."
}