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  "id": 12528782,
  "title": "Chinese American couple arrested for abusing 21 children, most born via surrogates, in California",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/chinese-american-couple-arrested-for-abusing-21-children-most-born",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T02:32:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress International",
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    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/crime/chinese-american-couple-arrested-for-abusing-21-children-most-born-via-surrogates-in-california-5129315.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An extremely wealthy Chinese immigrant and his wife amassed a brood of 21 children through a surrogacy scheme and raised them in a “house of horrors,” prosecutors alleged Tuesday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "California couple arrested on child abuse charges in surrogacy investigation, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/california-couple-arrested-on-child-abuse-charges-in-surrogacy",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:30:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "California couple at center of surrogacy scandal arrested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/california-couple-at-center-of-surrogacy-scandal-arrested",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:37:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/california-couple-charged-with-child-abuse-in-surrogacy-scheme",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:41:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "California couple arrested on child abuse charges in connection with surrogacy probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/california-couple-arrested-on-child-abuse-charges-in-connection-with",
        "published": "2026-10-06T20:22:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "California couple arrested on child abuse charges in horrifying surrogacy probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/california-couple-arrested-on-child-abuse-charges-in-horrifying",
        "published": "2026-10-07T00:27:03.000Z"
      }
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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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