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  "id": 12968394,
  "title": "Democratic senator says Hegseth trying to hide costs of Iran war from US public",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/democratic-senator-says-hegseth-trying-to-hide-costs-of-iran-war-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T21:41:08.000Z",
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    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/08/chris-murphy-pete-hegseth-iran-war-costs"
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  "summary": "US Senator Chris Murphy has accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of trying to hide the costs of a potential war with Iran from the American public. According to Murphy, the Pentagon blocked him from visiting a major US base in Qatar. He also witnessed damage to the US embassy in Riyadh, which he described as \"extraordinary\" and more severe than publicly reported.\n\nThe damage to the US embassy in Riyadh was seen by Murphy during an Iranian strike, which fortunately occurred at night, avoiding any fatalities. If the strike had happened during the day, it would have been deadly.\n\nSeparately, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated that the public will be able to watch the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, by firing squad on December 3. According to CBS News, Hegseth said that Hasan will be executed by a firing squad of soldiers at Fort Hood at 1 pm. The execution will mark the first US military execution since 1961.",
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        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Pete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Will Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution be broadcast live? Details on US Army's plan amid Pete Hegseth's update",
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        "title": "Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be live-streamed",
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        "title": "Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed",
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        "title": "Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says",
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