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  "id": 13002925,
  "title": "Trump gives 'national treasure' Musk top US medal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-gives-national-treasure-musk-top-us-medal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T01:24:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/donald-trump-gives-national-treasure-elon-musk-top-us-medal-after-rift/articleshow/134803818.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, President Donald Trump honored Elon Musk with the nation's highest science award, the National Medal of Science, at a ceremony held by the Science: A New Golden Age summit. This came after a strained relationship between the two, following Musk's departure from Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) last year due to disagreements over a contentious tax and spending bill. Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX and Tesla, has since returned to the president's orbit, playing a crucial role in the US space and defense programs. During the ceremony, Trump praised Musk as a national treasure, likening him to Thomas Edison, the renowned American inventor. Other recipients of the prestigious awards included Google co-founder Sergei Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD chief Lisa Su, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and computer mogul Michael Dell.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Indian-Origin Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Receives US National Technology Medal From President Trump; Elon Musk Among Honourees | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/indian-origin-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-receives-us-national",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:32:35.000Z"
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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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