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  "title": "Fill in the blank in the quiz: A plague research employee in Russia died from ____",
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  "published": "2026-10-09T09:00:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "Plus: Nobels! Protests! Ambiguous quotes! A mysterious death in Russia!",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Russia says all clear after contact tracing in reported plague case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russia-says-all-clear-after-contact-tracing-in-reported-plague-case",
        "published": "2026-10-08T21:54:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "US sees no bio-weapon link in Russia plague lab death: Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-sees-no-bio-weapon-link-in-russia-plague-lab-death-trump",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:08:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Suspected plague case highlights Russia’s inherited Soviet-era culture of secrecy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/suspected-plague-case-highlights-russias-inherited-soviet-era-culture",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:11:39.000Z"
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