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  "id": 13682001,
  "title": "‘Under tremendous strain’: CIA analyst turned spy novelist on a fraying US-UK alliance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/under-tremendous-strain-cia-analyst-turned-spy-novelist-on-a-fraying",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T08:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/11/us-uk-special-relationship-david-mccloskey-writer"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "David McCloskey’s new book depicts a calamitous collapse of the ‘special relationship’ – could things get darker still? The “special relationship”, the time-honored emotional bond between the US and Britain that has sustained through war and peace, is in trouble. The ties of history, culture and language that have bridged an ocean and bound the two countries politically for generations are…",
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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."
}