{
  "id": 14332318,
  "title": "Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned colleague arrested before fleeing to China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/wyoming-grad-student-who-allegedly-poisoned-colleague-arrested-before-14332318",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T00:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261014/wyoming-grad-student-who-allegedly-poisoned-colleague-arrested-before-fleeing-to-china"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A microbiology graduate student from China, Aili Wang, 32, has been arrested in Wyoming on accusations that she poisoned a fellow student's tea after a dispute over pending patents, then attempted to flee the country upon questioning by police. She was apprehended at Los Angeles International Airport on October 6, with laptops, electronic storage devices, and documents now in police custody. Authorities allege that Wang was caught on surveillance video rummaging through the victim's desk, who specialized in research similar to what Wang had previously conducted in China. Prosecutors claim that Wang purchased the chemical acrylamide from eBay, which was later detected in the victim's coffee maker used for brewing tea. The victim's wife and others first discovered the presence of the chemical. Wang is currently being held in Los Angeles without bail. Her attorney has not been listed in court documents, and the Associated Press attempted to contact her via email and LinkedIn messages but received no response. For years, U.S. officials have accused China of stealing intellectual property from American universities.",
  "summary": "CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a fellow student who had pending patents and with whom she didn’t get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her. Aili Wang, 32, was arrested Oct. 6 at Los Angeles International Airport, where prosecutors allege she sought to return to China. With her…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/a-wyoming-grad-student-who-allegedly-poisoned-a-colleague-has-been",
        "published": "2026-10-13T23:40:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned colleague arrested before fleeing to China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/wyoming-grad-student-who-allegedly-poisoned-colleague-arrested-before",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:32:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Graduate student accused of poisoning colleague and trying to flee to China arrested at LAX",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/graduate-student-accused-of-poisoning-colleague-and-trying-to-flee-to",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:53:36.000Z"
      }
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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."
}