{
  "id": 14334646,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T00:53:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/wyoming-student-graduate-poison-arrest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Wyoming microbiology graduate student Aili Wang, 32, has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on charges of poisoning a colleague who had pending patents and attempting to flee the country. Prosecutors allege that Wang poisoned the tea of her fellow microbiologist, with whom she had a strained relationship, and subsequently tried to return to China. Upon her arrest, police found laptops, electronic storage devices, and documents in her possession, which they claim link her to the crime. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Wang rummaging through the victim's desk, who specialized in disease treatment research similar to Wang's work in China.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "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-14336019",
        "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."
}