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  "id": 1467505,
  "title": "Tupac Shakur murder trial opens nearly 30 years after rap star’s killing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/tupac-shakur-murder-trial-opens-nearly-30-years-after-rap-stars",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T10:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
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    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/world/126290/tupac-shakur-murder-trial-opens-nearly-30-years-after-rap-stars-killing"
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  "summary": "NEARLY three decades after Tupac Shakur was gunned down in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting, the former street gang leader accused of masterminding the killing is set to face opening statements in a murder trial that could last up to six weeks. Duane “K...",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/opening-arguments-expected-in-tupac-murder-trial",
        "published": "2026-08-17T02:01:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/opening-arguments-expected-in-tupac-murder-trial-1451306",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:56:47.000Z"
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