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  "id": 14752062,
  "title": "Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking two women in Florida",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/matt-gaetz-accused-in-suit-of-sex-trafficking-two-women-in-florida",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T17:08:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/matt-gaetz-florida-sex-traffing-lawsuit"
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  "summary": "Jane Does allege ex-congressman and two others coordinated ‘payments, drugs and travel’ for sexual acts The Republican former congressman Matt Gaetz has been accused of participating in the sex trafficking of two young women in a civil lawsuit filed Thursday in district court in Florida. The allegations, which Gaetz denied in a statement to the Guardian, are the latest developments in a…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Matt Gaetz Accused Of Sex Trafficking In Florida Lawsuit, Report Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/matt-gaetz-accused-of-sex-trafficking-in-florida-lawsuit-report-says",
        "published": "2026-10-15T18:28:24.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Matt Gaetz sued by two women over alleged sex trafficking; Joel Greenberg, Christopher Dorworth also named in lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/matt-gaetz-sued-by-two-women-over-alleged-sex-trafficking-joel",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:10:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "POLITICO",
        "title": "2 women accuse Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking in new lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/2-women-accuse-matt-gaetz-of-sex-trafficking-in-new-lawsuit",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:11:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Lawsuit by 2 women accuses ex-Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/lawsuit-by-2-women-accuses-ex-florida-rep-matt-gaetz-of-sex",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:57:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Federal lawsuit accuses Matt Gaetz, 2 others of sex trafficking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/federal-lawsuit-accuses-matt-gaetz-2-others-of-sex-trafficking",
        "published": "2026-10-15T21:07:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Lawsuit by 2 women accuses ex-Florida Rep Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/lawsuit-by-2-women-accuses-ex-florida-rep-matt-gaetz-of-sex-14796047",
        "published": "2026-10-15T21:39:24.000Z"
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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."
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