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  "id": 14989728,
  "title": "Judge declines to block Trump’s March anti-DEI order for federal contractors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/judge-declines-to-block-trumps-march-anti-dei-order-for-federal",
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  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:56:00.000Z",
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ruling rejected plaintiffs’ constitutional arguments but said that the directive only pertains to conduct that is “already prohibited by federal law.”",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-says-he-did-not-order-starshield-limits-on-ukraine-and-doubts",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:20:24.000Z"
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        "outlet": "HR Dive",
        "title": "Judge declines to block Trump’s March anti-DEI order for federal contractors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/judge-declines-to-block-trumps-march-anti-dei-order-for-federal-15036263",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:25:00.000Z"
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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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