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  "id": 15597306,
  "title": "2026 midterms could be the most expensive on record. And, Macron condemns protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/2026-midterms-could-be-the-most-expensive-on-record-and-macron",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T11:15:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/19/g-s1-148733/up-first-newsletter-ukraine-russia-campaign-finances-france-protests"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "More than $15 billion has been raised in this year's midterm elections, according to NPR.\n\nIn France, President Emmanuel Macron has condemned unbridled violence following weekend protests sparked by rising living costs. The unrest resulted in more than 2,500 arrests and saw shops and town halls looted or set on fire. While Macron acknowledged security and intelligence failures, he refused to accept the resignation of his interior minister.\n\nMacron has begun a tour of the Gulf, starting in Kuwait where he was welcomed by Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. According to Free Malaysia Today, the trip to Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar aims to strengthen economic and defense partnerships and secure oil and diesel supplies to address demonstrators' concerns regarding fuel prices.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}