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  "title": "US Court Orders Fired Saudi Engineer To Remain In Custody In OpenAI Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/us-court-orders-fired-saudi-engineer-to-remain-in-custody-in-openai",
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  "published": "2026-10-19T20:33:52.000Z",
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        "title": "DOJ is urging a judge to keep a fired OpenAI engineer locked up, citing Saudi ties",
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        "published": "2026-10-19T17:30:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Wired",
        "title": "OpenAI Engineer Accused of Spying on Executives Ordered to Remain in Custody",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/openai-engineer-accused-of-spying-on-executives-ordered-to-remain-in",
        "published": "2026-10-19T19:49:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Fired OpenAI engineer accused of bugging office won't be released from jail",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "US judge orders Saudi engineer held in OpenAI case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/us-judge-orders-saudi-engineer-held-in-openai-case-15668653",
        "published": "2026-10-19T22:18:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US judge orders Saudi engineer held in OpenAI case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/us-judge-orders-saudi-engineer-held-in-openai-case-15668279",
        "published": "2026-10-19T22:21:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "US judge orders Saudi engineer held in OpenAI case",
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