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  "title": "Washington bans DeepSeek from government agencies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/washington-bans-deepseek-from-government-agencies",
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  "summary": "US firms have long accused Chinese rivals of “distilling” their AI models.",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US orders removal of China's DeepSeek products from federal civilian agencies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/us-orders-removal-of-chinas-deepseek-products-from-federal-civilian",
        "published": "2026-10-19T23:07:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "US bans DeepSeek AI from government use as tech tension with China continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/us-bans-deepseek-ai-from-government-use-as-tech-tension-with-china",
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        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "US bans DeepSeek from civilian agency IT systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/us-bans-deepseek-from-civilian-agency-it-systems",
        "published": "2026-10-20T04:07:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "China opposes US ban on govt agencies from using DeepSeek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/china-opposes-us-ban-on-govt-agencies-from-using-deepseek",
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      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "US plans to remove DeepSeek from government agency systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/us-plans-to-remove-deepseek-from-government-agency-systems",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:39:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "China opposes US ban on govt agencies from using DeepSeek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/china-opposes-us-ban-on-govt-agencies-from-using-deepseek-15723659",
        "published": "2026-10-20T09:10:32.000Z"
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