{
  "id": 15811517,
  "title": "North Carolina mail-in ballot restrictions to remain through midterms, judge rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/north-carolina-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-to-remain-through-midterms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T21:39:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6161350-judge-upholds-nc-mailballot-rules/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal judge ruled Monday that North Carolina is permitted to keep its strict mail-in ballot rules in place for November’s election, which were changed just before ballots were mailed in September. In the ruling, Judge Thomas D. Shroeder wrote that it was too close to the election to change the rules again, and that...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "University of North Carolina, US Justice Dept. reach settlement to end antisemitism probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/university-of-north-carolina-us-justice-dept-reach-settlement-to-end",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:22:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump looks to boost Republicans in North Carolina two weeks out from Election Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/trump-looks-to-boost-republicans-in-north-carolina-two-weeks-out-from",
        "published": "2026-10-20T23:37:14.000Z"
      }
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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."
}