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  "id": 15897153,
  "title": "Russia frees retired US schoolteacher Stephen Hubbard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/russia-frees-retired-us-schoolteacher-stephen-hubbard",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T13:34:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
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    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1021/1596296-russia-frees-retired-schoolteacher-ukraine/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired US schoolteacher in Russian custody since 2022, was freed from prison today and taken to St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport, President of Russia Vladimir Putin said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia, Steve Witkoff says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/american-stephen-hubbard-released-by-russia-steve-witkoff-says",
        "published": "2026-10-21T09:58:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Putin says Russia has freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/putin-says-russia-has-freed-us-citizen-stephen-hubbard-15878006",
        "published": "2026-10-21T11:10:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Russia releases wrongfully detained US citizen Hubbard following Witkoff-Putin meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/russia-releases-wrongfully-detained-us-citizen-hubbard-following",
        "published": "2026-10-21T11:28:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard after over 4 years in prison, during a visit from U.S. envoy Witkoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/russia-frees-american-stephen-hubbard-after-over-4-years-in-prison",
        "published": "2026-10-21T13:15:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Who is Stephen Hubbard, the American Putin just freed?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/who-is-stephen-hubbard-the-american-putin-just-freed",
        "published": "2026-10-21T15:12:57.000Z"
      }
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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."
}