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  "id": 15971662,
  "title": "Son of detained American Stephen Hubbard reacts to Russia releasing him after 4 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/son-of-detained-american-stephen-hubbard-reacts-to-russia-releasing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T23:01:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/son-detained-american-stephen-hubbard-reacts-russia-release/"
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  "summary": "Russia released American Stephen Hubbard on Wednesday after four years of wrongfully detaining him. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis spoke with Hubbard's son about the release and joins to unpack their conversation. Then, CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on the Trump administration's response.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Russia frees jailed American Stephen Hubbard during Witkoff talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/russia-frees-jailed-american-stephen-hubbard-during-witkoff-talks",
        "published": "2026-10-21T09:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Who is Stephen Hubbard? Why did Putin free the 74-year-old US teacher jailed as a Ukraine war ‘mercenary’? Explained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/who-is-stephen-hubbard-why-did-putin-free-the-74-year-old-us-teacher",
        "published": "2026-10-21T18:06:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "MPs’ protections under scrutiny; Putin releases jailed US citizen; and National Geographic’s NZ pick",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/mps-protections-under-scrutiny-putin-releases-jailed-us-citizen-and",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:53:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Sister of American Stephen Hubbard says he’s in disbelief following release by Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/sister-of-american-stephen-hubbard-says-hes-in-disbelief-following-15972748",
        "published": "2026-10-21T21:53:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Sister of American Stephen Hubbard says he’s in disbelief following release by Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/sister-of-american-stephen-hubbard-says-hes-in-disbelief-following",
        "published": "2026-10-21T21:53:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Stephen Hubbard, US schoolteacher captured by Russia in 2022, freed by Putin in goodwill gesture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/stephen-hubbard-us-schoolteacher-captured-by-russia-in-2022-freed-by",
        "published": "2026-10-22T00:11:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Stephen Hubbard's son after his release from Russian prison: \"I want to embrace him\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/stephen-hubbards-son-after-his-release-from-russian-prison-i-want-to",
        "published": "2026-10-22T00:30:00.000Z"
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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."
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