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  "id": 16054545,
  "title": "Somerset West ward councillor candidate in court for shoplifting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/somerset-west-ward-councillor-candidate-in-court-for-shoplifting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-10-22-somerset-west-ward-councillor-candidate-in-court-for-shoplifting/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Patriotic Alliance Ward 83 candidate Romario Davids appeared in Somerset West Magistrate’s Court after allegedly leaving a retailer with unpaid items..",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/us-congressional-candidate-brad-lander-freed-after-west-bank-detention",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:12:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}