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  "id": 16060561,
  "title": "Virginia state lawmaker indicted by DOJ in marijuana trafficking conspiracy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/virginia-state-lawmaker-indicted-by-doj-in-marijuana-trafficking",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T14:44:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
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    "url": "https://abcnews.com/US/virginia-state-lawmaker-indicted-doj-marijuana-trafficking-conspiracy/story?id=137476798"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Virginia Democratic state senator L. Louise Lucas has been indicted on charges stemming from a marijuana trafficking conspiracy and corruption probe, the DOJ says.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, a Trump critic, charged in marijuana racketeering case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/virginia-state-sen-l-louise-lucas-a-trump-critic-charged-in-marijuana",
        "published": "2026-10-22T14:36:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas charged with public corruption",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/virginia-state-sen-l-louise-lucas-charged-with-public-corruption",
        "published": "2026-10-22T14:36:31.000Z"
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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."
}