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  "id": 16070249,
  "title": "U.S. charges 82-year-old Virginia Democratic lawmaker in alleged drug scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/u-s-charges-82-year-old-virginia-democratic-lawmaker-in-alleged-drug",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T16:34:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/virginia-democrat-charged-drug-trafficking-9.7391665"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "U.S. prosecutors accuse L. Louise Lucas of running an illegal cannabis business with members of her family. The 82-year-old Virginia state senator said Thursday's actions amounted to the federal government wielding its \"full weight\" against a great-grandmother.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH: Blanche and Patel announce charges for Democratic Virginia lawmaker Lucas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/watch-blanche-and-patel-announce-charges-for-democratic-virginia",
        "published": "2026-10-22T16:11:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "WATCH: Democratic Socialist aims to flip Florida Senate seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/watch-democratic-socialist-aims-to-flip-florida-senate-seat",
        "published": "2026-10-22T20:10:46.000Z"
      }
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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."
}