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  "id": 16103785,
  "title": "US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun and Alien, dies aged 93",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/us-actor-tom-skerritt-who-starred-in-top-gun-and-alien-dies-aged-93",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T20:51:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-23/us-actor-tom-skerritt-top-gun-alien-dies-93/107299410"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Emmy award-winning actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles in TV series Picket Fences and films such as Top Gun and Alien, has died aged 93.",
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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."
}