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  "id": 16128927,
  "title": "Actor Tom Skerritt, star of Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/actor-tom-skerritt-star-of-alien-and-top-gun-dies-at-93",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T00:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/tom-skerritt-actor-top-gun-alien-dead-6484261"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "His family said in a statement that he died of natural causes.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/actor-tom-skerritt-who-played-dads-cops-and-commanding-officers-has",
        "published": "2026-10-22T20:12:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}