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  "id": 16211367,
  "title": "Paul Banks of Interpol: ‘Quitting drugs and alcohol wasn’t that hard. It was time and I was ready’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/paul-banks-of-interpol-quitting-drugs-and-alcohol-wasnt-that-hard-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T17:46:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais English",
    "slug": "el-pais-english",
    "url": "https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-10-23/paul-banks-of-interpol-quitting-drugs-and-alcohol-wasnt-that-hard-it-was-time-and-i-was-ready.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After spending his teenage years in Madrid, he found success in New York in the 2000s and nearly died from his success and excesses. Now the band is releasing a new album",
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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."
}