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  "id": 16443129,
  "title": "Pay war threatens to get ugly as deadline looms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/pay-war-threatens-to-get-ugly-as-deadline-looms-16443129",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T05:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Former RLPA officials are now leading the fight for rugby players in an increasingly tense pay dispute with Rugby Australia, and time is running out for a deal.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Pay war threatens to get ugly as deadline looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/pay-war-threatens-to-get-ugly-as-deadline-looms",
        "published": "2026-10-25T05:45:00.000Z"
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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."
}