{
  "id": 16517469,
  "title": "Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola delays campaign stops after car crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/alaska-senate-candidate-mary-peltola-delays-campaign-stops-after-car",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T20:28:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/25/mary-peltola-family-car-crash-alaska-senate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family sustained minor injuries in a car crash on Saturday, according to her campaign. The collision occurred while the group was traveling to the Alaska Federation of Natives annual banquet. Peltola required medical attention following the accident, and the Hindustan Times - World News reports that her campaign has placed some events on hold to allow her to rest.\n\nIn a separate development, Attorney General Todd Blanche defended a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate results if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses the race. The South China Morning Post and Fortune report that Republicans expressed concern that another candidate named Dan Sullivan could siphon votes from the incumbent and impact the election outcome. Peltola described the legal action as a diversion tactic and \"flagrant corruption.\"",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Libertarian Texas Senate candidate says he's not taking votes away from Paxton, Talarico",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/libertarian-texas-senate-candidate-says-hes-not-taking-votes-away",
        "published": "2026-10-25T16:41:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Alaska Senate candidate sustains \"minor injuries\" in car accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/alaska-senate-candidate-sustains-minor-injuries-in-car-accident",
        "published": "2026-10-25T17:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Over 200 US rabbis demand US Senate candidate El-Sayed make Jewish safety commitments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/over-200-us-rabbis-demand-us-senate-candidate-el-sayed-make-jewish",
        "published": "2026-10-25T17:38:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola injured in car crash; postpones campaign events before midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/alaska-senate-candidate-mary-peltola-injured-in-car-crash-postpones",
        "published": "2026-10-25T18:49:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/alaska-democratic-senate-candidate-mary-peltola-and-her-family-suffer",
        "published": "2026-10-25T20:11:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}