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  "id": 1660152,
  "title": "Career criminal jailed over $2m Midland arson attack refuses to reveal why he did it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/career-criminal-jailed-over-2m-midland-arson-attack-refuses-to-reveal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:04:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/career-criminal-jailed-over-2m-midland-arson-attack-refuses-to-reveal-why-he-did-it-20260818-p60pfg.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The shop owner had been repeatedly threatened by people urging him to sell their illegal cigarettes and vapes in the lead up to the arson attack, and they were likely connected, a Perth court heard on Tuesday.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Career criminal jailed over $2m Midland arson attack refuses to reveal why he did it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/career-criminal-jailed-over-2m-midland-arson-attack-refuses-to-reveal-1660580",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:04:49.000Z"
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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."
}