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  "id": 16733487,
  "title": "Why we’ll never have another Black Death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/why-well-never-have-another-black-death",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-well-never-have-another-black-death/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The death of a worker at a Russian plague lab was alarming, but the disease is extremely unlikely to become a worldwide problem as it has in the past",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "Black Death had dramatic effect on species diversity as humans abandoned farmland, study finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/black-death-had-dramatic-effect-on-species-diversity-as-humans",
        "published": "2026-10-24T11:01:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}