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  "id": 16840513,
  "title": "The death penalty is making headlines, but this might be its last gasp",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/the-death-penalty-is-making-headlines-but-this-might-be-its-last-gasp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T03:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/the-death-penalty-is-making-headlines-but-this-might-be-its-last-gasp-20261028-p61957.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Several US states are expanding the offences to which capital punishment can apply, and the methods by which people can be executed. But broadly, the death penalty is in recession.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "The death penalty is making headlines, but this might be its last gasp",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/the-death-penalty-is-making-headlines-but-this-might-be-its-last-gasp-16840657",
        "published": "2026-10-28T03:00:45.000Z"
      }
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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."
}