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  "id": 16955257,
  "title": "Top US federal judge who handled 9/11, Trump, Maduro cases dies aged 92",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/top-us-federal-judge-who-handled-9-11-trump-maduro-cases-dies-aged-92",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T20:22:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261028-top-us-federal-judge-who-handled-9-11-trump-maduro-cases-dies-aged-92"
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  "summary": "Alvin Hellerstein, a top US judge who was handling the trial against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro and previously oversaw lawsuits stemming from the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and multiple cases involving President Donald Trump, died on Wednesday aged 92.",
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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."
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