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  "id": 16997777,
  "title": "Judge Denies DOJ Request to Halt Counting of California Ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/judge-denies-doj-request-to-halt-counting-of-california-ballots",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T02:26:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/judge-denies-doj-request-to-halt-counting-of-california-ballots-12633363"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal judge denied a Department of Justice request to require California election officials to set aside about 20,000 ballots.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}