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  "id": 17256933,
  "title": "US midterms: Pope Leo XIV casts vote by mail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-midterms-pope-leo-xiv-casts-vote-by-mail-17256933",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T16:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW English (Top Stories)",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/us-midterms-pope-leo-xiv-casts-vote-by-mail/a-79810339?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As a US citizen, Pope Leo XIV is eligible to vote in US elections and has made use of that right with a postal ballot ahead of Tuesday's midterms. The pontiff, a Chicago native, did not reveal who he voted for.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-xiv-has-become-the-first-pope-in-history-to-vote-in-a-us-17230881",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:02:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-xiv-has-become-the-first-pope-in-history-to-vote-in-a-us",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:22:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV becomes the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election — he’s requested GOP primary ballots 3 times and Democratic twice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-xiv-becomes-the-first-pope-to-vote-in-a-u-s-general-election",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:42:11.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Pope Leo becomes first pope ever to vote in US election, submits mail-in ballot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-becomes-first-pope-ever-to-vote-in-us-election-submits-mail",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:02:26.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in a U.S. election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-becomes-first-pontiff-to-vote-in-a-u-s-election",
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        "outlet": "Axios",
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        "published": "2026-10-30T15:07:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-xiv-becomes-first-pontiff-to-vote-in-a-us-election-17244974",
        "published": "2026-10-30T15:10:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Leo XIV becomes first pope ever to vote in US general election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/leo-xiv-becomes-first-pope-ever-to-vote-in-us-general-election",
        "published": "2026-10-30T15:25:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV makes history as first sitting pontiff to vote in US elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-xiv-makes-history-as-first-sitting-pontiff-to-vote-in-us",
        "published": "2026-10-30T15:37:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a U.S. general election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/leo-xiv-has-become-the-first-pope-in-history-to-vote-in-a-u-s-general",
        "published": "2026-10-30T16:53:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-xiv-becomes-first-pontiff-to-vote-in-a-us-election-17261286",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:02:35.000Z"
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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."
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