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  "id": 17281302,
  "title": "Appeals court rejects DOJ bid to set aside disputed California ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/appeals-court-rejects-doj-bid-to-set-aside-disputed-california-ballots",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T19:52:45.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Justice Department's request for California to set aside disputed ballots received in the midterm election.",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Appeals court rules against Trump — again — on California ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/appeals-court-rules-against-trump-again-on-california-ballots",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:50:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US appeals court again rejects Trump bid to set aside California ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-appeals-court-again-rejects-trump-bid-to-set-aside-california",
        "published": "2026-10-30T20:39:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/appeals-court-rejects-justice-department-request-for-california-to",
        "published": "2026-10-30T20:56:32.000Z"
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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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