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  "id": 17387790,
  "title": "The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/the-staggering-446m-elon-musk-has-spent-on-the-us-midterms-visualized-17387790",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T10:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/31/elon-musk-midterms-spending-visualized"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history Elon Musk has poured so much money into US politics this midterms election cycle that his donations could fund half a dozen SpaceX rocket launches or buy thousands of Tesla Cybertrucks. At the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles , Musk could order more than 31.9m cheeseburgers…",
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        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Elon Musk is a 'real genius', Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/elon-musk-is-a-real-genius-putin-says-after-satellite-talks-with",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:15:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Elon Musk is a ‘real genius’, Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/elon-musk-is-a-real-genius-putin-says-after-satellite-talks-with-16961998",
        "published": "2026-10-28T21:12:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Elon Musk is a ‘real genius’, Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/elon-musk-is-a-real-genius-putin-says-after-satellite-talks-with-17001932",
        "published": "2026-10-28T23:01:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Putin: Russia in 'close contact' with 'genius' Musk over satellite networks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/putin-russia-in-close-contact-with-genius-musk-over-satellite-networks",
        "published": "2026-10-28T23:18:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Expansion ES",
        "title": "Elon's plan to dominate the artificial intelligence era",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/el-plan-de-elon-musk-para-dominar-la-era-de-la-inteligencia-artificial",
        "published": "2026-10-29T00:39:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Elon Musk says long-term saving is 'pointless' as he expects a future of abundance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/elon-musk-says-long-term-saving-is-pointless-as-he-expects-a-future",
        "published": "2026-10-29T09:58:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Putin said he's in 'close contact' with Elon Musk as Russia builds a Starlink rival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/putin-said-hes-in-close-contact-with-elon-musk-as-russia-builds-a",
        "published": "2026-10-29T13:00:21.000Z"
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