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  "id": 17478031,
  "title": "Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/judge-dismisses-trump-suit-against-wall-street-journal-over-epstein",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T21:32:54.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-dismisses-trump-suit-against-wall-street-journal-over-epstein-birthday-letter"
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  "summary": "U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch on Saturday, ruling that the president did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice. The judge stated that the lawsuit attempted to manufacture flaws in the Journal's investigative reporting, and the dismissal is permanent and cannot be refiled. This ruling is a significant blow to Trump and his administration, which have had adversarial relationships with news organizations during his second term.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal with prejudice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/us-judge-dismisses-trumps-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal-with",
        "published": "2026-10-31T19:36:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Judge tosses Trump lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over Epstein story",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/judge-tosses-trump-lawsuit-against-wsj-murdoch-over-epstein-story",
        "published": "2026-10-31T19:52:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter is dismissed with prejudice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/trump-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal-over-epstein-birthday-17468235",
        "published": "2026-10-31T20:11:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter dismissed with prejudice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/trump-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal-over-epstein-birthday",
        "published": "2026-10-31T20:13:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Judge Again Tosses Out Donald Trump’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal Over Its Reporting On Jeffrey Epstein Birthday Letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/judge-again-tosses-out-donald-trumps-10-billion-lawsuit-against-the",
        "published": "2026-10-31T20:15:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Judge throws out Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/judge-throws-out-trump-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal-over",
        "published": "2026-10-31T20:24:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge dismisses with prejudice Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/judge-dismisses-with-prejudice-trump-lawsuit-against-wall-street",
        "published": "2026-10-31T20:59:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump loses legal battle over Epstein-linked Wall Street Journal case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/trump-loses-legal-battle-over-epstein-linked-wall-street-journal-case",
        "published": "2026-10-31T22:36:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Judge Dismisses Trump’s Wall Street Journal Defamation Lawsuit Over Published Epstein ‘Birthday Book’ for a Second Time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/judge-dismisses-trumps-wall-street-journal-defamation-lawsuit-over",
        "published": "2026-10-31T23:23:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Judge dismisses Trump's US$10b lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/judge-dismisses-trumps-us-10b-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal",
        "published": "2026-10-31T23:46:45.000Z"
      }
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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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