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  "id": 17572083,
  "title": "'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/grasping-at-straws-judge-dismisses-trump-suit-against-wall-street-17572083",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T08:20:19.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-6025342/judge-dismisses-trump-suit-against-wall-street-journal-epstein-letter"
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  "summary": "Saying the president was \"grasping at straws,\" a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Judge throws out Trump’s US$10b lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over alleged Epstein birthday letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/judge-throws-out-trumps-us-10b-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal",
        "published": "2026-11-01T01:45:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Grasping at straws’: Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/grasping-at-straws-judge-dismisses-trump-suit-against-wall-street",
        "published": "2026-11-01T02:48:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Grasping at straws’: Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/grasping-at-straws-judge-dismisses-trump-suit-against-wall-street-17527262",
        "published": "2026-11-01T02:48:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Another setback for Trump? Judge dismisses US President's $10 billion lawsuit against WSJ: All you need to know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/another-setback-for-trump-judge-dismisses-us-presidents-10-billion",
        "published": "2026-11-01T03:48:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "‘Grasping at straws’: US judge throws out Trump suit against WSJ over Epstein letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/grasping-at-straws-us-judge-throws-out-trump-suit-against-wsj-over",
        "published": "2026-11-01T04:13:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Judge ends Trump’s attempts to sue WSJ over Epstein reporting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/judge-ends-trumps-attempts-to-sue-wsj-over-epstein-reporting",
        "published": "2026-11-01T04:45:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Judge Dismisses Trump's $10 Billion Lawuit Against Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/judge-dismisses-trumps-10-billion-lawuit-against-wall-street-journal",
        "published": "2026-11-01T09:29:40.000Z"
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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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