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  "id": 17683497,
  "title": "Movie director Michael Mann accidentally shoots self",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/movie-director-michael-mann-accidentally-shoots-self-17683497",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T21:50:52.000Z",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/movie-director-michael-mann-accidentally-shoots-self/"
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  "summary": "Film director Michael Mann sustained a minor injury on Saturday when a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered at a gun range in Los Angeles. According to Punch, the incident resulted in a superficial injury. Rolling Stone reports that the filmmaker was briefly hospitalized on Halloween afternoon following the discharge.\n\nA representative stated that the director and producer was in stable condition after the accident, according to NYT Arts.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself in Leg at Los Angeles Gun Range",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/michael-mann-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-leg-at-los-angeles-gun",
        "published": "2026-11-01T14:55:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "‘Heat’ Director Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself in Leg at Gun Range",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/heat-director-michael-mann-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-leg-at-gun",
        "published": "2026-11-01T15:28:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself at L.A. Gun Range",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/michael-mann-accidentally-shoots-himself-at-l-a-gun-range",
        "published": "2026-11-01T16:16:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself at Los Angeles Gun Range",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/michael-mann-accidentally-shoots-himself-at-los-angeles-gun-range",
        "published": "2026-11-01T17:14:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}