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  "id": 17860111,
  "title": "N. Korean leader's sister blasts FBI's crypto theft probe as 'political provocation'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/n-korean-leaders-sister-blasts-fbis-crypto-theft-probe-as-political",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T21:37:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261103000600315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea vehemently protested the United States' investigation into alleged cryptocurrency theft, calling it a severe political provocation. Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, criticized the FBI's findings in a dispatch from the Korean Central News Agency. The FBI accused the regime of stealing over US$6 billion worth of cryptocurrency from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Kim accused the U.S. of attempting to label North Korea as a \"cyber criminal state\" based on information suggesting a hacking organization supported by Pyongyang was involved. She emphasized that the U.S. was misleading international public opinion by attributing all cyber crimes to North Korea.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea denounced Tuesday U.S. investigation findi...",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korean leader's sister blasts FBI's crypto theft probe as 'political provocation'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/n-korean-leaders-sister-blasts-fbis-crypto-theft-probe-as-political-17864738",
        "published": "2026-11-02T22:22:02.000Z"
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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."
}