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  "id": 18102540,
  "title": "Musk jokes about failed ‘space lasers’ after Republican defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/musk-jokes-about-failed-space-lasers-after-republican-defeat-18102540",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T10:08:51.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/musk-jokes-about-failed-space-lasers-after-republican-defeat/"
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  "summary": "Elon Musk joked about his ‘election-interfering space lasers’ failing after Democrats defeated Republicans in the US midterms, despite his large donations. Read More: https://punchng.com/musk-jokes-about-failed-space-lasers-after-republican-defeat/",
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        "published": "2026-11-04T03:24:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US Democratic tsunami: Three major challenges facing Israel after Republican defeat - analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/us-democratic-tsunami-three-major-challenges-facing-israel-after",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:14:51.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/israel-cannot-afford-to-ignore-israeli-press-reels-from-democratic",
        "published": "2026-11-04T10:18:32.000Z"
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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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