{
  "id": 18277376,
  "title": "US prosecutors drop criminal charges against scientist detained over frog embryos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/us-prosecutors-drop-criminal-charges-against-scientist-detained-over",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-04T21:31:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/kseniia-petrova-harvard-frog-embryos"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kseniia Petrova was detained for four months after arrest with research samples, and feared deportation to Russia Federal prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against a Russian scientist who spent four months in immigration detention after flying into Boston with frog embryos intended for cancer research at Harvard Medical School. Kseniia Petrova, 31, was arrested in March 2025 after…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Russian Scientist Accused of Smuggling Frog Embryos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/prosecutors-seek-to-drop-charges-against-russian-scientist-accused-of",
        "published": "2026-11-04T03:44:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Moscow Times",
        "title": "U.S. Will Drop Smuggling Charges Against Russian-Born Harvard Medical School Scientist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/u-s-will-drop-smuggling-charges-against-russian-born-harvard-medical",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:22:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Prosecutors move to drop charges against scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/prosecutors-move-to-drop-charges-against-scientist-accused-of",
        "published": "2026-11-04T15:16:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}