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  "id": 18284829,
  "title": "Oil prices slump as Trump election rout eases Middle East conflict risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/oil-prices-slump-as-trump-election-rout-eases-middle-east-conflict",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T09:12:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3373389/oil-prices-slump-trump-election-rout-eases-middle-east-conflict-risks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oil is headed for its biggest weekly decline since the Covid-19 pandemic after a Democratic blue wave in US midterm elections eased concerns about President Donald Trump escalating conflict in the Middle East. The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark, has tumbled by about 20 per cent this week to trade at around US$95 barrel on Thursday. US West Texas Intermediate has dropped by 16 per cent…",
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        "published": "2026-11-05T08:03:03.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/trump-said-hed-accept-the-election-results-netanyahu-is-challenging",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/trump-accepts-midterm-results-as-system-holds-up-against-election",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/stephen-a-smith-hits-out-at-donald-trump-for-vengeance-tour-after",
        "published": "2026-11-05T10:10:00.000Z"
      }
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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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