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  "id": 18360237,
  "title": "Golf ball-sized hail thwarts farmers anticipating bumper harvest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/golf-ball-sized-hail-thwarts-farmers-anticipating-bumper-harvest",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T19:31:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-06/hail-storm-in-mallee-devastates-crops-just-before-harvest/107349870"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A hailstorm sweeps through Victoria's Mallee, smashing thousands of hectares of crops on the brink of a bumper harvest.",
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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."
}