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  "id": 18529660,
  "title": "Meghan’s father Thomas Markle arrested in US on child sex abuse material charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meghans-father-thomas-markle-arrested-in-us-on-child-sex-abuse",
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  "published": "2026-11-06T16:02:13.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3373612/meghans-father-thomas-markle-arrested-us-child-sex-abuse-material-charges"
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  "summary": "Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, was arrested on Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, people familiar with the matter said. The people who confirmed his arrest were not authorised to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Markle, 82, was taken into custody at the retirement home…",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Thomas Markle, Meghan Markle’s estranged father, arrested in Florida over child sex abuse material",
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        "published": "2026-11-06T15:42:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Meghan Markle's father charged with possessing child pornography",
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        "published": "2026-11-06T16:29:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Meghan Markle's estranged father arrested for child pornography possession: US authorities",
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        "published": "2026-11-06T16:45:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Meghan Markle’s father arrested, charged over child abuse material",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meghan-markles-father-arrested-charged-over-child-abuse-material",
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