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  "id": 186185,
  "title": "Crypto-backed Michigan House incumbent loses primary despite $2M PAC support",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/crypto-backed-michigan-house-incumbent-loses-primary-despite-2m-pac",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-05T16:51:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/michigan-house-rep-loses-primary-support-crypto-pac"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Midwest Democratic primary that raised accusations of payback from the cryptocurrency industry ended with the unseating of two-term incumbent Shri Thanedar.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens square off Tuesday in Michigan Democratic primary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-square-off-tuesday-in-michigan",
        "published": "2026-08-04T15:08:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}