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  "id": 19226436,
  "title": "League pay debate reignites as Toa Samoa's Spencer Leniu faces ban for money gesture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/league-pay-debate-reignites-as-toa-samoas-spencer-leniu-faces-ban-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T21:29:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Pacific",
    "slug": "rnz-pacific",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/2489011/league-pay-debate-reignites-as-toa-samoa-s-spencer-leniu-faces-ban-for-money-gesture"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Toa Samoa's Spencer Leniu has taken to social media after a controversial gesture saw him sent off in the Rugby League World Cup semifinal.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Osorio, Shaffelburg injured as Canada faces Guatemala in Nations League",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/osorio-shaffelburg-injured-as-canada-faces-guatemala-in-nations-league",
        "published": "2026-11-09T17:22:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
}