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  "id": 19392424,
  "title": "Meghan Markle's father cut off ankle monitor days after arrest, U.S. officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/meghan-markles-father-cut-off-ankle-monitor-days-after-arrest-u-s",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T20:45:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/meghan-markle-father-thomas-markle-child-sexual-abuse-charges-9.7416922"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Thomas Markle, the 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle just days after being arrested for keeping child sexual abuse material in California storage units. According to the South China Morning Post and PBS NewsHour, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli stated that Markle was arrested at 1:45 a.m. shortly after removing the ankle bracelet. Sky News reports that a prosecutor has said Markle faces being sent to jail after cutting off the device used to monitor his movements under house arrest.\n\nThe arrest on Friday followed the seizure of approximately 78 items, including books, film negatives, and slides containing suspected child sexual abuse images, in the Los Angeles area. The South China Morning Post and PBS NewsHour report that Markle was taken from a Lakeland senior care center by ambulance during his arrest last week. Following that arrest, a judge released him on the condition of electronic monitoring and ordered a mental competency exam and a report due by November 20. He was being held in custody in Tampa, Florida, awaiting a federal court hearing.",
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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Meghan Markle makes first public appearance since dad’s arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/meghan-markle-makes-first-public-appearance-since-dads-arrest",
        "published": "2026-11-10T17:05:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor, DOJ says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/thomas-markle-father-of-meghan-cut-off-his-ankle-monitor-doj-says",
        "published": "2026-11-10T19:36:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor, DOJ says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/thomas-markle-father-of-meghan-cut-off-his-ankle-monitor-doj-says-19392186",
        "published": "2026-11-10T19:53:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor, DOJ says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/thomas-markle-father-of-meghan-cut-off-his-ankle-monitor-doj-says-19391026",
        "published": "2026-11-10T20:02:39.000Z"
      }
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