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  "id": 2076377,
  "title": "‘A formidable predator’: Italian scientists relying on octopuses to get blue crab populations in check",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/a-formidable-predator-italian-scientists-relying-on-octopuses-to-get",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:12:21.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/a-formidable-predator-italian-scientists-hoping-octopuses-can-get-blue-crab-populations-in"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Italian government has previously been urged to declare a state of emergency over the blue crab explosion, fuelled by climate-warmed waters.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/italian-scientists-bet-on-octopus-to-fight-crab-invasion",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/italian-scientists-bet-on-octopus-to-fight-crab-invasion-1907695",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:30:02.000Z"
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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."
}