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  "id": 2124351,
  "title": "US national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-national-debt-passes-40tn-after-doubling-in-a-decade-2124351",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:23:23.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "It comes after the interest rate on 30-year bonds reached the highest level in almost 20 years.",
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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."
}