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  "id": 2144568,
  "title": "U.S. public debt hits US$40 trillion, raising ‘doom loop’ risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/u-s-public-debt-hits-us-40-trillion-raising-doom-loop-risk",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:28:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/news/economy/us-public-debt-hits-40-trillion"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Interest costs are now the third-largest part of the budget, after healthcare and Social Security",
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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."
}