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  "id": 2393540,
  "title": "‘Huge Breakthrough’ in the Math of Imbalance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/huge-breakthrough-in-the-math-of-imbalance",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T14:53:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quanta Magazine",
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    "url": "https://www.quantamagazine.org/huge-breakthrough-in-the-math-of-imbalance-20260821/"
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  "summary": "For the first time in 30 years, computer scientists have found a better way to allocate objects evenly between two groups. The post ‘Huge Breakthrough’ in the Math of Imbalance first appeared on Quanta Magazine",
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