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  "title": "Why tornadoes touched down near New York City",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/why-tornadoes-touched-down-near-new-york-city",
  "topic": "science",
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  "summary": "Twisters don’t touch down in New York City often, but they can when the conditions are just right",
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