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  "title": "‘Scorched earth for satire’: How this former ambassador’s show was scuppered by Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/scorched-earth-for-satire-how-this-former-ambassadors-show-was-2493133",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T03:50:12.000Z",
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  "summary": "Brendan Berne once should shoulder to shoulder with President Macron. Now he has entered his creative era.",
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        "title": "‘Scorched earth for satire’: How this former ambassador’s show was scuppered by Trump",
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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."
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