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  "id": 2731585,
  "title": "Brand to headline New York conference ahead of UK trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/brand-to-headline-new-york-conference-ahead-of-uk-trial",
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  "published": "2026-08-23T04:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discovered",
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    "url": "https://juneesoutherncross.com.au/story/9335573/brand-to-headline-new-york-conference-ahead-of-uk-trial"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russell Brand, the 51-year-old comedian, author, and broadcaster, is scheduled to be a featured speaker at the Shelter Island Conference on New York's Shelter Island from August 26 to 28. The conference is part of the United We Stand tour organized by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation. Brand will be discussing topics such as capital, sovereignty, and self-governance. The conference takes inspiration from a scientific gathering held on Shelter Island in 1947 and aims to foster open discourse. Brand faces seven sexual offence charges in the UK, including three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault, all involving six women and alleged incidents between 1999 and 2009. He has pleaded not guilty to these charges. The conference comes as Brand's criminal proceedings continue in Britain.",
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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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