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  "id": 3074423,
  "title": "U.S. forces strike vessel in Pacific, killing 2 accused of trafficking drugs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/u-s-forces-strike-vessel-in-pacific-killing-2-accused-of-trafficking",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:29:53.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-forces-strike-vessel-in-pacific-killing-2-accused-of-trafficking-drugs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The death toll from the Trump administration's nearly yearlong campaign of bombing boats off Latin America's Caribbean coast and in the eastern Pacific now exceeds 210 after more than 60 strikes.",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US strikes vessel in eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-strikes-vessel-in-eastern-pacific-killing-2-people-in-first-attack",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:48:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "US Strikes Boat In Eastern Pacific Over 'Drug Trafficking', Kills 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-strikes-boat-in-eastern-pacific-over-drug-trafficking-kills-2",
        "published": "2026-08-24T18:31:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-strikes-a-vessel-in-the-eastern-pacific-killing-2-people-in-first",
        "published": "2026-08-24T20:23:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}