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  "title": "Meta settles lawsuit, pays $17.1 billion over absurd claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/meta-settles-lawsuit-pays-17-1-billion-over-absurd-claims",
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  "published": "2026-08-27T16:48:47.000Z",
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        "title": "Grieving mom reacts to Meta's $17 billion social media addiction settlement",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T14:02:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Canada stands by proposed youth social media ban after Meta U.S. settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/canada-stands-by-proposed-youth-social-media-ban-after-meta-u-s",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:27:58.000Z"
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