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  "id": 3882374,
  "title": "Economy dominates first debate of French presidential candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/economy-dominates-first-debate-of-french-presidential-candidates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/28/economy-dominates-first-debate-of-french-presidential-candidates"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Seven key candidates running in the French presidential election battled it out in their first debate on Thursday, with the economy, the public debt and pension reform dominating heated discussions.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "'Great public test': French presidential hopefuls to face off at business summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/great-public-test-french-presidential-hopefuls-to-face-off-at",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:15:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "French presidential candidates clash in first debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/french-presidential-candidates-clash-in-first-debate",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:57:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}