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  "id": 3916562,
  "title": "French presidential hopefuls lock horns for first debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/french-presidential-hopefuls-lock-horns-for-first-debate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T06:47:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local France",
    "slug": "the-local-france",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260828/french-presidential-hopefuls-lock-horns-for-first-debate"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Seven of the leading candidates in the increasingly tight and crowded race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron clashed on Thursday in their first debate, eight months ahead of the election.",
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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."
}