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  "id": 4588009,
  "title": "US carrier visit to Thailand's Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-carrier-visit-to-thailands-pattaya-lifts-hope-and-sex-tourism-risk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T06:46:38.000Z",
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    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/us-carrier-visit-thailands-pattaya-lifts-hope-and-sex-tourism-risk"
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  "summary": "By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand's resort city of Pattaya this week, raising hopes of an economic boost, even as local authorities cracked down on parts of the sex tourism destination. The Abraham Lincoln is due to dock on Wednesday at nearby Laem Chabang, with…",
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        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "US carrier visit to Thailand's Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-carrier-visit-to-thailands-pattaya-lifts-hope-and-sex-tourism-risk-4595299",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:53:00.000Z"
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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."
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