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  "id": 4675471,
  "title": "Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing internationally for Argentina",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lionel-messi-says-hes-retiring-from-playing-internationally-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T16:37:05.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/31/nx-s1-5950427/lionel-messi-retires-international-soccer"
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  "summary": "He said he wrote his retirement letter after the World Cup final in July, but waited to publish it because his father was facing health issues that eventually claimed his life.",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Lionel Messi says retiring from international football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lionel-messi-says-retiring-from-international-football-4664850",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:39:54.000Z"
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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."
}