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  "id": 4692875,
  "title": "Jury hears closing arguments in Tupac Shakur murder trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/jury-hears-closing-arguments-in-tupac-shakur-murder-trial-4692875",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-08-31T18:16:10.000Z",
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    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365893/jury-hears-closing-arguments-tupac-shakur-murder-trial"
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  "summary": "A jury heard closing arguments on Monday in the trial of a former Los Angeles gang leader accused of involvement in the sensational murder three decades ago of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, a one-time leader of the South Side Compton Crips, is accused of ordering the September 7, 1996 killing after his nephew had been beaten by members of Shakur’s entourage in Las…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Closing statements to begin in trial of man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur killing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/closing-statements-to-begin-in-trial-of-man-accused-of-orchestrating",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:10:45.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Closing statements to begin in trial of man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur killing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/closing-statements-to-begin-in-trial-of-man-accused-of-orchestrating-4575877",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:53:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Jury to hear closing arguments in Tupac killing trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/jury-to-hear-closing-arguments-in-tupac-killing-trial",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:52:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Jury hears closing arguments in Tupac Shakur murder trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/jury-hears-closing-arguments-in-tupac-shakur-murder-trial",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:50:39.000Z"
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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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