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  "id": 4715398,
  "title": "Judge allows forced feeding of accused National Guard shooter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/judge-allows-forced-feeding-of-accused-national-guard-shooter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6061919-judge-authorizes-bop-force-feeding-rahmanullah-lakanwal/"
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  "summary": "An Afghan national accused of ambushing two National Guard members while they were patrolling in the nation’s capital last year can be force-fed while in jail, a federal judge said Saturday. The brief order from U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta allows the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide “nonconsensual nutrition and medical treatment” to Rahmanullah...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Judge authorizes involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/judge-authorizes-involuntary-feeding-of-jailed-suspect-in-deadly-4701842",
        "published": "2026-08-31T19:05:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Judge authorizes involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/judge-authorizes-involuntary-feeding-of-jailed-suspect-in-deadly-4705457",
        "published": "2026-08-31T19:06:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Judge authorizes involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/judge-authorizes-involuntary-feeding-of-jailed-suspect-in-deadly",
        "published": "2026-08-31T19:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US judge allows involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-judge-allows-involuntary-feeding-of-jailed-suspect-in-deadly",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:38:01.000Z"
      }
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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."
}