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  "id": 4729307,
  "title": "Kalshi announces lifetime ban against former Rep. George Santos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kalshi-announces-lifetime-ban-against-former-rep-george-santos",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T18:58:06.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Kalshi has announced a lifetime ban against disgraced former Rep. George Santos, as well as penalties against three political candidates who bet on their own races.",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos for life after suspicious trades",
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        "title": "Kalshi bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kalshi-bans-ex-congressman-george-santos-for-life-after-concluding-he",
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        "title": "Kalshi lays down first lifetime ban for ex-member of Congress George Santos",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Kalshi bans Santos for life over bets on State of the Union attendance",
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Prediction platform Kalshi bans ex-US Congress member for manipulation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/prediction-platform-kalshi-bans-ex-us-congress-member-for-manipulation",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Ex-congressman George Santos banned from betting platform for life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ex-congressman-george-santos-banned-from-betting-platform-for-life",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:15:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos from prediction platform for life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kalshi-bans-ex-congressman-george-santos-from-prediction-platform-for",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:26:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Ex-congressman George Santos banned from betting platform for life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ex-congressman-george-santos-banned-from-betting-platform-for-life-4722827",
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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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