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  "id": 5331098,
  "title": "VIDEO: I felt burning, US man recounts surviving direct lightning strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/video-i-felt-burning-us-man-recounts-surviving-direct-lightning-strike-5331098",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T13:08:29.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-i-felt-burning-us-man-recounts-surviving-direct-lightning-strike/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man who was struck by lightning while holding an umbrella in Staten Island, New York, has recounted the terrifying experience, revealing that he felt tingling, numbness, and burning pain throughout his body. The survivor, Thomas Fahmy, disclosed this in a video shared by CNN on Instagram on Thursday, following the circulation of a viral Read More:…",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "VIDEO: I felt burning, US man recounts surviving direct lightning strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/video-i-felt-burning-us-man-recounts-surviving-direct-lightning-strike",
        "published": "2026-09-03T12:56:29.000Z"
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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."
}