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  "id": 5375701,
  "title": "Billionaire Leon Black skips US congressional deposition over Epstein ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/billionaire-leon-black-skips-us-congressional-deposition-over-epstein",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-09-03T17:19:24.000Z",
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  "summary": "The billionaire investor instead files a lawsuit challenging the subpoenas from the US congressional committee, which is looking into Jeffrey Epstein's links to the rich and powerful.",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Billionaire Leon Black sues US congressional panel over Epstein subpoena",
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        "published": "2026-09-03T15:48:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Billionaire Leon Black sues US congressional panel over Epstein subpoena",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/billionaire-leon-black-sues-us-congressional-panel-over-epstein-5366573",
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