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  "id": 550506,
  "title": "Free State stepfather arrested for murder after four-year-old boy found dead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/free-state-stepfather-arrested-for-murder-after-four-year-old-boy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:06:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-08-11-free-state-stepfather-arrested-for-murder-after-four-year-old-boy-found-dead/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Free State man faces murder charges after the lifeless body of his four-year-old stepson was discovered wrapped in blankets.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "University of Free State: A home for women who want to change the world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/university-of-free-state-a-home-for-women-who-want-to-change-the-world",
        "published": "2026-08-11T10:31:00.000Z"
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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."
}