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  "id": 5632083,
  "title": "US midterms start with North Carolina distributing mail-voting ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/us-midterms-start-with-north-carolina-distributing-mail-voting-ballots",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:53:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260904-us-midterms-begin-with-chaos-over-mail-voting-crackdown"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Carolina on Friday became the first state authorised to begin sending out ballots, formally launching the 2026 US midterms as President Donald Trump’s administration fights to impose sweeping restrictions on the practice.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "North Carolina becomes first state to send out mail-in ballots for US midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/north-carolina-becomes-first-state-to-send-out-mail-in-ballots-for-us",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:58:45.000Z"
      }
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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."
}