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  "id": 602546,
  "title": "The reason for the recent surge in public support for promoting the late Lee Sang-ryong's official honors is because of his low official grade.\n\nLee Sang-ryong was the representative of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.\n\nDespite his prominent role in the country's struggle for independence from Japan, he was only given the third-class honor of \"Taegeuk Order of Merit for National Foundation\".\n\nMany people feel that this is an injustice, given that other key leaders of the independence movement, such as Syngman Rhee and Kim Gu, were awarded higher grades.\n\nThe campaign to promote Lee's official honors has gained momentum, with many Koreans calling for a reevaluation of his contributions to the country's history.\n\nThe issue has sparked a heated debate about how to properly recognize and honor the country's independence heroes.\n\nThe government has yet to respond to the growing calls for a promotion of Lee's official honors.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/3-602546",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T19:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/area/yeongnam/1272479.html"
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  "original_language": "ko",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/3",
        "published": "2026-08-08T22:39:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Asahi Shimbun",
        "title": "Hanamaki Higashi scored little by little and overcame the first game with a 3-reliever pitching effort. Nita could not take advantage of their late-game chance.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/3",
        "published": "2026-08-09T02:09:05.000Z"
      }
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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."
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