{
  "id": 6101434,
  "title": "Special Counsel Team Launches Probe into Ballot Shortage, Election Misconduct",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/special-counsel-team-launches-probe-into-ballot-shortage-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T05:15:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204069"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Domestic] : A special counsel team has launched its investigation into a shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections and other irregularities involving the election watchdog. The team, led by special counsel Lee Tae-han, held a signboard-hanging ceremony outside its office in southern Seoul at 10 a.m. Monday ... [more...]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Special counsel launches investigation into local election ballot shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/special-counsel-launches-investigation-into-local-election-ballot-6110497",
        "published": "2026-09-07T05:50:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Special counsel launches investigation into local election ballot shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/special-counsel-launches-investigation-into-local-election-ballot",
        "published": "2026-09-07T06:37:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}