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  "id": 6429102,
  "title": "Heat forces French champagne makers to stiffen their drink",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/heat-forces-french-champagne-makers-to-stiffen-their-drink-6429102",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:14:20.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260909-heat-forces-french-champagne-makers-to-stiffen-their-drink"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Drinking this year's champagne might give you a heftier headache as France's record heatwaves are forcing some producers to up the alcohol levels, industry officials said Wednesday.",
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        "title": "Heat forces French Champagne makers to stiffen their drink",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/heat-forces-french-champagne-makers-to-stiffen-their-drink",
        "published": "2026-09-09T13:56:57.000Z"
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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."
}