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  "id": 6463172,
  "title": "Oil rises past $100 a barrel after the latest wave of Middle East attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/oil-rises-past-100-a-barrel-after-the-latest-wave-of-middle-east-6463172",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T19:35:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/oil-rises-past-100-a-barrel-after-the-latest-wave-of-middle-east-attacks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The price of oil has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since July. This increase comes after a series of attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East, which have threatened to further disrupt an already strained supply chain, according to PBS NewsHour.\n\nBrent crude futures reached $101.32 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude rose to $96.48 a barrel. MyJoyOnline Ghana reported that these increases follow a significant escalation of attacks, with Iran claiming to have attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz and the US sinking five Iranian oil tankers.\n\nThe situation in the Middle East remains volatile, with the US considering changes to its military presence in the region, as reported by Daily Times, citing a CNN report. However, no further details on these potential changes were provided in the reports.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Oil rises past $100 a barrel after the latest wave of Middle East attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/oil-rises-past-100-a-barrel-after-the-latest-wave-of-middle-east-6404053",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:12:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Oil rises past $100 a barrel after the latest wave of Middle East attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/oil-rises-past-100-a-barrel-after-the-latest-wave-of-middle-east",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:23:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ringgit eases as Middle East conflict weighs on sentiment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ringgit-eases-as-middle-east-conflict-weighs-on-sentiment",
        "published": "2026-09-09T10:29:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ringgit ends easier against US dollar as Middle East conflict weighs on sentiment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ringgit-ends-easier-against-us-dollar-as-middle-east-conflict-weighs",
        "published": "2026-09-09T10:44:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Oil rises past $100 a barrel after the latest wave of Middle East attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/oil-rises-past-100-a-barrel-after-the-latest-wave-of-middle-east",
        "published": "2026-09-10T00:35:02.000Z"
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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."
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