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  "id": 6476877,
  "title": "Trump departs DC on Qatar-gifted Air Force One after emergency slide deploys",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/trump-departs-dc-on-qatar-gifted-air-force-one-after-emergency-slide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T18:46:38.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/trump-departs-dc-qatar-gifted-air-force-one-after-emergency-slide-deploys"
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  "summary": "WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump departed Washington for Texas on Wednesday aboard the Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar after an emergency slide deployed and was removed. The evacuation slide appeared to have accidentally activated shortly before Trump was due to board for a flight to Dallas for thefirst-ever Republican midterm convention.The issue briefly delayed…",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Inflatable slide deploys on Qatari-gifted Air Force One ahead of Trump's Dallas trip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/inflatable-slide-deploys-on-qatari-gifted-air-force-one-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:39:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump says emergency slide is being checked on Qatar-gifted Air Force One",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/trump-says-emergency-slide-is-being-checked-on-qatar-gifted-air-force",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:46:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump's trip delayed after emergency slide deploys on new Air Force One",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/trumps-trip-delayed-after-emergency-slide-deploys-on-new-air-force-one",
        "published": "2026-09-09T19:01:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Qatari-gifted Air Force One deploys inflatable slide before departing for GOP convention in Texas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/qatari-gifted-air-force-one-deploys-inflatable-slide-before-departing",
        "published": "2026-09-09T19:41:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Why was emergency slide deployed on Trump’s Qatar-gifted Air Force One? What happened ahead of GOP convention trip?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/why-was-emergency-slide-deployed-on-trumps-qatar-gifted-air-force-one",
        "published": "2026-09-09T20:17:21.000Z"
      }
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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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