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  "id": 667356,
  "title": "The inflation rate cooled to 3.4% in July, the Labor Department said Wednesday, lower than June’s 3.5%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-inflation-rate-cooled-to-3-4-in-july-the-labor-department-said",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:03:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Inflation eases in July as gasoline and grocery prices fall",
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