{
  "id": 667412,
  "title": "Deaths, damage reported as severe weather spawns tornadoes, flash flooding in the Midwest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/deaths-damage-reported-as-severe-weather-spawns-tornadoes-flash-667412",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/weather-derecho-tornado-flooding-power-midwest-83fd919c9394218c38df03bc9db8073d"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CHICAGO (AP) — First responders and utility crews worked overnight into Wednesday clearing roads from trees and wires that were downed during severe storms in the Midwest that unleashed tornadoes, heavy rains and flash…",
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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."
}