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  "id": 6856621,
  "title": "Refugees must not be judged as a cost item in a balance sheet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/refugees-must-not-be-judged-as-a-cost-item-in-a-balance-sheet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The children rescued by the Tampa in 2001 have become civil engineers, health professionals, tradespeople and loyal taxpayers. They are not a liability.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Refugees must not be judged as a cost item in a balance sheet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/refugees-must-not-be-judged-as-a-cost-item-in-a-balance-sheet-6857001",
        "published": "2026-09-12T03:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}