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  "id": 6867902,
  "title": "Alleged drone operator charged with murder after mistaken identity shooting in Sydney",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/alleged-drone-operator-charged-with-murder-after-mistaken-identity-6867902",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T04:37:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/12/alleged-drone-operator-charged-murder-mistaken-identity-shooting-western-sydney-ntwnfb"
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  "summary": "NSW police say 18-year-old was operating drone when arrested and likely ‘conducting surveillance on someone or some premises’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Sydney teenager has been charged with murder after police accused him of operating a drone as part of a suspected botched gang hit in the city’s west. Joshua Macdonald, 40, was shot dead at a Merrylands West…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Alleged drone operator charged with murder after mistaken identity shooting in Sydney",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/alleged-drone-operator-charged-with-murder-after-mistaken-identity",
        "published": "2026-09-12T04:37:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Murder charge over the fatal Sydney shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/murder-charge-over-the-fatal-sydney-shooting",
        "published": "2026-09-12T08:38:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Murder charge over the fatal Sydney shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/murder-charge-over-the-fatal-sydney-shooting-6897983",
        "published": "2026-09-12T08:38:52.000Z"
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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."
}