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  "id": 7975369,
  "title": "The Hidden Human Cost of Kim Jong-un’s New Power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/the-hidden-human-cost-of-kim-jong-uns-new-power-7975369",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T04:11:08.000Z",
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  "summary": "The North Korean leader’s financial and diplomatic leverage rests on the brutal exploitation of his own people, from coal miners to diplomats, at home and abroad.",
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        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "The Hidden Human Cost of Kim Jong-un’s New Power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/the-hidden-human-cost-of-kim-jong-uns-new-power",
        "published": "2026-09-17T04:11:08.000Z"
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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."
}