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  "id": 8000120,
  "title": "Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state. He ended up pushing it towards the EU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/trump-wanted-canada-as-the-51st-state-he-ended-up-pushing-it-towards-8000120",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/trump-wanted-canada-as-the-51st-state-he-ended-up-pushing-it-towards-the-eu-20260917-p60y4t.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The invitation by the EU for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of the effects of Donald Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state. He ended up pushing it towards the EU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/trump-wanted-canada-as-the-51st-state-he-ended-up-pushing-it-towards",
        "published": "2026-09-17T09:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}