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  "id": 8138467,
  "title": "Man who assaulted US lawmaker Ilhan Omar sentenced to 14 months in prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/man-who-assaulted-us-lawmaker-ilhan-omar-sentenced-to-14-months-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:53:59.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/18/man-who-assaulted-us-lawmaker-ilhan-omar-sentenced-to-14-months-in-prison"
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  "account": "Anthony James Kazmierczak, a Minnesota man, was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to assaulting Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar. The incident occurred during a town hall speech in Minneapolis in January when Kazmierczak squirted a syringe of vinegar at the congresswoman. Kazmierczak admitted to the attack, stating that he disagreed with Omar's progressive political views. He was subdued by a security guard and the speech continued. Minnesota US attorney Daniel Rosen, a Trump appointee, has previously condemned the attack, describing it as part of a dangerous trend of people channeling political hatred into criminal acts.",
  "summary": "Anthony James Kazmierczak pleaded guilty and admitted to attacking the Democratic leader because he disagreed with her progressive political views.",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ilhan Omar attacker sentenced to more than a year in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ilhan-omar-attacker-sentenced-to-more-than-a-year-in-prison",
        "published": "2026-09-17T19:42:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Man who sprayed Ilhan Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/man-who-sprayed-ilhan-omar-with-vinegar-sentenced-to-14-months",
        "published": "2026-09-17T22:48:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Man who sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months in prison",
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        "published": "2026-09-17T23:07:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Man who assaulted US lawmaker Ilhan Omar sentenced to 14 months in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/man-who-assaulted-us-lawmaker-ilhan-omar-sentenced-to-14-months-in-8139720",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:53:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Man who assaulted US lawmaker Ilhan Omar sentenced to 14 months in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/man-who-assaulted-us-lawmaker-ilhan-omar-sentenced-to-14-months-in-8156877",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:04:41.000Z"
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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."
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