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  "id": 9025683,
  "title": "Surprise! Putin just won the Russian elections. But his biggest win was elsewhere",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/surprise-putin-just-won-the-russian-elections-but-his-biggest-win-was-9025683",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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  "summary": "The election result was predictable for a country ruled so long by an autocrat whose enemies share the habit of falling out of windows from great heights.",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Putin's party wins record Duma majority in Kremlin-controlled elections as EU vows sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/putins-party-wins-record-duma-majority-in-kremlin-controlled",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:17:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Surprise! Putin just won the Russian elections. But his biggest win was elsewhere",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/surprise-putin-just-won-the-russian-elections-but-his-biggest-win-was",
        "published": "2026-09-21T22:30:00.000Z"
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