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  "id": 923201,
  "title": "Jason Arday, former Cambridge professor who faced plagiarism scandal, found dead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/jason-arday-former-cambridge-professor-who-faced-plagiarism-scandal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T23:57:43.000Z",
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  "summary": "Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor at the University of Cambridge who resigned last week amid plagiarism allegations, was found dead on Friday. He was 41. BBC News' Helena Wilkinson reports.",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Jason Arday cause of death: What happened to Cambridge University's youngest ever Black professor?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/jason-arday-cause-of-death-what-happened-to-cambridge-universitys",
        "published": "2026-08-14T20:26:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Former Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism found dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/former-cambridge-professor-accused-of-plagiarism-found-dead",
        "published": "2026-08-14T20:46:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Jason Arday, youngest Black professor at Cambridge, found dead at 41 after resignation",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T23:25:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Youngest Black professor at Cambridge found dead after resigning amid plagiarism scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/youngest-black-professor-at-cambridge-found-dead-after-resigning-amid",
        "published": "2026-08-15T01:13:26.000Z"
      }
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