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  "id": 957234,
  "title": "Former Nationals member accused of killing Katanning teacher now facing fraud charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/former-nationals-member-accused-of-killing-katanning-teacher-now",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T04:31:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/former-nationals-member-accused-of-killing-katanning-teacher-now-facing-fraud-charges-20260815-p60om1.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Benjamin Simpkins is alleged to have killed 49-year-old Luke Russell in a hit-and-run incident two months ago. Now police say he also falsified records to get a job at a WA hospital.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Former Nationals member accused of killing Katanning teacher now facing fraud charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/former-nationals-member-accused-of-killing-katanning-teacher-now-957678",
        "published": "2026-08-15T04:31:27.000Z"
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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."
}