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  "summary_short": "Janine Grimberg, a 35-year-old German woman, claims to seek asylum in Russia citing protection from 'gender madness' in Germany and is backed by a network linked to Russian propaganda and state-linked firms.",
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  "url": "https://t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/menschen-schicksale/id_92364524/diese-deutsche-will-wegen-gender-irrsinn-asyl-bei-putin.html",
  "source": "extension",
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  "summary_short": "Janine Grimberg, a 35-year-old German woman, claims to seek asylum in Russia citing protection from 'gender madness' in Germany and is backed by a network linked to Russian propaganda and state-linked firms.",
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