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      "link": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/families-may-wait-longer-for-triple-murder-crash-trial-20260730-p60k5r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national_queensland",
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      "author": "Rex Martinich",
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      "description": "The Yandina man is the sole survivor of a multi-vehicle collision he allegedly caused after following and attempting to ram a ute driven by a good Samaritan who had picked up his girlfriend as a passenger.",
      "content": "The Yandina man is the sole survivor of a multi-vehicle collision he allegedly caused after following and attempting to ram a ute driven by a good Samaritan who had picked up his girlfriend as a passenger.",
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