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    "excerpt": "President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order on Monday that raises the strength of the Russian military by 15,500 troops, bringing the total number of active-duty servicemen to 1.55 million.",
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    "title": "Putin Orders Russian Army to Increase Troop Size to 1.55M",
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