{"id":45253,"date":"2026-03-01T17:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=45253"},"modified":"2026-03-01T17:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:09:09","slug":"federal-officials-announce-details-of-a-major-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=45253","title":{"rendered":"Federal Officials Announce Details of a Major Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A federal agent struck, as a desperate driver tried to blast his way out of a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. 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