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  "id": 10083284,
  "title": "Former Kennedy Center employees claim officials halted repairs months prior to closure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/former-kennedy-center-employees-claim-officials-halted-repairs-months",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T22:37:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6113290-kennedy-center-whistleblower-letter-repairs/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks constituted the venue's immediate closure. ...",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Kennedy Center put off planned repairs despite known structural issues, former employees allege",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/kennedy-center-put-off-planned-repairs-despite-known-structural-10052106",
        "published": "2026-09-26T17:35:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Kennedy Center put off planned repairs despite known structural issues, former employees allege",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/kennedy-center-put-off-planned-repairs-despite-known-structural",
        "published": "2026-09-26T17:35:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Kennedy Center put off planned repairs despite known structural issues, former employees allege",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/kennedy-center-put-off-planned-repairs-despite-known-structural-10064584",
        "published": "2026-09-26T20:43:07.000Z"
      }
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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."
}