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  "id": 10746127,
  "title": "Watch: Sen. Schmitt appears to confuse basketball teams while calling Jack Smith a \"dirtbag\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/watch-sen-schmitt-appears-to-confuse-basketball-teams-while-calling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T17:23:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch-sen-schmitt-appears-to-confuse-basketball-teams-while-calling-jack-smith-a-dirtbag/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "During a Senate hearing, GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused special counsel Jack Smith of attending an NBA game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Golden State Warriors in Atlanta in early February 2024. At the time, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis revealed she had an affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Smith clarified he did attend a University of Iowa Hawkeyes game, but it was in…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Blu DeTiger talks ping-pong at the club and playing with Jack Antonoff on \"Saturday Night Live\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/blu-detiger-talks-ping-pong-at-the-club-and-playing-with-jack",
        "published": "2026-09-29T14:32:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH: Jack Smith says he would prosecute Trump again for 'serious crimes against our nation'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/watch-jack-smith-says-he-would-prosecute-trump-again-for-serious",
        "published": "2026-09-29T14:33:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Ex-special counsel Jack Smith tells lawmakers 'I stand by' decisions to charge Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ex-special-counsel-jack-smith-tells-lawmakers-i-stand-by-decisions-to",
        "published": "2026-09-29T15:32:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Did Jack Smith go to Atlanta Hawks game to meet Fani Willis? Eric Schmitt's mixes up teams at testimony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/did-jack-smith-go-to-atlanta-hawks-game-to-meet-fani-willis-eric",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:21:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/you-make-me-want-to-throw-up-republicans-attack-ex-special-counsel",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:11:05.000Z"
      }
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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."
}