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  "id": 10808805,
  "title": "Critics dubbed it California's high-speed rail \"anti-transparency bill.\" A watchdog report reveals why it isn't.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/critics-dubbed-it-californias-high-speed-rail-anti-transparency-bill",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T23:16:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-high-speed-rail-anti-transparency-factcheck/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A watchdog report on wasteful consultant travel became a real-world test of the so-called high-speed rail \"anti-transparency\" law.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/california-bans-officers-use-of-electric-shock-gloves-after-ice",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:59:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Newsom signs California law banning officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/newsom-signs-california-law-banning-officers-from-using-gloves-that",
        "published": "2026-09-29T21:18:29.000Z"
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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."
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