{
  "id": 11999460,
  "title": "Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/despair-over-future-fuels-political-anxiety-for-college-students-on-11999460",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T20:30:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/despair-over-future-fuels-political-anxiety-for-college-students-on-the-cusp-of-adulthood"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "College students are feeling anxious about their future, which is leading to frustration with the national political system. According to PBS NewsHour, they worry that the system is no longer capable of improving their lives or interested in helping.\n\nFrankie Llerandi, a 21-year-old student at Michigan State University, has struggled to find an internship in his three years at the university.\n\nThis anxiety is contributing to a sense of restlessness among college students as they approach adulthood.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/despair-over-future-fuels-political-anxiety-for-college-students-on",
        "published": "2026-10-04T11:36:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}