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  "id": 12471129,
  "title": "McDonald’s franchisees balk at costly bill to upgrade stores",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/mcdonalds-franchisees-balk-at-costly-bill-to-upgrade-stores",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T20:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/mcdonalds-franchisees-costly-store-upgrade"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 'Next' plan aims to turn McDonald’s into more than a stop for a quick, cheap meal",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}