{
  "id": 12722772,
  "title": "Hegseth presents USS Abraham Lincoln troops with highest honor a military unit can receive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/hegseth-presents-uss-abraham-lincoln-troops-with-highest-honor-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T21:48:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/hegseth-presents-uss-abraham-lincoln-troops-highest-honor-military-unit-receive/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After more than 300 days at sea, the sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier are about to arrive home in San Diego. They're expected to be back on U.S. soil on Thursday, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew over a day early to greet the Lincoln's troops and present them with a Presidential Unit Citation. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Watch live: Hegseth delivers remarks as USS Abraham Lincoln returns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/watch-live-hegseth-delivers-remarks-as-uss-abraham-lincoln-returns",
        "published": "2026-10-07T17:47:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/hegseth-tells-uss-lincoln-sailors-controversial-deployment-wasnt-easy",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:32:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Hegseth visits the long-deployed USS Lincoln to bestow a top award before the ship returns home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/hegseth-visits-the-long-deployed-uss-lincoln-to-bestow-a-top-award",
        "published": "2026-10-07T20:20:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}