{
  "id": 13050078,
  "title": "'Modern-day Thomas Edison': Trump awards Elon Musk top US science medal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/modern-day-thomas-edison-trump-awards-elon-musk-top-us-science-medal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T06:16:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/modern-day-thomas-edison-trump-awards-elon-musk-top-us-science-medal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump honored SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with the esteemed National Medal of Science at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Musk was joined by other tech pioneers, including Google's Sergey Brin, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and AMD's Lisa Su. In his remarks, Trump hailed Musk as an \"industrial titan\" and a modern-day Thomas Edison, praising his groundbreaking contributions to science and technology. Despite a turbulent history, Musk's ties to the Trump administration have recently rekindled, with the entrepreneur set to serve as co-director of a new military project aimed at shaping the future of warfare.",
  "summary": "Despite the president's glowing words at the award ceremony, Trump and Musk have navigated a rather volatile relationship in recent years.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Trump calls Musk a ‘national treasure’ while handing him top US science honour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-calls-musk-a-national-treasure-while-handing-him-top-us-science",
        "published": "2026-10-09T02:13:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Modern-Day Thomas Edison': President Trump Honours Elon Musk With National Medal Of Science, Hails His Groundbreaking Innovations In SpaceX, Starlink & Tesla | Watch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/modern-day-thomas-edison-president-trump-honours-elon-musk-with",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:45:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Trump gives 'national treasure' Musk top U.S. medal after rift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-gives-national-treasure-musk-top-u-s-medal-after-rift",
        "published": "2026-10-09T04:05:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}