{
  "id": 14380013,
  "title": "In 2015, James Patterson pledged $1.25 million for school libraries, raised it to $1.75 million, and later funded 3,500 teachers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/in-2015-james-patterson-pledged-1-25-million-for-school-libraries",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:05:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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  "summary": "In 2015, James Patterson pledged $1.25 million for school libraries, later increasing it to $1.75 million as his campaign expanded to classrooms.",
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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."
}