{
  "id": 14529935,
  "title": "Canadian folk icon Joni Mitchell becomes American, after 60 years living in the U.S.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/canadian-folk-icon-joni-mitchell-becomes-american-after-60-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T20:12:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/10/14/canadian-folk-icon-joni-mitchell-becomes-american-after-60-years-living-in-the-u-s"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canadian folk icon Joni Mitchell has officially become an American citizen after residing in the United States for six decades. The 82-year-old singer broke the news via social media, posting a photo and video from her naturalization ceremony. Mitchell, who was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, in 1943, moved to the U.S. in 1964 and has called Santa Barbara, California, her home since then. The singer expressed her joy at becoming a U.S. citizen in her post, noting that she is living in the States during a time of political turmoil.",
  "summary": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Both sides, now: After 62 years, Canada’s Joni Mitchell becomes an American, too",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/both-sides-now-after-62-years-canadas-joni-mitchell-becomes-an",
        "published": "2026-10-14T18:07:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}