{
  "id": 1464124,
  "title": "New recruits are joining the military in big numbers, but not for reason Hegseth says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/new-recruits-are-joining-the-military-in-big-numbers-but-not-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:09:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
    "slug": "abc-news-us",
    "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/new-recruits-joining-military-big-numbers-reason-hegseth/story?id=135546620"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The military’s recruiting rebound is real, but the reasons behind it are far less political than Hegseth’s framing suggests.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}