{
  "id": 1532198,
  "title": "Opening statements begin in long-awaited trial in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/opening-statements-begin-in-long-awaited-trial-in-tupac-shakurs-1996",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T17:41:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/opening-statements-begin-in-long-awaited-trial-in-tupac-shakurs-1996-killing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Duane \"Keffe D\" Davis is charged with murder in the 1996 killing of the legendary rapper. Davis is the first person to be charged in connection to the musician's death, nearly 30 years after he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/tupac-shakur-murder-trial-begins-for-alleged-mastermind-of-1996-drive",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:10:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Tupac shooting trial begins with opening statements",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/tupac-shooting-trial-begins-with-opening-statements",
        "published": "2026-08-17T13:46:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "The lead-up to the shooting that killed Tupac Shakur was chaotic.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/the-lead-up-to-the-shooting-that-killed-tupac-shakur-was-chaotic",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:25:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Suge Knight could testify in trial of man accused of ordering Tupac's murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/suge-knight-could-testify-in-trial-of-man-accused-of-ordering-tupacs",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:37:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Tupac Shakur murder trial kicks off with opening statements",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/tupac-shakur-murder-trial-kicks-off-with-opening-statements",
        "published": "2026-08-17T17:54:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}