{
  "id": 15649705,
  "title": "Melting Ron DeSantis statue unveiled to call out his inaction on climate crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/melting-ron-desantis-statue-unveiled-to-call-out-his-inaction-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T19:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/melting-ron-desantis-statue-climate-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Florida governor has consistently opposed any legislation to curb planet-heating emissions, calling it a ‘radical climate agenda’ A life-sized statue of Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, was unveiled and promptly began melting in front of an audience in Tallahassee in a symbolic protest at his rejection of action on the climate crisis. The silvery statue, revealed to an audience of onlookers…",
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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."
}