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  "id": 15651600,
  "title": "Apu Returns to ‘The Simpsons’ With a New Voice Actor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/apu-returns-to-the-simpsons-with-a-new-voice-actor",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T20:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NYT Arts",
    "slug": "nyt-arts",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/arts/television/apu-the-simpsons-sunil-malhotra.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After almost a decade away from Springfield, the character returned to show, this time voiced by a South Asian actor rather than a white man.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘The Simpsons’ Surprise: Apu Returns With New Voice Actor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/the-simpsons-surprise-apu-returns-with-new-voice-actor",
        "published": "2026-10-19T17:39:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}