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  "id": 15767722,
  "title": "‘Bad decisions’: Man convicted for taking Peachy the flamingo from Las Vegas hotel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/bad-decisions-man-convicted-for-taking-peachy-the-flamingo-from-las",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:11:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/man-convicted-peachy-the-flamingo-las-vegas-hotel"
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  "summary": "Mitchell Fairbarn found guilty of animal cruelty after prosecutors say he hurt and frightened the 27-year-old bird A Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges on Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel. Prosecutors said it was a malicious prank while a lawyer for the tourist insisted it was drunken foolishness not meant to harm the…",
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Canadian man who stole Las Vegas flamingo convicted of animal cruelty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/canadian-man-who-stole-las-vegas-flamingo-convicted-of-animal-cruelty",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:01:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "‘Bad decisions’: Man convicted for taking Peachy the flamingo from Las Vegas hotel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/bad-decisions-man-convicted-for-taking-peachy-the-flamingo-from-las-15770574",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:11:21.000Z"
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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."
}