{
  "id": 16083298,
  "title": "Dollar General agrees to a nearly $1.9m settlement for overcharging New York customers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/dollar-general-agrees-to-a-nearly-1-9m-settlement-for-overcharging",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:19:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/dollar-general-settlement-price-gouging"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Government inspections showed overcharges as high as 39% on some items. The discount store giant was the subject of a 2025 investigation by the Guardian Dollar General, the nation’s largest dollar-store chain, has agreed to a $1.875m deal to settle allegations that it “repeatedly and persistently” overcharged customers across New York state. The New York attorney general’s office found that…",
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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."
}