{
  "id": 1657251,
  "title": "Police deny banning AirPods and earphones for drivers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/police-deny-banning-airpods-and-earphones-for-drivers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:42:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/police-urge-motorists-to-familiarise-themselves-with-and-comply-fully-with-the-road-traffic-regulations-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ghana Police Service has debunked a viral social media flyer claiming the use of AirPods and earphones while driving is banned under L.I. 2519, urging the public to rely only on official channels.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Police disown viral flyer on AirPods, earphones use while driving",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/police-disown-viral-flyer-on-airpods-earphones-use-while-driving",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:57:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}