{
  "id": 16863518,
  "title": "In 1910, Japan’s gift of 2,000 cherry trees to Washington was burned after pest checks, helping spur a new US plant-quarantine law",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/in-1910-japans-gift-of-2-000-cherry-trees-to-washington-was-burned",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T06:19:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/in-1910-japan-s-gift-of-2-000-cherry-trees-to-washington-was-burned-after-pest-checks-helping-spur-a-new-us-plant-quarantine-law-101793091238759.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Before Washington’s famous cherry blossoms, a 1910 shipment from Japan was burned over insects and disease, and the fallout reshaped U.S. plant rules.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}