{
  "id": 16935711,
  "title": "Embassy builder sues State Department for $461M",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/embassy-builder-sues-state-department-for-461m",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T16:57:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6178456-construction-firm-sues-state-department/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An Alabama-based construction company sued the State Department on Wednesday over accusations it refused to pay for pandemic-era cost overruns at a dozen embassy and consulate projects during the pandemic. BL Harbert International says the government had agreed to a settlement until political appointees under Secretary of State Marco Rubio inserted themselves into the process. \"And, on...",
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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."
}