{
  "id": 17065504,
  "title": "Hegseth fires top general over apparent media leaks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hegseth-fires-top-general-over-apparent-media-leaks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:24:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/hegseth-fires-top-general-over-apparent-media-leaks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who was head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for apparent misconduct with classified information on the Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars, a Pentagon official told CBS News. Charlie D'Agata reports.",
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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."
}