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  "id": 1737012,
  "title": "Disney sues FCC over its attempt to rein in content, challenge its ABC licenses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/disney-sues-fcc-over-its-attempt-to-rein-in-content-challenge-its-abc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:51:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/media/6035061-disney-abc-fcc-lawsuit/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Disney and ABC on Tuesday sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), arguing that the Trump administration is attempting to censor journalists by urging the agency to conduct an early review of ABC's broadcasting licenses. The lawsuit alleges the administration waged a \"retaliatory campaign\" on ABC and encouraged the FCC to use its regulatory power to...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Disney sues FCC over challenge to broadcast licenses, claims retaliation over ‘Jimmy Kimmel’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/disney-sues-fcc-over-challenge-to-broadcast-licenses-claims",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:34:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Disney and ABC sue FCC over early license review, alleging retaliation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/disney-and-abc-sue-fcc-over-early-license-review-alleging-retaliation",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:23:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Disney sues US regulator, claiming political retaliation over ABC stations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/disney-sues-us-regulator-claiming-political-retaliation-over-abc",
        "published": "2026-08-18T16:12:15.000Z"
      }
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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."
}