{
  "id": 17616799,
  "title": "Indiana girl, 14, sells slime for school trip; gets 8m online views",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/indiana-girl-14-sells-slime-for-school-trip-gets-8m-online-views",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-14-year-old-indiana-girl-started-selling-homemade-slime-to-pay-for-a-school-trip-nine-days-later-she-had-met-her-fundraising-goal-and-within-a-month-her-tiny-business-had-drawn-over-8-million-views-online/articleshow/135426060.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 14-year-old Indiana girl who started selling slime and squishy toys to fund a school trip to Washington, DC, has attracted over eight million online views. Lexi Long launched her business, Slime & Squish, on October 1 and reached her fundraising goal within nine days. Her business has since gained more than 30,000 social media followers and attracted customers at local events and shops.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}