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  "id": 17810037,
  "title": "Meet Brian Troupe, 16, who made $25,000 selling ice cream from a boat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/meet-brian-troupe-16-who-made-25-000-selling-ice-cream-from-a-boat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T13:51:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/meet-brian-troupe-the-16-year-old-from-maryland-who-took-his-ice-cream-business-onto-a-boat-when-selling-from-a-pier-failed-by-summer-2026-the-business-had-brought-in-more-than-25000-in-gross-sales/articleshow/135464118.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brian Troupe launched Troupe's Treats, a floating ice cream shop on the Bohemia River. After a rocky start at a pier, he revamped his approach and found success on the water. The summer of 2026 was particularly lucrative, with sales exceeding $25,000. Troupe creatively utilized fishing nets to enhance customer engagement and envisions passing down his thriving business to another eager teen in…",
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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."
}