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  "id": 17849078,
  "title": "Beloved ESPN Personality Takes Leave of Absence Amid Concerning Health News",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/beloved-espn-personality-takes-leave-of-absence-amid-concerning",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T19:34:22.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nba/beloved-espn-personality-takes-leave-absence-concerning-health-12651644"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Michael Wilbon just celebrated 25 years of co-hosting \"Pardon the Interruption\" alongside Tony Kornheiser.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Front Office Sports",
        "title": "Michael Wilbon Takes Indefinite Leave From ESPN for Health Reasons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/michael-wilbon-takes-indefinite-leave-from-espn-for-health-reasons",
        "published": "2026-11-02T19:44:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Michael Wilbon Takes Leave From ESPN for Health Reasons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/michael-wilbon-takes-leave-from-espn-for-health-reasons",
        "published": "2026-11-02T20:15:03.000Z"
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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."
}