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  "id": 1907394,
  "title": "After 70 years and millions of pennies, Columbia House is finally shutting down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/after-70-years-and-millions-of-pennies-columbia-house-is-finally",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:22:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/columbia-house-is-finally-shutting-down"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Reduced to selling a paltry collection of DVDs and Blu-rays via a third party, the legendary CD and film shipper is shutting down.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}