{
  "id": 1944198,
  "title": "More than 20 tons of squid spilled on to Rhode Island highway during traffic accident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/more-than-20-tons-of-squid-spilled-on-to-rhode-island-highway-during",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:19:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/squid-spill-rhode-island-highway"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sunday incident created ‘significant traffic disruptions’ and a foul odor as crews worked to clear cephalopod remains More than 20 tons of squid spilled on to a Rhode Island highway during a traffic accident, creating hours of delays for motorists and a foul stench as crews worked in baking sunshine to scrape up the remains of the fast-decaying cephalopods. The incident occurred Sunday morning in…",
  "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."
}