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  "id": 2195357,
  "title": "‘Reading Rainbow’ host says he's checking into hospital over mental health",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/reading-rainbow-host-says-hes-checking-into-hospital-over-mental",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:39:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/6040811-reading-rainbow-host-mychal-threets-mental-health-struggles/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Threets was tapped as the host of “Reading Rainbow” in 2025, replacing original host LeVar Burton.",
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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."
}