{
  "id": 2230329,
  "title": "U.S. army unit offers re-enlistment bonus: 4 days off to play Grand Theft Auto",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/u-s-army-unit-offers-re-enlistment-bonus-4-days-off-to-play-grand",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:16:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-s-army-bonus-grand-theft-auto-9.7314505"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A U.S. army unit is offering its troops a special bonus if they re-enlist soon: four extra days off timed around the November release of the video game Grand Theft Auto VI.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Army unit offers ‘special 4 day pass’ to play Grand Theft Auto VI for reenlisted troops as part of ‘unique incentives program’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/army-unit-offers-special-4-day-pass-to-play-grand-theft-auto-vi-for",
        "published": "2026-08-20T19:48:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US Army unit offers soldiers 4 days off to play Grand Theft Auto VI if they re-enlist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-army-unit-offers-soldiers-4-days-off-to-play-grand-theft-auto-vi",
        "published": "2026-08-20T21:16:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}