{
  "id": 2371653,
  "title": "New York Times defamed ex-college player, must pay him millions, jury says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/new-york-times-defamed-ex-college-player-must-pay-him-millions-jury",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T11:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-times-defamed-kai-spears-millions-damages/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An Alabama jury awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed a former college basketball player, Kai Spears, of the Alabama Crimson Tide, in a story about a fatal shooting.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}