{
  "id": 2452817,
  "title": "US debt tops $40 trillion, Americans left with the bill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/us-debt-tops-40-trillion-americans-left-with-the-bill",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:19:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/21/us-debt-tops-40-trillion-americans-left-with-the-bill-3?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US national debt has officially surpassed $40 trillion for the first time in history, and it’s growing fast.",
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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."
}