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  "id": 2605958,
  "title": "Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/federal-officials-announce-water-cuts-as-colorado-river-supplies-2605958",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T15:42:37.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/federal-officials-announce-water-cuts-as-colorado-river-supplies-continue-to-plunge"
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  "summary": "Under the Bureau of Reclamation's plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually for the next two years, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on conditions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/federal-officials-announce-water-cuts-as-colorado-river-supplies",
        "published": "2026-08-22T00:01:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/federal-officials-announce-water-cuts-as-colorado-river-supplies-2460009",
        "published": "2026-08-22T00:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Feds order steep Colorado River water cuts for Arizona, California and Nevada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/feds-order-steep-colorado-river-water-cuts-for-arizona-california-and",
        "published": "2026-08-22T02:15:57.000Z"
      }
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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."
}