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  "id": 3004181,
  "title": "Research Firm’s Founder Explains $6 Million Payment to Fired Forbes Editor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/research-firms-founder-explains-6-million-payment-to-fired-forbes",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:03:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/business/media/forbes-randall-lane-shook.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "RJ Shook of Shook Research said he paid Randall Lane, the former top editor at Forbes, for “services and guidance” in partnering with Forbes and later selling his research firm.",
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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."
}