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  "id": 304539,
  "title": "Trump vows appeal over ballroom halt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/trump-vows-appeal-over-ballroom-halt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T08:49:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/trump-vows-appeal-over-ballroom-halt"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "More headaches for US President Donald Trump over his planned White House ballroom: a federal appeals court has ruled that the administration must halt the $400 million construction project, saying it has not been approved by Congress. The ruling follows a challenge by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sought an injunction against the project last year. A three-judge panel…",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "US appeals court halts Trump ballroom project paving way for Supreme Court showdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-appeals-court-halts-trump-ballroom-project-paving-way-for-supreme-276283",
        "published": "2026-08-07T16:56:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump says he'll appeal to Supreme Court after judges block White House ballroom construction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-says-hell-appeal-to-supreme-court-after-judges-block-white",
        "published": "2026-08-07T21:27:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Court halts Trump’s ballroom construction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/court-halts-trumps-ballroom-construction",
        "published": "2026-08-08T00:36:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}