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  "id": 3228691,
  "title": "At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/at-least-25-of-former-nfl-players-who-died-between-2016-and-2021-had-3228691",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-25T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR Health",
    "slug": "npr-health",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5943168/cte-nfl-concussions-deaths-study"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.",
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/at-least-25-of-former-nfl-players-who-died-between-2016-and-2021-had",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "At least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/at-least-1-in-4-former-nfl-players-who-died-between-2016-and-2021-had",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:00:06.000Z"
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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."
}