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  "id": 3306770,
  "title": "Target apologizes for offensive Halloween costume",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/target-apologizes-for-offensive-halloween-costume",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Retail Dive",
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    "url": "https://www.retaildive.com/news/target-apologizes-for-offensive-halloween-costume/828715/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The retailer is facing backlash over a costume critics described as evoking racial stereotypes. The incident comes over a year after the company's DEI changes made headlines.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Target apologizes for children’s clown Halloween costume after backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/target-apologizes-for-childrens-clown-halloween-costume-after-backlash",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:37:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "Target pulls Halloween costume that drew comparisons to blackface caricatures, apologizes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/target-pulls-halloween-costume-that-drew-comparisons-to-blackface",
        "published": "2026-08-24T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Target says it's sorry for selling an 'offensive' Halloween clown costume",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/target-says-its-sorry-for-selling-an-offensive-halloween-clown-costume",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:22:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Inc.",
        "title": "Target Apologizes For ‘Offensive’ and ‘Hurtful’ Children’s Halloween Costume",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/target-apologizes-for-offensive-and-hurtful-childrens-halloween",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:28:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}