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  "id": 3360293,
  "title": "Target Pulls Halloween Costume After Blackface Backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/target-pulls-halloween-costume-after-blackface-backlash",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T21:37:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
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    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/target-pulls-halloween-costume-after-blackface-backlash"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "(RTTNews) - Target (T) has apologised and removed a Halloween costume from its stores and website after critics said its circus clown design evoked Blackface and minstrel shows.",
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Target shares drop after Halloween costume backlash",
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        "published": "2026-08-25T17:12:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Target Stock Falls After ‘Offensive’ Halloween Costume Pulled Amid Backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/target-stock-falls-after-offensive-halloween-costume-pulled-amid",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:10:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Target shares drop after Halloween costume backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/target-shares-drop-after-halloween-costume-backlash-3364197",
        "published": "2026-08-25T22:12:05.000Z"
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