{
  "id": 336745,
  "title": "Grassley bids farewell to beloved family vacuum, Beth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/grassley-bids-farewell-to-beloved-family-vacuum-beth",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T01:31:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/6018915-grassley-eulogizes-vacuum-beth/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) on Saturday eulogized a beloved vacuum cleaner, affectionately named Beth after a former Senate staffer. The vacuum has been in the 92-year-old senator’s family for nearly 50 years and has been a popular feature on Grassley’s social media. “U willl see Beth no more,” Grassley wrote in a post alongside...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Chuck Grassley's beloved vacuum, Beth, has retired",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/chuck-grassleys-beloved-vacuum-beth-has-retired",
        "published": "2026-08-10T23:37:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}