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  "id": 3418846,
  "title": "Cher speaks out after Dolly Parton's death, describes their first meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/cher-speaks-out-after-dolly-partons-death-describes-their-first",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T03:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cher-speaks-out-after-dolly-partons-death-describes-first-meeting/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dolly Parton, the country music legend, has died at the age of 80. According to her publicist, Marcel Pariseau, she passed away on Tuesday, August 25, at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee, after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones.\n\nTributes have been pouring in from across the music industry and beyond. Fellow country star Reba McEntire hailed Parton for \"all the wonderful things you did for us here on earth. Your love, your music and you gave so much with your huge huge heart. There will never ever be another you.\" US President Donald Trump announced that flags would be lowered across the United States for a week, calling Parton's death a \"true loss for millions of people.\"\n\nCher, a Grammy-award winning artist, spoke about Parton and recalled their first meeting. She said she'll miss Parton's laugh the most. Fans gathered to mourn Parton at her Hollywood Walk of Fame star on Tuesday evening, as reported by the BBC's LA correspondent Shaimaa Khalil.",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Dolly Parton: A life in pictures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-a-life-in-pictures",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:34:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Dolly Parton said \"the town tramp\" inspired her iconic look | 60 Minutes Archive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-said-the-town-tramp-inspired-her-iconic-look-60-minutes",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:07:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "What to know about US music icon Dolly Parton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/what-to-know-about-us-music-icon-dolly-parton",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:09:53.000Z"
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        "title": "A look back at Dolly Parton's legendary career",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/a-look-back-at-dolly-partons-legendary-career",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:17:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "Dolly Parton: A Life in Pictures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-a-life-in-pictures-3371591",
        "published": "2026-08-25T22:49:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "America unites in mourning for Dolly Parton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/america-unites-in-mourning-for-dolly-parton",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:44:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "In homage to Dolly Parton’s favourite food, here are 13 bedazzled potato recipes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/in-homage-to-dolly-partons-favourite-food-here-are-13-bedazzled",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:00:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "In homage to Dolly Parton’s favourite food, here are 13 bedazzled potato recipes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/in-homage-to-dolly-partons-favourite-food-here-are-13-bedazzled-3413350",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:00:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "America unites in mourning for Dolly Parton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/america-unites-in-mourning-for-dolly-parton-3419070",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:38:12.000Z"
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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."
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