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  "id": 3429857,
  "title": "Chronic Traumatic Brain Damage Widespread in Former NFL Athletes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chronic-traumatic-brain-damage-widespread-in-former-nfl-athletes-3429857",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:00:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/08/26/882855.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Almost every former National Football League player who died between 2016 and 2021 and allowed their brains to be evaluated were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, stark evidence of the toll repeated head impacts can take on athletes. Researchers …",
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Chronic traumatic brain damage widespread in former NFL athletes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chronic-traumatic-brain-damage-widespread-in-former-nfl-athletes",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:41:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}