{
  "id": 3441626,
  "title": "Target faces renewed backlash for Halloween costume with 'minstrel show features'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/target-faces-renewed-backlash-for-halloween-costume-with-minstrel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:45:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/g-s1-140195/target-halloween-costume-backlash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Retailer Target pulled a children's Halloween costume from its shelves after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}