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  "id": 3483174,
  "title": "Dolly Parton’s parents and 11 siblings: All we know about Robert Lee and Avie Lee Parton",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dolly-partons-parents-and-11-siblings-all-we-know-about-robert-lee",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:03:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/dolly-parton-s-parents-and-11-siblings-all-we-know-about-robert-lee-and-avie-lee-parton-101787737158589.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dolly Parton, the iconic country music artist, paid tribute to her late parents, Robert Lee and Avie Lee Parton, multiple times throughout her career. The 12 siblings were raised in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee by Lee, born on March 22, 1921, and Avie Lee, born on October 5, 1923, in Lockhart, South Carolina. Lee was a sharecropper and occasional construction worker, while Avie managed the household. Their marriage began in 1939, when Lee was 17 and Avie was 15. Dolly remembered a Christmas when all children gave up their gifts to buy a wedding ring for Lee, making it one of their happiest Christmases. Despite their financial struggles, the family was rich in love, kindness, and understanding.",
  "summary": "Dolly Parton honored her late parents throughout her life. The country music legend, who passed away on August 25 at 80.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Tennesseans mourn local hero Dolly Parton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/tennesseans-mourn-local-hero-dolly-parton",
        "published": "2026-08-26T05:19:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Dolly Parton’s philanthropy was based on ‘her belief in the goodness of people’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dolly-partons-philanthropy-was-based-on-her-belief-in-the-goodness-of",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:33:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Dolly Parton’s philanthropy was based on ‘her belief in the goodness of people’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dolly-partons-philanthropy-was-based-on-her-belief-in-the-goodness-of-3493771",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:53:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Why are Dolly Parton fans lashing out at Donald Trump?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/why-are-dolly-parton-fans-lashing-out-at-donald-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:02:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}