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  "id": 3579849,
  "title": "5 Things About Dolly Parton You Didn’t Know: From Producing ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ to the COVID Vaccine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/5-things-about-dolly-parton-you-didnt-know-from-producing-buffy-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T19:48:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/lists/dolly-parton-5-facts-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-imagination-library-covid-vaccine-lgbt-rights/"
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  "summary": "Dolly Parton, the country music legend, has died at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer. She was known for her classic tunes like \"Jolene\" and \"I Will Always Love You.\"\n\nParton was also recognized for her generosity, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Fortune, she donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in her home state of Tennessee, which was working with pharmaceutical giant Moderna on coronavirus research. This donation contributed to the development of one of the most widely used vaccinations, with over 250 million people globally receiving it.\n\nParton's charity causes were diverse, and she had a personal connection to each one, as reported by BBC News. Her representatives confirmed that she succumbed to cancer, as also reported by Hindustan Times - World News.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "What type of cancer did Dolly Parton have? Fact-checking wild claims about COVID vaccine as Jolene singer dies at 80",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/what-type-of-cancer-did-dolly-parton-have-fact-checking-wild-claims",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:27:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Dolly Parton’s final weeks: Country icon kept cancer fight private before death at 80",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dolly-partons-final-weeks-country-icon-kept-cancer-fight-private",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:19:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "How Dolly Parton helped the world - from children's books to supporting Covid vaccine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/how-dolly-parton-helped-the-world-from-childrens-books-to-supporting",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:11:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Dolly Parton once gave $1 million to help develop the Moderna COVID vaccine at Vanderbilt: ‘I’m kind of addicted to the feeling of giving’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dolly-parton-once-gave-1-million-to-help-develop-the-moderna-covid",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:28:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "5 Things About Dolly Parton You Didn’t Know: From Producing ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ to the COVID Vaccine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/5-things-about-dolly-parton-you-didnt-know-from-producing-buffy-the-3586788",
        "published": "2026-08-26T19:48:37.000Z"
      }
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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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