{
  "id": 3708569,
  "title": "A state gave sheriffs 20% of its opioid settlement cash. We followed the money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/a-state-gave-sheriffs-20-of-its-opioid-settlement-cash-we-followed",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-27T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "STAT News",
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    "url": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/27/opioid-settlement-funds-enforcement-or-treatment-louisiana-sheriff-investigation/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KFF Health News examines how sheriffs are spending opioid settlement money, finds they're spending millions on police gear.",
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        "title": "A State Gave Sheriffs 20% of Its Opioid Settlement Cash. We Followed the Money.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/a-state-gave-sheriffs-20-of-its-opioid-settlement-cash-we-followed-3710185",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}