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  "id": 3726451,
  "title": "Marine veteran amputee recalls dragging wheelchair during ultramarathon: \"My chair isn't me\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/marine-veteran-amputee-recalls-dragging-wheelchair-during",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T11:30:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/marine-veteran-amputee-recalls-dragging-wheelchair-during-ultramarathon/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Marine veteran who lost his legs to an IED blast while being deployed in Afghanistan in 2012 found a new purpose in life as an adaptive training coach and ultramarathoner. Mike Egan talks to Jason Allen about competing in an ultramarathon where he went viral for dragging his wheelchair through mud on the final lap of the race.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Release of Marine veteran from Russian custody turns focus to other detainees with health concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/release-of-marine-veteran-from-russian-custody-turns-focus-to-other",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:10:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Release of Marine veteran from Russian custody turns focus to other detainees with health concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/release-of-marine-veteran-from-russian-custody-turns-focus-to-other-3573688",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:52:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}