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  "title": "A lasting Dolly Parton legacy: childhood literacy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/a-lasting-dolly-parton-legacy-childhood-literacy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T05:00:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "Families are highlighting Dolly Parton's profound legacy through the Imagination Library, which has gifted over 300 million free books to children worldwide.",
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        "title": "How Dolly Parton transformed her fortune into a force for good",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/how-dolly-parton-transformed-her-fortune-into-a-force-for-good",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Why Dolly Parton wrote a letter to Eminem after Hall of Fame induction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/why-dolly-parton-wrote-a-letter-to-eminem-after-hall-of-fame-induction",
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        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "In the land of Dolly Parton, queen of the Smokies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/in-the-land-of-dolly-parton-queen-of-the-smokies",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:19:53.000Z"
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        "title": "WATCH: Inside the largest private collection of Dolly Parton memorabilia",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T20:00:44.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Dolly Parton’s health struggle highlights a crisis facing millions of American caregivers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/dolly-partons-health-struggle-highlights-a-crisis-facing-millions-of",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:21:22.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "How Dolly Parton used \"I Will Always Love You\" royalties to support the Black community in Nashville",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T23:32:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Dolly Parton's legacy lives on through book deliveries to kids",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/showbiz-dolly-partons-legacy-lives-on-through-book-deliveries-to-kids",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:34:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Dolly Parton brought divided Americans together. What can we learn from her? | Margaret Sullivan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/dolly-parton-brought-divided-americans-together-what-can-we-learn",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:00:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "This week's quiz includes two Dolly Parton questions, because she deserves it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/this-weeks-quiz-includes-two-dolly-parton-questions-because-she",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:01:00.000Z"
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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."
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