{
  "id": 4212835,
  "title": "FBI no longer treating applicants’ experience with sex workers as automatic bar against hiring",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/fbi-no-longer-treating-applicants-experience-with-sex-workers-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T14:17:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/fbi-apllicants-sex-workers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bureau will still dismiss those engaged with sex workers within past 10 years, three or more times overall, or while in public safety capacity The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with sex workers and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in the practice in the past, according to people…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "FBI no longer treating an applicant’s experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/fbi-no-longer-treating-an-applicants-experience-with-prostitution-as",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:53:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}