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  "id": 4728633,
  "title": "At 91, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/at-91-dale-grey-beard-sanders-reclaims-record-as-oldest-hiker-to-4728633",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T22:00:34.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/at-91-dale-grey-beard-sanders-reclaims-record-as-oldest-hiker-to-complete-the-appalachian-trail"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dale Sanders started last Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hiked the nearly 2,200-mile trail in out-of-order sections with breaks in between, and finished Monday atop Mount Katahdin in Maine.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "At 91, Dale ‘Grey Beard’ Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/at-91-dale-grey-beard-sanders-reclaims-record-as-oldest-hiker-to",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:06:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Hiker, 91, becomes oldest person to complete grueling Appalachian Trail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/hiker-91-becomes-oldest-person-to-complete-grueling-appalachian-trail",
        "published": "2026-08-31T22:17:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}