{
  "id": 4741704,
  "title": "Woman shot by US police after 2 people stabbed in New York’s Times Square",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/woman-shot-by-us-police-after-2-people-stabbed-in-new-yorks-times",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T23:15:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365906/woman-waving-2-knives-shot-us-police-new-yorks-times-square"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A knife-wielding woman stabbed two people in New York’s Times Square on Monday before she was shot by police, according to authorities and US media. Local news reports said the suspect was taken to a hospital in critical condition, while the status of the two victims was not immediately clear. Police reportedly do not believe the stabbing was terror-related and are looking into the woman’s mental…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Woman Stabs 2, Killing One, in Times Square and Is Shot Dead by Police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/woman-stabs-2-killing-one-in-times-square-and-is-shot-dead-by-police",
        "published": "2026-08-31T22:00:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "New York City police shoot woman accused of stabbing 2 people in Times Square",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/new-york-city-police-shoot-woman-accused-of-stabbing-2-people-in",
        "published": "2026-08-31T23:11:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "A woman stabs 2 people and is shot by police in Times Square",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/a-woman-stabs-2-people-and-is-shot-by-police-in-times-square",
        "published": "2026-08-31T23:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Times Square stabbing: 1 killed, 1 critically injured; suspect shot dead by NYPD",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/times-square-stabbing-1-killed-1-critically-injured-suspect-shot-dead",
        "published": "2026-09-01T00:25:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Police fatally shoot woman who stabbed two people in Times Square",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/police-fatally-shoot-woman-who-stabbed-two-people-in-times-square",
        "published": "2026-09-01T00:41:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}