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  "title": "Pentagon defends Pete Hegseth’s X post targeting Canadian cadets",
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  "topic": "world",
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  "summary": "Hegseth posted an image from the Cadet Training Centre in Vernon, B.C., depicting two young women in uniform with the caption \"this is real\" alongside a Canadian flag.",
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        "title": "Pentagon defends Hegseth’s controversial post about Canadian cadet program",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pentagon-defends-hegseths-controversial-post-about-canadian-cadet-4887208",
        "published": "2026-09-01T15:21:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Pentagon defends Hegseth’s controversial post about Canadian cadet program",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pentagon-defends-hegseths-controversial-post-about-canadian-cadet",
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        "title": "U.S. Pentagon defends Pete Hegseth's post about Canada's cadet program",
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        "published": "2026-09-01T15:46:01.000Z"
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        "title": "Pentagon defends Pete Hegseth’s X post targeting Canadian cadets",
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        "published": "2026-09-01T16:18:26.000Z"
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