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  "id": 4957404,
  "title": "Hegseth has created 'climate of fear' at Pentagon, former Air Force secretary says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/hegseth-has-created-climate-of-fear-at-pentagon-former-air-force",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T22:47:51.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/hegseth-has-created-climate-of-fear-at-pentagon-former-air-force-secretary-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "To discuss the resignation of Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and the tension inside the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth, Geoff Bennett spoke with Frank Kendall of the Center for American Progress. He was Air Force Secretary during the Biden administration and co-wrote \"Lethal Autonomy: The Future of Warfare Whether We Like It or Not.\"",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-01T15:21:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "U.S. Pentagon defends Pete Hegseth's post about Canada's cadet program",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/u-s-pentagon-defends-pete-hegseths-post-about-canadas-cadet-program",
        "published": "2026-09-01T15:46:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Pentagon defends Pete Hegseth’s X post targeting Canadian cadets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pentagon-defends-pete-hegseths-x-post-targeting-canadian-cadets",
        "published": "2026-09-01T16:18:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Army secretary's resignation adds to turmoil at Pentagon under Hegseth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/army-secretarys-resignation-adds-to-turmoil-at-pentagon-under-hegseth",
        "published": "2026-09-01T22:50:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}