{
  "id": 501870,
  "title": "After his Reflecting Pool vandalism case is dismissed, David Hearn looks for closure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/after-his-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case-is-dismissed-david-hearn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T20:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5925117/reflecting-pool-david-hearn-legal-fight"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ex-Olympian accused of damaging the reflecting pool tells NPR the experience has been \"Orwellian\" and \"Kafkaesque.\" And it's not over yet: His lawyers are fighting to close the case permanently.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}