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  "id": 505829,
  "title": "July was hottest month on record in contiguous US: NOAA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/july-was-hottest-month-on-record-in-contiguous-us-noaa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T20:48:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6020840-july-hottest-month-noaa/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "July marked the hottest month on record in the contiguous U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Temperatures in the mainland 48 states and Washington, D.C., averaged 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit. That was roughly 0.1 to 0.2 degrees hotter than July 1936 and July 2012, according to the NOAA, which has records dating...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/contiguous-us-breaks-its-record-for-hottest-month-ever-noaa-says",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:50:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/contiguous-us-breaks-its-record-for-hottest-month-ever-noaa-says-493366",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Contiguous U.S. breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/contiguous-u-s-breaks-its-record-for-hottest-month-ever-noaa-says",
        "published": "2026-08-10T19:53:56.000Z"
      }
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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."
}