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  "id": 5186807,
  "title": "Venice Film Festival opens with George Clooney, Murdoch film and geopolitics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/venice-film-festival-opens-with-george-clooney-murdoch-film-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T22:11:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20260902-venice-film-festival-clooney-murdoch-film-geopolitics"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "George Clooney used a Venice Film Festival appearance on Wednesday to weigh in on artificial intelligence, media ownership and US politics while receiving a lifetime achievement award. Clooney warned Hollywood must adapt to AI and criticised growing billionaire control of major media platforms.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "George Clooney, Robert Pattinson expected on the red carpet at Venice Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/george-clooney-robert-pattinson-expected-on-the-red-carpet-at-venice",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:56:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Venice Film Festival 2026: George and Amal Clooney, Laura Dern and More Kick Off the Opening Day Red Carpet | Photos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/venice-film-festival-2026-george-and-amal-clooney-laura-dern-and-more",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:05:17.000Z"
      }
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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."
}