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  "id": 6425168,
  "title": "Steve Ballmer Was Suspended for a Year. It Shows What Happens When Leaders Make Exceptions for Stars",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/steve-ballmer-was-suspended-for-a-year-it-shows-what-happens-when",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:02:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/scott-hutcheson/steve-ballmer-suspended-nba-leaders-exceptions/91402525"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Leaders can teach their most valuable contributors that rules don’t apply. The consequences rarely stop there.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}