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  "title": "LA Lakers sold in record $17.7b deal as Trump associate and former Disney chief swoop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/la-lakers-sold-in-record-17-7b-deal-as-trump-associate-and-former",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T20:11:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/la-lakers-sold-in-record-17-7b-deal-as-trump-associate-and-former-disney-chief-swoop-20260813-p60nvi.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "Josh Kushner and Bob Iger sealed a deal to buy the iconic NBA franchise from billionaire financier Mark Walter, who only bought it last year.",
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        "title": "Los Angeles Lakers being sold for blockbuster $12.5B deal to businessmen Kushner, Iger: reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/los-angeles-lakers-being-sold-for-blockbuster-12-5b-deal-to",
        "published": "2026-08-12T15:08:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Josh Kushner, Bob Iger to buy Los Angeles Lakers for record US$12.5 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/josh-kushner-bob-iger-to-buy-los-angeles-lakers-for-record-us-12-5",
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        "title": "Los Angeles Lakers Sold For Record-Breaking $12 billion To Bob Iger And Josh Kushner",
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        "title": "Is Josh Kushner a Democrat? All on Jared Kushner brother's political affiliation amid Lakers purchase deal",
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        "title": "Los Angeles Lakers to be sold to Bob Iger, Josh Kushner for $12.5 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/los-angeles-lakers-to-be-sold-to-bob-iger-josh-kushner-for-12-5",
        "published": "2026-08-12T16:51:43.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Iger, Kushner to buy Los Angeles Lakers in record $12.5bn deal",
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        "published": "2026-08-12T17:38:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "LA Lakers to be sold in record $12.5bn deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/la-lakers-to-be-sold-in-record-12-5bn-deal-691042",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:26:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Josh Kushner, Bob Iger, buying Los Angeles Lakers for record $12.5bn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/josh-kushner-bob-iger-buying-los-angeles-lakers-for-record-12-5bn",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:04:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "LA Lakers sold in record $17.7b deal as Trump associate and former Disney chief swoop",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/la-lakers-sold-in-record-17-7b-deal-as-trump-associate-and-former-701350",
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