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  "id": 719464,
  "title": "Former SPLC official charged in Justice Department's broader criminal case against group",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/former-splc-official-charged-in-justice-departments-broader-criminal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T01:02:31.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/former-splc-official-charged-in-justice-departments-broader-criminal-case-against-group"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice's broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights group, a frequent target of conservative critics who claim the nonprofit is politically biased.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "U.S. indicts former SPLC executive in alleged fraud scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/u-s-indicts-former-splc-executive-in-alleged-fraud-scheme",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:52:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Who is Heidi Beirich? 5 things to know about the former SPLC official arrested in $1.2M donor-fraud case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/who-is-heidi-beirich-5-things-to-know-about-the-former-splc-official",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:52:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "DOJ charges former SPLC employee in superseding indictment against the civil rights group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/doj-charges-former-splc-employee-in-superseding-indictment-against",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:28:59.000Z"
      }
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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."
}