{
  "id": 729237,
  "title": "Air traffic controllers head says hiring gamers will help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/air-traffic-controllers-head-says-hiring-gamers-will-help",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T03:22:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6026607-nick-daniels-air-traffic-control-gamers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, commended the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wednesday for its recent hiring surge targeting video game players. Daniels told NewsNation, The Hill's sister company, that gaming skills \"absolutely\" translate to working as an air traffic controller and called the FAA's move an \"innovative approach to capture...",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}