{
  "id": 7497522,
  "title": "‘I was being polite’: prominent athlete continued texting Alan Jones after alleged assaults due to his reputation, trial hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/i-was-being-polite-prominent-athlete-continued-texting-alan-jones-7497522",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T06:08:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/i-was-being-polite-prominent-athlete-continued-texting-alan-jones-after-alleged-assaults-due-to-his-reputation-trial-hears-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Witness tells court he sent Jones friendly messages after two alleged assaults because he had been generous to him Listen to the podcast Alan Jones on Trial Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A prominent athlete who has accused Alan Jones of twice kissing him without consent has told a Sydney court he continued to text the broadcaster after the alleged assaults because…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "‘I was being polite’: prominent athlete continued texting Alan Jones after alleged assaults due to his reputation, trial hears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/i-was-being-polite-prominent-athlete-continued-texting-alan-jones",
        "published": "2026-09-15T06:08:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Former athlete grilled over police statements about alleged Jones kiss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/former-athlete-grilled-over-police-statements-about-alleged-jones-kiss-7504317",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:25:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Former athlete grilled over police statements about alleged Jones kiss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/former-athlete-grilled-over-police-statements-about-alleged-jones-kiss",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:25:58.000Z"
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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."
}