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  "id": 7575482,
  "title": "Watch: Kennedy grills Patel in tense exchange on bestiality and FBI hiring rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/watch-kennedy-grills-patel-in-tense-exchange-on-bestiality-and-fbi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T15:13:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/kennedy-grills-patel-tense-exchange-on-bestiality-and-fbi-hiring-rules-senate-hearing/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "During a Senate committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, asked FBI Director Kash Patel about his agency lowering its hiring standards, an internal memo that was first reported on CBS News.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Watch live: Patel testifies on FBI oversight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/watch-live-patel-testifies-on-fbi-oversight",
        "published": "2026-09-15T12:00:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Watch: Patel and Sen. Welch spar over FBI's role in U.S. elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/watch-patel-and-sen-welch-spar-over-fbis-role-in-u-s-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:35:45.000Z"
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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."
}