{
  "id": 8031663,
  "title": "American kids keep getting shot. Now they’re also increasingly competing for help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/american-kids-keep-getting-shot-now-theyre-also-increasingly",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/memphis-violence-prevention-young-people"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In Memphis, programs to help at-risk youths work overtime to make sure they don’t get lost in the criminal justice system One Friday afternoon in late July, at the Shelby county juvenile court in Memphis , a 14-year-old boy waited to learn whether he would be allowed out of detention before his birthday. The teenager had been accused of assault. His birthday was Monday. If his case was not…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}