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  "id": 813243,
  "title": "New aircraft carrier going to Middle East amid questions over conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/new-aircraft-carrier-going-to-middle-east-amid-questions-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T21:32:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6028854-george-washington-replaces-abraham-lincoln/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. is sending a new aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been long deployed to the theater in support of the war against Iran. The USS George Washington, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, departed a port in Vietnam last week and was spotted...",
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      },
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        "published": "2026-08-13T20:17:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US sends USS George Washington to Middle East as 9-month USS Lincoln deployment sparks crew-welfare crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-sends-uss-george-washington-to-middle-east-as-9-month-uss-lincoln",
        "published": "2026-08-13T22:55:58.000Z"
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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."
}