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  "id": 8228486,
  "title": "Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly | Arwa Mahdawi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/robert-krafts-attempts-to-silence-macklemore-have-backfired",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/18/robert-kraft-macklemore-ed-sheeran-tour"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The billionaire’s attempted crackdown on Ed Sheeran’s tour only amplified pro-Palestinian statements. It’s been a joy to watch A few weeks ago, the worst thing you could say about Ed Sheeran was that his music was a bit bland. A Guardian music writer once compared it to “aural wallpaper”. Which was a little bit rude to wallpaper: there are some very interesting designs out there! I don’t need to…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Robert Kraft donates $2 million for humanitarian crisis in Palestine, following Macklemore incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/robert-kraft-donates-2-million-for-humanitarian-crisis-in-palestine",
        "published": "2026-09-17T11:50:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Robert Kraft reacts to Macklemore’s donation challenge amid Ed Sheeran tour controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/robert-kraft-reacts-to-macklemores-donation-challenge-amid-ed-sheeran",
        "published": "2026-09-17T14:00:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Macklemore and Robert Kraft release dueling statements on humanitarian aid donations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/macklemore-and-robert-kraft-release-dueling-statements-on",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:12:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Dave Portnoy backs Robert Kraft after Macklemore ban: 110 percent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/dave-portnoy-backs-robert-kraft-after-macklemore-ban-110-percent",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:58:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}