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  "id": 8761886,
  "title": "Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/converse-apologizes-and-pulls-sneaker-ad-that-critics-said-included-8761886",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-20T20:03:11.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/converse-apologizes-and-pulls-sneaker-ad-that-critics-said-included-racist-imagery"
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  "summary": "Critics lashed out online, saying that a white triangular image created by lighting on K-pop singer Karina's skirt resembled a KKK hood and that the way she held the sneakers made them look like the dangling feet of a lynching victim.",
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        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/converse-apologizes-and-pulls-sneaker-ad-that-critics-said-included",
        "published": "2026-09-20T19:39:43.000Z"
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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."
}