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  "id": 894629,
  "title": "Who is Melissa L. Farris? 5 things to know as woman charged over World War II Memo vandalism, ‘Clean hands Dirty $’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/who-is-melissa-l-farris-5-things-to-know-as-woman-charged-over-world",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T16:56:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-melissa-l-farris-5-things-to-know-as-woman-charged-over-world-war-ii-memo-vandalism-clean-hands-dirty-101786725477988.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A woman has been arrested and charged with vandalism at the World War II Memorial, where the Reflecting Pool is experiencing issues.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Feds charge woman for allegedly vandalizing World War II Memorial in D.C.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/feds-charge-woman-for-allegedly-vandalizing-world-war-ii-memorial-in",
        "published": "2026-08-14T15:01:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Woman Charged For Allegedly Vandalizing World War II Memorial, Pirro Says—After Reflecting Pool Blowback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/woman-charged-for-allegedly-vandalizing-world-war-ii-memorial-pirro",
        "published": "2026-08-14T16:26:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Woman charged over vandalism of World War II Memorial in Washington, DC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/woman-charged-over-vandalism-of-world-war-ii-memorial-in-washington-dc",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:55:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Woman charged over vandalism of Washington's World War Two memorial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/woman-charged-over-vandalism-of-washingtons-world-war-two-memorial",
        "published": "2026-08-14T20:58:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}