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  "id": 9044590,
  "title": "Converse apologizes for sneaker ad after critics say it uses racist imagery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/converse-apologizes-for-sneaker-ad-after-critics-say-it-uses-racist",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:10:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/converse-apologizes-for-sneaker-ad-after-critics-say-it-uses-racist-imagery/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "American sneaker company Converse is apologizing for an ad campaign that critics say evokes racist imagery. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo has more.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Converse apologizes, pulls ad that critics say evokes KKK and lynching imagery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/converse-apologizes-pulls-ad-that-critics-say-evokes-kkk-and-lynching",
        "published": "2026-09-21T17:51:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Converse apologizes and yanks ad after KKK, lynching comparisons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/converse-apologizes-and-yanks-ad-after-kkk-lynching-comparisons",
        "published": "2026-09-21T18:36:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Converse pulls ad over KKK imagery claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/converse-pulls-ad-over-kkk-imagery-claims",
        "published": "2026-09-22T09:08:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}