{
  "id": 916555,
  "title": "U.S. taxpayers funded a $533 million artillery plant that made nothing usable, ProPublica reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/u-s-taxpayers-funded-a-533-million-artillery-plant-that-made-nothing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T22:55:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/us-taxpayers-funded-a-533-million-artillery-plant-that-made-nothing-usable-propublica-reports/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new report from ProPublica reveals a $533 million contract for a factory to make howitzer shells destined for Ukraine did not produce a single usable shell. Jesse Coburn, the author of that report, joins \"The Takeout\" to discuss.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}