{
  "id": 9453164,
  "title": "Eight USS Lincoln personnel have attempted suicide, US navy confirms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/eight-uss-lincoln-personnel-have-attempted-suicide-us-navy-confirms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T00:53:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/23/uss-lincoln-suicide-attempts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Eight personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group have attempted suicide since the start of their deployment, according to the acting US navy secretary, Hung Cao. This revelation was made in a letter to US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who had inquired about the quality of life aboard the fleet. The suicide attempts include individuals from the Lincoln crew, sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group, and destroyer squadron staff, as well as those from escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "8 attempted suicides by sailors in USS Lincoln strike group during deployment, navy letter says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/8-attempted-suicides-by-sailors-in-uss-lincoln-strike-group-during",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:44:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/8-sailors-in-u-s-s-lincoln-strike-group-attempted-suicide-navy-says",
        "published": "2026-09-24T00:21:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Eight sailors assigned to USS Lincoln attempted suicide, Navy Secretary tells Congress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/eight-sailors-assigned-to-uss-lincoln-attempted-suicide-navy",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:08:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Eight sailors assigned to US carrier strike group attempted suicide during deployment against Iran: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/eight-sailors-assigned-to-us-carrier-strike-group-attempted-suicide",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:19:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}