{"$schema": "https://iptc.org/std/ninjs/ninjs-schema_3.2.json", "uri": "urn:newsml:wireva.mib.news:item:375340fe-7a8d-4399-967e-3c009ff48e1f", "type": "text", "profile": "update", "version": "1", "versioncreated": "2026-08-21T21:08:33.411543Z", "firstcreated": "2026-08-21T21:04:02.860771Z", "pubstatus": "usable", "urgency": 5, "language": "en", "headline": "‘Halo’ composer and GOP candidate says Las Vegas venue canceled tournament over political ties", "byline": "Gavin Kendall", "located": "United States", "copyrightholder": "Haydamax OÜ", "copyrightnotice": "Wireva / Cronkite", "usageterms": "Subscribers may republish this item in full, including translation and trimming, with the credit “Wireva / Cronkite”. Set rel=canonical to https://cronkite.online/politics/halo-composer-and-gop-candidate-says-las-vegas-venue-canceled-tournament-over-political-ties/ when publishing on the web.", "description_text": "Republican congressional candidate Marty O’Donnell, known for composing the “Halo” video game soundtrack, said a Las Vegas venue canceled his planned gaming tournament because of his political affiliations. He plans to host the event elsewhere.", "altids": {"mosaic": "375340fe-7a8d-4399-967e-3c009ff48e1f", "story": "721d5741-787e-4f40-a53d-02d7536516ba", "slug": "halo-composer-and-gop-candidate-says-las-vegas-venue-canceled-tournament-over-political-ties"}, "subject": [{"name": "Politics", "rel": "direct", "literal": "politics", "code": "medtop:11000000", "scheme": "http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/", "uri": "http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/11000000"}], "place": [{"name": "United States", "literal": "us", "code": "US", "scheme": "http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/countrycodes/"}], "person": [], "organisation": [], "genre": [{"name": "Updated story", "literal": "update"}], "service": [{"name": "Wireva", "literal": "wireva"}], "associations": {"featuremedia": {"uri": "urn:newsml:wireva.mib.news:media:beebfa14-13e3-47c4-bf6b-b67e831a00ae", "type": "picture", "version": "1", "pubstatus": "usable", "headline": "'Halo' composer, GOP candidate says venue canceled his event for political reasons, he will host it elsewhere", "description_text": "‘Halo’ composer and GOP candidate says Las Vegas venue canceled tournament over political ties", "copyrightholder": "a57.foxnews.com", "copyrightnotice": "'Halo' composer, GOP candidate says venue canceled his event for political reasons, he will host it elsewhere", "usageterms": "Picture belongs to the source publication: address and terms are delivered, the file is not.", "altids": {"wireva": "beebfa14-13e3-47c4-bf6b-b67e831a00ae"}, "extra": {"wireva:delivery_mode": "link_only", "wireva:rights": {"licence": "", "licence_url": "", "licence_raw": "RSS source", "licence_verified_at": "2026-08-21T21:08:33.429191Z", "attribution_required": true, "attribution_text": "'Halo' composer, GOP candidate says venue canceled his event for political reasons, he will host it elsewhere", "redistribution_allowed": false, "commercial_use_allowed": false, "modifications_allowed": false, "share_alike_required": false}, "wireva:provenance": {"creator": "", "source_name": "a57.foxnews.com", "source_url": "https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/06/931/523/marty-odonnell1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1", "source_page_url": "https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/06/931/523/marty-odonnell1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1", "our_page_url": "https://cronkite.online/politics/halo-composer-and-gop-candidate-says-las-vegas-venue-canceled-tournament-over-political-ties/"}, "wireva:role": "lead"}, "renditions": {"source": {"href": "https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/06/931/523/marty-odonnell1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1", "mimetype": "image/jpeg"}}}}, "extra": {"wireva:story": {"uri": "urn:newsml:wireva.mib.news:story:721d5741-787e-4f40-a53d-02d7536516ba", "slug": "spirit-airlines-google-20260821", "status": "updated", "languages": ["en", "fr", "pl", "uk"], "item_count": 12, "is_breaking": false}, "wireva:rights": {"class": "agency_original", "redistribution_allowed": true, "commercial_use_allowed": true, "modifications_allowed": true, "share_alike_required": false, "attribution_required": true, "attribution_text": "Wireva / Cronkite", "canonical_required": true, "canonical_url": "https://cronkite.online/politics/halo-composer-and-gop-candidate-says-las-vegas-venue-canceled-tournament-over-political-ties/", "linkback_required": true, "licence": "Wireva subscriber licence", "licence_url": "", "licensor": "Haydamax OÜ", "valid_until": null, "excerpt_max_chars": 0, "decided_by_rule": "agency_original_verified", "needs_review": false}, "wireva:provenance": {"production_method": "automated", "ai_stages": {"editing": true, "drafting": true, "headline": true, "discovery": true, "classification": true, "image_selection": true, "source_collection": true, "cross_source_comparison": true}, "model": "", "human_reviewed": false, "reviewed_by": "", "reviewed_at": null, "editorial_control": true, "editorial_responsibility": "Haydamax OÜ (Wireva)", "factchecked": false, "verification_status": "multi_source", "independent_confirmations": 1, "official_source_used": false, "used_press_release": false, "public_interest": true, "ai_disclosure_required": true, "ai_disclosure_text": "This item was produced with AI assistance under the editorial responsibility of Haydamax OU.", "independence_check": {"status": "passed", "score": 0.222, "checked_at": "2026-08-21T21:08:33.425362Z"}}, "wireva:publication": {"name": "Cronkite", "domain": "cronkite.online", "country": "US", "url": "https://cronkite.online/politics/halo-composer-and-gop-candidate-says-las-vegas-venue-canceled-tournament-over-political-ties/"}, "wireva:links": {"self": "https://wireva.mib.news/api/v1/items/375340fe-7a8d-4399-967e-3c009ff48e1f", "html": "https://wireva.mib.news/item/375340fe-7a8d-4399-967e-3c009ff48e1f/halo-composer-and-gop-candidate-says-las-vegas-venue-canceled-tournament-over-political-ties/", "story": "https://wireva.mib.news/story/spirit-airlines-google-20260821/"}, "wireva:metrics": {"word_count": 665, "char_count": 4140, "reading_time_seconds": 296}}}