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            "title": "President Trump Has a New Pick to Serve As DC's Top Prosecutor. You Know Her Well.",
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            "title": "Joe Biden Couldn't Answer This Question on The View",
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            "title": "Look at CNN's Scott Jennings's Reaction When Jemele Hill Said This About Transgenders in Women's Sports",
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            "title": "The First American Pope in History Was Just Announced. Trump Just Responded.",
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            "title": "Exposed: Scandal Over 'Sex Ed' Camp for Young Kids in Colorado",
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