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punches, sledgehammers" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">News</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/belarus-airborne-day-flips/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Belarus shows off martial prowess with flips, slow punches, sledgehammers </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Belarus shows off martial prowess with flips, slow punches, sledgehammers</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold 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