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size-four font--georgia ">The APG will submit its analysis of the compliance report submitted by Pakistan to the FATF. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow__slide slideshow__slide--horizontal" style=""> <span class="slideshow__slide__label">5</span>  <article class="box story " data-id="1482826" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482826/rupee-fall-reflects-market-conditions-sbp"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/05/5cde1b9953b71.jpg" alt="Rupee fall reflects market conditions: SBP"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482826" class="story__title size-six font--playfair-display pt-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482826/rupee-fall-reflects-market-conditions-sbp" 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Akbar Zaidi</a></span>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four font--georgia ">Rest assured, Pakistan’s economy is going to be severely constrained over the next few years. </div> </article>   <article class="box story border--bottom border-grey-lighter pb-2 mb-2" data-id="1483035" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-3 float-right px-0 ml-1"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483035/the-only-way-forward"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/05/5cdf42796d91d.jpg" alt="The only way forward"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483035" class="story__title size-five italic font--playfair-display "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483035/the-only-way-forward" class="story__link">The only way forward </a></h2> <span class="story__byline size-two uppercase text-grey "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/authors/112/abbas-nasir">Abbas Nasir</a></span>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four font--georgia ">The process via which justice is delivered needs to be uncontroversial, transparent and above board. </div> </article>   <article class="box story border--bottom border-grey-lighter pb-2 mb-2" data-id="1483034" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-3 float-right px-0 ml-1"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483034/trafficking-lives"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/05/5cdf422b44442.jpg" alt="Trafficking lives"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483034" class="story__title size-five italic font--playfair-display "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483034/trafficking-lives" class="story__link">Trafficking lives </a></h2> <span class="story__byline size-two uppercase text-grey "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/authors/7149/roshaneh-zafar">Roshaneh Zafar</a></span>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four font--georgia ">We are all implicated in social mores that devalue women and girls. </div> </article>   <article class="box story palm-border--bottom border-grey-lighter pb-2 mb-2" data-id="1483033" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-3 float-right px-0 ml-1"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483033/here-we-go-again"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/05/5cdf41ffb5112.jpg" alt="Here we go again"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483033" class="story__title size-five italic font--playfair-display "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483033/here-we-go-again" class="story__link">Here we go again </a></h2> <span class="story__byline size-two uppercase text-grey "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/authors/271/irfan-husain">Irfan Husain</a></span>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four font--georgia ">What is in its DNA that has put the US on such a violent path? </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 mb-2 border--top border-grey-lighter pt-2 mt-2 hidden sm-block" data-id="1482833" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-3 float-right px-0 ml-1"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482833/go-home-you-are-55"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/05/5cde168d59b21.jpg" alt="Go home, you are 55"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482833" class="story__title size-five italic font--playfair-display "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482833/go-home-you-are-55" class="story__link">Go home, you are 55 </a></h2> <span class="story__byline size-two uppercase text-grey "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/authors/568/faisal-bari">Faisal Bari</a></span>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four font--georgia ">An age-based policy will not solve performance-related issues. </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 mb-2 border--top border-grey-lighter pt-2 mt-2 hidden md-block lg-hidden" data-id="1482832" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-3 float-right px-0 ml-1"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482832/down-to-the-local-bard"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/05/5cde15ff9ed4f.jpg" alt="Down to the local bard"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482832" class="story__title size-five italic font--playfair-display "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482832/down-to-the-local-bard" class="story__link">Down to the local bard </a></h2> <span class="story__byline size-two uppercase text-grey "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/authors/165/asha-ar-rehman">Asha’ar Rehman</a></span>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four font--georgia ">A Punjabi poem that celebrates bad qualities associated with politician is propaganda that takes time maturing. </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 mb-2 border--top border-grey-lighter pt-2 mt-2 hidden md-block lg-hidden" data-id="1482831" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-3 float-right px-0 ml-1"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482831/raising-children"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/05/5cde1597529b8.jpg" alt="Raising children"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482831" class="story__title size-five italic font--playfair-display "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482831/raising-children" class="story__link">Raising children </a></h2> <span class="story__byline size-two uppercase text-grey "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/authors/142/amin-valliani">Amin Valliani</a></span>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four font--georgia ">Parents do not need a blackboard or multimedia to teach morals. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="col-sm-5 col-12"> <div class="pl-0 pl-sm-4"> <div class="text-center my-2"> <h2 class="badge size-three text-center underline uppercase text-red-darker "><a title="Editorial" href="/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/editorial" class="">Editorial</a></h2> </div>  <article class="box story border--bottom border-grey-lighter pb-2 mb-2" data-id="1483032" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483032" class="story__title size-five italic font--playfair-display "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483032/free-market-jitters" class="story__link">Free market jitters </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four font--georgia ">THE financial markets are extremely alarmed after two full days of an unsupported exchange rate that has seen the... </div> </article>   <article class="box story border--bottom border-grey-lighter pb-2 mb-2" data-id="1483031" data-layout="story">  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class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483016/peshawar-high-court-sets-aside-conviction-of-militant" class="story__link">Peshawar High Court sets aside conviction of ‘militant’ </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483014" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483014" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483014/nab-arrests-absconder-in-fraud-case" class="story__link">NAB arrests absconder in fraud case </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483013" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483013" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483013/muqams-son-sent-to-prison-in-corruption-case" class="story__link">Muqam’s son sent to prison in corruption case </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483010" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483010" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483010/e-transfer-policy-for-education-department" class="story__link">E-transfer policy for education department </a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge uppercase accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/peshawar" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Business</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-business"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1483029" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483029" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483029/stockbrokers-propose-market-support-fund" class="story__link">Stockbrokers propose market support fund </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483024" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483024" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483024/805-point-plunge-pushes-index-to-three-year-low" class="story__link">805-point plunge pushes index to three-year low </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483028" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483028" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483028/clouds-gather-over-al-futtaim-renaults-165m-investment-plan" class="story__link">Clouds gather over Al Futtaim-Renault’s $165m investment plan </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483027" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483027" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483027/us-not-sincere-about-more-trade-talks-with-china" class="story__link">‘US not sincere about more trade talks with China’ </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483026" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483026" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483026/devaluation-to-hit-value-added-textile-sector-adversely" class="story__link">‘Devaluation to hit value-added textile sector adversely’ </a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge uppercase accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/business" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Sport</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-sport"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1482921" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482921" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482921/imam-escapes-serious-injury-after-painful-blow" class="story__link">Imam escapes serious injury after painful blow </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1482920" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482920" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482920/pakistan-fail-to-build-on-babar-ton-as-curran-takes-four" class="story__link">Pakistan fail to build on Babar ton as Curran takes four </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1482919" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482919" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482919/world-cup-winners-to-get-record-4m-prize-money" class="story__link">World Cup winners to get record $4m prize money </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1482918" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482918" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482918/parliamentary-committee-slams-phf-for-national-teams-woes" class="story__link">Parliamentary committee slams PHF for national team’s woes </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1482916" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482916" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482916/pakistan-u-19-tour-to-sl-rescheduled-for-later-this-month" class="story__link">Pakistan U-19 tour to SL rescheduled for later this month </a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge uppercase accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/sport" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Editorial</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-editorial"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1483032" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483032" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483032/free-market-jitters" class="story__link">Free market jitters </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483031" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483031" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483031/sc-on-karachi" class="story__link">SC on Karachi </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483030" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483030" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483030/kp-doctors-strike" class="story__link">KP doctors’ strike </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1482829" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482829" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482829/dollar-blues-in-the-market" class="story__link">Dollar blues in the market </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1482828" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482828" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482828/taking-to-the-streets" class="story__link">Taking to the streets </a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge uppercase accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/editorial" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Column</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-column"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1483036" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483036" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483036/dont-blame-the-imf" class="story__link">Don’t blame the IMF </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483035" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483035" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483035/the-only-way-forward" class="story__link">The only way forward </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483034" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483034" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483034/trafficking-lives" class="story__link">Trafficking lives 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col-12 float-none p-2">International</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-international"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1483021" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483021" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483021/police-step-aside-in-face-of-protesters-in-algiers" class="story__link">Police step aside in face of protesters in Algiers </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483020" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483020" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483020/germany-to-return-15th-century-seafarer-cross-to-namibia" class="story__link">Germany to return 15th-century seafarer cross to Namibia </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483019" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483019" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483019/us-air-strikes-kill-17-afghan-policemen-by-mistake" class="story__link">US air strikes kill 17 Afghan policemen by mistake </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483017" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483017" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483017/first-black-african-woman-enters-cannes-race-with-migrant-ghost-story" class="story__link">First black African woman enters Cannes race with migrant ghost story </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1483015" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1483015" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1483015/small-plane-crashes-near-dubais-busy-airport-kills-4" class="story__link">Small plane crashes near Dubai’s busy airport, kills 4 </a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge uppercase accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/international" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Sunday Magazine</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-sunday-magazine"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1329822" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1329822" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1329822/smokers-corner-curbing-the-mullah" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1328744/mob-mentality-how-many-hands-is-mashals-blood-on" class="story__link">Mob mentality: How many hands is Mashal's blood on?</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1328402" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1328402" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1328402/smokers-corner-the-hordes-banquet" class="story__link">SMOKERS' CORNER: THE HORDE'S BANQUET</a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge uppercase accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/sunday-magazine" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Books & Authors</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-books-authors"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1481706" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1481706" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1481706/fiction-the-black-waters-of-history" class="story__link">FICTION: THE BLACK WATERS OF HISTORY </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1481704" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1481704" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1481704/non-fiction-vistas-of-pakistan" class="story__link">NON-FICTION: VISTAS OF PAKISTAN </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1481699" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1481699" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1481699/non-fiction-the-complex-mr-bhutto" class="story__link">NON-FICTION: THE COMPLEX MR BHUTTO </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1481698" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1481698" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1481698/column-revisiting-spring" class="story__link">COLUMN: REVISITING SPRING </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1481696" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1481696" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1481696/books-in-brief" class="story__link">BOOKS IN BRIEF </a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge uppercase accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/books-authors" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Business & Finance</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-business-finance"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1482011" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482011" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140255/https://www.dawn.com/news/1482011/losing-out-to-regional-competitors" class="story__link">Losing out to regional competitors </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1482010" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1482010" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a 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