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  A Crucial Coal Mine in Ukraine Under Attack by Russian Forces Finally Shuts Down

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  CBS Sports - 2d
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  Texas provided blueprint for shutting down Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith, but can Notre Dame replicate it?

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  Trump pushes court to block Smith report entirely

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  The Hill - 5d
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  Meta shuts down its AI character accounts that users called 'creepy and unnecessary'

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  NBC News - Jan. 3

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