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            "content_html": "<p>Jimmy Rodriguez, a photographer at the Best in the Desert Laughlin Desert Classic tragically lost his life on Saturday, October &hellip;</p><p>The post <a href=\"https://dirtsportsworld.com/2022/10/25/best-in-the-desert-mourns-the-loss-of-jimmy-rodriguez/\">Best in the Desert Mourns the Loss of Jimmy Rodriguez</a> appeared first on <a href=\"https://dirtsportsworld.com\">DirtSportsWorld</a>.</p>\n",
            "content_text": "Jimmy Rodriguez, a photographer at the Best in the Desert Laughlin Desert Classic tragically lost his life on Saturday, October &hellip;The post Best in the Desert Mourns the Loss of Jimmy Rodriguez appeared first on DirtSportsWorld.",
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