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    "author": "Nick Pirozzi",
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    "excerpt": "Cotton and soybean fields are being harvested as peak season continues, but a recent drought and heat wave are increasing farmers\u2019 losses.",
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    "title": "Drought, heat wave cut into crop yields",
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