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			DDO.userData.userStatus = localStorage.getItem("metricsUserStatus")||"";
			DDO.userData.userActive = localStorage.getItem("metricsUserActive")||"";
			DDO.userData.userType = localStorage.getItem("metricsUserType")||"";
			if(localStorage.getItem("janrainCaptureReturnExperienceData")){
				DDO.userData.userProfileID = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("janrainCaptureReturnExperienceData"))["uuid"] ||"";
			}
		}
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-login", function(event, data){
			if(autoLogin){
				pubsub.publish("session-found");
			}
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'registered';
			DDO.userData.userActive = 'logged-in';
			DDO.userData.userType = 'standard';
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.userData.userProfileID = data.uuid;
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authn');
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-anonymous", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'not registered';
			DDO.userData.userActive = 'not logged-in';
			DDO.userData.userType = 'anonymous';
			delete DDO.userData.userProfileID;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authn');
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authz');
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-modal-open", function(event, data){
			if(typeof(window.janrainClickTracker)!="undefined"){
				if(typeof(DDO.loginEventClickNumber)!="undefined"){
					if(window.janrainClickTracker == DDO.loginEventClickNumber){
						return;
					}
				}
				DDO.loginEventClickNumber = window.janrainClickTracker;
			}
			DDO.action('loginEvent_start');
			autoLogin = false;
		});
 		pubsub.subscribe("login-complete", function(event, data){
			if(!autoLogin){
				DDO.action('loginEvent_complete');
			}
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-logout", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'not registered';
			DDO.userData.userActive = 'not logged-in';
			DDO.userData.userType = 'anonymous';
			delete DDO.userData.userProfileID;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.action('loginEvent_logout');
		});	
		
		pubsub.subscribe("session-found", function(){
			autoLogin = true;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				currentCookie = localStorage.getItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie");
				if(currentCookie != null){
					currentCookie = JSON.parse(currentCookie);
				}else{
						currentCookie = {timestamp:Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)}
						localStorage.setItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie", JSON.stringify(currentCookie));
				}
				if ((Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - currentCookie['timestamp'])>1800){
					triggerReturnUser = true;
					currentCookie = {timestamp:Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)}
					localStorage.setItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie", JSON.stringify(currentCookie))
				}
			}
			
		});
		
		// When user is auto-logged in.
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-login-return", function(event, data) {
			console.log("authn-login-return fired");
			if(triggerReturnUser){
			 	DDO.action('loginEvent_return-user');
			}
			 DDO.dependentEventCheck("authz");
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("registration-success", function(event, data) {
			DDO.action('loginEvent_new-user-register');
			
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("login-error", function(event, data) {
			DDO.action('loginEvent_error');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.authz = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("authz-response", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userType = data.authorized ? 'premium' : 'standard'; 
			if(DDO.hasLocalStorage()){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authz');
			if(window.janrainClickTracker != 0){
				console.log("authz")
				DDO.action('loginEvent_complete');
			}
		});
	}
};
</script>








<script>
window.breakpointArray = [1230, 990, 748];
DDO.breakpoint = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		
		DDO.pageData = DDO.pageData || {};
		if (typeof $ !== 'undefined') {
			var columns = getColumnNumber($(window).width());
		}
		DDO.pageData.pageLayout = columns + " column"
		DDO.dependentEventCheck('breakpoint');
		
		pubsub.subscribe("breakpoint", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("pageLayoutChange", data);
		});
	}
};

function getColumnNumber(width){
    breakpointArray = window.breakpointArray || 0;
    if(breakpointArray === 0){
        console.log("Breakpoint metrics tag not included in Methode frameset. Cannot compute column widths.")
        return false;
    }else{
        threeColumn = breakpointArray [0],
        twoColumn = breakpointArray[1],
        oneColumn = breakpointArray[2];
        if(width<= oneColumn){
            return 1;
        }else if(width>oneColumn &&  width <= twoColumn){
            return 2;
        }else if (width>twoColumn &&  width <= threeColumn) {
            return 3;
        }else if (width>threeColumn){
            return 4;
        }

    }

}
</script>






<script>
DDO.gallery = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("gallery-secondary", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('gallerySecondaryPhotoView');
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("gallery-opened", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('galleryOpened');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.relatedObjects = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("related-objects", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("relatedObjects", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("non-gallery-photo", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("nonGalleryPhoto", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.breakingNews = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("breaking-news-banner", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("breakingNews", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
		
		pubsub.subscribe("breaking-news-story", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('breakingNewsStory');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.comment = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe('comment-submit', function(event, data){
			DDO.action('commentSubmitted');
			// data should be like: {element:"[widget clicked]",action:"click"}
			DDO.action('interaction-click', data);
		});
		
		pubsub.subscribe('additional-comments', function(event, data){
			DDO.action('additionalComments', data);
		});
	}
};
</script>







<script>
DDO.socialShare = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-social-share", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("socialClick", data);			
		});
	}
};
</script>








	<script>
var pubsub = window.pubsubcutioner || window.amplify || window.pubsub;
if(typeof(pubsub)=="undefined"){
	pubsub={
			subscribe:function(){
				if(window.pubsubcutioner || window.amplify){
					var pubsubProxy = window.pubsubcutioner || window.amplify;
					pubsubProxy.subscribe.apply(pubsubProxy, arguments);
					return;
				}
				if(typeof(DDO.deferredSubscribe) == "undefined"){
					DDO.deferredSubscribe = [];
				}
				DDO.deferredSubscribe.push(arguments);
			},
			publish:function(){
				if(window.pubsubcutioner || window.amplify){
					var pubsubProxy = window.pubsubcutioner || window.amplify;
					pubsubProxy.publish.apply(pubsubProxy, arguments);
					return;
				}
				if(typeof(DDO.deferredPublish) == "undefined"){
					DDO.deferredPublish = [];
				}
				DDO.deferredPublish.push(arguments);
			}
	};
	
}
</script>
	



    
    
    
<!-- Include assets-version.jpt dated as 12.13.2017.0-->
	<script type="text/javascript" src="/r/PortalConfig/common/assets/js/janrain/janrain-11534.js"></script>
	 


	

    
    
    
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	<link href="/r/PortalConfig/common/assets/css/janrain/janrain-11535.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
	









	<div class="janrain-modals">
		<div style="display:none;" id="resetPassword">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Change password</span>
		        {* newPasswordForm *}
		            {* newPassword *}
		            {* newPasswordConfirm *}
		            {* submitButton *}
		        {* /newPasswordForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Your password has been changed</span>
		        <p>Password has been successfully updated.</p>
		        <a href="#" data-capturescreen='signIn' class="cmOpenJanrainModal capture_btn capture_primary">Sign in</a>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="forgotPasswordSuccess">
		    <div class="capture_header">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Email sent</span>
		    </div>
		    <p>We have sent you an email with a link to change your password.</p>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordRequestCode">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a new password</span>
		        <p>We didn't recognize that password reset code. Enter your email address to get a new one.</p>
		        {* #forgotPasswordForm *}
		        {* forgotPassword_emailAddress *}
		        {* forgotPassword_sendButton *}
		        {* /forgotPasswordForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordRequestCodeSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a new password</span>
		        <p>We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. Your existing password has not been changed.</p>
		        <a href="#" onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</a>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="signIn">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div id="signIn_Container">
  <div class="cm-janrain-header">
    <!-- <img src="/images/logo.png" name="" class="header-logo" alt="Logo"/> -->
    <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Sign In</span>
  </div>
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="row">

      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>
      <div class="col-lg-4">
        <div class="cm-janrain-or-divider">OR</div>
      </div>
      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>

      <div class="cm-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your AJC.com profile</h2>
        <p>Need a Profile? <a href="#" id="cmJanrainRegistration" data-capturescreen="traditionalRegistration">Register Now.</a></p>
        
        {* #userInformationForm *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*EMAIL</div>
          {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*PASSWORD</div>
          <a href="#" data-capturescreen="forgotPassword">Forgot your password?</a>
          {* traditionalSignIn_password *}

          {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}
        {* /userInformationForm *}
      </div>
      <div class="cm-social-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your existing account</h2>
        {* loginWidget *}
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="returnSocial">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div id="signIn_Container">
  <div class="cm-janrain-header">
    <!-- <img src="/images/logo.png" name="" class="header-logo" alt="Logo"/> -->
    <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Sign In</span>
  </div>
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="row">

      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>
      <div class="col-lg-4">
        <div class="cm-janrain-or-divider">OR</div>
      </div>
      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>

      <div class="cm-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your AJC.com profile</h2>
        <p>Need a Profile? <a href="#" id="cmJanrainRegistration" data-capturescreen="traditionalRegistration">Register Now.</a></p>
        
        {* #userInformationForm *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*EMAIL</div>
          {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*PASSWORD</div>
          <a href="#" data-capturescreen="forgotPassword">Forgot your password?</a>
          {* traditionalSignIn_password *}

          {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}
        {* /userInformationForm *}
      </div>
      <div class="cm-social-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your existing account</h2>
        {* loginWidget *}
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="returnTraditional">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div id="signIn_Container">
  <div class="cm-janrain-header">
    <!-- <img src="/images/logo.png" name="" class="header-logo" alt="Logo"/> -->
    <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Sign In</span>
  </div>
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="row">

      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>
      <div class="col-lg-4">
        <div class="cm-janrain-or-divider">OR</div>
      </div>
      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>

      <div class="cm-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your AJC.com profile</h2>
        <p>Need a Profile? <a href="#" id="cmJanrainRegistration" data-capturescreen="traditionalRegistration">Register Now.</a></p>
        
        {* #userInformationForm *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*EMAIL</div>
          {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*PASSWORD</div>
          <a href="#" data-capturescreen="forgotPassword">Forgot your password?</a>
          {* traditionalSignIn_password *}

          {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}
        {* /userInformationForm *}
      </div>
      <div class="cm-social-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your existing account</h2>
        {* loginWidget *}
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="socialRegistration">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">You're Almost Done!</span>
		        <h2>Please confirm the information below before signing in.</h2>
		        <div class="cm-janrain-required">*Required</div>
		        {* #socialRegistrationForm *}
		            {* socialRegistration_displayName *}
		            {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *}
		
		            <div class="cm-janrain-tocnotice">By submitting your registration information, you agree to our
		              <a href="#" target="_blank">Visitor Agreement</a> and <a href="#" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>.</div>
		            {* socialRegistration_signInButton *}
		        {* /socialRegistrationForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="traditionalRegistration">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Register</span>
		        <div class="cm-janrain-required">*Required</div>
		        {* #registrationForm *}
		
		            {* traditionalRegistration_emailAddress *}
		            {* traditionalRegistration_password *}
		            {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}
		
		            {* traditionalRegistration_displayName *}
		            <div class="cm-janrain-tocnotice">By submitting your registration information, you agree to our
		              <a href="#" target="_blank">Visitor Agreement</a> and <a href="#" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>.</div>
		
		            {* createAccountButton *}
		        {* /registrationForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="traditionalRegistrationBlank">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a New Account</span>
		        <div class="cm-janrain-required">*Required</div>
		        {* #registrationFormBlank *}
		
		            {* traditionalRegistration_emailAddressBlank *}
		            {* traditionalRegistration_passwordBlank *}
		            {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirmBlank *}
		            {* traditionalRegistration_displayName *}
		            <div class="cm-janrain-tocnotice">By submitting your registration information, you agree to our
		                <a href="#" target="blank">Visitor Agreement</a> and <a href="#" target="blank">Privacy Policy</a>.</div>
		
		            {* createAccountButton *}
		        {* /registrationForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="registrationSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Just One More Thing...</span>
		        <p>We have sent you a verification email. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your AJC.com profile.</p>
		        <p>If you do not receive the verification message within a few minutes of signing up, please check your Spam or Junk folder.</p>
		        <span onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</span>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="registrationSuccessConfirmed">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Thank you for registering!</span>
		        <p>We look forward to seeing you on AJC.com frequently. Visit us and sign in to update your profile, receive the latest news and keep up to date with mobile alerts.</p>
		        <p>
		        Click <a href="#"  onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()">here</a> to return to the page you were visiting.
		        </p>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="forgotPassword">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a new password</span>
		        <p>Don't worry, it happens. We'll send you a link to create a new password.</p>
		        {* #forgotPasswordForm *}
		        {* forgotPassword_emailAddress *}
		        {* forgotPassword_sendButton *}
		        {* /forgotPasswordForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="forgotPasswordSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Email sent</span>
		        <p>We have sent you an email with a link to change your password.</p>
		        <a href="#" onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</a>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="mergeAccounts">
		    {* mergeAccounts *}
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="traditionalAuthenticateMerge">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Sign in to complete account merge</span>
		        {* #tradAuthenticateMergeForm *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}
		            {* mergePassword *}
		            {* backButton *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}
		        {* /tradAuthenticateMergeForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="resendVerification">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div class="capture_header">
		            <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Resend Email Verification</span>
		        </div>
		        <p>Click submit to receive another verification email</p>
		        {* #resendVerificationForm *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}
		            <div class="capture_footer">
		                <input type="submit" value="Submit" class="capture_btn capture_primary" />
		            </div>
		         {* /resendVerificationForm *}
		     </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="resendVerificationSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div class="capture_header">
		            <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Your Verification Email Has Been Sent</span>
		        </div>
		        <div class="hr"></div>
		        <p>Check your email for a verification link</p>
		        <div class="capture_footer">
		            <button onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</button>
		        </div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display: none" id="verifyEmailSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Thanks for verifying your email address.</span>
		        <p>You're now logged in.</p>
		        <div class="capture_footer">
		            <button onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</button>
		        </div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display: none" id="verifyEmail">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div class="cm-traditional-signin">
		          <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Sign In</span>
		          <h2>It looks like you are already verified. If you still have trouble signing in, you probably need a <a href="#" data-capturescreen="resendVerification">new confirmation link email.</a></h2>
		          {* #userInformationForm *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_password *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}
		            <div class="capture_centerText switchLink">
		              <a href="#" data-cancelcapturereturnexperience="true">
		                Use another account
		              </a>
		            </div>
		          {* /userInformationForm *}
		        </div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		<div style="display:none;" id="resetPassword">
    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper" dataType="changePasswordLink">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Change password</span>
        {* newPasswordForm *}
            {* newPassword *}
            {* newPasswordConfirm *}
            {* submitButton *}
        {* /newPasswordForm *}
    </div>
</div>

<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordSuccess">
    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Your password has been changed</span>
        <p>Password has been successfully updated.</p>
        <a href="#" class="cmOpenJanrainModal capture_btn capture_primary">Sign in</a>
    </div>
</div>

<div style="display:none;" id="forgotPasswordSuccess">
    <div class="capture_header">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Email sent</span>
    </div>
    <p>We have sent you an email with a link to change your password.</p>
</div>

<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordRequestCode">
    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a new password</span>
        <p>We didn't recognize that password reset code. Enter your email address to get a new one.</p>
        {* #forgotPasswordForm *}
        {* forgotPassword_emailAddress *}
        {* forgotPassword_sendButton *}
        {* /forgotPasswordForm *}
    </div>
</div>

<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordRequestCodeSuccess">
    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a new password</span>
        <p>We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. Your existing password has not been changed.</p>
        <a href="#" onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</a>
    </div>
</div>
		<div style="display: none" id="verifyEmailSuccess">
    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Thanks for verifying your email address.</span>
        <p>You're now logged in.</p>
        <div class="capture_footer">
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						<p>A family says&nbsp;<a href="http://hottopics.tv/irresistible/family-finds-strength-after-one-important-item-survives-a-fire-sparked-by-hurricane-harvey/">a statue of the Virgin Mary is all that remained</a> after a fire destroyed their home during Hurricane Harvey, and that symbol is giving them hope.</p></div>					
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						<p>The Rojas family of Robstown, Texas, evacuated their homes on their family property before the Category 4 hurricane made landfall, and after seeing what happened to three of the family&rsquo;s houses, they say they&rsquo;re glad they left. They returned to charred remains where the houses once stood.</p></div>					
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					<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fire destroyed a family's home during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvey?src=hash">#Harvey</a>, but this Virgin Mary statue survived <a href="https://t.co/hlpUbEzkX9">https://t.co/hlpUbEzkX9</a> <a href="https://t.co/akg9Xs358a">pic.twitter.com/akg9Xs358a</a></p>— CNN (@CNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/902384338096070656">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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						<p>&ldquo;The first thing I thought is we would have died in here if we would have stayed. We left, so we&rsquo;re alive and I just wish this wouldn&rsquo;t have happened,&rdquo; homeowner Natali Rojas told&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kristv.com/story/36228490/robstown-house-fires-raged-as-harvey-made-landfall">KRIS</a>.</p></div>					
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						<p>Rojas said one of the only items that remained after the fires was a statue of the Virgin Mary. She said&nbsp;<a href="http://hottopics.tv/irresistible/family-finds-strength-after-one-important-item-survives-a-fire-sparked-by-hurricane-harvey/">it&rsquo;s a reminder to stay strong</a>.</p></div>					
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						<p>&ldquo;Appreciate what you have, listen to the warnings, hug your children and thank God for today and yesterday, and pray for a better tomorrow,&rdquo; Rojas said.</p></div>					
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