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filter: brightness(100%);
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width: 150px;
height: auto;
left: 10px;
bottom: 0px;
margin: 0px;
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width: 100px !important;
height: 75px;
display: block !important;
border-radius: 0px !important;
border: 0;
padding: 1px 0 1px 0;
filter: brightness(50%);
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width: 100px !important;
height: 75px;
display: block !important;
border: 0;
border-radius: 0px !important;
padding: 1px 0 1px 0;
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position: relative;
width: 100%;
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display: none;
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transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
left: 0;
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top: 0;
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left: 100%;
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top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
width: 15%;
font-size: 20px;
color: #fff;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
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filter: alpha(opacity=50);
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top: 50%;
z-index: 5;
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left: 50%;
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<h5 class="text-center">NEWTON, N.C. - Glenna Eaton Emielita, age 97, of Abernethy Laurels in Newton, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024.</h5>
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<h5 class="text-center">LINCOLNTON, N.C. - Jeremy Neal McDougal of Lincolnton passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024.</h5>
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<h5 class="text-center">CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Michael Antoine Braddock, age 84, of Cherryville, who departed this world on Monday, May 13, 2024, at Peak Resources.</h5>
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<h5 class="text-center">HICKORY, N.C. - Shari Diane Lafone, 66, of Hickory passed away on Monday, May 13, 2024 at Carolina Caring Catawba Valley Hospice House in Newton.</h5>
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event.preventDefault();
}
}
clicks += 1;
});
});
}
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