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    "deck": "Three Dairy Queen locations in Anchorage and Wasilla have closed, leaving a single store in Soldotna as the only one left in Alaska.",
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    "body_md": "Dairy Queen locations on Tudor Road in Anchorage, a second Anchorage store, and the Wasilla location have all closed, according to a report from youralaskalink.com. The closures leave the Dairy Queen in Soldotna, on the Kenai Peninsula, as the only location still operating in the state of Alaska.\n\nThe Tudor Road store has had its signs removed and closure notices posted on the doors. No statement or announcement has explained why the locations shut down, and no company representative has given a reason for the closures.\n\nThe closures mean residents in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley no longer have a nearby Dairy Queen. The Soldotna store is now the sole location serving the entire state.",
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    "summary": "Three Dairy Queen locations in Alaska, two in Anchorage (including one on Tudor Road) and one in Wasilla, have closed without explanation, leaving the Soldotna store on the Kenai Peninsula as the only Dairy Queen still operating in the state.",
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        "a": "One, the Soldotna store on the Kenai Peninsula, is the only Dairy Queen still operating in Alaska.",
        "q": "how many Dairy Queens are left in Alaska"
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        "a": "The Tudor Road location and a second Anchorage store have both closed, along with the Wasilla location.",
        "q": "which Anchorage Dairy Queen locations closed"
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        "q": "why did Dairy Queens close in Alaska"
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        "q": "did Wasilla have more than one Dairy Queen"
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