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    "deck": "Three Dairy Queen locations in Anchorage and Wasilla have closed, leaving only one left in Alaska.",
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    "body_md": "Three Dairy Queen locations in Alaska have closed this week, including both Anchorage sites and the Wasilla location, leaving only the Soldotna store open on the Kenai Peninsula as the state's last remaining Dairy Queen.\n\nThe Tudor Road location in Anchorage had its signage removed and closure notices posted on its doors. The second Anchorage Dairy Queen and the Wasilla location shut down at the same time, cutting off a familiar soft serve stop for families across Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley.\n\nNo company or franchise owner has given a public explanation for the closures. There was no announcement ahead of time, and no statement has followed since the signs came down.\n\nWith the Soldotna location now the only Dairy Queen operating in Alaska, residents in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley looking for the chain would need to travel to the Kenai Peninsula to reach it.",
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        "a": "One. The Dairy Queen in Soldotna on the Kenai Peninsula is the only one still operating in the state.",
        "q": "How many Dairy Queens are left in Alaska?"
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        "q": "Which Anchorage Dairy Queen locations closed?"
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        "q": "Did Wasilla lose its Dairy Queen too?"
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