/*
Theme Name: USA Canada Politics News
Author: SmartCartly Studio
Description: Responsive USA and Canada political news theme with featured articles, category navigation, and widget-ready ads.
Version: 2.0.0
Requires at least: 5.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Text Domain: usacanadapolitics
*/
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