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645        LooperConfig['ga4data']['last_id'] = this.lastID;
646        LooperConfig['ga4data']['last_url'] = this.lastURL;
647        LooperConfig['ga4data']['infinite_position'] = 0;
648        
649        let is_config = Object.assign({},LooperConfig.ga4data);
650        is_config['event'] = "looper_page_view_ready";
651        is_config['ga4tag'] = LooperConfig.ga4tag;
652        
653        window.dataLayer.push(is_config);
654    };
655</script>
655        
655<script type="text/javascript" src="/wp-content/themes/unified/js/loopin.min.js?v=1763058001"></script>
655
656        
656<script>
657        (function(){
658            window.Looper = new LoopIn({
659                selector: "#article-container",
660                featuredFound: null,
661                
662                ready: window.LooperReady || function(){}
663            });
664        })();
665        </script>
665
666        
667        
668        
669            
669<script>
670    window.LooperConfig = window.LooperConfig || {};
671    window.LooperConfig.clip = {"readmore":{"text":"Read More: "},"followus":{"text":"Follow Us: ","enabled":0},"visitus":{"text":"Visit Us At: ","enabled":0}};
672    
673    (self.PREFERRED_SOURCE = self.PREFERRED_SOURCE || []).push(function(preferredSource) {
674        preferredSource.init({
675        theme: 'light',
676        lang: 'en'
677    });
678const button = document.querySelector('#preferred-source');
679button.addEventListener('click', () => {
680        preferredSource.addPreferredSource();
681    });
682});
683</script>
683
684</body>
685</html>

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