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And it's just such a beautiful thing to see that someone come into our school and love our babies that way."", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmbz3isy6000l357sjru18k8t@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Officials say the Senator was shot nine times, his wife, eight times. They both remain hospitalized and are recovering.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmbz3itd4000m357sa75u7nbw@published'}, {'data': {'text': ""It's one of those things that, 'oh, this will never happen to me, this will never happen to us,' and then it comes into your community, and it really shakes you to the core," Champagne-From explains. "And once everyone connected the dots that it happened to Yvette and Senator Hoffman. 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We are gutted and devastated by the loss of Melissa and Mark.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmbz3ito1000p357s1f1nrt45@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Yvette reportedly threw herself on her daughter, who has spina bifida, perhaps saving her life.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmbz3itr5000q357sqwhnz6pt@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'To donate to the <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-yvette-and-john-hoffmans-recovery">GoFundMe click here</a>.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmbz3jiea0011357sw1sgx0sn@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7473107_2025-06-16-123007&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7473107_2025-06-16-123007&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cmbz4mrfl000a357si7wpykve@published'}], 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': 'Bullet holes mark the front door of the house of Minnesota state Sen. 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