[{"command":"insert","method":"replaceWith","selector":"#filtered-grid-articles","data":"\u003Cdiv id=\u0022filtered-grid-articles\u0022 class=\u0022filtered-grid__articles with-featured\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022filtered-grid__featured-article\u0022\u003E\n      \n\u003Carticle class=\u0022featured-article\u0022\u003E\n  \n  \n\n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article--image\u0022\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022media media--image\u0022\u003E\n  \n        \u003Cimg loading=\u0022eager\u0022 srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_sm\/public\/2026-10\/GettyImages-1770050522.jpg?h=c6980913\u0026amp;itok=SZv5Jnkt 320w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_md\/public\/2026-10\/GettyImages-1770050522.jpg?h=c6980913\u0026amp;itok=QAmxlYMA 640w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_lg\/public\/2026-10\/GettyImages-1770050522.jpg?h=c6980913\u0026amp;itok=ExVgIGzw 1280w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_xl\/public\/2026-10\/GettyImages-1770050522.jpg?h=c6980913\u0026amp;itok=oBy6zTtE 1920w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width:1920px) 1920px, 100vw\u0022 width=\u0022320\u0022 height=\u0022240\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_sm\/public\/2026-10\/GettyImages-1770050522.jpg?h=c6980913\u0026amp;itok=SZv5Jnkt\u0022 alt=\u0022A truck drives through the Alataw Pass Comprehensive Bonded Zone in northwest China\u2019s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 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