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"path": "/federal-newscast/2026/04/coast-guard-partially-reopening-national-maritime-center-amid-shutdown/",
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"textContent": "Last week, Coast Guard leaders told Congress there’s a growing backlog of 18,000 merchant mariner credentials due to the shutdown.",
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