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1. White supremacist David Duke is suspended from Twitter for violating their rules on hate speech.
   2020-07-31 19:04:02 (First version)
2. White supremacist David Duke is permanently suspended from Twitter for repeatedly violating their rules on hate speech.
   2020-07-31 21:04:05 (Update)
3. White supremacist David Duke is permanently suspended from Twitter for repeatedly violating its rules on hate speech.
   (Current version)

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