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2023<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 4<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 11<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nJanuar<\/strong>y 18<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 25<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 8<\/a><\/td>\nFebruary 22<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 8<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMarch 22<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 5<\/a><\/td>\nApril 19<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 4<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMay 17<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMay 31<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 14<\/a><\/td>\nJune 28<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 12<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\nJuly 26<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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September 6<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\nSeptember 20<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 4<\/a><\/td>\nOctober 18<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 1<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\nNovember 15<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nNovember 29<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 13<\/a><\/td>\nDecember 27<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
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2022<\/strong><\/span><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/strong><\/a>January <\/a>4<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/a>January 12<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/a>January 19<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>January 26<\/a> <\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
February 2<\/a><\/td>F<\/a>ebruary 9<\/a> <\/td>February 16<\/a> <\/td>February 23<\/a><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
March 2<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 9 <\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 16 <\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 23 <\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 30 <\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
April 6<\/a><\/td>April 13<\/a><\/td>April 20 <\/a><\/td>April 27<\/a> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
May 4<\/a><\/strong><\/td>May 11<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>May 18<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>May 25<\/a> <\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
June 1<\/a> <\/td>June 8<\/a><\/td>June 14<\/a> <\/td>June 22<\/a> <\/td>June 29<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
July 6<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>July 13<\/a><\/strong><\/td>July 20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>July 27<\/a> <\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
August 3<\/a> <\/td>August 10<\/a> <\/td>August 17<\/a> <\/td>August 24<\/a> <\/td> August 31<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
September 7<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>September 14<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>September 21<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>September 28<\/a> <\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 5<\/a><\/td>October 12<\/a> <\/td>October 19 <\/a><\/td>October 26<\/a> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
November 2<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>November 9<\/a><\/strong><\/td>November 16<\/a><\/strong><\/td>November 23<\/a><\/strong><\/td> November 30<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
December 7<\/a> <\/td>December 14<\/a><\/td>December 28<\/a> <\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2021<\/strong><\/span><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
January 6<\/a><\/strong><\/td>January 13<\/a><\/strong><\/td>January 20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>January 27<\/a><\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
February 3<\/a><\/td>February 10<\/a><\/td>February 17<\/a><\/td>February 24<\/a><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
March 3<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 10<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 17<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 24<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 31<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
April 7<\/a><\/td>April 14<\/a><\/td>April 21<\/a><\/td>April 28<\/a><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
May 5<\/a><\/strong><\/td>May 12<\/a><\/strong><\/td>May 19<\/strong><\/a><\/td>May 26<\/strong><\/a><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
June 2<\/a><\/td>June 9<\/a><\/td>June 16<\/a><\/td>June 23<\/a><\/td>June 30<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
July 7<\/strong><\/a><\/td>July 14<\/strong><\/a><\/td>July 21<\/strong><\/a><\/td>July 28<\/strong><\/a><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
August 4<\/a><\/td>August 11<\/a><\/td>August 18<\/a><\/td>August 25<\/a><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
September 1<\/a><\/strong><\/td>September 8<\/a><\/strong><\/td>September 15<\/strong><\/a><\/td>September 22<\/strong><\/a><\/td>September 29<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
October 6<\/a><\/td>October 13<\/a><\/td>October 20<\/a><\/td>October 27<\/a><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
November 3<\/a><\/strong><\/td>November 10<\/a><\/strong><\/td>November 17<\/strong><\/a><\/td>November 24<\/a><\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
December 1<\/a><\/td>December 8<\/a><\/td>December 15<\/a><\/td>December 22<\/a><\/td>December 29<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2020<\/strong><\/span><\/td> <\/strong><\/td> <\/strong><\/td> <\/strong><\/td> <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
January 1<\/a><\/strong><\/td>January 8<\/a><\/strong><\/td>January 15<\/a><\/strong><\/td>January 22<\/a><\/strong><\/td>January 29<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
February  5 <\/a><\/td>February 12<\/a><\/td>February 19<\/a><\/td>February 26<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
March 4<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 11<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 18<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 25<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
April 1<\/a><\/td>April 8<\/a><\/td>April 15<\/a><\/td>April 22<\/a><\/td>April 29<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
May 6<\/a><\/strong><\/td>May 13<\/a><\/strong><\/td>May 20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>May 27<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
June 3<\/a><\/td>June 10<\/a><\/td>June 17<\/a><\/td>June 24<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
July 1<\/a><\/strong><\/td>July 8<\/a><\/strong><\/td>July 15<\/a><\/strong><\/td>July 22<\/a><\/strong><\/td>July 29<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
August 5<\/a><\/td>August 12<\/a><\/td>August 19<\/a><\/td>August 26<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
September 2<\/a><\/strong><\/td>September 9<\/strong><\/a><\/td>September 16<\/a><\/strong><\/td> September 23<\/a><\/strong><\/td> September 30<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
October 7 <\/a><\/td>October 14<\/a><\/td>October 21<\/a><\/td>October 28<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
November 4<\/a><\/strong><\/td>November 11<\/a><\/strong><\/td>November 18<\/a><\/strong><\/td>November 25<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 2<\/a><\/td>December 9<\/a><\/td>December 16<\/a><\/td>December 23<\/a><\/td>December 30<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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2019<\/strong><\/span><\/td> <\/strong><\/td> <\/strong><\/td> <\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
January 9<\/a><\/strong><\/td>January 16<\/a><\/strong><\/td>January 23<\/a><\/strong><\/td>January 30<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
February 6<\/a><\/td>February 13<\/a><\/td>February 20<\/a><\/td>February 28<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
March 6<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 13<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>March 27<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
April 3<\/a><\/td>April 10<\/a><\/td>April 17<\/a><\/td>April 24<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
May 1<\/a><\/strong><\/td>May 8<\/a><\/strong><\/td>May 15<\/a><\/strong><\/td>May 22<\/a><\/strong><\/td>May 29<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
June 5<\/a><\/td>June 12<\/a><\/td>June 19<\/a><\/td>June 26<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
July 3<\/a><\/strong><\/td>July 10<\/a><\/strong><\/td>July 17<\/a><\/strong><\/td>July 24<\/a><\/strong><\/td>July 31<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
August 7<\/a><\/td>August 14<\/a><\/td>August 21<\/a><\/td>August 28<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
September 4<\/a><\/strong><\/td>September 11<\/a><\/strong><\/td>September 18<\/a><\/strong><\/td>September 25<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 2<\/a><\/td>October 9<\/a><\/td>October 16<\/a><\/td>October 23<\/a><\/td>October 30<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
November 6<\/a><\/strong><\/td>November 13<\/a><\/strong><\/td>November 20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>November 27<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 4<\/a><\/td>December 11<\/a><\/td>December 18<\/a><\/td>December 25<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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