/*
Theme Name: Everyday Money Brief
Author: Everyday Money Brief
Description: A professional, responsive U.S. money publication theme covering money-saving tips, Social Security, government benefits, retail news and personal finance. Independent, not affiliated with any government agency. Compatible with Classic Editor and the block editor.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.5
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: everyday-money-brief
Tags: news, blog, two-columns, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready
*/
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