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-                                        <div class="small text-gray-500">December 12, 2019</div>
-                                        <span class="font-weight-bold">A new monthly report is ready to download!</span>
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-                                        <div class="small text-gray-500">December 7, 2019</div>
-                                        $290.29 has been deposited into your account!
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-                                        <div class="small text-gray-500">December 2, 2019</div>
-                                        Spending Alert: We've noticed unusually high spending for your account.
+                                        <div class="small text-gray-500">January 1, 2024</div>
+                                        <span class="font-weight-bold">This is where you <i>could</i> find alerts if they were implemented!</span>
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-                                        <div class="text-truncate">Hi there! I am wondering if you can help me with a
-                                            problem I've been having.</div>
-                                        <div class="small text-gray-500">Emily Fowler · 58m</div>
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-                                        <div class="text-truncate">I have the photos that you ordered last month, how
-                                            would you like them sent to you?</div>
-                                        <div class="small text-gray-500">Jae Chun · 1d</div>
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-                                        <div class="text-truncate">Last month's report looks great, I am very happy with
-                                            the progress so far, keep up the good work!</div>
-                                        <div class="small text-gray-500">Morgan Alvarez · 2d</div>
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-                                        <div class="text-truncate">Am I a good boy? The reason I ask is because someone
-                                            told me that people say this to all dogs, even if they aren't good...</div>
-                                        <div class="small text-gray-500">Chicken the Dog · 2w</div>
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