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TOPSHOT - The Los Angeles Rams mascot Rampage wears a face mask as drivers wait in line during a holiday mobile food distribution from the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank supported by the Los Angeles Rams NFL football team and Pechanga Resort Casino outside of SoFi Stadium on December 22, 2020 in Inglewood, California. - The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has distributed 145 million pounds of food since the Covid-19 pandemic started. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

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