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Why didn I receive a custom alert on a published story that contains one of my selected keywords?

April 26, 2017Alert Custom published Selected story

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Why didn I receive a custom alert on a published story that contains one of my selected keywords?

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The USA TODAY bot only scans headlines and initial story content for your keywords. If your keyword was contained deeper in the story, then the bot will not be able to provide that custom alert to you.