Can't detect text in <strong> tags

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Issue type
Bug
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Mostly clear
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Start with the Article.download() and Article.parse() entry points shown in the report, then trace how the downloaded HTML is converted into article.text. Reproduce the example URL and verify that text inside tags is retained with appropriate spacing, while the surrounding article text remains intact.

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Description

Hi,

I'm having problems parsing news from a site, here is an example: https://www.am.com.mx/2018/05/14/mexico/detienen-a-tres-integrantes-de-grupo-delictivo-y-liberan-a-secuestrado-470894

The crawler just ignores the text between strong tags and continues with the rest.

Here's some proof code:

>>> article = Article('https://www.am.com.mx/2018/05/14/mexico/detienen-a-tres-integrantes-de-grupo-delictivo-y-liberan-a-secuestrado-470894')
>>> article.download()
>>> article.html
'... <br>Elementos de la<strong> PGR, en coordinaci&oacute;n con la Marina Armada de M&eacute;xico,</strong> detuvieron a tres integrantes del <strong>c&aacute;rtel de Jalisco Nueva Generaci&oacute;n</strong> ...'
>>> article.parse()
>>> article.text
'... Elementos de ladetuvieron a tres integrantes dely ...'

If someone knows how to fix this issue, it'd be a big help.

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