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+def get_district(article_headline):
+    """
+    Returns a geo-coded version of a district an article is about, based on its
+    headline.
+    """
+    pass
+
+def get_categories(article_body):
+    """
+    Gives a list of categories an article falls into, which is empty if none of
+    the following are matched:
+    - sexism
+    - antisemitism
+    - homophobia
+    - racism
+    """
+    bad_words = {
+        'antisemit': 'antisemitism',
+        'homophob': 'homophobia',
+        'sexis': 'sexism',
+        'rassis': 'racism'
+    }
+    found_categories = [bad_words[key] for key in bad_words
+                                        if key in article_body.lower()]
+    return found_categories or ['other']