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function blog_posts( $query ) {
	//if(is_page(17))
    if ( $query->is_home() && $query->is_main_query() ) {
        $query->set( 'category__not_in', array(7,6) );
    }
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'blog_posts' );