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 * Fixed a LaTeX bug where some characters following a `\midrule` would corrupt the table (#145, #391). (#1390)
 
+* Provided a rendering fallback for HTML tables rendered in Quarto where the combination of `fmt_markdown()` and `tab_options(quarto.disable_processing = TRUE)` would incorrectly result in empty cells. (#1455)
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 * A issue associated with a lack of HTML formatting within interactive tables has been fixed (#1299, #1370, #1384). (#1388)
 
 * Many user-facing error messages have been enhanced using the latest features from the **cli** package. (#1337, thanks @olivroy!)