Cannot render raw html - node.js

I'm trying to return as ajax response a raw html, this is the function that return the response:
res.render('partial/messages', {
successMsg: 'An email has been sent to you.' +
'Send Again.',
layout: false
}, function (err, list) {
res.set('Content-Type', 'text/html');
res.status(200).send({ msg: list });
});
the partial view message contains the following:
<% if(successMsg != ''){ %>
<div class="alert alert-success alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
<%= successMsg %>
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
<span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
</button>
</div>
<% } %>
the ajax response is:
"
<div class="alert alert-success alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
An email has been sent to you.`<a href="127.0.0.1:3000/user/resendToken?email=foo#outlook.it">Send Again.</a>`
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
<span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
</button>
</div>
"
why the <a href tag is render &alt; ?
How can I fix that problem?

&alt; is the HTML entity corresponding to <. This is used to prevent code injection.
EJS is doing the transformation when you include a string using the <%= something %> syntax.
To prevent it, use the <%- something %> syntax.
Keep in mind that not escaping those characters may expose your service to XSS attacks.

Because <%= ... %> escapes the HTML. If you are sure you can trust the user.email and other user generated data, you can use the <%- successMsg %> instead, which won't escape the HTML.
You can read more about tags in the Docs section of EJS here.

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<% if(typeof errors != 'undefined') { %>
<% errors.forEach(error => { %>
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<%= error.msg %>
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</div>
<% }) %>
<% } %>
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<input
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name="name"
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error in nodejs using sripe for payment for website

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>> 172| <% items.products.forEach(function(item){ %>
173| <div class="box-container" data-item-id="<%= item.id %>">
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Edit
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var trips = events.filter(function(event){
return event.type == "trip";
});
//do similar for "rope course", and for "other" you could do something like
return event.type != "trip" && event.type != "rope course"
// for the return statement.
You can do a
if(events.length == 0){
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Using express-flash with EJS

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<% if (errors.length > 0 ) {
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<div class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-
label="Close">
<span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
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<%= errors[i].msg %>
</div>
<% } %>
<% } %>
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Thanks
Tony
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for(var i=0; i < errors.length; i++) { %>
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<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
<span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
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<%= errors[i].msg %>
</div>
<% } %>
<% } %>
<% if (success.length > 0 ) {
for(var i=0; i < success.length; i++) { %>
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How to create a pagination system in Hexo

I love using Hexo.. :)
I've setup custom page. Is it possible to show all post in my page as paginated?
Using site.posts got me all post without pagination.
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Thanks.
In the main configuration file _config.yml, there is a per_page variable to allow you to choose how many post you want ot display per page.
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<%- partial('pagination', {type: 'page'}) %>
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<% } else { %>
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<i class="fa fa-angle-left text-base icon-mr"></i>
<span><%= __('pagination.newer_posts') %></span>
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<% if (page.next) { %>
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