Yahoo imap Server Down?

I just went to check my Yahoo! Mail through the iPhone mail client and I get the following error:
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Cannot Get Mail
The user name or password for "imap.apple.mail.yahoo.com" is incorrect.
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Everything was working fine yesterday when I last checked it. All my messages and folders are off the phone, but everything is still in tact when I log into my account online.
Something go sideways or is this a problem others are having? My other 2 email accounts work fine.

What could be the issue? Should I remove Yahoo from my mail accounts and reload it?

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