my $tempstr = $str;
# get rid of () around status
$tempstr =~ s/^([^(:]+)\(([^)]+)\)/$1$2/;
# grab the status and anything in parentheses
@needed = $tempstr =~ /(^[^:]+|(?<=\()[^)]+(?=\)))/g;

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@needed = $_ =~ /(^[^:]+|(?<=\()[^)]+(?=\)))/g;
$needed[0] =~ y/()//d;