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• 276 killed in deadliest single attack in Somalia's history

  15-10-2017 23:53 via yahoo.com
  The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country's information minister said early Monday, making it the deadliest single attack ...
  
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• Naughty Dog Responds To Sexual Harassment Allegations

  15-10-2017 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Naughty Dog, the Sony-owned studio behind Uncharted and The Last Of Us, has responded to the claims of sexual harassment from a former employee. In a series of tweets this weekend, David Ballard, who was an environment artist at the studio, alleged that he was "sexually harassed at Naughty Dog by a lead," whom he did not name."My work environment became extremely toxic afterward," Ballard said, adding that the alleged harassment took place in late 2015. In February 2016, Ballard said he had a "m
  
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• Bannon says Trump will 'blow up' Obamacare as subsidies cut stokes fires

  15-10-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  Steve Bannon speaks at the Value Voters Summit in Washington.A day after Steve Bannon seemed to confirm Donald Trump’s intent to destroy the Affordable Care Act (ACA), saying the president was “gonna blow that thing up”, a Republican senator who helped dynamite two Republican replacement bills said Trump was hurting American citizens.
  
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• Washington state boy, 13, accidentally shot dead by friend

  15-10-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  The name of the boy who fired the gun has not been released, but the victim was identified by the Cowlitz County coroner as Edgar Vazquez, also age 13, authorities said.Vazquez and the boy who discharged the weapon "had been friends for quite some time" police said, and the victim had spent Friday night at the home where the shooting occurred.
  
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• More women accuse Harvey Weinstein of rape

  15-10-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  The Scotland Yard inquiry into Harvey Weinstein intensified on Sunday with detectives now investigating a further four  allegations of rape and sexual assault against the disgraced Hollywood producer. The latest investigations relate to allegations of assault in London in 1992, 2010, 2011 and 2015. The announcement came after two more women accused Weinstein of raping them. Lysette Anthony, the British actress, said he had attacked her in her London home in the late Eighties. A second, unid
  
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• Baghdad accuses Kurds of 'declaration of war'

  15-10-2017 23:08 via yahoo.com
  Baghdad said Sunday that foreign Kurdish forces were present in the province of Kirkuk in what amounted to a "declaration of war", dramatically raising the stakes in its dispute with Iraq's Kurds.Kurdish officials denied Baghdad's claim that forces from Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were among its peshmerga fighters in an armed standoff with Iraqi troops in the oil-rich province.
  
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• Some NFL Players Continue Anthem Protests, Despite Growing Opposition From Owners

  15-10-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  Several NFL players knelt during the national anthem on Sunday, continuing a protest against police brutality and racism that has encountered increasing resistance from team owners.
  
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• You Might See Blue Wine Popping Up on Social Media Soon. Here's What to Know About It.

  15-10-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  Fruity on the nose, with a light, candy-forward flavor. Hints of oak and sweet watermelon. Somewhat acidic finish. No, these aren't the tasting notes of a frozen rosé, or a buttery Chardonnay. It's blue wine.
  
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• Suspected IS militants kill 7 soldiers in Egypt's Sinai

  15-10-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Suspected Islamic State militants attacked six checkpoints in the turbulent north of the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, killing seven soldiers and wounding 37, security and hospital officials said.
  
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• Looks like there's a new Warden of The North -- Joe Jonas bends the knee and proposes to Sophie Turner

  15-10-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Announcing your engagement on Instagram seems to be the most popular way to do it these days, and celebrities are no different when it comes to making major gestures of love over social media.Power couple Joe Jonas, 28 and actress Sophie Turner, 21 who were confirmed dating back in December of 2016, just made things a little more official with two sweet Instagrams.The photo shows the ‘Game of Thrones’ starlet’s hand over Jonas’, sporting a gorgeous double-banded teardrop
  
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• Trump Accuser Demands Release Of Documents On All His Sexual Assault Allegations

  15-10-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  A woman who accused President Donald Trump  of unwanted groping has subpoenaed all documents held by his presidential campaign about any harassment and assault allegations against him, BuzzFeed News reported Saturday.
  
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• Man Captures Photo of 'Ghost' in Famous 'Haunted' Hotel: 'I Was in Shock'

  15-10-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  He said they didn't notice what they'd taken a photo of until later.
  
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• Russian trolls were schooled on ‘House of Cards’

  15-10-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  A former Russian internet troll says the training for influencing the American election included screening "House of Cards," and reading – and writing – comments on the websites of the New York Times and the Washington Post.
  
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• Kenyan opposition leader Odinga, who withdrew from vote re-run, calls for protests

  15-10-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  By Joseph AkwiriMOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who withdrew from a presidential election re-run set for Oct. 26 saying it should only take place once wide-ranging reforms are undertaken, urged his supporters on Sunday to hold protests.Authorities have banned protests in central Nairobi and other hotspots in a bid to keep a lid on mounting political turmoil in the build-up to the repeat vote, in which Odinga had been set to challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta onc
  
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• Baghdad accuses Kurdish forces of making a 'declaration of war'

  15-10-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  Baghdad on Sunday evening accused Kurdish forces of making a "declaration of war" after claiming PKK fighters were among Kurdish forces in a standoff with its army in the disputed oil province of Kirkuk. The National Security Council, headed by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, said it viewed as a "dangerous escalation" and a "declaration of war" the presence of "fighters not belonging to the regular security forces in Kirkuk" including fighters from Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Wor
  
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• Kurds block Iraqi forces' access to Kirkuk oil fields; Iran shuts border crossings

  15-10-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  By Maher ChmaytelliBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk, which controls access to some of the region's main oilfields, a Kurdish security official said on Sunday.Iran meanwhile shut its border crossings with Iraq's Kurdistan in support of measures taken by the Iraqi government to isolate the Kurdish region, the Iraqi foreign ministry said.The border closing came as an Iranian milit
  
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• Prisoners in Texas donate more than $50,000 for Harvey relief

  15-10-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  After Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas and Louisiana in late August, prison inmates in Texas reached out with a helping hand. More than 6,600 incarcerated individuals in Texas dipped into their limited commissary funds to donate to the American Red Cross, pooling together more than $53,000 for Harvey relief efforts, WPXI in Pittsburgh reported today. SEE ALSO: This is how veterans are helping disaster victims The surprising number comes from a Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson,
  
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• The Problem With Difficulty In Video Games

  15-10-2017 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Video games are always iterating. As they evolve, developers keep finding new ways to toy with the ideas of "challenge" and "difficulty."Certain studios come to mind when we talk about difficult video games: From Software, Firaxis Games, and now Studio MDHR, the creative minds behind the recently released Cuphead. Their title is a gorgeous, brutal platformer, with run n' gun aspects that challenge even the most skilled players, demanding precise timing and vigilant patience. Cuphead does have a
  
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• Peanuts Creator Charles Schulz's Home Claimed By The North California Wildfires

  15-10-2017 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  It's a sad day in Hennepin County. The home of Charles Schulz, the creator of the 1957 comic strip The Peanuts, was destroyed in the flames of the North California wildfires.The wildfires began raging across Northern California on October 8, leaving entire neighborhoods in ash. Schulz's hillside home in Santa Rosa was among those burned entirely. However, Schulz's widow, Jean Schulz, was able to escape the fires before their home was destroyed on Monday, AP reports.Schulz and his wife built thei
  
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• Woody Allen Says Harvey Weinstein Scandal Is 'Very Sad For Everyone Involved'

  15-10-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  Film director Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexual assault by his former stepdaughter, told the BBC Sunday that he was not aware of Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual abuse, much of which has come to light in recent weeks.
  
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• Trump Ally Says President Cut Off Obamacare Payments To Destroy Health Law

  15-10-2017 19:41 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump ended payments to health insurance companies serving the poorest Obamacare customers in order to deliberately destroy the health care law, former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon said.
  
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• Man left jail days before arrest for alleged airport attack

  15-10-2017 19:36 via yahoo.com
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The man charged with stashing a jar filled with explosive chemicals and nails at a western North Carolina airport was freed just eight days earlier after a short prison stint for an earlier crime.
  
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• Girl Dies After Falling Two Stories From Carnival Cruise Ship

  15-10-2017 19:23 via yahoo.com
  An 8-year-old girl has died after falling two stories from a Carnival cruise ship docked in Miami, Florida
  
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• 'Really Horrendous.' Truck Bombing Is Now Deadliest Attack in Somalia

  15-10-2017 19:21 via yahoo.com
  The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia's capital rose to 189 with more than 200 injured, making it the deadliest single attack ever in the Horn of Africa nation, police and hospital sources said Sunday.
  
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• North Korea not ready to meet with South Korea in Russia: agencies

  15-10-2017 19:17 via yahoo.com
  Politicians from North and South Korea will not hold direct talks in Russia on Monday about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile program despite attending the same event and being urged to do so by Moscow, Russian news agencies said on Sunday.Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament, is due to discuss the missile crisis in separate talks with a deputy head of North Korea's legislature and the head of South Korea's parliament on the sidelines of a congress of parliamentarian
  
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• US-backed forces begin assault on Isil-held Raqqa as scores of jihadis surrender

  15-10-2017 19:13 via yahoo.com
  US-backed forces have commenced their assault on the last Isil-held districts of Raqqa after hundreds of Isil fighters and their families surrendered or fled the group's self-proclaimed capital. In the hours preceding Sunday’s final push on Raqqa, some 275 militants and their families surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of Arab and Kurdish militias operating with hands-on US support. A day earlier, under an agreement brokered by local tribesmen and
  
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• Venezuelans vote in crucial regional elections

  15-10-2017 19:10 via yahoo.com
  Venezuelans headed to the polls Sunday in regional elections seen as a crucial test for President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition alike after months of deadly street protests failed to unseat him.Sunday's vote comes against the backdrop of an International Monetary Fund report in which it sees no end to the economic downturn and suffering of the population.
  
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• 40 Horror Movies That Were Based On True Stories

  15-10-2017 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  There's nothing scarier than a true horror story.
  That's something Hollywood knows well, which is why there are so many classic and contemporary horror films that are based on true events.Some of these films stray far from the bounds of reality, while others stick true to their non-fiction source material. Either way, they're all terrifying in their own rights.How many have you seen? Let us know in the comments below.
  The Blob (1958)
  The fiction: An alien blob terrorizes a small town in Pennsylv
  
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• Iraq says Kurds have brought in PKK fighters in 'declaration of war'

  15-10-2017 18:49 via yahoo.com
  The Iraqi government accused Kurdish authorities on Sunday of bringing fighters from Turkey's separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk, and said it considered the move a "declaration of war."Vahal Ali, a media assistant to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani, denied the accusation."This is false, there are no PKK in Kirkuk, only Peshmerga," he told Reuters, referring to KRG military forces.
  
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• Photos show the true toll of California wildfires on firefighters

  15-10-2017 18:45 via yahoo.com
  California's firefighters have been struggling for a week now to put out the wildfires which have swept through the state.Images of exhausted firefighters sleeping on the ground, using rocks as pillows and facing raging fires have been widely shared as the blazes take their toll.More than 100,000 people have been displaced in what California’s governor, Jerry Brown, has described as “one of the greatest tragedies” to ever affect the state, according to the BBC.
  
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• Tillerson still won't say whether he called Trump a 'moron'

  15-10-2017 18:41 via yahoo.com
  The secretary of state is refusing to discuss reports that he called the president a “moron” after a meeting with the commander in chief and top national security officials over the summer.
  
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• James Corden's Harvey Weinstein Jokes At AmfAR Gala Elicit Groans, Criticism

  15-10-2017 18:34 via yahoo.com
  UPDATE: Oct. 16 — Following backlash to his Harvey Weinstein jokes at the amfAR gala, Corden posted on Twitter to clarify his intentions and apologize.
  
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• Clinton Blames Comey Again For Defeat

  15-10-2017 18:24 via yahoo.com
  The former presidential hopeful lashed out at James Comey once again.
  
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• Street Fighter V's Final Season 2 DLC Character Revealed

  15-10-2017 18:08 via gamespot.com
  
  As promised, Capcom has revealed its final Street Fighter V Season 2 DLC character at the 2017 South East Asia Major tournament this weekend. Zeku, the "ever-changing ninja" has returned.A familiar face from Street Fighter Alpha 2, Zeku was once Guy's teacher who taught him the ways of Bushinryu, a style of ninjutsu. Guy eventually went onto succeed him as the 39th master of Bushinryu, and Zeku mysteriously disappeared shortly after this. But now, Zeku has returned to create his own group of nin
  
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• Tillerson: Diplomacy With North Korea Will Continue 'Until The First Bomb Drops'

  15-10-2017 18:01 via yahoo.com
  The Trump administration intends to continue diplomatic efforts with North Korea “until the first bomb drops,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday.
  
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• Final assault starts on Syria's Raqqa as some Islamic State fighters quit

  15-10-2017 17:58 via yahoo.com
  By John Davison and Ellen FrancisAIN ISSA, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed militias launched their "final" assault on Syria's Raqqa on Sunday after letting a convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families quit the city, leaving only a hardcore of jihadists to mount a last stand."The battle will continue until the whole city is clean," said a statement by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias.SDF spokesman Talal Selo told Reuters that "n
  
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• This Very Good Dog Emerged Alive and Happy After Wildfire

  15-10-2017 17:51 via yahoo.com
  Jack Weaver and his brother-in-law Patrick Widen walked around police barricades, through a creek and up treacherous hilly roads to save Weaver's mother from the grim task of recovering the body of the family's beloved dog Izzy.
  
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• Top Republicans, Business Leaders Come Out Against Trump

  15-10-2017 17:49 via yahoo.com
  Without the subsidies, insurance companies will be forced to raise rates on everyone else who buys Obamacare coverage. Analysts say many middle-class Americans could see their premiums jump by 30 to 60 percent.
  
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• President Trump moves to dismantle Obama-era policies

  15-10-2017 17:46 via yahoo.com
  George Stephanopoulos recaps the week in politics on "This Week."
  
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• California Wildfires: At Least 40 Dead as Winds Subside

  15-10-2017 17:42 via yahoo.com
  Calmer winds offered northern California a slight break from the raging, deadly wildfires on Sunday even as they continued to burn over 217,000 acres, authorities said.
  
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• 'She Just Lost It.' See a Family Reunite With Their Dog After Losing Their Home in Wildfire

  15-10-2017 17:42 via yahoo.com
  The family thought their beloved pup had been killed in the fire
  
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• Terrifying Body Cam Footage Shows Deputy Driving Through Raging California Wildfire

  15-10-2017 16:59 via yahoo.com
  As a wildfire closed in and thick smoke clogged the air, the sky an angry red, the sheriff’s deputy told a dispatcher that the road he was on had become “nearly impassable.”
  
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• Man Recounts Horrific Attack That Killed His Wife, Son and In-Laws

  15-10-2017 16:59 via yahoo.com
  He was repeatedly stabbed in the neck, face and arms
  
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• Rex Tillerson Once Again Won't Deny He Called Trump A 'Moron'

  15-10-2017 16:39 via yahoo.com
  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson keeps steering clear of explicitly denying that he called President Donald Trump a “moron” this summer.
  
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• Pope names 35 new saints, most of them martyrs

  15-10-2017 16:24 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis declared 35 new saints on Sunday, nearly all of them martyrs drawn from the bloody history of Catholicism's spread in Latin America.Before a crowd of some 35,000 in St Peter's square, the pontiff carried out the rite of canonisation for 30 martyrs massacred in Brazil in the 17th century.The two priests and 28 lay people were slaughtered by Dutch Calvinists and indigenous people in 1645, and in some cases had their hearts torn from their chests after being tortured and mutilated.
  
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• Last Chance To Pick Up These Xbox Games With Gold Titles

  15-10-2017 16:19 via gamespot.com
  
  It's only halfway through October, but two Games with Gold titles are on their way out. Today will be your last chance to pick them up for the low, low price of free.Supernatural adventure game Oxenfree for Xbox One and platformer Rayman 3 HD for Xbox 360 are heading out of rotation. Gone Home will remain free for the remainder of the month, and starting tomorrow, The Turing Test and Medal of Honor: Airborne will be up for grabs.October 2017 Games With Gold LineupXbox OneGone Home (October 1-31)
  
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• Nearly 700,000 Iraqis from war-torn Mosul still displaced: NGO

  15-10-2017 16:07 via yahoo.com
  Nearly 700,000 Iraqis from the former jihadist stronghold of Mosul and nearby areas are still displaced despite the city's recapture in July, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Sunday."One year since the start of the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group (IS), some 673,000 Iraqis from the city and its surroundings remain displaced and unable to go back to their destroyed neighbourhoods," it said."More than half of them may have lost their official civil documents -- from birth cert
  
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• North Korea not ready to hold talks with South Korea in Russia: agencies

  15-10-2017 16:02 via yahoo.com
  Politicians from North and South Korea will not hold direct talks in Russia on Monday about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile program despite attending the same event, Russian news agencies said on Sunday.Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of the Senate upper house of parliament, is due to discuss the issue in separate talks with a deputy head of North Korea's legislature and the head of South Korea's parliament on the sidelines of a congress of parliamentarians in St Petersburg on Monday, TASS quoted
  
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• 'This Is Our War.' Steve Bannon Tears Into GOP Agenda

  15-10-2017 16:02 via yahoo.com
  Steve Bannon ratcheted up his populist rhetoric at the Values Voter Summit Saturday, calling out Senators Mitch McConnell and Bob Corker by name and vowing to defeat the Republican establishment in the 2018 midterm elections.
  
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• Splatoon 2's Halloween Splatfest Now Over, Here Are The Results

  15-10-2017 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  UPDATE: Nintendo has announced the results for the latest Splatfest, and Team Vampire has been declared the winner. It was a clean sweep for Team Vampire, edging out Team Werewolf in all three categories to take home this month's competition.All Splatfest t-shirts will automatically be returned the next time you log on. Everyone who participated in the event will also receive a number of Super Sea Snails depending on the Splatfest title you achieved.The original story follows below.Splatoon 2's
  
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