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• Rose McGowan And Asia Argento Discuss Devastating Effects Of Sexual Assault

  31-01-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  Actresses Rose McGowan and Asia Argento, who have both accused film executive Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, are candidly sharing their experiences with the man McGowan refers to as “the monster.”
  
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• U.S. agency says will keep providing water, other essentials in Puerto Rico

  31-01-2018 23:54 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday it would continue providing water, meals and other essentials to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico despite earlier reports its humanitarian mission in the U.S. territory would end on Wednesday."There was never, and is not now, a decision to stop distributing commodities on the island," FEMA said in a written statement on Wednesday evening.Puerto Rico is struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria, which hit on Sept. 20.
  
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• Xbox One X Helps Boost Hardware But Game Sales Fall In Microsoft's Latest Quarter

  31-01-2018 23:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft today reported earnings for its latest quarter ended December 31--and the news is good for the company's Xbox gaming division. Total revenue rose by $303 million (or 8 percent) to $3.9 billion. The uptick in sales was driven in part by the launch of the Xbox One X in November. Microsoft has not disclosed a sales number for the console but it did sale the Xbox One X launch helped Xbox hardware revenue rise 14 percent.Xbox games also sold well during the quarter, with software and servic
  
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• Man charged with marrying 6 women to evade immigration laws

  31-01-2018 23:37 via yahoo.com
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man was charged with accepting money to marry six women to help them evade immigration laws.
  
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• Marvel Movie Boss Weighs In On When X-Men Will Join The Cinematic Universe

  31-01-2018 23:32 via gamespot.com
  
  When rumors started swirling that the Walt Disney Company was considering buying 21st Century Fox--and with it, the movie rights to the X-Men franchise--many Marvel Cinematic Universe fans could barely contain their excitement. At long last, the potential of integrating the X-Men into the MCU seemed possible.Now with the acquisition actually happening, you might be wondering about the likelihood of Wolverine or Professor X showing up in Avengers: Infinity War as a special surprise. According to
  
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• U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges Congress to raise debt ceiling as another shutdown looms

  31-01-2018 23:25 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday called on the Republican-controlled Congress to lift the federal debt limit "as soon as possible" so the government can pay employee benefits and other obligations.In a letter to congressional leaders and key committee chairmen, Mnuchin said the Treasury Department would continue tosuspend payments into federal employee retiree, health and disability funds through Feb. 28.Congress must raise the nation's debt ceiling to avoid a government defau
  
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• The Best Anime To Watch On Netflix

  31-01-2018 23:06 via gamespot.com
  
  What To Watch
  More and more anime, as well as anime-inspired movies and series, are making their way to Netflix. Originals like Castlevania and the live-action Death Note movie join classic series and upcoming ones on the service, and it can be tricky to know which ones you should binge and which you should let be.While there's a lot of great anime on Netflix, there are some you should prioritize. Click forward to see all the best series you can stream right now. Death Note
  If you haven't seen i
  
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• Intel and AMD Say Their Next CPUs Will Not Have Spectre And Meltdown Security Issues

  31-01-2018 23:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Ever since Google's Project Zero unveiled security issues inherent in CPUs from Intel and AMD (to some extent), manufacturers have been scrambling to patch up the problem software-side. These mitigations have had varying degrees of success; Microsoft administered an emergency Windows security update, while Intel had to retract an early version of its own patch. As Intel and AMD look toward the future, both companies' CEOs have promised to take care of Spectre/Meltdown on hardware level with thei
  
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• FBI Agent Trump Accused Of 'Treason' Wrote Letter That Helped Get Trump Elected

  31-01-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― FBI agent Peter Strzok helped draft a letter that, in the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign, signaled the re-opening of a probe into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s emails, CNN reported Wednesday.
  
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• The Latest: Neighbor: Crossing arms not working properly

  31-01-2018 23:02 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the accident involving a train carrying lawmakers to a policy retreat in West Virginia (all times local):
  
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• Michelle Obama gave one little girl's third grade project an A+

  31-01-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  Growing up, most of us had the one school project that required us to dress up as one of our heroes.  Twitter user Audrey Dow (@ADCollegeOpp) shared a picture of her 9-year-old daughter dressed as her hero former First Lady Michelle Obama for a school project. Dow says her daughter was inspired by the former First Lady's commitment to helping students go to college, and that she sees herself in her hero.Today my 9 year old was @MichelleObama for her 3rd grade Open House project. She was ins
  
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• The FDA Is Cracking Down on Imodium and Other Anti-Diarrhea Medicine Because of the Opioid Epidemic

  31-01-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  The request comes amid a spike in overdoses of the over-the-counter drugs
  
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• US missile defence test fails in Hawaii with 'military unable to shoot down incoming target'

  31-01-2018 22:28 via yahoo.com
  A test of America’s missile defence systems in Hawaii has reportedly failed to shoot down its target, against the backdrop of heightened tensions with North Korea.An exercise conducted by the Missile Defence Agency was unsuccessful, with the military unable to shoot down an incoming missile launched from an aircraft, multiple outlets reported.“The Missile Defense Agency and US Navy sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) conducted a live-fire missile fl
  
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• Dallas man set to die for killing daughters, 9 and 6

  31-01-2018 22:17 via yahoo.com
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — As her mother listened on the telephone, 9-year-old Faith Battaglia pleaded with her father.
  
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• This Footage of a Russian Jet Intercepting an American Spy Plane Is Wild

  31-01-2018 22:01 via yahoo.com
  Officials said it came within 5 feet of the U.S. aircraft
  
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• See The Most Anticipated PC-Exclusive Games Of 2018

  31-01-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Despite the launch of two new consoles last year, PC dominated much of the conversation in 2017 thanks to the phenomenal success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which released in Early Access in March and proceeded to shatter player and sales records throughout the remainder of the year. But while PUBG may have been the platform's biggest success story in 2017, it certainly wasn't the only noteworthy PC game to come out last year, with critically acclaimed titles like Divinity: Original Sin II
  
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• Learn These 27 Cyberpunk Terms If You Want To Understand Netflix's Altered Carbon

  31-01-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  For the sci-fi junkies of the universe.
  Netflix's Altered Carbon is some heady, intense science fiction--the most hardcore sci-fi on TV in years. The first episode alone is packed with so many cryptic, futuristic terms and concepts it might make your head spin. And you wouldn't want that--who knows what it might do to your cortical stack?Don't worry if you have no idea what that means. We've got you covered with this list of the important cyberpunk and sci-fi terms, phrases, and concepts you'll
  
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• Here's The Most Anticipated PC-Exclusive Games Of 2018

  31-01-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Despite the launch of two new consoles last year, PC dominated much of the conversation in 2017 thanks to the phenomenal success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which released in Early Access in March and proceeded to shatter player and sales records throughout the remainder of the year. But while PUBG may have been the platform's biggest success story in 2017, it certainly wasn't the only noteworthy PC game to come out last year, with critically acclaimed titles like Divinity: Original Sin II
  
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• Egypt's leader issues tough warning after election criticism

  31-01-2018 21:52 via yahoo.com
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president on Wednesday angrily threatened to take strong action against anyone trying to disrupt the country's stability in a warning that followed calls by opposition politicians for a boycott of upcoming presidential elections.
  
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• White House role in Nunes memo scrutinized

  31-01-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  Betsy Woodruff, politics reporter for The Daily Beast, talks with Rachel Maddow about questions about whether the staff of Devin Nunes worked with the White House on the anti-FBI memo, and how the memo has turned the Trump DoJ against Trump Republicans.
  
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• What Does Melania Trump’s Body Language Reveal About Her Appearance at State of the Union Address?

  31-01-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  The president and first lady broke a longstanding tradition when they arrived at the speech separately.
  
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• Marvel's Black Panther Cast On The Power And Importance Of Wakanda's Female Warriors

  31-01-2018 21:42 via gamespot.com
  
  While Black Panther looks to be a gamechanger for the Marvel Cinematic Universe based on early reactions, it's not just Marvel's first movie centered around a black superhero that is helping the movie blaze a new path. Black Panther is also a film filled with powerful female characters that are as important when it comes to saving the world as the titular superhero himself.While the previous MCU movies have introduced characters like Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth
  
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• Republicans Crying To #ReleaseTheMemo Hope You Don't Understand FISA

  31-01-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  This week, the House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines to release a controversial Republican memo alleging improper political surveillance of President Donald Trump’s campaign.
  
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• Test of US-Japanese missile interceptor fails again

  31-01-2018 21:32 via yahoo.com
  A test of a US missile interceptor failed in Hawaii on Wednesday, a defense official said, marking the second such unsuccessful attempt in less than a year.The test using the Aegis Ashore system occurred at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai, Missile Defense Agency spokesman Mark Wright said in a statement.Wright said the test was of an SM-3 Block IIA missile, made by arms giant Raytheon and designed to intercept intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
  
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• Schiff: Nunes altered approved memo before sending to Trump WH

  31-01-2018 21:24 via yahoo.com
  Intel Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff says GOP Chairman Devin Nunes changed the Republican memo critical of the FBI, after it was voted on but before it was sent to the White House. Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by a panel.
  
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• Rockets from Syria sow despair in Turkish border town

  31-01-2018 21:22 via yahoo.com
  Reyhanli (Turkey) (AFP) - "Today it fell here but it could also have fallen on my house," said Ahmet Olgun, staring at a gaping hole in the roof of a two-storey house, ripped open by a deadly rocket attack launched from Syria on Wednesday.A 17-year-old girl, Fatma Avlar, was pulled dead from the rubble, a victim of the latest strikes on the Turkish border town of Reyhanli since Ankara launched an offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin region."There needs to be a solution to this," de
  
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• GOP Rep. Invited A Far-Right Troll To Trump's State Of The Union

  31-01-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  A Republican lawmaker invited a notorious far-right troll who peddles absurd conspiracy theories to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.
  
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• FBI Warns Against Trump Release of Nunes Memo

  31-01-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow details the lengths to which FBI and DoJ officials have gone to warn Republicans against releasing a memo of classified information assembled by Devin Nunes, and a new report of Donald Trump pressuring officials with questions about loyalty.
  
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• Battlefield 1 Turning Tides North Sea Update Now Available On PC, PS4, And Xbox One

  31-01-2018 21:03 via gamespot.com
  
  EA is continuing to roll out new content for Battlefield 1. The second part of the game's Turning Tides DLC is now available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and it introduces new maps, uniforms, an additional vehicle, and more to the WWI shooter.This portion of the expansion is called North Sea, and like previous DLC packs, its biggest addition comes in the form of new maps. North Sea introduces two, the first of which is Heligoland Bight. EA describes it as "Battlefield 1's quintessential naval map,"
  
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• What Makes Shadow Of The Colossus A Masterpiece?

  31-01-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Almost 13 years ago, Team Ico released its second title, Shadow of the Colossus. It would go on to win Game of the Year accolades, top "Best of PS2" lists, and cement itself as a masterpiece in the gaming landscape.Next week, Team Ico's classic will re-release from Bluepoint Games on PlayStation 4. Reviews have already published, praising the game's updated textures, frame rate, and visual fidelity. It's also said to maintain the spirit of the original PS2 release - the masterpiece that has rema
  
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• 9 Things We Want From Spider-Man PS4

  31-01-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Web-Slinging Wishes
  The PlayStation 4-exclusive Spider-Man game by Insomniac is due out sometime this year. In the last two decades, Marvel's web slinger has seen more good game adaptations than bad ones. When memorable high points like Spider-Man 2: The Game and Web of Shadows come to mind, it's clear Insomniac has high standards to live up to. And with so many console releases--mostly thanks to Activision--what does a new Spider-Man have to do in 2018 to stand out? We have a few ideas, seen in
  
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• Democratic Party Think Tank Quietly Fighting Push To Restore Net Neutrality Rules

  31-01-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― A Democratic Party think tank is behind a shadowy social media campaign pressuring Democratic lawmakers to oppose congressional resolutions to bring back net neutrality rules.
  
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• Train carrying GOP lawmakers, including Valadao and Nunes, hits truck, 1 on truck killed

  31-01-2018 20:27 via yahoo.com
  A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck south of Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday, lawmakers said.
  
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• Dakota Johnson Didn’t Mean To Start Any Jennifer-Angelina Drama, OK?

  31-01-2018 20:21 via yahoo.com
  Dakota Johnson wants you to know that she wasn’t looking at Angelina Jolie, guys.
  
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• Second Person Of Interest Related To Las Vegas Massacre Admits Selling Gunman Ammo

  31-01-2018 20:15 via yahoo.com
  A second person of interest related to last year’s mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival was identified as an ammunition dealer who sold to gunman Stephen Paddock, according to newly unsealed court documents.
  
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• 4-Year-Old's Flu Death Confirmed as New Jersey's First Influenza Fatality

  31-01-2018 20:00 via yahoo.com
  She had not been vaccinated, according to officials
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ Guide: How To Find All The Dragon Balls And Summon Shenron

  31-01-2018 19:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Dragon Ball FighterZ possesses a number of mechanics that aren't as easy to figure out as hurling Ki blasts with characters. Much like the show it's based on, your characters will be able to collect several dragon balls, with the user being granted a single wish from the legendary dragon Shenron. However, the game doesn't quite spell out how exactly to do this, which may confuse some players who suddenly find a dragon ball during a fight.In the video above, we lay out what you'll have to do to f
  
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• Two Nice New PS4 Controller Colors Announced

  31-01-2018 19:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony is releasing a new pair of special edition DualShock 4 colors in the US and Europe soon. Beginning in March, PS4 owners will be able to pick up a DualShock 4 in Midnight Blue and Steel Black variants, though they won't be available for very long.Both the Midnight Blue and Steel Black controllers will be released in limited quantities. Midnight Blue is an entirely new color for the PS4 controller, while Steel Black was previously available in 2016. You can see images of the two DualShock 4 c
  
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• The Latest: 3 lawmakers tend to injured in train accident

  31-01-2018 19:22 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the accident involving a train carrying to a policy retreat in West Virginia (all times local):
  
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• Castlevania's Alucard Comes To Life With This Beautiful $300 Statue

  31-01-2018 19:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Castlevania: Symphony of Night is the best game in the franchise. It wasn't the first time we saw Alucard--the half-vampire son of Dracula in the series--but it's the first time we got to see the white haired, sword-wielding version of him. Mondo is celebrating the character's awesomeness with a 16-inch statue, going on sale on February 1.There will be two versions of the statue: the regular version for $300 and the Mondo exclusive for $305. The Mondo exclusive comes with a third interchangeabl
  
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• Israel, Lebanon clash over offshore energy, raising tensions

  31-01-2018 19:04 via yahoo.com
  By Lisa Barrington and Dan WilliamsBEIRUT/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel described as "very provocative" on Wednesday a Lebanese offshore oil and gas exploration tender in disputed territory on the countries' maritime border, and said it was a mistake forinternational firms to participate.Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, whose country considers Israel an enemy state, said the comments were one of several "threatening messages" from Israel in recent days.Lebanese political and military moveme
  
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• Breathtaking Photos Show The 'Super Blue Blood Moon' Around The World

  31-01-2018 19:04 via yahoo.com
  A rare “super blue blood moon” had space enthusiasts across the world in awe Wednesday.
  
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• Late Night Hosts Dissect State Of The Union

  31-01-2018 19:03 via yahoo.com
  Late night TV hosts had plenty of fun covering President Trump’s first State of the Union address.
  
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• Blown to bits, famed Syria temple falls victim to Turkey assault

  31-01-2018 19:02 via yahoo.com
  For 3,000 years, the lion sculptures of Syria's Ain Dara stood as testaments to the Iron Age.Syrian and Kurdish authorities have blamed the damage squarely on Ankara's nearly two-week offensive on Afrin, a Kurdish-controlled pocket of northwest Syria that borders Turkey.Perched on a hilltop in northern Syria, the neo-Hittite temple of Ain Dara dates back to the Aramaic era from around 1,300 to 700 BC, and is named after a village located in Afrin.
  
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• US puts Hamas chief Haniya on terror blacklist

  31-01-2018 19:00 via yahoo.com
  The United States on Wednesday put the head of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Ismail Haniya, on its terror blacklist and slapped sanctions on him -- a move sure to raise tensions, after Washington recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital."Haniya has close links with Hamas' military wing and has been a proponent of armed struggle, including against civilians," the State Department said in a statement.
  
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• 2 of 3 killed in Newport Beach helicopter crash identified

  31-01-2018 18:57 via yahoo.com
  Two of three people killed in a helicopter crash in Newport Beach were identified on Wednesday.
  
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• 1 dead after train carrying Republican lawmakers crashes into truck in Virginia

  31-01-2018 18:50 via yahoo.com
  A chartered Amtrak train carrying several GOP lawmakers crashed into a trash truck that was on the tracks south of Crozet, Virginia, Wednesday morning,
  
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• Russia casts doubt over evidence of Iran missiles to Yemen

  31-01-2018 18:43 via yahoo.com
  Russia on Wednesday dismissed evidence presented by the United States and UN experts that Iran had supplied missiles to Yemen's Huthi rebels as inconclusive, signaling it would oppose a bid to slap sanctions on Tehran.Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said it was unclear whether missiles and weaponry used by the rebels were sent by Iran or whether they were shipped before the arms embargo on Yemen was imposed in 2015, casting doubt over the findings of a UN panel of experts.
  
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• FBI Has 'Grave Concerns' On Republican-Authored FISA Memo Trump Wants Released

  31-01-2018 18:43 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The FBI has “grave concerns” about a secretive Republican-authored memo that members of Congress have been using to undermine Bob Mueller’s Russia investigation, the bureau said Wednesday in a statement.
  
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• Train carrying GOP lawmakers hits truck; 1 person dead

  31-01-2018 18:33 via yahoo.com
  An Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress to an annual retreat hit a truck in Virginia on Wednesday. One person traveling in the truck reportedly died and two others were injured. None of the train passengers were believed to be seriously injured.
  
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