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• Kiffin not promising instant turnaround at Mississippi

  01-09-2020 23:58
  
  This time he inherits a Rebels team coming off a 4-8 season and playing in likely the most brutal gauntlet in college football, the Southeastern Conference Western Division.“At FAU we were blessed with some really good talent, which for whatever reason hadn’t worked out before,” Kiffin said.COVID-19 has made it harder, creating depth issues at positions like the secondary during practice and raising fears of similar problems once the season starts on Sept. 26 against No. 8 Flor
  
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• Fawns 'Cheer' After Being Rescued From Pool by Police in Parma, Ohio

  01-09-2020 23:58
  
  Police rescued two fawns who were stuck in a swimming pool in Parma, Ohio, on August 30.Footage of the rescue shows the Parma police attempting to wrangle the fawns using pool nets. “You’re no cowboy,” an officer quips. The police safely get the deer out of the water, with the pair bleating and bounding off.The police department wrote on Facebook: “The homeowner reported that the deer were in her pool for over an hour while she unsuccessfully tried to get them out before
  
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• Activists sour on Oatly vegan milk after stake sold to Trump-linked Blackstone

  01-09-2020 23:54
  
  Activists sour on Oatly vegan milk after stake sold to Trump-linked BlackstoneThe private equity firm that now has a stake in Oatly has been accused of contributing to deforestation in the Amazon
  
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• Ecuadoran hummingbird emits highest sound recorded in birds

  01-09-2020 23:51
  
  A species of Ecuadoran hummingbird that lives in the heights of the Andean páramo is unique for emitting the highest sound recorded in birds, a sound they emit to mark their territories and during courtship rituals.
  
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• Fournette now a free agent after going unclaimed on waivers

  01-09-2020 23:42
  
  Running back Leonard Fournette is now a free agent.Fournette went unclaimed after Jacksonville waived him Monday.Fournette's representatives responded by formally filing a grievance against the Jaguars in an effort to recoup the $4.17 million in base salary he was initially guaranteed for this season.
  
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• COVID-19 antibodies present in patients four months after recovery - study

  01-09-2020 23:42
  
  In previous studies, antibody levels dropped sharply within a few months after COVID-19, raising questions about the duration of immunity that infection may provide.The new finding may have implications for reinfection risks and vaccine durability, said Kari Stefansson, chief executive of deCode Genetics, which conducted the study.To get a sense of how many people in Iceland had been infected with the new coronavirus and learn more about immune status after recovery, researchers measured antibod
  
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• What's the rush? QB pressure has been priority in NFC North

  01-09-2020 23:37
  
  The pressure has clearly been on in the NFC North.Aaron Rodgers has reached the final stretch of his time in Green Bay.Minnesota is trying to keep a championship window open despite a wave of departures on defense.
  
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• President Trump visits Kenosha after days of unrest, announces millions in aid

  01-09-2020 23:33
  
  Trump sending millions to Kenosha, Wisconsin to boost recovery and help police; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Bucks players upset with Wisconsin Legislature's inaction

  01-09-2020 23:32
  
  Milwaukee Bucks players and the team's coach said Tuesday they were disappointed that the Wisconsin Legislature didn't take action on policing reform bills during a special session Monday called by Gov. Tony Evers.“Surely there are things to talk about right now, right?” Bucks guard Kyle Korver said at a Zoom session Tuesday from Lake Buena Vista, Florida, where the NBA playoffs are taking place.Democrats urged Republicans who control the Legislature to take up the bills, but both th
  
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• US says it won't join global effort to find COVID-19 vaccine

  01-09-2020 23:30
  
  The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine because it does not want to be constrained by multilateral groups like the World Health Organization.The decision to go it alone, first reported by The Washington Post, follows the White House’s decision in early July to pull the United States out of the WHO.More than 150 countries are setting up the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility, or C
  
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• Raiders place WR Tyrell Williams on season-ending IR

  01-09-2020 23:27
  
  The Las Vegas Raiders have placed receiver Tyrell Williams on season-ending injured reserve with a torn labrum in his shoulder.Williams got injured last month in practice and initially was going to try to play through the injury.This is the second straight year Williams has been hampered by injuries since signing a $44.4 million, four-year deal with the Raiders.
  
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• MSNBC’s Joy Reid Accused of Islamophobia for Comparing the ‘Way Muslims Act’ to Radicalized Trump Supporters

  01-09-2020 23:22
  
  MSNBC host Joy Reid on Tuesday faced accusations of Islamophobia over remarks she made during her Monday evening broadcast comparing radicalized Trump supporters to “the way Muslims act.” Reid, who recently took over the 7 p.m. weeknight slot vacated by anchor Chris Matthews’ sudden departure, devoted one segment’s panel discussion to President Donald Trump’s unwillingness to denounce his supporters’ violence against in protests in Kenosha and Portland. A
  
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• Mason Greenwood: Being called-up for England is a dream come true

  01-09-2020 23:19
  
  Mason Greenwood speaks to the press after being called up for the first time by England for the Nations League.The 18-year-old said the call had been a 'dream come true'.
  
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• Kenosha small business owner says protesters were from out of town, welcomes National Guard

  01-09-2020 23:18
  
  Linda Tolliver, owner of Ed's Used Tires of Kenosha, joins Neil Cavuto on 'Your World.'
  
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• Demonstrators Amass in Beirut on Lebanese Centennial

  01-09-2020 23:17
  
  Demonstrators gathered in Martyrs’ Square in Beirut on September 1, to mark the centennial of the founding of the State of Greater Lebanon in 1920.Some attendees were protesting the appointment of the country’s new prime minister, diplomat Mustapha Adib, reports said.Nearby, security forces fired tear gas as protesters attempted to climb over a barricade outside the Lebanese Parliament building on Tuesday, videos show.Ongoing protests over the country’s leadership and economic
  
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• 'Billionaire philanthropy won't save us': Mark Zuckerberg's $300 million donation to 'election integrity' met with criticism

  01-09-2020 23:16
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced he and his wife Priscilla Chan will donate $300m “to preserve [the] integrity of our elections” by funding voting access initiatives in a statement the couple released on Tuesday.The 36-year-old billionaire said he was committed to expanding voting access and providing “local and state officials across the country with the resources, training and infrastructure necessary to ensure that every voter who intends to cast a ballot is able t
  
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• Moeen Ali's fireworks not enough as Pakistan hold on to draw series

  01-09-2020 23:13
  
  Moeen Ali's fireworks not enough as Pakistan hold on to draw series
  
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• Coronavirus: Boris Johnson branded 'heartless' after refusing to meet families of COVID-19 victims

  01-09-2020 23:13
  
  He has been accused of a U-turn less than a week after he said "of course" he would meet representatives of relatives of COVID-19 victims.Mr Johnson has dismayed campaigners by telling them in a letter it is "regrettably not possible" and he is unable to meet them.Last week, during a school visit, the prime minister was asked about requests for a meeting from the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group."I am not aware of those letters," he replied.
  
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• Army hoping for a turnaround season with 8 home games

  01-09-2020 23:10
  
  Army coach Jeff Monken is stoked for the football season, no matter what the schedule looks like.Football is a big deal at the academy, and almost all of Army's original schedule was wiped out by the pandemic.Dogged work by senior associate athletic director Bob Beretta lined up new opponents to save the season.
  
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• Public interest defence must be created for leakers violating Official Secrets Act, government told

  01-09-2020 23:06
  
  A public interest defence should be created for people who leak information in violation of the Official Secrets Act, the government has been told.The Law Commission, a statutory independent body that recommends reforms in England and Wales, said the 1989 law needed to be “brought into the 21st century”.
  
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• New details for Patterson into his 20th season heading TCU

  01-09-2020 23:06
  
  Gary Patterson goes into his 20th season as TCU's head coach paying attention to the detail of things he never would have thought about in the past.While the coronavirus pandemic has altered how things are being done on and off the field, the mindset for TCU players positively changed when they were finally certain they had games to get prepared for this fall.The Horned Frogs are coming off their second losing season in four years, after having to win their last two games in the 2018 regular sea
  
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• Ministers relied too heavily on scientific advice during early response to pandemic, think tank says

  01-09-2020 23:05
  
  The Government relied too heavily on scientific advice during the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic, a think tank has claimed.Ministers should have been prepared to act in the “absence of scientific certainty” in the early stages of the outbreak, an Institute for Government report said.
  
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• Mining for renewable energy industry could threaten biodiversity, scientists warn

  01-09-2020 23:05
  
  Mining for renewable energy materials could threaten biodiversity, researchers have found. Scientists at the University of Queensland, Brisbane found a high degree of overlap between areas used for mining essential minerals like lithium, which is used for car batteries, and areas with high levels of biodiversity as yet untouched by industry. Conservationists are "often naive to the threats posed by significant growth in renewable energies", the researchers said in the study published in the jour
  
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• Johanna Konta beats Heather Watson in all-British tie at US Open

  01-09-2020 23:05
  
  Johanna Konta beats Heather Watson in all-British tie at US Open* Konta wins 7-6 (7), 6-1 and will play Sorana Cirstea next* Carla Suárez Navarro diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphona
  
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• Column: 11 states, 12 weeks and golf rolls on in a pandemic

  01-09-2020 23:05
  
  PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has saved nearly a dozen ribbons, an unusual set of keepsakes that are as much about caution as celebration.At the end of every tournament he attends — all but one — Monahan clips off the vinyl cloth band on his left wrist that was required for him to be part of the bubble during golf's return from the coronavirus pandemic-caused shutdown.There were 139 tests for the coronavirus last week at the BMW Championship, all negative.
  
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• Texas and Michigan announce athletic staff and salary cuts

  01-09-2020 23:02
  
  The economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the biggest, richest schools of college sports, whether they are planning to play football this fall or not.Michigan and Texas both announced financial cuts and dozens of layoffs in their respective athletic departments on Tuesday.Both programs rank are among the biggest, wealthiest brands in college athletics.
  
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• Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts

  01-09-2020 23:02
  
  Tuesday’s report, from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland, is the most extensive work yet on the immune system’s response to the virus and is good news for efforts to develop vaccines.If a vaccine can spur production of long-lasting antibodies like natural infection does, it gives hope that “immunity to this unpredictable and highly contagious virus may not be fleeting,” independent experts from Harvard University and the U.S. National Institutes of Health wrote
  
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• Eddie Jones wants England to be 'dominant force' of Lions in South Africa

  01-09-2020 23:00
  
  Eddie Jones wants England to be 'dominant force' of Lions in South Africa* Coach says he wants to see England break call-ups record* England to operate in ‘severe biosphere’ in October
  
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• Colombia: High court drops jurisdiction of Álvaro Uribe case

  01-09-2020 22:56
  
  Colombia’s Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will no longer have jurisdiction over the investigation into accusations that powerful former President Álvaro Uribe tried to strong arm ex-paramilitaries into testifying in his favor in a case that has rocked the nation.The court said the justices do not believe the allegations are connected to Uribe’s position as a senator, so they unanimously decided to turn the case over to the chief prosecutor’s office.The case is c
  
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• Morning mail: Urannah dam questions, Abbott on 'virus hysteria', Trump denies mini-strokes

  01-09-2020 22:55
  
  Morning mail: Urannah dam questions, Abbott on 'virus hysteria', Trump denies mini-strokes. Wednesday: Grant money announced for a regional business association flows to firm run by LNP figures and donors. Plus: five bizarre moments from Trump’s latest interview
  
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• MAGA Fans Back Teen Vigilante During Eerie Trump Visit to Kenosha

  01-09-2020 22:53
  
  KENOSHA, Wisconsin—President Trump used his visit to this reeling Midwestern city on Tuesday to decry “tremendous violence” and minimize the Black Lives Matter protests that have become the largest protest movement in American history.Meanwhile, his supporters cheered on a 17-year-old accused of murdering two protesters here after a 29-year-old Black man was shot seven times and at least temporarily paralyzed.“I think peaceful protest is fantastic, I think it’s grea
  
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• Pakistan signs off tour of England with series-tying T20 win

  01-09-2020 22:51
  
  Pakistan signed off its cricket tour of England with a five-run win in their third and final Twenty20 international to draw the series 1-1 on Tuesday, with veteran batsman Mohammad Hafeez setting up victory with a 52-ball 86.The 39-year-old Hafeez tied his best T20 score — in his 94th match in the format — to help Pakistan to 190-4 after being put into bat at Old Trafford.Key to the innings was Hafeez’s 100-run partnership for the third wicket with 19-year-old Haider Ali, who h
  
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• NFL faces tough times for 2020, then bright economic outlook

  01-09-2020 22:51
  
  Let's get this straight from the outset: If the NFL has no fans at any games this season — or doesn't have much of a season at all — it will not go out of business.“The NFL is to the sports and entertainment industry the way Amazon is to the retail industry," says Marc Ganis, co-founder of Chicago-based consulting group Sportscorp and a confidant of many NFL owners.Broadcasting, gambling, Internet, video gaming, those all need the NFL more than ever before.
  
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• Sheriff resigns after recording surfaces of him using racial slurs in supermarket

  01-09-2020 22:50
  
  An Arkansas sheriff has resigned after a recording of him using racial slurs and offensive language began circulating on social media.Arkansas County Sheriff Todd Wright resigned after the Arkansas County Quorum court passed a resolution asking for his resignation, according to the Stuttgart Daily Leader.
  
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• Ant and Dec pay tribute to Britain’s Got Talent warm-up star Ian Royce

  01-09-2020 22:50
  
  Royce died on Tuesday from severe pneumonia and multiple organ failure, according to a statement.
  
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• Criminal charges loom in California boat fire that killed 34

  01-09-2020 22:48
  
  Nine days after the scuba boat Conception went down in flames with 34 people trapped below deck in one of the deadliest disasters in California maritime history, a federal grand jury began looking into whether a crime had been committed.Now, a year after the Sept. 2 tragedy, investigations into the cause of the pre-dawn blaze and whether someone is to blame are still ongoing, though court documents say criminal charges are imminent.The captain of the boat, who could face an unusual federal mansl
  
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• Flood warnings as glacier melting leads to 50 per cent growth in glacial lakes

  01-09-2020 22:47
  
  Melting glaciers have pushed up the size of glacial lakes by 50pc over the past three decades, researchers have found, warning of flood risks for billions of people. In the first study of its kind, a team including scientists at the Met Office and the Universities of Leeds and Exeter used satellite imagery to examine the size of glacial lakes, which grow when glaciers melt, finding that they have grown in size and number since the 1990s. The number of lakes has grown from 9,414 to 14,393, and th
  
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• Feds to ship fast COVID-19 tests to assisted living sites

  01-09-2020 22:47
  
  A federal official said Tuesday the government plans to ship rapid coronavirus tests to assisted living facilities, moving to fill a testing gap for older adults who don’t need the constant attention of a nursing home.Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir said assisted living facilities will be followed by senior day care centers and home health agencies in getting the tests.The tests will come from a supply of 150 million ordered from test maker Abbott
  
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• Demonstrators Protest Trump's Arrival in Kenosha, Wisconsin

  01-09-2020 22:47
  
  Demonstrators rallied against President Donald Trump’s arrival in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on September 1, facing off with supporters of the president.Jacob Blake, the man whose shooting by a Kenosha police officer on August 23 touched off unrest in the city, remained hospitalized as of September 1.The ensuing maelstrom of protests and rioting in the city left many businesses in ruins.During protests on August 26, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly shot three people, killing two. Rittenhous
  
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• Former Kansas City mayor: Any city could be the next Kenosha

  01-09-2020 22:40
  
  Systemic racism exists, says Sly James, former mayor of Kansas City and author of 'The Opportunity Agenda.'
  
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• President Trump pledges $4 million to rebuild small businesses in Kenosha

  01-09-2020 22:39
  
  Reaction from Charles Payne, host of 'Making Money' on Fox Business Network.
  
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• Hubbard leads high hopes for No. 15 Oklahoma State

  01-09-2020 22:37
  
  Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy just wants to talk football.After calling coronavirus the “Chinese virus” and criticizing mainstream media coverage of the pandemic in April, Gundy ran into problems with players as they focused on racial injustice.All-America running back Chuba Hubbard, who is Black, suggested he may boycott the program after Gundy, who is white, was photographed wearing a T-shirt promoting the One America News Network, a far-right news channel that has been praised b
  
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• With pros in the stands, Murray saves match point at US Open

  01-09-2020 22:36
  
  This is was the sort of match Andy Murray came back for, the sort of competition and comeback he always lived for, the reason he went through two hip operations and all the hard work that followed.Playing his first Grand Slam match in nearly 20 months, toiling on his metal hip for 4 hours, 39 minutes in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Murray put together his 10th career comeback from two sets down and beat Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4.Murray's big concern after the match was whether h
  
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• Muguruza dedicates US Open win to player with cancer

  01-09-2020 22:36
  
  Garbiñe Muguruza opened the second day of the U.S. Open by dedicating her win to a former top-10 player who had just revealed her cancer diagnosis.The No. 10 seed beat Nao Hibino 6-4, 6-4 in the first round Tuesday and thought about Carla Suarez Navarro, who share her diagnosis publicly earlier in the day.Suarez Navarro revealed in a tweeted video that she’ll need six months of chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin lymphoma.
  
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• A Black Lady Sketch Show review – bite-size comedy as you've never seen it before

  01-09-2020 22:35
  
  A Black Lady Sketch Show review – bite-size comedy as you've never seen it before. From lewd Motown singers to an ‘invisible’ black spy, Robin Thede’s HBO series revels in memorable skits that liven up the world of comedy, and show that sketch shows are in rude health
  
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• Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman take the Long Way Up in show’s new trailer

  01-09-2020 22:28
  
  The series will launch on the Apple TV+ streaming service later this month.
  
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• With no end to COVID-19 pandemic in sight, what is the future of around-the-world cruises?

  01-09-2020 22:24
  With the travel and cruise industries in a state of limbo because of the global COVID-19 health pandemic, one of cruising's time-honored traditions is at risk of not happening next year. World cruises are often seen as the pinnacle of all voyages. These massive, months-long journeys, which span multiple continents and visit ports both well-known and obscure, typically sell out years in advance, and are some of the costliest – and most comprehensive – journeys afloat. Expect to pay be
  
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• Video shows Israeli soldier kneeling on protester's neck

  01-09-2020 22:24
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A video circulating on social media appears to show an Israeli soldier kneeling on a Palestinian protester's neck while arresting him during a demonstration in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. The 65-year-old protester said he was not seriously injured...
  
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• US Justice Department warns FIFA on international ban

  01-09-2020 22:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has entered into a sports dispute involving the company of a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, warning FIFA that a prohibition against staging league matches internationally could violate American antitrust laws. Relevent Sports, controlled...
  
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• Urtasker Shows That in the World of Digital Marketing, a Core Success Factor Isn't Just ...

  01-09-2020 22:24
  HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital marketing has synthesized just about every part of today's brands, services and core products: from monitoring the on-site traffic to engagement metrics, what we like, how we share and even our mouse strokes or tapping preferences. The notion of paralysis by analysis has plagued many digital marketers and while there is much to extrapolate from core critical metrics, there is one fundamental criterion that the deepest...
  
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