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• R. Kelly arrested for unpaid child support after TV interview denying sex charges

  06-03-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The R&B singer was arrested again hours after lashing out in a CBS interview against charges that he had sexually assaulted teenage girls.
  
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• Venezuela arrests American journalist as U.S. pledges wider sanctions

  06-03-2019 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  In the latest crackdown on a challenge to his rule by opposition leader Juan Guaido, Maduro also expelled the German ambassador, accusing him of repeated meddling in the country's affairs.On Monday, Ambassador Daniel Kriener and diplomats from other embassies had welcomed Guaido home at the Caracas airport.The United States slapped sanctions on Venezuela's vital oil industry in January to try to cut off government revenue and force Maduro out, and pledged further action on Wednesday.
  
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• Falwell Jr. calls Ocasio-Cortez 'stupid' and 'a liar' — and invites her to speak at Liberty University

  06-03-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The president of Liberty University and the freshman Democratic phenom go a few rounds on Twitter.
  
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• Anti-Semitism measure stalls, Trump hits 'shameful' Democrats

  06-03-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump said Wednesday it was "shameful" that Democrats have not taken a tougher stance on anti-Semitism, following controversial remarks about Israel by one of the first Muslim women in Congress.With a single tweet the president weighed into a debate that has caused the latest awkward rift in the Democratic Party, as young progressives clash with the establishment old guard."It is shameful that House Democrats won't take a stronger stand against Anti-Semitism in their conferen
  
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• Hyundai shares sneak peek of 2020 Sonata

  06-03-2019 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Hyundai released photos of the 2020 Sonata and the Korean automaker's mainstay family sedan is a big departure from its conservative predecessor.
  
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• Trump ‘Would Be Very Disappointed’ If North Korea Rebuilt Nuclear Sites

  06-03-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump responded Wednesday to reports that North Korea is rebuilding a missile-testing site it had begun dismantling when Trump first met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un last summer."I would be very, very disappointed in Chairman Kim” if the reports turned out to be true, the president told reporters at the White House. “I don’t think I will be, but we’ll see what happens.”On Tuesday, satellite images emerged indicating that North Korea has begu
  
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• R. Kelly back in custody for failing to pay child support

  06-03-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  R&B superstar R. Kelly was taken into custody Wednesday for failing to pay child support, just weeks after he was briefly detained on sex abuse charges."He was taken into custody and he will be transported to Cook County jail later today," Sophia Ansari of the local sheriff's office said following a court hearing in Chicago.Ansari said Kelly owes $161,000, and is required to pay the full amount, with the next court date in the case set for March 13.
  
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• The Latest: House Dems delay vote on anti-Semitism measure

  06-03-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism (all times local):
  
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• Democrats attack Trump immigration policy; Kirstjen Nielsen grilled over family separations

  06-03-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats hammered Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen over President Trump's attempts to unilaterally expand the southern border wall.
  
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• Ilhan Omar's comments were anti-Semitic rhetoric, let's not beat around the bush: Today's talker

  06-03-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  When prominent people or members of Congress spout anti-Semitic rhetoric, it gives a green light to others to repeat that rhetoric, says head of ADL.
  
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• Trump administration demands Maduro return US reporter detained in Venezuela: ‘Being a journalist is not a crime’

  06-03-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The US State Department has demanded the immediate release of an American journalist detained in Venezuela after it was reported on Wednesday the country’s counter-intelligence agency arrested the freelance reporter.Cody Weddle was reportedly obtained by Venezuela authorities during a raid at his home in Caracas this week.The journalist, who produced freelance coverage on the political crisis under Nicolas Maduro for publications like the Daily Telegraph, Miami Herald and ABC News, had not
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 concept brought to life in stunning 3D renders

  06-03-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  There's still plenty we don't know yet about the Galaxy Note 10, but that hasn't stopped the internet from rampant speculation. It doesn't really matter that the Galaxy S10 isn't out yet -- we're already anticipating the next big thing from Samsung. And now, thanks to new 3D renders from PhoneArena, we can get a glimpse of the theoretical future long before the phone maker actually unveils its next-generation flagship phablet.Using the limited number of rumors that have been circulating around t
  
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• U.S. set to punish foreign banks who deal with Venezuela's Maduro: official

  06-03-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States moved to aggressively cut off Maduro and his associates from oil and other revenues with sanctions after recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state in January.The White House said earlier on Wednesday that banks would face sanctions for "illegitimate transactions" that helped Maduro and his network.The warning was prompted by efforts by Maduro, his officials, their family members, and state-owned entities to find ways to keep revenues flow
  
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• Erdogan determined to go ahead with Russian missile deal

  06-03-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday it was "out of the question" to reconsider a controversial deal to buy a top-line Russian anti-missile system and he might even look at other purchases.The United States, a long-standing NATO ally and supplier of much of Turkey's military equipment, has pressed Ankara to drop the S-400 deal, saying it is incompatible with its established weapon systems and is part of Russian efforts to muddy the waters in a key, volatile region."As for the S-
  
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• Grassley Says He Wants Trump's Tax Returns When House Gets Them

  06-03-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  “If the House of Representatives gets them, I want the Senate Finance Committee to get them,” the panel’s chairman, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa told reporters Wednesday.Grassley is one of the few members of Congress, as the head of the Senate tax-writing committee, who has the authority to view the returns of any taxpayer, including the president’s. His counterpart in the House, Richard Neal, the Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is moving towa
  
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• Mother Arrested on Neglect Charge After Death of 3-Month-Old Daughter

  06-03-2019 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Indianapolis Metropolitan police have arrested the mother of a 3-month-old infant who was found dead Tuesday.
  
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• Senator Martha McSally reveals she was raped in the air force in emotional testimony

  06-03-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Senator Martha McSally, the first female Air Force fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was sexually assaulted by a superior officer, and later, when she tried to talk about it to military officials, she "felt like the system was raping me all over again." The Republican senator, 52, who spent 26 years in the Air Force and commanded a fighter squadron, revealed the attack in emotional remarks during a Senate subcommittee hearing on sexual assault in the military. "I am al
  
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• Government shutdown stymied frozen tax refunds, tied up IRS phone lines, report shows

  06-03-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The longest-ever federal shutdown created an even more difficult environment at the understaffed and underfunded IRS, report shows.
  
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• Trump asks for Republican loyalty ahead of border wall vote

  06-03-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump urged Republican party rebels on Wednesday not to support Democrats voting to scrap his invocation of emergency powers for funding US-Mexico border wall construction."STAY UNITED!" Trump tweeted ahead of a Senate vote in which four Republicans are expected to break ranks and join Democrats in blocking Trump's controversial measure.Democrats are in the Senate minority but their measure would pass with the four Republicans' support.
  
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• Tax refunds are larger by an average of $40 after fourth week of filing season

  06-03-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  The average tax refund issued so far increased to $3,143, up 1.3 percent from $3,103 at the same time last year, according to IRS figures.
  
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• Drones in disasters: Eyes in the air play key role in Alabama tornado zone – and beyond

  06-03-2019 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Police and fire agencies are using drones in recovery and relief, such as after the Alabama tornado. As technology improves, drone use is expanding.
  
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• Trump news – President ‘very disappointed’ in reports North Korea rebuilding missile site as Democrats threaten impeachment

  06-03-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has said he is "very, very disappointed" to hear that North Korea is rebuilding a missile site that Pyongyang has said will be closed amid ongoing denuclearisation negotiations.Earlier, the president lashed out at a number of old enemies on Twitter, including Hillary Clinton, showing his growing frustration with House Democrats and the investigations surrounding him.In those tweets, the president accused the Democrats of “playing games” by instigating “McCarthyite&
  
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• Trump news live – Trump ‘very disappointed’ in reports North Korea rebuilding missile site as Democrats threaten impeachment

  06-03-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump says he is "very, very disappointed" to hear that North Korea is rebuilding a missile site that Pyongyang has said will be closed amid ongoing denuclearisation negotiations.Earlier, the president lashed out at a number of old enemies on Twitter, including Hillary Clinton, showing his growing frustration with House Democrats and the investigations surrounding him.In those tweets, the president accused the Democrats of “playing games” by instigating “McCarthyite&rdqu
  
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• Erdogan says Turkey will not go back on missile defense deal with Russia

  06-03-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkey will not go back on its agreement to buy S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, adding that Ankara may subsequently look into buying S-500 systems.NATO member Turkey has repeatedly said it is committed to buying the Russian missile defense system, despite warnings from the United States that the S-400s cannot be integrated into the NATO air defense system.The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that Washington had told Turkey that if it bu
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks mark their 3rd loss in a row

  06-03-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Facebook, Big Tech decline in reputation among public in 2018, according to poll

  06-03-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Privacy of data is extremely important to Americans — according to Harris Poll data, it is Americans' top social issue, with 69% of survey respondents indicating such.
  
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• Democrats split over resolution condemning anti-Semitism aimed at newcomer Ilhan Omar

  06-03-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  A furious row over anti-Semitism erupted in the Democratic Party on Wednesday as its leadership attempted to pass a resolution seen as condemning language used by one of its own members. Senior Democrats wanted a statement to be adopted by the House of Representatives condemning "the dangerous consequences of perpetuating anti-Semitic stereotypes". The resolution was viewed as a direct rebuke of Ilhan Omar, a newly elected Democrat congresswoman who had compared support for Israel to "allegiance
  
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• Pelosi: Omar’s Comments Not ‘Intentionally Anti-Semitic’

  06-03-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  House speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday asserted that Representative Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) recent claim that her pro-Israel colleagues are motivated by a “dual loyalty” to the U.S. and Israel was not “intentionally anti-Semitic.”Pelosi's comment, which was reported by Politico, came hours after House Democrats sparred in a closed-door meeting over a resolution condemning religious bigotry intended at least partially in response to Omar's comments. A number of Omar's fe
  
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• U.S. faces 'crisis' at southern border, Nielsen says

  06-03-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Testifying before Congress for the first time since Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in January, Nielsen defended President Donald Trump's decision to declare a national emergency to unlock funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border."Illegal immigration is simply spiraling out of control," Nielsen told the House Homeland Security Committee.Democrats questioned Nielsen over the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" prosecution policy, which last year led to the separatio
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Monumental Hypocrisy

  06-03-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  In one of her many viral social-media moments, freshman Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio last month played a so-called “corruption game,” grilling witnesses at a House Oversight Committee hearing about the influence of super PACs and “dark money.” By some measures, the video of her questioning became the “most-viewed Twitter video of any politician,” including President Trump.For her, the optics were perfect. Here was an idealistic young socialist us
  
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• U.S. Reporter Arrested in Venezuela by Maduro's Military

  06-03-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Officers raided the homes of Cody Weddle and Carlos Camacho, arresting them and seizing their equipment, said Marco Ruiz, the general secretary of the National Union of Press Workers.The union and Espacio Publico, a Venezuelan organization that works for a free press, haven’t been able to communicate with the men.
  
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• MeToo forces Mario Batali from his food empire

  06-03-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Celebrity chef Mario Batali announced he has severed financial ties with the group of restaurants he helped build as he continues to fight an investigation into sexual harassment allegations.Conway G. Gittens reports
  
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• Alabama tornadoes: Unnamed donors pledge to pay for 23 funerals after devastating storm

  06-03-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The coroner in Lee County said he'd gotten calls from two companies, neither of which have been identified, offering to cover the costs.
  
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• 'We have D-Day every month': GOP lawmaker compares immigration to famous WWII offensive

  06-03-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  “We have D-Day every month on our southern border, just to put this in context for America," Rep. Clay Higgins said.
  
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• The Latest: 'It's awful': Alabama governor tours devastation

  06-03-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the tornado that killed 23 people in rural Alabama (all times local):
  
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• Venezuela expels German ambassador for 'meddling,' arrests U.S. journalist

  06-03-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Ambassador Daniel Kriener was expelled two days after he and diplomats from other embassies welcomed home opposition leader Juan Guaido at the Caracas airport."Venezuela considers it unacceptable that a foreign diplomat carries out in its territory a public role closer to that of a political leader aligned with the conspiratorial agenda of extremist sectors of the Venezuelan opposition," the government said in a statement.Most Western countries, including Germany, recognize Guaido as Venezuela's
  
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• U.S. senators say Saudi crown prince has gone 'full gangster'

  06-03-2019 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Among those were the torturing of women's activists and a U.S. citizen and the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Abizaid called for accountability for the murder of Khashoggi, a U.S. resident, and support for human rights, but repeatedly stressed the strategic importance of Washington-Riyadh ties.Despite increasing tension between the two countries, the United States has not had an ambassador to Saudi Arabia since Trump became president in January 2017.
  
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• NATO's Leader Says the U.S. Shouldn't Sell the F-35 to Turkey If It Buys Russian Missiles

  06-03-2019 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The head of the NATO military alliance worries Turkey's purchase of the S-400 missile system could harm the fifth generation fighter, potentially around the world.
  
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• Huawei exec's next court date in Canada set for May 8

  06-03-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Meng Wanzhou, the Chinese telecom executive at the center of an escalating row between Ottawa and Beijing, appeared briefly before a Canadian judge on Wednesday who set May 8 for the start of a hearing into a US extradition request.Meng's arrest in Vancouver in December on a US warrant infuriated China, which arrested two Canadians days later in what was widely seen as retaliation.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he was "very concerned" over reports from Chinese state news agency Xin
  
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• Stephen Clark shooting: Police arrest 84 people after East Sacramento protest — but no charge for officers involved

  06-03-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Sacramento Police Department arrested 84 people earlier this week after activists marched through the wealthy East Sacramento neighbourhood to protest the district attorney’s decision to not criminally charge the two cops who shot and killed Stephon Clark in March 2018.Among the 84 protesters arrested on Monday were clergy members and college students, who recently participated in a sit-in protest shutting down Arden Fair Mall, as well as three local reporters.One of the clergy members
  
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• R. Kelly's alleged 'sex slave' calls family for first time in 2 years, says she's 'very happy'

  06-03-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Ahead of her interview on CBS Thursday, R. Kelly's girlfriend Joycelyn Savage called her family for first time in two years to say, again, she's fine.
  
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• Worried about getting a tax refund? When should you hire a pro to do your taxes?

  06-03-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Most taxpayers will have a simple return they can file on their own. But others with more complicated tax situations may want to turn to a CPA.
  
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• Woman who survived Hurricane Michael dies in Alabama tornado

  06-03-2019 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Sheila Creech evacuated Florida prior to Hurricane Michael in October. She was camping with Marshall Lynn Grimes when the tornado hit. Both died.
  
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• Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism Splits House Democrats

  06-03-2019 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  House Democrats clashed during a closed-door meeting Wednesday over how best to respond to Representative Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) repeated use of anti-Semitic tropes to impugn the motivations and patriotism of her pro-Israel colleagues.A number of Omar's fellow progressives lashed out at Democratic leadership for agreeing to vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to Omar's recent claim that her pro-Israel colleagues are motivated by a nefarious “dual loyalty” to t
  
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• Couples, cousins, 'ordinary folks' killed by Alabama tornado

  06-03-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Couples, cousins, children and "ordinary folks" were among the 23 people killed when a massive tornado wiped out a rural Alabama community. One family lost 10 relatives and had more hospitalized with serious injuries. Here are some of their stories:
  
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• Manafort sentence set for Thursday

  06-03-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be sentenced by a federal judge in Virginia on Thursday for bank and tax fraud crimes that were uncovered during Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether Trump's campaign colluded with Russia. Nathan Frandino has more.
  
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• Support for Impeaching President Trump Ticks Up Since Michael Cohen Testimony

  06-03-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  4 in 10 Americans now support it, a new poll shows
  
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• Hundreds of Islamic State fighters surrender in east Syria

  06-03-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Islamic State fighters holed up in the enclave at Baghouz near the Iraqi border have been giving up in large numbers this week after a ferocious assault on their enclave on Saturday and Sunday, but many remain inside, said the commander.The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia has slowed its attack to allow thousands of civilians to leave Baghouz, continuing an exodus that began when it announced it was launching a final battle for the enclave last month.Far more people were still
  
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• Impeach Trump: Democrat who vowed to 'impeach the mother****ker announces plans to file resolution against president

  06-03-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The Democrat who told supporters she intended to impeach “mother****er” Donald Trump, has announced plans to file an impeachment resolution against the president.Rashida Tlaib, the newly elected congresswoman from Michigan, in January made headlines when she was recorded using the impolite language in a speech at an event for supporters.Mr Trump said her words were “disgraceful and disrespectful” to the country.
  
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• Donald Trump phones dying fan

  06-03-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  A dying fan of Donald Trump had a bucket list wish come true when his sister, a localDemocratic politician, arranged for the president to call him and chat.Jay Barrett, a 44-year-old man from Connecticut, is terminally ill with cystic fibrosis and is receiving palliative care."You're my kind of man, Jay," Trump told him.
  
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