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• When Newborn in Rural Area Far from Help Stops Breathing, Dispatcher Coaches Parents and Saves Baby

  06-05-2022 23:54
  
  When two new parents in Boulder, Colorado, discovered their newborn was unconscious and not breathing, their saving grace was a man named Rob Schimoler.
  Schimoler is a 911 communications dispatcher. While police officers and firemen often get the credit for being first responders, dispatchers are really a person’s first line to help in an emergency. When they do their job well — as Schimoler did — they are the difference between life and death.
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• Daunte Wright's mom detained filming traffic stop

  06-05-2022 23:51
  The mother of Daunte Wright, who was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer, was detained by an officer from the same department after recording another traffic stop arrest. (May 6)      
  
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• Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch remembered at funeral

  06-05-2022 23:46
  A funeral service was held Friday for U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch at a Church of Latter-day Saints chapel in Salt Lake City. Hatch ended his tenure as the chamber's longest-serving Republican in 2019. (May 6)      
  
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• 'The View' Co-Host: 'I Don't Understand' How Some Black Americans Disagree with My Politics

  06-05-2022 23:46
  
  The left-wing women on ABC’s “The View” have made a living from saying ridiculous things on daytime television. Yet on Friday, one co-host surprised even the liberal panel with her remarks about race and politics.
  Co-host Ana Navarro and guest host Lindsey Granger were discussing incoming White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who has been hailed as a trailblazer because she is the first black lesbian in that role.
  Granger said there could be an ethics concern because
  
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• January 6 Committee Loses Key Witness After Stunning Disagreement

  06-05-2022 23:37
  
  Democrats like Adam Schiff doubled down on their Russian Collusion scheme when they created the House January 6 committee. I call it the Russian Collusion Hoax Redux. It brings to mind visions of evil sorcerers conjuring up demons by candlelight.
  Rudy Giuliani, who was scheduled to appear before the House Jan 6. committee on Friday, has had enough, according to Just The News. He backed out over a reported disagreement on whether he could video record the interview.
  On Thursday, Tim Mulvey, the c
  
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• $20,000 reward for information about stranded dolphin 'harassed' to death on Texas beach

  06-05-2022 23:36
  
  Last month, a dolphin stranded alive on a Texas beach died after a crowd "harassed" and attempted to ride it. Now, NOAA is offering a $20,000 reward.      
  
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• Watch: Joe Biden Reminisces About Eating Lunch with Segregationist Senators

  06-05-2022 23:15
  
  It looks like President Joe Biden didn’t get the memo about the Democratic Party in 2022.
  As he spoke at a factory in Hamilton, Ohio, on Friday, the president warmly recounted his personal relationships with segregationists during his time in the Senate.
  Biden began by talking about outgoing Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman, whom he thanked for “bringing folks together to find common ground.”
  “You know, things have kind of changed since the days when I first got there. &h
  
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• Op-Ed: Our Military Heroes All Share These 5 Qualities

  06-05-2022 23:14
  
  People who volunteer to serve in our military come from all walks of life — rural, urban, wealthy, poor, and from every corner of the country. Their experiences encompass all that is American, across a wide spectrum, yet they are united by at least one thing: service.
  Our distant and recent history is filled with tales of service members and their heroics. Over the years, as I’ve listened to stories of service and bravery of all kinds, I’ve realized our military heroes sha
  
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• Landscaper's hiring woes in tight labor market

  06-05-2022 23:11
  A stream of roadside "help wanted" posters in a Massachusetts town illustrate the labor shortage facing the U.S. economy. But a conversation with the owner of a landscape company reveals the depth of woes of competing in a tight labor market. (May 6)      
  
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• Texas' Abbott Targets Law That Guarantees Illegal Aliens a Right to American Education

  06-05-2022 22:48
  
  Illegal aliens could soon lose a benefit reserved for American citizens and legal residents.
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is considering challenging legal precedents that require states to fund the education of illegal alien minors.
  Abbott was speaking earlier this week on The Joe Pags Show on the topic, addressing the legal implications of a potential reversal of the Roe v. Wade abortion precedent.“Texas already long ago sued the federal government about having to incur the costs of the educati
  
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• 'WJ Live': Biden Admin Says Americans Can't Be Trusted to Vote, Declares War on SCOTUS

  06-05-2022 22:45
  
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• Nancy Pelosi Announces a Taxpayer-Funded Raise for Congressional Staffers

  06-05-2022 22:38
  
  The House of Representatives will be raising its minimum annual wage for House staffers, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday.
  By Sept. 1, staffers working in the House of Representatives will be earning wages no less than $45,000. Additionally, the maximum annual salary for House staffers will also rise to $203,700.
  Pelosi announced the updates to the payment scheme for House staffers in a Friday “Dear Colleagues” letter.
  The March government funding legislation, which increa
  
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• States prepare for summer launch of new 988 suicide prevention number

  06-05-2022 22:09 via cnn.com
  
  This summer, every state will be rolling out 988 as the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number to call for mental health crises -- similar to how people can call 911 for medical emergencies.
  
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• CDC investigating more than 100 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children, including 5 deaths

  06-05-2022 21:14 via cnn.com
  
  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that it's investigating 109 cases of severe and unexplained hepatitis in children in 25 states and territories that may be linked to a worldwide outbreak.
  
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• Second body recovered after three children went missing in Mississippi River

  06-05-2022 21:05 via cnn.com
  
  The body of a 14-year-old girl was found in the Mississippi River, the second body recovered after three children went missing in the water last month, according to the New Orleans mayor.
  
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• Want to Join Elon Musk's Free Speech Crusade? Here's When You'll Get Your Chance

  06-05-2022 20:54
  
  The deal for Elon Musk to buy Twitter is underway, but there have been some major changes.
  After agreeing to buy the social media giant for $44 billion, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO announced that he would be taking Twitter private.
  But in a new turn of events, Musk has told investors that he might turn around and take Twitter public again in a few years, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The outlet cited unidentified “people familiar with the matter.”
  While about half of the $44
  
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• Rep. Cawthorn Appears to Confirm Disturbing Video of Him and Another Male

  06-05-2022 20:49
  
  GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina is one of the youngest, most fiery and most conservative members of Congress. He’s a frequent target of the left and the right. He is also not, as Joel Osteen might put it, living his best life now.
  In the latest incident that has muddied the waters around Cawthorn’s political future, a political action committee dedicated to getting the Republican booted from office released a compromising, undated video reportedly of him naked in bed on t
  
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• Role States Played During COVID Prepared the Country for End of Roe v. Wade

  06-05-2022 20:43
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic preceding the apparent imminent demise of Roe v. Wade seems almost providential.
  For decades, more and more power has been accumulated by the federal government, but in a surprising way, states really took the lead in people’s day-to-day lives during the past couple of years.
  Former President Donald Trump’s administration set the tone by recognizing that under our constitutional republic, the states possess the police powers, which encompass the health, safety a
  
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• Ron DeSantis Banned from New York Jewish Museum in the Name of 'Inclusivity'

  06-05-2022 20:28
  
  They might want to check the definition of “inclusivity” one more time.
  Elliott Abrams and Eric Cohen, co-chairs of the annual Jewish Leadership Conference, revealed in a Wall Street Journal commentary that the group has been blackballed from hosting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage.
  The JLC had planned to host DeSantis as a keynote speaker for the June 12 conference. The conservative governor would have spoken about the development of Florida&r
  
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• Judge Rules in Favor of Marjorie Taylor Greene in Her Re-Election Battle

  06-05-2022 20:26
  
  A judge in Georgia on Friday found that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can run for re-election, rejecting arguments from a group of voters who had challenged her eligibility over allegations that she engaged in insurrection. But the decision will ultimately be up to Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
  Judge Charles Beaudrot announced his decision after a daylong hearing in April that included arguments from lawyers for the voters and for Greene, as well as extensive questioning o
  
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• Peter Thiel plans to wind down his involvement in 2022 after Vance's victory in Ohio

  06-05-2022 20:23 via cnn.com
  
  Billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel won big when his longtime friend J.D. Vance succeeded in Tuesday's Ohio Senate GOP primary, surging to victory in the final days of the race after a last-minute endorsement from former President Donald Trump and a seven-figure boost from Thiel.
  
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• NYT Makes Stealth Edits to Elon Musk Piece Tainting Him with Apartheid Smears; Writer Lashes Out at Critics

  06-05-2022 20:20
  
  The mainstream media is freaking out over Elon Musk buying Twitter, particularly since none of the smears directed at the Tesla and SpaceX founder have yet deterred him from the potential takeover.
  The latest strange attack on Musk’s ability to effectively run a social media platform came from The New York Times, whose writers explored in a piece published Thursday how Musk’s “growing up as a white person under the racist apartheid system in South Africa may have shaped him.&rd
  
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• Majority-Black town reaches agreement with Tennessee to avoid state takeover

  06-05-2022 19:43 via cnn.com
  
  The town of Mason, Tennessee, and the NAACP reached an agreement this week with the Tennessee Comptroller's Office to settle a lawsuit filed after the state attempted to gain financial control of the majority-Black town.
  
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• Tennessee governor signs bill criminalizing mail-in abortion drugs

  06-05-2022 19:32 via cnn.com
  
  Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill Thursday criminalizing abortion-inducing drugs that are provided via mail.
  
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• Brazilian President Smacks Hollywood Actors Who Tried to Give His People a Climate Change Lecture

  06-05-2022 19:19
  
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro clapped back at Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio after the left-wing actor lectured Brazilians about climate change on social media.
  Bolsonaro — a conservative who has been dubbed the “Trump of the Tropics” because of his similarities to former President Donald Trump — responded to a tweet from DiCaprio on Twitter last week urging Brazilians to prioritize climate change when they vote in the country’s October elections.
  He said the
  
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• Kraft Heinz wants to solve its supply chain problems — in the metaverse

  06-05-2022 19:17 via cnn.com
  
  Kraft Heinz is using the metaverse to help get Lunchables, Velveeta and ketchup onto shelves faster.
  
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• Kraft Heinz has an extremely unique solution for supply chain backups

  06-05-2022 19:17 via cnn.com
  
  Kraft Heinz is using the metaverse to help get Lunchables, Velveeta and ketchup onto shelves faster.
  
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• White House Gives Approval to Crowds Mobbing SCOTUS Justices' Homes: No 'Official US Government Position on Where People Protest'

  06-05-2022 18:57
  
  Peaceful protests have always been a cornerstone of American democracy. Sadly, many Americans in recent years have crossed the line from “peaceful” into harassment or worse.
  During her news briefing on Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked about pro-abortion activists who have contrived a plan to show up at the houses of conservative Supreme Court justices in the wake of a leaked draft of a decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
  The group Ruth Sent Us published
  
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• Trump claims Republicans will stay home in November if his pick doesn't win the GOP gubernatorial primary in Georgia. Voters say otherwise

  06-05-2022 18:26 via cnn.com
  
  David Perdue and Donald Trump often say that Gov. Brian Kemp has irrevocably divided Georgia Republicans.
  
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• No charges will be filed in trespassing shooting where DaBaby was present

  06-05-2022 18:21 via cnn.com
  
  No criminal charges will be filed after a North Carolina shooting incident in April on the property that reportedly belongs to rapper DaBaby, police say.
  
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• Louisiana Lawmakers Seize the Moment, Move to Make ALL Abortions a Crime of Murder

  06-05-2022 18:17
  
  Days after a leaked draft opinion indicated the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade and, with it, the implied constitutional right to end a pregnancy, Louisiana lawmakers moved forward on a bill that would define abortion as homicide “from the moment of fertilization.”
  Louisiana House Bill 813 advanced out of the state House Committee for the Administration of Criminal Justice on Wednesday, according to WWNO-FM, the NPR affiliate in New Orleans. The law would allow anyone who ei
  
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• Who's to Blame for Dave Chappelle Attack? 'The View' Co-Host Says Donald Trump Is

  06-05-2022 18:05
  
  On Tuesday, an armed man stormed the stage with a fake handgun and a real knife and attacked comedian Dave Chappelle as he performed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as part of a Netflix comedy festival.
  Chappelle was unhurt and, reports said, continued right on with his set. Chris Rock, no stranger to on-stage attacks and another performer at the festival, even joined Chappelle at the mic to ask, “Was that Will Smith?”
  All’s well that ends well, but one is naturally given
  
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• These 'boomerang' employees went back to their old jobs. They tell us why

  06-05-2022 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  With the job market still going strong, millions of workers have switched jobs in the past year.
  
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• As Florida targets Disney, some Republicans chafe at DeSantis' 'vengeful' and 'punitive' Reedy Creek move

  06-05-2022 17:42 via cnn.com
  
  The strike against Disney that brought Gov. Ron DeSantis a windfall of campaign cash and weeks of glowing coverage from conservative media has also generated something the Florida Republican rarely experiences these days: criticism from the political right.
  
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• Bill Burr: If Amber Heard Loses, Those Who Denigrated Johnny Depp Owe Him Public Apologies

  06-05-2022 17:34
  
  This week, actress Amber Heard has been testifying in court after ex-husband Johnny Depp sued for her defamation. Before her testimony began, comedian Bill Burr said many people may owe Depp an apology.
  On the latest episode of his show, “Monday Morning Podcast,” Burr said he had not watched the trial because he is such a big fan of Depp.
  “I love that guy and I just — I don’t want to hear all these personal details and s***,” Burr said according to Mediaite. &
  
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• Opinion: Interaction between Lydia Ko and male reporter felt like it belonged deep in last century

  06-05-2022 17:32 via cnn.com
  
  Earlier this week, reporter Jerry Foltz asked world No. 3 golfer Lydia Ko why a physical therapist had rushed onto the course to treat her during the Palos Verdes Championship. Smiling, Ko said: "It's that time of the month," explaining that she has problems with her back when she has her period. Foltz, clearly stumped, mumbled, "Uh, thanks." He later followed up on Twitter, replying to a post linked to an article entitled, "'Honesty it is': Lydia Ko leaves interviewer speechless with response"
  
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• Transatlantic Flight Forced to Turn Around When Airline Makes Troubling Midair Realization About Pilots

  06-05-2022 17:16
  
  Adding the term “rostering error” to the world’s ever-growing mountain of doublespeak, Virgin Atlantic Airways turned a plane around over the Atlantic after realizing the co-pilot had not passed all the tests needed to fly and that the flight’s captain lacked designated trainer status.
  A flight from London to New York City was about 40 minutes into the trip on Monday when someone on board appears to have recognized there was a problem. The plane then returned to London, a
  
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• 'I read banned books' library card campaign launches in Nashville

  06-05-2022 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  The Nashville Public Library (NPL) is hoping to give out 5,000 free "banned books" library cards to local readers by the end of the month as Tennessee is among the states embroiled in the ongoing censorship debate across the nation.
  
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• Ukrainian startup is bringing school to displaced students

  06-05-2022 17:04 via cnn.com
  
  Russia's continuing assault in Ukraine has devastated the country and the lives of millions of its citizens. The youngest among them — Ukraine's children — have been robbed of the ability to attend school and learn in a classroom, sitting next to their peers and friends.
  
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• Controversy Erupts as Public Learns Biden's New Press Secretary Is in a Long-Term Relationship with a CNN Reporter

  06-05-2022 16:28
  
  The new public face of the Biden White House has a long-term partner who is a CNN correspondent, stirring concerns over a conflict of interest.
  Karine Jean-Pierre, who will succeed Jen Psaki as White House press secretary, has made no secret of her same-sex relationship with CNN correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, with some reports referring to them as married. They live together in Washington with a child they adopted, according to the New York Post.
  According to The Washington Free Beacon. the Whi
  
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• You Won't See Biden Holding Media Events in Oval Office for One Devastating Reason: Report

  06-05-2022 15:48
  
  It seems like every day there is another story of Joe Biden’s erratic behavior in the office of the presidency.
  The strange thing is how rarely Biden makes an appearance in the actual office of the president: the Oval Office at the White House.
  A report Thursday advanced a reason for his prolonged absence from the powerful and traditional symbol of the executive branch’s authority: Biden needs a teleprompter.
  Politico’s report on the prospects of a 2024 rematch of the 2020 pres
  
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• Pro-Abortion Groups Announce Disturbing Plan to Target Churches on Mother's Day

  06-05-2022 15:19
  
  Churches, particularly Catholic ones, might be a battleground Sunday if pro-abortion activists have their way.
  The group Ruth Sent Us, which has called for protests on Wednesday at the homes of Supreme Court justices who are considering overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion, wants to mark Mother’s Day by disrupting Catholic services.
  A leaked draft opinion that would allow states to determine policy on abortion has galvanized abortion supporters since Politico publishe
  
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• Pelosi announces House will vote on bill next week that would allow staffers to unionize

  06-05-2022 14:38 via cnn.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in a letter to her colleagues Friday morning the chamber will vote on legislation that would allow Capitol Hill staffers to unionize next week, a major development for labor activists who have pushed for the option for years.
  
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• Biden Can't Control His Own Administration - Biggest Name Yet Reportedly Refusing to Participate in Policy Push

  06-05-2022 14:30
  
  Democrats are using student loan relief as a Hail Mary to save the party from political ruin — but even at the very top, there’s dissension in the ranks over precisely what that should constitute.
  According to Politico, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were set to make a promotional video for social media to announce the latest extension of the federal student loan payment pause.
  But shortly after starting the project in early April, Harris backed out because the
  
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• New York Times: Esper in new book says Trump floated launching missiles at Mexico to 'destroy the drug labs'

  06-05-2022 14:18 via cnn.com
  
  Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says in his new book that then-President Donald Trump asked him in 2020 about launching missiles into Mexico to "destroy the drug labs" and kill cartels, The New York Times reported Thursday.
  
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• Biden to announce voluntary 3D printing initiative during trip to Ohio

  06-05-2022 13:57 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden will announce the launch of a new voluntary initiative to boost the use of 3D printing in domestic supply chains during his trip to Ohio on Friday, according to two senior administration officials and a White House fact sheet touting the announcement.
  
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• Adidas profit drops as sales in China slump

  06-05-2022 13:57 via cnn.com
  
  Adidas on Friday blamed poor sales in China for a sharp drop in first quarter profit.
  
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• Shipping delays are back as China's lockdowns ripple around the world

  06-05-2022 11:03 via cnn.com
  
  Global shipping was just starting to recover from the chaos of the pandemic. Now port congestion and delays are back and could be around for a while.
  
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• SpaceX's wildly busy year continues with a return to Earth

  06-05-2022 06:56 via cnn.com
  
  Three NASA astronauts and a European astronaut splashed down aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule off the coast of Florida after midnight Friday morning, capping off their six-month mission during which they worked alongside Russian cosmonauts and hosted the first all-private crew to visit the orbiting outpost.
  
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• Analysis: Biden comes out fighting in pre-election reboot

  06-05-2022 06:01 via cnn.com
  
  Most White Houses wait for their midterm election shellacking or thumping to shake up their message and strategy shop.
  
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