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• TikTok confirms that journalists' data was accessed by employees of its parent company

  22-12-2022 23:55 via cnn.com
  
  TikTok parent company ByteDance has fired four employees who improperly accessed the personal data of two journalists on the platform, TikTok spokesperson Brooke Oberwetter confirmed to CNN Thursday.
  
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• EV Driver Reports 'Full Self-Driving' Made Sudden Dangerous Move - 4 Ambulances Had to Be Called

  22-12-2022 23:46
  The owner of a Tesla told police the electric vehicle’s self-driving feature apparently malfunctioned on Thanksgiving Day near San Francisco’s Bay Bridge, causing an eight-car pileup on Interstate 80.
  The car was going about 55 miles per hour when it suddenly moved over to the far left lane and abruptly braked, CNN Business reported. That maneuver caused a chain reaction of vehicles slamming into each other at freeway speeds, according to the report.
  Four ambulances were called to th
  
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• FTX founder allowed $250M bond, house arrest

  22-12-2022 23:36
  FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left Manhattan federal court after his parents signed a $250 million personal recognizance bond. He'll stay at his parents' California home while he awaits trial. (Dec. 22) (AP video: David R. Martin, Ted Shaffrey/Production: Patrick Orsagos)      
  
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• Cassidy Hutchinson knew she was going to be 'nuked' for turning on Trump

  22-12-2022 23:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cassidy Hutchinson's new Jan. 6 transcripts offer a fresh portrait of a young, desperate woman torn between her conscience and Trump-world.
  
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• Weather Nightmare Hits America Just Days Before Christmas: Thousands of Flights Canceled or Delayed

  22-12-2022 23:19
  Just about anyone who was dreaming of a white Christmas is about to have their dream come true. However, it many mean that many won’t be home for Christmas.
  A massive, potentially dangerous winter weather event heading into the weekend is causing the plans of many across the United States to be either canceled or delayed, according to the Washington Examiner.
  Dangerously low freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions were expected across much of the nation.
  By Thursday afternoon, there
  
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• Defrocked Priest Lays It All on the Table: 'Democrat Loyalists' Operating Inside the Catholic Church

  22-12-2022 23:09
  The Roman Catholic Church may prove to be ground zero in the culture wars.
  Frank Pavone, a Catholic priest and national director of the pro-life ministry Priests for Life, has been laicized by the Catholic Church. Pavone told Fox News that he is involved in a battle “for the soul of the Catholic Church” against what he calls “Democrat loyalists.”
  To be laicized means to be dismissed from the clerical state. A more familiar term is “defrocked.” Pavone, however,
  
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• Op-Ed: Silent Night or Violent Night for Persecuted Christians?

  22-12-2022 23:03
  There are radical differences between how Christians in free nations celebrate Christmas and how Christians in nations hostile to Christ celebrate Christmas.
  In free nations, we gather in our churches and sing “Silent Night.” In nations hostile to Christ, Christians try to remain silent themselves or meet under cover of darkness to avoid detection. Persecuted by their government, extremist groups or even their own family members, they do what they can to minimize the risk of raids or
  
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• Suspects Attempt 'Smash and Grab' Jewelry Robbery, But They Didn't Realize Marines Were Nearby

  22-12-2022 22:50
  Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
  That timeless adage could not be more appropriate to describe a pair of alleged thieves in California this week.
  Taking place at the Del Amo Fashion Center mall in Torrance, the suspected ne’er-do-wells thought they had an easy enough score on their hands, failing to realize that there was a military recruitment center in that mall.“Last night, officers responded to several masked suspects armed with hammer & gloves stealing from a jewelry st
  
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• House Republicans Release Bombshell Report on Pelosi, Jan. 6 Security: 'She Must Pay the Price'

  22-12-2022 22:09
  Former President Donald Trump has long maintained that much of the failure to secure the Capitol during the fateful events of Jan. 6, 2021, was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s fault. Now it looks like Trump was right, again.
  This week, five House Republicans released a trove of text and email messages that the Democrats have gone to great lengths to ignore showing that Pelosi was directly involved with the creation and implementation of the Capitol Hill security plan that was such a disastrou
  
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• Dow sinks after the US economy grew much faster than previously thought in the third quarter

  22-12-2022 22:04 via cnn.com
  
  The Dow sank sharply as America's economy grew much faster than previously thought in the third quarter, a sign that the Federal Reserve's battle to cool the economy to fight inflation is having only a limited impact.
  
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• Jesse Watters Makes History: Primetime Show Delivers Highest Ratings for 7 PM Hour Ever Seen

  22-12-2022 21:21
  Full disclosure: I’m not the biggest Jesse Watters fan.
  That apparently puts me in the minority, because Fox News’ funnyman-turned-primetime-cable host hasn’t just seen success with his “Jesse Watters Primetime” show — he’s seen historic success.
  According to a news release from Fox News on Dec. 15, “Jesse Watters Primetime” was 2022’s fastest-growing cable news program and, incredibly, finished the year as the highest-rated 7 p.m.
  
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• Delivery driver charged with the murder of a 7-year-old in Texas faces 3 unrelated sexual assault charges dating back to 2013

  22-12-2022 21:07 via cnn.com
  
  The new sexual assault charges filed against the delivery driver suspected of kidnapping and killing 7-year-old Athena Strand in Texas earlier this month date back to three separate incidents in 2013, charging documents show.
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried released on $250 million bond after appearing in a US court

  22-12-2022 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  A New York federal court hearing for FTX cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to begin at 1 pm ET Thursday, according to a court spokesperson.
  
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• FBI Issues Response to 'Twitter Files' Bombshells, Takes Aim at 'Conspiracy Theorists'

  22-12-2022 20:18
  In the wake of Elon Musk’s latest release of the “Twitter Files,” it was revealed that a contingent of FBI agents, in what appeared to be a social media-related task force, had alleged backchannel communications with Twitter employees that could be used to flag specific accounts and tweets for “misinformation.”
  Since the publication of the documents that revealed what many suggested was possible collusion between the agency and the social media platform, FBI officia
  
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• Disgraced Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Released from Custody to His Mom and Dad's House

  22-12-2022 20:14
  Sam Bankman-Fried, disgraced former CEO of crypto exchange FTX and billionaire political activist, has been released from U.S. custody on a $250 million bond and restricted to his parents home in Palo Alto, California, following his first appearance in New York federal court Thursday, according to The Wall Street Journal.
  Bankman-Fried, who was arrested by Bahamian authorities on Dec. 12 at the request of the U.S. government, initially opted to contest his extradition, but ultimately signed on t
  
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• Dow tumbles after stronger-than-expected GDP report

  22-12-2022 20:03 via cnn.com
  
  The Dow sank sharply as America's economy grew much faster than previously thought in the third quarter, a sign that the Federal Reserve's battle to cool the economy to fight inflation is having only a limited impact.
  
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• Austin Residents Call Authorities After Finding 16-Foot Snake That Had Been Roaming Area for Months

  22-12-2022 20:00
  They say “everything’s bigger in Texas,” and that was certainly the case for neighbors who found a snake that had been lurking in Coronado Hills in Austin, Texas, for the last few months.
  It must have been quite a sight to see the giant yellow and white python cruising the neighborhood, but several neighbors worked together to corral the creature — which was sluggish due to the cold — and call authorities, realizing this was no native reptile.
  The Austin Animal Cent
  
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• Tesla Leaves Man Stuck Outside in Cold After Winter Weather Renders Car Useless

  22-12-2022 19:52
  A Tesla owner recently shared a series of videos highlighting his struggles to accomplish basic tasks with his electric vehicle in extremely cold conditions.
  The videos, which were posted by TikTok user ddcustomz, highlight his problems opening his car door, charging port and “frunk” (front car trunk).
  He had to record all of them in the freezing cold.
  In the first video, he couldn’t gain purchase on the car door’s handle because the entire vehicle was covered in ice.
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• Sam Bankman-Fried appears in a New York court today to face fraud charges

  22-12-2022 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  A New York federal court hearing for FTX cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to begin at 1 pm ET Thursday, according to a court spokesperson.
  
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• Companies are reining in holiday bonuses

  22-12-2022 19:50 via cnn.com
  
  Last year, bonuses were bountiful. This year, economic uncertainty is bringing a chill to the holiday-season perk, according to survey data released Thursday by Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to appear in a New York court Thursday

  22-12-2022 18:26 via cnn.com
  
  A New York federal court hearing for FTX cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to begin at 1 pm ET Thursday, according to a court spokesperson.
  
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• Climate Activists Are Seething - GOP Hands Major Win to $8B American Industry

  22-12-2022 18:17
  Climate activists are opposing a provision in the $1.7 trillion omnibus government spending bill that would label burning wood for energy as “carbon neutral” after Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine worked to secure it.
  The bill, which must pass to avoid a government shutdown, directs agencies to “establish clear and simple policies” for forest biomass as an energy source, including initiatives that “reflect the carbon neutrality of forest bioenergy and recogniz
  
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• GOP AG Candidate Gets Huge News in Court, Election Case Allowed to Proceed on 4 Counts

  22-12-2022 17:47
  Republican Arizona attorney general candidate Abe Hamadeh earned a big win in the Mohave County courts on Tuesday that could pave the way for a dramatic trial.
  Hamadeh, who lost to Democrat Kris Mayes by a meager 511 votes in the November midterm elections, will have his day in court on Friday, according to court documents obtained by Democracy Docket.
  Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen dismissed only one of five counts presented by Hamadeh’s legal team.
  The dismissed count per
  
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• Tracking flu, Covid-19 and RSV hospitalizations

  22-12-2022 17:29 via cnn.com
  A tough respiratory virus season is underway in the United States, as influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus came early and hit hard this year, straining the nation's health care system and driving up hospitalizations to rates not seen in years — even as Covid-19 continues spreading across the country.
  
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• Arizona Agrees to Biden Administration's Demands, Will Tear Down Border Wall

  22-12-2022 17:19
  Arizona will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the U.S. government over trespassing on federal lands.
  The Biden administration and the Republican governor entered into an agreement that Arizona will cease installing the containers in the Coronado National Forest — the only national forest along the border — according to court documents filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix.
  The agreeme
  
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• 'I really had tears in my eyes': Ukrainians react to Zelensky's historic visit to Washington DC

  22-12-2022 17:14 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech at the US Capitol on Wednesday, where he expressed gratitude for US support, was a historic moment, and one which resonated with people in his home country.
  
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• Accused NYC subway shooter intends to plead guilty to terrorism charges, according to court documents

  22-12-2022 16:49 via cnn.com
  
  The man accused of shooting passengers at random on a Brooklyn subway in April intends to plead guilty to terrorism charges, according to court documents.
  
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• EV Bubble Bursting? Tesla Makes Rare Move in Bid to Boost Sales as Demand Slows

  22-12-2022 16:39
  Tesla Inc. is offering rare discounts through year’s end on its two top-selling models, an indication that demand is slowing for its electric vehicles.
  The Austin, Texas, company started offering a $3,750 incentive on its Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV on its website earlier this month, but on Wednesday, it doubled the discount to $7,500 for those who take delivery between now and Dec. 31.
  The move comes ahead of a new federal tax credit of up to $7,500 that’s scheduled to take effect
  
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• America needs immigrants to solve its labor shortage

  22-12-2022 16:21 via cnn.com
  
  Immigration has long been a political football in the United States. But If you're wondering why America's labor shortage persists nearly three years into the Covid pandemic, it's in part because America doesn't have enough immigrants.
  
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• High Winds Cause Wind Turbine, Meant to Spin in Wind, to Spin Out of Control and Fall Down

  22-12-2022 16:18
  Just like socialism, the idea of renewable energy generated by wind turbines supplanting fossil fuels sounds good in theory, but in practice it’s a very different story.
  In the latest snafu, a wind turbine in Northport, Michigan, broke off and crashed to the ground after strong winds caused it to spin out of control, the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported Tuesday.
  The turbine, which is a rotary engine, is owned by Leelanau Community Energy, which says its goal is for Leelanau County
  
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• Suspended DC police officers found guilty in death of 20-year-old man during police pursuit

  22-12-2022 16:07 via cnn.com
  Two suspended Washington, DC, officers have been found guilty on charges related to the death of a 20-year-old man during a 2020 police pursuit, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said in a news release Wednesday.
  
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• We Have the Documents - Medical School Faculty Reprogrammed to Go Full Woke

  22-12-2022 15:53
  The University of Utah School of Medicine reportedly trained its faculty to acknowledge their own biases through diversity, equity and inclusion training modules, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the medical watchdog group Do No Harm.
  Do No Harm obtained three training presentations used between 2021 and 2022 to train faculty members about how to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
  The training instructed faculty to underst
  
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• Pre-Christmas blizzard expected to wallop northern US could strengthen into a bomb cyclone

  22-12-2022 15:52
  
  The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch Tuesday for over 40 million people in the North Central U.S., including Chicago.      
  
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• Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang plead guilty to multiple charges, are cooperating with feds

  22-12-2022 15:51 via cnn.com
  
  Two senior executives associated with collapsed crypto exchange FTX have pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges and are cooperating with federal prosecutors, according to unsealed court records. Additionally, the pair face civil fraud charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission that were announced Wednesday night.
  
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• Before His Death, Doctor Discovered 'Bullet and Gun' to Help Stop Viruses Like Flu - Now You Can Get His Discovery for Yourself

  22-12-2022 15:50
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  This article was sponsored by Liberty Tree.
  Medical hero Dr. Vladimir Zelenko dedicated the last years of his life to finding healthy over-the-counter alternatives to the mandates of Big Pharma’s totalitarian bureaucrats.
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• Bear fatally shot after escaping Florida zoo exhibit, attacking zookeeper

  22-12-2022 15:39
  
  A zoo curator told investigators that when he arrived at the habitat he saw the bear "actively attacking" the zookeeper.      
  
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• Democratic Lawmakers Set to Give Themselves a Big Raise in Time for Christmas

  22-12-2022 15:38
  Just in time for Christmas, New York legislators were set to return to the state capital Thursday to give themselves a nice holiday gift: a pay raise that would make them the nation’s best-paid state lawmakers.
  Members of the state Assembly and Senate would make a base salary of $142,000 if the bill passes during a special session, a 29 percent raise over their current salary of $110,000.
  That would send them racing ahead of state lawmakers in California, who are the nation’s best-pa
  
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• Winter storm whips up blizzard conditions, plunging temperatures across US: Live updates

  22-12-2022 15:37
  
  More than half of U.S. states are forecast to see some areas with wind chill temperatures in the negative double digits in coming days.      
  
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• Holiday travelers scramble to get home ahead of a winter storm with blizzard conditions

  22-12-2022 15:36
  
  Holiday travelers scramble to get home ahead of a winter storm with blizzard conditions.      
  
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• Taiwan Ready for Direct Combat with China - Things Haven't Been the Same Since Pelosi Stepped Foot There

  22-12-2022 15:29
  Taiwan activated fighter jets to potentially engage in combat Thursday after 39 Chinese aircraft trespassed into its claimed air defense zone, Taiwan’s defense ministry said.
  Elements of China’s air force have entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone nearly every day since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island in August, an event China condemned as a provocation, the Taiwan Ministry of Defense’s website tracker shows. In response to Thursday’s incurs
  
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• Twitter Claus

  22-12-2022 15:21
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• Southwest Plans Sweet Surprise for 11-Year-Old Girl Returning Home After Surgery for Rare Syndrome

  22-12-2022 15:21
  On the morning of Dec. 8, 2011, Kerry and Chris Lynch welcomed Mary Cate into the world. It was only moments after her arrival, though, that they began to understand that something was wrong.
  Mary Cate was whisked away to the neonatal intensive care unit, and by that evening, her concerned parents had a diagnosis: Apert syndrome.
  The condition is marked by extra bones and cartilage, which causes fused digits and a misshapen skull. Apert syndrome is so rare (only around 25 children are born with
  
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• Adam Kinzinger Insults Trump Jr. for Calling Zelenskyy 'Welfare Queen,' Quickly Reminded of Inconvenient Fact

  22-12-2022 14:50
  There are few untouchable people and causes in the world today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is one of them. With a few deviations, the consensus seems to be he’s basically like the Dalai Lama and Winston Churchill rolled up into one, staring down Vladimir Putin and, if not winning, at least not folding in two weeks the way the rest of the world thought he would.
  Granted, there are questions about how much money is being sunk into the Ukraine war, particularly without an endgame
  
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• Woman wins $175,000 lottery jackpot at white elephant gift exchange: 'Everyone was going insane'

  22-12-2022 14:49
  
  Lori Janes won $175,000 after scratching off a lucky Kentucky Lottery "Hit The Jackpot" ticket at a holiday party's white elephant gift exchange.      
  
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• Turning a dog into Grinch is safe, simple, says groomer behind viral video

  22-12-2022 14:43
  
  A groomer who colored the viral Grinch dog for Christmas is sharing more about the creative process and safety of dyeing animal fur.      
  
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• Rep. Jim Jordan Offers Perfect One-Sentence Solution to Biden's Conundrum

  22-12-2022 14:33
  Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio offered a simple yet potent rebuke of President Joe Biden’s “America Last” approach to illegal immigration in a Wednesday tweet.
  Jordan questioned why American workers were a mere afterthought in the eyes of the White House amid a reported plan to give millions of illegal immigrants eventual U.S citizenship.
  Axios reported Tuesday that the Biden administration is planning to make an economic argument for granting amnesty to participants in the
  
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• Arizona to remove makeshift border wall as part of a lawsuit, court filing says

  22-12-2022 14:24 via cnn.com
  
  Arizona agreed to remove shipping containers placed as a makeshift wall along its shared border with Mexico as part of an ongoing lawsuit, according to a Wednesday court filing.
  
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• Kremlin warns of a 'long' war after Biden offers more support on Zelensky's visit to US

  22-12-2022 14:14 via cnn.com
  
  Kyiv and its Western allies are "set for a long confrontation with Russia" following President Volodymyr Zelensky's momentous visit to Washington, Moscow said as the war in Ukraine approaches 10 months.
  
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• Zelenskyy addresses Congress, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie talk 'Babylon': 5 Things podcast

  22-12-2022 13:54
  
  Ukraine's president gave a moving speech to Congress, House report says IRS failed to conduct mandatory reviews of Trump's tax returns: 5 Things podcast      
  
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• Key GOP Lawmaker Retires in Middle of Term, Departure Sets Up Huge Battle in Legislature

  22-12-2022 13:51
  The departure of a longtime GOP incumbent in Wisconsin’s state Senate has sparked what is sure to be a contentious battle come next year.
  State Sen. Alberta Darling’s retirement in the middle of her four-year term will leave Republicans one vote shy of a supermajority in the Senate chamber, taking away the party’s override powers against Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
  According to WITI, Darling announced her intentions to retire from her 8th Senate district seat in late November,
  
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