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• The Latest: UK sets net-zero plan for its financial sector

  02-11-2021 23:35
  
  The British government plans to make the U.K. “the world’s first net-zero aligned financial center” as companies and investors seek to profit from the drive to build a low-carbon economy
  
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• Netflix rolls out its first mobile games

  02-11-2021 23:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Netflix announced on Tuesday that its first collection of games are now available for subscribers to play on Android phones.
  
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• Hope after wildfire: Tiny sequoias could grow into giants

  02-11-2021 23:04
  
  Tiny giant sequoia seedlings have been planted in a California community where wildfire destroyed homes and the massive trees
  
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• At COP26, over 100 countries pledge to end deforestation

  02-11-2021 22:04
  
  More than 100 countries are pledging to end deforestation.
  
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• 2021 Virginia Election Results - The New York Times

  02-11-2021 22:04 via news.google.com
  2021 Virginia Election Results  The New York TimesBiden lays out methane plan; jury seated in Rittenhouse trial; Virginia governors race down to wire  STLtoday.com
  
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• Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini indicted for fraud in Switzerland - CNN

  02-11-2021 21:18 via news.google.com
  Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini indicted for fraud in Switzerland  CNNSepp Blatter, Michel Platini indicted on fraud charges  ESPNEx-Fifa president Blatter and ex-Uefa boss Platini charged with fraud  BBC NewsFormer Soccer Chiefs Blatter and Platini Indicted in Switzerland  The Wall Street JournalFormer FIFA Officials Face Fraud Charges Over Secret Payment  The New York Times
  
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• Zillow to shutter home buying business and lay off 2k employees as its big real estate bet falters - GeekWire

  02-11-2021 21:06 via news.google.com
  Zillow to shutter home buying business and lay off 2k employees as its big real estate bet falters  GeekWireZillow Seeks to Sell 7,000 Homes for $2.8 Billion After Flipping Halt  Yahoo FinanceZillow says it's closing home-buying business and cutting 25% of workforce; earnings miss estimates  CNBCZillow Quits Home-Flipping Business, Cites Inability to Forecast Prices  The Wall Street JournalZillow calls it quits on home flipping, takes $304M writedown (upda
  
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• Biden says he can convince Manchin to vote for his sweeping agenda: 'I believe that Joe will be there' - CNN

  02-11-2021 20:36 via news.google.com
  Biden says he can convince Manchin to vote for his sweeping agenda: 'I believe that Joe will be there'  CNNManchin blasts House Democrats, potentially pressing pause on Biden agenda  Yahoo NewsManchin urges House to vote on infrastructure but asks for more time on social spending bill  CBS NewsDavid Marcus: Manchin smacks Biden's placeholder presidency  Fox NewsDemocrats are experts at doing themselves in | Letters  Tampa Bay Times
  
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• Tesla stock falls after Elon Musk tweets that a deal with Hertz is not signed - NPR

  02-11-2021 20:30 via news.google.com
  Tesla stock falls after Elon Musk tweets that a deal with Hertz is not signed  NPRFood program chief responds to Elon Musk's challenge on world hunger  CNNDow Jones Today Flattens, Nasdaq Gains As Musk Tweet Dunks Tesla; Gartner, Arista, Univar Rally On Earnings  Investor's Business DailyLet them eat space! Elon Musk and the race to end world hunger  The GuardianWith Avis and Hertz, Tesla's Electric Cars Now Buy Themselves  Bloomberg
  
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• Facebook to delete 1 billion people's 'facial recognition templates'

  02-11-2021 20:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook said Tuesday it would drastically scale back its facial recognition system and delete more than 1 billion users' facial templates after years of
  
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• ‘A massive step forward’: Democrats clinch drug pricing deal - POLITICO

  02-11-2021 20:28 via news.google.com
  
  ‘A massive step forward’: Democrats clinch drug pricing deal  POLITICOSchumer announces deal on prescription drug pricing, a key obstacle to mega-bill  NBC NewsSchumer announces deal to lower prescription drug prices | TheHill  The HillDemocrats Reach Deal to Control Drug Prices in Bill  The New York TimesDemocrats announce deal on prescription drug pricing as another part of spending plan comes into focus  The Washington Post
  
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• Apple's New AirPods Pro with MagSafe Are on Sale - IGN - IGN

  02-11-2021 20:10 via news.google.com
  Apple's New AirPods Pro with MagSafe Are on Sale - IGN  IGNI tried $13 wireless earbuds... and the results were surprising  Yahoo EntertainmentBeats Fit Pro review: The sportier AirPods I've always wanted  CNETBeats Fit Pro review: sporty AirPod Pros with better sound  The VergeAirPods 3 review: A fantastic set of AirPods with a problematic price point  iMore
  
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• Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software

  02-11-2021 19:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically recognize people in photos and videos posted on the social network, marking a massive shift both for the tech industry and for a company known for collecting vast amounts of data about its billions of users.
  
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• Kyle Rittenhouse ‘the only person who killed anyone’ in Kenosha unrest, prosecutors say - The Guardian

  02-11-2021 19:42 via news.google.com
  Kyle Rittenhouse ‘the only person who killed anyone’ in Kenosha unrest, prosecutors say  The GuardianKyle Rittenhouse trial: Opening statements underway | FOX6 News Milwaukee  FOX6 News MilwaukeePotential jurors in Kyle Rittenhouse's trial were asked their opinions on AR-15 rifles, and some said they were afraid they'd face threats if chosen to serve  Yahoo! VoicesProsecutor says Rittenhouse instigated Kenosha bloodshed  Kenosha NewsColumn: As
  
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• Sheikh Jarrah families reject ‘unjust’ deal with Israeli settlers - Al Jazeera English

  02-11-2021 19:30 via news.google.com
  Sheikh Jarrah families reject ‘unjust’ deal with Israeli settlers  Al Jazeera EnglishPalestinians reject offer to delay their Jerusalem eviction  Yahoo NewsLanguage 'speed dating' attracts Jewish and Palestinian students in Jerusalem  ReutersAfter green-lighting settlements, Israel advances 1,303 Palestinian units  The Times of IsraelDeadline looms as Sheikh Jarrah residents face forced eviction  Al Jazeera English
  
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• Texans, Dolphins won’t do Deshaun Watson deal - NBC Sports

  02-11-2021 19:28 via news.google.com
  Texans, Dolphins won’t do Deshaun Watson deal  NBC SportsMiami Dolphins decide against trading for Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson before deadline  ESPNTime for Miami Dolphins to rebuild . . . yet again, writes Omar Kelly - South Florida Sun-Sentinel  South Florida Sun SentinelRich Eisen: Why “Texans QB Deshaun Watson” Is Not “Dolphins QB Deshaun Watson” | The Rich Eisen Show  The Rich Eisen ShowTexans QB Deshaun Watson not d
  
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• Autonomous vehicle maker Nuro secures $600M for expansion

  02-11-2021 19:25
  
  Electric vehicle maker Nuro said Tuesday it had secured $600 million in funding from Google, Kroger and others to continue the development of its autonomous delivery vehicle service
  
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• No ‘good’ vs. ‘bad’ foods: 10 eating ‘patterns’ to prevent heart disease, death - MarketWatch

  02-11-2021 19:15 via news.google.com
  No ‘good’ vs. ‘bad’ foods: 10 eating ‘patterns’ to prevent heart disease, death  MarketWatchFad diets are out. It's your lifestyle habits that matter  CNN10 heart-healthy diet tips to reduce your heart disease risk  TODAYNew Nutrition Research: 10 Features of a Heart-Healthy Eating Pattern  SciTechDailyNew look at nutrition research identifies 10 features of a heart-healthy eating pattern  Medical Xpress
  
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• Las Vegas Raiders WR Henry Ruggs to be charged with DUI resulting in death - ESPN

  02-11-2021 19:10 via news.google.com
  Las Vegas Raiders WR Henry Ruggs to be charged with DUI resulting in death  ESPNBREAKING: Henry Ruggs Facing DUI Resulting in Death Charge | CBS Sports HQ  CBS Sports HQRaiders WR Henry Ruggs will be charged with DUI resulting in death after fatal car crash  Yahoo SportsDeadly crash involving Raiders Henry Ruggs closes portion of Rainbow Boulevard in west Las Vegas  KTNV Las VegasRaiders' Henry Ruggs charged with DUI 'resulting in death' after 1 person kil
  
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• Giant 'corpse plant' draws crowds in Southern California

  02-11-2021 18:36
  
  The bloom of a giant and stinky Sumatran flower nicknamed a “corpse plant” because it smells like a dead body is huge drawing crowds to a Southern California botanical garden
  
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• Kanye West ‘Put Off’ By Kim Kardashian & Pete Davidson’s PDA Amid Divorce: He Does ‘Not Like It’ - HollywoodLife

  02-11-2021 18:31 via news.google.com
  Kanye West ‘Put Off’ By Kim Kardashian & Pete Davidson’s PDA Amid Divorce: He Does ‘Not Like It’  HollywoodLifeKim Kardashian CLUTCHES ON to Pete Davidson  Entertainment TonightWhen will the Kardashian Christmas card be revealed 2021?...  The US SunChristmas Too Soon, Belfie Secret & Kim K.'s Rebound - "Nightly Pop" 11/01/21 | E! News  E! NewsKim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Are Having 'Fun' Source Says: She's 'Enjoyin
  
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• Cat-carrying Curtis Sliwa has tough time voting in NYC mayoral race - New York Post

  02-11-2021 18:29 via news.google.com
  Cat-carrying Curtis Sliwa has tough time voting in NYC mayoral race  New York Post Adams, Sliwa Cast Their Ballots In NYC Mayoral Race  CBS New YorkLive Updates: Election Day 2021 Is Here!  GothamistN.Y.C. Mayoral Election News: Live Updates  The New York TimesAdams for mayor: Eric Adams should be voters’ choice today  New York Daily News
  
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• Kristen Stewart And Girlfriend Dylan Meyer Are Engaged: 'It's Happening' - HuffPost

  02-11-2021 18:28 via news.google.com
  Kristen Stewart And Girlfriend Dylan Meyer Are Engaged: 'It's Happening'  HuffPostKristen Stewart is engaged to screenwriter Dylan Meyer: 'We're marrying. It's happening.'  Yahoo EntertainmentKristen Stewart Is Engaged to Girlfriend of 2 Years | E! News  E! NewsKristen Stewart Says She and Dylan Meyer 'Are Marrying,' Details Meyer's Proposal  PEOPLEKristen Stewart Engaged To Dylan Meyer  Us Weekly
  
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• Facebook says it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete faceprints of more than 1 billion people

  02-11-2021 18:20
  Facebook says it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete faceprints of more than 1 billion people
  
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• Dozens Killed in Attack on Military Hospital in Afghanistan’s Capital - The New York Times

  02-11-2021 18:18 via news.google.com
  Dozens Killed in Attack on Military Hospital in Afghanistan’s Capital  The New York TimesAt least 20 killed in Kabul hospital blasts  CNNMore than 20 killed in attack on Afghanistan military hospital – BBC News  BBC NewsOpinion | Without the U.S. releasing billions in assets, Afghans will continue to sink into desperation  The Washington PostAfghanistan: Deadly blasts near military hospital in Kabul  Al Jazeera English
  
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• New blood test can spot more than 50 types of cancer – many hard to detect early - CBS News

  02-11-2021 18:09 via news.google.com
  
  New blood test can spot more than 50 types of cancer – many hard to detect early  CBS NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Brazil, once a champion of environmentalism, grapples with new role as climate antagonist - The Washington Post

  02-11-2021 18:09 via news.google.com
  Brazil, once a champion of environmentalism, grapples with new role as climate antagonist  The Washington PostOnce a Climate Leader, Brazil Falls Short in Glasgow  The New York TimesCop26: Johnson and Biden welcome deal to end deforestation  Guardian NewsBrazil pledges 50 percent emissions cut by 2030 in change of tone  Al Jazeera EnglishThe battle for the Amazon's future - BBC News  BBC News
  
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• Braves Place Adrianza On Postseason Paternity List, Activate Camargo - MLB Trade Rumors

  02-11-2021 17:50 via news.google.com
  
  Braves Place Adrianza On Postseason Paternity List, Activate Camargo  MLB Trade RumorsWorld Series 2021 - Game 6 a high school reunion for MLB aces Max Fried, Jack Flaherty, Lucas Giolito  ESPNAlmost All the Complaints About the World Series Are Wrong  New York MagazineShe left high school to work at Dollywood at 16. Now she's singing the National Anthem in World Series Game 6  11Alive.com WXIAOpinion: When you cheer for Cuban Astros players, remember why
  
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• Stargazers in Chile's Atacama Desert search for alien life and 'dark energy' - CNN

  02-11-2021 17:36 via news.google.com
  Stargazers in Chile's Atacama Desert search for alien life and 'dark energy'  CNNGiant Magellan telescope in Chile's desert searches for a new life beyond Earth | WION Edge  WIONThis Desert May Contain Secrets To Avoiding Climate Famine  HuffPost'Genetic Goldmine' in Earth's Harshest Desert Could Be The Key to Feeding The Future  ScienceAlertChile's Atacama Desert Has a Genetic Goldmine That Could Help Us Engineer Drought-Resistant Plants  The Da
  
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• Travis Barker's Ex-Wife Dragged His And Kourtney Kardashian's "True Romance" Halloween Costumes For Being "Embarrassing" And "Poor Taste" In Leaked DMs After Saying She Found It "Weird" He Recycled Their Wedding Theme - BuzzFeed News

  02-11-2021 17:35 via news.google.com
  Travis Barker's Ex-Wife Dragged His And Kourtney Kardashian's "True Romance" Halloween Costumes For Being "Embarrassing" And "Poor Taste" In Leaked DMs After Saying She Found It "Weird" He Recycled Their Wedding Theme  BuzzFeed NewsKourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Bid Farewell to Halloween in Edward Scissorhands Costumes  Yahoo EntertainmentTravis Barker Teases a Name for Future Baby with Fiancée Kourtney Kardashian — See the Suggestion!  PEOPLEKar
  
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• The top Apple-Movies-Top-10

  02-11-2021 17:05
  The top 10 movies on the Apple Store for week ending 10/31/21
  
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• UK: Post ‘False Information’ About Vaccines, Get Two Years In Jail?

  02-11-2021 17:00 via technocracy.news
  
  The Scientific Dictatorship, aka Technocracy, must criminalize and suppress all opposing speech and ideas, lest the people of society realize what is really happening and throw the attackers off. Because of alternative media’s success at bypassing censorship, criminalization is now seen as a necessary curb. ⁃ TN EditorPeople in the UK who post “false information” about vaccines online could face two years in prison under a new law.
  Yes, really.
  The Online Safety Bill, des
  
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• Celebrating Día de los Muertos with traditional altars — and NFTs?

  02-11-2021 16:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two Latinos created the Day of the Dead NFT project in a modern, cryptocurrency take on the Día de los Muertos tradition.
  
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• Amid US sanctions, Huawei highlights uses for 5G technology

  02-11-2021 15:41
  
  China’s Huawei Technologies Co. is gearing up to provide smart services and 5G technology to industries such as healthcare for new revenue streams that might offset the damage to its smartphone business from U.S. sanctions
  
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• Mercola: How to Fight Vaccine Mandates and Passports

  02-11-2021 15:21 via technocracy.news
  
  The world is fed up with Technocrat/Transhumanist assaults and is fighting back on every continent. The agenda to destroy society and our economic system is becoming more clear by the day and people are starting to see it as an existential threat to civilization, which indeed it is. ⁃ TN EditorSTORY AT-A-GLANCE> Around the world, huge numbers of people are protesting vaccine mandates and passports
  > New York City has seen large protests in the wake of its vaccine requirement for rest
  
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• Polar Bear Week 2021: Helping Our Most Beloved Arctic Mammals Thrive

  02-11-2021 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As polar bears begin their migration, learn about the ways scientists are working to protect them from climate change.
  
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• Great Reset: Biden Pledges To ‘Remake’ American Economy At UN Conference

  02-11-2021 14:51 via technocracy.news
  
  But, he says don’t worry, that his agenda will help Americans save energy by installing solar panels on their homes to make them more energy efficient. This is patently insane Technocrat babbling about saving the world by destroying the world. In the end, the anti-carbon rhetoric will be seen as anti-human. ⁃ TN EditorPresident Joe Biden promised the United Nations COPS26 Climate Summit on Monday he would remake the American economy, abandoning carbon based fossil fuels and focusing
  
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• "Major cities really matter": Mayors demand climate action

  02-11-2021 14:23
  
  The mayors of Seattle and Freetown in Sierra Leone greeted each other like long lost sisters on a train hurtling toward the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow
  
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• Ancient Medical Treatments Still Used Today

  02-11-2021 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  From cataract surgery to FDA-approved leeching, some modern medicine has unusual origins.
  
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• Yahoo pulls out of China amid 'challenging' environment

  02-11-2021 13:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Yahoo said Tuesday said it plans to pull out of China, citing an “increasingly challenging business and legal environment.” The company said in a statement
  
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• Yahoo pulls out of China for good

  02-11-2021 13:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Yahoo has shut down access to its services in China, becoming the latest American tech company to exit the country.
  
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• Meta denies Kazakh claim of exclusive access to Facebook's content reporting system

  02-11-2021 13:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Facebook-owner Meta Platforms on Tuesday denied a claim by the Kazakh government that it had been granted exclusive access to the social network's content reporting system.
  
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• Elon Musk keeps fans guessing by tweeting mysterious Chinese poem

  02-11-2021 11:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Elon Musk is known for setting the internet ablaze with his cryptic tweets. Now he's doing it in another language.
  
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• How Long Does a Neutron Live? Physicists Make Most Precise Measurement Yet

  02-11-2021 11:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Physicists use “bottle” method to make most precise measurement yet of a neutron’s lifetime. Particles called neutrons are typically very content inside atoms. They stick...
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• Avoiding Shortcut Solutions in Artificial Intelligence for More Reliable Predictions

  02-11-2021 10:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new method forces a machine learning model to focus on more data when learning a task, which leads to more reliable predictions. If your...
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• Irish startup's pocket-sized gadget shows you what food is bad for your gut

  02-11-2021 10:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The AIRE device made by FoodMarble measures hydrogen in the breath, to tell users which foods trigger their digestion problems.
  
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• Netflix removes spy drama episodes after Philippines' complaint over China map

  02-11-2021 10:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Southeast Asian country rejected scenes involving a map used by Beijing to assert its claims to the South China Sea.
  
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• New Nutrition Research: 10 Features of a Heart-Healthy Eating Pattern

  02-11-2021 10:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In a new statement on diet and heart health, the American Heart Association presents 10 key features of a heart-healthy eating pattern that can help...
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• Astronaut “Medical Issue” Delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Mission – Not Related to COVID-19

  02-11-2021 09:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA is delaying the upcoming launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission due to a minor medical issue involving one of its crew members. The issue...
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• COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against the Delta Variant in Adolescents

  02-11-2021 06:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Largest real-world study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in Adolescents published by Israel’s Clalit Research Institute in The New England Journal of Medicine. The Clalit Research...
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