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• James Comey hints at 2020 presidential run in arguably the worst political April Fool’s prank yet

  01-04-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  April Fool's Day is possibly the worst time to believe anything you read on the Internet. Take, for example, former FBI Director James Comey a message he sent to his more than one million followers on Twitter. The former FBI director posted a photo to his account showing him standing with his back towards the camera on an open road, looking into the distance with his hands in his pockets and his feet planted over a yellow lane separating each side of the street. “I’m in,” he wr
  
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• US stops F-35 fighter jet parts delivery to Turkey

  01-04-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of warnings, the United States has stopped delivery of F-35 fighter jet parts to Turkey in retaliation for Ankara's decision to move ahead with the purchase of a Russian surface-to-air missile system, the Pentagon said Monday.
  
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• This multi-cooker is pricey, but it’s got cool features you won’t find on any Instant Pot

  01-04-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  At between $80 and $180, many people think Instant Pots are very expensive. They're worth the cost, of course, but that's a lot of money to spend on a multi-use cooker regardless of how great it is. Believe it or not, there's actually a model out there that's even more expensive -- but as is the case with Instant Pots, it's worth every penny. The Breville BPR700BSS Fast Slow Pro Multi Function Cooker costs well over $200, and for that sum you get 11 different cook settings. But you also get one
  
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• Larger class sizes may not be the answer: Today's Toon

  01-04-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Want to keep up with USA TODAY's editorial cartoons? Bookmark this page. We'll update it frequently.
  
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• Trump team overruled 25 clearance denials, official says

  01-04-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A career official in the White House security office says dozens of people in President Donald Trump's administration were granted security clearances despite "disqualifying issues" in their backgrounds, including concerns about foreign influence, drug use and criminal conduct.
  
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• California sales tax increases for 51 cities

  01-04-2019 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  A new sales tax hike went into effect Monday for 51 California cities, including more than a dozen in Southern California.
  
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• The Latest: Venezuela judge seeks to strip Guaido's immunity

  01-04-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's Crisis (all times local):
  
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• Marine protected reserves do more than restore fish

  01-04-2019 23:13
  In a new analysis of the effectiveness of marine protected areas worldwide, marine ecologists report that reserves not only replenish target fish populations, they also restore ecological functioning. However, not all reserves performed equally well.
  
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• R. Kelly sex-crimes case back in court; lawyers want to see correspondence with Avenatti

  01-04-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Lawyers in the R. Kelly sex-crimes case were in court Monday to argue over pretrial motions, including Kelly's demand that prosecutors turn over copies of communications from Michael Avenatti, arrested himself last week on extortion charges.
  
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• UPDATE 4-Boeing to submit 737 MAX software upgrade 'in the coming weeks'

  01-04-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON/SEATTLE, April 1 (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Monday it planned to submit a proposed software enhancement package for the grounded 737 MAX in "the coming weeks" after the company had previously said it planned to deliver the fix for government approval by last week."We are working to demonstrate that we have identified and appropriately addressed all certification requirements and will be submitting for FAA review once completed in the coming weeks," Boeing said.More than 300 Boeing
  
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• Ukraine's president trying to hold off rival for runoff spot

  01-04-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president was holding off a long-time rival in a bid to claim the other spot in a runoff set for later this month, while a comic actor with no political experience was leading strongly in the election, according to results released Monday.
  
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• Apple’s upcoming credit card is a lot cooler than you might think

  01-04-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple's special media event last week was unique for a variety of reasons. Though Apple didn't introduce anything groundbreaking or revolutionary, the event saw Apple jump head first into a number of new markets. Naturally, Apple's foray into the world of original TV programming generated the most amount of buzz, but the company's brand new credit card is intriguing in its own right.Per usual, there's only so much time for Apple to spend on any one topic during one of its media events, which is
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights Democratic Establishment Over Primaries

  01-04-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now embroiled in a fight with the party Establishment over primary fights.
  
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• This $38 portable power bank charges your iPhone while wirelessly charging your Apple Watch

  01-04-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  If you have an Apple Watch you obviously also have an iPhone because otherwise the watch is useless. Since you have both, wouldn't it be nice to have a single portable power pack that can charge each one? The IQIYI MFi Certified Apple Watch and iPhone Charger has a wireless charging disc for the Apple Watch, and it also has a USB port so you can connect your Lightning cable and charge up your iPhone. It's a must-have, and it's discounted today on Amazon.Here's some additional info from the produ
  
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• 2020 Toyota Yaris Hatchback Brings More Mazda Goodness to Toyota's Subcompact

  01-04-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Unlike the related Mazda 2–based Yaris sedan, unfortunately the hatchback model can't be had with a manual.
  
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• New scam aims to trick you into giving up your cell phone account information

  01-04-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  If someone calls you pretending to be from your cell phone carrier and asks for a verification code, don't give it to them.
  
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• The Smollett case: What happened?

  01-04-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Chicago prosecutors dropped all 16 charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, which included filing a false police report about an alleged hate crime, sparking criticism and confusion across the country. What happens next?
  
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• We survived the cruise accident in Norway — and still recommend Viking

  01-04-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  "A wall of Arctic water washed in, and Elaine Barkus was thrown about 20 feet and pinned to the floor by the sheer weight of the water."
  
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• The 2020 Jeep Gladiator Launch Edition Is Available to Pre-Order for One Day Only

  01-04-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The special Gladiator is based on a fully optioned Rubicon, and its buyers will be qualified to enter a contest for a $100,000 prize.
  
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• Bus Driver Hailed as Hero After Seattle Shooting: `Thank God No One on My Bus Was Hurt`

  01-04-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  A North Seattle bus driver spoke out from his hospital bed Friday after he was shot in the chest Wednesday afternoon during a "random" crime spree.
  
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• Biden says he never meant to make women feel uncomfortable

  01-04-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden on Monday forcefully rejected comparisons of his embrace of colleagues, friends and their families during swearing-in ceremonies as vice president and the 2014 allegation he says he can't recall involving a Democratic candidate in Nevada.
  
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• Paper-thin cases for the iPhone XR and XS are only $8.99 on Amazon

  01-04-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple's 2019 iPhone lineup is absolutely gorgeous. Are you really going to cover up those stunning designs with big, bulky cases? If you're clumsy and you drop your phone from time to time, you pretty much have no choice. But if you just want to give your phone some extra grip and protect against scratches, there's a barely-there case everyone loves and you definitely need to check it out. The TOZO Ultra-Thin Hard Cover for iPhone XR, TOZO Ultra-Thin Hard Cover for iPhone XS, and TOZO Ultra-Thin
  
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• Man in 'MAGA' hat slashes man's hand with sword in Calif.

  01-04-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police were searching Monday for a man who wore a red "Make America Great Again" hat and used a sword to slash another man's hand after an argument outside a roller-skating rink.
  
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• Fox News apologises for '3 Mexican countries' headline

  01-04-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Fox News apologised for airing an on-screen graphic inaccurately reporting Donald Trump was planning to reduce aid to “three Mexican countries” last week.While airing a segment on the early morning “Fox & Friends” on Sunday, a full-width headline at the bottom of the screen read: “Trump Cuts Aid to 3 Mexican Countries,” rather than President Trump’s actual statement announcing cutting foreign aid to three countries in South America: Honduras, El Salv
  
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• Apple insider claims 2019 iPhones will have two-way wireless charging

  01-04-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  All of the major smartphone vendors around the world do their best to one-up the competition year in and year out, and this year, it's Apple's turn to play catch-up. Samsung's latest phones feature a variety of bleeding-edge upgrades, including 5G connectivity, quad rear cameras, Infinity-O displays, and two-way wireless charging. Apple will no doubt bring some of these features to its next flagship phones, but at least one has been all but confirmed by the always reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi
  
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• AOC used a $7 croissant to make an argument for raising the minimum wage. Ted Cruz missed the point.

  01-04-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive lawmakers have called for an increase of the nationally mandated minimum wage, which since 2009 has been $7.25 per hour.
  
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• Census Says It’s Ready for 2020 Whichever Way the Supreme Court Rules

  01-04-2019 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. Census Bureau is on schedule to start the 2020 count and is prepared for either outcome of the Supreme Court’s looming decision on whether the Constitution lets the Trump administration add a question asking whether people are American citizens.Test surveys to gauge whether there’s an aversion to the citizenship question and help gauge Census staffing needs are already being mailed out, with half of those 480,000 questionnaires including the contested query and the rest omit
  
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• Trump declares U.S. census 'meaningless' without citizenship question

  01-04-2019 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The comment on Twitter came ahead of an expected Supreme Court ruling by the end of June on whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' decision to add the citizenship question violated federal law."Can you believe that the Radical Left Democrats want to do our new and very important Census Report without the all important Citizenship Question," Trump tweeted."Report would be meaningless and a waste of the $Billions (ridiculous) that it costs to put together!"Trump's critics have accused the White H
  
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• House Judiciary Committee Plans to Subpoena Full Mueller Report

  01-04-2019 19:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Monday that the Committee is preparing to subpoena Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report on his Russia investigation on Wednesday and the evidence he used to write it.Representative Jerry Nadler said that he was “disturbed” by Attorney General William Barr's decision not to release the full report right away, and that the Committee would vote on the subpoenas if the Justice Department fails to deliver the repor
  
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• UK lawmakers discuss halting Brexit after petition hits 6 million

  01-04-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  British lawmakers debated halting Brexit on Monday after a record six million people signed a petition to revoke the process that set Britain on course to leave the European Union.Britons voted to leave the European Union by 52 percent to 48 percent in 2016, and the following year British Prime Minister Theresa May gave notice of the intent to leave the bloc on March 29, 2019 under Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty.The online petition to revoke Article 50 took off after a speech when May said
  
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• Jussie Smollett case leads to protests for, against Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx

  01-04-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Two passionate groups gathered outside the county building Monday morning, opposed in their response to the dismissal of 16 felony charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.
  
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• Best Tech Deals in April 2019

  01-04-2019 19:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Amazon Deals | Walmart Deals | Apple Deals | TV Deals | Gaming Deals | Laptop Deals | iPhone DealsUpdating your tech gear on budget? If you're looking to save money on your next gadget, then you've come to the right place.Retailers are kicking off April by showering with a ton of spring clearance sales with discounts on everything from laptops to game consoles. If you're looking for Nintendo Switch accessories, you can score a Switch Pro controller from Amazon for $56.99. Regularly priced at $69
  
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• Samantha Josephson: Mother of South Carolina college student killed in fake Uber calls daughter’s death ‘vile’

  01-04-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The grieving mother of a 21-year-old college student who was killed after getting into a car she mistook as her Uber ride has decried her daughter’s alleged murderer in an emotional court appearance in which she called the death “vile” and “senseless”.The daughter, Samantha Josephson, was found dead Friday afternoon after going missing early that morning. Josephson, a student at the University of South Carolina, had been separated jumped into the back of a black Che
  
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• Support for Rival Soft Brexit Plan Builds in U.K. Parliament

  01-04-2019 18:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The proposal, which includes a bolted-on customs union arrangement, is building up steam after the main opposition Labour Party and the Scottish National Party backed it.Prime Minister Theresa May has set herself against staying in the EU’s single market and a customs union, because to do so would wreck two key aims of the pro-Brexit campaign: to end unlimited immigration from the EU and to set the U.K. free of EU tariffs to strike trade deals around the world.The House of Commons is debat
  
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• Will Trump Really Close the Southern Border?

  01-04-2019 18:50 via news.yahoo.com
  As migrants surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, the president is considering drastic action.
  
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• French campaigners go to EU over hunting and trapping of birds

  01-04-2019 18:48
  Official complaint lodged with EU says rules breached on hunting and trappingBird protection campaigners are to lodge an official complaint with the European Union accusing France of breaking rules on hunting and trapping and failing to protect endangered species.The Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) is using the 40th anniversairy of the EU’s “bird directive”, which outlaws the “massive or non-selective” killing of birds to highlight what it deems cruel and
  
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• France accused of failing to protect endangered birds

  01-04-2019 18:48
  Official complaint lodged with EU says rules breached on hunting and trappingBird protection campaigners are to lodge an official complaint with the European Union accusing France of breaking rules on hunting and trapping and failing to protect endangered species.The Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) is using the 40th anniversairy of the EU’s “bird directive”, which outlaws the “massive or non-selective” killing of birds to highlight what it deems cruel and
  
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• ‘The View’ Blames Accuser Lucy Flores for Waiting to Speak Out Against Joe Biden

  01-04-2019 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  All five hosts of The View came out with a near-unanimous, full-throated defense of former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday morning following a recent allegation of inappropriate behavior from Lucy Flores, a former member of the Nevada State Assembly. “You know Joe Biden’s presidential campaign hasn’t even officially begun and people are trying to knock him out of the running,” Whoopi Goldberg began, throwing to a clip of Flores describing her 2014 experience with Biden
  
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• Erdogan on track to lose Turkey's biggest cities in shock poll upset

  01-04-2019 18:08 via news.yahoo.com
  While official vote tallies and Turkish broadcasters put the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) candidates ahead in both cities, the Islamist-rooted AKP promised appeals that could delay the final results for days.Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics since sweeping to power 16 years ago and has ruled with an ever tighter grip, campaigned relentlessly for two months ahead of Sunday's vote, which he described as a "matter of survival" for Turkey."The people have voted in favour
  
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• The evolution of bird-of-paradise sex chromosomes revealed

  01-04-2019 17:59
  Birds-of-paradise are a group of songbird species, and are known for their magnificent male plumage and bewildering sexual display. Now, an international collaborative work has analyzed all together 11 songbird species genomes, including those of five bird-of-paradise species, and reconstructed the evolutionary history of their sex chromosomes.
  
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• Tiger geckos in Vietnam could be the next species sold into extinction

  01-04-2019 17:58
  While information about the conservation status of the tiger gecko species is largely missing, these Asian lizards are already particularly vulnerable to extinction. A study provides an overview of their domestic and international trade with a focus on species native to Vietnam. By providing further knowledge about the species abundance and threats for the Vietnamese Cat Ba tiger gecko, the research team urges for strict conservation measures.
  
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• Climate change is a threat to dolphins' survival

  01-04-2019 17:58
  An unprecedented marine heatwave had long-lasting negative impacts on both survival and birth rates on the iconic dolphin population in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Researchers have now documented that climate change may have more far-reaching consequences for the conservation of marine mammals than previously thought.
  
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• Joe Biden Gets Super Unhelpful Defense from Mike Huckabee

  01-04-2019 17:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The last thing Joe Biden needs right now is help from Mike Huckabee. But there was the former Arkansas governor and current Fox News pundit Monday morning on the Fox Business Network dismissing the allegation of inappropriate behavior by the former vice president and 2020 presidential hopeful. “Well, it is creepy,” Huckabee said, agreeing with his Maria Bartiromo. “But I have to say, I don’t think Joe Biden is a sexual predator. I think he’s a creepy old guy who is
  
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• Brazil president visits Western Wall with Netanyahu in first

  01-04-2019 17:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited the Western Wall alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, becoming the first head of state to do so with an Israeli premier.The visit came after Bolsonaro, sworn in as Brazil's president on January 1, arrived for a three-day trip to Israel on Sunday.The site, one of the holiest in Judaism, is located in east Jerusalem, occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed in a move never recognised by the international community.
  
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• After Apple terminates AirPower project, here are some wireless charging pad alternatives

  01-04-2019 17:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Two years since Apple's wireless charging pad, the AirPower, was announced, the project was officially abandoned due to excessive heating, the brand confirmed last week; for those of you who were looking forward to the now-cancelled launch, here are five product substitutions you can use for your iPhone (or any other Qi-compatible device.)
  
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• US will run out of avocados in three weeks if Trump closes Mexico border

  01-04-2019 17:26 via news.yahoo.com
  President says there is a ‘good likelihood’ he will close border this week if Mexico does not stop immigrants from reaching USAvocados during harvest at an orchard in Mexico, where nearly half of all imported US vegetables and 40% of imported fruit are grown. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty ImagesUS consumers would run out of avocados in three weeks if Donald Trump makes good on his threat to close down the US–Mexico border.Trump said on Friday that there was a “ve
  
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• How to pay your tax bill, and options if you don't have the money or need an extension

  01-04-2019 17:26 via news.yahoo.com
  If you owe the IRS money this tax season, you several ways to pay your tax bill, both now and later. Here's what to know.
  
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• Woman in viral shoulder-hug photo defends Biden

  01-04-2019 17:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Stephanie Carter, the wife of former Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, is coming to Joe Biden’s defense amid claims the former vice president touched and kissed a woman inappropriately at a political event in 2014.
  
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• Order a 2020 Jeep Gladiator Launch Edition on April 4 and you could win $100,000

  01-04-2019 17:17 via news.yahoo.com
  On April 4, the 2020 Jeep Gladiator Launch Edition will be available for preorder, but you better move fast because only 4,190 units will be produced.This past weekend, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that the 2020 Jeep Gladiator Launch Edition that debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show last November will finally be available for purchase.Preordering, however, will only be open on Jeep 4x4 Day, April 4.
  
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• Scientists find likely source of methane on Mars

  01-04-2019 17:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The mystery of methane on Mars may finally be solved as scientists Monday confirmed the presence of the life-indicating gas on the Red Planet as well as where it might have come from.In the 15 years since a European probe reported traces of the gas in the Martian atmosphere, debate has raged over the accuracy of the readings showing methane, which on Earth is produced by simple lifeforms.Because methane gas dissipates relatively quickly -- within around 12 years on Earth -- and due to the diffic
  
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