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• You might have missed the most promising new feature of iOS 13

  05-06-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  iOS 13 might not be the huge leap forward that some Apple fans anticipated, but it does include a range of upgrades that will greatly improve the iOS experience. One that we've yet to highlight is called Optimized Battery Charging, and while it doesn't sound all that exciting, it might be the best addition of iOS 13.As MacRumors explains, Optimized Battery Charging can be found in the Battery Health section of the Settings app. "To reduce battery aging," the description reads, "iPhone learns fro
  
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• 5 genius Father's Day gifts that Dad will actually use

  05-06-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Welcome to "Add to Cart," a video series that features must-have products forevery occasion from graduations and weddings to holiday essentials
  
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• Bees can link symbols to numbers, study finds

  05-06-2019 23:14
  We know bees get the concept of zero and can do basic math. Now researchers have discovered they may also be capable of connecting symbols to numbers. It's a finding that sheds new light on how numerical abilities may have evolved over millennia and even opens new possibilities for communication between humans and other species.
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez: Serious climate plan to cost at least $10T

  05-06-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Any plan to adequately address climate change would likely cost at least $10 trillion, freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday as she responded to a flurry of climate proposals from Democratic presidential candidates.The New York Democrat, a co-author of the Green New Deal, is seen as an influential voice on climate policy, especially among Democrats.The Green New Deal would shift the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels such as oil and coal and replace them with renewable sources s
  
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• All the new iPad gestures you need to learn to leave your laptop behind

  05-06-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  For a few years now, Apple has been insisting that the iPad is a better choice than a traditional laptop, and that might be true for some users. The iPad Pro, as well as the various features that Apple built for the tablet to take advantage of the extra screen real estate, make it a great tool for work -- but not a perfect work device.That is, it wasn't an ideal laptop replacement until earlier this week when Apple unveiled a bunch of iOS features for iPad that users have been demanding for year
  
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• US oil prices in 'bear' market as Dow rises again

  05-06-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The US oil price dove into a "bear market" on Wednesday following a surprising jump in US petroleum inventories and as myriad trade conflicts dim the outlook for global growth.
  
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• Shelters Are Overcrowded With Migrant Children. Now the Trump Administration Is Scouting Military Bases

  05-06-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump Administration is assessing whether military bases in Oklahoma, Montana and Georgia are suitable to shelter migrant children.
  
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• Border Arrests Climb to 132,000 in May

  05-06-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Arrests at the southwest border increased for the fourth straight month in May as authorities continued to grapple with an unprecedented influx of migrants from Central America.132,887 people were arrested between ports of entry in May, up from 99,304 migrants in April, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection released Wednesday. Arrests of single adults rose by over 5,000 last month, while apprehensions of unaccompanied children rose by 2,600 and those of fa
  
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• Explainer: Impeachment is not a quick 'bye, bye birdie' - Pelosi

  05-06-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  "Do you know most people think that impeachment means you’re out of office?" she asked reporters.The U.S. Constitution empowers Congress to impeach and remove the president from office, but no president has ever been removed as a direct result of a Senate impeachment trial.
  
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• The truth is out there: FBI releases its file on Bigfoot

  05-06-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The FBI on Wednesday released correspondence it had in the mid- to late 1970s with an organization that conducted research into the existence of Bigfoot.
  
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• Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Vegas moved from Nevada to US court

  05-06-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  A lawsuit by a Nevada woman accusing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her in 2009 at a Las Vegas Strip resort has been moved from state to federal court in Las Vegas, her lawyer said Wednesday."We basically just switched venues, but the claims remain," said attorney Larissa Drohobyczer, who represents former model and schoolteacher Kathryn Mayorga and sought the change in venue for the civil filings seeking money.Ronaldo's attorney Peter Christiansen declined to comment about the change o
  
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• Joe Biden Is on Top of the Democratic Primary Field. How Does He Stay There?

  05-06-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  During a recent campaign swing, Joe Biden showed some vulnerabilities that, while not fatal on their own, could be major obstacles.
  
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• Ivanka Trump wears over $22,000 in outfits during three days in the UK

  05-06-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Ivanka Trump headed to the UK for an official state visit with her father, and her outfits totaled over $22,000 in just two days.
  
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• Scouted: Amazon’s Day-Long Sale Gets You Up to 45% Off Top-Rated Running Shoes From Reebok, adidas, PUMA, and More

  05-06-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Summer’s a perfect occasion to upgrade your running shoes, whether you use them to run in the city or on trails or casually around your home — there’s really no wrong way to wear running shoes. And Amazon’s massive day-long sale on men’s and women’s running shoes is a perfect opportunity to add to your shoe collection or upgrade your current pair. A Runner’s Guide to Running Shoes: Road Vs. Trail and Everything In BetweenWith more than 30 options, your n
  
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• They were 19 when they died on D-Day. 75 years later, twins are finally reunited at Normandy cemetery

  05-06-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  They had been buried in different countries. Now they are at the Normandy American Cemetery, where thousands are expected for the 75th anniversary.
  
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• Amazon says drone deliveries coming 'within months'

  05-06-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Amazon said Wednesday it expects to begin large-scale deliveries by drone in the coming months as it unveiled its newest design for its "Prime Air" fleet.Jeff Wilke, head of Amazon's consumer operations, told the company's Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics and Space conference in Las Vegas that drones would play a role in ramping up efforts to shorten delivery times for many items to just one day for Amazon Prime members.Amazon offered no details about where or when the drone deliveries wou
  
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• Give Dad the Gift of Silence With Noise-Canceling Headphones for Father's Day

  05-06-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  With Father's Day approaching, now's the time to find the perfect present. One option that's sure to bring a smile to any music-loving dad's face: noise-canceling headphones. Whether dad needs a ...
  
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• To see how invading predators change an ecosystem, watch the prey, say researchers

  05-06-2019 21:06
  To study the impacts of invading predators, researchers used three lizard species: one curly-tailed predator and two prey species, green and brown anoles. They found that the anoles could coexist peacefully, but introducing predators drove the brown anoles into the trees with the green anoles, intensifying competition and undermining their ability to coexist.
  
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• Swastika symbol in California man's front yard has some neighbors upset

  05-06-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A massive swastika in the front yard of a California man's home is upsetting some neighbors but he insists it's Tibetan symbol.
  
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• House Democrat says support lacking for Trump impeachment inquiry

  05-06-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A top U.S. House Democratic committee chairman on Wednesday appeared to rule out any imminent impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, but vowed quick court action to obtain the full, unredacted Mueller report on Russian election interference.House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler told reporters that he could ultimately pursue a formal impeachment inquiry against Trump, a move that progressive Democrats and outside groups have increasingly sought since the release of a redacted ve
  
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• Before Trump Threat, Mexico Agreed on Migrant Detention Target

  05-06-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House and Mexican foreign ministry didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.Migration has been an increasingly contentious issue for the bilateral relationship, with Trump expressing frustration over the arrival of increasing numbers of undocumented migrants.
  
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• CNN Sues FBI for Access to Reports on 500 Mueller Witnesses

  05-06-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation failed to respond to CNN’s Freedom of Information Act request for the documents, known as "302s," the news organization said in a suit filed Tuesday in Washington.CNN is seeking a court order forcing the FBI to hand the documents over.
  
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• Trump, Queen lead emotional tributes to D-Day heroes

  05-06-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II joined 300 veterans in paying tribute to their fallen comrades at a poignant ceremony on Wednesday marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day.Mixing sombre recitals of soldiers' last letters home with period song-and-dance numbers, the ceremony in Portsmouth drew more than a dozen world leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
  
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• Do you plan to retire by 50? Great, but can you cover your health care?

  05-06-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Don’t let health insurance derail your early retirement. Without a job or Medicare, what health care options remain? A handful, it turns out.
  
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• Biden sets off storm for supporting abortion funding ban

  05-06-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Abortion-rights groups slammed Biden’s stance as unacceptable.
  
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• Family arrests at U.S.-Mexico border reach highest monthly level in over decade amid tariff threat

  05-06-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. border officers apprehended more than 132,000 people crossing from Mexico in May, an increase over the previous month and the highest monthly level since 2006, reaching what U.S. officials said on Wednesday were "crisis" levels.U.S. President Donald Trump is frustrated with the rising number of mostly Central American migrants crossing into the United States and the new arrest numbers coincided with his threat to impose across-the-board tariffs on Mexican goods if Mexico does not do more to
  
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• Sanders confronts Walmart, says it's paying 'starvation wages'

  05-06-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Liberal 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders confronted the world's biggest retailer on Wednesday, entering Walmart's shareholder meeting and accusing top executives of paying "starvation wages" to company employees.The popular independent senator traveled to Arkansas and attended Walmart's shareholder gathering, where he called on Walmart to reserve a seat on its board for at least one of the company's 1.5 million employees.Sanders, speaking at the meeting on behalf of a Walmart employee,
  
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• Koala drinking stations can reduce impact of climate change

  05-06-2019 20:25
  New research shows the koala will supplement its water needs from free-standing sources, raising hope that drinking stations can be an important strategy to supprt this and other species from the impacts of climate change.
  
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• D-Day 75th anniversary reminder to Donald Trump: Embrace US allies, not authoritarians

  05-06-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  America and WWII Allies triumphed on D-Day by working together. Trump is the first president in 75 years who doesn't see the value in reliable friends.
  
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• Man sentenced to life in prison for joyriding freed after 23 years, including solitary confinement

  05-06-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A California man has been freed from prison after serving 23 years for a nonviolent crime, including eight years in solitary confinement for possessing a banned book.The man, Kenneth Oliver, was first given a life sentence under California’s “three strikes” sentencing law for repeat felony offenders — with his third infraction being joyriding.Oliver’s release comes seven years after voters in the state voted to reform the three strike rule, making the punishment onl
  
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• Biden: Democratic candidate criticized for supporting abortion funding ban

  05-06-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Campaign confirms Biden still supports the Hyde Amendment, a law that bars the government from paying for abortion services Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden. His support of the Hyde Amendment sets him apart from the rest of his Democratic competitors. Photograph: Brian Snyder/ReutersReproductive rights groups have criticized US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for supporting an abortion restriction called the Hyde Amendment. The 40-year-old law bars the US government f
  
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• Sanders crashes Walmart meeting, blasts 'starvation wages'

  05-06-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Sanders called out Walmart’s CEO for the “grotesque level of income and wealth inequality.”
  
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• Sephora, accused of racial profiling, holds 'inclusivity workshop'

  05-06-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Cosmetics chain Sephora closed its US stores for an hour on Wednesday to hold an "inclusivity workshop" for its employees, a month after a Grammy-nominated black singer said she was racially profiled in the shop.Sephora's downtown Washington store opened an hour later than usual."We truly belong to something beautiful," said a sign on the door, a reference to the company's recent "We Belong to Something Beautiful" advertising campaign.
  
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• Winx's brother among Australian racehorses killed for meat in South Korea

  05-06-2019 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Animal welfare groups call for halt to exports after secret footage shows ‘distressing’ treatment of horses in Korean abattoir The brother of the Australian racing legend Winx is one of thousands of exported thoroughbreds killed for meat in Korea under conditions the RSPCA has called “very distressing”.Footage filmed secretly at the Nonghyup abattoir in South Korea last year shows horses being repeatedly beaten on the head with lengths of black polyethylene pip
  
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• M5 Rivalling CTS-V Has A Davenport Supercharger And 738 Horsepower

  05-06-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  This 2011 Cadillac was once a record breaking machine on the Nurburgring in stock form, now it has an additional 181 horsepower to contend with.The CTS was Cadillac’s answer to the European sedans like BMW’s 5 Series or Mercedes’ E-Class.Like both rivals, Cadillac cooked up a performance orientated one with a supercharger, and it looks something like this, the CTS-V.
  
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• Bernie Sanders tells Walmart shareholders company is paying workers 'starvation wages'

  05-06-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Bernie Sanders has accused Walmart of paying its workers “starvation wages” – delivering his broadside in a dramatic intervention at a meeting of the company’s shareholders.Speaking in Arkansas, Mr Sanders, 76, who is among more than 20 Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination, said Walmart was fuelling inequality.He said the company – more than half of which is still owned by members of the Walton family, the richest family in the world – p
  
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• EXCLUSIVE-GM CEO defends plan to sell Ohio plant to startup

  05-06-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra on Wednesday defended the automaker's plan to sell an assembly plant in Ohio, arguing the plan to sell the plant to an electric vehicle start-up was thoroughly vetted and had a chance of success.Barra told Reuters in a brief interview Wednesday after a series of meetings on Capitol Hill that the company did not plan to add a new vehicle to its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant that ended production in March because it has additional unused U.S. capacity.La
  
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• Walmart’s CEO Calls on Congress to Boost Minimum Wage

  05-06-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Calling the current $7.25 minimum wage “too low,” Walmart Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon said Wednesday it’s “time for Congress to put a thoughtful plan in place” to boost it.Walmart has raised its starting wage several times in recent years to the current $11 an hour, but that’s still below rivals like Target Corp. and Costco Wholesale Corp.
  
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• UPDATE 2-Ford expected to announce closure of Welsh engine factory- source

  05-06-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Carmaker Ford is expected to announce on Thursday that it is closing its engine facility in Bridgend, Wales, a source told Reuters, in what would be another blow to Britain's car industry.More than 2,000 people work at the site, according to Ford's website, which is one of two Ford engine plants in Britain.
  
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• Bernie Sanders Confronts Walmart Over ‘Starvation Wages’ at Shareholder Meeting

  05-06-2019 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Stephen Lam/ReutersSen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke at Walmart’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday and directly told the company that it pays “starvation wages” to many of its staffers. While appearing at the annual summit in Rogers, Arkansas, the 2020 Democratic candidate introduced a proposal on behalf of an employee to raise the company’s hourly wages to $15 and to allow for workers to be on the company's corporate board. “Walmart is the largest private emp
  
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• What It's Like to Be An Uber Driver: 80 Hour Work Weeks and Tons of Waiting

  05-06-2019 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Uber’s upcoming initial public offering may be one of the biggest in history, with the ride-hailing company expected to raise up to US$9 billion.That’s good news for its early investors and executives, who could reap $1.3 billion from the IPO.For the potentially hundreds of thousands of drivers who do it as their largest or main source of income? Not so much. That may be why some of them plan to go on strike in seven U.S. cities for 12 hours on May 8.For the past two years, I’v
  
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• Census citizenship question: Practical or partisan?

  05-06-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The latest fight over the census stems from the Trump administration's desire to add a question to the 2020 census form asking respondents if they are U.S. citizens. It has been nearly 70 years since the census has considered citizenship.
  
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• House Oversight postpones subpoena vote after Commerce agrees to interviews

  05-06-2019 19:02 via news.yahoo.com
  But Rep. Elijah Cummings said they will vote on holding the attorney general and commerce secretary in contempt if they don’t hand over documents.
  
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• 'It Went Perfect.' A 97-Year-Old D-Day Veteran Just Parachuted Into Normandy — Again

  05-06-2019 18:49 via news.yahoo.com
  'I feel great,' said Tom Rice. 'I'd go up and do it all again'
  
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• REFILE-Huawei cuts orders to key suppliers after U.S. blacklisting -Nikkei

  05-06-2019 18:31 via news.yahoo.com
  China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has cut or canceled orders to major suppliers for components that go into its smartphones and telecom equipment following its U.S. blacklisting, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) confirmed that orders from Huawei have declined after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a ban on the Chinese firm on national security grounds, according to the report https://asia.nikkei.com/Spo
  
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• U.S. antitrust probe to be credit negative for Google - Moody's

  05-06-2019 18:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Ratings agency Moody's Investor Service said on Wednesday that reports of U.S. agencies probing the business practices and market position of Alphabet Inc's Google are credit negative for the technology giant.The U.S. government is gearing up to investigate whether Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and Google misused their massive market power and their leaders will be asked to testify as part of the probe.Although there is no impact on Alphabet's Aa2 long-term debt rating, short term cred
  
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• Money: The One Thing America Could Give to North Korea to Denuclearize?

  05-06-2019 18:20 via news.yahoo.com
  It is tempting to blame North Korea for failed nuclear negotiations. Pyongyang has certainly been a dubious, cheating counter-party in the past, most recently over the “Leap Day Deal.” It is also true that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un offered President Donald Trump a lopsided, heavily North Korea-balanced deal—full sanctions relief in exchange for closing one aging nuclear facility—when they met for a second time in February. Trump was right to walk away from the &ldqu
  
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• Scientists reveal secrets of dragonfish's 'invisible' fangs

  05-06-2019 18:13 via theguardian.com
  Deep-sea creature’s teeth are made of similar material to ours, but heavily adapted for stealthThe dragonfish, a dweller of the dark ocean depths, would slot nicely into any horror movie, with virtually transparent fangs and bioluminescent barbel that help it thrive in its extreme environment.The nature of its teeth had been a mystery until Wednesday, when scientists revealed they are made of the same basic material as human teeth but with a different microscopic structure. Continue readin
  
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• 'It's Really Essential to My Life.' Mindy Kaling Explains Why She Needs Privacy When It Comes to Her Daughter and Relationships

  05-06-2019 18:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The 'Late Night' star isn't afraid of setting boundaries
  
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• Parkland parents react to arrest of school's ex-deputy

  05-06-2019 18:09 via news.yahoo.com
  The parents of a student and a staff member who died in the shooting call Scot Peterson a "coward."
  
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