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• Erdogan faces biggest challenge yet as earthquakes and the economy could cost him re-election

  13-05-2023 23:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  ISTANBUL — It’s been three months since Mehmet Demir’s home was reduced to rubble by two massive earthquakes that devastated huge swaths of Turkey, leaving tens of thousands of people dead, and almost 3 million displaced.
  
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• Ceasefire between Israel and Islamic Jihad in Gaza area takes effect

  13-05-2023 22:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Dozens of rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza, prompting airstrikes in return, in the half-hour leading up to the truceA ceasefire has taken effect in and around the Gaza Strip after five days of cross-border exchanges that have killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza and two people in Israel.The truce was due to take effect at 10pm local time (20.00 BST) on Saturday, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said. But, in the final 30 minutes before, dozens of rockets were fired from Gaza towards Isr
  
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• Biden to graduates of historically Black Howard University: U.S. history hasn’t been a ‘fairy tale’

  13-05-2023 21:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Saturday told graduates of a leading historically Black university that in U.S. history, “racism has long torn us apart.”
  
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• Heavy gunfire in Sudan ahead of ceasefire talks

  13-05-2023 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fierce fighting continues in Khartoum, on the eve of a new round of Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks.
  
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• Housing association discovers body of tenant six years after death

  13-05-2023 21:34 via foxnews.com
  
  A British housing association apologized after discovering a tenant’s body in his home possibly six years after he died.  "Everyone at Bolton at Home has been deeply shocked by this, and we realize it will concern and upset people to learn his body remained undiscovered for such a long time," Noel Sharpe, chief executive of Bolton At Home, said in a statement.  "It's completely unacceptable to us that something like this has happened, and we've taken action to reduce the risk of
  
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• Sudan crisis: Sudanese singer Shaden Gardood killed in crossfire

  13-05-2023 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shaden Gardood, 37, died one day after Sudan's warring parties signed a deal to protect civilians.
  
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• Islamic Jihad leader says cease-fire reached with Israel

  13-05-2023 20:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A leader of the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza says a cease-fire has been reached with Israel to end five days of heavy fighting
  
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• North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown

  13-05-2023 20:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Legislation would have banned nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
  
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• Israel, Palestinian militants in Gaza trade fire as Egypt signals cease-fire imminent

  13-05-2023 20:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Israel and Palestinian militants were unleashing salvos of fire for a fifth straight day, with the Islamic Jihad militant group launching rockets and the Israeli military pounding targets inside the Gaza Strip and threatening to step up its campaign
  
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• 'All we want is to be safe': Migrants push north after end of Title 42

  13-05-2023 20:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Confusion has rippled from the U.S.-Mexico border across the Americas.
  
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• After 14 student deaths, North Carolina State confronts a national crisis

  13-05-2023 19:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  As concerns rise about youth mental health, North Carolina State University confronts a surge in student deaths by suicide and drug overdoses.
  
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• American arrested in Philippines after police find his girlfriend inside water drum: report

  13-05-2023 19:54 via foxnews.com
  
  An American expat living in the Philippines has been arrested after police discovered the body of his girlfriend inside a water drum near her home in the nation’s capital.  William Thomas Worth, 71, faces murder charges for allegedly killing his girlfriend, 48-year-old Mila Loslos, after finding out she was married with a child and was not single as she had claimed.  Loslos' son, 21-year-old Nino Jay, went to the police after his mother had been missing for a few days. He had ask
  
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• 1 dead, at least 10 injured following possible tornado in Rio Grande Valley: NWS

  13-05-2023 19:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  At least one person is dead and multiple are injured following a possible tornado that touched down near Laguna Heights, Texas, the National Weather Service said.
  
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• Japan foreign minister: China and Russia are increasing their military collaboration

  13-05-2023 19:20 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has expressed concern about Russian and Chinese military cooperation in Asia, saying the security situation in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region was indivisible since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
  
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• ‘Pakistan’s democracy hangs by a thread,’ says Imran Khan on return home after arrest

  13-05-2023 19:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Former prime minister steps up attacks on country’s military leaders as ministers plan to rearrest himThe crowds gathered peacefully, jostling outside the home of the man they call the “saviour of Pakistan”, hoping for a glimpse. Two days earlier, these same streets in the city of Lahore had resembled a warzone as tens of thousands of protesters violently took to the streets, ransacking buildings, burning cars, throwing petrol bombs and clashing with police, with several dying
  
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• New AI system can help conserve wildlife, prevent poaching in Africa: report

  13-05-2023 18:58 via foxnews.com
  
  African conservationists are hoping that artificial intelligence (AI) powered cameras could help aid in the protection of endangered species, such as the forest and savannah elephants.  "We must urgently put an end to poaching and ensure that sufficient suitable habitat for both forest and savanna elephants is conserved," Dr. Bruno Oberle, Director-General of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), said when discussing the potential new technology.  The cameras,
  
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• How a rural Arkansas prosecutor advocated for a pedophile who was later convicted of raping dozens of girls

  13-05-2023 18:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  One of Barry Walker’s victims, now 22, blamed those close to Walker for not stopping him before he sexually abused more than 30 girls. “They failed us,” she told NBC News.
  
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• US accused of retreating from NATO ally Albania as Russia looks to grow regional influence

  13-05-2023 18:42 via foxnews.com
  
  As Albanians go to the polls on May 14 in local elections in a region that many experts and policymakers consider a tinderbox in Europe’s tumultuous Balkans region, critics worry that the Biden administration has retreated from the former communist county. "Albania has been a NATO member in good standing, serving as a stabilizing force within NATO that Russia is trying to divide. Albanian troops served alongside the U.S. military in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan," Rebekah Koffler, a former
  
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• Unusually early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records

  13-05-2023 18:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An unusually early heat wave is expected to last through Monday.
  
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• Teen uses slingshot to save sister from alleged kidnapper: Police

  13-05-2023 18:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A teenager helped save his younger sister from an alleged kidnapper by shooting the suspect with his slingshot, Michigan authorities said.
  
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• Woman charged in 1 of 4 Nebraska killings pleads not guilty

  13-05-2023 18:20 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Her husband is charged with killing a man, wife, daughter and another woman.
  
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• US-Mexico border sees orderly crossings as new migration rules take effect

  13-05-2023 18:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The U.S.-Mexico border was calm as pandemic-era immigration restrictions ended.
  
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• NJ elementary school bus went missing for nearly an hour after driver suffered medical emergency

  13-05-2023 17:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Authorities and district officials immediately jumped into action when a school bus full of children disappeared for nearly an hour while en route to a New Jersey elementary school.
  
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• 90% of Uvalde students picked up early from school following threat

  13-05-2023 17:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Threatening posts targeted several several school districts including Uvalde, Del Rio and Eagle Pass.
  
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• Woman, 99, realises dream of facing circus knife thrower

  13-05-2023 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Annie Duplock took to the circus ring in front of a cheering crowd as the blades began to fly.
  
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• Kari Lake election challenge shouldn't proceed, Arizona officials say

  13-05-2023 17:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Arizona officials and the Democratic governor have urged a judge to throw out Republican Kari Lake’s last remaining election misconduct claim
  
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• WATCH: Watch dad's emotional reaction to passing his bar exam

  13-05-2023 14:43 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Matthew Kobby Graham received a 309 on his Maryland Bar Exam.
  
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• Social Security advocates brace for U.S. debt default: Seniors should 'be prepared'

  13-05-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  With the odds of a U.S. debt default increasing, Social Security advocates warn beneficiaries they should be prepared in case their payments are interrupted.
  
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• India’s Congress party defeats Narendra Modi’s BJP in Karnataka state elections

  13-05-2023 11:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Victory deals blow to prime minister, who will seek third term in power at next year’s general electionIndia’s opposition Congress party has swept the Karnataka state elections, dealing a blow to Narendra Modi’s ruling party, which had fought hard to retain power.As votes were counted on Saturday, it became clear Congress had won an overwhelming majority in the state and the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) quickly conceded defeat. “People have rejected divisive politi
  
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• Florida Democrats struggle to coalesce on a candidate to take down Sen. Rick Scott

  13-05-2023 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republican Sen. Rick Scott enters his 2024 re-election bid as the heavy favorite in the race at a moment when Democrats in Florida have never been weaker.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian retreat in Bakhmut ‘highlights shortage of credible combat units’

  13-05-2023 09:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Retreating Russian brigade ‘dogged with allegations of poor morale and limited combat effectiveness’, says UK Ministry of DefenceWhat we know on day 444 of the invasionThe German government is to provide further military equipment worth £2.4bn for Ukraine.The package includes Leopard 1 tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, reconnaissance drones and other military equipment according to Der Spiegel. Continue reading...
  
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• Neo-Nazis clash with police and counter-protesters at anti-immigration rally in Melbourne

  13-05-2023 08:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Police use pepper spray on crowds outside Parliament House, where a group of masked men performed the Nazi saluteGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNeo-Nazi and anti-fascist groups have clashed in Melbourne, with police making several arrests and deploying capsicum spray in a bid to quell the violence.A group led by the self-proclaimed neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell was expected to meet at state parliament at midday on Saturday for an anti-immigration protest, which
  
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• Ukraine aims for repeat victory in most political Eurovision in years

  13-05-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Four-hour broadcast will feature taunts at Putin and a singalong of a Liverpool anthemThere will be rockets, soldiers and moustachioed men in their underpants lampooning Vladimir Putin as a “crocodile psychopath” – and that’s just the Croatian act.One of the most stridently political Eurovision grand finals in years takes place in Liverpool on Saturday night against a backdrop of a war in Ukraine that shows little sign of ending. Continue reading...
  
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• Lisbon revealed as best-value location for a European city break

  13-05-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Portuguese capital wins top spot ahead of budget-friendly eastern European destinations, according to new pollIn an annual travel survey which analysed typical tourist costs in 35 European cities, Lisbon has emerged as the best-value location for a city break on the continent – beating traditional budget-friendly eastern European destinations.The Post Office Travel Money City Costs Barometer found the Portuguese capital won the top spot ahead of runner-up Vilnius, Lithuania’s cap
  
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• Excessive foraging for wild garlic and mushrooms in UK ‘a risk to wildlife’

  13-05-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts say foragers taking too much, selling the goods commercially and harming fragile ecosystemsForagers for wild garlic and mushrooms have been picking ingredients in protected sites, taking too much and putting wildlife at risk, experts have warned.The trend of gathering food in the wild has boomed in recent years, with top restaurants serving foraged food on the menu, and it can be a healthy and sustainable way for people to get closer to nature. Continue reading...
  
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• Deepfakes, porn tapes, bots: How AI has shaped a vital NATO ally's presidential election

  13-05-2023 08:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political opponent accused Russia of using deepfakes and other artificial intelligence (AI)-generated material to meddle in the country’s upcoming presidential election.  "The Russians have a vested interest in backing an Erdogan presidency to ensure that he basically stays in power, mainly because the Russians benefit [from] driving a wedge between Turkey and NATO, and they've been very successful about that in the last decade or so
  
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• Jacqui Lambie joins thousands of Tasmanians at rally against $715m AFL stadium

  13-05-2023 07:52 via theguardian.com
  
  The senator told the premier Tasmanians have had a ‘bloody gutful’ over the stadium and ‘you can stick it up your bum’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThousands of Tasmanians have voiced their opposition to a $715m stadium critical to the state’s entry to the AFL, a day after the project brought the Rockliff government to its knees.Australia’s only state Liberal government was thrust into minority status on Friday after
  
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• US girl who graduated from college at 15: ‘We are the invisible Black scholars’

  13-05-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Shania Muhammad earned bachelor of arts degree from Langston University in Oklahoma and plans career in public speakingAmong the millions who are celebrating having received their university diplomas in the US this spring is a 15-year-old girl from Oklahoma, one of the youngest ever American college graduates.Shania Muhammad graduated from Oklahoma’s Langston University with a bachelor of arts degree as well as a 4.0 grade-point average that was the highest in her class, according to a rec
  
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• Tory voters in Surrey defiant after backing Lib Dems in local elections, poll shows

  13-05-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Focus group of blue wall residents believes Sunak is ‘out of his depth’ and that Britain needs change nowBlue wall Conservative voters in Surrey are far from impressed with the government’s obsession with culture wars, and remain unrepentant for tactically backing the Liberal Democrats at last week’s local elections.The prime minister still looks “out of his depth”, uninspiring and unable to set out a straightforward vision six months in the job, according to
  
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• Local election observers say 1.2% of voters turned away for lacking ID

  13-05-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Democracy Volunteers group says half of them appeared to be from minority ethnic backgroundsMore than 1% of voters, half of whom appeared to be from minority ethnic backgrounds, were turned away from polling stations because of ID requirements at the local elections, according to a group of democracy observers.Democracy Volunteers, a group of election observers, said it conducted snapshot surveys in 118 councils on 4 May. Continue reading...
  
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• 92 constituencies in England allow no right to roam, data shows

  13-05-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Campaigners call for Scottish-style rights to reach nature, as figures show ‘hugely unequal’ distribution of accessPeople have no right to roam at all in 92 constituencies across England, new data shows, as campaigners call for an outdoor access code to link people to nature.Next week, MPs will debate the “right to roam”, namely the ability to legally and responsibly walk through the countryside, leaving no trace behind. Currently, just 8% of England has this d
  
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• Man, 46, missing and believed dead after shark attack in South Australia

  13-05-2023 06:27 via theguardian.com
  
  The search for the surfer continues after paramedics were called to Walkers Rock Beach near Elliston on Saturday morningGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man is missing and believed to have died after being bitten by a shark on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.South Australia Police have confirmed that a 46-year old man was surfing when he was attacked by a shark, and is now missing.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free mornin
  
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• On this day in history, May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II survives assassination attempt

  13-05-2023 06:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope John Paul II was shot and nearly killed on this day in history, May 13, 1981.  During his regularly scheduled Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square, the pope was shot by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Ağca.  Ali Ağca fired a total of four times.  Two bullets hit Pope John Paul II in the abdomen and left hand, and the pontiff immediately collapsed, according to the History Channel. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, APRIL 2, 2005, POPE JOHN PAUL II DIES AT AGE 84 Two othe
  
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• Britons face another day of disruptions as train crews stage strike

  13-05-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Most networks will have limited service as RMT members at 14 companies in England walk outPassengers face another day of disruption on Britain’s railways on Saturday as train crews stage a 24-hour strike immediately after Friday’s action by drivers.Ministers again urged unions to put sub-inflation pay offers to their members, but Labour said the government had “guaranteed a weekend of chaos” by refusing to hold talks. Continue reading...
  
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• Australian airlines push back on calls to compensate passengers for delays and cancellations

  13-05-2023 05:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Companies say a compensation scheme like the EU’s would drive up air fares in AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian airlines are pushing back against calls for new laws that would force them to pay cash compensation to passengers whose flights are delayed or cancelled, with claims it would force carriers to preemptively raise air fares to fund payouts.The resistance follows the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission,
  
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• Executive fired from TikTok's Chinese owner says Beijing had access to app data in termination suit

  13-05-2023 05:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A former executive at TikTok’s parent company ByteDance accuses the tech giant of serving as a “propaganda tool” for the Chinese government
  
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• Nick Cousins' overtime goal sends Panthers to Eastern Conference Final over Maple Leafs

  13-05-2023 05:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on Friday to advance to the Eastern Conference final. Aaron Ekblad and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and an assist to help the Panthers build a 2-0 lead in the first period. Morgan Rielly and William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs, who had advanced in the playoffs for the first time in 19 years when they beat T
  
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• No. 8 seed Miami Heat clinch trip to Eastern Conference Finals after taking down Knicks in Game 6

  13-05-2023 04:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Bam Adebayo added 23 and the Miami Heat are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals after topping the New York Knicks 96-92 on Friday night. Max Strus scored 14 oiubts and Kyle Lowry had 11 points and nine assists for the eighth-seeded Heat, who won the semifinal series 4-2 to go to the conference finals for the 10th time overall and the third time in the last four years. Miami became the second No. 8 seed in NBA history to make the conference finals — j
  
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• Orioles' Cedric Mullins hits for cycle after smashing game changing 8th inning home run

  13-05-2023 04:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Cedric Mullins entered his final at-bat of Friday night with a single, double, and a triple - everyone knew he'd be swinging for the fences. And it paid off - the outfielder drilled a pitch into the right field stands near Eutaw Street to hit for the cycle. With runners on the corners and two outs, Mullins turned on a hanging changeup from Pittsburgh Pirates' Duane Underwood Jr. and sent it to the seats. Not only did it finish off the cycle, but it gave the Baltimore Orioles some big insurance r
  
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• Cyclone Mocha threatens world’s largest refugee camp on Myanmar-Bangladesh border

  13-05-2023 04:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Predicted to make landfall on Sunday, preparations are under way for a partial evacuation of the camp in Cox’s BazarThe plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya explained in 30 secondsTropical cyclone Mocha intensified to become “very dangerous”, the World Meteorological Organisation has said, warning of violent winds, floods and possible landslides in Bangladesh which could hit the world’s biggest refugee camp in Cox’s bazar.Cyclone Mocha is predicted to make landfall on
  
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