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• New cars in the works for Sandia Peak tram

  15-12-2015 23:52
  
  The Sandia Peak tram will celebrate its 50th birthday next year with new tram cars — but you’ll have to wait until May to see what they look like. The current cars, which have been in service since 1986, will be retired after traveling about 868,000 miles up and down the cables that lead to […]
  
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• Farmington police investigate bomb threats

  15-12-2015 23:41 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M.  (KRQE) – Police in Farmington are investigating a string of bomb threats.
  Eight threats have been made over the past week and one before Thanksgiving. Police say the threats were made at Farmington High School, at the mall and at a Walmart on east Main Street.
  Detectives are reviewing video and following up on leads and working with the District Attorney’s office and the FBI.
  If you have any information about the threats, police are urging people to contac
  
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• Updated: Attorney: Video shows 17-year-old wasn’t shot in self-defense

  15-12-2015 23:29
  
  In the days since the Albuquerque Police Department released a tightly guarded cellphone video showing the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jaquise Lewis at Los Altos Skate Park, an investigator working for the attorney representing the slain teenager's family has watched it dozens of times. He's taken screen shots of significant scenes and formulated a theory […]
  
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• Attorney: Video shows 17-year-old wasn’t shot in self defense

  15-12-2015 23:29
  
  After pouring over the newly-released cell phone video showing the gunfight at the Los Altos skate park last March, an investigator for the attorney representing the slain teen’s family said Jaquise Lewis was not shot in self defense. Police had previously asserted that the video showed 17-year-old Lewis firing into the crowd before he was […]
  
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• Santa Fe teen cited for drag racing

  15-12-2015 23:24 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (KRQE) – A Santa Fe teenager caused a lot of damage and put lives at risk.
  According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, 18-year-old Kayla Rael and her 17-year-old passenger were drag racing along an icy road Sunday night when Rael lost control of the car, flipping and rolling into a row of parked rental cars.
  The teen’s car was totaled and seven of the other cars were damaged, totaling at least $50, 0000.
  No one was hurt and Rael was cited for racing.
  
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• US high school graduation rate ticks up to 82 percent

  15-12-2015 23:23 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. high school graduation rate inched up to 82 percent and the achievement gap narrowed, according to new federal data that raise concern among education officials and others that too many students still aren’t getting a diploma.
  The latest figures released Tuesday by the Education Department showed wide disparities in graduation rates according to where students live. Leading the way was Iowa, with a graduation rate of nearly 91 percent. The District of Colum
  
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• Crash delays traffic I-25 and Candelaria

  15-12-2015 23:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Emergency crews are on scene of a crash at I-25 and Candelaria.
  At this time, southbound I-25 has been reduced to two lanes.
  Drivers are urged to use caution or seek an alternative route.
  There has been no word on injuries.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
   
  
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• Crownpoint man pleads guilty to assault and firearms charges

  15-12-2015 22:54
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico man has pleaded guilty to assault and firearms charges stemming from a confrontation with two Navajo Nation police officers. Prosecutors say 35-year-old Jarod Martin, of Crownpoint, entered his plea Tuesday in federal court in Albuquerque. They say Martin fired shots at one tribal police officer after a March 2 […]
  
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• AG reaches settlement with ABQ water filter company

  15-12-2015 22:45
  
  The $300,000 settlement ends a lawsuit against Universal Water Systems that the state brought in 2013.
  
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• Updated: Freddie Gray jurors deadlocked, judge says keep deliberating

  15-12-2015 22:44
  
  BALTIMORE — Jurors said they were deadlocked Tuesday as they weighed manslaughter and other charges against a police officer in the death of Freddie Gray. The judge told them to keep deliberating and they went home for the night without reaching a verdict. The jury reported its failure to agree in a note to Baltimore […]
  
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• Freddie Gray jurors deadlocked, judge says keep deliberating

  15-12-2015 22:44
  
  BALTIMORE — Jurors in the manslaughter trial of a police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray said Tuesday they were deadlocked, but the judge overseeing the case told them to keep deliberating. The jury sent a note to Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams after about nine hours of discussions over two days. They […]
  
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• Pentagon says violence is on rise in Afghanistan

  15-12-2015 22:37
  
  WASHINGTON — Violence in Afghanistan is on the rise, according to a new Pentagon report to Congress that says the Taliban was emboldened by the reduced U.S. military role and can be expected to build momentum from their 2015 attack strategy. The number of effective insurgent attacks rose this year, causing increased casualties among Afghan […]
  
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• Assad can stay, for now: Kerry accepts Russian stance

  15-12-2015 22:36
  
  MOSCOW — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accepted Russia’s long-standing demand that President Bashar Assad’s future be determined by his own people, as Washington and Moscow edged toward putting aside years of disagreement over how to end Syria’s civil war. “The United States and our partners are not seeking so-called regime change,” […]
  
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• AG seeks protections for some El Paso Electric customers

  15-12-2015 22:12
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — State regulators are weighing a proposed rate increase for thousands of El Paso Electric customers in southern New Mexico, and Attorney General Hector Balderas is pushing for a recommendation that would ease the burden on low-income residents. Balderas made the comments in advance of his trip to Las Cruces on Tuesday, saying […]
  
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• Woman shot and injured near Gibson and San Mateo

  15-12-2015 22:03
  
  Albuquerque police are working to find a suspect and a motive in an early Tuesday morning shooting near Gibson and San Mateo that left a woman injured, according to a police spokesman. Officer Tanner Tixier said officers were sent to the 4600 block of Gibson SE around 4:10 a.m. after callers reported a woman had […]
  
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• Armed robber of pharmacies gets 15 years

  15-12-2015 21:57
  
  Pharmacy robber Blake Gallardo, 23, of Albuquerque was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for h ...
  
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• Updated: Abuse investigation leads to 2 dead children in storage unit

  15-12-2015 21:38
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A child abuse investigation led to the bodies of two young children inside a commercial storage unit in Northern California, along with a starving, injured 9-year-old at a house about 140 miles away, authorities said Tuesday. The 3-year-old girl and 6-year-old boy were found dead Friday at a storage facility in Redding, […]
  
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• 2 children found dead in Northern California storage unit

  15-12-2015 21:38
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Homicides detectives were investigating Tuesday after authorities found two children dead inside a commercial storage unit in Northern California. Autopsies were planned Wednesday for the 3-year-old girl and 6-year-old boy, whose names were not released. No charges have been filed in their deaths. The investigation also led to a starved and injured […]
  
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• Greece approves new austerity bill changing loan rules

  15-12-2015 21:37
  
  ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation granting the right to sell bad business loans from local banks to overseas funds as part of a new austerity bill demanded by bailout lenders from the rest of the eurozone. All 153 members of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ left-led coalition voted in favor of the […]
  
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• 2 teens under arrest after threat against Denver-area school

  15-12-2015 21:26
  
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — Sheriff’s officials say two teen girls have been arrested for investigation of making a credible threat against their suburban Denver high school. Authorities on Tuesday didn’t reveal details of the threat but did say the charges against the two 16-year-olds could include conspiracy to commit murder. Douglas County sheriff’s spokeswoman Lori […]
  
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• Williams back on air for NBC News with LA school closures

  15-12-2015 21:25
  
  LOS ANGELES — A threat of violence against Los Angeles schools brought Brian Williams back on-air for NBC News. In his first appearance since losing his anchor job, Williams handled a NBC News special report Tuesday on the closure of LA public schools. Lester Holt, who replaced Williams as “NBC Nightly News” anchor, was out […]
  
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• Districts subpoenaed in teacher-student relationships cases

  15-12-2015 21:25
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — State investigators say they have used subpoena powers 15 times since September in cases mostly involving allegations of state teachers having improper relationships with students. The Austin American-Statesman (http://atxne.ws/1Za2WrA ) reports the Texas Education Agency, which can sanction and revoke the licenses of educators, was granted the subpoena powers earlier this year […]
  
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• Taco Cabana starts building next location

  15-12-2015 21:11
  
  It's location No. 5 for the Mexican food chain
  
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• 12 Scams of Christmas: Don’t make the scammers list

  15-12-2015 21:08 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – The holidays are a joyous time of year, and that unfortunately includes scam artists.
  The Better Business Bureau is out with a list of the ’12 scams of Christmas”
  People are searching for the perfect gift, the best deals or feeling generous, but if that can make you a perfect target for online scammers and charitable impostors.
  Avoid the unwanted gift of malware. Be careful of online e-cards and free gift card offers. Pop-up ads or emails offering free things
  
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• Las Cruces, El Paso dive in economic rankings

  15-12-2015 21:04 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) – The economies of Las Cruces and El Paso are performing poorly compared to many other cities across the country, according to the latest Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities rankings.
  Las Cruces’ economy ranked No. 120 among 201 small metro areas, compared to No. 55 last year – one of the biggest drops on the small metros’ ranking. El Paso ranked No. 121 on the list of 200 large metro areas, compared to No. 53 last year – one of the biggest d
  
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• NM cities fare poorly in Milken study

  15-12-2015 21:00
  
  The economies of Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces are performing poorly compared to many other cities across the country, according to the latest Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities rankings. Las Cruces’ economy ranked No. 120 among 201 small metro areas, compared to No. 55 last year — one of the biggest drops on the small […]
  
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• There’s a lot of mystery surrounding Adobe’s ‘Sherlock’

  15-12-2015 20:48
  
  Sherlock Holmes has been a favorite of mystery lovers since Arthur Conan Doyle invented him in 1887. However, it was the stage actor and playwright, William Gillette, who created much that is most memorable about the character, including his signature line, “Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary.” Gillette revised Doyle’s own unsuccessful stage rendition in the […]
  
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• UNM football: Davie revisited

  15-12-2015 20:45
  
  The headline hits a little hard, but here’s a well-written and well-balanced story from Bleacher Report with UNM football coach Bob Davie reflecting on his head coaching career. Great photo, too.
  
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• Twin sisters graduate UNM with engineering degrees

  15-12-2015 20:31
  
  Twin sisters have both graduated with mechanical engineering from the University of New Mexico.
  
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• PNM picking up after recycling contractor

  15-12-2015 20:30
  
  The third-party contractor managing Public Service Company of New Mexico’s program to replace energy-hogging old refrigerators and freezers has gone under, leaving nearly 700 utility customers waiting for rebate checks. The program, which was run by vendor JACO Environmental Inc., offers free pickup  of old appliances plus a $50 rebate check. Ryan Baca, a spokeswoman […]
  
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• Scholarship honors teen killed in drive-by shooting

  15-12-2015 20:13
  
  A $2,000 scholarship has been established to honor the memory of a Manzano High School senior who was killed earlier this year in a drive-by shooting.
  
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• Trump, Cruz in spotlight for upcoming Republican debate

  15-12-2015 20:09 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Front-runner Donald Trump will be standing at center stage at Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate, but a rising Ted Cruz will be in the spotlight.
  With just six weeks until the primary contests begin, Trump still sits atop the field of candidates vying for the 2016 Republican nomination, displaying a talent for connecting with voters frustrated with Washington and on edge about the threat of terrorism. He continues to make controversial comments that migh
  
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• Albuquerque Police unveil new staffing, resource plan

  15-12-2015 20:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department unveiled a plan Tuesday to get more cops out on to streets to solve crimes and help people. The plan is called APD PACT and was a year in the making.PACT stands for Police And Community Together. It comes from a private study the police department agreed to after entering into the DOJ Settlement agreement for reforms last year.
  The study was done by a law enforcement consultant who recommends the department employ 1,000 officers about
  
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• Senators file proposal to reform New Mexico’s bail system

  15-12-2015 19:53 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – A bipartisan contingent of state senators is sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at reforming New Mexico’s bail system.
  The senators prefiled the resolution Tuesday. If approved by the Legislature and voters, it would amend the New Mexico Constitution to give judges more authority to deny bail for dangerous defendants.
  Supporters say the proposal would address the threat to public safety resulting from language in the Constitution that requires courts
  
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• 4 things to watch for during Tuesday’s GOP debate

  15-12-2015 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – The final debate of the year for Republican presidential candidates could be the last chance for some GOP hopefuls to reach undecided voters. While there’s plenty of topics to discuss, here’s a list of the four things to look for during Tuesday night’s debate.
  Trump vs. everyone else
  Donald Trump has lead the polls since the summer but several Republican candidates are stepping up their attacks against the billionaire businessman. Mr
  
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• Defendant bolts from courtroom, lawyers tackle him in hall

  15-12-2015 19:32
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — An armed robbery suspect who fled a courtroom during trial and escaped the grasp of deputies is back in custody after lawyers tackled him in the courthouse hallway. Surveillance cameras at the Oklahoma County courthouse captured candid video of Israel Pointer’s attempt to flee. KWTV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1QpXn6N ) that the 19-year-old Pointer […]
  
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• Court rejects suit against Arizona race, sex abortion ban

  15-12-2015 19:32
  
  PHOENIX — An appeals court has refused to revive a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s law banning abortions based on the race or sex of the child. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday ruled that the two civil rights groups bringing the case lack standing to sue. The ruling upholds a judge’s 2013 […]
  
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• LANL scientists say flu season won’t peak until February

  15-12-2015 19:29
  
  The flu season will likely peak in February in most parts of the United States, according to a model developed by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Using historical data, a mathematical representation of how flu spreads through a population and data for the current flu season provided by the Centers for Disease Control and […]
  
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• Obama says immigrants renew America, US a welcoming nation

  15-12-2015 19:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama described immigration on Tuesday as the nation’s oldest tradition and part of what makes the country exceptional, as he sought to draw a contrast with those who want to seal the borders against people seeking to escape hardships and persecution.
  “We can never say it often or loudly enough: Immigrants and refugees revitalize and renew America,” Obama said.
  Obama is seeking this week to reassure the public about his strategy for stop
  
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• Texas extends National Guard order amid new border crossings

  15-12-2015 19:11
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday extended the deployment of National Guard troops at the Mexico border due to a spike in the number of unaccompanied minors entering the country. The order comes in the wake of U.S. Border Patrol figures that show more than 10,000 unaccompanied children crossed into the […]
  
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• Bergdahl attorney lashes out at Trump

  15-12-2015 19:11
  
  WASHINGTON — The attorney for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl lashed out on Tuesday at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and congressional committees for peddling misinformation that he says is impeding his client’s right to a fair trial. A court-martial is the next step in the military’s case against Bergdahl, who was held captive by the […]
  
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• Russian capsule docks safely at International Space Station

  15-12-2015 19:10
  
  MOSCOW — A Russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts from the United States, Britain and Russia has docked successfully at the International Space Station. NASA’s live broadcast from the Russian Mission Control showed the Soyuz spacecraft mooring smoothly at 8:33 p.m. Moscow time (1733 GMT) at the space outpost Tuesday about 6 ½ hours after lifting […]
  
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• Activists: Nigeria military killed hundreds of Shiites

  15-12-2015 19:10
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria — Police opened fire Tuesday on unarmed Shiite Muslim protesters in the northern city of Kaduna, leaving three dead, the spokesman for Shiites in Nigeria said, as activists accused soldiers of having killed hundreds of Shiites in “a massacre” in a nearby town in recent days. Spokesman Ibrahim Musa of the Shiite Islamic […]
  
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• Minnesota lifts final remaining bird flu quarantines

  15-12-2015 19:09
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota has lifted the last remaining quarantines on poultry farms that were infected with a deadly form of bird flu, officials announced Tuesday, marking a milestone in the state’s recovery from an outbreak that cost its turkey and egg producers more than 9 million birds. Ninety percent of the 108 infected […]
  
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• PetSmart hosts Home for the Holidays event

  15-12-2015 18:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The lights have been strung and the tree has been trimmed, all that is missing is a four-legged friend. Join the Home for the Holidays Pet Adoption event at PetSmart on Coors Bypass NW with cats and dogs of every kind and color. If you’ve been looking for a companion pet, this would be the place to go. Just in time for the holidays.
  All adoptions include spay or neuter, microchip, and vaccinations required by law. Mark your calendar because these pets need a
  
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• Mexican national faces meth trafficking charges

  15-12-2015 18:49
  
  A Mexican national with a valid border crossing card faces federal methamphetamine trafficking charges after Border Patrol stopped him and found a gas tank full of dope. Like all vehicles headed west on Interstate 10 in southern New Mexico, Francisco Javier Piaz-Sianez, 33, made a mandatory stop at a Border Patrol checkpoint just outside Las […]
  
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• Chaves County to convene temporary grand jury

  15-12-2015 18:43 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – Chaves County will convene a temporary grand jury, though not for as long as petitioners requested.
  The Roswell Daily Record reports that Judges of the Fifth Judicial District on Thursday denied a petition requesting a grand jury in the county for 18 months, but instead exercised their authority to convene one for a three-month period.
  The state Constitution allows citizens to create a grand jury if at least 2 percent of a county’s registered voters request it.
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• In the kitchen with Pueblo Harvest Cafe

  15-12-2015 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Tuesday morning Pueblo Harvest Cafe’s head Chef, David Ruiz, stopped by with a couple of their signature dishes.
  First up, David whips up his personal favorite breakfast dish, ‘Chef’s Breakfast’ (aptly named, right?). This includes carne-hash, pepper jack cheese, eggs, green chile, and the Cafe’s special Pueblo Oven Bread. You can actually purchase the bread right now, which could be perfect for the next holiday soiree you’re ho
  
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• US high school grad rate ticks up to 82 percent

  15-12-2015 18:26
  
  WASHINGTON — The nation’s high school graduation rate has ticked up slightly to 82 percent, a new high. The Education Department said Tuesday that the rate for the 2013-14 school year — up from 81 percent the previous year — was the highest since it started using a new, uniform measure in 2010. Still, the […]
  
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• Pentagon names 1st female commandant of West Point’s cadets

  15-12-2015 18:23
  
  WEST POINT, N.Y. — A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be the first female commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, one of West Point’s top positions. The academy announced Tuesday that Brig. Gen. Diana M. Holland will be the 76th commandant of the Corps of Cadets. Under West Point’s […]
  
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