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• Updated: Three top smartphone cameras in real-world tests

  07-11-2016 23:48
  
  Let me begin by saying this: I’m not a professional photographer. I have a slightly better-than-101 understanding of how cameras work and why things such as sensor size and f-stops matter. Looking at tech specs is far from my idea of an engaging read. As a travel editor, I do love taking pictures, though. And […]
  
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• Updated: Take a seat? No, walking is a smarter idea.

  07-11-2016 23:44
  
  As I sat in gridlock on the George Washington Memorial Parkway during my 45-minute morning commute into Washington, I looked out the window. There was a woman my age running along the Mount Vernon Trail. I longed to be outdoors – and vertical. That moment last fall, when I was 42, marked the beginning of […]
  
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• Updated: Geologists explain Oklahoma earthquakes, ponder ‘unknown’

  07-11-2016 23:40
  
  WICHITA, Kan. — Thousands of earthquakes have rattled Oklahoma and neighboring states in recent years, with the most significant portion traced to the underground injection of wastewater left over from oil and gas production. The latest strong temblor — a magnitude 5.0 — damaged dozens of buildings in Cushing but spared a major oil terminal […]
  
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• Fewer U.S. vote monitors to be more spread out on Election Day

  07-11-2016 23:29
  
  The Justice Department will deploy 500 personnel to polling stations on Election Day to help protect voters against discrimination and intimidation, down from 2012 as the result of a Supreme Court ruling that gutted part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The monitors, down from about 780 who were sent out in 2012, will be […]
  
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• UFC's Jon Jones gets 1-year doping suspension

  07-11-2016 22:52
  
  UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will serve a doping ban until next July after an arbitration panel denied his appeal of a positive test.
  
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• Updated: Building futures and confidence

  07-11-2016 22:04
  
  If you’re tempted by the tiny house movement and think 160 square feet is just about right for your needs, you may want to contact the Academy of Construction and Design (ACAD) at IDEA Public Charter School in Washington. Students in the program built a micro house with a kitchen, a bathroom, a sleeping loft […]
  
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• Voters in California and Nebraska will decide whether they want to keep the death penalty

  07-11-2016 21:58
  
  When voters head to the polls in California and Nebraska on Election Day, they will get to weigh in on whether their states should abolish the death penalty. These two initiatives, along with another ballot measure in Oklahoma, represent a sort of microcosm of where things stand nationwide on the death penalty. Most states still […]
  
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• Updated: Texas election offers lots of intrigue but few nail-bitters

  07-11-2016 21:57
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — While much of the country will be on pins and needles Tuesday, Texas’ ballot features none of the top statewide offices and a presidential race that likely won’t be close. Only one of 36 congressional races appears competitive, and control of the Legislature isn’t in doubt. Yet Texas voters have shattered registration […]
  
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• Texas man gets 100 years in prison for triple shooting

  07-11-2016 21:57
  
  BUTTE, Mont. — A Texas man who was convicted of killing a southwestern Montana man and shooting two others a year ago has been sentenced to 100 years in prison. The Montana Standard reports (bit.ly/2fUTE5u) District Judge Brad Newman sentenced 49-year-old Tony Dwade Sawyer on Monday, leaving open the possibility of parole. Sawyer was convicted […]
  
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• Phoenix man accused of manslaughter in girlfriend’s shooting

  07-11-2016 21:57
  
  PHOENIX — Authorities say a Phoenix man who allegedly tried to stage his girlfriend’s suicide has been arrested for manslaughter in her death. Bond was set at $750,000 at the initial court appearance Monday for 26-year-old Curtis Lee Andre Crawford. He doesn’t have an attorney yet. Police say the shooting death occurred Saturday afternoon after […]
  
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• Today in History: November 7

  07-11-2016 21:14 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Monday, Nov. 7, the 312th day of 2016. There are 54 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Nov. 7, 1916, Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to Congress, winning a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  On this date:
  In 1861, former U.S. President John Tyler was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives (however, Tyler died before he could take his seat).
  In 1917, Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution
  
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• Election Day deals, freebies for voters

  07-11-2016 20:22 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – Americans will vote for our next president on Tuesday and several restaurants and businesses are offering Election Day deals and freebies to those who cast their ballot.
  Here are a few:
  Krispy Kreme: Show your “I voted” sticker at participating Krispy Kreme locations and get a free doughnut.Wear an I VOTED sticker on #ElectionDay 11/8 and get any doughnut FREE. https://t.co/vlgu5PubNW#EverybodyWins #GoVote #Ivoted pic.twitter.com/eZFWyG9Wca
  — krispykreme
  
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• Creative uses for fallen leaves

  07-11-2016 20:07
  
  Millions of leaves fall from tree boughs each fall. Homeowners and landscaping professionals will spend countless hours removing leaves from lawns and driveways so they can be collected and ultimately added to compost piles or removed by local governments. But leaves do not necessarily have to meet with the same fate each year. In fact, […]
  
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• USADA suspends Jon “Bones” Jones for 1 year following for anti-doping violation

  07-11-2016 19:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – UFC champion Jon “Bones” Jones will not be eligible to fight for one year after he tested positive for two banned substances.
  Read the full decision for Jones here »
  The decision was handed down Monday after an arbitration panel reviewed the facts of the case on October 31, 2016.
  Jones tested positive for clomiphene and letrozole back in July and was pulled from UFC 200 just days before his fight against Daniel Cormier. Clomi
  
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• The rise of backsplashes

  07-11-2016 19:51
  
  The home is an extension of who we are, and what better room to express ourselves than in the kitchen. Backsplashes are very popular right now. There is a wide variety of tiles, designs and materials that can give your kitchen the feel you want. Rita Stump from Interior Specialists, Inc. (ISI) has been working […]
  
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• Jon ‘Bones’ Jones suspended for 1 year for anti-doping violation

  07-11-2016 19:51 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – UFC champion Jon “Bones” Jones will not be eligible to fight for one year after he tested positive for two banned substances.
  Read the full decision for Jones here »
  The decision was handed down Monday after an arbitration panel reviewed the facts of the case on October 31, 2016.
  Jones tested positive for clomiphene and letrozole back in July and was pulled from UFC 200 just days before his fight against Daniel Cormier. Clomi
  
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• Breaking: Judge unseals videos from fatal officer shooting

  07-11-2016 19:38
  
  A federal court judge unsealed video evidence used against Davon Lymon at trial and said the materials can be released next week. U.S. District Court Judge Christina Armijo announced the ruling Monday morning. She said the portion of Albuquerque police officer Daniel Webster’s lapel camera video that was played during trial, and three other videos […]
  
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• Updated: High court raises doubts about temporary presidential picks

  07-11-2016 19:36
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday raised doubts about the temporary appointment of a former labor official in a case that could limit the president’s power to fill top government posts. The justices considered whether Lafe Solomon was allowed to serve as acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board while he was […]
  
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• Think your vote doesn’t count? Then why are people trying to suppress it?

  07-11-2016 19:31
  
  I find myself in a troubling space, concerned about young people’s apathy in voting. College students and young people within my circle of family and friends don’t like either candidate and have decided that their votes do not count. As a scholar of African American and U.S. religious history I am compelled to reflect on […]
  
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• Left lane of I-40 westbound near Carlisle cleared after crash

  07-11-2016 19:07
  
  A crash on Interstate 40 westbound near Carlisle Blvd. (mm 160) that closed the left lane is now clear.
  
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• Aurora to pay $2.6M to family of unarmed man killed by cop

  07-11-2016 19:06
  
  DENVER — The city of Aurora will pay $2.6 million to settle a lawsuit from relatives of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2015. City attorney Mike Hyman says the department also agreed to policy changes as part of the settlement over the March 2015 death of 37-year-old […]
  
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• Snake on a plane: Live reptile intrudes on flight in Mexico

  07-11-2016 19:05
  
  MEXICO CITY — Passengers on a commercial flight in Mexico were given a start when a serpent slithered into the cabin in a scene straight out of the Hollywood thriller “Snakes on a Plane.” Carrier Aeromexico says the reptile was detected on a Sunday flight from Torreon in the country’s north to Mexico City. A […]
  
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• Thousands of people have changed their votes after taking this quiz – will you?

  07-11-2016 19:01
  
  A friend who lives in a major swing state recently told me that he voted third-party. Far be it for me to judge the votes of my friends, but I kinda wondered — what was he thinking? Did he really believe this person’s platform? Was it a vote of protest? Nah, he explained: This candidate […]
  
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• Ryan’s reservoir of respect runs dry

  07-11-2016 19:01
  
  Among Republican elected officials, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wis., occupied, before the Donald Trump debacle, a unique position. Conservative intellectuals admired and rooted for him as he plowed new ground on anti-poverty measures, entitlement reform and health care. His reputation as a squeaky-clean public servant, all-around nice guy and policy heavyweight earned him a measure […]
  
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• Donald Trump loves conspiracy theories. So do his supporters.

  07-11-2016 19:01
  
  During five years of research in southwest Louisiana for my book “Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right,” I came to know many white, older tea party enthusiasts. Nearly all now support Donald Trump. It was because of his penchant for conspiracies, not in spite of it. Many of the […]
  
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• Philadelphia transit strike ends, avoiding election impact

  07-11-2016 18:35 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city’s crippling weeklong transit strike ended early Monday, ensuring that all buses, trolleys and subways will be up and running by Election Day.
  The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the union representing about 4,700 transit workers announced a tentative agreement before daybreak.
  By 9 a.m., subways were operating again, though on a reduced schedule. Limited trolley service was also restored by midmorning. SEPTA said it usually takes 24
  
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• Judge: Portion of Officer Webster’s lapel video to be released

  07-11-2016 18:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A judge has ruled that a portion of the lapel footage from the night Albuquerque Officer Daniel Webster was shot can be released.
  The lapel video is just part of some of the video that will be unsealed November 14th. The other video that will also be available is security video from the Walgreen’s, Davon Lymon’s interview and video from the police helicopter.
  The judge’s announcement comes just after murder charges were formally filed against Da
  
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• New Mexico’s nurse hotline faces threat of shutdown

  07-11-2016 17:39 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A hotline that provides New Mexicans with free, around-the-clock access to nurses could shut down by the end of the year.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports revenues for the nonprofit NurseAdvice New Mexico have declined, largely because managed care companies that long supported the program have switched to lower-cost services.
  Records show that even though they aren’t funding the hotline, many of the companies’ patients continue to call the line.
  NurseAdvi
  
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• Updated: Tesla to end free use of supercharging stations

  07-11-2016 17:33
  
  DETROIT — Electric car maker Tesla Motors says it will end free use of its worldwide charging station network. The company says cars ordered after Jan. 1, 2017 will get roughly 1,000 miles worth of credits at the supercharging stations. After credits are used, owners will have to pay fees. Cars ordered or sold on […]
  
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• Updated: AP FACT CHECK: Greatest hits of a fact-challenged campaign

  07-11-2016 17:19
  
  WASHINGTON — At times it has seemed as though this presidential campaign was occurring in some alternate universe. Up is down, no means yes, day is night. Donald Trump’s tweets, speeches, interviews, debate statements, news conferences and off-the-cuff remarks — that is, pretty much every utterance made during his waking hours — have been a […]
  
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• Smell from Boulder marijuana grow draws $14,000 in fines

  07-11-2016 17:19
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — The smell from a Boulder marijuana grow facility has earned the facility’s operator $14,000 in fines. The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/2fv9UcG ) that the Dandelion Grow earned its second odor violation this month, costing the grow $10,000 — more than any other single fine the city has administered since recreational marijuana was […]
  
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• Internet freezes for 'mannequin challenge' craze

  07-11-2016 17:17
  
  Forget dumping ice buckets, dancing or planking, the latest viral phenomenon sweeping the internet consists of people standing still as…
  
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• Updated: US stocks sharply higher in morning trading; oil rises

  07-11-2016 16:48
  
  Financial companies led a broad rally in U.S. stocks in morning trading Monday as investors focused on the latest turns ahead of Election Day. The FBI announced late Sunday that its review of newly discovered Hillary Clinton emails found no evidence warranting charges against the presidential candidate. Traders have been anxious in recent weeks over […]
  
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• Lobo football earns big, win or lose

  07-11-2016 16:22
  
  It's no secret that the University of New Mexico's Athletics Department has a big budget deficit: more than $1.5 million dollars. But some may not know that the Lobo football team schedules a game once a season to essentially make a million dollars, to lose.
  
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• Albuquerque High School class gets perfect scores on AP calculus exam

  07-11-2016 16:12
  
  Advanced placement tests are some of the hardest that high school students can take. They cover college-level material and can lead to college credit. But one Albuquerque Public Schools class beat the odds on that exam.
  
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• Murder conviction upheld in killing of former boxing champ

  07-11-2016 15:51
  
  ATLANTA — Georgia’s highest court has upheld the murder conviction and sentence of life in prison without parole for a man involved in the 2009 killing of former world boxing champion Vernon Forrest. The Georgia Supreme Court opinion published Monday says there was evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that J’Quante Crews was guilty in the […]
  
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• Updated: Ronaldo caps ‘dream year’ after Madrid contract extension

  07-11-2016 15:50
  
  MADRID — Life in Madrid certainly seems to agree with Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal forward signed a five-year contract extension with Real Madrid on Monday, capping an exceptional year after triumphs with his club in the Champions League and with his national team in the European Championship. “This is the best moment in my life,” […]
  
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• Updated: Tony Who? Prescott pushing Romo into background in Dallas

  07-11-2016 15:49
  
  CLEVELAND — Tony Romo will get more work at practice this week, moving the Dallas quarterback closer to his long-awaited comeback. That day looks as far off as ever. Until further notice, the Cowboys are Dak Prescott’s team. End of discussion. Prescott threw three touchdown passes , maybe three of the easiest scores the rookie […]
  
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• Updated: Prater’s big kick helps Lions stun Vikings, 22-16 in OT

  07-11-2016 15:49
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — For most kickers, a game-tying, 58-yard field goal as time expires would qualify as the highlight of their careers. For Matt Prater, it just barely made the top five on his list. Prater’s big leg got the Detroit Lions to overtime against the Minnesota Vikings and Matthew Stafford’s big arm took over from […]
  
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• Updated: Indigenous Australians hope marathon stirs change at home

  07-11-2016 15:49
  
  NEW YORK — A dozen young Australian runners from indigenous tribes once targeted for genocide had a different marathon goal: “The finish line is just a start for us.” So said Robert de Castella, a onetime top marathoner who trained them for Sunday’s New York City Marathon. Running a marathon for their first time, the […]
  
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• Monday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Early voting numbers surge in New Mexico

  07-11-2016 15:21 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. Poll workers in New Mexico will be taking the day to prepare for Election Day Tuesday. More than 520,000 people voted early or absentee, up nearly 13 percent compared to 2012. Forty-nine percent are registered Democrats and 36 percent are registered Republicans. Both presidential candidates are in a last minute tour of multiple battleground states Monday. Trump is criticizing FBI Director James Comey, who wrote a letter to Congress over the weekend revealing
  
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• New recall headache for Samsung: 3M washing machines

  07-11-2016 15:19 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In another black eye for one of the world’s leading consumer brands, U.S. authorities announced a recall Friday of nearly 3 million Samsung washing machines following several reports of injuries — including a broken jaw — due to “excessive vibration.”
  The recall comes a month after the South Korean manufacturer recalled millions of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from consumers around the world, because of a mysterious problem that caused th
  
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• Walking N Circles Ranch introduces Minnie Pearl

  07-11-2016 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s an organization dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and housing abandoned horses, and they are looking for volunteers and those wishing to adopt.
  Walking N Circles is a non-profit corporation that provides caring attention to horses who were left to fend for themselves. They have over 100 volunteer ranch hands who do all of the work while learning how to handle horses.
  Ruth Andrews, Executive Director for Walking in Circles, joined KRQE&rsq
  
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• Dia de Los Muertos parade brings color to remembrance

  07-11-2016 15:10
  
  The South Valley Community celebrated Dia de Los Muertos with their 24th annual Marigold Parade.
  
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• One-of-a-kind gingerbread house events helps give back

  07-11-2016 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s all about getting into the holiday spirit, but it’s also all about giving back to a deserving cause. Gingerbread Enchantment helps benefit Meals On Wheels of Albuquerque. 
  Guests can choose to build a gingerbread house, buy a house or do both.
  Gingerbread Enchantment Chair, Linda Lyle, and Meals on Wheels Executive Director, Shauna Frost, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to talk about the event. Watch above.
  Whether guests choose t
  
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• Clinton focuses on healing, Trump on emails in final hours

  07-11-2016 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — With the cloud of an FBI investigation lifted, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump struck strikingly different tones as they moved into the final hours of a volatile, nearly two-years long presidential campaign.
  After days of full-throated attacks on Trump’s qualifications and temperament, Clinton cast herself as the candidate of “healing and reconciliation” — perhaps a surprising position for a woman who’s long been one of the most divisi
  
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• All equestrian parade supports Toys For Tots

  07-11-2016 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a parade like no other and it’s all to help support a great cause.
  The Christmas De Los Caballos Parade is an equestrian parade organized by the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Posse in support of the Marines’ Toys For Tots.
  Yvette Arnold and Edward Junker with the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Posse joined KRQE’s This Morning team to talk about the upcoming parade. Watch above.
  All horse breeds, wagons and buggies are invited
  
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• Police: Man found with gunshot wounds in early morning

  07-11-2016 14:51
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department says they found a man with a gunshot wound when they responded to a call of shots being fired around 3:25 a.m. Sunday morning the 100 block of Girard Blvd. SE.
  
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• Rio Rancho firefighter truck, gear stolen

  07-11-2016 14:44
  
  Vehicle theft is an on-going problem in New Mexico so it shouldn’t come as a shock that a truck was stolen Saturday night from a home in the North Valley.
  
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• Janet Reno, former US attorney general, has died

  07-11-2016 14:41 via krqe.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, including the seizure of Elian Gonzalez, died early Monday. She was 78.
  Reno died from complications of Parkinson’s disease, her goddaughter Gabrielle D’Alemberte said. D’Alemberte said Reno spent her final days at home in Miami surrounded by family and friends.
  Reno, a former Miami prosecutor who famously told reporte
  
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