• The toughest challenge for self-driving cars? Human drivers

    The toughest challenge for self-driving cars? Human drivers
    DETROIT (AP) — In just a few years, well-mannered self-driving robotaxis will share the roads with reckless, law-breaking human drivers. The prospect is causing migraines for the people developing the robotaxis.
    A self-driving car would be programmed to drive at the speed limit. Humans routinely exceed it by 10 to 15 mph (16 to 24 kph) — just try entering the New Jersey Turnpike at normal speed. Self-driving cars wouldn’t dare cross a double yellow line; humans do it all the ti
  • The new faces of France? Macron’s candidates gather in Paris

    The new faces of France? Macron’s candidates gather in Paris
    PARIS (AP) — President-elect Emmanuel Macron promised that his new movement would reinvigorate French politics by bringing in a greater variety of lawmakers. On Saturday, candidates running under his banner got to see just how different they are from politics as usual.
    The candidates gathered in Paris for a training workshop for June’s crucial parliamentary election. The workshop comes a day before Macron is sworn into office.
    His Republic on the Move movement has announced an initia
  • Pope acknowledges 2,000-case backlog in sex abuse cases

    Pope acknowledges 2,000-case backlog in sex abuse cases
    ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that the Vatican has a 2,000-case backlog in processing clerical sex abuse cases and says criticism of the slow pace was justified. But he says more staff are being added and insists the Vatican is “on the right path.”
    Francis was making his first comments about the criticism leveled at the Vatican’s handling of sex abuse cases by Marie Collins, an Irish abuse survivor who resigned from Francis’ sex ab
  • Venice Biennale awards German artists 2 Golden Lions

    Venice Biennale awards German artists 2 Golden Lions
    MILAN (AP) — Germany has swept the 57th Venice Biennale, winning top Golden Lion prizes for the best national pavilion and best artist in the main curated show on opening day of the six-month contemporary art fair, the world’s oldest.
    Anne Imhof’s bold “Faust” exhibit mixing performance, sculpture and installation with touches of goth and S&M was cited by the jury as a “a powerful and disturbing installation that poses urgent questions of our time and push
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  • Val Kilmer returning to Arizona as “Tombstone” character

    Val Kilmer returning to Arizona as “Tombstone” character
    TOMBSTONE, Ariz. (AP) — Val Kilmer, who famously played Doc Holliday in the movie “Tombstone,” is making plans to visit the Arizona Old West town this summer as part of a festival that pays tribute to the gunfighter.
    Kilmer announced he would be coming to Arizona in August on Facebook, the Sierra Vista Herald reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/2pwaBIK). The visit is part of the Tombstone Lions Club and Tombstone Mustachery’s first Doc Holli-Days event taking place Aug. 12 a
  • Trump says ‘fast decision’ possible on new FBI director

    Trump says ‘fast decision’ possible on new FBI director
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “we can make a fast decision” on a new FBI director, possibly by late next week, before he leaves on his first foreign trip since taking office.
    “Even that is possible,” Trump told reporters when asked whether he could announce his nominee by Friday, when he is scheduled to leave for the Mideast and Europe.
    Eight candidates to be the bureau’s director were in line Saturday for the first interviews wit
  • Global ‘WannaCry’ ransomware cyberattack seeks cash for data

    Global ‘WannaCry’ ransomware cyberattack seeks cash for data
    LONDON (AP) — A global “ransomware” cyberattack, unprecedented in scale, had technicians scrambling to restore Britain’s crippled hospital network Saturday and secure the computers that run factories, banks, government agencies and transport systems in many other nations.
    The worldwide effort to extort cash from computer users spread so widely that Microsoft quickly changed its policy, making security fixes available for free for the older Windows systems still used by mi
  • An alert researcher, cooperation helped stem cyberattack

    An alert researcher, cooperation helped stem cyberattack
    LONDON (AP) — The cyberattack that spread malicious software around the world, shutting down networks at hospitals, banks and government agencies, was stemmed by a young British researcher and an inexpensive domain registration, with help from another 20-something security engineer in the U.S.
    Britain’s National Cyber Security Center and others were hailing the cybersecurity researcher, a 22-year-old identified online only as MalwareTech, who — unintentionally at first —
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  • 5 immigrant women vie for Miss USA pageant title

    5 immigrant women vie for Miss USA pageant title
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five of the contestants vying for the Miss USA title have a message to immigrant girls and women watching the pageant this weekend: Set goals, work hard and don’t stay in the shadows.
    The contestants know what they are talking about as they were all born in other countries and immigrated to the U.S. at young ages as their families pursued their versions of the American Dream. The women are now all U.S. citizens.
    “I want them to see that anything is possible if
  • Pope says he’ll seek common ground with Trump, won’t preach

    Pope says he’ll seek common ground with Trump, won’t preach
    ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says he won’t try to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to soften his policies on immigration and the environment when they meet this month, but wants instead to find common ground and work for peace.
    Francis said proselytizing isn’t his style — in politics or religion.
    Speaking to reporters while traveling home Saturday from a trip to Portugal, Francis said he would say what he thinks sincerely to Trump and listen respectfully
  • Pope makes 2 Fatima children saints on centenary of visions

    Pope makes 2 Fatima children saints on centenary of visions
    FATIMA, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis added two Portuguese shepherd children to the roster of Catholic saints Saturday, honoring young siblings whose reported visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago turned the Portuguese farm town of Fatima into one of the world’s most important Catholic shrines.
    Francis proclaimed Francisco and Jacinta Marto saints at the start of Mass marking the centenary of their visions. A half-million people watched in the vast square in front of the shrine&rsq
  • ‘Perfect storm’ of conditions helped cyberattack succeed

    ‘Perfect storm’ of conditions helped cyberattack succeed
    NEW YORK (AP) — The cyberextortion attack hitting dozens of countries spread quickly and widely thanks to an unusual confluence of factors: a known and highly dangerous security hole in Microsoft Windows, tardy users who didn’t apply Microsoft’s March software fix, and a software design that allowed the malware to spread quickly once inside university, business and government networks.
    Not to mention the fact that those responsible were able to borrow weaponized software code a
  • Experts: Conditions behind cyberattack may be hard to mimic

    Experts: Conditions behind cyberattack may be hard to mimic
    NEW YORK (AP) — The cyberextortion attack hitting dozens of countries spread quickly and widely thanks to an unusual confluence of factors: a known and highly dangerous security hole in Microsoft Windows, tardy users who didn’t apply Microsoft’s March software fix, and a software design that allowed the malware to spread quickly once inside university, business and government networks.
    Not to mention the fact that those responsible were able to borrow weaponized software code a
  • Heroin epidemic pushing up hepatitis C infections in US

    Heroin epidemic pushing up hepatitis C infections in US
    NEW YORK (AP) — The heroin epidemic is driving up hepatitis C infections, with the biggest increase in people in their 20s, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
    The number of new infections nearly tripled in five years, to about 2,400 in 2015. The virus is spread by sharing needles to inject drugs, and the increase coincided with a surge in heroin use.
    But officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention think the reported infections are only a fraction of the actual number. Mos
  • Scientists in South Africa reveal more on human-like species

    Scientists in South Africa reveal more on human-like species
    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A species belonging to the human family tree whose remnants were first discovered in a South African cave in 2013 lived several hundred thousand years ago, indicating that the creature was alive at the same time as early humans in Africa, scientists said Tuesday.
    A meticulous dating process showed that Homo naledi, which had a mix of human-like and more primitive characteristics such as a small brain, existed in a surprisingly recent period in paleontological terms, sai
  • Evaluating LA bid for 2024 Olympics requires imagination

    Evaluating LA bid for 2024 Olympics requires imagination
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evaluating Los Angeles’ readiness to host the 2024 Olympic Games takes some imagination. That’s because a lot of the pitch still relies on images on a computer screen or a blueprint of what’s to come on a dusty construction site.
    Los Angeles Olympic organizers often say their plan for two weeks of international competition is virtually realized, stressing that it requires no new construction of permanent venues. The concept for the LA Games, they say, i
  • Band of brothers: 3 siblings graduate West Point together

    Band of brothers: 3 siblings graduate West Point together
    WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Brothers Noah, Sumner and Cole Ogrydziak entered West Point’s grueling world of 6:30 a.m. reveille, 60-pound packs and rigorous course loads on the same day four years ago. The three cadets are now preparing to fling their caps together at graduation this month, marking a rare fraternal trifecta at this storied academy.
    The band of brothers from Nederland, Texas, will graduate with the U.S. Military Academy’s Class of 2017 on May 27. The first duty stati
  • Sandoval County Deputies investigate a head on DWI crash with several fatalities

    Sandoval County Deputies investigate a head on DWI crash with several fatalities
    Sandoval County, NM (KRQE) –  Deputies and the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit are investigating fatal DWI crash about 15 miles south of Cuba on US 550.
    Deputies say the crash happened just after 8:00 p.m. Friday when a large work truck was north bound on US 550 and crossed into the southbound lanes colliding with a Chevrolet Tahoe head on.
    They said the crash resulted in severe damage to both vehicles and the Chevrolet Tahoe caught fire as a result of the collisio
  • Trump urges Liberty U grads to stand up to criticism

    Trump urges Liberty U grads to stand up to criticism
    LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Delivering his first commencement address, President Donald Trump on Saturday urged graduates of a Christian university to follow their convictions but to also be willing to stand up to criticism from others who don’t have the courage to do what is right.
    Trump kept to an upbeat message in his first extended public appearance since firing James Comey as FBI director this week, saying the lawyer and veteran prosecutor was an incompetent “showboat” and
  • Trump to Liberty U grads: Relish being an ‘outsider’

    Trump to Liberty U grads: Relish being an ‘outsider’
    LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Donald Trump, the real estate mogul-turned-president, offered simple words of advice to university graduates Saturday as he urged them to follow their convictions, prepare to face criticism and relish the opportunity to be an “outsider.”
    “It’s the outsiders who change the world,” Trump declared in his first commencement address to more than 18,000 graduates of Liberty University, a Christian school whose president was one of Trump’s
  • Trump threatens to cancel briefings; Spicer back at podium

    Trump threatens to cancel briefings; Spicer back at podium
    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened to shut down daily press briefings Friday as he sought to defend his White House from criticism of its shifting explanations and misstatements about the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
    Trump’s statements, through a tweet and later television interview, threaten a Washington institution that is the most high-profile forum for journalists to question the government about policy and the news of the day.
    In the Trump era, it has becom
  • The Latest: Why global ‘WannaCry’ outbreak is unusual

    The Latest: Why global ‘WannaCry’ outbreak is unusual
    LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the global cyberattack (all times local):
    9:50 p.m.
    The cyber-extortion attack known as WannaCry spread quickly around the world due to some unusual factors coming together.
    First, there was a highly dangerous security hole in Microsoft Windows, which became known after hackers leaked tools that were apparently created by the U.S. National Security Agency to exploit the hole. WannaCry’s creators were able to borrow these weaponized tools to launch the atta
  • The Latest: Global cyberattack hits Brazil’s systems

    The Latest: Global cyberattack hits Brazil’s systems
    LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the global cyberattack (all times local):
    8:10 p.m.
    The global cyberattack has hit Brazil’s social security system, forcing it to disconnect computers and cancel public access to the agency.
    Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras and Brazil’s Foreign Ministry also are affected, and both have disconnected computers as precautionary measure.
    Computers in a dozen Brazilian court systems are affected as well, along with the prosecutors in Sao P
  • The Latest: Expert: This attack minor compared to next one

    The Latest: Expert: This attack minor compared to next one
    LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the global cyberattack (all times local):
    5 p.m.
    A cybersecurity expert says the biggest cyberextortion attack in history is going to be dwarfed by the next big ransomware attack.
    Ori Eisen of the firm Trusona says the attack Friday that held hospitals, factories and government agencies hostage around the world appears to be “low-level” stuff, given the ransom demands.
    But he says the same thing could be done to crucial infrastructure, like nuclear p
  • The Latest: Cyberattack reportedly hits Renault production

    The Latest:  Cyberattack reportedly hits Renault production
    LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the global cyberattack (all times local):
    12:40 p.m.
    Union members at French carmaker Renault say the global cyberattack has forced it to halt production at sites in France in an effort to stop the malware from spreading.
    The two unionists spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitiveness of the issue.
    They say the factory of Renault factory at Sandouville, in northwestern France, was one of the sites affected.
    The consequences for the company remaine
  • School: Boy, 8, who killed himself never said he was bullied

    School: Boy, 8, who killed himself never said he was bullied
    CINCINNATI (AP) — An 8-year-old boy shown on surveillance video being knocked to the floor unconscious at school two days before he killed himself told staff he had fainted and never said he had been bullied or assaulted, a school spokeswoman said Friday.
    Gabriel Taye’s mother didn’t learn of the bullying until her attorneys saw a copy of an email written by a Cincinnati police homicide detective in an investigative file that describes the scene outside a boys’ bathroom,
  • For 1st commencement address, Trump picks Liberty University

    For 1st commencement address, Trump picks Liberty University
    WASHINGTON (AP) — For his first commencement address as president, Donald Trump has picked Liberty University, the Christian school whose leader was among Trump’s earliest and most vocal supporters.
    Trump’s remarks Saturday on the Lynchburg, Virginia, campus will mark his first extended public appearance since he fired James Comey as FBI director this week.
    The president largely has stayed out of public view since Tuesday, when he removed the head of the agency investigating Ru
  • Researchers seek better ways to farm popular Pacific fish

    Researchers seek better ways to farm popular Pacific fish
    PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — The dark gray fish prized for its buttery flavor live deep in the ocean, so researchers keep their lab cold and dark to simulate ideal conditions for sablefish larvae.
    A biologist shines his dim red headlamp and uses an ultrasound to scan the belly of an anesthetized sablefish about the length of his forearm to tell if it’s female and has eggs to collect. He gently squeezes out hundreds of tiny, translucent eggs into a glass beaker.
    Once the eggs are fertil
  • La Cueva and Cleveland will meet on the diamond for 6A title game

    La Cueva and Cleveland will meet on the diamond for 6A title game
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It will be number one against number two. The top seed La Cueva Bears knocked defending champion Carlsbad out of the playoffs 5-3 Friday to advance to the Class 6A Championship game. The Bears jumped on the Cavemen with two runs in the first inning.
    Ryan Phillips connected on a ball that found it’s way to right field. It allowed Jack Pineda to score.Designated hitter Jonathan Stroman followed up by tapping the ball just beyond the reach of the Carlsbad pitc
  • The Goddard Rockets head to baseball title game a fourth straight time

    The Goddard Rockets head to baseball title game a fourth straight time
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Maybe this is the time they will complete the job. The Goddard Rockets have played for a championship the prior three seasons. They will play for the Class 5A title Saturday after defeating St. Pius 5-3 Friday. With only one out, St. Pius had an opportunity to possibly get a walk off victory. Goddard third baseman Luke Fink had other plans.
    He ended the game by helping the Rockets turn a double play in the final inning when the bases were loaded for St. Pius. The
  • As growth continues, could Albuquerque's brewery bubble burst?

    As growth continues, could Albuquerque's brewery bubble burst?
    Burqueños hear about it all the time. New breweries pop up all around the Metro. For many, that means a new atmosphere, new craft brews, and more options.
  • Supreme Court upholds controversial attorney's disbarment

    Supreme Court upholds controversial attorney's disbarment
    In 2012, attorney David Chip Venie claimed he shot a homeless man in his law office in self-defense. He won that case. In 2017, however, Venie is on the losing side of the justice system for a different matter.
  • State to overhaul New Mexico animal shelter watchdog board

    State to overhaul New Mexico animal shelter watchdog board
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Their mission was clearly laid out: help New Mexico solve the grim, multi-million dollar pet overpopulation problem in the state’s animal shelters.
    In 2005, the state launched a volunteer board to do so. Nine experts, who were handpicked to lead the state’s so-called “Animal Sheltering Board.”
    More than a decade since its inception, the board is now set for a major overhaul, while some former members say they were never able to fully accom
  • Popular restaurant’s ‘enter’ sign competes with nearby ‘no left-turn’ sign on Central

    Popular restaurant’s ‘enter’ sign competes with nearby ‘no left-turn’ sign on Central
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the battle of the signs between the City of Albuquerque and a popular local restaurant.
    That restaurant has a sign in the middle of Central Avenue, prompting customers to turn into its parking lot. However, it just so happens to be placed right in front of a “no left turn” sign put up by the city.
    These days, it’s a complete construction zone along Central Avenue. There are cones, barrels and signs telling drivers they
  • Three teens vandalize Albuquerque church, pastor's wife says

    Three teens vandalize Albuquerque church, pastor's wife says
    An Albuquerque church is cleaning up a major mess left behind by vandals who broke into the sanctuary Thursday. It was a terrifying ordeal for the pastor's teenage daughter who caught the criminals.
  • Retired police officers give offenders new chance

    Retired police officers give offenders new chance
    Five retired New Mexico State Police officers are volunteering their time to give some offenders a second chance. The program is called Alternative Sentencing Programs and Educational Networks (ASPEN).
  • 22 kids adopted ahead of Mother's Day

    22 kids adopted ahead of Mother's Day
    s Mother's Day approaches, some will be celebrating the holiday for the first time as a family.
  • Need Mother's Day gift ideas? Brewery has some options

    Need Mother's Day gift ideas? Brewery has some options
    If you haven't made plans to spoil your mom for Mother's Day this Sunday, a local brewery has your back. And it's not just with beer.
  • First phase of renovations at Albuquerque park unveiled

    First phase of renovations at Albuquerque park unveiled
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The first phase of renovations at a northeast Albuquerque park was unveiled Friday.
    Ribbon was cut at Villella Park near Comanche and San Mateo.
    Parks and Rec converted two deteriorating tennis courts into six brand-new pickleball courts.
    They also added a shade structure and a picnic area.
    The next phase will include basketball courts, upgrading irrigation and turf.
     
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  • Amenability hearing held for another teen in mobbing death case

    Amenability hearing held for another teen in mobbing death case
    The Gerecke family has been through a lot since June 2015 when their beloved father and husband, Steven Gerecke, was shot and killed by a group of mobbing teens. They’ve been through hearing after hearing, a lot of them being amenability hearings since all six of the teens involved were under the age of 17 at the time of the crimes committed. Friday, it was Christopher Rodriguez’s turn.
  • Los Alamos to host bear-safety event this weekend

    Los Alamos to host bear-safety event this weekend
    LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – A unique festival will be going on this weekend in Los Alamos. It’s the first annual “Bear Festival” to educate people about bear-safety.
    Last year, there were several run-ins with bears in the area — with the animals getting into garbage cans, hitching a ride on garbage trucks, and the unfortunate incident when a woman running a marathon was attacked by a sow protecting her cubs in the Valles Caldera.
    Saturday, festival goers will learn wh
  • Business bingo hits West Central area impacted by ART

    Business bingo hits West Central area impacted by ART
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There’s a new draw to get you shopping on one part of Central Avenue that’s been hurt by the Albuquerque Rapid Transit construction. It’s essentially business bingo, and you could win prizes, too.
    The game launches Saturday and is the brainchild of the Small Business Resource Collaborative.
    “This bingo thing pretty awesome.. It’s going to bring people into our businesses that have never been here before. It gives them an incenti
  • APS paid $146k to settle lawsuit with high school basketball coach

    APS paid $146k to settle lawsuit with high school basketball coach
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 has learned just how costly it was for Albuquerque Public Schools to settle a lawsuit with a high school basketball coach.
    In 2014, Sandia High School Athletic Director Tom Knauber was captured on surveillance video walking into Coach Alvin Broussard’s Office with a bag, then leaving without it.
    Knauber then told APS Police he got a tip that Broussard had drug paraphernalia in there. Knauber was eventually charged and police believe he framed B
  • Albuquerque man convicted of 2nd-degree murder in 2016 case

    Albuquerque man convicted of 2nd-degree murder in 2016 case
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque man accused of a fatal stabbing last year has been convicted of second-degree murder.
    Prosecutors say jurors on Friday also found Jarek Lovesee guilty of false imprisonment in the April 2016 death of Lawrence Graczyk.
    A sentencing date hasn’t been set.
    The 29-year-old Lovesee was arrested after his father called police to report a dead body in his son’s apartment.
    Police say officers found Graczyk in a pool of blood with a neck wound.
    Off
  • Albuquerque business illegally paints curb into a loading zone

    Albuquerque business illegally paints curb into a loading zone
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Finding parking in the busy Uptown area is always a struggle. So one business had a solution and took matters into its own hands by illegally painting the curb.
    “They have complained about people parking on that side, and next thing we knew, it was just painted,” said Leo Guerra, a barber who works nearby.
    It’s a battle over a curb at a small business park near Menaul and Louisiana. Guerra said the yellow loading zone paint job is affecting busi
  • Authorities seek person of interest in massive Santa Fe fire

    Authorities seek person of interest in massive Santa Fe fire
    SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Authorities are looking for a person of interest in connection with a massive fire in Santa Fe earlier this month.
    The fire started in an abandoned building at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design.
    The building was an army hospital during World War II. More recently it was used to house the set for the now-canceled TV show “Manhattan.”
    Investigators say the building didn’t have working electricity, so an electrical fire has been ruled out.
    Now
  • Dreamstyle Remodeling wants public input for naming The Pit

    Dreamstyle Remodeling wants public input for naming The Pit
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After signing a $10 million deal with University of New Mexico Athletics, Dreamstyle Remodeling plans on changing the name of The Pit, and they want your help.
    It’s been called The Pit since it was built, and people are connected to that name. So the Deamstyle Remodeling CEO said he wants the public to help with the new name.
    “We established a suggestion box on our website and we are having suggestions pouring in right now,” CEO Larry Chave
  • Former jail guard not guilty on one count in rape case

    Former jail guard not guilty on one count in rape case
    A jury on Friday found a former Bernalillo County former jail guard not guilty on one count in the rape of a female inmate, but could not reach a decision on a second count.
  • New Mexico woman helps collect items for kids in foster care

    New Mexico woman helps collect items for kids in foster care
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local woman wanted to give to children in foster care something to call their own, and the community is responding in a big way.
    Gloria Brown ended up collecting 150 backpacks, 24 cases of diapers, 54 toothbrushes and other items.
    Brown, an escrow officer, said after seeing the call from CYFD she simply asked around the realty community for help, and she said she’s not finished.
    “We’re going to the rest of the real estate community that I
  • Hundreds of Senior Affairs volunteers honored at Albuquerque breakfast

    Hundreds of Senior Affairs volunteers honored at Albuquerque breakfast
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – People in our community are giving back in a big way, and Friday they were recognized for it.
    More than 800 volunteers from the Department of Senior Affairs were honored at breakfast at the Hotel Albuquerque Friday morning.
    These volunteers help make sure the elderly in our community experience a better quality of life.
    Seniors get to participate in many different activities like wine tastings, road trips and full day fun-filled activities.
    “The seniors rea

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