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• U.S. medalist talks next step after Olympics

  17-02-2018 23:54 via kxan.com
  Bronze medalist, Adam Rippon, talks about being America’s sweetheart and what’s next after the Olympics.
  Rippon may have referred to himself as America’s sweetheart, but wants those back home to know he will never forget his roots in Pennsylvania.
  “I will never forget my roots, I’m absolutely Pennsylvania’s sweetheart first and foremost,” says Rippon.
  (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
  Rippon says some of his greatest moments at the Olympic
  
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• SWAT situation ends in SW Austin with one man in custody

  17-02-2018 23:27 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The SWAT team was summoned to an apartment in southwest Austin after someone told police one person had cut another in the hand Saturday afternoon, said the Austin Police Department.
  Police said the initial call came in at about 1:25 p.m. as a family disturbance in the 4600 block of Monterrey Oaks Boulevard west of South MoPac Expressway near Oak Hill.
  Police responded to the scene and then called SWAT to assist after 2 p.m.
  They said one person was taken into custody befor
  
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• Man shot in leg in east Austin

  17-02-2018 22:43 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A man was shot in the leg in east Austin Saturday afternoon, said the Austin Police Department.
  It happened at about 2 p.m. in the 8400 block of Garcreek Circle north of Loyola Lane and east of Decker Lane near the Travis County Expo Center, police said.
  Medics treated the man in his 30s for the gunshot wound and then took him to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries, said Austin-Travis County EMS.
  Police said they initially detained
  
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• Future of the Alamo front and center in Land Commissioner race

  17-02-2018 22:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The race for Land Commissioner pivots around the most famous site in Texas — the Alamo.
  Texans go to the polls for primary elections on March 6, the same date is also the 182nd anniversary of the final day of the battle of the Alamo. Normally, they would not be connected but this year they are in one of the hottest primary races in Texas.
  Incumbent Land Commissioner George P. Bush is fighting off a blast from the past. His predecessor, Jerry Patterson, wants
  
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• Police: Woman drove drunk, crashed with 4-year-old in back seat

  17-02-2018 21:52 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –  A woman is in jail after driving while drunk with her child in the back seat on Valentine’s day, according to an affidavit.
  The Travis County Sheriff’s Office says Jennifer Nicole Alden was driving with her 4-year-old daughter sitting in the back seat.
  The affidavit says her blood alcohol content level was double the legal limit when she crashed her car at the 1800 block of Wells Branch Parkway in north Austin, according to the affidavit.
  Officers say they
  
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• AFFIDAVIT: Woman drove drunk, crashed with 4-year-old in back seat

  17-02-2018 21:52 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –  A woman is in jail after driving while drunk with her child in the back seat on Valentine’s day, according to an affidavit.
  The Travis County Sheriff’s Office says Jennifer Nicole Alden was driving with her four-year-old daughter sitting in the back seat.
  The affidavit says her blood alcohol content level was double the legal limit when she crashed her car at the 1800 block of Wells Branch Parkway in north Austin, according to the affidavit.
  Officers say t
  
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• PHOTOS: Team USA takes down Slovakia in Game 2 of Men’s Hockey

  17-02-2018 21:39 via kxan.com
   
    PHOTOS: Team USA takes on Slovakia in Game 2 of Men’s HockeyGANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16:Ryan Zapolski #30 of the United States and Matt Gilroy #97 of the United States react after Andrej Kudrna #18 of Slovakia scores during the Men's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 16, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16: Marek Daloga #71 of Slovakia and Ryan Donato #
  
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• PHOTOS: Mikaela Shiffrin knocked off slalom podium

  17-02-2018 21:39 via kxan.com
  Mikaela Shiffrin was fourth after a steady opening run of the Olympic slalom Friday as she tried to defend her title. PHOTOS: Mikaela Shiffrin knocked off slalom podiumPYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16: Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States reacts at the finish during the Ladies' Slalom Alpine Skiing at Yongpyong Alpine Centre on February 16, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.(Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16: Mikaela Shiffrin of U
  
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• Photos: Freestyle Skiing Men’s Aerials at South Korea 2018

  17-02-2018 21:39 via kxan.com
  Check out these photos from the freestyle skiing men’s aerials at South Korea 2018! Photos: Freestyle Skiing Men’s Aerials at South Korea 2018SIERRA NEVADA, SPAIN - MARCH 10:Jonathon Lillis of USA competes during the Men's Aerials Final on day three of the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships 2017 on March 10, 2017 in Sierra Nevada, Spain.(Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) SIERRA NEVADA, SPAIN - MARCH 10:Jonathon Lillis of USA competes during the Men's Aerials Final on
  
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• PHOTOS: Chen, Rippon, & Zhou take the ice during individual short program

  17-02-2018 21:39 via kxan.com
  Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon and Vincent Zhou all competed in the figure skating men’s short program Thursday night. PHOTOS:Chen, Rippon, & Zhou take the ice during individual short programGANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16:Adam Rippon of the United States competes during the Men's Single Skating Short Program at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 16, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16:Vincent Zhou of the United States co
  
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• Julia Mancuso surfs the frigid waters of South Korea

  17-02-2018 21:39 via kxan.com
  With the help of two local guides, Julia Mancuso and Gadi Schwartz surf the chilly waters of South Korea. This marks the second time that Julia has surfed at a Winter Olympics (Sochi).
  
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• Central Ohio school nurse tells students about winning Olympic medal

  17-02-2018 21:39 via kxan.com
  GRANVILLE, OH (WCMH) — At Granville Christian Academy, the school nurse is a local celebrity.
  Lea Ann Parsley likes to share her story with the students at the school… because these days there’s only a handful who know Miss Parsley’s athletic history.
  But when she pulls out the Olympic Silver medal, they listen closely.
  Parsley won a silver at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, competing in the Skeleton competition. She rode her sled at more than 80 miles per hour in one
  
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• Family Carries Memory of Lost Son into PyeongChang Olympics

  17-02-2018 21:38 via kxan.com
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (WAVY) – When Jonathon Illis competes in men’s aerials, you can be you’re going to see something special.
  And it’s not just because he’s an incredible athlete, but because he carries his brother along with him.
  Watch the video report here.
  Bernie and Jamie Lillis are proud Olympic parents — sporting the red, white and blue with pride.
  “We’re hoping he has a great finish, but we’re really just here to be a part of the
  
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• Team USA Delivers Mixed Results in Men’s Figure Skating Short Program

  17-02-2018 21:37 via kxan.com
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Nexstar) – The youngest American on Team USA’s ice skating team became the first figure skater to land a quad lutz in the Olympics.
  Vincent Zhou nailed the jump right out of the gate in his short program. The 17-year-old is sitting in 12th Place in the competition, ahead of Nathan Chen who is in 17th place.
  Chen only landed one of three jumps in his short program performance.
  The best performance by a member of Team USA came from Adam Rippon who looked poise
  
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• Photos: Men’s Figure Skating at South Korea 2018

  17-02-2018 21:37 via kxan.com
  Check out these photos of men’s figure skating short program from South Korea 2018. Photos: Men’s Figure Skating at South Korea 2018GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16:Adam Rippon of the United States competes during the Men's Single Skating Short Program at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 16, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16:Adam Rippon of the United States competes during the Men's Single Skating Short Program at
  
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• Team USA Hockey Wins

  17-02-2018 21:36 via kxan.com
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – In game number 2 Team USA hockey took on Slovakia – and even before the puck dropped you could tell by the fanfare outside this one was going to be a great game with tons of red-white-and blue.
  In the first period the USA scored first off the stick of Ryan Donato and the crowd went nuts.
  “I was in the arena for the first period and the American fans were loud,” reported Aaron Nolan, who’s covering the Winter Olympics for us. “But jus
  
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• Photos: Team USA Hockey Vs Slovenia at South Korea 2018

  17-02-2018 21:36 via kxan.com
  Check out these photos from last night’s Olympic hockey game where the U.S. took on Slovenia. Photos: Team USA Hockey Vs Slovenia at South Korea 2018GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16: Fans of the United States cheer during the Men's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game against Slovakia at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 16, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16: Jan Laco #50 of Slovakia and team surround the puc
  
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• Photos: Best pictures of South Korea 2018 so far

  17-02-2018 21:35 via kxan.com
  Here are the best photos from the 2018 Winter Olympics so far.
  (App users click here to view the photo gallery)  Photos: Best pictures of South Korea 2018 so farPYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 06:Mogul Skier Daichi Hara of Japan trains ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Park on February 6, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.(Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09:Andreas Romar of Finland makes a run during the Men's
  
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• Photos: OAR defeats Team USA in men’s hockey

  17-02-2018 21:16 via kxan.com
  Team USA men’s hockey fell to the Olympic Athlete from Russia team 4-0 in the PyeongChang Winter Games on Saturday.
  With the win, OAR is now at the top of Group B with a bye to the quarterfinals. Check out photos from the game below. OAR defeats Team USA in men’s hockeyNikolai Prokhorkin #74 of Olympic Athlete from Russia scores a goal against Ryan Zapolski #30 of the United States in the first period during the Men's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game on day eight of the Pyeo
  
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• Weekend Gardener: New technique to protect your plants from harsh weather

  17-02-2018 21:10 via kxan.com
  (AUSTIN) KXAN — This week, the weekend gardener is joined by Roger who shows you a great technique on how to plant early, protect your plants and get a jump start so you can have the first tomato on the block.Dig a deep hole in the ground
  Cut the bottom out of a 5 gallon nursery bucket
  Line the whole with the nursery bucket
  Plant your tomato in the lined hole
  Place some stones around the perimeter of the hole to attract heatThis technique is also very helpful for cold days because simply p
  
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• Web Exclusive: Mancuso gives us an all-access look at the Team USA house

  17-02-2018 17:58 via kxan.com
  Julia Mancuso tours one of the toughest places to get into in PyeongChang – the Team USA house.The tour concludes with Julia giving us an all-access look of the gear that Team USA wore during the Opening Ceremony.
  
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• Photos: Men’s 2018 Olympic figure skating finals

  17-02-2018 17:57 via kxan.com
  Japan took home two medals after the men’s free skate in South Korea, with Yuzuru Hanyu taking gold and fellow countryman Shoma Uno taking silver.
  Spain’s Javier Fernandez took the bronze. Check out photos from the competition below. PyeongChang 2018: Men’s figure skating finals(L-R) Silver medal winner Shoma Uno of Japan, gold medal winner Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan and bronze medal winner Javier Fernandez of Spain celebrate during the victory ceremony for the Men's Single Free Pro
  
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• Two hospitalized after car crashes with bicycle on RM 620

  17-02-2018 16:55 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – All northbound lanes of Ranch to Market 620 are closed at Marshall Ford Road after a crash that happened near Lake Travis Saturday morning, Travis County Sheriff officials say.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says the crash happened around 9 a.m. between a car and a bicycle.
  EMS says two people were transported to Round Rock Medical Center. The bicyclist, a man in his 50s, suffered life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car, a woman in her 20s, was also transported with nonl
  
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• Outside Magazine says one of their contributors killed in RM 620 crash

  17-02-2018 16:55 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –  Outside Magazine is reporting that a cyclist who died after being struck by a car near Lake Travis Saturday morning was one of their contributors.
  The magazine says that Andrew Tilin, 52, was riding his bicycle in a group ride on Ranch to Market 620 near Marshall Ford Road when his bicycle had a flat tire and he pulled off the road to fix it. They said a passing vehicle skidded on slick pavement, hit another vehicle, which in turn struck Tilin.
  All northbound lanes of
  
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• Bicyclist changing flat killed in crash on RM 620

  17-02-2018 16:55 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –  Outside Magazine is reporting that a cyclist who died after being struck by a car near Lake Travis Saturday morning was one of their contributors.
  The magazine says that Andrew Tilin, 52, was riding his bicycle in a group ride on Ranch to Market 620 near Marshall Ford Road when his bicycle had a flat tire and he pulled off the road to fix it. They said a passing vehicle skidded on slick pavement, hit another vehicle, which in turn struck Tilin.
  Austin-Travis County EM
  
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• City hosting 3rd Aquatic hiring event to fill lifeguard positions

  17-02-2018 16:32 via kxan.com
  (AUSTIN) KXAN — The city of Austin is getting ahead of summer preparations by hosting their 3rd hiring event for lifeguards, pool attendants and swim instructors, Saturday.
  This event, which will take place at the Dove Springs Recreation Center is being put on by the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. Those interested in any of the positions will have the opportunity to apply, interview and register for required training. Pool attendants will be paid $12 per hour and must be at least
  
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• Trump meets Florida shooting victims, first responders

  17-02-2018 15:42 via kxan.com
  POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump came face-to-face Friday with hospitalized victims of the horrific school shooting in Florida and offered thanks to the doctors and nurses who helped the wounded, declaring “the job they’ve done is incredible.”
  Asked if he’d talked with victims, Trump added: “I did indeed, and it’s very sad something like that could happen.”
  After paying their respects to medical professionals at Broward Health Nort
  
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• Southeast Austin shooting seriously injures man in his 20s

  17-02-2018 06:22 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man in his 20s was seriously wounded in a shooting in southeast Austin Friday night. It came about two hours after a separate shooting downtown also seriously injured a man.
  Medics with Austin-Travis County EMS were called to the 2100 block of Conestoga Trail, near East Stassney Lane and Interstate 35, at 10:39 p.m.
  The man was taken to South Austin Medical Center with injuries that are not expected to be life-threatening.
  Additional information was not immediately availa
  
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• As The Domain catches eyes of developers, traffic congestion concerns grow

  17-02-2018 06:12 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Domain continues to catch the attention of developers. Dallas-based real estate group Tier Reit announced during its fourth-quarter earnings call, the company is expanding its property at the northwest Austin shopping area.
  Tier Reit acquired the Domain Point, a two-building complex that’s about 240,000 sq. ft. The company says the Domain Point offers short-term opportunity to relieve overflow issues elsewhere in The Domain, and in the long-term, they’ll loo
  
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• Man shot in downtown Austin has serious injuries

  17-02-2018 03:42 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man in his 30s was shot in downtown Austin Friday evening, a few blocks east of the State Capitol complex.
  Austin-Travis County EMS medics took the man to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious injuries from the shooting scene on a sidewalk in the area of Red River Street and East 12th Street.
  Police officers were called to the scene at 8:20 p.m. and have detained three people. Several witnesses are also being questioned. Officers say one weapon was found, but they d
  
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• Surgeon, nurse practitioner dead in West Texas murder-suicide

  17-02-2018 03:34 via kxan.com
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office detectives confirm they are investigating the murder-suicide of two Del Sol employees in the Horizon City area.
  According to investigators, they were called to perform a welfare check at a home in the 800 block of Crathorne St. in Far East El Paso near Eastlake and Darrington around 1 a.m. Thursday morning.
  When they arrived, they found William Joseph Glover, 40, and Barbara Adams, 36, dead from gunshot wounds inside t
  
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• Sheriff didn’t pursue sex case against Texas church gunman

  17-02-2018 03:15 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies didn’t pursue a sexual assault investigation against the gunman in a mass shooting at a Texas church, even though the woman reporting it signed a complaint detailing the alleged attack, according to records released Friday.
  The records also contradict the reason previously given for why the case stalled against Devin Patrick Kelley, four years before the November 2017 massacre at a tiny church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
  Had Kelley been prose
  
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• San Marcos dogs and owner happily reunited after cold snap separation

  17-02-2018 02:46 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — It’s a happy ending after an outpouring of concern during the record-breaking cold snap in January.
  The San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter visited one home multiple times after concerns from neighbors. The calls said dogs were tied up outside in the cold with no shelter.
  KXAN’s Jim Spencer followed up with the owner and the shelter and found things aren’t always what they seem.
  During the freeze, San Marcos officials said they asked Robert Trevi
  
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• UNT cheerleader warns young athletes about rare heart defect

  17-02-2018 01:18 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A routine checkup led to an eye-opening diagnosis of a rare heart defect for a University of North Texas cheerleader. It happened when 20-year-old Skyler Sanders was still a student at Hays High School.
  For Sanders, cheerleading is life. She practices with her all-girls team three days a week. She also works with a university trainer which adds more hours to her weekly practice.
  “I started cheering when I was about nine and ever since then I’ve just wanted to be
  
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• Three Central Texas students arrested Friday, accused of making threats

  17-02-2018 01:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In two separate cases in different school districts Friday morning, a total of three high school students were arrested after they made threats while at school, officials said.
  At Marble Falls High School, two students were arrested and charged with terroristic threat after they made non-specific, verbal threats to a school as part of a conversation in class, according to a letter sent out by Principal Damon Adams. The school found out about the conversation from anoth
  
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• Magnitude-7.2 earthquake slams south, central Mexico

  17-02-2018 01:10 via kxan.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook south and central Mexico Friday, causing people to flee swaying buildings and office towers in the country’s capital, where residents were still jittery after a deadly quake five months ago.
  Crowds of people gathered on Mexico City’s central Reforma Avenue as well as on streets in Oaxaca state’s capital, nearer the quake’s epicenter, which was in a rural area close to Mexico’s Pacific coast and the b
  
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• PHOTOS: Take a tour of Austin’s new Hmart store

  17-02-2018 00:54 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — From a variety of frozen fish balls to colorful tropical fruit, Austin’s newest Asian grocery store, Hmart, has something for everyone. The new store in northwest Austin also has a food court featuring 10 different shops ranging from baked goods to traditional Korean dishes.
  The store is now open at 11301 Lakeline Blvd., just off of US 183. Take a tour of Austin’s new Hmart grocery store and food hallHmart in north Austin (KXAN Photo/Kate Winkle) Let Them T
  
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• North Texas schools with armed teachers hope to protect students

  17-02-2018 00:49 via kxan.com
  WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KFDX) — Both Harrold and Holliday Independent School Districts have been allowing members of their staffs to conceal carry handguns for years, with Harrold being one of the first in the nation to do so.
  Leaders in both districts say the majority of the feedback they’ve gotten has been positive.
  Faculty members are selected by the school board and trained beyond just receiving a License to Carry a Handgun. Those teacher’s names and the number of guns is not
  
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