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• Austin's LGBTQ+ commission discussing police relations Monday

  21-04-2025 23:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As part of April's meeting of Austin’s LGBTQ Quality Of Life Advisory Commission, the group is asking members of the LGBTQ community to tell the commission about its interactions with Austin police officers."We welcome both positive and negative comments," the commission's chair, John Scott Neal, said in a media advisory.You can learn more about the commission here.The official agenda item regarding this discussion states "Discussion with Austin Police Department on the st
  
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• Austin's LGBTQ+ commission discusses police relations

  21-04-2025 23:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As part of April's meeting of Austin’s LGBTQ Quality Of Life Advisory Commission, the group asked members of the LGBTQ community to tell the commission about its interactions with Austin police officers."We welcome both positive and negative comments," the commission's chair, John Scott Neal, said in a media advisory.You can learn more about the commission here.The official agenda item regarding this discussion states "Discussion with Austin Police Department on the state
  
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• Austin City Council to vote on $26M office building purchase

  21-04-2025 22:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Thursday, Austin City Council members are expected to sign off on the purchase of an office building near the University of Texas for a little more than $26 million. The money will come from the Financial Services Departments' capital budget, according to the city."That office in particular is brand new. It has ground floor commercial. It has a huge parking lot, which actually can generate revenue because it provides parking during University of Texas football games," Austin Cit
  
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• With the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security

  21-04-2025 21:57 via kxan.com
  
  (Texas Tribune) — Texas’ massive, multibillion-dollar mission to reinforce its border with Mexico helped Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland hire two full-time deputies and three part-timers. It gave him the money to buy equipment and new vehicles. In the lawman’s words, it “kept us alive” as the number of illegal border crossings skyrocketed under the Biden administration to record highs.And Cleveland, who became sheriff after 26 years as a Border Patrol agen
  
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• Engine of Delta aircraft carrying 282 passengers catches fire at Orlando airport, video shows

  21-04-2025 20:22 via kxan.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA/NEXSTAR) – A Delta flight was evacuated at a Florida airport on Monday after an engine caught fire, officials with the Federal Aviation Administration said.The incident took place just after 11 a.m. local time at the Orlando International Airport, according to the FAA. The plane, an Airbus A330, was leaving the gate while preparing to depart for Atlanta when the fire broke out, the agency said.The flames were first observed coming from a tailpipe, Delta said. There were
  
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• 'Weekend warriors' reap similar health benefits to regular exercisers, study says

  21-04-2025 20:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN - (KXAN) - A new study offers good news for busy adults struggling to squeeze exercise into their weekly routine. If you can only work out on the weekends, you may still enjoy major health benefits.  Finding community through sweat and friendship: The story of SweatPals“The most important exercise regimen is the regimen that the person sitting in front of us can comply with,” explained Dr. Vivek Goswami, Cardiologist with Heart Hospital of Austin&
  
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• It will be 'epic': Texas volleyball to host Stanford at Moody Center

  21-04-2025 19:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas volleyball coach Jerritt Elliott said something big was in the works for 2025. Now it's official — the Longhorns will play a match in Moody Center for the first time against another national powerhouse.Texas will play Stanford on Sunday, Sept. 7, in the first "home" match of the season. The match comes after a big opening weekend for the Longhorns in Madison, Wisconsin, for the Opening Spike Classic against Wisconsin and Creighton. Austin captures inaugural Leag
  
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• Walmart mass shooter pleads guilty to state charges

  21-04-2025 19:25 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Saying the only way he will leave prison will be in a coffin, a state district judge on Monday accepted the guilty pleas of El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Wood Crusius and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Crusius, a North Texas resident, posted an online manifesto decrying the "Hispanic" invasion of Texas and drove 10 hours to El Paso, killing 23 people and wounding 22 with a rifle in the parking lot and inside the Walmart
  
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• Head of local weather warnings takes early retirement as NOAA cuts continue

  21-04-2025 18:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Paul Yura, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio office, has announced he has taken the early retirement offer as part of NOAA's recent cuts to personnel and budget.Yura has over 32 years experience, spending more than half of his career at the NWS Austin/San Antonio office. In the process, he gained tremendous experience understanding local weather patterns while ensuring timely warnings get disseminated to the public in a mul
  
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• Local Lego resale shop hosting Earth Day event

  21-04-2025 18:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tuesday, April 22, is Earth Day, a day set aside for all of us to celebrate our remarkable planet. Various Earth Day celebrations will be held to help educate and inform citizens on our planet and the need to take care of it every day.One local business is offering a unique way to commemorate Earth Day. You can do it without getting your hands dirty, but rather by using those hands to make a replica of Earth.Bricks and Minifigs is a Lego resale shop whose business motto is "Rebu
  
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• The Latest: Pope Francis dies at age 88

  21-04-2025 17:57 via kxan.com
  
  Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.
  Francis suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man. He was admitted to a hospital on Feb. 14, 2025, for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. He spent 38 days there, the longest hospitalization of his 12-year pa
  
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• President Trump reacts to Pope Francis' death in Truth Social post

  21-04-2025 16:50 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – President Trump on Monday marked Pope Francis’s death in a statement on social media hours after the trailblazing Catholic leader died at the age of 88.“Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!” reads a post shared to Trump's Truth Social account.Donald Trump meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican on May 24, 2017. (MAURIX/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters early Monday that ther
  
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• This former Dallas bishop will lead process of selecting a new pope

  21-04-2025 15:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a former Dallas bishop, announced to the world Monday that Pope Francis had died.As the current Vatican camerlengo, it's Farrell's job to oversee the transition between Francis, and the election of a new pope. How is the next pope selected?The job began Monday morning when Farrell read the following statement:
  “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow, I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, The Bishop of Ro
  
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• Photos: Pope Francis through the years

  21-04-2025 15:16 via kxan.com
  
  Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants.Pope Francis during the general audience in St. Peter's Square. Vatican City (Vatican), March 20th, 2024 (Photo by Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - UNDATED: In this image provided by the San Lorenzo Futbol Club, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, holds a team shirt, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via G
  
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• How is the next pope selected?

  21-04-2025 15:16 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff in history, has passed away after a lifetime of dedication to the Catholic Church, the Vatican announced Monday.Francis’ death comes only a few months after he was admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. He spent 38 days there — the longest hospitalization of his 12-year papacy — but appeared well enough to celebrate Holy Week, and he even blessed be
  
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• MAP: Where are the biggest measles outbreaks in the US right now?

  21-04-2025 15:13 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A total of 800 measles cases across two dozen states have been confirmed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
  As new cases pop up every week, at least 10 official outbreaks have occurred, according to the CDC. An outbreak is defined as three or more cases of measles that are related.
  The largest known outbreak is in West Texas, where the case count nears 600, according to local health officials.‘Like a forest fire’: Where large measles outbreaks wil
  
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• Austin Catholic community mourns death of Pope Francis

  21-04-2025 14:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The news of Pope Francis' passing is widespread Monday morning. Argentine-born Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope in 2013.
  Many Catholic schools and church offices were already closed for Easter Monday and had previously planned mass services throughout the day.Father James Misko, who is serving as Diocesan Administrator in Austin, will be celebrating noon mass at Saint Mary Catholic Cathedral "for the repose of the soul of the holy father." Saint Mary, located in downtow
  
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• Other Texas wildflowers steal spring after drought limits bluebonnet blooms

  21-04-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN ) -- It's spring in Central Texas, meaning those lovely wildflowers are starting to bloom. While every Texan's first thought would be to look for bluebonnets, there are other wildflowers that may bloom in places where bluebonnets don't.Bluebonnets for this spring are not growing as large this spring, so this leaves more room for alternative wildflowers to bloom, said Hannah Armstrong, lead horticulturalist at the Texas Wildflower Center. The batch of bluebonnets are also not as hear
  
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• From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

  21-04-2025 11:41 via kxan.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday:
  Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to Mario Jose Bergoglio, an accountant from Italy, and Regina María Sívori, the daughter of Italian immigrants.
  Dec. 13, 1969: Ordained a priest with the Jesuit religious order, which he would lead as Argentina provincial superior during the country’s murderou
  
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• The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained

  21-04-2025 11:15 via kxan.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public display of his body for the faithful to pay their respects, followed by the funeral and burial.
  Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican i
  
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• Pope Francis dies at 88

  21-04-2025 11:05 via kxan.com
  
  ROME (NEXSTAR) — Pope Francis has died at the age of 88.The 88-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has long battled health problems, especially bouts of acute bronchitis in winter.
  Pope Francis smiles at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Francis greets a woman and her son as he leaves the Rebibbia prison after celebrating the Last Supper mass with inmates on Holy
  
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• Watching for late-night thunderstorms northwest of Austin

  21-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Southeast winds returned to the area during the overnight hours creating a warm, humid start to this day. Lows were in the 50s and 60s.Camp Mabry's low was 69°, 9° above normal. The low at Austin-Bergstrom was 60°.The afternoon will be warm with higher humidity this afternoon than yesterday. Most area highs will return to the upper 80s with a few possibly
  
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• Thunderstorm chances pick up overnight

  21-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A few thunderstorms have started building in West Texas with models showing storms making their way into the Hill Country.
  The better chance of showers and thunderstorms will be late tonight starting between 10 and 11 p.m., lasting until 1 to 2 a.m. Thursday.Radar for TonightThis precipitation will fall mainly in Mason, San Saba, Llano, and Burnet Counties. There wil
  
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• Strong to severe storms possible overnight

  21-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 1AM for San Saba and Mason Counties.After a round of severe weather this evening, we continue to watch the potential of more showers overnight.The better chance of showers and thunderstorms will be late tonight starting between 10 and 11 p.m., lasting until 1 to 2 a.m. Thursday.Radar for TonightThis precipitation will fall ma
  
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• Storm chances return tonight, continue midweek

  21-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- All eyes will be out west as dryline thunderstorms will make a run at our area late tonight.Tuesday afternoon forecast highsThis morning's cloud cover will thin and allow for partly sunny skies later today. Above average warmth (upper 80s) and high humidity can be expected areawide. With the daytime heating and high moisture levels, there is a low chance for an isola
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for Eastern Williamson County

  21-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for Eastern Williamson County until 9:30pm.After a round of severe weather this evening, we continue to watch the potential of more showers overnight.The better chance of showers and thunderstorms will be late tonight starting between 10 and 11 p.m., lasting until 1 to 2 a.m. Thursday.Radar for TonightThis precipitation will f
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Williamson County

  21-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 9:30pm for Williamson County including Taylor and Thrall.
  A few thunderstorms have started building in West Texas with models showing storms making their way into the Hill Country.The better chance of showers and thunderstorms will be late tonight starting between 10 and 11 p.m., lasting until 1 to 2 a.m. Thursday.Radar for
  
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• Rain chances sticking around all week long

  21-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We wanted rain and we are getting some pretty decent chances over the next five days.Today is looking to be the calmest of the next few days with chances remaining virtually slim. Tomorrow will see the better chance, especially in the evening. Winds will also remain calm as well.Humidity increases in a noticeable way tomorrow through the rest of the work week. We'll
  
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• Rain chances on and off through the week

  21-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Monday was a beauty! Sure, it was warm and it didn't rain, but it was a nice day ahead of more opportunities for rain and storms later this week. Head of local weather warnings takes early retirement as NOAA cuts continueTonight a southerly flow will usher in higher humidity and abundant cloud-cover by Tuesday morning. Morning clouds on Tuesday will give way to sun f
  
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• Two men killed in East Austin

  21-04-2025 06:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department said two men died in East Austin Sunday night. APD is investigating the deaths as the city's 18th and 19th homicides.
  Austin Police said officers were called to Aldrich Street between East 51st Street and Barbara Jordan Boulevard around 9:30 p.m. Police got multiple calls about shots being fired in the area. APD said it was not unclear when calls started to come in, but officers arrived "in a timely manner."According to Austin Police, officers found
  
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• APD investigates homicide in east Austin

  21-04-2025 06:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department said it is conducting a homicide investigation in east Austin in the 2600 block of Aldrich Street on Sunday night, according to a social media post.APD did not provide any additional details, but said a media briefing will take place tonight.This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN.com for updates.
  
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• APD: Double homicide in east Austin stemmed from 'child custody dispute'

  21-04-2025 06:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department identified the two men who died in east Austin Sunday night. Police said this incident stemmed from a "child custody dispute" in a news release Monday afternoon.Police identified the two men as 32-year-old Kendrick Parker and 24-year-old Shamar Roach.Officers responded to the parking garage around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, located at 2604 Aldrich Street after multiple calls of a shooting were reported in the area, the release said.
  When officers arrived on t
  
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• One person 'critically' injured in south Austin crash

  21-04-2025 04:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County EMS said one person suffered "critical" injuries after being involved in an auto-pedestrian crash in south Austin on Sunday night.ATCEMS said the victim was transported to a hospital for their injuries.
  The crash happened at the intersection of East Oltorf Street and South Congress Avenue, ATCEMS said.This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN.com for updates.
  
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• Body recovered after swimmer unable to be located at Austin park

  21-04-2025 03:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A body was recovered from the water at Emma Long Metropolitan Park late Sunday night after first responders searched for a swimmer who did not resurface.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said on Sunday that it received a report just before 7 p.m. about a swimmer who hadn't resurfaced.
  The search transitioned to "recovery mode" shortly before 8 p.m. after responders could not locate the swimmer.
  The Austin Police Department told KXAN overnight that a body had been recovered from the wate
  
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• Body recovered after search for swimmer at Austin park

  21-04-2025 03:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A body was recovered from the water at Emma Long Metropolitan Park late Sunday night after first responders searched for a swimmer who did not resurface.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said on Sunday that it received a report just before 7 p.m. about a swimmer who hadn't resurfaced.
  The search transitioned to "recovery mode" shortly before 8 p.m. after responders could not locate the swimmer.
  The Austin Police Department told KXAN overnight that a body had been recovered from the wate
  
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• ATCEMS: Swimmer unable to be located at Austin park, transitioning to recovery mode

  21-04-2025 03:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County EMS on Sunday said the search for an adult swimmer is in "recovery mode" at Emma Long Metropolitan Park.ATCEMS said it received a report just before 7 p.m. about a swimmer who hadn't resurfaced.
  About an hour later, ATCEMS posted an update on X that said first responders couldn't find the swimmer and the rescue was shifting to a recovery.Multiple units from ATCEMS, the Austin Fire Department and Travis County Starflight are at the scene.This is a developing
  
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• 2nd annual Eastside Day brings community together on Easter

  21-04-2025 03:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It was a celebration in east Austin on Sunday as hundreds of people gathered for the 2nd annual Eastside Day celebration as well as for Easter.The event had many events for families who attended, including an Easter egg hunt, music, food and much more.Antony Jackson, who grew up in east Austin, says while the neighborhood has changed over time, he says it's important to celebrate."Through gentrification a lot of our people have moved out of this area, but Skip (Event organi
  
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• 'I am the one': Longhorns sophomore Colin Simmons oozes confidence, wants to break records

  21-04-2025 02:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas sophomore edge rusher Colin Simmons is changing his jersey number in 2025. He's just taking a digit off, going from No. 11 to No. 1, and when he was asked why, he answered with his chest."I am the one," he said. 2025 NFL Draft: how to watch, follow the picks, track which Longhorns get selectedARLINGTON, TX - JANUARY 10: Texas Longhorns defensive end Colin Simmons (#11) gets around the block of Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Donovan Jackson (#74) during the CFP
  
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• DWI-related bills working way through legislative session

  21-04-2025 00:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several DWI-related bills are making their way through the Texas legislature this session.Susan Davis testifies about her son and daughter-in-law getting killed by a drunk driver in Dallas.
  The one with the most movement involves implementing a minimum five-year sentence for anyone convicted of intoxication manslaughter. The current punishment range is 2-20 years with various provisions.Susan Davis spoke in favor of this bill - HB1760 - as the Committee on Corrections took it up
  
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