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• Traffic signal timing: Waiting for the green light

  02-06-2016 23:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Ever wonder how much of your life is wasted stopped at traffic lights?
  It can get fairly frustrating when you need to be somewhere fast and you’re hitting red light after red light.
  News 4 checked out a couple of busy roads in the area to see how long it takes to travel from one location to the next.
  For example, it took nearly 16-minutes to travel Sheridan Drive between Elmwood and Millersport during the late morning on a weekday. It took about 13-minutes comi
  
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• 1 killed after U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet crashes in TN

  02-06-2016 22:40 via wivb.com
  
  SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) – One person was killed after a U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet crashed Thursday afternoon in Tennessee near Nashville ahead of their weekend air show at the city’s airport.
  A La Vergne official confirmed the accident happened around 3 p.m. near Weakly Lane, not far from the bowling alley.
  At least one person was killed. The victim’s identity has not been released at this time.
  Further details weren’t immediately known.
   
  
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• Air Force jet crashes after flyover at Colorado Obama speech

  02-06-2016 22:24 via wivb.com
  
  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — An Air Force Thunderbird jet crashed Thursday in Colorado just after a flyover at a graduation ceremony for Air Force Academy cadets where President Barack Obama had spoken.
  Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Michal (ma-CALL) Kloeffler-Howard said the pilot ejected but there was no information on the pilot’s condition. No injuries were reported on the ground.
  Obama was still at the stadium taking photographs and greeting attendees in a private area during
  
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• Investigation 4 years in the making nets homicide arrest

  02-06-2016 22:17 via wivb.com
  
  GREAT VALLEY, N.Y. (WIVB) — After four years of investigating the death of Henry Ackley, police in Cattaraugus County say they know who is responsible for the murder.
  Officers announced on Thursday they have filed charges of second-degree murder against Jaron Ruth, a 24-year-old Buffalo man, for allegedly breaking into Ackley’s home in September of 2012 and gunning him down.
  Police described the murder as a burglary turned homicide, with Ruth aiming to steal from Ackley’s
  
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• Man charged with robbing, beating victim in City of Tonawanda

  02-06-2016 22:00 via wivb.com
  
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Following a violent robbery in early May, police say they’ve arrested a suspect.
  Officers have been investigating the robbery on Hinds Street since May 1, when police say Alexander Williams, 19, beat a victim when they refused to hand over valuables. City of Tonawanda Police say Williams stole money and jewelry before fleeing the scene.
  During the investigation, police say witnesses were hesitant to divulge any information on the attack, but offi
  
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• Speaker Ryan: ‘I’ll be voting for’ Trump

  02-06-2016 21:29 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed Donald Trump on Thursday, ending an extraordinary public split between the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee and the nation’s highest-ranking Republican office holder.
  Ryan outlined his support for the New York billionaire in a column published in his hometown newspaper, declaring his goal to “unite the party so we can win in the fall.”
  “It’s no secret that he and I have our differences. I
  
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• Barber shop killer sentenced to 23 years in jail

  02-06-2016 19:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man who goes by “Chino” was sentenced to 23 years behind bars after fatally shooting another man in a city barber shop.
  Luis Oliveras-Arvelo, 25, killed Juan Santiago, 29, on Niagara St. in September and admitted to his crime in April.
  Prosecutors say the shooting may have been retaliatory in nature, as the victim allegedly threatened Oliveras-Arvelo with a machete ten minutes before the shooting.
  
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• Sheriff: Allegany County man sells narcotic to undercover officer, later arrested

  02-06-2016 19:27 via wivb.com
  
  CANEADEA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Allegany County man is facing serious drug charges.
  27-year-old Thomas J. Bromstead, of Caneadea, was arrested on June 1st by investigators from the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit. He was charged with fifth-degree criminal marijuana possession and third-degree criminal sale of marijuana.
  The arrest stems from an incident in which Bromstead allegedly sold an illegal narcotic to a Narcotics Unit Officer in the Town of Caneadea.
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• Woman on ‘kill list’ in UCLA shooter’s home found dead

  02-06-2016 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The investigation into a murder-suicide on the UCLA campus took a more sinister turn Thursday when police announced they suspected the shooter earlier killed a woman in Minnesota, then drove to Los Angeles to confront one of his professors who he believed had stolen his work.
  Mainak Sarkar, 38, had a “kill list” with at least three names that included professor Bill Klug, the woman found dead in a Minneapolis suburb and a second UCLA professor who was not har
  
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• Community comes together to help parents who lost two daughters

  02-06-2016 18:10 via wivb.com
  
  AKRON, N.Y. (WIVB) – Annette Adamczak and her family have suffered two heartbreaking losses.
  In 2009, their 14-year-old daughter Emily went into cardiac arrest during soccer practice and died. Then last November, their 19-year-old daughter Shelby passed away after a car accident in Clarence Center.
  Annette said it was hard for her to cope with the loss of her two children. “I know what to expect. I know how to get through it. It’s a lie because I didn’t.”
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• Officials: Prince died of opioid overdose

  02-06-2016 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A law-enforcement official tells The Associated Press that tests show the music superstar died of an opioid overdose.
  The 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate.
  The official, who is close to the investigation, spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
  Investigators have been reviewing whether Prince died of an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before his death.
  
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• Multiple agencies looking for people accused of making $40,000 in purchases with fake cards

  02-06-2016 17:53 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Multiple local police agencies are working together to find a group of people suspected of using cloned credit cards to make tens of thousands of dollars in purchases.
  Police say the group has been using the fraudulent cards to buy gift cards at local grocery stores over the past several weeks. As of Thursday, the group had made nearly $40,000 in fraudulent purchases, according to police.
  The suspects are sought after by police in Cheektowaga, Amherst, Depew
  
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• 9 people arrested on family court warrants

  02-06-2016 17:26 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Sheriff’s deputies arrested nine people on a total of 15 family court warrants during a recent sweep.
  Authorities used a combination of intelligence, tips and other methods to make the arrests.
  Arrested were:
  Sean Smith, 27, of Buffalo on a Family Court Paternity Warrant.
  Joseph Brown, 48, of Buffalo on a Family Court Child Support Warrant.
  Tyshawn Bush, 33, of Buffalo on a Family Court Child Support Warrant.
  Juan Olmeda, 32, 
  
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• Lackawanna woman arrested on multiple DWI-related charges

  02-06-2016 15:05 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Thursday, a Lackawanna woman was arrested in the Town of West Seneca for driving while intoxicated, using a vehicle without an interlock device, speeding and running a red light, according to New York State Police.
  Sherri Cieciwa, 32, was arrested by Troopers after allegedly running a red light on Seneca Street.
  Cieciwa’s breath sample revealed that she was driving with a .14% blood alcohol concentration (BAC,) according to authorities.
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• Lackawanna woman arrested on multiple DWI charges

  02-06-2016 15:05 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Thursday, a Lackawanna woman was arrested in the Town of West Seneca for driving while intoxicated, using a vehicle without an interlock device, speeding and running a red light, according to New York State Police.
  Sherri Cieciwa, 32, was arrested by Troopers after allegedly running a red light on Seneca Street.
  Cieciwa’s breath sample revealed that she was driving with a .14% blood alcohol concentration (BAC,) according to authorities.
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• Florida man wanted in 2 states arrested in Genesee County

  02-06-2016 14:48 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Florida man was arrested in Genesee County after being wanted on warrants out of East Aurora as well as the sunshine state.
  Charles Macey, 35, a resident of Kissimmee, Florida, was wanted on drug and possession charges.
  In Florida, officials sought him on three felony charges related to the sale of methamphetamine and heroin as well as meth trafficking. He was also wanted for allegedly selling a controlled substance.
  Police in East Aurora were looking for Mace
  
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• 6-year-old calls 911 after dad runs red light

  02-06-2016 14:03 via wivb.com
  
  MASSACHUSETTS (WIVB) — A 6-year-old boy in Massachusetts says he really knows the rules of the road, so much that he called 9-1-1 to tattle on his dad for running a red light.
  Robbie Richardson is the kindergarten cop.
  Last week, he was in the car with his dad when they made a right-hand turn at a red light. 6-year-old Robbie was pretty sure that was not allowed.
  When Robbie got home, he picked up the phone and dialed 911.
  Dispatcher: “911. This line’s recorded. What&rsquo
  
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• Bragging on Buffalo: News 4 talks to the actors of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie

  02-06-2016 13:26 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (WIVB) — People in Buffalo have been excited to see Route 33 make an appearance in the movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Film crews spent two weeks setting off explosions and flying helicopters over the expressway for a chase scene in the movie. Although stunt doubles did all of the work in Buffalo, the actors who play the characters have nothing but nice things to say about the Queen City.Stephen Amell plays the role of Casey Jones, a hockey
  
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• Study: Opioids may make pain worse, not better

  02-06-2016 12:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Another study is showing the ugly side of opioids.
  We know they are addictive, which can be deadly, and doctors have questioned how well they actually relieve pain before. Now, they have evidence that these drugs can make chronic pain worse.
  The study came out this week and supports all the changes the CDC has made to opioid prescription guidelines.
  Only five days of morphine treatment made chronic pain worse for the rats in this study. That effect persisted for
  
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• Olean man accused of raping teen over course of past year

  02-06-2016 12:21 via wivb.com
  
  OLEAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Deputies with the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 26-year-old Olean man who they say was having sex with a 14-year-old girl over the course of the past year.
  Authorities say Andrew Stephen, 26, committed the crimes in the Town of Olean. He was charged with second-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child.
  After being arraigned in the Town of Olean Court, Stephen was jailed in Cattaraugus County on $20,000 bail.
  
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• Movie Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles “Out of the Shadows”

  02-06-2016 12:05 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4’s Teresa Weakley was in New York City for a special screening of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie ahead of the nationwide release.
  I watched the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie in a theater full of entertainment reporters, as opposed to the kids and their parents who will fill most of the theaters in Buffalo, so I didn’t get the benefit of true fan reaction. Still, I was impressed with the action scenes in the movie, and
  
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• Watkins Provides Injury Update

  02-06-2016 06:14 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-   Sammy Watkins has been strapped to a walking boot since April when he underwent surgery to his broken foot. The Bills wide receiver says he feels good but isn’t going to rush things.
  “This an injury where you have to be very careful. The only thing I can do is listen to the staff and take it slow. Protect myself and they will protect me also we’ll take the course with the injury.”
  Watkins expects to be ready when the regular season kick
  
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• Erie Co. Sheriff’s Office gives active shooter training to organizations

  02-06-2016 05:35 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office hosted an active shooter training seminar on Wednesday night. Representatives from various organizations learned how to help fight back against shooters in the workplace, or public setting. The goal is to have those representatives go back to their organizations, and train other people.The police admit, they can’t be everywhere and it takes time to react. At the seminar, they laid out important things to remember
  
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• Lockport city parks declared tobacco free

  02-06-2016 04:39 via wivb.com
  
   
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, according to the CDC. North Park Junior High School students are hoping to decrease those numbers by banning smoking in Lockport City parks.
  Lockport Common Council declared city parks, playgrounds and community pools tobacco- free Wednesday night during a regular meeting.
  North Park Junior High School students received nearly 300 signatures to get all 27 parks tobac
  
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• Section Six Girls Lacrosse Championship Scores

  02-06-2016 04:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Section six crowned their girls lacrosse champions on Wednesday night at All High Stadium. The following winners advance to the regional tournament starting June 4th.
  Class A
  Lancaster 8 Frontier 6
  Class B
  Hamburg 14 West Seneca East 9
  Class C
  Lake Shore 14 Amherst 9
  
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• Section Six Girls Lacrosse Championship Highlights

  02-06-2016 04:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Section six crowned their girls lacrosse champions on Wednesday night at All High Stadium. The following winners advance to the regional tournament starting June 4th.
  Class A
  Lancaster 8 Frontier 6
  Class B
  Hamburg 14 West Seneca East 9
  Class C
  Lake Shore 14 Amherst 9
  
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• VIDEO: Old 219 Bridge implosion

  02-06-2016 03:51 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 219 bridge over Cattaraugus Creek was imploded by engineers Thursday morning.
  Around 35 pounds of explosives were used to send about 1,200 tons of steel crashing down into the creek, to make way for a new bridge going up in its place.
  The old 219 bridge had been crumbling for years, and had become a safety issue, but state leaders say it took about ten years worth of talk and negotiations to get any movement on plans to replace it.
  At the implo
  
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• Bridge implosion: What you need to know

  02-06-2016 03:51 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A questionable bridge over the Cattaraugus Creek will no longer take traffic as it’s set to be imploded by engineers on Thursday morning.
  Crews worked ahead of the implosion deadline to remove concrete decking, leaving only exposed trusses for a controlled explosion. As part of the implosion, which will involve dangerous explosives, New York State officials say all traffic will be halted in a 1,000 foot radius as the three-second blast knocks out the r
  
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• Bisons troll Patriots, Pawtucket Red Sox over Brady, Deflategate

  02-06-2016 02:59 via wivb.com
  
  PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Tom Brady is proving to be just as polarizing in minor league baseball as he is in the NFL.
  As he fights his suspension for the scandal that has come to be known as “Deflategate,” the New England Patriots quarterback will be the subject of special promotions in two cities next week.
  In response to a Pawtucket Red Sox “Free Brady Night,” the Buffalo Bisons are planning a “Keep Brady Suspended” night during a doubleheader the ne
  
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• Two officers shot in Northern California shooting

  02-06-2016 02:48 via wivb.com
  
  FREMONT (KRON) — Officers from multiple agencies are at two separate shootings in Fremont which has prompted a city-wide lockdown.
  Residents are being asked to stay indoors, and a shelter in place has been ordered. Fremont police are advising the public to stay “out of barricaded areas” and avoid surrounding streets.
  The incident began at approximately 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Washington and Fremont Boulevard in the Irvinton Area.
  An officer was conducting a
  
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• Family of boy dragged by shot gorilla encourages donations to zoo in gorilla’s name

  02-06-2016 01:23 via wivb.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Confusion and panic set in after a 3-year-old boy plunged into the Cincinnati Zoo’s gorilla exhibit, according to 911 recordings released Wednesday, with the boy’s mother pleading for help while repeatedly shouting at her son: “Be calm!”
  “He’s dragging my son! I can’t watch this!” the woman, who isn’t identified, said in the 911 call Saturday after he dropped some 15 feet into the exhibit.
  Minutes later, the Cincinnati
  
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• Nearly 1,300 in WNY get tickets on Memorial Day weekend; 12,000 issued statewide

  02-06-2016 01:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police were on the hunt over Memorial Day weekend for violators of several major traffic crimes — including texting and driving and driving under the influence.
  During their crackdown, which included increased patrols, police say they ticketed nearly 1,300 drivers in western New York and nearly 12,000 drivers across the entire state. In WNY, the largest offenses came courtesy of speeding and not wearing seat belts.
  Officers ticketed 31 locals over the week
  
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• Troopers make 4 serious DWI arrests in two weeks

  02-06-2016 01:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police on patrol on western New York roads reported an uptick in serious DWI arrests at the end of may leading up to Memorial Day Weekend.
  Police say they arrested four people for driving while intoxicated, with three drivers more than twice the legal limit and another driver allegedly under the influence with a child in his vehicle.
  Officers stopped Brian Grabiec, a Cheektowaga man, on May 28 after they say he made multiple driving errors. Subseq
  
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• State letter shows child abuse case against Suarez ‘unfounded’

  02-06-2016 00:59 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A letter from the state says a child abuse investigation into the Buffalo man being held in connection to the deadly Anchor Bar shooting was unfounded.
  The letter from the Office of Children and Family Services says it looked into suspected child abuse by Jorge Suarez in March of 2015.
  Suarez is being held without bail at the Erie County Holding Center on a parole violation.
  He was arrested less than 24 hours after the May 20 shooting  at the Anchor Bar t
  
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• Friends of fatal beating victim share void, support one another

  02-06-2016 00:52 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A close-knit group of friends from Cheektowaga normally gather at each other’s houses or parties for fun. Wednesday, and for the past several, they’ve gathered beneath a tree in the grassy median of an apartment complex, to remember.
  “It should have been anybody else except him,” said Melody Doughty, 19, of Depew, one of Justin Vanderwalk’s closest friends. “He seriously was the last person on earth that I ever thought wou
  
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• Dozens of corrections officers picket outside Attica

  02-06-2016 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Dozens of corrections officers and sergeants gathered outside Attica Correctional Facility Wednesday to protest against a spike in assaults on the job.
  Since 2009, assaults on prison staff have gone up more than 50 percent.
  NYSCOPBA, the corrections officer’s union, organized the informational picket.
  Officers sported shirts that read “fighting for our lives” and held signs, urging the state to take action and protect state prison employees.
  One o
  
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• Sheriff: Woman buys car with cash, then tries to take it back with knife

  02-06-2016 00:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local woman faces charges of holding up a victim at knifepoint after purchasing a car from her in cash.
  Authorities say a victim called police to report the attempted robbery on May 27 and authorities took into custody Viola Woods. Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies say Woods purchased a car in cash from a victim’s home, then returned later with a list of reasons as to why she wanted her money back.
  When the victim refused, police say Woods threatened
  
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• Peach Street shooting getaway driver sentenced to nearly a decade in prison

  02-06-2016 00:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The getaway driver who admitted guilt in a court case surrounding the death of 28-year-old Denell Baker on Peach Street is heading to prison for nearly a decade.
  Prosecutors say 27-year-old Jordan Hicks, who pleaded guilty to first-degree hindering prosecution and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, officially received his sentence of nine years behind bars and five years of post-release supervision.
  Hicks admitted to driving a getaway vehicle for 28-
  
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• Residents encouraged to buy a home as rents increase in Buffalo

  02-06-2016 00:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Renters in Buffalo are being priced out of some neighborhoods because of rising costs.
  A number of real estate experts told News 4 there is little affordable housing on Buffalo’s West Side. Now, residents are turning to the city’s East Side to rent or own a home.
  “I just want to have something to call my own,” said Marta Pabellon, a new homeowner.
  Pabellon is now closing on a house in Buffalo’s East Side after two years of renting an
  
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