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• ‘Smallville’ Actress Arrested, Charged With Recruiting Sex Slaves For Cult Group

  20-04-2018 22:35
  NEW YORK (CBS New York/AP) – “Smallville” star Allison Mack was arrested Friday morning on federal charges of sex trafficking, accused of helping recruit women to be slaves of a man who ran a cult-like organization.
  Mack, 35, and Keith Raniere, also known as “Vanguard,” face sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy charges.
  FILE — Actress Allison Mack at the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con on Aug. 11, 2013, in Rosemont, Illinois. (Getty Images)
  Raniere, 57,
  
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• Survivor Castoff Libby Vincek Speaks Out

  20-04-2018 21:31
  “Survivor: Ghost Island” is down to 11 contestants as Libby Vincek got voted out a Tribal Council this week. Libby had many strong friendships and was seen as a threat to win by some some of the other contestants. In the end, those things and a few other circumstances ultimately were the reason why her torch was extinguished.
  Libby talked with CBS Local about why she got voted off, her Survivor experience and who she wants to win.
  Why do you think you were voted off?
  Libby Vincek: I
  
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• Sen. Schumer Introduces Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana On 4/20

  20-04-2018 21:04
  CBS News — On 4/20, a day unofficially celebrated as a marijuana holiday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his intent to introduce a bill decriminalizing the cannabis plant.
  “It’s time we allow states, once and for all, to have the power to decide what works best for them,” the senator said in a tweet.
  THREAD: It’s official. Today, I am formally announcing my plan to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. It’s time we allow states, on
  
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• CSU Reverses Course, Says No To Tuition Hike For 2018-19 Year

  20-04-2018 20:37
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — Following a months-long debate, the California State University system has chosen not raise tuition at its 23 campuses for the 2018-19 year, despite a significant gap in state funding, the chancellor announced Friday.
  CSU said in a news release that instead of raising tuition, it will attempt to work with the California Legislature to approve increased funding.
  Chancellor Timothy White “determined that is in California’s best interest for the state to provi
  
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• Trump Lawyer Told To File Statement To Slow Porn Star’s Suit

  20-04-2018 20:36
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — A federal judge told lawyers for President Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen that he needs to file a declaration in court in order to delay a lawsuit filed by porn actress Stormy Daniels aimed at dissolving a confidentiality agreement that prevents her from talking about an alleged affair with Trump.
  Judge S. James Otero said Cohen needs to file a statement declaring that his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination might be jeopardized if the cas
  
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• NBA Coaching Candidates: Perfect Hires For Every Opening

  20-04-2018 20:23
  By James Herbert
  (CBS Sports)- Last summer was an aberration in the NBA coaching world, as zero — ZERO! — teams made a change. It turned out that this did not reflect the profession getting less volatile, as three coaches — Earl Watson in Phoenix, David Fizdale in Memphis and Jason Kidd in Milwaukee — were fired midseason. Three more — Jeff Hornacek in New York, Steve Clifford in Charlotte and Frank Vogel in Orlando — have been dismissed since the end of the r
  
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• Number Of LAUSD Superintendent Candidates Down To 3

  20-04-2018 20:14
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Could the Los Angeles Unified School District Board be closer to naming a new superintendent to lead the nation’s second-largest school district?
  The number of candidates is now down to three, after Indianapolis schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday.
  “Recently, I was announced as one of the finalists for the Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent position,” Ferebee said in a statement rep
  
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• Swedish-Born DJ And Producer Avicii Found Dead At 28

  20-04-2018 19:56
  NEW YORK (CBSLA/AP) —Swedish musician, DJ and record producer Avicii, born Tim Bergling, died Friday in Muscat, Oman, according to a statement released by a representative for the artist. He was 28.
  “The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time,” said publicist Diana Baron in the statement.
  Avicii was a pioneer of the contemporary Electronic Dance Movement and a rare DJ capable of worldwide arena tour. He won two M
  
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• Sexual Misconduct Was Extensive At Coachella’s First Weekend, Report Says

  20-04-2018 19:35
  INDIO (CBSLA) – A magazine editor claims she experienced rampant sexual harassment during the first weekend of Coachella while working on a story about the issue for Teen Vogue.
  In a piece published Wednesday, journalist Vera Papisova said she was groped 22 times over a 10-hour period while attending Coachella, saying that she was “repeatedly violated by strangers.” Papisova described being followed, grabbed, insulted, spoken to inappropriately and groped on multiple occasions.
  
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• DNC Sues Trump Campaign, Wikileaks, Russia For Conspiracy To Win 2016 Election

  20-04-2018 18:32
  NEW YORK (CBSLA/AP) — The Democratic National Committee has sued President Donald Trump’s campaign, his son, his son-in-law, the Russian Federation and WikiLeaks, saying they conspired to help Trump win the 2016 presidential election.
  The DNC filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court in Manhattan. It seeks unspecified damages and an order to prevent further interference with DNC computer systems.
  The lawsuit says Trump and his associates had relationships with Russia that enabled cre
  
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• LAPD Officer Charged With Murder In Fiery Off-Duty Wreck That Killed Family Of 3

  20-04-2018 18:31
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A 27-year-old Los Angeles police officer is facing murder charges in a violent crash last September on the 605 Freeway in Whittier that killed a family of three.
  From left to right: Mario Davila, his wife Maribel, and their son, Oscar. (Credit: Davila Family)
  Edgar Verduzco has been charged with three counts each of murder and vehicular manslaughter, along with one count each of driving under the influence and driving with a .08 blood-alcohol content causing injury, t
  
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• With Coachella Campground Closed, Festival-Goers Improvise With ‘Walmartchella’

  20-04-2018 18:15
  INDIO (CBSLA) — As the saying goes, when you get lemons, make lemonade, so when you can’t get into Coachella, there’s still “Walmartchella”.
  Thousands of music fans who drove to Indio for the second weekend of Coachella were delayed from checking into the campgrounds due to severe winds. With nowhere to go, they flooded a nearby Walmart parking lot and dubbed it “#Walmartchella”.
  Indio is anarchy rn. Every camper has turned the Walmart parking lot i
  
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• Orioles Trading Manny Machado At Deadline Seeming More Likely

  20-04-2018 17:34
  By Dayn Perry
  (CBS Sports)- Orioles infielder Manny Machado endured a bit of a disappointing 2017 season, but thus far in 2018 he’s producing in line with expectations. Through 19 games, Machado in this, his age-25 campaign owns a slash line of .338/.414/.623 (189 OPS+) with five home runs and seven doubles. Those are excellent numbers, to say the least.
  Machado of course is bound for a big payday next winter. He’s very young as pending free agents go, he’s a dif
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: NBA And NHL Playoffs Roll On

  20-04-2018 16:55
  Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana PacersFriday, April 20, 2018, 7:00 pm ET
  CLEVELAND +1
  I need to ride LeBron James. The Cavs will continue to get better as the playoffs get deeper. Game 3 is a must-win for the Cavs and that is all we need to do to get an ATS cover. I have the Cavaliers as 4-point favorites in this spot.
  SportsLine Expert: Kenny White (9-7-1 in last 17 NBA O/U picks)
  Toronto Raptors vs. Washington WizardsFriday, April 20, 2018, 8:00 pm ET
  WASHINGTON -2
  The Wizards were embarrassed
  
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• Students Walk Out In Memory Of Columbine Victims

  20-04-2018 16:30
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) —  Students walked out of school Friday to mark the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado and protest what organizers call the failure of elected officials to tackle gun violence.
  Thousands of students from Los Angeles to Irvine took part in the walkout, which included organized student gatherings on multiple campuses. More than 2,100 walkouts were planned nationally, with at least one in every state.
  “We really want to send a mes
  
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• Students To Walk Out In Memory Of Columbine Shooting

  20-04-2018 16:30
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) —  Students will walk out of school Friday to mark the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado and protest what organizers call the failure of elected officials to tackle gun violence.
  It’s not clear how many Southern California students will participate in Friday’s walkout, but organized student gathering shave been planned on multiple campuses, including open-microphone forums and discussions with local elected leaders.
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• Driver Killed In Big Rig Wreck On 60 Freeway Near South El Monte

  20-04-2018 16:29
  SOUTH EL MONTE (CBSLA) – A driver died Thursday night when a semi-truck overturned on a transition road to the 605 Freeway in the Avocado Heights area, near South El Monte and the City of Industry.
  The crash occurred just before 11 p.m. on the westbound State Route 60 connector to the northbound and southbound 605 Freeway on-ramps. The semi truck carrying recycled materials overturned, damaging about 75-feet of guardrail. The driver of the big rig was pronounced dead at the scene, Californ
  
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• One Found Dead In South LA Garage Blaze

  20-04-2018 16:15
  MANCHESTER SQUARE (CBSLA) – A male was found dead Friday morning in garage fire in the Manchester Square neighborhood of South Los Angeles.
  At about 7:14 a.m., Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to a blaze at a converted one-story garage in the back of a property in the 1800 block of West 75th Street.
  They arrived to find the garage engulfed in flames. While fighting the fire, a male was found dead inside. His name and age were not immediately known.
  It took 26 firefighters 22 min
  
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• Man Found Dead In South LA Garage Blaze

  20-04-2018 16:15
  MANCHESTER SQUARE (CBSLA) – A man was found dead Friday morning in garage fire in the Manchester Square neighborhood of South Los Angeles.
  At about 7:14 a.m., Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to a blaze at a converted one-story garage in the back of a property in the 1800 block of West 75th Street.
  They arrived to find the garage engulfed in flames. While fighting the fire, a man was found dead inside. His name and age were not immediately known.
  It took 26 firefighters 22 minut
  
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• Feds Hit Wells Fargo With Staggering $1B Fine For Unfair Customer Fees

  20-04-2018 16:01
  By Donna Borak
  WASHINGTON (CNN Money) — Two federal regulators are fining Wells Fargo $1 billion for forcing customers into car insurance and charging mortgage borrowers unfair fees.
  The penalty was announced early Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
  It is the harshest action taken by the Trump administration against a Wall Street bank.
  Wells Fargo apologized last year for charging as many as 570,000 clients for car insuranc
  
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• Trump Lawyers To Argue For Delay In Stormy Daniels Case After Raid On Attorney’s Office

  20-04-2018 15:18
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — The ongoing legal battle between President Donald Trump and a porn actress moves back to a Los Angeles federal courtroom Friday.
  U.S. District Judge James Otero is set to hear arguments Friday morning about whether to delay Stormy Daniels’ case after FBI agents raided the office and residence of Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, seeking records about a nondisclosure agreement Daniels signed days before the 2016 presidential election.
  Daniels, whose real na
  
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• Pets2Love: Summer

  20-04-2018 14:45
  STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Meet this week’s Pets2Love: Summer!
  Summer is a 5-year-old female German Shepherd. Fully grown, she weighs 56 pounds and has a brown, full coat.
  Summer is available for adoption at SEAACA in Downey. To adopt her, call (562) 803-3301 and ask for ID# 18-19143.
  
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• Irvine Man Charged With Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes After Being Turned In By Family Member

  20-04-2018 08:30
  IRVINE (CBSLA)  — An Irvine man is charged with hate crimes for threatening to kill Jewish people and possessing anti-Semitic literature and ammunition.
  Nicholas Rose, 26, was charged in court Thursday with attempted criminal threats, violation of civil rights and the sentencing enhancement of a hate crime, which carries a 6-year, 6-month sentence.
  Officials say a Rose family member tipped them off to his potential violence.
  Officials said on or about April 16, 2018 Rose told a family
  
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• ACLU Backs Students Planning To March Against Gun Violence Amid Threats From Principal To Ban Participants From Prom

  20-04-2018 08:25
  SOUTH GATE (CBSLA) — Dozens of students are expected to walk out of a Southland high school Friday to march for stricter gun control laws. Their principal has threatened participants with keeping them from going to prom if they do, but a prominent civil rights groups has the students’ backs.
  “If we were involved or we walked out tomorrow, we wouldn’t be allowed to go into our prom,” said South Gate High School senior Rachel Iribe. Students are expected to
  
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• Red Sox Sweep Angels. 8-2

  20-04-2018 08:05
  ANAHEIM (AP)   –Mookie Betts hit his second leadoff homer in three games, Andrew Benintendi homered and drove in three runs and the Boston Red Sox completed a dominant sweep of the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels with an 8-2 victory Thursday night.
  J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers also drove in runs during the seventh consecutive victory by the major league-leading Red Sox, who have won 16 of 17 since losing on opening day.
  Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0) pitched six innings of three-h
  
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• Comey Memos Detail Trump’s Comments On Russia, Reservations About Flynn

  20-04-2018 07:00
  (CNN) — In his memos documenting conversations with President Donald Trump, former FBI Director James Comey recounts Trump’s “serious reservations” about then-national security adviser Michael Flynn as well as the President’s concerns about media leaks and Trump’s recollection of Russian President Vladimir Putin telling him that Russia had the “most beautiful hookers in the world.”
  The Comey memos provided to Congress on Thursday and obtained by CN
  
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• Listen To Long-Lost Prince Recording Of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’

  20-04-2018 06:43
  (CBS News) — Most people know the song “Nothing Compare 2 U” as sung by Sinead O’Connor in 1990, but it was actually written and composed by Prince for a band he had called the Family, and now, fans can listen to a long-lost 1984 studio recording of Prince performing the song. The late singer performed his own version of “Nothing Compares 2 U” in concert, and a live version appeared in his box set “The Hits/The B-Sides” in 1993, but on Th
  
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• Prosecutor: Evidence Shows Prince Thought He Was Taking Vicodin, Not Fentanyl; No Criminal Charges To Be Filed

  20-04-2018 06:13
  MINNEAPOLIS (CBS News) — Prince thought he was taking a common painkiller but instead ingested a counterfeit pill containing the dangerously powerful drug fentanyl, a Minnesota prosecutor said Thursday as he announced that no charges would be filed in the musician’s death.
  Metz also said Thursday there’s no evidence any of the people surrounding Prince gave him counterfeit Vicodin or knew he had it. And he announced he’s filing no criminal charges in the musicia
  
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• San Quentin Inmate Free After More Than 25 Years On Death Row

  20-04-2018 05:26
  SAN QUENTIN (CBS SF) — A man who spent almost a quarter of a century on California’s death row took his first steps of freedom right into his family’s arms Thursday after his conviction in the rape and killing of his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter was overturned.
  Prison guards released 68-year-old Vicente Benavides at 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon. He looked happy, relieved, and ready to leave San Quentin for good.
  Escorted out of the prison in a white prison van, Be
  
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• Female Beachgoer Run Over By Newport Beach City Vehicle

  20-04-2018 05:24
  NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA)   — An unidentified woman was run over Thursday by a Newport Beach City vehicle while she lay on the beach.
  Officials said the accident took place just after 1 p.m. near the Newport Beach Pier at 20th Street, near lifeguard headquarters.
  The victim was rushed to nearby O.C. Global Medical Center. She is expected to survive.
  Authorities confirmed to KCAL9’s Michele Gile that the truck’s white tires rolled over the woman.
  She also reported the woma
  
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• Man Fatally Stabbed At Steakhouse With Daughter On His Lap; Homeless Suspect Arrested

  20-04-2018 05:00
  VENTURA (CBSLA) – A man stabbed in the neck while sitting with his young daughter on his lap at a Ventura steakhouse Wednesday night has died, and a 49-year-old homeless man was arrested in what’s believed to be a random attack.
  According to Ventura police, at about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, the suspect, identified as Jamal Jackson, entered Aloha Steakhouse, located at 364 S. California St., and stabbed a man in the neck with a knife in what appeared to be a random attack. The victim, lat
  
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• 1 Victim In Deadly Inglewood Strip Mall Shooting Identified

  20-04-2018 04:48
  INGLEWOOD (CBSLA) — Police have identified one of the two men killed by gunfire in an Inglewood shopping center earlier this week.
  Police said 36-year-old Delroy Bogle of Las Vegas died at the scene of Tuesday’s walk-up shooting in a strip mall on the 1100 block of N. La Brea Avenue.
  Another man witnesses said was a regular at Hungry Joe’s Jamaican Restaurant, where an argument took place prior to the shooting, was also shot and died as a result of his injuries at a local
  
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• New York City ‘Poop Train’ Finally Leaves After Stinking Up Alabama Town, Mayor Says

  20-04-2018 03:44
  (CBS News) — An Alabama mayor says the last train car full of New York City sewage sludge that has stunk up her town has finally been emptied and removed. For more than two months, the sludge has blown an unbearable stench throughout the small town of Parrish.
  Mayor Heather Hall told CBS affiliate WIAT-TV Wednesday that all of the containers have been emptied. Some are still awaiting shipment back to the northeast U.S.
  Good news! The stink trains are gone. A few containers sit em
  
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• Black Men Arrested At Philadelphia Starbucks Say They Feared For Their Lives

  20-04-2018 03:32
  Rashon Nelson (L) and Donte Robinson (SOURCE: CBS This Morning)
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS News) — Rashon Nelson initially brushed it off when the Starbucks manager told him he couldn’t use the restroom because he wasn’t a paying customer. He thought nothing of it when he and his business partner, Donte Robinson, were approached at their table and were asked if they needed help. The 23-year-old entrepreneurs declined, explaining they were just waiting for a business meeting.
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• Reclaiming My Time: Magazine Names Rep. Maxine Waters Among 100 Most Influential

  20-04-2018 03:14
  WASHINGTON (CBSLA) — Time Magazine named Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA-43), as one of 2018’s 100 Most Influential People.
  Waters, the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, made headlines this past year for criticizing President Trump, and calling for his impeachment. She became an internet and media darling following  a fiery exchange in Aug. 2017 with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
  During a hearing, she asked why his office had not responded to a let
  
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• Fire Engulfs Home In Bel Air, Nearby Brush Causes Concern

  20-04-2018 03:02
  BEL AIR (CBSLA) — Firefighters responded to a large fire at a Bel Air home Thursday.
  Flames were seen atop the home on the 11500 block of Thurston Circle around 5:00 p.m.
  Firefighters were concerned about the fire’s proximity to nearby brush, sending a helicopter to drop water in the area.
  They were eventually told to move off the roof as it began to collapse.
  No injuries were reported.
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• Stephon Clark’s Brother Arrested Over Alleged Threats

  20-04-2018 02:33
  SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – Stevante Clark, whose brother was fatally shot by police in Sacramento last month, has reportedly been arrested.
  According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Clark was booked into the county’s main jail early Thursday morning for over alleged death threats and making harassing calls to 911.
  Officials said he is not eligible for bail.
  Clark’s younger brother Stephon died after being shot by Sacramento Police officers 20 times in his
  
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• Rudy Giuliani Joins Legal Team Amid Trump’s Denouncement Of Mueller Investigation

  20-04-2018 02:19
  WHITE HOUSE (CBS News) — There’s a high-power, high-profile addition to President Trump’s personal legal team: Rudy Giuliani, whose resume includes U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. The hiring of Giuliani comes as allies of the president are concerned another of his personal lawyers, Michael Cohen, could flip.
  The former New York City mayor and longtime Trump supporter says he is joining the president’s legal team to help end the Russia invest
  
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• Sen. Tammy Duckworth Makes History, Votes On Senate Floor With New Baby

  20-04-2018 00:34
  WASHINGTON D.C. (CBS News) — Senator Tammy Duckworth voted on the Senate floor on Thursday with her newborn baby daughter Maile cradled in her arms. Her appearance comes just one day after the Senate voted to allow the babies of its members into the tradition-bound chamber. The inspiration for the historic change of rules was Duckworth’s daughter, born April 9. Duckworth wanted to resume voting while on maternity leave as the Senate requires that votes be cast in person.
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