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• Olympic champ Simone Biles says she was abused by doctor

  15-01-2018 23:25
  
  Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles says she is among the athletes sexually abused by a now-imprisoned former USA Gymnastics team doctor.Biles, who won four gold medals and five overall at the 2016 Olympics, released a statement via Twitter on Monday saying she is one of the "many survivors" that were abused by Larry Nassar.Feelings... 💭 #MeToo pic.twitter.com/ICiu0FCa0n— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) January 15, 2018
  Nassar, who spent more than two decades as a physician at US
  
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• Residents rescued from Muskingum River due to "Ice Jam"

  15-01-2018 22:35
  Residents who live along the Muskingum River in Muskingum County had to be rescued from ice jams and flood waters."I'm 46 years old, so I've been here all my life," Shawn Hutchison said. "[I have] never seen this."Hutchison owns Miller's Landing. It's a 39-plot campground just off the Muskingum River in Muskingum County. Monday, most of those lots were under water."I'd say 75 percent are underwater right now," he said. "And, the rest of them...if the river would come up another foot, foot-and-a-
  
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• Forecast: Frigid Tuesday

  15-01-2018 21:26
  This Evening: Snow showers linger and roads will be slick. S wind around 10 mph with gusts upward of 20 mph.
  Tonight: Snow tapers off, but temperatures will be frigid. Low 8. Subzero wind chills. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Partly sunny and brisk.High 14. Wind chills -5 and -10. W wind around 10 mph.
  Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for a flurry. High 20. W 5-10 mph.
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: A clipper
  
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• Helicopter for utility work crashes into Ohio field, killing 2

  15-01-2018 21:07
  
  A utility company helicopter has crashed into a snowy Ohio field, killing the two people on board.A witness reported the crash around midday Monday just south of the Ohio Turnpike in Wood County.The county sheriff's office says the aircraft is affiliated with a utility company surveying power lines in the area and the two people who died aren't from the area.There's no word on what caused the crash. The Blade newspaper reports Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn says there was no sign of fire and no indicat
  
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• Federal authorities probing Ohio helicopter crash, 2 killed

  15-01-2018 21:07
  
  STONY RIDGE, Ohio -- Federal investigators will try to determine what caused the fatal crash of a helicopter used for inspecting power lines.Both men aboard died Monday. FirstEnergy said they were contractors doing transmission line inspection work in northwest Ohio.The Wood County sheriff's office has identified the pilot as 32-year-old Tyson Snyder of Wooster, Ohio, and his passenger as 62-year-old Jeffrey Fluharty of Fairmont, West Virginia.The sheriff's office said a 911 caller reported at 1
  
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• Veritas binds future to 'heart' of Columbus Updated at

  15-01-2018 20:55
  The restaurant, known for its upscale fare and hand-crafted cocktails, has opened at 11 W. Gay St. in downtown Columbus. Josh Dalton, chef and founder of the original Veritas Tavern in Delaware, snatched up the opportunity to move operations to the heart of Columbus, said his assistant, Meghan McNeil.
  
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• Rolled ice cream spot opens in Reynoldsburg

  15-01-2018 20:55
  In addition to frozen goods, the 2,000-square-foot storefront also has an arcade and chalk wall for children. The restaurant closed its doors Sunday, as two apartment complexes under development will claim the Bravo and Winking Lizard Tavern sites.
  
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• Officials address 'suicide contagion' after 6 deaths in northeast Ohio school district

  15-01-2018 20:48
  
  Parents in a northeast Ohio town are being asked to watch their children closely after six students in the same district took their lives.The Perry Local Schools District in Canton along with law enforcement and mental health experts expressed their concern on Friday.Four high school students, on middle school student and a recent graduate all ended their lives within this school year.Health experts are calling this a "suicide contagion." It means exposure to suicide can increase suicidal behavi
  
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• Passenger with measles flew through Chicago's O'Hare

  15-01-2018 20:18
  
  CHICAGO — State health officials are advising anyone who was at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport last Wednesday and hasn't been vaccinated for measles to get tested for the highly contagious disease.The Illinois Department of Public Heath recommendation comes after a passenger on a flight who flew in and out of the airport that day was confirmed to have the measles. The Chicago Tribune reports that the passenger's flight landed at Terminal 5, which is the international terminal, Wedn
  
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• Two Columbus police officers identified in fatal shooting

  15-01-2018 18:33
  Columbus police have identified two officers who opened fire on an aggravated robbery suspect, killing him Friday evening on the Southeast Side. Officers Joseph Houseberg and Bryan Brumfield, both 35 years old and 10-year veterans at the division, were working a plain-clothes assignment at 5:10 p.m. looking for the suspect near Comstock Road and Lisbon Drive.
  
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• Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dead at 46

  15-01-2018 18:20
  
  LONDON — Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, died suddenly on Monday. She was 46.O'Riordan died in London, where she was recording, publicist Lindsey Holmes said. The cause of death wasn't immediately available.Holmes said the singer's family is "devastated" by the news.Formed in Limerick, Ireland, The Cranberries became international stars in the 1990s with hits including "Zombie" and "Linger" that fused the alternative rock edge with poppy tunefulness.The band s
  
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• Ohio to widen part of Interstate 70 starting this summer

  15-01-2018 18:14
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A 3-mile section of the interstate that cuts across Ohio's midsection will be widened in a project expected to start this summer, ahead of schedule.Scott Schmid, of the Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee, tells the Springfield News-Sun that the construction on Interstate 70 in Springfield will start in July.The $52 million project involves adding a lane on the highway, redoing the existing lanes and replacing six bridges. The first phase was
  
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• Fast Forward: Olde Towne East and Franklin Park

  15-01-2018 18:01
  The renaissance of the Olde Towne East neighborhood on the Near East Side of Columbus began decades ago, but is certainly far from finished. This geographically large area is primarily a residential neighborhood, known for its 100-plus year old housing stock, but with a lot of room for new buildings on empty lots sprinkled throughout. […]
  
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• Andrew Schneider’s Dazzling Youarenowhere Comes to the Wexner Center Jan 18-21

  15-01-2018 18:00
  Fresh from premiering his new work at New York’s Under the Radar fest, the Wexner Center for the Arts presents Andrew Schneider’s Youarenowhere this weekend. OBIE-winning artist Andrew Schneider is at the vanguard of artists using technology in the service of performance to investigate the connective tissue of perpetually switched-on modern life. The Village Voice […]
  
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• 2 critical after north Columbus crash on I-71 just past I-270

  15-01-2018 17:02
  COLUMBUS -- Two people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the north side of Columbus Monday morning, according to Columbus Police.The crash happened around 10 a.m. on Interstate 71, just past I-270.Police say one person was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital and another was taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, both in critical condition.All northbound lanes of I-71 in the area were closed for several hours. The lanes reopened just before 3 p.m.Stay with 10TV and 1
  
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• 2 critical after north Columbus crash; 71 NB closed at 270

  15-01-2018 17:02
  COLUMBUS -- Two people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the north side of Columbus Monday morning, according to Columbus Police.The crash happened around 10 a.m. on Interstate 71, just past I-270.Police say one person was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital and another was taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, both in critical condition.All northbound lanes of I-71 are closed, according to police. The Ohio Department of Transportation said the closure could last h
  
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• Indiana teen killed after sledding into path of car

  15-01-2018 16:18
  
  NEWBURGH, Ind. - A southwestern Indiana teen has been killed after the sled she was riding was struck by a car.The Evansville Courier & Press reports that Davis Collier was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday night in Newburgh, east of Evansville.Police say Collier slid into the roadway.The 20-year-old driver was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The accident remains under investigation by Newburgh police.Collier was a student at Castle High S
  
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• MLK Day a day of service, remembrance in Ohio

  15-01-2018 16:16
  This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his life and legacy will be honored around Ohio. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and other city and community leaders will hold a march followed by a celebration at East High School Monday afternoon.
  
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• The Blowout Bar Coming Soon to The Short North

  15-01-2018 14:00
  The owners of local hair styling salon The Blowout Bar will be opening their third location this spring, with a new space in The Short North. The business will replace party supply store Surprise at 941 North High Street, which recently announced plans to relocate to Clintonville. “We’ve had our hearts set on the Short […]
  
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• Comedian Aziz Ansari responds to sexual misconduct allegations

  15-01-2018 13:40
  
  LOS ANGELES — Comedian Aziz Ansari has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct by a woman he dated last year.Ansari said in a statement Sunday that he apologized last year when she told him about her discomfort during a sexual encounter in his apartment he said he believed to be consensual.The woman, identified as a 23-year-old photographer in an interview with Babe.net, says she was furious when she saw Ansari was wearing a "Time's Up" pin while accepting a Golden Globe on Jan. 7.Sh
  
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• Motorist strikes officer before speeding off in NYC's Times Square

  15-01-2018 13:24
  
  NEW YORK -- A driver trying to make an escape in Times Square hit a police officer with his car before speeding off Saturday night, CBS New York reports. Leaving a trail of smoke from spinning wheels, the four-door Mercedes sedan zipped through the Crossroads of the World around 11:30 p.m.The vehicle then stopped right in front of the world-famous military recruiting station, where an NYPD officer walked to the hood with his arms outstretched.Instead of complying, the driver hit the gas and slam
  
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• Central Ohio pauses to remember and honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

  15-01-2018 13:12
  
  COLUMBUS -- Central Ohio is pausing to remember and honor civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr.The annual Columbus Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast is happening this morning at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. 10TV is proud to be a sponsor of the event. 10TV's Jerry Revish and Tracy Townsend are serving as emcees.Westerville is also holding its annual breakfast. The theme for the breakfast is "Never Lose Infinite Hope."This afternoon, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and other community
  
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• Top car, truck, utility to be announced at Detroit auto show

  15-01-2018 12:44
  
  DETROIT (AP) - The North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year will be revealed during the North American International Auto Show's press preview days.The announcements are expected Monday morning at Detroit's Cobo Center.This year's car finalists are the Honda Accord, Kia Stinger and Toyota Camry. Truck finalists are the Chevrolet Colorado, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.Utility finalists are the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Honda Odyssey and Volvo XC60.Last year's winners were the
  
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• Philippine volcano explodes, villagers flee back to shelters

  15-01-2018 12:19
  MANILA, Philippines— The Philippines' most active volcano ejected a huge column of lava fragments, ash and smoke in a thunderous explosion Monday, sending thousands of villagers back to evacuation centers and prompting a warning that a violent eruption may be imminent.The midday explosion sent superheated lava, molten rocks and steam between 2 to 3 miles into the blue sky, and then some cascaded down Mount Mayon's slopes and shrouded nearby villages in darkness, Renato Solidum of the Phili
  
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• Lava flowing from Philippine volcano, thousands evacuated

  15-01-2018 12:19
  
  LEGAZPI, Philippines - Nearly 15,000 people have fled from villages around the Philippines' most active volcano as lava flowed down its crater Monday in a gentle eruption that scientists warned could turn explosive.The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology increased the alert level for Mount Mayon late Sunday to three on a scale of five, indicating an increased prospect of a hazardous eruption "within weeks or even days."Lava flowed at least half a kilometer (less than half a mile)
  
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• King's words still inspire nearly 50 years after his death

  15-01-2018 12:06
  
  ATLANTA — Though his voice was silenced nearly 50 years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of nonviolence still resonates and inspires.Decades ago, the famed civil rights leader - also regarded as one of America's greatest orators - recalled driving one night from Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tennessee, with his brother A.D. at the wheel. Most cars in the opposite lane failed to dim their lights, and his brother angrily vowed to keep his bright lights on in retaliation."And I looked
  
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• Double suicide bombing in Baghdad kills 38 people

  15-01-2018 12:00
  
  BAGHDAD — Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a busy street market in central Baghdad on Monday, in back-to-back explosions that killed at least 38 people, Iraqi health and police officials said.The attackers struck during rush hour in the city's Tayran Square, which is usually crowded by laborers seeking work. The twin explosions also wounded at least 105 people, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to the media.Earlier reports b
  
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• Michigan woman faces charges in death of 2nd infant

  15-01-2018 11:47
  
  PETOSKEY, Mich. — A northern Michigan woman has been charged with murder in the death of her second infant in five years.The Grand Rapids Press reports 32-year-old Lisa Rae Bryan faces charges of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and obstruction of justice.The Emmet County woman is charged in the November 2016 death of her infant daughter, Isabella Powrozek.A police report says Bryan changed her statement multiple times when questioned about her daughter's death and admitted
  
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• Not out of the snowy woods yet

  15-01-2018 11:40
  Even while Central Ohioans were digging out from a winter storm that dumped several inches of ice and snow on the region Friday and Saturday, another round of weather was heading into the area Monday. [1035 AM] More snow is coming in tomorrow.
  
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• Forecast: Light snow on Monday

  15-01-2018 10:12
  Today: Snow showers at times today, about 1-3” possible.High 28.Winds: S 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Snow tapers off, mostly cloudy & cold with sub-0 wind chills.Low 7.Winds: W 7-11 mph.
  Tomorrow: Brutally cold with wind chills near 0 in the afternoon.High 14.Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a few flurries.High 21.Winds: W 7-11 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Snow is on the way this morning an
  
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• Mezzanine collapse inside Jakarta stock exchange hurts 50

  15-01-2018 08:10
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia — A mezzanine floor inside the Jakarta Stock Exchange tower collapsed on Monday, injuring more than 50 people and forcing a chaotic evacuation.TV footage showed the lobby strewn with debris and people being helped out of the building while others lay on the grass or steps outside the tower.National police spokesman Setyo Wasisto said victims were taken to three hospitals.Most of the injured were college students from Palembang in Sumatra who were visiting the stock excha
  
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• Injuries being assessed on 28 people after collapse in Jakarta Stock Exchange

  15-01-2018 08:10
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Jakarta's Siloam Hospital says it has received more than two dozen victims from the Jakarta Stock Exchange tower, where part of a mezzanine floor collapsed into the lobby on Monday.Triana, who uses one name, said the seriousness of the injuries of the 28 people was still being assessed.MetroTV footage showed the lobby strewn with debris and people being helped out of the building while others lay on the grass or steps outside the tower.National police
  
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• Book review: 'Columbus Beer' traces city's flavorful brewing history

  15-01-2018 07:13
  Curtis Schieber traces the beverage's history during the past 200 years in "Columbus Beer: Recent Brewing and Deep Roots," a well-researched and comprehensive book. Schieber, who reviews concerts for The Dispatch and who has been conducting his own experiments in home brewing since the early '90s, opens with a chapter about the wave of craft brewers who hit the city in the same decade that he started brewing.
  
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• Showdowns set: Jags-Patriots in AFC, Vikings-Eagles in NFC

  15-01-2018 04:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Watch out, New England. Here comes Sacksonville.Get ready, Philly. The Vikings are sailing into town.Tom Brady and the big game-tested Patriots (14-3) square off against the sack-happy Jacksonville Jaguars (12-6) next Sunday in the AFC championship game in Foxborough, Massachusetts — with the winner headed to the Super Bowl."It's been an awesome year," Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles said, "and we want to keep it going."In the NFC, Nick Foles and the resilient Phila
  
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• Small airplane makes emergency landing at Pickaway County Memorial Airport

  15-01-2018 03:56
  
  A small plane made an emergency landing Sunday evening when its front landing gear wouldn't operate properly. According to the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office, two adults were in the plane and there were no injuries. While the Sheriff's office was notified of the emergency landing at 5:15 p.m., the plane landed without its nose gear and largely without incident.
  
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• Ohio State beats Rutgers 68-46, improves to 6-0 in Big 10

  15-01-2018 03:36
  
  PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Keita Bates-Diop scored 20 points, grabbed nine rebounds and Ohio State beat Rutgers 68-46 to remain undefeated in Big Ten play this season and tied atop the conference standings.Ohio State (15-4, 6-0) built up a 30-point lead after Kam Williams converted on a 4-point play with 13:47 remaining to make it 48-18.Kaleb Wesson had 10 points and nine rebounds and Williams finished with 11 points for Ohio StateRutgers led 9-8 after Eugene Omoruyi made a layup at the 10:46 mark
  
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• Brawny pickups, futuristic SUVs star at Detroit auto show

  15-01-2018 03:21
  
  DETROIT — It's the year of the pickup truck at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit as General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Ford unveil new trucks in a fast-growing and highly competitive U.S. auto market.Fiat Chrysler will roll out a redesigned Ram truck, while GM's Chevrolet brand is showing off the new Silverado. It's the first time in at least 29 years that show organizers can remember two Detroit automakers unveiling new full-size trucks at the same Detroit event. A
  
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• Columbus Library doesn't miss forgone late fines

  15-01-2018 02:47
  Columbus Metropolitan Library sacrificed more than $250,000 in revenue last year by ending its long-standing policy of fining its customers for overdue books and other materials. But officials with the 23-branch library system say the expense is worth it if removing the punitive barriers encourages more people to read.
  
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• Pres. Trump defends self after comments, says: 'I am not a racist'

  15-01-2018 02:24
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump defended himself Sunday in the wake of recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations, declaring that "I am not a racist."Trump addressed the issue briefly as he arrived for dinner at his private golf club with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.Asked what he thinks about people who think he is racist, Trump said, "No, No. I am not a racist." He told reporters: "I am the least racist person you have ever interviewe
  
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• Woman dies after fire on casino boat off Florida's coast

  15-01-2018 01:54
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — A female passenger has died hours after a casino boat caught fire off Florida's Gulf Coast, forcing her and about 50 other passengers and crew to jump into the chilly waters to escape.Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point spokesman Kurt Conover said Monday that the woman died late Sunday, shortly after she arrived at the hospital's emergency room at 10 p.m. He said she had apparently gone home after the fire but became ill.Pasco County Sheriff's Office spokesman Kevin Doll sa
  
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• Sheriff: Casino shuttle boat ablaze, all 50 passengers safe

  15-01-2018 01:54
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — A boat shuttling patrons to a casino ship off the Florida Gulf Coast became swiftly engulfed by flames Sunday afternoon, and dozens of passengers and crew escaped by jumping into chilly waters near shore, authorities said.Fifteen people complaining of chest pain, smoke inhalation and other minor injuries were taken to the hospital to be checked, authorities said, adding no injuries were life-threatening.Port Richey Chief of Police Gerard DeCanio said all 50 passengers and the
  
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• Lancaster students use snowy Saturday to pay it forward

  15-01-2018 00:02
  
  While many people might see a snowy Saturday as an opportunity to relax, one central Ohio high school used the day to lend a hand to neighbors instead.Parts of central Ohio saw more snow this weekend than some say they’ve seen in years.People in Fairfield County told 10TV they got up to 6 inches of powder on the ground and nearly 8 inches where the snow drifted.School leaders behind the Lancaster High School Twitter account, @lancastergales, challenged students to make the most of the snow
  
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