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• 2 Students Injured After Projectiles Hit Daniel Hand School Buses

  21-10-2016 23:36
  
  Two students have been injured after projectiles hit four school buses leaving Daniel Hand High School on Friday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 15-Year-Old Wright Tech Student Dies After Getting Ill at School

  21-10-2016 23:20
  
  A Wright Tech High School student died in Stamford today after becoming ill at school.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Haven Police Close to Outfitting Officers With Body Cameras

  21-10-2016 23:14
  
  Campbell's target date for officers to start wearing body cameras has been pushed back while the city applies for state funding.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 4 Madison school buses hit by BB gun, 2 students suffer minor injuries

  21-10-2016 23:05
  
  MADISON — Someone shot a BB gun at buses leaving Daniel Hand High School Friday afternoon, and now police and the school system are investigating. In a message to parents, Thomas Scarice, Madison Superintendent of Schools said four buses were leaving the high school when they were struck by what appears to be a “projectile from a BB gun.” The window on one bus was damaged and two students suffered minor injuries. The students did not require medical attention and […]
  
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• Fantasy Football: Who To Start, Who To Sit For Week 7

  21-10-2016 23:02
  
  Bryan Altman
  It’s Week 7 of the NFL season and here, once again, to save you from making a costly roster mistake that could very well make or break your fantasy season are CBS Sports’ fantasy football experts, Nick Kostos, Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard.
  If there’s one constant among Dave and Jamey’s picks it’s that you don’t want to be starting any of the Philadelphia Eagles this coming weekend. Both of the guys think that the Minnesota Vikings defense will
  
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• Metro-North Ending Sale Of WebTickets

  21-10-2016 22:56
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Metro-North will be ending the sale of WebTickets that allows rail riders to purchase tickets online. Instead, the railroad is reportedly encouraging riders to purchase tickets with the  MTA eTix® mobile app.
  “The new app is really good,” said Jim Cameron, of the Commuter Action Group.  “It seems to work, it’s quite dependable, and it certainly offers convenience– you can buy your ticket last-minute.”
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• Simsbury bank robbery suspect may be connected to other heists

  21-10-2016 22:46
  
  SIMSBURY – Police said Friday the suspect in a bank robbery last week may have been involved in several other bank robberies in New England. On Oct. 14 a man with a baseball cap robbed a TD Bank branch located at 714 Hopmeadow St. A similar looking man also robbed banks in Westerly, RI on Sept. 30, Brattleboro, VT on Oct. 7; and Norwich on Oct. 17 in addition to Simsbury. Police said the Simsbury robbery occurred at around 10:15 a.m. […]
  
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• Merrill Contends Connecticut Elections Run Freely And Fairly

  21-10-2016 22:46
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill is trying to assure voters that the November election will be administered “as freely and fairly as possible” and any claims to the contrary are “irresponsible.”
  Friday’s statement from Merrill, a Democrat, comes amid claims by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that the election is “rigged” against him and may be soiled by widespread voter fraud.
  Merrill says the
  
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• Serious crash shuts down I-91 northbound in Meriden

  21-10-2016 22:43
  
  MERIDEN — A serious crash left at least one person seriously injured and caused a lot of traffic on Friday afternoon. A car crash occurred around 4 p.m. on I-91 south in Meriden, near exit 16. Police say the entire northbound side and the left lane of southbound side of I-91 are shut down. Traffic is being diverted on the grassy median to the other side. The northbound side may be closed for as long as three hours, and the southbound […]
  
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• Serious crash causing delays on I-91 in Meriden

  21-10-2016 22:43
  
  MERIDEN — A serious crash left at least one person seriously injured and caused a lot of traffic on Friday afternoon. A car crash occurred around 4 p.m. on I-91 south in Meriden, near exit 16. The left lane of both the northbound and southbound sides of I-91 were shut down. State police say there were life-threatening injuries reported from the crash, but didn’t elaborate on the number of injuries. Two cars were involved. Stay with FOX 61 as the […]
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Three Month of Job Losses

  21-10-2016 22:30
  
  Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano has some thoughts on CTNewsJunkie’s story this week, which stated “Connecticut Faces Third Straight Month of Job Losses, Though Its Unemployment Rate Continues to Fall.”
  Hear what Fasano has to say from his discussion with Ray:
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: The Latest Swing Voter Trends

  21-10-2016 22:28
  
  National political correspondent and veteran congressional reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, David Lightman says many swing area voters are swinging away from Trump, toward Clinton after this week’s third Presidential debate.
  Find out why, according to Lightman:
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Bob Diaco Previews Uconn vs UCF

  21-10-2016 22:26
  
  Coach Bob Diaco, UConn Huskies Head Football Coach, joined Ray to preview Saturday’s UCF game.
  The UConn football team plays its Homecoming game this Saturday when it takes on UCF at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. The game kicks off at noon.  WTIC’s pregame starts at 10:35, and the tailgate show with Bob Joyce begins at 9:30.
  
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• Wet and windy Saturday, temps drop throughout the weekend

  21-10-2016 22:25
  
  There’s a chance for a soaking rain late today into early Saturday, somewhere in the northeast. The question is, will that rain stay just to our west, east, or will we get lucky enough to get some decent rain right here in Connecticut. It’s a close call! The developing storm may slow down Saturday, bringing the chance for some lingering rain. Either way, this weekend looks cooler and breezy with highs in the low to mid 50s. Another cool-down arrives early […]
  
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• Flood Warnings issued for parts of Windham, New London counties

  21-10-2016 22:25
  
  There is a  Flash Flood Warning in effect for Windham County until 10 PM. Areal Flood Warnings are in effect for Windham County until 9:45 PM and New London County until 8:30 PM. Earlier, rainfall rates in eastern Connecticut were as high as 2″ per hour. Woodstock measured 3″ of rain in a few hours. Meanwhile, a majority of the rest of the state is left wanting more with very little in the rain gauge. Saturday will be cooler and breezy with scattered […]
  
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• Getaway driver charged with intentionally dragging Middletown cop after robbery at Stop & Shop

  21-10-2016 22:16
  
  MIDDLETOWN–What started as a shoplifting incident at a Stop & Shop in Middletown quickly turned into an assault on a police officer that also put the lives of several civilians at risk. On Thursday, a Middletown police officer was at the supermarket located at 416 East Main Street for an unrelated matter when the store’s loss prevention officer approached him and pointed out a black woman as she put Dove soap into a purple Halloween bag and then walked out […]
  
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• 2 Hospitalized Following Serious Crash in Mansfield

  21-10-2016 22:13
  
  Two pedestrians were struck by a car Mansfield on Friday.
  
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• Simsbury TD Bank Suspect May Be Serial Bank Robber

  21-10-2016 22:09
  
  The man who robbed a bank in Simsbury last Friday may also be the suspect in other robberies in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.Photo Credit: Simsbury Police
  
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• NOAA releases winter weather prediction

  21-10-2016 22:08
  
  HARTFORD — The formation of a mild La Nina will likely make for an average winter according to forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. NOAA issued the U.S. Winter Outlook Thursday. They predict the climate phenomenon is likely to develop in late fall or early winter. Typically, formation of La Nina brings drier, warmer winters in the southern U.S and wetter, cooler conditions in the northern U.S. If La Nina conditions do happen, forecasters do not expect it to
  
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• Connecticut issues fact sheet on opioid used as animal sedative

  21-10-2016 21:50
  
  HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Public Health has given local emergency medical services a Drug Enforcement Administration fact sheet with information on a potent opioid used to sedate elephants and other large animals. The New Haven Register reports that the one-page fact sheet on the drug, carfentanil, was distributed to about 700 local emergency medical service providers this week through the state’s health alert system. DEA spokesman Timothy Desmond says the agency
  
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• Vehicle Strikes Two Pedestrians

  21-10-2016 21:42
  
  MANSFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A vehicle struck two pedestrians on Westwood Road in Mansfield Friday afternoon.
  State police say the crash occurred just after 3 p.m. The victims sustained non-life threatening injuries, according to troopers.
  The road was closed as authorities investigated.
  
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• Keidel: Can Steelers Win Without Big Ben?

  21-10-2016 21:37
  
  By Jason Keidel
  With one misguided assertion, Jerry Krause went from heralded architect of the greatest NBA dynasty since the ’60s Celtics to an out-of-touch executive who forgot the obvious, parenthetic part of his infamous assertion.
  Organizations win championships. Not so much. Turns out having Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen make winning organizations, not self-involved suits who take credit despite never scoring a point, grabbing a rebound or blocking a shot.
  Of course, that’s
  
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• 2 pedestrians hit on Route 275 in Mansfield near UConn

  21-10-2016 21:36
  
  MANSFIELD–State Police are investigating a crash in the Storrs section of Mansfield, about 1/2 mile from the UConn campus. Two pedestrians were hit by a car on South Eagleville Road, or Route 275, near the intersection with Westwood Road. It is a mostly residential neighborhood. State Police and the UConn Fire Department have both responded to the scene. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Stay with FOX 61 as the story develops.
  
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• 1 Hospitalized Following Serious Crash in Mansfield

  21-10-2016 21:31
  
  One person has been transported to the hospital after two pedestrians were struck by a car Mansfield on Friday..
  
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• UCF Faces UConn In What May Or May Not Be A Rivalry Game

  21-10-2016 21:29
  
  PAT EATON-ROBB, AP Sports Writer
  STORRS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — UCF visits UConn on Saturday for what may or may not be an annual rivalry game.
  UConn coach Bob Diaco received plenty of ridicule when he created a trophy for the series last year after the Huskies upset the Knights in 2014, handing UCF its only conference loss.
  UConn won again in Florida, routing UCF 40-13, and celebrated on the field with the trophy, winning what Diaco initially called the Civil Conflict and later
  
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• LynFit Mixes Exercise and Thermogenic Eating

  21-10-2016 21:25
  
  It’s widely known that eating right and staying fit is a big part of being healthy, however, that’s sometimes easier said than done.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Meriden Asks Residents to Reduce Water Use

  21-10-2016 21:05
  
  The city of Meriden is asking residents and employees who work in the city to reduce water use because of the drought in the hopes that voluntary measures will prevent mandatory restrictions in the future.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Masked Men Steal Entire ATM from Mall in Trumbull

  21-10-2016 21:02
  
  Two men stole an entire ATM from Westfield Trumbull Mall on Thursday morning and police are trying to figure out who did it.Photo Credit: Trumbull Police
  
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• Connecticut Receives $1.6 Million Aerospace Training Grant

  21-10-2016 20:49
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut officials say the state has been awarded a $1.6 million federal grant to help fund an apprenticeship training program for aerospace manufacturing and maintenance workers.
  The Connecticut Apprenticeship Expansion Rx project will serve 1,672 apprentices, with a focus on aerospace, aviation, energy and building trades.
  The U.S. Department of Labor grant was announced Friday by Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and members of the state&rsqu
  
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• Driver Hospitalized After Hitting House in New Haven

  21-10-2016 20:48
  
  A driver hit a house on Shelton Avenue in New Haven on Friday morning and has been taken to the hospital.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mother overwhelmed after son with autism curls up with new service dog

  21-10-2016 20:35
  
  XENIA, Ohio — Shanna Niehaus’ 5-year-old son Kai tried for many years to make friends but it never happened. But when she saw young Kai, who has autism, cuddle up to his new service dog she couldn’t hold back her emotions. “Here’s my child who has struggled with communication making a connection with so much ease,” she told InsideEdition.com. “That’s when it hit me. That’s when I got choked up.” Niehaus can be seen s
  
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• Artist’s botched attempt to restore Jesus statue upsets parishioners

  21-10-2016 20:18
  
  SUDBURY, Ontario – A Canadian artist’s attempt to fix a vandalized baby Jesus statue has parishioners shocked and upset, according to CBC News. The statue sat headless for a year until recently, when the well-meaning resident tried to repair baby Jesus using terra-cotta clay, despite the statue’s white color. “It really is shocking to the eyes because of the big contrast in color,” priest Gerard Lajeunesse told the station. The statue outside the Sudbury, Ontar
  
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• Smiling preemie photo melts hearts, goes viral

  21-10-2016 20:10
  
  A touching and inspiring photo showing a premature baby with a big smile on her face has gone viral after being shared on Facebook. The baby’s mother, Lauren Vinje, posted a photo of her then-5-day-old daughter to the Facebook community Love What Matters. Weighing less than four pounds, and in the neonatal intensive care unit, the infant girl — named Freya — appears happy in the photo. “Our first daughter at five days old. 3 lbs. 14 oz., she was happy […]
  
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• New System Allows People With Disabilities to Vote Independently and Privately

  21-10-2016 19:59
  
  Voters who have disabilities will now be able to vote independently and privately for the first time in Connecticut.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Bloomfield-based Insurer Cigna eases rules for opioid addiction medication

  21-10-2016 19:44
  
  BLOOMFIELD — The health insurer Cigna has agreed to end a policy that required physicians to fill out extra paperwork before they could give patients a drug used to treat opioid addiction. The move announced Friday comes after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman raised questions about whether Cigna’s requirement created unnecessary treatment delays. In a statement, the Bloomfield, Connecticut-based insurer says the change will make it easier for customers to get medicati
  
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• Willimantic Police Seize Almost a Pound of Marijuana During Traffic Stop

  21-10-2016 19:27
  
  Willimantic Police seized almost a pound of marijuana when they stopped a Taftville man who was speeding on Route 32, according to police.Photo Credit: Willimantic Police
  
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• Child porn accuser drops lawsuit against ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle

  21-10-2016 19:20
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — The family of one of Jared Fogle’s victims in the child pornography case that led to the former Subway pitchman’s imprisonment is dropping their lawsuit against him. A motion filed Thursday in federal court in Indianapolis requested that the lawsuit be dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought back to court. Attorneys for the girl in March sued Fogle, the former head of his anti-obesity charity, Russell Taylor, and Taylor’s wife. Prosecutors sa
  
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• East Windsor Police: Cocaine Sold At Local Businesses

  21-10-2016 19:19
  
  EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – East Windsor police say three people are under arrest and they are seeking a fourth person in connection with drug sales at local businesses.
  The North Central Regional Narcotics Task Force, with the help of federal agents, launched the investigation over the summer, and were able to buy cocaine at JR’s Cafe on Bridge Street in East Windsor and the Fan Club Sports Bar & Grille on Ella Grasso Turnpike in Windsor Locks, said police.
  Police sa
  
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• Sneak peek: ‘The Simpsons’ spoofs Buzzfeed in new episode

  21-10-2016 18:59
  
  SPRINGIELD — Kent Brockman goes looking for a new job in Sunday’s episode of “The Simpsons,” but the old-school newsman may find it hard to find his place in the new media world. In a sneak peek provided to CNN, Brockman walks into the open-floor office of Bizzfad — a clear nod to Buzzfeed — and finds rows of content makers churning out headlines like “The 20 People Donald Trump Hasn’t Insulted” and “6 Things You Don’t Know About
  
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• 3-Car Crash Caused Delays on I-95 South in Norwalk and Darien

  21-10-2016 18:52
  
  A three-car crash with a rollover caused heavy delays on Interstate 95 South in Norwalk and Darien.Photo Credit: Department of Transportation Cameras
  
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• Groton Police Make Third Arrest in Shooting Outside 99 Restaurant

  21-10-2016 18:47
  
  Groton police have arrested a third teenage suspect in connection with the shooting of another teen outside a 99 Restaurant on Sunday, Oct. 2.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Goodwin College Manufacturing Lab Travels to Schools

  21-10-2016 18:34
  
  Staff from the Goodwin College manufacturing lab visited Breakthrough Magnet School in Hartford.
  
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• Yoga pants parade to protest man’s comments on women’s wear

  21-10-2016 18:01
  
  BARRINGTON, R.I. — Women clad in yoga pants plan to parade through a coastal Rhode Island town in protest of a man who says the outfits look tacky and ridiculous. The women plan to hold a parade Sunday in Barrington to show they can wear whatever they want. Their outrage is in response to a letter that town resident Alan Sorrentino wrote to the Barrington Times about his dislike of yoga pants. He said women over age 20 shouldn’t wear […]
  
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• Showers Continue Into Saturday, Windy Weekend Ahead

  21-10-2016 17:50
  
  Frequent showers are expected to last through Saturday as an area of low pressure moves through the region.
  
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• Man Shot in Shoulder in Hartford

  21-10-2016 17:46
  
  Police are investigating a shooting in Hartford early Friday morning after a 27-year-old man was shot in the shoulder.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 86-year-old bride has a love story for the ages

  21-10-2016 17:33
  
  An 86-year-old grandmother has become something of a Facebook sensation after she posted pictures from her wedding day over the weekend. It’s not just that Millie Taylor-Morrison found love again well after her first husband of 41 years died in 1992, but that she is such a “radiant bride,” as Huffington Post reports. The former model, who stopped working in the industry only after having her fourth child, says she designed her purple dress herself. When groom Harold Morrison, 8
  
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• Dad takes bullet fired at his baby during home invasion

  21-10-2016 17:21
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Robbers broke into a Kansas City family`s home and pulled guns before trying to shoot a baby on Tuesday night, police say. “Everything moved so fast that night. I didn’t even realize I heard three different conversations in our home, and, they held guns to all of our heads,” Ciara DeBarge said about the terrifying night when three men, two armed with guns, stormed inside her family’s home. “One first kicked in the door, yelled police an
  
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• Suspect Sought In Hartford Shooting

  21-10-2016 17:06
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – In Hartford, police are looking for a suspect in connection with an early morning shooting.
  A little after midnight, they say the Shot Spotter detection system indicated four rounds fired in the area of 138 Barbour Street.
  Officers found a 27-year-old man sitting on a front porch suffering from a single gunshot wound to the shoulder.  The victim was alert and conscious, police said.
  Police say the victim gave varying accounts regarding the incident.
  
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• Connecticut Is Among 10 States With Lowest Rates of STDs

  21-10-2016 17:04
  
  Cases of sexually transmitted diseases, including chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, are on the rise nationally, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the number of cases is down...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Insurer Cigna Eases Rules For Opioid Addiction Medication

  21-10-2016 16:59
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The health insurer Cigna has agreed to end a policy that required physicians to fill out extra paperwork before they could give patients a drug used to treat opioid addiction.
  The move announced Friday comes after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman raised questions about whether Cigna’s requirement created unnecessary treatment delays.
  In a statement, the Bloomfield, Connecticut-based insurer says the change will make it easier for cus
  
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