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• Dramatic dash cam footage shows Wilton police rescue man from fiery crash

  30-11-2016 23:40
  
  WILTON–Police made a heroic rescue last week after a bad car crash. On November 23 around 8:40 p.m. Wilton Police officers responded to reports that a person was trapped inside a car that was on fire. Whey they arrived at the scene, which was on the side of New Canaan Road, near the intersection with Old Boston Road, they found a 2001 Range Rover ablaze, with smoke filling the air. The car had gone off the side of the road and […]
  
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• NFL Picks Week 13: Lions Spring Upset On Saints While Steelers Stop Giants’ Streak

  30-11-2016 23:23
  
  Bryan Altman
  A wise man once said “two out of three ain’t bad.”
  Ok, it was definitely Meatloaf who said it, but the sentiment totally still works.
  On Thanksgiving (hopefully yours was lovely) we were treated to three football games, two of which were very good. One was very bad.
  Sure, the Colts and the Steelers ruined our turkey day trifecta, but, thankfully we still had some great Sunday football games to get the charred taste of the final Thanksgiving Day game out of our mout
  
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• Suspect Grabs Packages off Newington Home Porch

  30-11-2016 23:11
  
  A suspect was seen taking packages off the porch of a Newington home, police said.Photo Credit: Newington Police
  
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• Rain remains heavy overnight, clearing skies Thursday

  30-11-2016 23:01
  
  After picking up 1″ to 2″ of rain on Tuesday, wet weather continues today and tonight. Another 1″ is possible by early Thursday morning! Rain will come down heavy at times this evening with areas of patchy dense fog and temperatures in the 40s. There is no concern for icing or flooding (since our weather has been so dry lately). A few lingering showers are possible through around daybreak Thursday. The rest of the day will be breezy and mild […]
  
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• Creator of McDonald’s Big Mac dies at 98

  30-11-2016 22:44
  
  NEW YORK — The man who created the Big Mac, which went on to be one of the world’s best known sandwiches, died Monday. Michael “Jim” Delligatti, who invented McDonald‘s two-tiered burger at his Uniontown, Pa., franchise, was 98. Delligatti began tinkering with the store’s burger in the mid-1960s. He added a second burger and six other ingredients. But he labored for two years to come up with the right combo for his “special sauce.” Delligatti first
  
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• Police ID Body Found In Willington

  30-11-2016 22:32
  
  (Willington, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police say the body found Tuesday morning in Willington was that of a 37-year-old local woman.
  They say Tamara Harvey’s body was found in the waters of Hall’s Pond around 10:30 a.m.
  Troopers say there is no criminal aspect to her death. An autopsy will be conducted.
  
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• 4-year-old walks home alone from school, DCF and Hartford Police investigating

  30-11-2016 22:29
  
  HARTFORD–Several agencies are investigating after a child left school alone. This week, a 4-year-old child left the Thirman Milner Elementary School in Hartford alone, and then proceeded to walk home alone, according to Hartford’s new interim superintendent, Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez. The Hartford Police Department and Department of Children and Families are both investigating how the child was able to leave school alone without being noticed. Stay with FOX 61 as the story develops
  
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• Body Pulled from Pond in Willington Identified: State Police

  30-11-2016 22:28
  
  Connecticut State police are investigating after a body was pulled from Halls Pond in Willington Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• East Hartford Public Schools settles with US Dept. of Education over civil rights violation

  30-11-2016 22:18
  
  EAST HARTFORD–The United States Department of Education has reached an agreement with East Hartford Public Schools after civil rights violations were found during a compliance review. The DOE Office of Civil Rights launched a compliance review in 2015, and while examining the district’s policies found several instances of bias, discrimination and noncompliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which requires districts to address language barriers and prohibits distr
  
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• Package thief strikes in Newington; how to not fall victim to a Grinch this season

  30-11-2016 22:15
  
  NEWINGTON — Police in Newington are on the lookout for a package thief that struck Wednesday. The man pictured above stole packages from the front porch of a home on Culver Street, police said. If anyone recognizes him, you’re asked to call Officer Williams at 860-594-6254. Unfortunately, these types of thefts are very common this time of year. Here are some suggestions from Newington Police so you don’t fall victim to a Grinch. If possible, have your package delivered to
  
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• 2016 Toy Guide For All Ages

  30-11-2016 22:11
  
  With tons of toy options, finding the perfect gift for your little ones can seem overwhelming during the holidays. Many of us can recall an early childhood memory of a favorite toy or game. The best toys are the ones we play with for years or the games that bring you closer to those special people in your life.Make great memories this holiday season with the best toys of 2016. You’ll be giving Santa a run for his money this year!
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• Man speaks out after Facebook Live heroin overdose

  30-11-2016 22:01
  
  Ronald and Carla Hiers, both in their 60s, had just overdosed after snorting heroin and were unaware of the crowd that had formed around them, some laughing and joking at their state. The group surrounded the couple as they were passed out on a sidewalk in the middle of the day, barely moving. One man, Courtland Garner, broadcast a profane video of the pair live on Facebook while others took photos. The two were just blocks away from Memphis’ medical […]
  
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• Aquarion Asking Customers to Reduce Water Usage

  30-11-2016 21:59
  
  It rained for several hours on Tuesday, but reservoir levels in western Connecticut are still low.
  
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• Officials: Enfield Woman Found In Park Died Of Asphyxiation

  30-11-2016 21:55
  
  ENFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Authorities have ruled an Enfield woman’s death a homicide after her body was found last month behind the housing complex where she lived.
  The body of 62-year-old Pamela Cote was found on Oct. 28 in a wooded area of Lafayette Park.
  Police Chief Carl Sferrazza says the medical examiner’s office determined she died from asphyxiation.
  Sferrazza says the investigation remains ongoing and that he’s confident at least one arrest will be
  
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• East Hartford Schools To Provide Better Language Services

  30-11-2016 21:51
  
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The U.S. Department of Education has found that East Hartford public schools violated civil rights law by failing to provide adequate language services to parents and guardians with limited English proficiency.
  The department announced Wednesday that it determined that the schools violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It also found that the schools applied additional registration and enrollment criteria to students based on natio
  
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• Police Search for Man Who Robbed Milford Bank

  30-11-2016 21:46
  
  Milford police are searching for the man who robbed a bank this morning.Photo Credit: Milford Police
  
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• School, DCF Investigate After 4-Year-Old Walks Home Alone

  30-11-2016 21:10
  
  School officials and the state Department of Children and Families are investigating after a 4-year-old girl walked home alone from school after she was sent to the office to be picked up early.Photo Credit: Shutterstock / maroke
  
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• EPA To Keep Strict Gas Mileage Standards In Place

  30-11-2016 21:01
  
  By Tom Krisher & Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Auto Writers
  DETROIT (AP) – The Obama administration has decided not to change government fuel economy requirements for cars and light trucks despite protests from automakers.
  Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign environmental group, says he was told by people with knowledge of the decision that it will be announced on Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
  The decision means that automakers will still have to meet strict fuel
  
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• Linda McMahon Meets With President-Elect Donald Trump

  30-11-2016 20:51
  
  Linda McMahon, the one-time executive of Stamford-based World Wrestling Entertainment, and two-time Republican U.S. Senate candidate for Connecticut met with President-Elect Donald Trump Wednesday in New York at...
  
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• Man Charged in Connection With Kidnapping, But Not Dog’s Death

  30-11-2016 20:43
  
  Wethersfield police have arrested a man who is accused of beating his girlfriend and holding her against her will at a motel, but they have not filed charges in connection with the death of a police dog.Photo Credit: Wethersfield Police
  
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• Woman Arrested After Falsely Reporting Neighbor Had Weapons: Police

  30-11-2016 20:42
  
  A false report about someone holding a gun and a knife brought around a dozen police officers in tactical gear to the apartments on West Beacon Street in West Hartford Wednesday morning, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com and West Hartford PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Bank Robbery In Milford

  30-11-2016 20:41
  
  (Milford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Milford police are on the lookout for a suspect in a late morning bank robbery.
  The say around a quarter to noon, a suspect walked into the Webster Bank branch on Merwin Avenue and passed a teller a note announcing a hold up.
  The note said to give the suspect all the large bills in the drawer.  He then fled out a rear door.
  The suspect is a white male, with facial hair, late 20s to early 30s, between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-7 inches, wearing a gray winte
  
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• Dash Cam Video of Pursuit Before Crash That Killed Boy

  30-11-2016 20:35
  
  East Haven police have released video from a police cruiser dashcam that shows the pursuit of a stolen car that later crashed in Branford, killing a 4-year-old Hamden boy.Photo Credit: East Haven PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• NHTSA Wants You To Complain About Cars More

  30-11-2016 20:34
  
  DETROIT (AP) – The U.S. government wants more people to complain about auto safety problems.
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing a rule requiring automakers put labels on sun visors of all new vehicles with instructions on how to file safety complaints.
  The labels would be glued to passenger visors and tell people that complaints could bring an investigation or a possible recall.
  The agency uses consumer complaints to spot safety problems. In 2015, it didn&
  
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• Doctor Accused of Sexually Assaulting Male Patient at Bridgeport Hospital

  30-11-2016 20:32
  
  A Bridgeport Hospital doctor is accused of sexually assaulting a patient who went to him to be examined before having his wisdom teeth pulled.Photo Credit: Bridgeport Police
  
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• Tips For Staying Healthy During Your Holidays Travel

  30-11-2016 20:00
  
  In America and around the world, the magical holiday season is widely considered one of the best of times. However, if you get miserably sick, it could also be the worst of times, not only for you, but also for those around you. If you plan to travel to visit relatives, friends or loved ones during the holidays, you’ll obviously want to feel at your best and look your best. Here are a few tips on how to stay healthy during your upcoming holiday travels.
  Wash Your Hands Frequently
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• Woman Found Dead in Enfield Was Killed: Police

  30-11-2016 18:55
  
  A 62-year-old woman who was found dead the day after she was reported missing from the Windsor Court public housing complex in Enfield was killed, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police ID Teens in $4K Vandalism to Store

  30-11-2016 18:25
  
  A rowdy group of juveniles leaving a party caused $4,000 worth of damage to a Hartford convenience store Saturday night, according to police.Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• Man Sexually Assaulted Woman While Returning Lost Dog: Police

  30-11-2016 18:21
  
  A Bridgeport man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman after finding her lost dog and returning it to her.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Thomas, Melinfonwu Named To All Conference Teams

  30-11-2016 18:16
  
  (Storrs, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – In an otherwise disappointing season, there were a couple of bright spots for the UConn football team this year.
  A pair of seniors, wideout Noel Thomas and safety Obi Melifonwu, have been named to All American Athletic Conference teams.
  Melifonwu was named to the All-Conference First Team, finishing his season with 24 tackles in the loss to Tulane on Saturday and collecting 118 tackles total.
  He also picked off a team-high four passes.
  Thomas finished his
  
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• Van Crashes Into Police SUV In Milford

  30-11-2016 18:15
  
  MILFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Milford police say two men are under arrest and they were looking for a third following a police chase which ended on Interstate 95 early Wednesday with a suspect vehicle crashing into a police SUV.
  The men are suspected of stealing power tools and other items from sheds and garages. A call from an alert resident about a suspicious van drew police to the area of upper Naugatuck Avenue around 4:40 a.m., said police. The van fled with police in pursuit&ndas
  
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• VIDEO: Vandal Tears Apart Car For 6 Hours While Passersby Watch, Take Pictures

  30-11-2016 18:05
  
  KOREATOWN —A woman was left in tears and without a car after a vandal went to town on her vehicle for hours while passersby stopped to take pictures instead of calling police.
  Stacy Omelinoff, a church-going woman, returned from a Thanksgiving trip on Friday to find her car a total wreck. She said she left her Buick Lucerne in front of her friend’s house on Thanksgiving night in Koreatown to celebrate the holiday in Chino. On Friday morning, she woke up to find her car vandalize
  
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• 5 Notorious Josh Norman Spats

  30-11-2016 18:00
  
  by Rob Joyce
  Cornerbacks and wide receivers are often the two positions on the football field with the most bravado. In other words, they are the most confident and talk the most trash. Having spats between wide outs and corners is fairly common, seeing as they lineup against each other. But Washington defensive back Josh Norman has a special way of getting under opponents’ skin. The latest to draw his ire is Dallas’ Dez Bryant.
  Whether it’s wide receivers or fellow corners, he
  
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• Barnes: Pension Payments Driving Latest Budget Challenges

  30-11-2016 17:57
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget director is warning Connecticut lawmakers that the next two-year state budget faces “significant pressure” from slowing revenues and looming payments for unfunded pension liabilities and other old debt.
  Ben Barnes, secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, appeared Wednesday before the General Assembly’s budget-writing committees to discuss the state’s fiscal situation. The budge
  
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• Dems Re-Elect Pelosi

  30-11-2016 17:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats have re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader.
  The California lawmaker, who has led the party since 2002, turned back a challenge from Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan on Wednesday.
  Her win came despite disenchantment among some in the Democratic caucus over the party’s disappointing performance in the elections earlier this month.
  Democrats will remain in the minority in the House and Senate next year and won’t have the presidency as a bulwark against Republ
  
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• New London Beating Suspect Arraigned

  30-11-2016 17:42
  
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) – A man charged with beating another man in a New London apartment building so severely that the victim eventually died has been held on $200,000 cash bail.
  The Day (http://bit.ly/2gxRRjE ) reports that 44-year-old Edgar Sanchez-Valencia was arraigned Tuesday on a second-degree assault charge in connection with the Thanksgiving morning beating of 38-year-old Marlon Beasley.
  Beasley was found unconscious with facial and head injuries in a fourth-floor hallway at the W
  
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• Man Inappropriately Touched Woman at Southington Walmart: Police

  30-11-2016 17:41
  
  Southington police arrested a man they say grabbed a woman at Walmart.Photo Credit: Southington Police
  
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• ‘All credible evidence’ shows Scott was armed, Charlotte DA says of killing

  30-11-2016 17:35
  
  CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – In response to public speculation about whether Keith Lamont Scott was armed the day he was killed by police, Mecklenburg County District Attorney Andrew Murray said “all the credible evidence” leads to the conclusion Scott was armed. His DNA was found on the grip of a gun found at the scene, Murray said. Murray held a news conference, describing new details from the day Scott was killed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Brentley Vinson. Murray
  
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• Dazzling Rockefeller Tree Lighting Is Tonight! What to Know

  30-11-2016 17:13
  
  The Rockefeller Center tree is set to be illuminated Wednesday in a festive ceremony, but spectators should expect some security restrictions, be aware of street closures and prepare for possible rain.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Connecticut Business Spotlight November 28, 2016: Elm City Architects

  30-11-2016 17:00
  
  One of the many things that makes Connecticut great is its local businesses! WTIC Newstalk 1080, along with Joseph Merritt Company Construction Document Technologies support local businesses in Connecticut and want to thank them for the wonderful work they do.
  This week’s Connecticut Business Spotlight is Elm City Architects.
  Peter MacPartland and Elm City Architects provide custom residential services for new construction, additions and renovations. They also create designs for medic
  
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• University Of Hartford Adjunct Faculty To Consider Union

  30-11-2016 16:32
  
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Ballots are going out on Friday to more than 850 part-time faculty members at the University of Hartford, as they consider whether to join a labor union.
  Supporters of the effort to join the Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges hope unionizing will result in pay raises, more job security and more professional development opportunities. University administrators say any potential benefits of unionization would likely be outweighed by potential
  
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• Thousands of Rabbis Attempt the #MannequinChallenge in NYC

  30-11-2016 16:14
  
  Their attempt was ambitious, but when 4,000 rabbis took the so-called "Mannequin Challenge," the result was something less than statuesque.Photo Credit: NBC New York via @chabadorg/Instagram
  
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• Victoria’s Secret models in Paris for big show should be extra careful, experts say

  30-11-2016 16:07
  
  The Victoria’s Secret Fashion show is set to film in Paris Wednesday night, and models Kendall Jenner, Adriana Lima and Gigi Hadid have already been posting pictures of themselves exploring the City of Lights, according to FOX News. A recent string of high-profile robberies targeting the uber-wealthy, combined with several horrific terrorist attacks, have many urging caution. Retired LAPD SWAT supervisor Scott DeFoe said the models — and anyone else visiting the French capital &mdash
  
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• 2 Accused of Stealing Over $1,000 Worth of Yankee Candles

  30-11-2016 16:03
  
  Two Connecticut residents are facing felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $1,000 worth of products at Yankee Candle Village over Thanksgiving weekend.Photo Credit: Deerfield Police Department
  
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• Hernandez Sues Over Phone Calls

  30-11-2016 15:59
  
  BOSTON (AP) – Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has sued a company after some of his jailhouse phone calls were apparently listened to byan unknown person.
  Hernandez’s lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston charges Dallas-based Securus Technologies Inc. with negligence, breach of contract, and invasion ofprivacy.
  It demands that Securus provide an account of how the conversations were accessed, how many were listened to, and who listened.
  The calls were hacked in 2
  
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• What are the hot toys for the holidays this year?

  30-11-2016 15:58
  
  HARTFORD – Jackie Breyer, Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Insider, visited FOX 61’s Good Day Connecticut to talk about Toy Insider’s hottest toys of 2016.
  
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• Thursday Night Breakdown: Cowboys, Riding Win Streak, Face Vikings

  30-11-2016 15:57
  
  By Danny Cox
  It’s been a rather strange 2016 season in the NFL. Teams expected to be among the top contenders (Colts and Packers) are fighting for their playoff lives, while teams not expected to do much (Raiders and Cowboys) sit atop their divisions and look to secure home-field advantage.
  Such unpredictability helps make the NFL exciting and fun each year.
  Two playoff contenders, the Cowboys and Vikings, will battle it out on Thursday Night Football this week. The Cowboys
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway November 30, 2016

  30-11-2016 15:46
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  7:20- Kenneth Gosselin, Propertyline Reporter with the Hartford Courant, will discuss the $250 million renovation plan for downtown’s aging XL Center arena — including the addition of a second concourse.
  8:20- Harlan Levy, Consumer columnist and staff writer at Journal Inquirer talks a piece in Hartford Business Journal, MDC selling bonds, and towns used to cover the fund for Hartford’s sewer bill.
  8:50- Mark Pa
  
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• Hernandez Sues Phone Company Over Breach of Jailhouse Calls

  30-11-2016 15:10
  
  Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has sued the company that allowed an unknown person to access his jailhouse phone calls as he was awaiting his first murder trial, according to a report in the...Photo Credit: FILE - Getty Images
  
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