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• Somers High School Teacher Placed on Leave

  27-07-2018 23:26
  
  A Somers High School science teacher has been placed on administrative leave.
  
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• Top 4: Vote For Your Favorite Connecticut Pizza Place

  27-07-2018 23:25
  
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• A zoo is accused of painting a donkey and passing it off as a zebra

  27-07-2018 22:36
  It gives new meaning to the phrase “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Or in this case, a donkey in zebra stripes.
  A zoo in Cairo, Egypt, has been accused of trying to fool visitors by painting zebra stripes onto a donkey, but the zoo director insists the animal is the real thing.
  Mahmoud Sarhan, 18, said he was visiting a recently-opened animal sanctuary at the International Garden municipal park when he spotted a strange looking animal.
  Sarhan said several things about the animal s
  
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• Stream The RBC Canadian Open

  27-07-2018 22:21
  The PGA Tour comes to you live from Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
  
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• The blood moon lunar eclipse is here (and so is Mars)

  27-07-2018 21:40
  The longest total lunar eclipse of the century arrives Friday night, showcasing a blood moon for most of the Eastern Hemisphere. Coincidentally, Mars is also at its brightest, putting two bright red objects in our sky.
  It’s already happening as nightfall touches parts of the globe. It started in Australia and Indonesia.
  The lunar eclipse happens during daylight hours for those in the Western Hemisphere, so people in North America will miss it.
  Lunar eclipses can occur only during
  
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• Vehicle on Fire Along Interstate 95 in Bridgeport

  27-07-2018 20:53
  
  Heavy smoke was coming from a vehicle fire along Interstate 95 in Bridgeport.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• South Carolina Schools End Snow Days, Will Have Students Learn Online

  27-07-2018 20:46
  ANDERSON, S.C. (CBS Local) – It may be the middle of summer, but one South Carolina school district is already planning to eliminate their student’s snow days.
  Anderson School District 5 plans to be the first district in the state to do away with the practice of closing school to prevent children from traveling to class on dangerous roads in the winter.
  Kids will no longer get to enjoy the day off at home or sledding down snowy hills in their local park. The school district will
  
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• Demolition Begins Today After Roof Caves in on Hartford Building

  27-07-2018 20:08
  
  The roof of a vacant building on Park Street in Hartford caved in Thursday afternoon, partially collapsing the building, and 64 residents of nearby properties have been displaced.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• New Hybrid Whale-Dolphin Discovered Off Hawaii

  27-07-2018 20:07
  HAWAII (CBS Local) – Last year, a team of scientists spotted what they believed was a hybrid animal off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. A new report from Cascadia Research Collective confirms they did and the new sea creature is the result of a whale and a dolphin mating, the team’s head researcher told CBS News.
  What the researchers discovered was a hybrid of a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin. In an interview with local newspaper&nb
  
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• Backyard Chickens Eat Harmful Ticks, But Are Giving People Salmonella

  27-07-2018 20:00
  CALVERTON, N.Y. (CBS Local) – As disease-carrying ticks continue to spread across the country, many Americans are turning to an inventive and all-natural approach to removing ticks: chickens.
  “Within a couple of weeks, we realized, ‘hey, it’s funny, we’re not seeing any ticks.’ Our dog wasn’t gnawing on his paws trying to get the ticks off. We’re like, ‘wow,’ and then we realized they’re eating the ticks,” Christop
  
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• Pregnant Woman Taken to Hospital After Report of Gunfire in New Haven

  27-07-2018 19:35
  
  A pregnant woman and her friend were taken to the hospital after reporting that a car pulled up to a New Haven parking lot and someone in the car fired gunshots.
  
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• Investigators of West Haven Hot Car Death Says Brothers Went to Car Alone

  27-07-2018 19:02
  
  The 4-year-old West Haven boy who died after a hot car incident in West Haven and his 2-year-old brother went to the car alone, according to police. They also said the 2-year-old has been released from...Photo Credit: Stringr.com
  
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• Authorities Warn Of ‘Sextortion’ Phishing Scam Using Real Passwords

  27-07-2018 18:38
  (CBS San Francisco/CBS Local)— The newest “sextortion” phishing scam circulating online is targeting victims with threats of exposing their use of porn and actual passwords.
  It’s a new, more-believable twist on an old scam that is popping up in email accounts across the country.
  Con artists are threatening to release compromising videos and using victims’ real passwords to convince them it’s not a scam.
  Imagine opening your inbox to find your name — and
  
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• Exclusive: Victim Talks About How ‘Assault By Officer’ Led To Premature Birth

  27-07-2018 18:32
  Miami Beach, Fla. (CBSMiami) — A woman who says she was forced to give birth prematurely to her son after she was struck by a North Miami Beach police officer says she hopes that cop “gets the help that she needs.”
  In an exclusive interview with CBS4’S Peter D’Oench as she recovers at Mt. Sinai Hospital, the victim—-Evoni Murray—-said her son Joseph Predelus III was doing well.“I’m just happy he is a healthy baby,” she said.
  Murray, who
  
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• Fantasy Football Preview: Top 10 Defenses/Special Teams

  27-07-2018 18:28
  Ryan Mayer
  The final part of our fantasy football preview positional rankings is here. For those of you asking, no, we’re not going to do a top 10 kickers post. Go outside and take a break from the fantasy sports if you’re looking for a kicker breakdown. Now, one big thing to note before getting into the projections for defenses and special teams. This is likely the most unpredictable of the spots on your fantasy roster (outside of kickers). With injuries to key players, what’s
  
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• First Alert: Severe Storms Possible Today

  27-07-2018 18:26
  
  NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert for the potential of severe storms today.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Massive Fire Breaks Out in Lebanon

  27-07-2018 18:25
  
  A man injured his hand during a large fire that destroyed a cottage in Lebanon Thursday night.Photo Credit: Stringr.com
  
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• MAC Cosmetics Celebrating National Lipstick Day With Free Giveaway

  27-07-2018 18:23
  NEW YORK (CBS Local) — Lipstick lovers can pick up a free tube from MAC Cosmetics on Sunday — and the best part is no purchase is necessary.
  The cosmetics company is again giving away free lipstick for National Lipstick Day on July 29. Customers can visit a participating location and choose from one of nine shades while supplies lasts.MAC Cosmetics products are sold around the country at department stores like Nordstrom, Macy’s, and Ulta
  
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• Demolition Begins Tomorrow After Roof Caves in on Hartford Building

  27-07-2018 18:19
  
  The roof of a vacant building on Park Street in Hartford caved in Thursday afternoon, partially collapsing the building, and 64 residents of nearby properties have been displaced.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Missing 1-Year-Old Waterbury Boy Found Safe

  27-07-2018 18:07
  
  Police have canceled a Silver Alert for a 1-year-old Waterbury boy.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Network ‘Start TV’ Launches This September

  27-07-2018 18:04
  CHICAGO, IL– Weigel Broadcasting Co. has announced the launch of a new multicast entertainment television network- Start TV, beginning Monday, September 3, 2018, in association with CBS Television Stations. Start TV showcases strong and resourceful female leading characters in a lineup of contemporary and proven procedural dramas. Each lead character and series embody a boldness and determination to “start” leading the way, seeking the truth, solving the crime and defending the
  
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• Facebook suspends personal profile of InfoWars founder Alex Jones

  27-07-2018 17:48
  PALO ALTO  — Facebook suspended the personal profile of controversial InfoWars founder Alex Jones on Thursday, and removed four videos associated with his namesake page and that of InfoWars, a spokesperson for the social media company said.
  “We received reports related to four different videos on the Pages that Infowars and Alex Jones maintain on Facebook,” the spokesperson said in a statement provided to CNN. “We reviewed the content against our Community Standards
  
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• Fast-growing Northern California wildfire moves into Redding; 2 killed

  27-07-2018 17:43
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  REDDING, Calif. — Residents of the Northern California city of Redding fled their homes Friday morning as towering flames from an out-of-control wildfire swept into the western city limits and destroyed residences, authorities reported.
  The Carr Fire in Shasta County grew rapidly Thursday night, ravaging several small communities and jumping the Sacramento River before threatening the outskirts of Redding, a city of about 95,000 people around 120 miles south of the California-O
  
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• Caught On Camera: Suspect Climbs On Top Of Moving Police Car

  27-07-2018 17:32
  WICHITA FALLS, Texas (CBS Local) – Eyewitness video captured a daring escape attempt along a Wichita Falls highway in Texas Wednesday.
  Local news broadcasters report a man being taken to jail, kicked out a back window and climbed on top of a Taylor County Sheriff’s patrol car as it traveled down the highway.
  Police officers responded, driving two vehicles on to each side of the patrol car.Suspect on top of moving police car (courtesy: Jason and Jennifer Mustain)The vehicle with
  
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• Shareholders approve Disney’s purchase of most of 21st Century Fox

  27-07-2018 17:27
  BURBANK, Calif — Disney’s blockbuster deal for most of 21st Century Fox has been approved by both companies.
  Shareholders voted Friday to green light Disney’s $71.3 billion purchase of the Fox assets. Disney will get Fox’s movie studio, which includes franchises like “Avatar” and “X-men,” along with cable channels like FX and National Geographic.
  Disney also picked up Fox’s 22 regional sports networks in the deal, though it agreed last month
  
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• Silver alert canceled for 1-year-old from Waterbury

  27-07-2018 17:09
  WATERBURY — Police are have canceled a silver alert for  1-year-old Wilmer Sosa out of Waterbury.
  Waterbury Police say he’s been found, and is with another family member.
  Silver Alerts are issued by law enforcement agencies for missing people of all ages. Amber Alerts are issued for children who are believed to be in danger.
  
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• 18 Things You Didn’t Know About WWE Star And Ex-UFC Champ Ronda Rousey

  27-07-2018 17:04
  By Norm Elrod
  Ronda Rousey is taking WWE by storm, but that’s generally her approach to things. Once the world’s most dominant female fighter, taking down opponent after opponent via armbar within seconds, she’s widely credited with establishing and elevating women’s mixed martial arts.
  But her accomplishments also include a bronze medal in Judo at the Olympics and now a burgeoning career with the WWE. Never mind that she’s one of the more recognizable athletes on t
  
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• FOX61 Student News: Farmington River Tubing

  27-07-2018 17:02
  NEW HARTFORD -- On a hot sunny day, what is better than jumping in the water to cool off?
  “There [are] three sets of rapids you go through so there are some thrills,” said Jermey Harraden, manager of the Farmington River Tubing. “You’ll get some big waves, rocks in the water, water flowing over and around the rocks. Definitely fun and thrilling.”
  At Farmington River Tubing, families rent inner tubes for the day to ride along the three-mile scenic ride. Large groups
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Lots Of Baseball

  27-07-2018 16:05
  Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit TigersFriday, July 27, 2018, 7:10 pm ET
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  The projection model forecasts a win by the Indians more than 70 percent of the time Friday against the Tigers, and with a margin of nearly two runs per contest. These numbers justify a play on the large favorite. The Indians are on a 6-1 road clip and are 22-7 when Carlos Carrasco starts against losing opponents. The Tigers are on a 1-5 home stretch against right-handed starters.
  SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh (
  
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• Broadbrook Road in Enfield Closed After Crash

  27-07-2018 16:02
  
  At least one person has been transported to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash on Broadbrook Road in Enfield and the road is closed.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 1 Connecticut Swimming Area Remains Closed

  27-07-2018 15:52
  
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• Would you wear ‘Redneck Boot-Sandals’?

  27-07-2018 15:46
  DALLAS – It's hot as heck this summer - so who in their right mind would walk around in cowboy boots?
  Well, if you just love your boots, here's an alternative making rounds on social media.
  (This is not a photoshopped picture.)"Whenever I first came up with the idea I was in Gulf Shores, Alabama," explained Scott Franklin. "I saw a guy wearing cowboy boots and I thought to myself, 'in the heat and humidity it's silly'."
  Scott is the brains behind the boot craze, which started out as a jok
  
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• One Dead, One in Critical Condition After Watertown Crash

  27-07-2018 15:36
  
  One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a two-car crash in Watertown Friday morning and police are warning of road closures that are expected to last for hours.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Fire Breaks Out at Wicked Slice in Coventry

  27-07-2018 15:11
  
  Mutual aid was called in after fire broke out at Wicked Slice, a pizza restaurant in Coventry.Photo Credit: Kerrianne Tellier
  
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• One person killed after two car crash in Watertown

  27-07-2018 15:10
  WATERTOWN — Police say one person is dead, another in serious condition after a two car collision on Route 262 (Echo Lake Road).
  Police say the crash happened just after 5 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Route 262 and Frost Bridge Road. The crash was between a 2012 Nissan Frontier truck and a 2006 Nissan Altima.
  Both the drivers and the passengers in both cars were rushed to the hospital. The passenger in the Altima was pronounced dead shortly after being taken. The driver of the Altima
  
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• US economy grows at fastest pace since 2014

  27-07-2018 15:02
  WASHINGTON DC  — The US economy roared into high gear in the spring, growing at the fastest pace in almost four years.
  Second-quarter economic growth came in at an annual rate of 4.1%, the government said Friday. That was the best showing since the third quarter of 2014.
  By many metrics, the United States economy is in excellent shape: Unemployment is near an 18-year low, factories are seeing more orders, and exports are surging.
  Economists are generally predicting slower growth in th
  
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• Mostly clear Friday with a chance for storms later in the evening

  27-07-2018 11:08
  Friday, will start out mostly clear with significant heating throughout midday and afternoon ahead of the next cold front. The combination of  the high heat, humidity, and good upper level jet stream energy ahead of an advancing surface cold front, will mean increased potential for strong to severe thunderstorm development tomorrow evening. The main threat is the potential for damaging winds, but there is also a slight tornado potential.  We will monitor the evolution of this event cl
  
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• Early morning fire destroys home in Lebanon

  27-07-2018 10:52
  LEBANON -- Two people made it out safely from an early morning fire that gutted their home.
  The home is located on Deepwood Drive in Lebanon. Surrounding crews had to come and help Lebanon douse the fire, including Hebron and Colchester.
  The Fire Marshal said due to the houses in the neighborhood being so close together, the neighboring houses were also damaged.
  "It was going pretty good [...] It had already breached through the roof and the flames were shooting up about twenty, thirty feet in
  
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• Vigil held for still-missing cold case victims in Connecticut

  27-07-2018 06:40
  On a summer day in July of 1973, 7-year-old Janice Pockett rode her bike down a secluded dirt road to look for a butterfly.
  She vanished and was never seen again.
  The following year 13-year-old Lisa White would disappear walking home from school. Several girls went missing in the 70’s in the area.
  Growing up there, as a kid then, I remember it. The whole town remembers it 45 years later. Today at a vigil in Tolland, I caught up with two of the victim’s sisters.
  Walking with Mary Eng
  
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• The House That Social Media Built: Connecticut Lighting Centers voting starts Monday, July 30th

  27-07-2018 06:05
  Connecticut Lighting Centers voting kicks off this Monday, July 30th!  Head over to The House that Social Media Built’s Facebook page to cast your vote and help design the house!
   www.ctlighting.com
  Southington & Hartford Showrooms:50 Graham PlaceSouthington, CT 06489
  (860) 621-7585
  160 Brainard RoadHartford, CT 06114
  (860) 249-8994
  Connecticut Lighting Centers is a local, family owned company that was established in 1972 in Hartford, CT by the Director family, along wi
  
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• Yankees slugger Judge breaks wrist, out 3 weeks

  27-07-2018 05:56
  NEW YORK  — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge sustained a fractured right wrist when he was hit by a fastball and is expected to miss three weeks, overshadowing New York’s 7-2 victory Thursday night against the Kansas City Royals.
  The Yankees said Judge had a chip fracture and that no surgery has been recommended.
  The team estimated it would be about three weeks before Judge could swing the bat in a game.
  Normally an All-Star outfielder, Judge was the designated hitter. He winced when
  
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• NWS: 2 Tornadoes Touched Down in Worcester County

  27-07-2018 05:49
  
  NWS says two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Worcester County in Massachusetts overnight Thursday. First one was from Douglas to Uxbridge to Northbridge, while the second one was in Upton.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• CT National Guard Members Deployed to Kuwait and Afghanistan

  27-07-2018 05:35
  
  Dozens of Connecticut National Guard members said farewell to their families at a sendoff ceremony at the Hartford Armory Thursday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Vigil Marks 45 Years Since Tolland Girl, 7, Disappeared

  27-07-2018 05:34
  
  Janice Pockett, a 7-year-old Tolland girl, disappeared 45 years ago today and a vigil will be held tonight in honor of her and other people from Connecticut who are missing.Photo Credit: Family Photo/NBC Connecticut
  
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• Connecticut Crews to Help Battle Wildfires Out West

  27-07-2018 05:24
  
  Connecticut crews are headed to the western states to help battle wildfires.
  
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• Daytrippers: Old Newgate Prison in East Granby

  27-07-2018 05:08
  EAST GRANBY – It is a Daytripper that is, perhaps, more than a decade in the making.
  After almost 10 years, the Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine has reopened after renovations.
  As on-site manager at Newgate, Morgan Bengel, said neither the prison nor the copper mine, which date back to the early 1700’s, were ever very successful ventures but it’s been a pretty interesting tourist stop.
  “No one can comprehend what this is,” Bengel said, “I mean Connecticut d
  
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• Manchester Road Race officials go after race ‘bandits’

  27-07-2018 05:07
  Manchester Road Race organizers are trying to alert people early to a problem they have seen in recent races… bandits!
  MRR organizers say bandits are people who run the race without registering for it, and last year they accounted for about 2,000 runners.
  The race has been growing in popularity, drawing in runners from all over the world.
  The race has been capped off at 15,000 runners for security purposes, but thousands more come out to watch.
  Organizers say bandits make it harder to ens
  
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• East Haven PD take part in lip sync challenge – and they sure delivered

  27-07-2018 04:53
  EAST HAVEN —  Talk about lip sync challenge response!
  The East Haven Department posted a 15 minute video production to multiple songs. They also displayed their dancing abilities.
  This isn’t the first department to take part in the challenge.
  East Windsor, Enfield and Waterford also accepted the challenge.
  East Haven Police Department has challenge Branford Police Department and North Haven Police Department.
  
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• Dozens of CT National Guard members celebrate ahead of deployment

  27-07-2018 04:53
  HARTFORD --  Dozens of members of the Connecticut National Guard are getting ready to deploy to Southwest Asia.
  State, local officials and loved ones held a send-off ceremony for them at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford that was presided over by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman Thursday evening.
  “I was always fascinated with the military as a kid and when I turned 18 it was just after 9/11 and it was something that I wanted to do to serve my country,” said Captain
  
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• First Alert: Severe Storms Possible Friday

  27-07-2018 04:44
  
  NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert for the potential of severe storms on Friday.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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