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• Tarrant County Elections Administrator Fired After Two Weeks

  19-01-2018 23:51
  
  Tarrant County Elections Administrator Nathan Neblett was terminated this week after just two weeks on the job.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News/Tarrant County
  
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• Chase of Suspected DWI Driver Ends in Crash in Plano: Police

  19-01-2018 23:26
  
  A police chase of a suspected drunk driver ended with a crash involving several vehicles Friday afternoon, including a school bus.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Las Vegas Gunman Carefully Planned Attack; Motive Is Mystery

  19-01-2018 23:19
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas gunman meticulously planned how to carry out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, researching SWAT tactics, renting other hotel rooms overlooking outdoor concerts and investigating potential targets in at least four cities, authorities said Friday.
  Personal belongings are gathered on the ground at the venue of the Route 91 Harvest Festival venue where FBI investigators continue work in the aftermath of the worst modern mass murder in U.S. history i
  
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• Bonham Schools Get Deep-Cleaned After Flu Outbreak

  19-01-2018 23:12
  BONHAM, Texas (CBS11) – Spraying down every wall, every shelf, every desk, a cleaning crew is trying to wipe out the flu bug that prompted Bonham ISD to shut down its schools.
  “Kids and staff were dropping like flies,” said the superintendent, Dr. Marvin Beaty.
  Bonham ISD deep cleaning (Andrea Lucia – CBS11)
  The district was already trying to stop the spread of germs.
  Last Friday, 7 percent of the district’s students stayed home, more than twice the normal number.
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• Study: You Can Catch The Flu By Breathing

  19-01-2018 23:01
  DALLAS (1080 KRLD) – We’ve always heard that the way to avoid catching the flu is by not touching your eyes, nose or mouth after you come in direct contact with someone who has the flu.
  We’ve also heard that you should wipe down surfaces consistently and always wash your hands.
  According to some new research from the National Academy of Sciences, that isn’t good enough anymore.
  The study has found that you can catch the flu, by just breathing the air.
  Dr. Donald Milt
  
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• Gov. Abbott Names New TPWD Chairman

  19-01-2018 23:00
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday Ralph Duggins has been named presiding officer of the Parks and Wildlife Commission.Photo Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  
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• Murphy Chase Ends In Crash Involving Plano ISD School Bus

  19-01-2018 22:47
  PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – A police chase that started in Murphy ended in a multi-car crash that included a Plano ISD school bus.
  Police say the incident started in Murphy with a possible DWI suspect. The driver then drove through Allen and into Plano.
  The driver then crashed at 75 and Spring Creek Parkway.
  Video from Chopper 11 showed the suspect in the chase crashed into a pole, catching the pickup truck on fire.
  A Plano ISD school bus was also involved in the crash. The district said there wa
  
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• With ID Confirmed, Mansfield Police Look To Crack Murder Mystery

  19-01-2018 22:35
  MESQUITE, Texas (CBS11) – Mansfield Police are looking to solve a murder dating back to 2005.
  Recent DNA evidence and a forensic sketch made last August matched skeletal remains found in a creek in 2015 to Tammie Washington.
  Tammie Washington (Mansfield PD)
  For more than a decade though she was thought to simply be missing.
  Investigators are certain she was murdered but beyond that they don’t know much else.
  Now her family is opening up about the mystery and dealing with not knowing
  
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• Judge Orders Sweeping Changes To Texas Foster Care System

  19-01-2018 22:31
  DALLAS (AP) — A judge ordered Texas to make sweeping changes to its foster care system on Friday, two years after she found it unconstitutionally broken.
  U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack told the state the overhaul must include improvements in record keeping, caseworker visits and where children are placed. The changes were based on recommendations from experts the judge appointed to help craft a plan to improve the lives of children in long-term foster care.
  The judge appointed the t
  
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• Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Abused By Ex-Doctor Wants Him To Suffer

  19-01-2018 22:28
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman on Friday confronted her former doctor who has pleaded guilty to multiple sexual assaults, warning him that the testimony of the “powerful army” of 140 survivors at his sentencing will haunt him in prison.
  "Larry, you do realize now that we, this group of women you so heartlessly abused over such a long period of time, are now a force and you are nothing," Aly Raisman says https://t.co/610O3zPfhF pic.twitter.com/sR4PMTfylS
  
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• Mark Cuban Says Mavs to Accept Bitcoin Next Season: CNBC

  19-01-2018 22:21
  
  Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Monday Mavs fans will be able to buy tickets next season using cryptocurrency.
  
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• NTE Construction to Close Sections of Tarrant Co. Highways

  19-01-2018 22:17
  
  Construction of the $1.4 billion North Texas Express will force several road closures along Loop 820 in Fort Worth this weekend.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Highland Park Road Work Will Slow Mockingbird Traffic

  19-01-2018 22:17
  
  Road construction along Mockingbird Lane will make driving through Highland Park a little more congested beginning Monday.Photo Credit: NBCWashington
  
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• Initial plans unveiled for Texas bullet train’s Brazos Valley station

  19-01-2018 21:54
  Developers of Texas’ high-speed rail project have unveiled some details about the station that will be built in the Brazos Valley between Houston and Dallas. The station will be on 60 acres in the Roans Prairie area of Grimes County, according to a Jan. 18 press release from Texas Central Partners LLC, which already has agreements with the site’s current owner. The site is along Highway 30 and just west of Highway 90, about halfway between College Station and Huntsville, per the
  
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• Possible Measles Exposure At Waxahachie Movie Theater

  19-01-2018 21:21
  WAXAHACHIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Texas Department of State Health Services is alerting people who were at the ShowBiz Cinemas in Waxahachie on Jan. 9, 2018 that they may have been exposed to measles.
  A customer was sick with measles while attending a movie, so anyone else there that day should monitor themselves for a rash or any other measles symptoms through Jan. 30.
  Any possible exposure at the theater at 108 Broadhead Road, occurred only that day, and there’s no longer any ri
  
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• Texas economy will shift into 'higher gear' in 2018, Dallas Fed predicts

  19-01-2018 21:11
  An executive with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas pointed to growth in employment and oil production as reasons to be bullish about 2018.
  
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• Texas Observes Confederate Heroes Day Amid Growing Debate

  19-01-2018 21:05
  AUSTIN (AP) — Texas on Friday observed Confederate Heroes Day as a state holiday after recent failed attempts to change the name and avoid occasional calendar conflicts with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
  It was the 45th anniversary of Texas observing the holiday, and at least eight other states have similar holidays that remember Confederate soldiers. But this year in particular follows heightened protests and criticism across the country over Confederate symbols.
  Last fall, the University o
  
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• NASA Bumps Astronaut Off Space Station Flight In Rare Move

  19-01-2018 20:56
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has bumped an astronaut off an upcoming spaceflight, a rare move for the space agency so close to launch.
  Female astronaut Jeanette Epps was supposed to rocket away in early June, and would have been the first African-American to live on the International Space Station. Late Thursday, NASA announced it was pulling Epps off the mission but didn’t disclose why. Astronauts have been removed from missions in the past, mostly for health reasons.
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• Kim & Kanye Announce ‘Chicago’ As Their New Baby’s Name

  19-01-2018 20:52
  NEW YORK (AP) – It’s Chicago — where Kanye West was raised — as the name of baby No. 3 with Kim Kardashian West.
  Mom made the announcement Friday on her app without explanation. Chicago was born Monday, weighing in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces. She joins big sister North and middle brother Saint.
  Chicago was born Monday via gestational carrier, meaning Kardashian West’s fertilized egg was implanted into a surrogate.
  The rapper and the reality star chose to use a gestationa
  
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• What's In Your Garage? How this master tailor designed his rides (Video)

  19-01-2018 20:39
  Bob Baumann, owner of Edward Baumann Clothiers in Addison, often will wrap up lunch at 1:15 p.m. and not schedule his next appointment until 3 p.m. During that 1 ½ hour span he can be found in a parking lot, likely in the backseat of his 2014 Mercedes S-Class 550. “I’ll just sit there, collecting my thoughts or making notes, because the second I get (in to work) it’s like I’m on stage. It’s show time,” Baumann said.Think of it as his $120,000
  
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• Dallas Mayor Rawlings to Amazon's Jeff Bezos: Hey, soul sister

  19-01-2018 20:36
  As the race to reel in online retail whale Amazon heats up, things are getting a little bit wacky.Take, for instance, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings’ comment on FOX Business Network’s Varney & Co. in which the mayor claimed Big D is “really kind of soul sisters to Amazon.”How so?"Think of how they’ve grown in the last 10 or 15 years,” Rawlings said. “That’s us. We’ve created more jobs in America than any city in the United States. We know how
  
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• El Fenix Dallas Plans 100 Year Birthday Bash

  19-01-2018 20:20
  
  Any 100th birthday bash deserves considerable thought. But it takes extra-special preparation when the celebration involves the international mecca of Tex-Mex.Photo Credit: Andy Jacobsohn/Dallas Morning News Staff Photographer
  
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• Weekend Closure Will Create Traffic Mess Along Highway 183 In Irving

  19-01-2018 20:17
  IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – After temperatures below the freezing mark and wind chills in the teens, North Texas is finally getting some warmer weather this weekend. But those who want to get outside and enjoy it will want to avoid Highway 183 in Irving, where parts of the roadway will be shut down for construction.
  The closures begin on Friday night.
  There will be no westbound traffic going through a stretch of the highway in Irving. The Texas Department of Transportation is moving travelers fr
  
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• State Moves to Close Dallas Psych Hospital After Child Raped

  19-01-2018 20:01
  
  Texas health officials are taking steps to close Timberlawn psychiatric hospital after a child said she was raped there.
  
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• Deliberations Continue in Zoe Hastings Murder Case

  19-01-2018 19:55
  
  Deliberations continue Friday in the state's case against Antonio Cochran, the man accused of abducting, assaulting and fatally stabbing 18-year-old Zoe Hastings in 2015.
  
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• How First Responders Fight the Flu

  19-01-2018 19:51
  
  Paramedics are on the front lines of this outbreak, and MedStar EMS says it's imperative they avoid any cross contamination.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dozens Displaced After Large Fire in Irving Apartment

  19-01-2018 19:46
  
  A large fire tore through an apartment building in Irving, destroying the homes of dozens of people Friday morning.
  
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• Attorney: Texas Teen Sexually Assaulted At Military School

  19-01-2018 19:44
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An attorney says a 15-year-old Texas boy was sexually assaulted this week by two other students at a Kansas military school.
  The family’s attorney, Dan Zmijewski, said Friday the assault at St. John’s Military School allegedly occurred Tuesday night in a dormitory room. The boy was taken to the hospital the following day for an examination.
  He says police arrested two boys and referred the case to the Saline County District Attorney’s Office for possi
  
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• Jury Deliberations Continue In Case Of Murdered Dallas Teenager

  19-01-2018 19:42
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Jurors continue to deliberate the fate of Antonio Cochran, the man accused of kidnapping and murdering Dallas teenager Zoe Hastings two years ago. Friday marked the third day that the case was in the hands of the jury, and there is still no verdict.
  The prosecution painted the picture of a teenager who loved God and her family. Hastings was on her way to church when she was taken. The 18-year-old girl was still so close to home that you could see her house from the cr
  
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• Texas Rangers Sign 3 to Minor Deals With Spring Invites

  19-01-2018 19:41
  
  The Rangers have signed three more players to minor league contracts that include invitations to major league spring training.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Fourth Grader Wins MLK Jr. Oratory Competition

  19-01-2018 19:14
  
  Fourth grader Wesley Stoker talks about winning the Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition.
  
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• Border Wall Models Thwart US Commandos In Tests

  19-01-2018 19:08
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Recent assaults by tactical teams on prototypes of President Donald Trump’s proposed wall with Mexico indicate their imposing heights should stop border crossers, a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the rigorous assessment told The Associated Press.
  This combination of pictures shows the eight prototypes of US President Donald Trump’s US-Mexico border wall being built near San Diego, in the US, seen from across the border from Tijuana, Mexico, on October 2
  
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• Form D Friday: Venture capital firm tied to Dallas' Maverick Capital raises $130 million

  19-01-2018 19:07
  A venture capital firm tied to Dallas investment giant Maverick Capital raises its first fund, a private wealth management firm started last year raises an energy fund, and Dallas medical company Endostim taps investors for a fund raise.
  
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• Sushi Lover Pulls 5-Foot Tapeworm From His Own Body

  19-01-2018 18:24
  CBS Local — A Fresno man’s skin-crawling trip to the emergency room may make some people stop eating sushi for a while. According to the man’s doctor, the self-proclaimed sushi lover pulled a massive tapeworm from his own body before arriving for treatment.
  (Note: Some may find images below disturbing.) 
  Dr. Kenny Bahn of Community Regional Medical Center told the horrifying story on a recent edition of the podcast “This Won’t Hurt A Bit,” where he s
  
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• United Way of Metropolitan Dallas adds DFW executives to its boards

  19-01-2018 18:04
  One of North Texas’ largest nonprofits has named new boards to govern the organization and its foundation.The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Board of Directors added eight new members, who will serve three-year terms. As directors, they will help steer United Way’s programs addressing education-, financial stability- and health-related issues.New to the board are:“Our new members are joining thoughtfully-engaged, forward-thinking and insightful boards, adding significant val
  
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• Amazon Raises Monthly Prime Membership Price By 20 Percent

  19-01-2018 17:18
  NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon is raising the price of its Prime membership monthly plan by nearly 20 percent. The fee of $99 for an annual membership will not change, the company said Friday.
  The online retailer had added the monthly payment option about two years ago as a way to hook shoppers — especially during the holiday season — who wanted faster free shipping, but didn’t want to commit to an annual fee. The Seattle-based company does not disclose how many Prime members it
  
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• Firefighters Battling 3-Alarm Blaze At Irving Apartment Complex

  19-01-2018 17:15
  IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – Firefighters in Irving are working a three-alarm apartment fire.
  From the air Chopper 11 flew over more than a dozen units burning at the Water Ridge Apartments on Pioneer Drive, just south of State Highway 183. There has been a roof collapse in one section, with the chimney falling into one unit.
  Black smoke can be seen for miles. At least two water trucks shot water down from on-high.
  The apartments are occupied, but there has been no word if any tenants have b
  
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• Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Blaze At Irving Apartment Complex

  19-01-2018 17:15
  IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – Firefighters in Irving spent part of the morning battling a three-alarm apartment fire.
  From the air Chopper 11 flew over more than a dozen units burning at the Water Ridge Apartments on Pioneer Drive, just south of State Highway 183. There was a roof collapse in one section — with the chimney falling into the unit.
  In all, 25 units are believed to have been destroyed. Irving police officers arrived at the scene quickly and were able to pull a family of fou
  
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• City Of Dallas To Bike Share Companies: Clean Them Up Or We Will

  19-01-2018 17:12
  DALLAS (1080 KRLD) – The city of Dallas has made an ultimatum to bike share companies, threatening to step in and clean up the bikes themselves if the companies won’t.
  Since August, five companies, including LimeBike and VBikes, have brought their bikes to uptown and downtown Dallas. The city hoped the companies would regulate themselves, but that’s proved a false hope.
  If you're constantly irritated by all the bikes littered across #Dallas…good news, city council agrees
  
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• Album Sales Don’t Always Turn Into Awards At The Grammys

  19-01-2018 16:33
  NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was the biggest-selling album of all time, and it was richly rewarded by the Recording Academy, earning a then-unprecedented eight trophies, including album of the year in 1984.
  Other best-selling albums have also been crowned with the top Grammy, including Santana’s “Supernatural,” ”Rumors” by Fleetwood Mac and Adele’s “21.”
  But having a popular album doesn’t guarantee a Gr
  
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• Why You Should Wash Your Car This Weekend

  19-01-2018 16:30
  
  If you've been out driving in the past week, there's a good argument that you should wash your car.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Cracks Down on Bike Share Mess

  19-01-2018 16:29
  
  Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax sent a clear message to the five dockless bike share companies that operate in the city: clean up your mess.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Boy Apologizes For Phony 911 Calls, In Touching Handwritten Note

  19-01-2018 16:12
  SOMERVILLE, Mass. – A Massachusetts police department received a handwritten apology for a series of prank 911 calls from one of the young boys involved. He promised not to call again except in an “emerginsy.”
  The Boston Globe reports that a Somerville police officer was sent to East Somerville Community School last week after several 911 calls were made from a phone in the cafeteria.
  The officer found the students responsible and talked to them and their parents.
  A few days la
  
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• Former Employee Says Michael Douglas Fondled Himself In Front Of Her

  19-01-2018 15:57
  NEW YORK (AP) – A woman who worked for Michael Douglas in the late 1980s says he fondled himself in front of her — an allegation the actor has vigorously denied.
  Susan Braudy appeared Friday on NBC’s “Today” show.
  Braudy, a journalist and author, says the actor unbuckled his belt, put his hand into his trousers and fondled himself in her presence. She says a friend later cautioned her not to tell anyone.
  Douglas, a two-time Oscar winner, told Deadline earlier this m
  
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• Deaths of Mom, Baby in Texas Fire Suspicious: Police

  19-01-2018 15:56
  
  Authorities say the deaths of a woman and her 8-month-old baby found in their Central Texas home are considered suspicious.
  
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• Denton County Confirms Third Flu-Related Fatality

  19-01-2018 15:53
  
  Denton County health officials have confirmed a third influenza-related fatality for the 2017-2018 flu season.Photo Credit: NBC Bay AreaThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Dallas Man Charged With Series of Crimes in Boston Area

  19-01-2018 15:34
  
  Prosecutors say a group of friends from Texas who flew to Boston last spring committed a series of vehicle thefts and burglaries before being caught at the airport with more than $50,000 in their luggage.
  
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• Texans In Town For NBA Playoffs Charged With Boston Area Crimes

  19-01-2018 15:33
  BOSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Prosecutors say a five-man group of friends from Texas who flew to Boston last spring for an NBA playoff game committed a series of vehicle thefts and burglaries while in Massachusetts before being caught at the airport with more than $50,000 in their luggage.
  One suspect, 29-year-old Fredrick Williams, of Dallas, was held on $500,000 bail after pleading not guilty Thursday to 27 charges. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)seized some of that mone
  
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• Good Dog, Bad Dog… Delta Wants To Know Before You Board

  19-01-2018 14:33
  DALLAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will soon require owners of service and support animals to provide more information before their animal can fly in the passenger cabin, including an assurance that it’s trained to behave itself.
  The airline says complaints about animals biting or soiling plane cabins have nearly doubled since 2016.
  Starting March 1, Delta will require owners to show proof of their animal’s health or vaccinations at least 48 hours before a flight.
  Owners of psy
  
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