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• Threatened Listing For Snake Found Only In Louisiana, Texas

  05-04-2018 23:49
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A burrowing snake found only in Louisiana and Texas is now listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
  The Louisiana pine snake is a 5-foot-long (1.5-meter-long) constrictor found in a few longleaf pine forests in Louisiana and Texas. It eats Baird’s pocket gophers and lives in their burrows.
  (photo credit: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries)
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its listing Thursday, opening a 30-day comment period on
  
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• Bluebonnets in Bloom - April 5, 2018

  05-04-2018 23:38
  
  Chloe and Mimi, Oreo and Cha-Chi were featured during the Bluebonnets in Bloom segment on NBC 5 First at Four on Thursday, April 5, 2018.
  
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• Dallas Police Searching For ‘Endangered’ 13-Year-Old Girl

  05-04-2018 23:30
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding 13-year-old Jennifer Mejia.
  Jennifer Mejia
  Mejia, who also goes by Vanessa Mejia was reported as a possible child sex trafficking victim to Child Protective Services, Dallas Police said in a news release around 1:00 p.m. Thursday.
  Around 4:20 p.m. Dallas Police updated their news release, removing all references to child sex trafficking.
  Dallas Police said information from CPS indicates the chi
  
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• New Hunting Regulations Released for 2018-19

  05-04-2018 23:27
  
  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted new hunting regulations for 2018-19 including changes to dove, deer and turkey seasons.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Fish Lengths, Limits Changed for 2018-19 Season

  05-04-2018 23:26
  
  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted new fishing regulations for 2018-19 for largemouth bass and king mackerel.
  
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• TPWD Approves New Fishing Regulations for 2018-19

  05-04-2018 23:18
  
  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted new fishing regulations for 2018-19 for largemouth bass and king mackerel.
  
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• Police: Suspect Arrested Who Raped Woman At Dallas VA Medical Center

  05-04-2018 23:13
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas police have arrested a man they say raped a woman at the Dallas VA Medical Center last month.
  The 20-year-old victim reported the incident to Department of Veterans Affairs police in the early-morning hours of March 4. She said a man had raped her in a portable building on the grounds of the east Oak Cliff hospital.
  Zachariah Duntay Smith, 24 (photo credit: Dallas Police Department)
  Authorities said they identified Zachariah Duntay Smith, 24, of Dallas as
  
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• Rescue Crews Pull Man From Construction Trench in Dallas

  05-04-2018 23:11
  
  The Dallas Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team saved a man Thursday afternoon after he fell 20 feet down into a construction trench.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Doctors See Increase of Ear Tumor Cases

  05-04-2018 23:11
  
  Hearing loss is a common medical problem but doctors say it could also be a sign of an ear tumor, as the number of ear tumor cases grows.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Attorney Guilty of Exposing Self to Clients, Kids

  05-04-2018 23:10
  
  A Dallas criminal defense lawyer is facing eight years behind bars for exposing himself.Photo Credit: Dallas Police Department NBC 5 News
  
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• Worker Who Fell In Trench Rescued, Rushed To Dallas Hospital

  05-04-2018 22:53
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A construction worker was rescued from a trench in downtown Dallas around 3:40 p.m. Thursday.
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  The worker reportedly fell 18 to 20 feet down the trench box at the site near Hi Line under the Stemmons Freeway, near the American Airlines Center.
  The worker was loaded on to an ambulance and rushed to an area hospital.
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  The man’s condition is not let known.
  
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• Forensic Artists Work To Identify Child’s Remains Found 57 Years Ago

  05-04-2018 22:52
  CONGRESS, AZ (CBSDFW.COM) – Fifty-seven years ago, skeletal remains of a little girl were found in a sand wash outside of Congress, AZ.
  They have yet to be identified.
  Known to the local community for decades simply as “Little Miss Nobody,” the girl was between 2-7 years old with an estimated weight of 55 lbs. and a height of 3’ 6.” Neither the skeletal or dental findings from the examination gave any indication of her ethnicity.
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• Paula Deen Opens Restaurant in North Texas

  05-04-2018 22:40
  
  The "Queen of Southern Cuisine" has opened her first restaurant in Texas.Photo Credit: Business Wire
  
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• 5 Arrested in Incident of Fort Worth Game Room Shooting

  05-04-2018 22:38
  
  A woman was seriously injured in a shooting early Wednesday morning when five armed men stormed a Fort Worth game room and indiscriminately opened fire, police said.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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• Protesters Await Ed. Secretary DeVos Outside Dallas School

  05-04-2018 21:51
  
  U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will visit three North Texas campuses Thursday, including one in Dallas where activists are planning a protest.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Troops Await Orders For Trump Border Security Deployment

  05-04-2018 21:49
  PHOENIX (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — National guard contingents in U.S. states bordering Mexico awaited guidance Thursday on the what duties they’ll be assigned to help fight illegal immigration and drug smuggling along the border, and a Pentagon official said it has not yet been determined whether the troops will be armed.
  The deployment is in “very early planning stages,” the National Guard in Texas said in a statement.
  In Washington, Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie told repor
  
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• Google Employees Demand Company Stop Work On U.S. Military Project

  05-04-2018 21:45
  CBS Local — Over 3,000 employees at Google have signed an open letter to the company’s leadership urging them to drop out of the Pentagon’s project to equip drones with artificial intelligence.
  The letter, published by the New York Times, asks Google CEO Sundar Pichai to cancel “Project Maven” and adopt a strict policy of refusing to build warfare technology. “We believe that Google should not be in the business of war,” the letter states. “Th
  
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• Freak Incident With WWII Bomber Closes Love Field Runway

  05-04-2018 21:31
  
  A runway at Love Field was closed Thursday morning after a freak incident in which a piece of debris entered the cockpit of a World War II bomber, hit a co-pilot in the hand, and exited the aircraft, according...Photo Credit: Collings Foundation
  
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• ‘If You Kill Someone, We Might Kill You Back’: Sheriff’s County Welcome Sign Goes Viral

  05-04-2018 21:19
  CBS Local — A small county in Georgia is making big waves on social media after its sheriff posted a sign warning armed criminals that they may be shot by local residents.
  Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley has erected a sign touting its resident’s ability to carry concealed weapons and their alleged willingness to use them. The sign reads, “Our citizens have concealed weapons. If you kill someone, we might kill you back. We have ONE jail and 356 cemeteries. Enjoy your stay
  
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• Missing Girl's Father May Be Selling Her for Sex: Dallas PD

  05-04-2018 21:10
  
  Dallas police are searching for a missing girl reported to Child Protective Services as a possible victim of child sex trafficking.Photo Credit: Dallas Police Department
  
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• 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Will Be Slightly Above-Average, Researchers Say

  05-04-2018 20:54
  (CBS NEWS) — The Atlantic hurricane season will be slightly above-average this year, Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers predicted Thursday. The researchers cited a “relatively low likelihood of significant El Niño” conditions as a main factor.
  In total, the team believes there will be 14 named storms. Hurricane researchers predict seven of the storms will become hurricanes and three will reach “major hurricane strength with sustained winds of 111
  
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• Houston-based Mitsubishi and Caterpillar venture opens new DFW facility

  05-04-2018 20:42
  Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. opened a 60,000 square-foot distribution facility in Grand Prairie earlier this year.
  
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• You can slide into this baseball star's luxury North Texas home (Photos)

  05-04-2018 20:33
  A new owner can slide into the North Texas home of retired baseball player Mark Teixeira when it goes to auction next month.Teixeira, who played 14 seasons of Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees has put his more than 8,500-square-foot estate at 2220 King Fisher Drive in Westlake on the block, with an auction without reserve set for May 12. While Teixiera said pricing details are still being finalized, he expects the home to se
  
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• Section of NTE 35W Opens Ahead of Schedule

  05-04-2018 20:13
  
  A major section of the $1.6 billion North Tarrant Express project along Interstate 35W opened ahead of schedule Thursday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Police Arrest Suspects In Valentine’s Day Game Room Robbery

  05-04-2018 20:09
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Investigators with the Fort Worth Police Department say they have identified and arrested five people believed to be responsible for a Valentine’s Day game room robbery and shooting.
  The suspects range in age from 16 to 18-years-old and police said all of the teens have violent criminal histories.
  The robbery and shooting happened in the 3200 block of North Beach Street when at least four people rushed into the game room, with semi-automatic weapons dra
  
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• 29-Year-Old North Richland Hills Firefighter Dies From Heart Attack

  05-04-2018 20:06
  NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (CBSDFW.COM) – A 29-year-old North Richland Hills firefighter died from a heart attack on Tuesday.
  Caleb Scott, 29 (photo credit: North Richland Hills Fire Department)
  Caleb Scott was at his assigned fire station when it happened. He was transported to Medical City North Hills Hospital but despite the sustained efforts of Medical City North Hills Hospital staff, Scott passed away.
  Scott served North Richland Hills Fire-Rescue just over two years.
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• Student, 13, Suspended for Biting Teacher: Officials

  05-04-2018 19:35
  
  A student in Denton has been suspended from school for reportedly biting his teacher Monday.Photo Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS
  
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• Von Miller in Hot Water After Catching Shark

  05-04-2018 19:31
  
  Florida officials want to talk to DeSoto's Von Miller after he shared a photo of him catching a hammerhead shark on a fishing trip in Miami.Photo Credit: CSNPhilly.com
  
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• A Third Of Millennials Aren’t Sure The Earth Is Round, Survey Finds

  05-04-2018 19:28
  CBS Local — A new survey has found that a third of young millennials in the U.S. aren’t convinced the Earth is actually round. The national poll reveals that 18 to 24-year-olds are the largest group in the country who refuse to accept the scientific facts of the world’s shape.
  YouGov, a British market research firm, polled 8,215 adults in the United States to find out if they ever believed in the “flat Earth” movement. Only 66 percent of young millennials answered t
  
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• Tour Bus Headed To Masters Tournament Overturns, Several Hurt

  05-04-2018 19:13
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A tour bus headed to the Masters golf tournament flipped over on a Georgia interstate on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people and snarling traffic as scores of fans made the pilgrimage to one of golf’s premier events. The bus driver has been charged with DUI.
  Georgia State Patrol officials told news outlets that the bus carrying 18 people crashed on Interstate 20 around 8:45 a.m. Thursday, just as fans were driving in for the tournament’s first round.
  
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• Construction Closures in Irving and Fort Worth

  05-04-2018 19:05
  
  There are two big construction closures taking place in North Texas Thursday night. One in Irving and the other in Fort Worth.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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• Child Sex Offender Calls 911 On Self After Groping 12-Year-Old

  05-04-2018 17:27
  AZLE (CBSDFW.COM) – A man whose sleeping 12-year-old victim woke up as he groped her breasts was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
  Herbert Gerald Peterson, 38, called Azle police, telling them, “I groped a 12-year-old girl” and asked them to come and arrest him.
  Petersen pled guilty to an indecency with a child charge.
  “You changed my life in a heavy way. I wake up in tears and crying. I won’t sleep with my door open,” the girl told Peterson in a victim im
  
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• Fake Texas Photographer, Director Gets 40 Years For Child Sex Abuse

  05-04-2018 17:23
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Prosecutors say a North Texas man who faked being a photographer and movie director to gain access to boys must serve 40 years in prison for molesting the children.
  Kevin Scott Morris of Forney was sentenced Wednesday in Dallas in a plea deal. The 45-year-old Morris in December pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor.
  Kevin Scott Morris (credit: Kaufman County Police Dept.)
  Court documents indicate Morris falsely portrayed himself as a film director for &
  
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• Stevie Wonder Joins Twitter & Pays Tribute To MLK In Star-Studded Video

  05-04-2018 16:51
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) – Stevie Wonder has joined Twitter, and his first tweet did not disappoint.
  The Grammy Award winning superstar paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday in his inaugural tweet posted shortly after 7:00 p.m. CT. The timing of the tweet appears to coincide with the moment that the civil rights leader was pronounced dead 50 years ago.
  The tweet came with a star-studded video in which the Obamas and celebrities such as Common, Bette Midler and Billy Crystal talk
  
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• Your Alexa And Fitbit Can Testify Against You In Court

  05-04-2018 16:23
  NEW YORK (CNET.COM) – Ross Compton had no idea his pacemaker would finger him for arson.
  Compton — who also needs an external heart pump — told police he was asleep when his Middletown, Ohio, home caught fire in September 2016. As the flames licked the 2,000-square-foot house, he packed a suitcase with some clothes, stashed other items into a few bags, and grabbed his computer and a charger for his medical device. After that, he said he used his cane to break a window and toss
  
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• News Now: Erin Brockovich In Town, Dilly Dog’s Popularity

  05-04-2018 16:22
  Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is in North Texas today after raising concerns about the chemicals used to treat local water. Also, have you tried the new Dilly Dog at Globe Life Park yet? They’re so popular, a second stand is being added to keep up with demand.
  
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• Bus Carrying Kids Crashes, No Injuries: Officials

  05-04-2018 16:12
  
  Fort Worth police responded to a crash between a school bus carrying more than 30 children and a truck Thursday morning, police say. No injuries were reported.It happened near the Gran Plaza mall, on...
  
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• Gas Prices In Texas & Nationwide Increase By A Penny This Week

  05-04-2018 15:40
  COPPELL (AP) – Texas and nationwide retail gasoline prices have increased a penny this week.
  AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide was $2.43 per gallon. Drivers across the U.S. are paying an average $2.66 per gallon.
  The association survey found Odessa has the most expensive gasoline in Texas this week at an average $2.68 per gallon. San Antonio has the cheapest gasoline statewide at an average $2.32 per gallon.
  AAA experts say strong demand and preparation
  
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• Lou Diamond Phillips Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving In Texas

  05-04-2018 15:32
  SINTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – “La Bamba” actor Lou Diamond Phillips has been banned from drinking alcohol for two years after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in Texas.
  Phillips was also sentenced to two years of probation during a court appearance on Wednesday near Corpus Christi, where he grew up. Phillips must abide by other conditions as well, such as completing a DWI education program.
  The actor had traveled from his home in California for a Corpus Christi spea
  
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• Sinclair Chairman Responds To Criticism Of Controversial Promos

  05-04-2018 15:23
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – The country’s largest owner of TV stations is responding to criticism over its mandate for local news anchors to read a promotional script that some say contains a controversial political message. David Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, defended the videos to The New York Times, calling such segments “standard practice in the industry.”
  The company runs local news stations that reach around four out of 10 U.S. homes and i
  
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• Former Pro Wrestler ‘Luscious’ Johnny Valiant Killed While Crossing Street

  05-04-2018 14:42
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Former professional wrestling champion “Luscious” Johnny Valiant has died after being struck crossing a street in a Pittsburgh suburb.
  The Allegheny County medical examiner says in a statement that 71-year-old Thomas Sullivan died Wednesday morning at a hospital. He was struck just before 5:30 a.m. while crossing a street in Ross Township, about 8 miles northwest of Pittsburgh..
  Police told WPXI-TV the World Wrestling Entertainment hall of famer was not in a c
  
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• FBI Releases New Photos, Video Of 2011 Giffords Shooting

  05-04-2018 14:35
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The FBI has released some new photos and video from its investigation of the 2011 shooting in Tucson that left six people dead and 13 injured, including former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords.
  Giffords was the target of a lone gunman at the meet-and-greet event outside a supermarket and was left partially paralyzed.
  Tucson TV station KOLD reported Wednesday that one of the pictures released shows Pima County Sheriff’s deputies holding gunman Jared Loughner on the ground
  
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• YouTube Shooter’s Bizarre Videos Key To Suspected Motive

  05-04-2018 14:33
  MENIFEE, Calif. (AP) — The woman who shot three people at YouTube’s headquarters was prolific at producing videos and posting them online, many of them bizarre, such as a clip in which she removes a revealing purple dress to expose fake breasts with the message, “Don’t Trust Your Eyes.”
  In others, Nasim Aghdam exercises, promotes animal rights and explains the vegan diet, often in elaborate costumes or carrying a rabbit.
  The videos have become central to the motive
  
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• Career Fair Aimed at Teens, Young Adults

  05-04-2018 14:17
  
  A hiring event Thursday at Dallas’ Fair Park is geared toward those who are just beginning the professional portion of their lives – young people aged 16 to 24.
  
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• Ready By Mail: Breaking Boring Breakfasts

  05-04-2018 14:14
  
  We’ve all heard of Blue Apron and Hello Fresh, but what can the early birds do for breakfast?
  
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• North Texas Teacher Receives Letter, Medical Debt Eliminated

  05-04-2018 14:14
  
  When the teacher saw the yellow envelope in the mail, she couldn’t believe her eyes. Medical debt is something that’s been haunting her for many years. But with the help of a $31 donation, that debt is now...
  
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• Could Dallas See It's First Citywide Housing Policy?

  05-04-2018 14:13
  
  A special meeting has been called in the city of Dallas to host a Housing Policy Forum.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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• Mavs Pick ‘Dimez’ As NBA 2K League Tips Off With E-Sports Draft

  05-04-2018 14:12
  NEW YORK (AP) – Dimez slipped on his draft hat, shook hands with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, and began life as the No. 1 pick in the draft.
  The video game draft.
  Dimez is Artreyo Boyd’s gamer tag and no he doesn’t run or jump like LeBron James or shoot like Stephen Curry. But he is a star at “NBA 2K,” and on Wednesday he was the first player chosen in the draft for the NBA 2K League, the first official e-sports league operated by a U.S. professional sports league.
  
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• Dylan, Kesha Change Pronouns In Songs To Honor LGBTQ Couples

  05-04-2018 13:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan, Kesha and St. Vincent have reimagined popular love songs to honor the LGBTQ community, and the singers are doing it by switching pronouns.
  The six-song album, “Universal Love,” was released digitally today and includes Benjamin Gibbard of alternative band Death Cab for Cutie, singer-songwriter Valerie June and Kele Okereke of the indie rock group Bloc Party.
  (credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  Dylan re-worked “She’s Funny That Way” i
  
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