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• New Alamo Drafthouse Location Opens in Denton

  18-06-2018 23:56
  
  Alamo Drafthouse Cinema opened the doors Monday on a new theater in Denton.
  
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• Cornyn, Cruz: Families Should Be Kept Together At The Border

  18-06-2018 23:55
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Bipartisan outrage is growing over the practice of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
  On Monday, U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced plans to keep parents and their children together at the border.
  Sen. Cornyn discussed his plan to update and reintroduce his 2014 legislation, the HUMANE Act, to keep parents and children who’ve been apprehended at the border together while they wait for their court hearing
  
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• Lewisville Man Dies in Apartment Fire

  18-06-2018 23:50
  
  A Lewisville man died after his apartment caught fire. He's identified as 42-year-old Vicente Soriano-Morales.Photo Credit: Valeria Gonzalez
  
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• Dems Visit Border Detainment Facilities, Promise Change

  18-06-2018 23:34
  
  Several Democratic lawmakers visited facilities along the Texas-Mexico border where children are being held without their parents Monday and blasted President Donald Trump for a "zero tolerance" policy allowing...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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• Police Impersonator Pulls Over Woman, Sexually Assaults Her

  18-06-2018 23:30
  GRAND PRAIRIE – The Grand Prairie Police Department is searching for a police impersonator who sexually assaulted a driver after pulling her over.
  It happened on June 17 at 1 a.m. in the 4000 block of East Jefferson.
  The fake cop was driving a black SUV equipped with red and blue lights around the front fender. After pulling over the victim, he directed her to his backseat where he sexually assaulted her.
  Anyone who recognizes this composite sketch of the suspect or the described
  
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• Newborn Abandoned in Dumpster Rescued in Good Condition

  18-06-2018 23:21
  
  A newborn baby abandoned in a dumpster behind a Hurst restaurant Friday is in good condition, police say.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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• Time Warner's Turner CEO is departing post-AT&T merger

  18-06-2018 22:32
  Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) is joining AT&T, but the leader of its key ad-based television network will not.
  John Martin, the CEO of Turner, will be leaving the company as a result of the merger that was completed last week, AT&T's John Stankey wrote in an internal memo. Stankey is now listed as the CEO of WarnerMedia, the new name of Time Warner."We have a very talented and experienced team that is well-suited to address the new opportunities and emerging challenges we will face in the year
  
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• Consumer Justice Helps Couple Wrongly Billed By AT&T

  18-06-2018 22:24
  ARGYLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – An Argyle couple says they are through with AT&T after months of fighting over inaccurate charges. The wireless giant was the only option for cable and internet when Robert and Faith Johnson moved into their senior community in 2016.
  When their cable box stopped working, the company sent them a new one and told them to mail the old one back in the same box. “We had to return it within so long or they would charge us $150,” said Faith Johnson. &l
  
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• Police: Mother Seen Carrying Bag To Dumpster Where Newborn Was Found

  18-06-2018 22:11
  HURST (CBSDFW.COM) – Investigators say a co-worker alleges the mother of a newborn abandoned in a Souper Salad dumpster put him there.
  “To hear that somebody chose to put their baby, their newborn baby in a dumpster rather than choosing to make the choice for a safe place or to tell a co-worker. It’s hard to hear,” said Jen Jones, who works nearby. “Because that’s a human life.”
  The unthinkable happened Friday morning on June 15, 2018 at t
  
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• Dad Breaks Ankle During Gender Reveal On Father’s Day

  18-06-2018 22:11
  SOMERSET, New Jersey (CBSDFW.COM) – A gender reveal on Sunday did not quite go as planned for one dad and dad-to-be again.
  Christopher Ojeda was celebrating Father’s Day, his birthday and the gender reveal party for his second child.
  The gender was going was to be revealed after Ojeda kicked a football that contained powder in the color of the baby’s sex. Pink for girl and blue for boy.
  But, when he kicked the ball, he slipped, fell and fractured his ankle in the process.
  Chris
  
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• American Airlines settles antitrust suit for $45M, maintains it did nothing wrong

  18-06-2018 21:57
  American Airlines Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) agreed to pay $45 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit that accused the four largest airlines of colluding to raise prices, according to a Friday court filing.American would be the second of the four airlines to settle in this case, which started back in 2015. Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) settled for $15 million, which was approved in January.Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) and United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) are the other two&h
  
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• The Dallas Entrepreneur Center brings on widely experienced leader Alyce Alston as new CEO

  18-06-2018 21:55
  The Dallas Entrepreneur Center will soon have a new leader who's been launching products and businesses for nearly 20 years.
  Alyce Alston — whose background includes technology, media and fashion — is set to become the chief executive officer of the group, which focuses on helping entrepreneurs build businesses in North Texas. On Wednesday, she will replace co-founder Trey Bowles, who previously said he would step down to make room for a new leader.
  “She’s an incredible p
  
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• Marine Walking 2,000 Miles Across US

  18-06-2018 21:47
  TULSA, Oklahoma (CBSDFW.COM) – A U.S. Marine is walking across the country to help raise awareness for PTSD.
  Roy Brady made his way through Tulsa on Sunday as he continues his more than 2,000 mile quest.
  Roy Brady – Marine walking across US to raise awareness about PTSD (KOTV)
  Brady is walking from California to New Jersey.
  It’s called the Major Walk — in honor of his brother, Major Brady — who he says took his own life.
  Brady says he wants to help other families be
  
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• GameStop is holding negotiations with buyout firms, new report says

  18-06-2018 21:32
  GameStop is in talks with a private equity firm about a potential transaction following buy interest, Reuters said in a new report, sending shares higher in late trading Monday.
  The company has hired a financial adviser, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. One of the firms that has expressed interest is Sycamore Partners, the report said. The people cautioned that it's not certain GameStop will sell itself.
  The company has been under executive and financial pressure. Late&he
  
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• Mayor Rawlings: Construction cranes, technology, pro-business mindset bind London, Dallas

  18-06-2018 21:29
  Although they’re separated by the Atlantic and 4,750 miles, Dallas and London have many similarities, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said in an interview from the United Kingdom on Monday.“Business drives Dallas, and there’s no question that business drives London,” Rawlings told the Dallas Business Journal in a phone interview. “You have a tremendous amount of technology that’s growing in London and a tremendous amount of technology in Dallas. Travel and tourism
  
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• Hillary Clinton on Family Separations: ‘I Warned About This During the Debates’

  18-06-2018 20:55 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Hillary Clinton commented on migrant children being separated from their families at the border today during a speech at the Women's Forum of New York, saying in part, "every person with a sense of...
  
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• Laura Bush: Taking Kids From Parents At Border Is “Cruel,” “Immoral”

  18-06-2018 20:46
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CBSNEWS.COM) – Former first lady Laura Bush criticized the Trump administration over the practice of separating undocumented migrant families, taking children from their parents at the border. “I live in a border state,” Bush wrote in a Washington Post op-ed that was posted Sunday evening. “I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel.”
  I live in a border state. I
  
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• Private Jet Once Owned By Elvis Presley For Sale Again

  18-06-2018 20:40
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A private jet once owned by Elvis Presley that has sat on a runway in New Mexico for nearly four decades is back on the auction block.
  The online auction site IronPlanet announced this week that the jet with red velvet seats had returned to the market after its current owner bought it last year for $430,000.
  (photo courtesy: GWS Auctions, Inc)
  A previous auction house says Elvis designed the interior that has gold-tone woodwork and red shag carpet. But the red 1962
  
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• Convicted Texas Democratic State Senator Resigning Post

  18-06-2018 20:24
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A state senator from San Antonio is resigning, months after being convicted on 11 federal counts of money laundering and wire and securities fraud.
  Democrat Carlos Uresti was convicted in February and is awaiting sentencing of up to 20 years in prison.
  Uresti is appealing and wasn’t up for re-election until 2020, but announced that he would quit effective Thursday.
  I have been blessed to serve the great State of Texas for 22 years. I met with so many good peo
  
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• When It Comes to Tipping, Millennials Most Likely To Stiff Servers

  18-06-2018 20:10
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – When it comes to tipping, millennials are the worst. That’s the conclusion of a survey released Monday, which found young adults to be far less generous than older generations when it comes to rewarding their servers at restaurants.
  Ten percent of Americans aged 18 to 37 said they routinely leave no gratuity for restaurant servers, while almost one in three said they typically leave less than 15 percent, according to the CreditCard.com findings.
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• Facebook Won’t Show Weapon Accessory Ads To People Under 18

  18-06-2018 20:06
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Facebook Is getting tougher when it comes to gun-related advertising.
  The social media giant says it plans to restrict ads of weapon accessories from people under the age of 18.
  Facebook will require advertisers to restrict their audience when publishing on the platform starting Thursday.
  The announcement comes as the United States is embroiled in a nationwide debate over gun reform. Mass shootings, including school attacks in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe, Tex
  
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• Issue with crew scheduling system causes cancellations for American Airlines subsidiary

  18-06-2018 19:57
  A technical issue with the crew scheduling and tracking system for an American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) subsidiary caused cancellations and delays for dozens of flights Sunday with issues stretching into Monday.PSA Airlines, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, cancelled about 70 flights on Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina, an American spokesperson told the Charlotte Observer. Charlotte has been hit particularly hard by the technical issues as it's a major hub for PSA. The airline operates
  
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• It's Hot, Don't Forget to Water Your Brain: Parkland MD

  18-06-2018 19:55
  
  A neurologist at Dallas' Parkland Hospital reminds North Texans as summer continues to heat up to drink plenty of water to not only keep our muscles and organs working properly, but to keep our brain functioning...Photo Credit: Scott Weber
  
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• NBC 5's Kristin Dickerson Honored With National Gracie Award

  18-06-2018 19:31
  
  On June 27, NBC 5’s Kristin Dickerson will receive a national Gracie Award for Director of “My Sister from God” a story in which she served as reporter, photographer, editor, and anchor.Photo Credit: NBC 5/Alliance for Women in Media
  
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• Urban Air brings on long-time Six Flags executive to lead growth

  18-06-2018 19:20
  "I think that Urban Air is positioned as the Six Flags of the indoor entertainment industry."
  
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• Dog Days of Summer: June 18

  18-06-2018 19:20
  
  Zoe and Sidney are leaping into summer! August cools off on his paw floatie. If you have a photo to submit if your furry friend for the Dog Days of Summer, email it to [email protected] Credit: NBC 5
  
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• TDMN Watchdog: 'Wish' Recycling Causing Problems

  18-06-2018 19:09
  
  Ever toss something in the recycling bin even though you're not 100 percent sure it's recyclable? It's called "wish recycling" and it's causing a crisis. It's a big reason China has refused to...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Southern Dallas development continues with massive distribution hub deal

  18-06-2018 19:02
  A Nebraska-based e-commerce retailer is opening a massive fulfillment center in South Dallas.VMInnovations, which sells home and garden, sports and outdoors, electronics, and children’s products, has leased 416,891 square feet at the Core5 Logistics Center at Wintergreen in Hutchins. The industrial complex is located on 43 acres at the intersection of Wintergreen Road and I-45.The retailer will use the space as a fulfillment center to ship to customers across the South.“With immediat
  
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• Man Shot in Head at Dallas Car Wash: PD

  18-06-2018 19:01
  
  Police are investigating after a man was shot in the head at a Forest Hill car wash early Monday morning.Photo Credit: Metro Video Services
  
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• Syria Says US-Led Strike Hits Troops In East, US Denies

  18-06-2018 18:52
  BEIRUT (AP) — Iraqi Shiite forces and Syria accused the United States on Monday of targeting their troops inside Syria with an airstrike, a charge the U.S. denied but that ratcheted up tensions in the area.
  Iraq’s Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces, the units’ umbrella organization, said in a statement that U.S. aircraft late Sunday night fired two missiles that hit a group of its fighters deployed along the Iraq-Syria border to prevent breaches by the Islamic State group.
  
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• Dump Truck Overturns, Hits Car on SRT Monday

  18-06-2018 18:49
  
  One southbound lane of the Sam Rayburn Tollway remains open after a crash Monday morning involving a dump truck and a sedan, troopers say.Photo Credit: Texas Department of Transportation
  
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• Tug of War: Lion Cub vs Wrestlers

  18-06-2018 18:48
  
  How many professional wrestlers does it take to win a tug-of-war with a 2-year-old lion cub? More than three apparantly. During a visit to the San Antonio Zoo, WWE NXT stars Ricochet, Fabian Aichner and...Photo Credit: San Antonio Zoo
  
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• How to market your business during a seasonal slowdown

  18-06-2018 18:10
  Seasonal peaks and valleys are just part of the landscape for most business owners. But careful planning and strategic marketing can help most businesses stay afloat — and even profitable — during seasonal downturns.Don’t accept slow timesBrett Lechtenberg is an entrepreneur and business coach based in Sandy, Utah. He says with proper planning, you don’t have to suffer or jeopardize the survival of your business during slower seasons. With the right marketing tactics, you
  
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• Business snapshot: How I net every sale

  18-06-2018 18:09
  Sales are always on the mind of entrepreneurs — and are often responsible for many sleepless nights. Without sales, you don’t have a company. But when you are doing well, you must make sure you’re satisfying customers so they come back and help your business grow through referrals.But how do you net explosive sales numbers? AJ Saleem, founder of the Houston-based tutoring company, Suprex Learning, has some ideas. Founded in 2011, the company has experienced double-digit sales g
  
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• Man On Death Row For Texas Prison Worker Death Loses Appeal

  18-06-2018 18:01
  0HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review an appeal from a 45-year-old Dallas man on Texas death row for killing a supervisor at an Amarillo state prison shoe factory.
  Attorneys for Travis Trevino Runnels had appealed after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2016 rejected arguments that he had deficient legal help at his trial for the 2003 slaying of 38-year-old Stanley Wiley at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Clements Unit in Amarillo.
  Wiley’s throa
  
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• Mary McCormack Says Husband’s Tesla Shot Flames In Traffic

  18-06-2018 18:00
  LOS ANGELES (CNN Money) – A Tesla Model S that was being driven by the husband of actress Mary McCormack caught fire in Los Angeles last week, McCormack tweeted Friday night. She posted a video of the car stopped along the side of the road with flames and smoke coming from underneath it.
  “This is what happened to my husband and his car today,” McCormack wrote. “No accident, out of the blue, in traffic on Santa Monica Blvd. Thank you to the kind couple who flagged him
  
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• Rent-A-Center Going Private In $800 Million Sale

  18-06-2018 17:54
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Rent-A-Center is being sold to a private equity firm for more than $800 million.
  The chain, which leases household goods on a rent-to-own basis, got a second offer from Vintage Capital Management for $15 per share, a 25 percent premium to the company’s closing price on Friday, and a dollar more per-share than Vintage bid the previous week. The Plano-based company said Monday that it’s accepted the second bid.
  In a statement, Rent-A-Center Chief E
  
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• One-Handed Denton Athlete Accepts Baseball Scholarship

  18-06-2018 17:42
  
  Tyler Sampson, a baseball player and a rising senior at Denton Guyer High School, is walking around with a big smile on his face these days. That's because he accepted a scholarship to pitch for Paris Junior...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Water Balloon Fight Leads to Shooting at Rooftop Pool Party

  18-06-2018 17:36
  
  A water balloon fight led to a shooting at a rooftop pool on top of a Dallas hotel Sunday night, police say.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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• Disney Issues Seizure Warning About ‘Incredibles 2’ Animated Movie

  18-06-2018 17:26
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM) – While the family-friendly film “Incredibles 2” crushed all animation box office records this weekend, it now comes with a medical warning.
  At one point in the Disney Pixar blockbuster there is a sequence of bright flashing lights that could trigger seizures in people with epilepsy, migraines or chronic illness.
  A general view of the atmosphere during the world premiere Of Disney-Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” on June 5, 2018 in Lo
  
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• Supreme Court To Take Up iPhone App Store Lawsuit

  18-06-2018 17:21
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will consider whether the purchasers of iPhone apps can sue Apple over allegations it has an illegal monopoly on the sale of the apps.
  The court said Monday that it will take a case from the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which ruled in January that the purchasers of iPhone apps could sue Apple. Their lawsuit says that when a customer buys an app the price includes a 30 percent markup that goes to Apple.
  Apple had argued that it did n
  
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• Sheriff: Texas Deputy Sexually Abused 4-Year-Old Undocumented Immigrant

  18-06-2018 16:13
  SAN ANTONIO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Texas sheriff’s deputy is accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl and threatening the child’s mother with deportation if she reported him.
  Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says 47-year-old Jose Nunez was arrested Sunday on a warrant for super aggravated sexual assault — a charge applied when the victim is less than six years old.
  (credit: Bexar County Sheriff’s Office)
  County jail and court records show Nunez is being
  
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• Chris Cornell’s Daughter Shares Their Duet On Father’s Day

  18-06-2018 16:03
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) – Chris Cornell’s 13-year-old daughter paid tribute to the late rocker on Father’s Day with a duet of them singing a Prince hit. Toni Cornell shared a video featuring her and her father singing “Nothing Compares 2 U,” which was made famous after Sinead O’Connor covered it.
  The teen posted the duet to Cornell’s YouTube page with a note that read, “I love you and miss you so much. You were the best father anyone could ask for.&
  
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• Construction Closures Around DFW This Week

  18-06-2018 15:58
  
  Here's a roundup of major traffic closures around the Dallas-Fort Worth area beginning June 18, 2018.
  
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• Gil Brandt, Jimmy Johnson Considered for Ring of Honor

  18-06-2018 15:38
  
  A source said the Cowboys are considering making former scouting director Gil Brandt the next member of the Ring of Honor. Former tight end Jay Novacek and two-time Super Bowl winning coach Jimmy Johnson...Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• WHO Classifies ‘Gaming Disorder’ As Mental Health Condition

  18-06-2018 15:27
  NEW YORK (CNN) – Watching as video games ensnare their children, many parents have grumbled about “digital heroin,” likening the flashing images to one of the world’s most addictive substances. Now, they may have backup.
  The World Health Organization announced ‘gaming disorder’ as a new mental health condition to be included in the 11th edition of its International Classification of Diseases, released on Monday.
  “I’m not creating a precedent,&
  
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• Admin Awards Recognize Administrative Professionals

  18-06-2018 14:55
  
  Admin Awards recognize outstanding administrative professionals. The job is overwhelmingly held by women working behind the scenes of successful companies. The program works by nominating an employee and...Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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