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• CNN Sacks Kathy Griffin Over Trump Video As Backlash Builds

  31-05-2017 23:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kathy Griffin has lost a decade-long gig ringing in the new year for CNN as a backlash builds over her video displaying a likeness of President Donald Trump’s severed head.
  CNN, which had called the images “disgusting and offensive” after Griffin posted the video on Tuesday, announced Wednesday it would not invite her back this year for the Times Square live New Year’s Eve special she had co-hosted annually since 2007 with CNN’s Anderson Cooper
  
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• Air Force Vet Convicted Of Terrorism Gets 35 Years In Prison

  31-05-2017 23:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Air Force veteran convicted of terrorism charges for trying to join the Islamic State group and die a martyr was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison by a judge who called it a “very sad thing” that a onetime soldier would want to join a group seeking to destroy America.
  The March 2016 conviction of Tairod Pugh, 49, of Neptune, New Jersey, was the first verdict from more than 70 cases the government brought against Americans accused of trying to supp
  
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• Fiery Semi Tanker Crash On I-25 Causes Huge Problems For Commuters

  31-05-2017 23:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A tractor-trailer fire in the Denver Tech Center area closed both directions of Interstate 25 between Orchard Road and Belleview Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
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  The crash involving a semi hauling approximately 500 gallons of diesel and other fuels happened just before noon in the northbound lanes and the fire burned for nearly three hours. It was finally put out around 3 p.m. with the help of foam and sand.
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  “I just heard a huge ‘boom&rsqu
  
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• USOC On Board With Made-For-TV Scouting Camp

  31-05-2017 23:48
  
  DENVER (AP) — America’s got talent, and the leaders at the U.S. Olympic Committee are turning on the TV cameras to find it.
  The quest for gold and America’s insatiable appetite for reality television are merging this summer with an Olympic scouting camp that will ultimately be packaged as a one-episode reality show. Instead of earning a final rose, eight athletes from an original cast of 100 will find themselves competing for spots on future U.S. Olympic teams.
  “For a few
  
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• 30-Day Outlook Says June Could Live Up To Stormy Reputation

  31-05-2017 23:29
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the June weather outlook for the nation on Wednesday and it gives eastern Colorado a 33% chance of having above normal precipitation.
  But what that means is not exactly clear.Above normal precipitation could be anything from several afternoons filled with heavy showers and thunderstorms to just one or two really cool, wet days.June is Denver’s third wettest month of the year on average and it’s also
  
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• Do You Have Food Allergies? Here Are The Biggest Culprits

  31-05-2017 23:09
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  DENVER (CBS4) -Although the number of children who suffer from peanut allergy has tripled over the past 15 years, the total number of Americans with food allergy has risen more slowly.  The percentage of people with food allergies is about 4 percent, with the majority affected being adult women.  That’s according to the latest research from the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
  Any food can cause an allergy, but about 90 percent of all reactions are ca
  
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• Lush Staff Gets Naked For The Environment

  31-05-2017 22:27
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The staff at Lush cosmetics in Boulder took it all off on Wednesday in hopes of getting shoppers and companies to ditch extra packaging.
  The employees of the Lush store on the Pearl Street Mall and at stores across North America stripped down to just their aprons as part of a campaign to educate the public about over packaging.
  Lush cosmetics in Boulder (credit: CBS)
  Lush said that more than 35 percent of their products are naked or unpackaged. For those liquid produ
  
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• Young Man In Custody After Firing At Police Cruiser

  31-05-2017 22:09
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aurora confirm a man opened fire on a police car.
  The shooting happened Monday night near the intersection of Pitkin Street and Eisenhower Way.
  An underage girl in police custody was in the car at the time along with the officer. Police say despite the gunman firing at the car nobody was hurt.An underage young man was taken into custody.
  “The suspect fled the scene. A perimeter was quickly set up by responding officers and a juvenile male was contacte
  
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• Former Broncos Linebacker Tom Graham Dies

  31-05-2017 21:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tom Graham, a former linebacker for the Denver Broncos and father of former NFL tight end Daniel Graham, has died.
  Denver Broncos linebacker Tom Graham, left, and running back Oliver Ross whoop it up on Nov. 18, 1973, on the sidelines after the Broncos regained possession of the football on a turnover in fourth quarter in the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Broncos upset the Steelers 23-13. (Photo By Duane Howell/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  Graham was drafte
  
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• Barrett won't need hip surgery

  31-05-2017 21:06
  
  ENGLEWOOD—It could have been worse for Shaq Barrett.       
  
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• Joseph’s First Season As Head Coach Could Hinge On How Fast QBs Learn

  31-05-2017 19:45
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – Each day that the Broncos open practice to media, social media in Denver throbs with dispatches from reporters about each throw — and particularly each miscue — made by quarterbacks Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch. This is the nature of having a quarterback competition. Every step is dissected.
  Vance Joseph (credit: CBS)
  On May 23, Siemian opened the OTA as the No. 1 quarterback. A week later, Lynch saw the first repetitions. They are spl
  
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• CU Police Officer Accused Of Felony Stalking

  31-05-2017 19:41
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A sergeant in the University of Colorado Police Department has been accused of stalking.
  According to the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, Sgt. Michael Dodson has been charged with one count of felony stalking.
  The district attorney’s office said the victim was another CU employee. The Longmont Police Department investigated the allegations to avoid conflict of interest.
  “As chief, I have a duty to ensure the actions of all our employees
  
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• Another ‘Porch Pirate’ Caught On Surveillance

  31-05-2017 19:27
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Clear images show a porch pirate in Aurora.
  The man stole a box from a front porch near the 18300 Block East Gunnison Place.
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  The man covered the box with a reusable shopping bag and then took off in a silver four-door sedan.
  Additional Information From The Aurora Police Department
  If anyone has or obtains any information reference this case please contact Detective David Lee at 303-739-6709 or call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers
  
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• Dottie Pepper On Memorial Tournament: ‘This Field Is Awesome’

  31-05-2017 19:24
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  As a way to give back to the game of golf and to his hometown of Columbus, Jack Nicklaus founded the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide in 1976. From its inception, it has been one of the premiere events on the PGA TOUR.
  No less than Clifford Roberts, co-founder of Augusta National Golf Club, saw in the Memorial Tournament an event that set itself apart early. “Jack, you have an opportunity to do in four years what it took us 40 years to do,” Roberts told N
  
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• Rocky Flats Plan To Hit A Road Block Due To Lawsuit

  31-05-2017 18:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – With the potential for wide public access just a year away, several activist groups are suing to keep Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge closed until more evidence proves it’s safe.
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  The groups on Wednesday announced a legal initiative “suing U.S. government agencies for failure to comply with federal environmental laws in preparing to build public trails and a visitor center at the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons site will file a motion for a
  
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• Former Bronco linebacker Tom Graham dies

  31-05-2017 18:36
  
  KUSA—Tom Graham, a former Denver Broncos linebacker who led the team in tackles at the advent of the Orange Crush era, died Tuesday night following a lengthy battle with brain cancer.       
  
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• Mother Of Murder Victim: ‘He Touched So Many Lives’

  31-05-2017 18:12
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two weeks after a deadly home invasion in Denver the main suspect was arrested a thousand miles away in Torrance, California.
  Police released video of taking Dmarco Blake, 17, into custody. He was reportedly caught in the middle of an alleged home invasion.
  Dmarco Blake being arrested (credit: CBS)
  The arrest ended a two-week manhunt that jumped multiple state lines and resulted in even more victims.
  The victim’s mother says it’s time for justice to be done.
  Cri
  
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• NASA Spacecraft Will Aim Straight For Sun Next Year

  31-05-2017 18:11
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft will aim straight for the sun next year.
  The space agency announced the red-hot mission Wednesday at the University of Chicago.
  Scheduled to launch in summer 2018, the Solar Probe Plus will fly within 4 million miles of the sun’s surface — right into the solar atmosphere. It will be subjected to brutal heat and radiation like no other man-made structure before.
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  The purpose is to study the sun&rsqu
  
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• Kathy Griffin Apologizes For Trump Photo: ‘I Went Too Far’

  31-05-2017 18:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kathy Griffin says she went way too far when she appeared in a brief video Tuesday holding what looked like President Donald Trump’s bloody, severed head.
  The comic apologized later for the video image, saying it was “too disturbing” and wasn’t funny.
  “I sincerely apologize,” she said in a second video. “I went way too far. The image is too disturbing. I understand how it offends people.”The first video showed a straight-fa
  
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• Report: Colorado Graduation Rate 7th Worst In Nation

  31-05-2017 17:45
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – A 2017 report says Colorado’s four-year high school graduation rate is the seventh worst in the nation.
  The Gazette reported Tuesday that the eighth annual “Building A GradNation” report, which was made public May 3, states Colorado’s graduation rate in 2015 was 77.3 percent. The national average is 83.2 percent.
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  Colorado’s rate was 78.9 percent in 2016
  The report analyzes data from all states through th
  
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• Former Nugget Kenyon Martin Tells Story Of Time He Nearly Beat Up J.R. Smith Over Popcorn Prank

  31-05-2017 17:31
  By Ryan Mayer
  DENVER (CBS4) – The locker room is a place that is always ripe for playing pranks on teammates. Every team, from high school up through the pros has that one guy that everyone knows is a prankster and serves to keep things loose in the room.
  However, there’s always a fine line to walk when playing a prank on someone. The key is balancing the hilarity with any potential damage that is done to the person getting pranked or their property. In the case of former Nuggets tea
  
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• Broncos notes: Demaryius Thomas returns

  31-05-2017 17:27
  
  ENGLEWOOD—Demaryius Thomas was back with the Denver Broncos on Wednesday after missing the previous day with what head coach Vance Joseph said was a personal issue.       
  
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• 2 Suspects At Large After Armed Carjacking, Officer-Involved Shooting

  31-05-2017 17:23
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – An Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputy shot and injured a suspect following an armed carjacking, a police chase and a crash early Wednesday morning.
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  The carjacking took place just before 5 a.m.
  “A deputy (saw) the vehicle leaving the area near East Broncos Parkway and South Jordan Road, the vehicle (attempted) to elude the deputy when he tried to make a traffic contact,” said sheriff’s spokeswoman Julie Brooks.
  Another deputy in
  
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• Sentence For DUI Driver ‘Not Long Enough,’ Widow Says

  31-05-2017 16:31
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Nearly a year after a cyclist was killed on a street in Boulder, the woman who admitted to striking and killing him with her car in a bike lane received the maximum jail sentence.
  Callie Kuhasz (credit: Boulder County)
  Callie Kuhasz was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and DUI charges.
  “I’ve been dreading and looking forward to this day for the last 11 months,” said Brianne Davis, the widow of t
  
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• Shaq Barrett out months with hip injury

  31-05-2017 16:30
  
  ENGLEWOOD—Denver Broncos' outside linebacker Shaq Barrett suffered a serious hip injury while working out on his own away from the team facility, 9News has learned.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Longest Stretch Of 80 Degree Weather So Far This Season

  31-05-2017 16:00
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – For the first time in more than a week, Denver and the Front Range will experience high temperatures in the 80s Wednesday afternoon. It’s a warm end to a month that has overall included cooler and wetter than normal weather.
  Temperatures will continue to top out in the 80s through at least the upcoming weekend making it the longest stretch of 80°+ weather since last fall.
  Copter4 captured this view of Denver Wednesday morning (credit: CBS)
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• 2 At Large After Carjacking, Officer-Involved Shooting

  31-05-2017 15:27
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – An Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputy exchanged gunfire with a suspect following a carjacking early Wednesday morning.
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  The shots were fired at East Dry Creek Road at the scene of a car crash near the intersection of and South Yosemite Street. Officers used crime tape to block off the area.
  One person was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries in the incident and the officer wasn’t hurt.
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  Five people in all were involved i
  
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• Rockies Lose To Mariners Again, Slip Out Of 1st Place

  31-05-2017 14:37
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – A Seattle Mariners road trip that began with a multitude of losses and a minimal number of runs ended exceedingly well Tuesday night.
  The Mariners pounded the Colorado Rockies 10-3 to sweep the two-game series and win their third straight game, one shy of their season high.
  The loss was the third in four games for the Rockies, who had led the National League West since May 3 but slipped into second place, a half-game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  The Mariner
  
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• Colorado Renaissance Festival Ticket Giveaway!

  31-05-2017 12:00
  Enter to win a CBS4 pack of tickets to the Colorado Renaissance Festival! Tickets are valid for use on Saturdays or Sundays from June 11, 2017 to July 30, 2017.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Chance for Storms Each Day As We Warm Into the 80s

  31-05-2017 04:36
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) –  Partly sunny skies, milder temperatures and isolated storms for this Tuesday as we reached 75 degrees at the airport and 76 downtown.  For Wednesday, we’ll warm it up even more – into the low 80s – under partly sunny skies and again a chance of only isolated storms.
  Thursday and Friday will see little change in the forecast – chance for a scattered late storm each day with highs in the low to mid 80s.
  
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• Chance for Storms Each Day As We Warm Into the 80s

  31-05-2017 04:36
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) –  Partly sunny skies, milder temperatures and isolated storms for this Tuesday as we reached 75 degrees at the airport and 76 downtown.  For Wednesday, we’ll warm it up even more – into the low 80s – under partly sunny skies and again a chance of only isolated storms.
  Thursday and Friday will see little change in the forecast – chance for a scattered late storm each day with highs in the low to mid 80s.
  
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• Deadly Shooting Suspect At Restaurant Appears In Court, Victim Identified

  31-05-2017 04:22
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The suspect in a deadly shooting appeared before a judge one day after the homicide.
  Police believe Louis Joseph Sebastian, 33, of Boulder shot and killed a man in the Bramble & Hare on the Pearl Street Mall on Monday.
  Bramble & Hare in Boulder (credit: CBS)
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  A chef and two others restrained Sebastian until police arrived.
  The Pearl Street Mall in Boulder (credit: CBS)
  The victim has been identified as Christopher King, 49, from San Marcos, Cali
  
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• Joseph: Broncos Aren’t Grading Their Quarterbacks Just Yet

  31-05-2017 03:43
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Heading into OTAs, Denver Broncos first-year coach Vance Joseph declared that every period of every practice would be graded. Yet, when it comes to his quarterback competition , it’s still time to teach, not test.
  Paxton Lynch is trying to beat out incumbent Trevor Siemian and looks much more comfortable in Year 2, but his performance with the starters Tuesday was peppered with bad decisions and poor passes just like the one day last week that was also open to
  
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• Google: Coloradans Struggle With Spelling ‘Tomorrow’

  31-05-2017 03:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Apparently, Coloradans can’t spell “tomorrow.”
  A newly-released chart on Google Trends shows the words we all misspell the most, broken down by state.We've made a few corrections to the legend. This is the one to use pic.twitter.com/0Z8fUlzmHc
  — GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) May 30, 2017
  We struggle with “tomorrow.”
  Our friends in Arizona deal with it too.
  Other misspelled words include “Hallelujah,” “Maintenance,”
  
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• Derek Carr says no extension if not done before Raiders training camp

  31-05-2017 02:22
  
  ALAMEDA, Calif. — Derek Carr is confident he will have a new contract extension before the Raiders report for training camp at the end of July.
  If for some reason that doesn’t happen, Carr said he would play out the final year of his rookie deal in 2017 rather than negotiate a new contract once camp has started and his focus is entirely on the upcoming season.
  “I wouldn’t even answer my phone,” Carr said Tuesday. “The money isn’t the thing that drives me
  
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• Hanging Lake Trail Closed To Repair Damage From Overcrowding

  31-05-2017 02:10
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Rangers are trying to repair the damage overcrowding is causing at the popular Hanging Lake Trail near Glenwood Springs.
  The trail will be closed for five days.
  Hanging Lake (credit: CBS)
  Besides the regular maintenance, volunteers will also put in barriers to protect the historic resources.
  The trail in Glenwood Canyon has been targeted by hikers who leave behind graffiti, trash and dog waste.
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  Now, there’s a campaign on
  
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• The Jacquard, Cherry Creek North’s third new hotel in less than 2 years, set to open in early 2018

  31-05-2017 02:00
  
  Cherry Creek North’s third new hotel set to open in less than two years has a name: The Jacquard.
  Stonebridge Cos. officially announced the moniker Tuesdayduring a “topping off” celebration for the eight-story, 201-room luxury hotel at Second Avenue and Milwaukee Street. The Jacquard is on schedule to open early next year.
  “Our goal is to position this hotel as the highest quality of all the hotels in Cherry Creek,” Stonebridge CEO Navin Dimond said in an
  
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• CVS opens first retail pharmacy in Colorado, two more locations coming this summer

  31-05-2017 01:54
  
  CVS Pharmacy’s first standalone store in Colorado is now open, and more are already on the way.
  The 13,500-square-foot drugstore, 16920 E. Lincoln Ave. in Parker, is the first of three CVS Pharmacy locations expected to open this year in the Denver metro area, officials for the Rhode Island-based chain said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday.
  The other two, at 3770 Sheridan Blvd. in Denver and 9936 W. Bowles Ave. in Jefferson County, are on schedule to open this s
  
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• Danilo Gallinari will decline option and become unrestricted free agent, report says

  31-05-2017 01:53
  
  Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari will opt out of the final year of his contract to become an unrestricted free agent, according to a report.
  The news, reported Tuesday by Yahoo Sports, has been expected by the Nuggets for some time. General manager Tim Connelly said at season’s end that re-signing Gallinari would be a priority for the Nuggets in the offseason, adding “the market will dictate a ton of that.”
  Gallinari, who will be 29 when next season begins, will be opting out o
  
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• CSU and campus student group, Students for Life, settle federal lawsuit

  31-05-2017 01:48
  
  A lawsuit filed against Colorado State University on behalf of the campus chapter of Students for Life has been settled, according to a nonprofit legal organization.
  The university “has agreed to drop unconstitutional policies that enabled university officials to deny a student organization’s funding request strictly because of the group’s pro-life views,” Alliance Defending Freedom said in a news release.
  CSU has “agreed to overhaul its policies to ensure that all
  
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