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• Criminals Use Family’s Stolen Truck In Pawn Shop Break-Ins

  07-08-2017 23:54
  By Tom Mustin
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Manny Rodriguez is afraid to show his face, after brazen crooks used his father’s stolen truck in an early morning crime spree.
  “We just want to get our truck back man,” he told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
  CBS4’s Tom Mustin interviews Manny Rodriguez (credit: CBS)
  Manny says his father drove the truck from Mexico to visit Manny and his family in Adams County. Last Friday, the truck was stolen.
  That night, Manny saw the distinct
  
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• QB competition moves to preseason

  07-08-2017 22:26
  “He’s been first out all spring and all training camp,''coach Vance Joseph said. "I think Trevor’s earned that much.’’       
  
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• Day Of Service Offers Project Of Historic Importance

  07-08-2017 22:25
  CENTRAL CITY, Colo (CBS4) – The Central City Opera House was built in 1878. It’s home to the nation’s fifth oldest opera company, founded in 1932. Every summer, the Opera opens it’s doors for several months of performances. Young singers come from all over the world to learn and perform. The Opera houses many of them in the 30 houses it owns in Central City.
  (credit CBS)
  “Central City Opera is more than just putting great opera on the stage, it’s also abo
  
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• Taylor Swift In Courtroom During Jury Selection

  07-08-2017 22:23
  DENVER (CBS4)– Pop star Taylor Swift was in the Denver courtroom during jury selection in a groping trial on Monday.
  Taylor is suing and being sued by former KYGO DJ Davis Mueller. The key issue is whether Mueller put his hand under her dress and grabbed her buttocks during a pre-concert photo op in 2013.
  Musician Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2017 DIRECTV NOW Super Saturday Night Concert at Club Nomadic on February 4, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
  
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• Loneliness, Social Isolation A Bigger Health Issue Than Obesity, Study Says

  07-08-2017 22:08
  CBS Local — According to a new study, loneliness and social isolation is a greater public health problem for Americans than obesity. Researchers say people with a greater social connection cut their risk of premature death in half.
  “Being connected to others socially is widely considered a fundamental human need — crucial to both well-being and survival,” says Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, professor of psychology at Brigham Young University. “An increasing portion of t
  
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• Jury Selection Begins In Murder, Arson Trial

  07-08-2017 22:07
  DENVER (CBS4)– Jury selection began Monday in a murder and arson trial that closed down a popular bagel shop for months.
  Brian Pattison is accused of killing Shane Richardson in the apartment above Rosenberg’s Bagels in the Five Points neighborhood in May 2016.
  Brian Scott Pattison (credit: Las Animas County)
  Investigators believe Pattison set the fire to cover up the murder. He is charged with murder, arson and other weapons charges.
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• PenAir Announces Reorganization, Termination Of Denver Hub

  07-08-2017 21:47
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An air carrier based in Alaska says it’s filing a Chapter 11 reorganization plan.
  PenAir announced Monday it’s closing its Denver hub pending approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  The move would end essential air service routes between Denver and Liberal and Dodge City in Kansas, and the Nebraska cities of North Platte, Kearney (CARN’-ee) and Scottsbluff.
  The company says a transition to a new carrier usually takes 30 to 90 days.
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• “No Tolerance” For Trespassers At Two Abandoned Mines

  07-08-2017 21:42
  MINTURN, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities are stepping up enforcement at two abandoned mine sites after trespassers stepped out their activity recently.
  Deputies from the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office will write citations to anyone seen or caught on the properties of the Belden and Gilman mines.
  The abandoned Belden Mine sits next to the Eagle River near Minturn. ( credit – Eagle County Sheriff’s Office)
   
  This at the request of the mine owners who reported an increase in
  
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• 2 Rescued After Exterior Wall Collapses

  07-08-2017 21:09
  DENVER (CBS4)– Two people were rescued from a home that partially collapsed on Monday morning.
  The two workers were at the home at 3137 W. Denver Place near 38th Avenue and Federal Boulevard that was being renovated when a wall collapsed.
  (credit: Denver Fire Dept.)
  Other workers called for help.
  A home near 38th & Federal partially collapsed on Monday, injuring two people (credit: CBS)
  Firefighters rushed to the home and rescued them by digging them out from a pile of bricks. They wer
  
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• Many States Preparing For Historic Eclipse Like A Natural Disaster

  07-08-2017 20:40
  CBS Local — Americans across the U.S. will see the country’s first coast-to-coast solar eclipse in 99 years. While millions of people get ready to watch the Aug. 21 eclipse, local authorities are the treating the event more like a natural disaster and are preparing for the worst.
  The disaster prep work stems from the massive tourist attraction the solar eclipse has become. The eclipse’s path of totality, where the moon will almost completely block the sun, covers a 70-mile-wide
  
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• WATCH: Bear Cam At Katmai National Park And Preserve In Alaska

  07-08-2017 20:39
  KATMAI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska (CBS Local) – Our station is streaming the explore.org Bear Cam, a 24-hour a day live camera from Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
  The live stream shows the epic journey salmon take in Alaska to spawn in the park. It also shows how some of these salmon meet their demise at the paws of the park’s brown bears, who are just looking for food.The explore.org philanthropic mission is to connect humanity to nature and inspire lifelong learn
  
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• Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters, says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein

  07-08-2017 20:31
  
  WASHINGTON — Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters for doing their jobs but could more forcefully try to get them to reveal their sources, a Justice Department official said Sunday.
  “We’re after the leaker, not the journalist. We’re after people who are committing crimes,” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told “Fox News Sunday.” His comments come two days after officials pledged to clamp down on government leaks they believe undermin
  
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• Three Jeffco school board members who prevailed in recall election to defend seats

  07-08-2017 20:25
  
  Denver Post File PhotoChristopher Yarberry, 5, a Jefferson County School kindergarten students, holds a sing that reads “Respect Teachers,” before the school board meeting in Golden, Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2, 2014.The three Jefferson County school board members who prevailed in a hard-fought recall election in 2015 will kick off their re-election campaigns for November’s ballot Tuesday in Wheat Ridge.
  Brad Rupert, Susan Harmon and board president Ron Mitchell will make an off
  
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• Law requiring incarceration for Colorado felony DUI offenders goes into effect Wednesday

  07-08-2017 20:11
  
  A law requiring anyone convicted of a felony DUI offense in Colorado to spend some time behind bars — even if they are granted a probationary sentence — goes into effect Wednesday, closing a loophole that has allowed some to avoid being locked up while others receive lengthy prison stints.
  The legislation, passed by lawmakers earlier this year, requires felony drunken drivers to serve 90 to 180 days in jail if a judge decides to give them probation. If a work release program is
  
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• Back home, Speaker Ryan can’t escape questions about GOP

  07-08-2017 20:11
  
  MUKWONAGO, Wis. — With a dysfunctional Congress on recess, House Speaker Paul Ryan has turned his focus back home, touring flood-damaged areas and visiting local businesses in Wisconsin. But he can’t escape the questions about why Republicans in charge of Washington aren’t delivering.
  And though he’s won re-election easily for years, Ryan faces the prospect of challenges from left and right and an energized Democratic base in next year’s midterm elections.
  “We
  
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• Gov. Hickenlooper Talks Health Care, Bipartisanship

  07-08-2017 20:08
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper is taking the lead among the nation’s governors in talking about health care and bipartisanship.
  Hickenlooper appeared on “Face the Nation” on CBS Sunday morning. He says lawmakers need to work together to make sure Americans get health care without worrying about who gets the credit.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper (credit: CBS)“I think it’s more a political problem. You know, and a key here of what Governor Kasich and I have been
  
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• Trump raps Democratic Sen. Blumenthal as “phony Vietnam con artist”

  07-08-2017 20:05
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, calling him a “phony Vietnam con artist” after the lawmaker expressed concerns about the Justice Department’s pursuit of leakers and embraced a special counsel’s probe of Russia meddling in the election and possible collusion with Trump campaign officials.
  In a series of tweets from his vacation in New Jersey, Trump dismissed the “hoax Russian collusion” and r
  
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• John Bowlen, alleged to have violated probation with California arrest, surrenders to Glendale police

  07-08-2017 20:03
  
  John Bowlen, son of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, has surrendered to Glendale police to face claims that he violated conditions of his probation in a domestic violence case by driving drunk in California.
  Bowlen, 31, was arrested on July 30 on two misdemeanor drunken driving charges after he was pulled over for passing cars on the median of a California highway at more than 100 mph, officials said.
  San Luis Obispo Sheriff's DepartmentJohn BowlenJack Dempsey, The Associated PressIn this Nov. 1
  
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• Caretaker for Obamacare? Trump’s health care role may shift

  07-08-2017 19:58
  
  WASHINGTON — With Republicans unable to advance a health care bill in Congress, President Donald Trump’s administration may find itself in an awkward role as caretaker of the Affordable Care Act, which he still promises to repeal and replace.
  The Constitution says presidents “shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” So as long as former President Barack Obama’s law is on the books, that doesn’t seem to leave much choice for Trump, even if he cons
  
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• Taylor Swift fans take to Twitter with specialized ribbon and hashtag supporting the singer ahead of Denver trial

  07-08-2017 19:31
  
  Taylor Swift fans have taken to Twitter with a specialized ribbon and hashtag in support of the singer whose civil trial against a former Denver radio host starts Monday.
  The fans, many calling themselves “Swifties,” created an image of a teal ribbon with a “T” and “S” on top. Teal is considered the ribbon color for sexual assault and sexual violence awareness. Some fans have tweeted out the image while others have changed it to their profile picture.
  Fans hav
  
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• Murder Suspect Wanted In Colorado Arrested In Utah

  07-08-2017 19:23
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– A man wanted for murder in Fort Collins has been arrested in Utah.Dylan Thompson was arrested in Ogden, Utah. Thompson, 18, is accused of killing William Grabusky. Dylan Thompson (credit: Davis Co. Utah)
  Grabusky, 65, was found dead in his apartment on Riva Ridge Place last week.
  It’s not clear if the suspect and victim knew each other or what led up to the murder.
  
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• Defendant in Greeley sex trafficking case charged with more than 160 counts of theft

  07-08-2017 19:20
  
  Weld County Sheriff's OfficeNoman BoroumandA Greeley car dealer now faces 166 counts of theft in connection with organized crime and illegal business practices.
  The charges come after Noman Boroumand, 45, the owner of the former 1st Choice Motors in west Greeley, was charged with more than 30 counts of sexual assault and human trafficking charges in June. The Weld District Attorney’s office on Friday filed the additional charges, which include violations of the Colorado Organized Crime Con
  
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• John Bowlen Turns Self In To Police

  07-08-2017 19:14
  GLENDALE, Colo. (CBS4)– John Bowlen turned himself in to police over the weekend, several days after the Arapahoe County probation department issued a warrant for his arrest and filed a complaint that he violated his probation.
  John Bowlen (credit: Glendale Police)
  Bowlen, 31, was pulled over July 30 after allegedly speeding and weaving through traffic on U.S. Highway 101 in the Paso Robles area in California. He was arrested on two misdemeanor drunken driving charges.
  According to the Cal
  
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• Copper Cocktail Mugs Could Give You Food Poisoning, Health Officials Say

  07-08-2017 19:11
  DES MOINES (CBS4) – Copper mugs used in trendy cocktails like Moscow Mules may be giving people more than a hangover. Health officials in Iowa say the popular copper cups can give their users food poisoning.
  The state’s Alcoholic Beverages Division made the declaration after examining the poisonous nature of copper and copper alloys mixing with food. According to the Food and Drug Administration’s Moral Food Code, copper is prohibited from coming into direct contact w
  
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• CBS4 Broncos Notebook: Aug. 7, 2017

  07-08-2017 19:01
  The Broncos released their first depth chart today. The starting quarterbacks are listed as “Trevor Siemian or Paxton Lynch.”(credit: CBS)
  Other depth chart notes include:Garett Bolles as the starter at left tackleMax Garcia listed as starting left guard with Allen Barbre as the backup.T.J. Ward and Shane Ray are both listed as starters despite being listed with injuries2nd round pick DeMarcus Walker listed behind Von Miller at outside linebacker.
  Shane Ray was in attendance at pract
  
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• Motorcycles Disrupt Traffic Through Denver Metro Area

  07-08-2017 18:58
  DENVER (CBS4)– Hundreds of motorcyclists disrupted traffic in the Denver metro area on Sunday. Many of them were on their way to the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
  Traffic controllers with the Colorado Department of Transportation kept an eye on the motorcycles, as well as police. (credit: CDOT)
  At one point, the large group of about 100 motorcycles stopped traffic northbound on Interstate 25 at Interstate 225.There were dozens more dodging traffic in t
  
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• British Model Was Allegedly Kidnapped To Be Sold On The Dark Web

  07-08-2017 18:53
  CBS Local — A 20-year-old British model says she was kidnapped by a gang that was planning to sell her as a slave on the dark web. Chloe Ayling was reportedly abducted during a trip to Milan, Italy on July 11 and spent a week in the hands of the cyber-crime group known as “Black Death.”
  “Attacked, drugged, handcuffed and closed inside a suitcase, that’s how a 20-year-old English model was kidnapped on July 11 in Milan to be sold to the best offer,” Milan
  
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• Church Community Prays For Halt To Central 70 Project

  07-08-2017 18:45
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4)– Members of the Shorter Community AME Church in Park Hill are praying for divine intervention on the Central 70 project.
  “Today, we lift up a community being threatened with the expansion of a highway,” said Dr. Timothy Tyler, a pastor at the church. “The expansion of I-70 in the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhood is an ecological, environmental, and economic threat to neighborhoods that already face extinction and displacement.&rdqu
  
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• Denver firefighters rescue 2 men buried under bricks after wall collapses

  07-08-2017 18:41
  
  Firefighters rescued two men Monday morning after a wall of concrete and bricks toppled on top of them at an older Denver home, authorities say.
  Denver firefighters dug the men trapped out of the rubble, according to a 10 a.m. Denver fire tweet.3137 W. Denver Pl. Wall collapse with two people trapped under the wall and rubble. DFD extricating the patients now. pic.twitter.com/arAgTVkCbx
  — Denver Fire Dept. (@Denver_Fire) August 7, 2017Firefighters were evaluating a third man who was at the
  
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• Norman Rockwell Museum property being considered for weed dispensary

  07-08-2017 18:38
  
  RUTLAND, Vt. — A father and son are considering the Norman Rockwell Museum property in Vermont as a possible location for a marijuana dispensary.
  The museum site in Rutland is up for sale, and Daniel Reilly Sr. and Daniel Reilly Jr. are seeking approval to establish a dispensary there. The Rutland Herald reports the town board will discuss the issue Aug. 22.The museum property has been up for sale for several years.
  Read the full story at TheCannabist.co.
  
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• New Mexico congressional delegation worries state, Navajo Nation will be left out of EPA’s new Gold King promises

  07-08-2017 18:35
  
  All five members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation say they are worried some promises made by Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt during his trip Friday to the Gold King Mine won’t apply to their state and the Navajo Nation.
  The federal lawmakers said in a letter to Pruitt that “it is … our understanding” that rejected damage claims from the massive 2015 spill at the Gold King made by the state and the tribe won’t be reconsidered, unlike
  
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• Does Sen. Cory Booker’s marijuana legalization bill have a chance?

  07-08-2017 18:27
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — An effort to legalize marijuana at the federal level inched ahead as New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker unveiled new legislation to end the prohibition.
  But the prospects for legal recreational weed nationwide are as hazy as ever.
  Booker’s bill comes as the President Donald Trump’s administration has signaled its hostility toward marijuana even as eight states and the District of Columbia have greenlighted the use of marijuana.
  Related ArticlesAugust 7, 2017
  
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• Colorado Man Ejected From Boat, Disappears In Alaska River

  07-08-2017 18:14
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Colorado man ejected from a boat on Alaska’s Kenai River remains missing after three days of searching.
  Alaska State Troopers say 63-year-old Phillip Keltner was one of four people ejected Friday night from a disabled boat.
  Keltner’s hometown was not immediately available.
  Troopers shortly after 9 p.m. received a report of a boat out of control near Centennial Park.
  Keltner was last seen floating downriver and disappearing below the surface.
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• Home Collapses, 2 Trapped Inside

  07-08-2017 18:09
  DENVER (CBS4)– Two people were rescued from a home that partially collapsed on Monday morning.The two workers were at the home at 3137 W. Denver Place near 38th Avenue and Federal Boulevard that was being renovated when it collapsed.A home near 38th & Federal partially collapsed on Monday, trapping two people inside (credit: CBS)
  Firefighters rushed to the home and rescued them. They were rushed to the hospital.
  It is unclear the severity of their injuries.Firefighters believe they wer
  
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• EPA won’t regulate pesticides on cannabis crops, leaving consumers at risk

  07-08-2017 18:08
  
  Whenever Josh Wurzer buys legal California pot, he makes certain it was grown without pesticides.
  That’s because Wurzer, as president of cannabis-testing company SC Labs, knows how prevalent the use of health-threatening chemicals are in an industry that until recently operated mostly in the shadows. Three to four of every 10 samples that SC tests reveal the presence of pesticides that shouldn’t be used on cannabis, including one that turns into a poisonous gas when ignited, he said.
  
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• Baseball world reacts to the death of Don Baylor, first Rockies manager

  07-08-2017 18:08
  
  Below are reactions from around the baseball world to the news that former MLB player and coach Don Baylor, has died of cancer at age 68.Don Baylor told me ” son you’re making a lot of people proud you will never know. You’re a true joy to watch ” #rip #NeverForget
  — Dontrelle Willis (@DTrainMLB) August 7, 2017
  Don Baylor was a really good ballplayerand an excellent manager.Baseball and all those who knew him, lost an amazing man today.#RIP
  — Pete Rose (@PeteR
  
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• Keidel: Mayweather-McGregor, Who Has More To Lose?

  07-08-2017 17:36
  By Jason Keidel
  When it comes to Conor McGregor against Floyd Mayweather Jr., how do you handicap a fight between fighters who have mastered different arts of fighting? When one man steps into another man’s world, realm and home, it’s hard to measure the advantage or disadvantage. Vegas can nudge the needle of wagering one way or another, but they don’t know any better than we do.
  Even more so, what metric measures each man’s risk? How do you gauge risk and reward beyond
  
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• Broncos training camp Day 10 live blog: Updates, analysis from Dove Valley

  07-08-2017 17:26
  
  Latest updates and analysis from Day 10 of the Denver Broncos’ 2017 training camp. Mobile users, if you don’t see the live blog, tap here. Only shells today. I mean DT made nice one-hand catch but Talib was right there and couldn't hit him. It feels like a gym floor practice. #Forget bc of offensive ineptitude last ye. But @ESanders_10 , @DemaryiusTare really good. Made multiple terrific grabs today @DenverChannel UPDATE: #Broncosrelease early depth chart. See the full list here: dpo
  
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• Ready To Play: Vikings TE David Morgan Discusses Finding The Right Balance In Training

  07-08-2017 17:00
  It’s a long and tough road to get to the NFL for most players, but it might be an even more difficult task to get yourself mentally and physically “Ready To Play” in the NFL week in and week out. As we work our way towards the start of the NFL season, we’re speaking with a different NFL player each week and getting a first-hand account from them on how they get themselves ready for all of the rigors that come with competing at the NFL level. Here’s Minneso
  
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• Community supports Colorado Springs synagogue targeted by anti-Semitic vandalism

  07-08-2017 16:59
  
  Two days after a swastika and other anti-Semitic graffiti were found at a Colorado Springs synagogue, several hundred people gathered Sunday to show their support for the Jewish congregation and denounce prejudice.
  Several religious leaders who attended the 90-minute rally at Bonforte Park a block from Temple Beit Torah called the vandalism “cowardly,” vowing it would neither scare the Colorado Springs community nor keep it from standing up to hatred.
  “If it’s done in one
  
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