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• ITC will investigate U.S. Steel's allegations against Chinese steelmakers

  26-05-2016 23:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  U.S. Steel today won the first round of its trade fight against Chinese imports as the U.S. International Trade Commission said it will open an investigation into a complaint the Pittsburgh steelmaker filed last month.
  
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• Route 28 Ramp to I-579 Veterans Bridge Inspection Friday in Pittsburgh

  26-05-2016 23:53
  
  PennDOT District 11 is announcing inspection activities on the southbound Route 28 ramp to I-579 Veterans Bridge in the City Of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Friday, May 27 weather permitting.
  
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• Uber appeals PUC's record fine, offers more data

  26-05-2016 23:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  Burnishing its case by citing its popularity with riders and local politicians alike, Uber Technologies Inc. is asking the Public Utility Commission to reconsider the record $11.4 million fine issued to the ride-share company last month. 
  
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• Trapped Group Escapes Kentucky Cave Through Neck-Deep water

  26-05-2016 23:43
  
  HORSE CAVE, Ky. (AP) – A group of college students trapped by flash flooding on a field trip to a Kentucky cave Thursday walked through neck-deep water to get to safety, authorities said.
  The 19 people who escaped more than six hours after entering Hidden River Cave included students from Clemson University, four tour guides and two police officers who became trapped when they tried to rescue the group, Kentucky State Police Trooper B.J. Eaton said.
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• 19 People Trapped By Rising Water In Kentucky Cave

  26-05-2016 23:43
  
  HORSE CAVE, Ky. (AP) – Two tour groups exploring a Kentucky cave were trapped Thursday by rising water, leaving 19 people missing – including two police officers who tried to reach them, authorities said.The tourists and officers were trapped in Hidden River Cave in south-central Kentucky.
  Rescue teams, including members of a dive squad, had reached the cave but had not yet ventured inside, Horse Cave Fire Chief Donnie Parker said. He said the tour groups had been inside for several
  
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• Report: 1st U.S. Case Of Germ Is Resistant To Last Resort Drug

  26-05-2016 23:35
  
  NEW YORK (KDKA/AP) – Officials are reporting the first U.S. human case of bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a last resort drug.
  The 49-year-old woman has recovered. But officials fear that if the resistance spreads to other bacteria, the country may soon see germs impervious to all antibiotics.
  The woman had gone to a military clinic in Pennsylvania for a urinary tract infection. Tests found she had E. coli bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic of last resort. She was suc
  
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• Wolf confirms antibiotic-resistant E. coli strain found in Pa. woman

  26-05-2016 23:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Gov. Wolf's administration confirmed today that a bacterial strain resistant to a powerful antibiotic was found in a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman, the first such case in the United States.
  
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• Jury deadlocked: Allen Wade avoids death penalty for East Liberty sisters' murders

  26-05-2016 23:29
  
  A jury is unable to reach a decision on whether Allen Wade deserves the death penalty or life in prison for killing Susan and Sarah Wolfe in East Liberty.
  
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• Pittsburgh YMCA names new president

  26-05-2016 23:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh announced today that it has named a new president.
  
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• Allegheny County launches new online tools

  26-05-2016 23:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today announced two new innovative tools, which she said will allow greater online access to public records, reports, and all County financial operations.
  
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• Girl, 17, was set to graduate tonight, found dead

  26-05-2016 22:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Westmoreland County Coroner’s office said it was performing an autopsy on the body of a 17-year-old Lower Burrell girl found in the driver’s seat of a car in a driveway about 300 feet from her home early this morning.
  
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• Former Mt. Lebanon chief tabbed to head Allegheny County police

  26-05-2016 22:47
  
  Coleman McDonough, a former police chief in Mt. Lebanon, was introduced Thursday as the new superintendent of the Allegheny County Police Department.
  
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• Cole Lifts Pirates In 8-3 Win To Sweep Diamondbacks

  26-05-2016 22:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (The Sports Xchange) — Right-hander Gerrit Cole hit a three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates broke the game open in the eighth inning on Thursday for a 8-3 victory and a series sweep against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  Pittsburgh finished its homestand 8-2, winning for the fifth time in six games against Arizona this season. The Pirates have won each of the past five series between the clubs.
  Pinch-hitter Josh Harrison smacked a two-run double off of the right-field wall in th
  
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• Woman Accused Of Severely Beating 92-Year-Old Mother

  26-05-2016 22:29
  
  MARIANNA (KDKA) — Helen Girdish’s home sits on the family farm just north of Marianna.
  When she had not been seen outside the home for a month, Washington County’s Agency on Aging got a call and responded to do a wellness check.
  Helen’s daughter 64-year-old Barbara Girdish met them at the door but would not allow them in, so the state police were called.
  Troopers entered the home and found 92-year-old Helen Girdish in horrible condition.
  “They found the victim on a
  
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• Toyota Invests In Uber, Offers Lease Deals To Drivers

  26-05-2016 22:08
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Toyota is investing in Uber, making it the latest car company to put money in a ride-hailing app.
  The Japanese company did not say how much the investment is worth.
  As part of the deal, Uber drivers can lease Toyota vehicles with money earned from their driving.
  Uber is based in San Francisco.
  Investing in cab-hailing services can be a way for automakers to sell more cars. Earlier this year, General Motors Co. invested $500 million in Uber rival Lyft.
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• Allegheny County names Coleman McDonough as new police superintendent

  26-05-2016 21:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County has named Coleman J. McDonough, a veteran law enforcement officer and former high-ranking state police official, as the new superintendent of the Allegheny County Police Department.
  
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• Restaurant owner hopes to open first legal medical marijuana operation in Pennsylvania

  26-05-2016 21:21
  
  A restaurant owner in Westmoreland County is hoping to get a license to grow medical marijuana.
  
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• Local Restaurant So Confident Penguins Will Win, They’ll Bet Your Meal On It

  26-05-2016 21:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – How confident is one Monroeville restaurant the Pittsburgh Penguins will win game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals? They’re willing to bet your meal on it.Our news partners at the Post-Gazette report that Bella Luna Trattoria is offering refunds on all non-alcoholic purchases if the Penguins don’t beat the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night.The promotion lasts all day, and if the Penguins do lose, customers can bring in their receipt by June 2 and receive
  
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• Angie’s List: Hiring Out For Yard Work

  26-05-2016 21:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For some people, yard work is a labor of love. But these days, it’s just as common to see a professional crew instead of your neighbor out mowing and clipping.
  It used to be that everyone cut their own grass. Not anymore.
  “For many people, the days of mowing the lawn might be in the past. According to a recent Angie’s List survey, 48 percent of the members said they’re going to outsource their lawn care this year,” said Angie’s List f
  
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• Monroeville restaurant offers refunds if Penguins lose Game 7

  26-05-2016 20:41
  
  How confident is Bella Luna Trattoria that the Pens are going to the Stanley Cup Final? You eat for free if the Lightning win.
  
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• UPMC settles with family of woman infected by mold

  26-05-2016 20:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  The family of one of the four victims of the mold outbreak at UPMC Presbyterian and Montefiore hospitals in 2014 and 2015 has reached an agreement that UPMC will pay $1.35 million to settle the claims that the hospital's negligence led to the woman contracting a mold infection and dying in 2014, according to court records.
  
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• Vogelsong Out Of Hospital, Cheering On Pirates At PNC Park

  26-05-2016 20:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Nothing will keep Pirates player Ryan Voeglsong away from PNC Park, not even taking a pitch straight to the head.
  The player’s wife Nicole Voeglsong tweeted that he went “straight from the hospital to the game.”Straight from the hospital to the game, can’t keep him away. Thanks to the Pirates medical staff & AGH… pic.twitter.com/3M7sQPRAdh
  — Nicole Vogelsong (@nicolevogelsong) May 26, 2016
  Voeglsong was recovering at Al
  
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• PHOTO: Vogelsong Out Of Hospital, Cheering On Pirates At PNC Park

  26-05-2016 20:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Nothing will keep Pirates player Ryan Vogelsong away from PNC Park, not even taking a pitch straight to the head.
  The player’s wife Nicole Vogelsong tweeted that he went “straight from the hospital to the game.”Straight from the hospital to the game, can’t keep him away. Thanks to the Pirates medical staff & AGH… pic.twitter.com/3M7sQPRAdh
  — Nicole Vogelsong (@nicolevogelsong) May 26, 2016
  Vogelsong was recovering at Al
  
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• Health Insurers Seek More Big Increases In Pennsylvania

  26-05-2016 20:11
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s insurance regulators are starting a review of health plans for coverage next year through the federal marketplaces, including several that seek premium increases in excess of 40 percent.
  The Department of Insurance said the proposed premium increase for 18 individual plans filed this week average 23.6 percent.
  Premiums in six plans for this year rose by more than 20 percent, while premiums in six plans rose by less than 2 percent or dropped. The
  
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• Liberty Center office tower on the market

  26-05-2016 20:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  Less than three years after being purchased by a Greenwich, Conn.-based global investment firm, the Liberty Center office tower Downtown is back on the market.
  
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• Target says it has settled suit with girl attacked in East Liberty store

  26-05-2016 19:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  Target Corp. this morning told a judge that it has reached a settlement with the family of a girl who was seriously injured when she was stabbed by a man in the East Liberty Target store in 2013, according to the judge's staff.
  
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• 'Nothing like this happens here:' Suspect search brings large police presence to Franklin Park

  26-05-2016 19:50
  
  A helicopter and K-9 units were being used to help police search for a suspected burglar who authorities said bailed out of a vehicle in Franklin Park early Thursday morning.
  
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• Muscle Cars Aren’t So Strong In Crash Tests

  26-05-2016 19:45
  
  DETROIT (AP) – Muscle cars may look cool, but they don’t offer the best protection in a crash.
  The Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger didn’t get the highest ratings in new tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The institute, which is funded by insurers, tested 2016 models.
  The Mustang earned the highest rating on four of the five tests, but didn’t do as well on the small overlap test, which simulates what happens when a small portion o
  
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• Jury deadlocked in East Liberty sisters' murders

  26-05-2016 19:45
  
  A jury is unable to reach a decision on whether Allen Wade deserves the death penalty or life in prison for killing Susan and Sarah Wolfe in East Liberty.
  
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• 'I see why people don't get involved:' Target settles with stabbed girl's rescuer

  26-05-2016 19:45
  
  Target sued three men hailed as heroes for rescuing a 16-year-old girl, saying they created a dangerous situation by bringing a street dispute into the Penn Avenue store in East Liberty.
  
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• Lower Burrell Teen Found Dead In Car Hours Before Her High School Graduation

  26-05-2016 19:32
  
  LOWER BURRELL (KDKA) — It was a bittersweet commencement ceremony for the students who received their diplomas Thursday evening at Burrell High School in Westmoreland County.
  After the ceremony in the school gym, the about-120 seniors walked outside and held a silent vigil around a flagpole in front of the school.
  It was there where photos of 17-year-old Laura Hoover were posted.
  Hoover was supposed to be graduating with her class, but she died suddenly hours earlier on Thursday morning.
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• 17-Year-Old Found Dead In Car Outside Lower Burrell Home

  26-05-2016 19:32
  
  LOWER BURREL (KDKA) — A 17-year-old girl was found dead inside a car outside her home in Lower Burrell.
  The Westmoreland County Coroner reports Laura Hoover was found dead around 3 a.m. Thursday outside her home on Watters Road.
  Reports indicate there were no obvious signs of trauma to her body.
  An investigation is ongoing and an autopsy is planned for 2 p.m. today.
  The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Hoover was set to graduate Burrell High School this evening.
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• Penn State: Freshmen can skip main campus, save up to $15,000

  26-05-2016 19:29
  
  Penn State has a popularity problem. The school expects a record number of freshmen in State College this fall, so it hopes a few hundred will accept tuition breaks to study at its other campuses instead.
  
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• Speed, Alcohol Suspected After Van Veers Into Pa. Lake; 3 Dead

  26-05-2016 19:13
  
  PRESTON, Pa. (AP) – Police believe that speed and alcohol were factors in the deaths of three summer camp workers killed when a driver lost control of their van and landed in Lake Como in northeast Pennsylvania.
  Wayne County District Attorney Janine Edwards describes the victims as seasonal workers from Camp Shoshanim in Lakewood.
  She says that two men and a women were killed while two others escaped from the van and survived. They are being treated at hospitals after the 12:50 a.m. crash
  
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• Vincent Returning To Hounds On 1-Game Loan

  26-05-2016 19:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A rule specific to soccer is allowing a Pittsburgh Riverhounds fan favorite to return for their next home match against Charleston on June 4.
  Former midfielder Rob Vincent will join the Hounds on a one-game loan from D.C. United, the MLS team he signed with in the offseason.
  Vincent has featured five times for D.C. this season and started his first MLS game on March 12 against New England. Before going to United, Rob played three seasons in Pittsburgh and led the Hounds
  
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• Ben Roethlisberger, Wife, Welcome Third Child

  26-05-2016 19:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Ben Roethlisberger missed a training day this week for a good reason!
  He and his wife welcomed a third child Thursday, a boy.Ben Roethlisberger not at Steelers OTA today for good reason. His wife gave birth to their third child, a boy
  — Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) May 26, 2016
  The Steelers quarterback and his wife Ashley now have two sons and a daughter. Their daughter Baylee was born two years ago.At 1:11 AM, we were blessed to welcome into this world anothe
  
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• After jury deadlocked, Wade sentenced to consecutive life terms

  26-05-2016 18:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allen Wade was ordered to serve consecutive life prison terms this afternoon after the jurors deadlocked in the penalty phase of the case.
  
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• New Law Makes Interlock Mandatory For 1st Time DUI Offenders

  26-05-2016 18:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Governor Tom Wolf is cracking down on drunk drivers. Wednesday, the governor signed Senate Bill 290 into law.
  The law makes the ignition interlock program mandatory for first-time DUI offenders with high blood alcohol levels.
  With the system, drivers have to pass a breathalyzer wired into the car each time they get behind the wheel.Jim Wilson, who installs the devices, expects to be pretty busy with the passing of this new law.
  Prior to this law, the interlocks wer
  
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• Tony Presenters Will Include Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett

  26-05-2016 18:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — James Corden will have some big names helping him hand out Tony Awards: Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett, Carole King, Audra McDonald, Saoirse Ronan, Patina Miller and Nathan Lane have signed up to help present.
  .@Oprah, #CateBlanchett, @SteveMartinToGo, @ediebrickell, @patinamiller & more to present:bitly.com/TONYSPresenters https://t.co/O2SXgrfw7Y—The Tony Awards (@TheTonyAwards) May 26, 2016
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• Hickton's commitment to tougher penalties for dealers of fatal drugs nets two convictions

  26-05-2016 18:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  At a news conference last year, U.S. Attorney David Hickton said that if prosecutors can prove heroin dealers killed someone with their poison, he'll charge them under a tough federal law that can put them in prison for life.
  
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• Settlement Reached In Target’s Lawsuit Against ‘Hero’ Who Saved Teen In Stabbing

  26-05-2016 18:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A settlement has been reached between Target and a local man who was hailed as a hero after a stabbing rampage at the East Liberty store.
  A series of lawsuits were settled this morning in this complicated case.
  Three years ago, Leon Walls attacked a 16-year-old girl from Tennessee inside the East Liberty Target.
  Allison Meadows’ family sued Target for having a lack of security during the attack, which was captured on surveillance video.
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• Quaker Valley sorry for 'infamous' yearbook quotes from Hitler, Stalin, ISIS leader

  26-05-2016 18:05
  
  Quotes from Hitler, Stalin and a terrorist leader were printed in this year's Quaker Valley High School yearbook, prompting an apology from the school district.
  
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• Man Stabbed In Stomach On Street In Knoxville

  26-05-2016 17:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man is recovering after being stabbed on the street in Knoxville.
  Police say it happened just before 1 a.m. Thursday on Knox Avenue.
  Investigators say a 28-year-old man was walking near Rochelle Street when two men approached him from behind. One of the men asked him for a cigarette and then quickly rushed toward him. He was stabbed by one of the individuals.
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• Solar-powered airplane lands in Pa.

  26-05-2016 17:34
  
  The Keystone State is the latest stop for the Solar Impulse 2 on its trip around the world. The solar-powered aircraft landed in Pennsylvania about 17 hours after it took off from the Ohio hometown of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright.
  
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• Police make arrest in fatal shooting in Brentwood

  26-05-2016 17:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 29-year-old Pittsburgh man was arrested and charged with homicide today in connection with the shooting death of a man in Brentwood.
  
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• Coroner rules homicide in alleged suicide pact

  26-05-2016 16:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  A homicide ruling has been issued in the death of an 82-year-old Westmoreland County woman who allegedly had entered into a suicide pact with her husband.
  
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• Crime Stoppers seeking public's help in McKeesport shooting death

  26-05-2016 16:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are seeking the public’s help in solving a homicide case out of McKeesport.
  
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• Jeremy Roenick Growing Tired Of Penguins Fans’ Negativity On Twitter

  26-05-2016 16:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Jeremy Roenick has taken a lot of heat from Penguins fans lately, and on Thursday, he struck back.
  Roenick joined “The Fan Morning Show” and said that Penguins fans have been treating him unfairly, tend to focus only the negative things he says and take his comments out of context.
  Take, for instance, what Roenick said during NBC Sports Network’s coverage of Eastern Conference Final Game 2 last week. During an intermission break, Roenick drew t
  
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• Trump Reaches Magic Number To Clinch Republican Nomination

  26-05-2016 16:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump on Thursday reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and sets the stage for a bitter fall campaign.
  Trump was put over the top in the Associated Press delegate count by a small number of the party’s unbound delegates who told the AP they would support him at the convention. Among them is Oklahoma GOP chairwoman Pam Pollard.
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• High School Apologizes After Yearbook Contained Quotes From Hitler, Stalin, Islamic State Leader

  26-05-2016 16:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Quaker Valley High School officials are apologizing and offering refunds on the school’s yearbook after it contained offensive quotes from Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
  The Tribune-Review reports an email was sent to parents Wednesday apologizing to parents, and offering students a refund, or stickers to cover up the offensive material.The Trib says the statement read:“This is a regrettable mistake, as the school district would never
  
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