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• Roller Coaster Gets Stuck At Hersheypark; 27 Riders Removed

  22-08-2016 23:49
  
  HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) – A roller coaster has gotten stuck at a Pennsylvania amusement park again, and riders have had to be removed from it.
  It’s the second time a coaster has stopped working at the park in less than a week.
  Hersheypark officials say The Sidewinder “experienced a stoppage” Monday afternoon and workers escorted all 27 riders safely off it. They say the coaster worked as it should during a malfunction by settling at a point that allowed guests to safely exit.
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• New Study Finds Certain Video Games May Be Effective In Warding Off Dementia

  22-08-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Would you play video games to ward off Alzheimer’s disease?
  A new study finds video games might just be the key to preventing dementia.
  In the recent 10-year study of nearly 3,000 people ages 65 to 94, computer exercises to process visual information quickly beat out memory or reasoning exercises in reducing the risk of dementia.
  “It is an atypical sample of the population who is usually willing to participate in these kinds of studies. People who are health
  
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• Former federal probation officer pleads guilty in obstruction case

  22-08-2016 23:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  A former federal probation officer in Pittsburgh charged with leaking information to the sister of a drug suspect pleaded guilty today in federal court in Harrisburg.
  
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• Authorities looking for man suspected in Crafton/Ingram bank robbery

  22-08-2016 23:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  Local and federal law enforcement authorities are looking for a man suspected of robbing a Dollar Bank branch this morning in the Crafton/Ingram Shopping Center.
  
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• Charitable Organizations Stepping Up To Provide Back-To-School Supplies

  22-08-2016 22:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Regardless of when the kids go back to school in your neighborhood, it is an important day for students and their parents too.
  That is why a number of different charitable organizations are doing their part to make sure families have what they need for the big day.
  With back-to-school spending predicted to top $75 billion this year, there are many who are coming up a little bit short.
  “I’m ecstatic. They have bookbags. They are happy. They are smiling, and I
  
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• New School For The Deaf CEO Encourages Students To Pursue Dreams

  22-08-2016 22:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some things are familiar on the first day of school – seeing old friends, rolling backpacks and being dropped off. Often, though, there is someone or something new.
  At the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, one of the new faces on campus, is the school’s CEO, Dr. Steven Farmer.
  Dr. Farmer is the first CEO of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in recent years, to be born deaf. His message for the students is to welcome them to a new year and
  
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• Consol found straying from permits in gathering pipelines

  22-08-2016 22:27 via post-gazette.com
  The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has found that Consol Energy Inc. and Cone Midstream Partners neglected the terms of their permits when they built 27 pipelines in southwestern Pennsylvania to carry shale gas from well sites.
  
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• DNA Evidence Unveiled In Trial Of Mother Accused Of Murdering Daughter

  22-08-2016 22:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Adrienne Williams trial focused Monday on testimony from DNA experts and the assistant Medical Examiner who performed the autopsy on her daughter, three-year-old Adrionna Williams.
  The Wilkinsburg woman is accused of killing her daughter in June 2015 and dumping her body in a remote wooded area in Swissvale.
  A DNA expert testified that a swath taken from the child’s mouth matched DNA from a stain left on a top her mother was wearing. That stain is believe
  
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• WWE’s 5 Biggest Surprises At SummerSlam

  22-08-2016 22:12
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  If WWE’s goal at SummerSlam was to keep pushing a new era forward, they succeeded. Good or bad, the show managed to buck the trend of the all too predictable outcomes that have become commonplace in sports entertainment. Unpredictability is always a plus for viewers, especially with the NFL season looming and a substantial portion of the WWE Universe likely to flip over to football on Monday nights for the next four months.
  However, the show was far from flawless. In fact,
  
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• Police Seek Suspect After Bank Robbery At Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center

  22-08-2016 21:58
  
  CRAFTON (KDKA) — Investigators are asking for help from the public identifying a suspect who claimed to have a gun during a bank robbery at the Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center.
  The robbery happened at the Dollar Bank just before 10 a.m. Monday.
  According to Allegheny County Police, the suspect told the teller, “I have a gun,” and then passed a note that demanded money.
  The suspect is described as a black male between 30 and 40 years of age, with a stocky build, and was about 5-f
  
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• Judge reiterates denital of mistrial in case of woman accused of killing her daughter

  22-08-2016 21:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Common Pleas judge heard arguments today regarding closed discussions about newly discovered evidence that led to a request for a mistrial in a homicide case. Although the judge reached the same conclusion denying a mistrial that he did on Friday, he required attorneys for the prosecution and defense to make their arguments in open court.
  
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• Judge reiterates denial of mistrial in case of woman accused of killing her daughter

  22-08-2016 21:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Common Pleas judge heard arguments today regarding closed discussions about newly discovered evidence that led to a request for a mistrial in a homicide case. Although the judge reached the same conclusion denying a mistrial that he did on Friday, he required attorneys for the prosecution and defense to make their arguments in open court.
  
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• City officials and Paramedics Union agree to new measures to improve Pittsburgh EMS

  22-08-2016 21:45
  
  Mayor William Peduto and the Fraternal Association of Professional Paramedics have reached agreements to increase hiring of new paramedics and emergency medical technicians, and reduce mounting costs of forced overtime for Emergency Medical Services personnel.
  
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• Victim killed in Wilkinsburg street shooting identified

  22-08-2016 21:43
  
  Officers from multiple departments were investigating in a medical office parking lot on Penn Avenue and a residential block of a nearby side street Monday afternoon.
  
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• Police Investigating After Man, Woman Found Dead In Venango County

  22-08-2016 21:23
  
  FRENCHCREEK TWP. (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a man and woman were found dead in Venango County.
  John Heckathorne, 63, and Barbara Heckathorne, 63, were found dead Saturday around 7:30 p.m. on Mercer Road in Frenchcreek Township.
  Both people were from Franklin, Pennsylvania.
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  Officials did not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
  An autopsy has been scheduled for Tuesday.
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• Kids found at motel, allegedly after 3 days

  22-08-2016 21:22
  
  A woman suspected of leaving her three young children at a Banksville Road motel for up to three days is arrested on felony charges, Pittsburgh police say.
  
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• Pirates Sign David Freese To Contract Extension

  22-08-2016 21:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – He wasn’t even on the roster at the beginning of spring training, but David Freese has now found himself a home for the next few years.
  The Pirates have announced a 2-year extension with the first and third baseman.BREAKING: The #Pirates and INF David Freese have agreed on a 2-year extension with a Club option for 2019. pic.twitter.com/jvlnFKlKsa
  — Pirates (@Pirates) August 22, 2016The details of the deal were first reported by Jon Heyman.
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• Justin Moore Autographed Guitar Giveaway

  22-08-2016 20:54
  
  Enter for your chance to win a signed Justin Moore guitar, t-shirt, hat, or “Kindly Don’t Care” CD.
  
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• Police: Nun Robbed At Knifepoint, Rosary Beads Stolen

  22-08-2016 20:48
  
  QUINCY, Mass. (AP) – Police say a Massachusetts woman robbed a nun at knifepoint and got away with her rosary beads.
  Quincy police say a sister at the Daughters of Mary of Nazareth convent was in civilian clothing Sunday afternoon when a woman holding a knife approached her and tried to take a small satchel from her hand.
  Police say the nun opened the satchel to show she didn’t have any money, so the woman took the beads instead.
  Police say the nun noticed another woman nearby acting
  
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• Florida Georgia Line Autographed Guitar Giveaway

  22-08-2016 20:48
  
  Enter for your chance to win asigned Florida Georgia Line guitar, t-shirt, hat, or “Dig Your Roots” CD.
  
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• This Week In Golf: Si Woo Kim Runs Away With Wyndham Championship

  22-08-2016 20:43
  
  By Sam McPherson
  In the final PGA Tour event of the season before the FedExCup playoffs, South Korean golfer Si Woo Kim shot 21-under par at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina to capture the Wyndham Championship and its $1 million first-place prize. England’s Luke Donald finished second, five shots back, as most of professional golf’s big stars took the week off between the Rio Olympics and the start of the FedExCup Playoffs this Thursday.
  Just 21 years old, Kim fu
  
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• Police: Man killed in Wilkinsburg shooting may have been involved in confrontation

  22-08-2016 20:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man shot near a Wendy's restaurant this morning in Wilkinsburg died at the hospital, according to Lt. Andrew Schurman, of the Allegheny County Police's homicide unit.
  
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• Man dies after being shot near Wendy's in Wilkinsburg

  22-08-2016 20:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man shot near a Wendy's restaurant this afternoon in Wilkinsburg died at the hospital, according to Lt. Andrew Schurman of the Allegheny County Police's homicide unit.
  
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• County police say man killed in Wilkinsburg shooting involved in confrontation

  22-08-2016 20:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man shot near a Wendy's restaurant this morning in Wilkinsburg died at the hospital, according to Lt. Andrew Schurman, of the Allegheny County Police's homicide unit.
  
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• Report: Alligator Bit Boy’s Head During Disney Attack

  22-08-2016 20:20
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World last June reached into the animal’s mouth in an attempt to free his son’s head from the reptile’s jaws.
  A final report on the death released Monday by Florida’s wildlife agency says that the 7-foot alligator bit 2-year-old Lane Graves’ head as the boy bent down at the edge of a lagoon at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort.
  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comm
  
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• Police in Mercer and Lawrence Counties encourage safe driving before holiday

  22-08-2016 20:07
  Pennsylvania State Police are warning drivers to be extra careful on the roadway in the days ahead leading up to the Labor Day holiday. State police say in the next two weeks, there will be an even greater emphasis placed on detecting impaired drivers, speeding and safety equipment violations during the holiday enforcement period.
  
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• Dunlap: The National Football League Is America’s Most Addictive Drug

  22-08-2016 20:04
  
  By Colin Dunlap
  CBS Pittsburgh
  It hooks you.
  It grabs you.
  It seizes you within its clutch and doesn’t let you escape, owning a part of your existence and making you put just about everything else down for long stretches at a time.
  It’s addictive as can be with a clench as unrelenting as an ocean full of shark teeth.
  Heck, it owns a whole day of the week in this country.
  Yes, people, make no mistake — it sure feels like the NFL is the strongest drug in America.
  That’s why
  
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• 1 dead in Wilkinsburg street shooting

  22-08-2016 20:01
  
  Officers from multiple departments were investigating in a medical office parking lot on Penn Avenue and a residential block of a nearby side street Monday afternoon.
  
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• Suspected prowler arrested after alleged attack on police

  22-08-2016 19:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Bellevue man was arrested early Monday when he allegedly fought with police in a yard in Stanton Heights.
  
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• Sandusky appeal focuses on Victim 2's conflicting statements

  22-08-2016 19:56
  
  Jerry Sandusky's lawyers are focusing on conflicting statements from a man who settled a child sex abuse claim with Penn State but didn't testify at Sandusky's criminal trial.
  
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• If Your Fantasy Baseball League Has A Trade Deadline, Act Fast To Make A Move

  22-08-2016 18:57
  
  By Sam McPherson
  In standard, one-season fantasy baseball leagues, there is often a trade deadline toward the end of August. This means no trades can be made in the league after the deadline passes, leaving the final five weeks of the season to an owner’s ability to skillfully manage a roster. No owner can sneakily trade for players in the final weeks of the season to wreak havoc on the standings at the last second.
  However, there probably is still time in your league to make a trade that
  
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• Sandusky Appeal Focuses On Victim’s Conflicting Statements

  22-08-2016 18:47
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – A man who says he was the boy observed being sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky in a Penn State shower more than 15 years ago gave conflicting statements to authorities and was considered to lack credibility, investigators said during an appeal hearing Monday.
  The man has settled with Penn State based on a claim that he is Victim 2 and was seen by graduate assistant Mike McQueary being attacked by Sandusky, then an assistant football coach, in 2001. The man gave diffe
  
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• 1 shot outside Wilkinsburg Wendy's

  22-08-2016 18:43
  
  Officers from multiple departments are investigating near the restaurant and a neighboring medical office on Penn Avenue on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Man Severely Burned While Fighting Fire At His Business

  22-08-2016 18:13
  
  BEAVER FALLS (KDKA) — A man was flown to the hospital after being severely burned while fighting a fire at his business in Beaver Falls.
  Emergency dispatchers say the flames broke out around 10:30 a.m. in the 200-block of Glendale Road at Pete Brown’s Auto Repair.
  Pete Brown was battling the flames with a fire extinguisher when the fire in the ceiling fell on top of him.
  He was rushed to the hospital. Officials have not given any update on his condition.
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• Penn Hills Fire Destroys 1 Home, Damages 1 Other

  22-08-2016 18:07
  
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) – A Penn Hills home is now just a shell after fire tore through it overnight.
  Neighbors in the 5100 block of White Oak Drive said they woke up to a night sky that was lit up.
  “That’s what woke me up. Some things were falling and I thought someone was breaking into my house and that’s what made me look out the window. Really weird because I came out and everyone was asleep and you just see a fire that large,”Alex Rodkey said.
  Rodkey immediately call
  
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• Police: Teen Admitted To Robbing Couple, Raping Woman At Gunpoint

  22-08-2016 17:58
  
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — Officers say a man accused of robbing and raping a woman in Aliquippa confessed to the crime.
  According to a criminal complaint, the incident occurred on the night of Aug. 11, on McMinn Street.
  A man and woman told police they were laying in bed when they heard the door to the bedroom open. Two black males appeared, pointed guns and asked “where is the money, where is the weed at?”
  The two men then allegedly raped and sexually assaulted the woman. While
  
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• Police Investigating Shooting At Wilkinsburg Wendy’s

  22-08-2016 17:48
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – A man has been wounded in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Wilkinsburg.
  The shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday near the Wendy’s restaurant near the intersection of Peebles Street and Penn Avenue.
  Allegheny County and Wilkinsburg police are looking for a suspect.
  The name of the victim and his condition have yet to be released.
  Nobody in the restaurant was involved or hurt.
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• Police Investigating Fatal Shooting Near Wilkinsburg Wendy’s

  22-08-2016 17:48
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – A man has been died after being wounded near the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Wilkinsburg.
  The shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday near the Wendy’s restaurant at the intersection of Peebles Street and Penn Avenue.
  Allegheny County and Wilkinsburg police are looking for a suspect.
  The name of the victim has yet to be released.
  Nobody in the restaurant was involved or hurt.
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• Mental Review Ordered For Mother Of Missing Twins

  22-08-2016 17:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The mother of Pennsylvania twins child welfare caseworkers haven’t been able to locate for more than 10 years must have a mental health evaluation before she faces a preliminary hearing on charges she’s endangered the children and obstructed efforts to find them.
  A district judge postponed Monday’s hearing and ordered 47-year-old Patricia Fowler to have the evaluation before the rescheduled hearing Sept. 12. The Penn Hills woman and her public defender d
  
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• Speedo Drops Sponsorship Of Ryan Lochte

  22-08-2016 17:29
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Speedo is the first major company to drop its sponsorship of swimmer Ryan Lochte.
  The swimsuit maker owned by PVH in New York says that it doesn’t condone behavior that is counter to its values.
  Lochte fabricated a tale that he was robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics. He later apologized.
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• Police Warn Public After Large Snakeskin Found Along River

  22-08-2016 17:13
  
  WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) – Police in a Maine town are warning the public that a large snake spotted earlier this summer may still be around after a large snakeskin was found near a boat launch.
  The snakeskin was found Saturday in Riverbank Park along the Presumpscot River.In late June, police saw a 10-foot-long snake eat a mammal, likely a beaver, and then swim across the Presumpscot River and disappear into brush. Residents were alarmed because children swim and feed ducks in that area.
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• Jerry Sandusky's appeals hearing on sex conviction continues

  22-08-2016 16:49
  
  The second day of Jerry Sandusky's appeal hearing is getting underway in Pennsylvania.
  
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• Trump Insists He’s Not Flip-Flopping On Immigration

  22-08-2016 16:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Donald Trump insists that he’s not flip-flopping when it comes to his proposal to deport the estimated 11 million people living in the United States illegally – even though his new campaign manager now says his stance is “to be determined.”
  Trump said in an interview with Fox & Friends on Monday that he’s “not flip-flopping,” but wants to come up with “a really fair, but firm” solution.
  Trump had previou
  
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• Suspect charged in burglary attempt at Point Breeze home

  22-08-2016 16:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police have arrested a suspect in connection with an attempted burglary in Point Breeze early this morning.
  
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• Hearing postponed for mother of missing twins

  22-08-2016 16:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  The preliminary hearing for a Penn Hills woman accused of obstructing an investigation into the whereabouts of her missing twins was postponed today.
  
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• Pittsburgh plans to hire EMTs, paramedics to reduce overtime

  22-08-2016 16:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh plans to once again begin hiring EMTs as part of a larger plan to reduce overtime for its strapped paramedic forces.
  
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• City, EMT union agree to step up recruiting, better pay for new paramedics

  22-08-2016 16:19 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and the city’s paramedics union have reached agreement in stepping up the hiring of new paramedics and emergency medical technicians in light of the increased demand for services.
  
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• Point Breeze Attempted Burglary Suspect Arrested After Brief Chase

  22-08-2016 16:00
  
  POINT BREEZE (KDKA) – A man is facing charges after allegedly trying to break into a Point Breeze home early Monday morning.
  According to police, the incident happened in the 6900 block of Claridge Place around 12:50 a.m.
  The homeowner told officers that an African-American male tried to break in through the back door. The homeowner yelled at the suspect, who fled in the direction of Reynolds Street.
  Around 1:20 a.m. officers noticed a man matching the suspect’s description carrying
  
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• Pennsylvania Now One Of Top States For Zika Virus

  22-08-2016 15:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pennsylvania now has one of the highest number of travel-related Zika cases in America.The Department of Health says there are now 74 confirmed cases of Zika in Pennsylvania, with another 94 cases currently pending.
  That means only four other states have more travel-related cases than Pennsylvania.
  Florida, New York, California and Texas are those states.In Allegheny County there have been seven confirmed cases of the Zika Virus.The state has launched an emergency actio
  
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• Pittsburgh: Woman left young children at motel up to 3 days

  22-08-2016 15:26
  Pittsburgh police have been searching for a woman suspected of leaving her three young children at a motel alone for up to three days.
  
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