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• West Deer priest placed on permanent leave after admitting to non-sexual allegation

  06-04-2019 23:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident involving the Rev. Thomas Wilson, 74, dates to a time before he was an ordanied priest and was serving as a seminarian.
  
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• Newman Hits Walk-Off Double, Pirates Beat Reds 6-5 In Extra Innings

  06-04-2019 23:29
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Kevin Newman hit a game-ending double in the 10th inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 Saturday for their third straight win.
  With one out in the 10th, Francisco Cervelli singled off Reds reliever Raisel Iglesias (0-2). Newman drove the first pitch he saw to the 410-foot left-center notch at PNC Park, and Cervelli easily beat the relay home. It was the first walkoff hit of Newman’s career.
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• Priest Placed On Administrative Leave Due To Allegation

  06-04-2019 23:22
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Bishop David Zubik has placed Father Thomas Wilson on administrative leave following an allegation of inappropriate behavior with a minor that did not involve sexual conduct.Father Wilson, 74, was serving as Senior Parochial Vicar of Saint Victor Parish in Bairdford and Transfiguration Parish in Russellton and has admitted to the allegation, which has been reported to the authorities.This is the first allegation the Diocese of Pittsbur
  
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• Duquesne police car chasing speeder crashes into Port Authority bus

  06-04-2019 22:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Duquesne police said the department is asking another agency to investigate and the officer might face discipline.
  
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• Port Authority Bus And City Of Duquesne Police Cruiser Collide

  06-04-2019 20:24
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  DUQUESNE (KDKA) – A Port Authority Bus and a City of Duquesne Police Department cruiser collided Saturday afternoon.
  The accident occurred on Duquesne Avenue at Grant Avenue at approximately 12:30 p.m., according to Allegheny County officials.
  Duquesne: Vehicle crash involving transit bus – Duquesne Boulevard at Grant Avenue. Responders are at the scene.
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) April 6, 2019
  According to the City of Duquesne Police
  
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• Police in Beaver County seek masked, hammer-wielding burglar

  06-04-2019 19:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  At 4 a.m., the man smashed his way through what looks like a patio storm door and stole a jewelry box. 
  
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• Robber Breaks Window, Steals Jewelry Box While Residents Are Inside

  06-04-2019 19:10
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  HOPEWELL, Pa. (KDKA) – Police in Hopewell are searching for a suspect that broke into a home early Saturday morning.
  At approximately 4 a.m. security camera footage at a home on Grand Avenue captured a person breaking through a window in order to enter the home.Photo Credit: (Hopewell Township Police Department)
  Authorities say the residents of the home were inside when the burglary occurred. The robber got away with a jewelry box, according to police.The
  
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• Police charge man with attacking McCandless restaurant employee

  06-04-2019 18:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Taylor Wible is accused of punching Zita Tanner repeatedly in the head until a Good Samaritan intervened.
  
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• Bicyclist Injured After Being Struck By Car

  06-04-2019 18:43
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A bicyclist was injured after being struck by a car Saturday afternoon.The accident occurred in the city’s North Side neighborhood at approximately 12 p.m. in the 300-block of Cedar Drive.
  Officials at the scene told KDKA that a car was attempting to make a turn into a parking lot when they struck a bicyclist.According to authorities, the bicyclist suffered a broken elbow.Pittsburgh Police are investigating the accident.Stay With
  
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• Woman Convicted Of 3rd-Degree Murder In Stabbing Death Of Boyfriend

  06-04-2019 18:29
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  UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A woman has been convicted of third-degree murder in the stabbing death of her boyfriend almost four years ago in western Pennsylvania.
  The Herald-Standard reports that jurors in Fayette County deliberated for several hours before convicting 48-year-old Lori Tressler.
  State police were called to Georges Township before dawn in August 2015 and found 29-year-old Robert Lee Engle dead on a neighbor’s porch.
  Authorities alleged tha
  
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• Five Vehicles Involved In Greenfield Accident

  06-04-2019 17:58
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  GREENFIELD (KDKA) – Five vehicles were involved in an accident in Greenfield Saturday morning.Emergency responders were called to the scene on Beechwood Boulevard near Lilac Street at approximately 11:18 a.m.Photo Credit: (KDKA Photojournalist Timothy Lawson)
  It is unclear how the accident happened. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the accident.No injuries were initially reported.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Beer Inspired By Pittsburgh’s Famous Prantl’s Bakery Burnt Almond Torte To Be Released

  06-04-2019 16:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Platform Beer Co. is partnering with a well-known Pittsburgh bakery to create a new flavor inspired by a delicious dessert.Prantl’s Bakery in Pittsburgh and their Burnt Almond Torte is the inspiration of Platform Brewing Co.’s new Burnt Almond Torte Blonde Ale, according to a post on Instagram. View this post on InstagramWhat happens when a famous Pittsburgh bakery and a brewery start a collaboration? A Burnt Almond Torte B
  
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• Police: Man Wakes To Stranger Sleeping On His Kitchen Floor

  06-04-2019 16:30
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  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) – Police say a Pennsylvania man awoke to find a stranger sleeping on his kitchen floor surrounded by torn-up sanitary napkins.
  Altoona police say they arrested 60-year-old Brian Smith Thursday. The Altoona Mirror reports Smith was unconscious and surrounded by destroyed sanitary napkins.
  The homeowner told police it also appeared someone had eaten some of his Krave cereal. He told police all his doors and windows were locked when he went
  
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• Police: Man Wakes To Stranger Sleeping On His Kitchen Flood

  06-04-2019 16:30
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  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) – Police say a Pennsylvania man awoke to find a stranger sleeping on his kitchen floor surrounded by torn-up sanitary napkins.
  Altoona police say they arrested 60-year-old Brian Smith Thursday. The Altoona Mirror reports Smith was unconscious and surrounded by destroyed sanitary napkins.
  The homeowner told police it also appeared someone had eaten some of his Krave cereal. He told police all his doors and windows were locked when he went
  
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• Jonas Brothers Surprise Fans With Impromptu Concert At Penn State Bar

  06-04-2019 15:34
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  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (KDKA) – The popular boy band the Jonas Brothers surprised fans with an impromptu concert at a Penn State bar.
  The band that was known for their early 2000s hits recently released two new singles in their surprise reunion, but the new music was just the beginning for Nittany Lion nation Friday evening.
  Fans packed Champs Downtown, a bar located in State College, to see brothers Kevin, Nick and Joe after they announced on social media th
  
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• Avicii’s First Posthumous Single And Album To Be Released

  06-04-2019 15:11
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  NEW YORK (AP) — Avicii’s first posthumous single will be released next week and a full album will be out in June.
  Collaborators of the Swedish DJ-producer say in a statement Friday that Avicii was close to completing his new album before he died last April in Muscat, Oman. His co-writers continued to work on the nearly finished songs and a new single, “SOS,” will drop on April 10.
  RELATED STORY:Producer, DJ Known As Avicii Found Dead At
  
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• Police: Two People Allegedly Stole Credit Cards, Racked Up $40K In Charges

  06-04-2019 15:02
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  INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) – Police say two people allegedly charged thousands of dollars on stolen credit cards.State police in Indiana County say that an unidentified 47-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, both of Commodore, Pa., allegedly stole multiple credit cards and used them to rack up approximately $40,000 in charges.The victim of the alleged crime is a 69-year-old woman from Homer City, Pa.Police say they are continuing to investigate the frau
  
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• House speaker Turzai wants more state influence on the airport authority board

  06-04-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Proposed bill would increase board from 9 to 13 members, with five appointed by the state
  
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• Driver dies in head-on, wrong-way crash on I-79 in North Strabane

  06-04-2019 14:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 25-year-old woman was killed and a 28-year-old woman was injured in the 3:50 a.m. crash near Exit 45.
  
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• One Person Killed, Another Injured In Wrong Way Accident On I-79

  06-04-2019 14:21
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  NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – One person was killed in an overnight accident on I-79.Pennsylvania State Police say they were called to the scene of a wrong way accident at approximately 3:50 a.m. Saturday morning.Two vehicles collided head-on in the southbound lanes of I-79 near the Canonsburg exit, according to police.An unidentified 25-year-old female who was driving north in the southbound lanes was killed in the accident, according to police d
  
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• Memorial Walk And Run Remembers Laura Ditka

  06-04-2019 13:44
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A memorial walk and run scheduled for Sunday morning will remember the late Laura Ditka.Ditka was a local prosecutor who specialized in child abuse cases until she died suddenly last year.
  The walk and run will be held at North Park Sunday morning and was organized by two high school students.
  “Since Ditka was such a vital member of the community in Pittsburgh, everyone was instantly ready to come in and help out, sponsors, donat
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Big Warmup, Rain In The Forecast

  06-04-2019 13:06
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The warmest temperatures of the year are in store for this week, but they come at a price.Temperatures Sunday morning started off comfortably in the mid to upper 40s. Areas farther east started off chillier as cool air is pooled in the mountain valley.Cloudy skies will start the morning before partially moving out of the region, making way for some afternoon and evening sunshine.Highs across the region will climb to 68 degrees before c
  
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• McKees Rocks Teen Missing From McKees Rocks

  06-04-2019 12:14
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  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) – Police in McKees Rocks are searching for a missing teenager.
  Authorities say 19-year-old Kendrick Rivers was last seen at approximately 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.Rivers is just over 6-feet tall with brown eyes and black hair.
  Photo Credit: Submitted
  He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black Youngstown State hoodie, a black backpack and a floral suitcase.Rivers is deaf, according to police, and communicates through sign language a
  
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• McKees Rocks Teen Missing

  06-04-2019 12:14
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  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) – Police in McKees Rocks are searching for a missing teenager.
  Authorities say 19-year-old Kendrick Rivers was last seen at approximately 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.Rivers is just over 6-feet tall with brown eyes and black hair.
  Photo Credit: Submitted
  He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black Youngstown State hoodie, a black backpack and a floral suitcase.Rivers is deaf, according to police, and communicates through sign language a
  
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• McKees Rocks Teen Found Safe

  06-04-2019 12:14
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  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) – Police in McKees Rocks have located 19-year-old Kendrick Rivers safe.
  Rivers went missing at approximately 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.Rivers is deaf, according to police, and communicates through sign language and writing.
  
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• 4-Vehicle Accident Reported At Squirrel Hill Tunnel

  06-04-2019 06:10
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  SQUIRREL HILL (KDKA) — A crash was reported at the Squirrel Hill Tunnel late Friday night.
  It happened around 11:15 p.m.
  According to emergency dispatchers, there was a four-vehicle accident at the Squirrel Hill Tunnel outbound.
  The accident was cleared by midnight.
  Further details have not yet been released.
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• Man Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend, Taking Son From Home

  06-04-2019 05:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was arrested Friday after allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend and taking their child from her home.
  Pittsburgh Police officers surrounded a Port Authority bus stop early Friday morning and waited for an alleged violent attacker.Police arrested 25-year-old Taleek Melton on Friday and charged him with assault, terroristic threats, trespassing, carrying a firearm without a license, and endangering the welfare of his child.
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• Teen Charged After Allegedly Beating Woman Outside North Hills Restaurant

  06-04-2019 05:09
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  MCCANDLESS (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh teenager is jailed, facing robbery and assault charges.
  Eighteen-year-old Taylor Wible, of the Hill District, was arrested late Thursday night after McCandless Police said he beat a woman who was getting into her parked car outside the Longhorn Steakhouse at McCandless Crossing.
  Taylor Wible (Photo Credit: Allegheny County)
  The victim told police she was looking down toward the car cup holder, when she felt numerous hard p
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Seek Missing 13-Year-Old

  06-04-2019 04:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are searching for a missing boy.
  Thirteen-year-old Siaire Gambrell was last seen in Carrick on Wednesday.
  Police believe he may now be in the Hill District.Gambrell is 5-feet-10-inches tall with a thin build and brown eyes.
  He was last seen wearing a black and silver Nike pull over.
  Anyone who sees Gambrell or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call Missing Person detectives at (412) 323-7141.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Find Missing 13-Year-Old

  06-04-2019 04:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police have located a missing boy.
  Thirteen-year-old Siaire Gambrell was found safe and returned home.He was reported missing around 11 p.m. Friday night.
  
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• Watch: Pirate Parrot Blamed For ‘Buc Night’ Hot Dog Bun Shortage

  06-04-2019 04:13
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have figured out the reason for Wednesday’s hot dog bun shortage; it’s the Pirate Parrot’s fault.
  Wednesday was “Buc Night” at PNC Park, and hot dogs were just $1. The promotion was so popular that the park ran out of buns, eventually being forced to serve customers bunless hot dogs in paper trays.
  The Pirates poked fun at the incident on Friday.
  “After an extensive internal in
  
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• Musgrove Outduels Gray, Pirates Hand Reds 3rd Shutout In Row

  06-04-2019 03:58
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Joe Musgrove allowed three hits in seven efficient innings to outduel Sonny Gray and the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Cincinnati Reds their third straight shutout, 2-0 on Friday night.
  Musgrove (1-0) struck out eight and walked one in his first start as Pittsburgh sent Cincinnati its sixth loss in a row.
  PITTSBURGH, PA – APRIL 05:Joe Musgrove #59 of the Pittsburgh Pirates delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Cincin
  
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• Woman Found Dead After Indiana Co. House Fire

  06-04-2019 03:33
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  INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) — A woman was found dead when firefighters responded to a house fire in Indiana County on Friday.
  The Indiana County coroner’s office says there was a residential structure fire at a home on Route 119 between Kimmel Road and Adams Road just before 10:45 a.m.
  While firefighters were searching the home, they found 77-year-old Betty Ann Coleman in the kitchen. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
  According to the coroner’s of
  
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• Woman dies in house fire in Indiana County

  06-04-2019 03:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred about 10:45 a.m. in the 2500 block of Route 119 in Rayne not far rfom Rayne Township Elementary. 
  
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• Pa. State-Run Colleges Could Set Own Tuition Soon

  06-04-2019 02:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The rising cost of college tuition is an ever-increasing challenge for students trying to get an education. And as state funding continues to drop, rising inflation also impacts schools.
  So all of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-run universities have come together to form a task-force with the goal of making college more affordable and accessible.On Thursday, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governor
  
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• Superintendent Says Students Don’t Want Black Student Union As ACLU Threatens Court Injunction

  06-04-2019 01:53
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  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — The McKeesport School District missed a deadline imposed by the American Civil Liberties Union to allow the formation of a black student union at the high school.
  The ACLU gave the district until Friday to allow African-American students to establish the student club or head to federal court.
  About 45 percent of McKeesport High School’s 1,100 students are black. Another 10 percent are mixed race. The ACLU contends black students
  
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• Pirates Off To A Rough Start With Low Attendance, No Hot Dog Buns

  06-04-2019 01:17
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A double whammy for the Pittsburgh Pirates this week.
  First, they run out of hot dog buns at “Buc Night” on Wednesday followed by near record low attendance at the game on Thursday.
  “There was no one there. Like, the entire left field bleachers, there were maybe five people, all trying to catch balls,” Kevin Horne, of Lawrenceville, said.
  Horne was one of 8,500 fans at the Thursday night game, the worst attended
  
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• Occupancy Permit For Murrysville Massage Parlor Suspended After Human Trafficking Bust

  06-04-2019 00:51
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  MURRYSVILLE (KDKA) — The occupancy permit for a Murrysville massage parlor has been suspended after its owner was arrested and charged in a human trafficking bust.
  Big orange stickers are posted on the front of the Tokyo Massage Parlor.
  “The occupancy permit has currently been suspended under the provisions of the zoning ordinance,” James Morrison, Murrysville Chief Administrator, said.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Murrysville officials are taking act
  
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• Mother Who Became Living Donor After Infant Son’s Death Meets Kidney Recipient

  06-04-2019 00:13
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local woman who was inspired to become a living organ donor after the death of her child met the man who received her kidney Friday.
  Laura Gillum had been waiting to meet Brian Cox for nearly a month. Cox, a 39-year-old from Aliquippa, is the recipient of Gillum’s kidney. The surgery was March 7.
  Cox said his girlfriend was the first person he called after receiving the news that there was a kidney available for him.
  “She
  
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