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• Seattle police arrest man suspected of stabbing two women in Cal Anderson Park, killing one

  17-07-2019 23:53
  Seattle police arrested a man suspected of stabbing two strangers, killing one, in Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill early Sunday. Police arrested the 50-year-old man in Tacoma on Wednesday afternoon and booked him into the King County Jail on investigation of homicide and assault. The Seattle Times is not naming the man, as he […]
  
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• Seattle police arrest 50-year-old man in connection to fatal Capitol Hill stabbing

  17-07-2019 23:53
  Seattle police arrested a man suspected of fatally stabbing a 25-year-old woman in Capitol Hill early Sunday, according to a statement from the department. The 50-year-old man was arrested in Tacoma on Wednesday afternoon and is being interviewed by detectives, according to the statement. Rayshauna Webber died of a stab wound to the chest, according to […]
  
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• Dunleavy amends special session call, moves site to Juneau

  17-07-2019 23:52
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says the state legislature can return to deliberations at the Capitol. Dunleavy announced Wednesday he’s amending his call for a second special legislative session to change the location from Wasilla to Juneau. He’s also adding the state construction budget as a topic for business. Dunleavy says progress […]
  
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• After one year in sanctuary, Jose Robles detained by ICE after leaving Seattle church

  17-07-2019 23:46
  With a temporary stay on deportation from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Jose Robles decided it was finally time to leave a downtown Seattle church. The local symbol of a new sanctuary movement knew he risked detention.
  
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• Alaska village will install new river power generator

  17-07-2019 23:34
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A tiny Native village in southwest Alaska has turned to an emerging technology to transform the power of a local river into a sustainable energy source that’s expected to free residents from dependency on costly diesel fuel. The village council in Igiugig is the first tribal entity in the nation licensed […]
  
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• It Is Your Responsibility as a Parent to Explain Communism to Your Children

  17-07-2019 23:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede"Yes, that is Karl Marx. As you color his beard, I will explain his theory of socialism." fizkes/gettyimages.com
  I am a proud father. I have two kids. One has recently become, like his grandfather Ebenezer Mudede, an economist (both my son and father have the same first name). One of my responsibilities as a parent has been, from the beginning, to give my son and daughter a clear idea of what distinguishes capitalism from socialism, and socialism from communism. I believe I have
  
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• Oregon overhauls hate crime laws for first time in decades

  17-07-2019 23:14
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will substantially overhaul its hate crime laws for the first time since the early 1980s. Gov. Kate Brown signed a measure this week strengthening the definition of bias crimes and adding “gender identity” as a protected class. The move responds to an uptick in reported hate crimes in the past […]
  
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• Oregon adds gender identity to hate crime protections

  17-07-2019 23:14
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gender identity will be added as a protected class as Oregon’s hate crime laws see the most significant update since the 1980s under a new measure signed by the governor that also closed a loophole that gave lesser sentences to perpetrators who committed hate crimes alone. “Our hate crime laws are […]
  
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• State department official arrested after Bend vehicle crash

  17-07-2019 23:08
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — An U.S. State Department official was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Central Oregon. The Bulletin reports Susan Phalen was arrested July 6 on suspicion of DUII and reckless driving in Bend. According to the Oregon Judicial Information Network, as of Tuesday she had not been charged with a crime. […]
  
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• Memories of watching Apollo 11: ‘You could hear a pin drop’

  17-07-2019 23:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first steps on the moon in 1969, the world was watching. Live TV coverage made hundreds of millions witnesses to history. They huddled in front of televisions at home and gathered in auditoriums and schoolrooms as the Apollo 11 astronauts ventured onto another […]
  
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• Summer Is the Time for Tokin’ Tunes

  17-07-2019 22:57 via thestranger.com
  Some tips for putting together a banging summer soundtrack.by Josh JardineIt’s summer, and that means it’s time to get together with friends and family, some of whom definitely partake. Do you have a playlist for these times? It’s not hard to put together a banging summer soundtrack for these barbecues, parties, and al fresco sessions.A cannabis-themed collection of cuts will inevitably include chestnuts such as Peter Tosh’s “Legalize It,” Luniz’s &ldquo
  
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• South Side Has So Many Jokes, It’ll Make You Feel Drunk

  17-07-2019 22:43 via thestranger.com
  The new Comedy Central show has so many jokes that it’ll make you feel drunk.by Ned LannamannWe need to talk about Detroiters.The Comedy Central series was unceremoniously canceled in 2018 after two brilliant seasons, during which it owned the crown of funniest show on TV. Starring Sam Richardson (whose Richard Splett was the funniest character in Veep) and Tim Robinson (who has since gone on to make the funniest thing on Netflix, the sketch show I Think You Should Leave), Detroiters was p
  
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• Flaws in the State's Pot-Tracking System Leave Sellers Scrambling

  17-07-2019 22:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Washington's cannabis traceability system is fucking up once again.by Katie HerzogThe state's pot-tracking system was down from Sunday until Wednesday morning.Lester BlackThe Washington state cannabis traceability system is fucking up once again.As my colleague Lester Black wrote last year, the traceability system—which tracks cannabis plants from seed to sale—has been plagued with glitches almost since the beginning. In fall of 2017, for instance, MJ Freeway, the vendor chosen by th
  
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• Winners overlook rigged games’ lack of fairness, study finds

  17-07-2019 22:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to fairness and privilege, a new study finds it really is not about how you play the game. It’s about whether you win or lose. A new experiment, played out as a card game, shows that even when the deck is literally stacked in people’s favor — and they […]
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: "Gassed," the Dramatic Highlight of Bobby Krlic's Midsommar Soundtrack

  17-07-2019 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The ominous "Gassed" sounds like THE musical epiphany of Bobby Krlic's phenomenal Midsommar soundtrack.by Dave Segal(Haxan) Cloaked in dread. YouTube screengrab from the Midsommar OST
  Bobby Krlic, "Gassed" (Milan)
  I haven't seen Ari Aster's Midsommar yet, but it's on my to-do list. In the meantime, thankfully, I can revel in the soundtrack by Bobby Krlic (aka Haxan Cloak). On first listen, Krlic's score sounds like an exemplar of subtle chamber-orchestral menace and creepiness, not unlike Mica L
  
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• Enter to win a pair of tickets to 21 Savage!

  17-07-2019 21:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Taffy MarlerEntries accepted until 11:59pm (PT) on Sunday, July 21Two lucky winners will each receive a pair of tickets to 21 Savage with Calboy + Young Nudy, July 25 at WaMu Theater!Enter HEREOr buy tickets here
  
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• ACLU of Alaska sues Gov. Dunleavy over court budget veto

  17-07-2019 21:41
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The ACLU of Alaska is suing Gov. Mike Dunleavy over a budget veto. The nonprofit organization says Dunleavy’s reduction of the Alaska Court System budget by $334,700 is an attack on the independent judiciary. Dunleavy last month vetoed than $400 million from the budget approved by the legislature. His reduction to […]
  
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• Where Can an Evangelical-Adjacent Couple Find a Male Third for a Triad Relationship With No Risk of Getting Caught?

  17-07-2019 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I am a 42-year-old cis bi male. I recently came out to my wife of 18 years. We are closer than ever and are truly in love. We see a joint therapist and each have individual therapists. A few months ago, my therapist suggested that I consider that I may be polyamorous and also suggested that he believes poly may be an orientation. Here's why I'm writing and asking for help: My wife and I have ethically opened our marriage sexually, which is good fun, but
  
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• Suspect in 2009 Thurston County death now being held on federal gun charge

  17-07-2019 21:16
  A man who police say has confessed to killing a Tenino mother a decade ago is now facing a federal firearms charge. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said Eric Lee Roberts called 911 on July 9 to confess to killing Nancy Moyer, his former neighbor, in 2009, but he then recanted. The prosecutor’s office has declined […]
  
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• Suspect in 2009 death now being held on federal gun charge

  17-07-2019 21:16
  SEATTLE (AP) — A man who police say has confessed to killing a Tenino mother a decade ago is now facing a federal firearms charge. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said Eric Lee Roberts called 911 on July 9 to confess to killing Nancy Moyer, his former neighbor, in 2009, but he then recanted. The […]
  
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• Data shows flood of opioids across US, many of them generics

  17-07-2019 21:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of OxyContin has been cast as the chief villain in the nation’s opioid crisis. But newly released government figures suggest Purdue Pharma had plenty of help in flooding the U.S. with billions of pills even as overdose deaths were accelerating. Records kept by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration show that […]
  
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• Data show many companies contributed to US opioid crisis

  17-07-2019 21:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of OxyContin has been cast as the chief villain in the nation’s opioid crisis. But newly released government figures suggest Purdue Pharma had plenty of help in flooding the U.S. with billions of pills even as overdose deaths were accelerating. Records kept by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration show that […]
  
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• 10 years after attack that killed her partner, South Park survivor sings to heal

  17-07-2019 21:12
  Ten years after a brutal attack killed her partner, Jennifer Hopper is hosting a fundraiser concert to help other victims heal.
  
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• Which City Council Candidates Will Actually Fight for Bike Lanes?

  17-07-2019 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  55 people are running for Seattle City Council. Which candidates are actually going to fight for more bike lanes?by Lester BlackWill the next council force the city to build more protected bike lanes, like this one on Capitol Hill? Lester Black
  Seattle’s bike community is mad. Mayor Jenny Durkan and her Department of Transportation (SDOT) have cut promised bike lanes across the city—sometimes in highly visible capitulations to NIMBY homeowners, sometimes in secret—and now the b
  
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• The Smart, Twisty Noir of Veronica Mars Is Still Pretty Damn Great!

  17-07-2019 20:52 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm. Steven Humphrey“Excuse me,” you may be asking, “but who exactly was clamoring for a fourth season of Veronica Mars, a not-wildly successful UPN and (later) CW show from 15 years ago?” The answer to your question is “Uh, ME, that’s who!” Other than that, it’s kind of hard to say who else was clamoring, except, I assume, a significant number of people who also adored this teen noir detective series, starring the always delightful Kristen Bell
  
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• A timeline of Congo’s latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak

  17-07-2019 20:41
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The latest deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international emergency , the World Health Organization announced Wednesday. Here’s a timeline of key events since this outbreak, now the second deadliest of Ebola in history, was declared almost a year ago in a region described as a war zone. ___ Aug. […]
  
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• AP Explains: Why Ebola is now an international emergency

  17-07-2019 20:33
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization says the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in northeastern Congo is now an international health emergency . More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second-worst outbreak of the disease in history. Wednesday’s declaration was sparked by the outbreak’s spread to a city of more than two […]
  
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• Enter to win a pair of tickets to Shinedown!

  17-07-2019 20:08 via thestranger.com
  
  by Taffy MarlerEntries accepted until 11:59pm (PT) on Sunday, July 21Two lucky winners will each receive a pair of tickets to Shinedown with special guests Badflower, Dinosaur Pile-Up, and Broken Hands, July 26 at accesso ShoWare Center!Enter HEREOr buy tickets here
  
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• New school funding suit challenges kindergarten fees

  17-07-2019 20:07
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho Supreme Court justice has filed another lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of school fees. The Post Register reports Robert Huntley filed the lawsuit against the West Ada School District in Ada County’s 4th District Court on Tuesday, contending that the fees some schools charge for full-day kindergarten classes […]
  
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• Washington state unemployment rate for June was 4.6 percent

  17-07-2019 20:01
  Job losses were seen in construction, wholesale trade, leisure and hospitality and financial activities.
  
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• Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency

  17-07-2019 19:52
  GENEVA (AP) — The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of two million people . A WHO expert committee had declined on three previous occasions to advise the United Nations health agency to make […]
  
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• Nuclear weapons waste shipped from Idaho to New Mexico

  17-07-2019 19:43
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Radioactive waste shipped to Idaho during the Cold War has been compacted and sent out of state for permanent disposal, officials said Wednesday. A U.S. Department of Energy contractor, Fluor Idaho, said nearly 26,000 cubic yards (20,000 cubic meters) of waste contaminated with plutonium-238 has been sent to a storage facility […]
  
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• Nuclear weapons waste compacted, shipped out of Idaho

  17-07-2019 19:43
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Radioactive waste shipped to Idaho from a Midwestern nuclear weapons facility during the Cold War has been compacted and sent out of state for permanent disposal. A U.S. Department of Energy contractor on Wednesday said nearly 26,000 cubic yards (20,000 cubic meters) of waste contaminated with plutonium-238 has been sent to […]
  
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• Animal rescue group needs help caring for 89 baby birds

  17-07-2019 19:34
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An animal rescue group is asking for help caring for 89 baby snowy egrets and black-crowned night herons left homeless last week after a tree fell in downtown Oakland. A ficus tree serving as a rookery split in half and partially fell last week. International Bird Rescue said Wednesday it needs […]
  
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• Earthquake recorded off Oregon coast

  17-07-2019 19:20
  BANDON, Ore. (AP) — A magnitude 5.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded about 150 miles off the Oregon coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake at 8 a.m. Wednesday was about 152 miles west-northwest of Bandon. It had a depth of more than 8.5 miles. Authorities say the temblor was likely too far offshore for it […]
  
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• Scientists find new way to kill disease-carrying mosquitoes

  17-07-2019 19:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say they nearly eliminated disease-carrying mosquitoes on two islands in China using a new technique. The downside: It may not be practical for larger areas and may cost a lot of money. In the experiment, researchers targeted Asian tiger mosquitoes, invasive white-striped bugs that can spread dengue fever, Zika and […]
  
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• Enter to Win an Overnight Summer Art Getaway to Vancouver to See The Clock!

  17-07-2019 19:08 via thestranger.com
  Enter to Win an Overnight Summer Art Getaway to Vancouver to See The Clock!by Stranger Things To Do StaffThinking about getting out of town this summer? How about a trip to Vancouver? What if we cover your hotel stay, dinner, and entertainment? If that sounds good, you should enter our Summer Art Getaway giveaway!
  One lucky winner will get a prize package that includes a chance to see The Clock, a film by Christian Marclay that runs for 24 hours and also functions as a real timepiece. In a hypno
  
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• Massive beehive removed from Idaho State University arch

  17-07-2019 19:02
  POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Beekeepers and maintenance workers have removed roughly 30,000 bees that built a massive hive inside an Idaho State University campus landmark. The Idaho State Journal reports the bees were safely transported from the stone-and-wood Swanson Arch to a hive box at a nearby farm on Friday. Beekeeper Sarah Hofeldt says the […]
  
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• Yakima City Council doesn’t have the votes to challenge ICE flights prohibited in King County

  17-07-2019 18:34
  Since King County prohibited ICE-chartered flights out of Boeing Field, more than 650 undocumented individuals have been transported out of Yakima, including those with criminal records and asylum-seekers whose claims have been denied, according to ICE officials.
  
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• Defendants told former Boise officer may have lied in court

  17-07-2019 18:19
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ada County prosecutors have been forced to notify defendants in dozens of cases that a police officer may have lied under oath. The Idaho Statesman reports a deputy city prosecutor sent 19 such notices out on June 11, informing the defendants that former Boise Police Department officer Kayse Stone violated departmental […]
  
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• Defendants told former Boise officer may have lied in cases

  17-07-2019 18:19
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise prosecutors have been forced to notify defendants in dozens of cases that a police officer who was found to have lied under oath in one case, may have lied in other cases. Prosecutors are required to turn over any evidence that can exonerate defendants, including if a police officer has […]
  
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• Health officials confirm measles case on Kenai Peninsula

  17-07-2019 17:42
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — State health officials have confirmed a case of measles on the Kenai Peninsula. Anchorage television station KTUU reports the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is warning of a potential for wider community exposure. The department says an unvaccinated teenager traveled to Arizona and through Seattle. After returning, the teenager […]
  
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• Number of US overdose deaths appears to be falling

  17-07-2019 17:22
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary statistics suggest. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday posted the provisional numbers showing nearly 68,000 drug overdose deaths were reported last year. The number may go up as more investigations are completed, […]
  
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• Slog AM: King County Gets Slightly Less White, El Chapo Gets Convicted, The Stranger's Primary Endorsements Are Here

  17-07-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamMake sure you get this shit right.HILL STREET STUDIOS/GETTY
  White population declines in King County: For the first time ever, the population of white people in King County has had negative growth. It's nothing huge—between 2017 and 2017 there was a decline of 4,000 people out of the 1.3 million whites in the county. However, the Seattle Times' Gene Balk says that this is a trend. In the last decade, the population has gone from 65 percent to 59 percent. The Asian populat
  
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• Oregon state workers could get up to 15% raises

  17-07-2019 16:52
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Public employee unions representing Oregon state workers have negotiated new contracts that would provide pay increases of up to 15% over the next two-year budget period. The proposed contracts include both step increases and cost of living increases in each of the next two years. Union officials say the wage increases […]
  
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• Sanders set to mount vigorous defense of ‘Medicare for All’

  17-07-2019 16:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders will vigorously defend his signature “Medicare for All” proposal on Wednesday and hit back at his critics who say his push amounts to both bad politics and bad policy. The Vermont senator also will pledge to reject campaign donations from health insurance and pharmaceutical industry executives, lobbyists and political action […]
  
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• Active-duty Navy mother arrested, accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of her newborn twins

  17-07-2019 16:00
  An active member of the U.S. Navy arrested this week is accused of beating her newborn twins, causing "severe and horrific trauma" including multiple broken bones, according to the Bremerton Police Department.
  
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• Golf course designer employee sentenced for embezzlement

  17-07-2019 15:05
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — A Bend-area woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling nearly $200,000 while working as the office manager for well-known golf course designer David McLay Kidd. KTVZ-TV reports 40-year-old Katrina Cannon pleaded no contest May 1 to four of the 16 charges she faced and avoided a trial […]
  
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• Up to $3.80 a day: Uber suggests possible downtown tolling program for Seattle

  17-07-2019 15:00
  Uber released an analysis this week of downtown tolls, known as congestion pricing, finding the policy could reduce travel times downtown, increase transit use and bring in more than $100 million a year.
  
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