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• Body of missing Herriman man found

  27-02-2018 23:58
  
  The body of a man who went missing after he was last seen heading for classes at Salt Lake Community College last week was found by a police helicopter Tuesday, police said.
  
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• Northwest quadrant bill sets 'dangerous precedent,' mayor says

  27-02-2018 23:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Legislation on the development of an inland port in Salt Lake City's northwest quadrant — a bill city leaders have been warily waiting for — was made public Tuesday.When they saw the bill, city leaders say some of their worst fears were confirmed.Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski described the bill as "troubling," and one that would set a "dangerous precedent" for not only Salt Lake City, but also other local jurisdictions in the state of Utah.SB234 would c
  
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• Sheriff vows 'zero tolerance' for school shooting 'jokes'

  27-02-2018 23:48
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — When officers confronted a 13-year-old about a post he made on social media threatening violence at his middle school, the boy didn't think it was a big deal."When it was brought to his attention why we were there, he literally laughed. He started laughing," said the investigating officer, Unified Police Sgt. Melodie Gray."It took us a few minutes to get him to understand the gravity of what he had done, because he really thought it was just a funny joke."She said the boy
  
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• Utahns still high on local economy, survey says

  27-02-2018 23:36
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah consumers continue to be bullish about the state's economic conditions following another month of perceived prosperity, a new survey shows.The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index held steady, registering at 117.9 in February — the same level as last month. An index over 110 is an indicator of optimal economic confidence, explained Chad Berbert, principal with the Cicero Group who conducted the monthly survey.In comparison, the national Consumer Confidence In
  
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• User submitted: Fresh snow coats Utah

  27-02-2018 23:34
  
  This is what winter in Utah is supposed to look like.
  
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• Mitt Romney not wading into Utah GOP signature-gathering controversy

  27-02-2018 23:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney and Utah House and Senate Republicans talked about a GOP State Central Committee move to kick out some candidates who collect signatures to get on the primary election ballot during closed-door meetings Tuesday.But the former Republican presidential nominee isn't wading into the controversy."I believe that I will be on the ballot. I'm not terribly concerned about that, given the sentiment of the people who proposed the most recent bylaw. T
  
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• Utah House passes resolution backing restorative justice practices in schools

  27-02-2018 23:07
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution that urges the state's school system to implement restorative justice programs to better address student discipline.Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City, sponsor of HR1, said restorative justice programs help students stay in school and deal with their challenges in healthy, constructive ways.Hollins, who is a social worker, said she became interested in the approach while working with homeless clients who h
  
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• Lawmakers punt on constitutional water question

  27-02-2018 23:06
  SALT LAKE CITY — A residential real estate appraiser warned lawmakers Tuesday the state is sitting on a "catastrophic" powder keg because "temporary" surplus water is being used to support permanent development."If people had any idea," David Fife warned, "if they were aware of the nebulous nature of access to water, (the lending institutions) won't fund debt in Salt Lake County. This is an economic weapon of mass destruction if this were fully understood. People should be rightfully conce
  
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• Utah man who survived lightning strike: ‘My memory just got erased’

  27-02-2018 22:42
  
  Justin Hofer says the last four days have been a total blur.
  
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• Efforts to preserve history of internment camp recognized by lawmakers

  27-02-2018 22:38
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature passed a resolution Tuesday honoring the efforts of the Topaz Museum and Education Center in Delta to preserve the history of the area's Japanese-American internment camp during World War II."Today is a good day and a celebration," the sponsor of SCR10, Senate Minority Caucus Manager Jani Iwamoto, D-Holladay, said of recognizing the achievements of the Topaz Museum board and its founder and current president, Jane Beckwith.Iwamoto said the museum that
  
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• Tracy Aviary’s Light’s Out campaign aims to save migrating birds

  27-02-2018 22:37
  SALT LAKE CITY — Tracy Aviary and Dark Sky SLC are launching a new campaign to get to residents to protect birds during the spring and fall migration seasons.The campaign — Lights Out Salt Lake — aims to get residential and commercial buildings to turn off their lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. March through May and August through October.According to the aviary, two-thirds of all songbirds migrate at night, and two major migration routes converge in the Salt Lake Valley. As the b
  
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• House passes bill paving way for 'legacy scholars' to become Utah residents

  27-02-2018 22:29
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Tuesday passed HB349, which would make it easier for nonresident students attending Utah universities on "legacy scholarships" to establish residency.The bill, sponsored by Rep. Val Potter, R-North Logan, strikes language from 2009 legislation that created the tuition waivers extended to nonresident students whose parents or grandparents are alumni of participating institutions.The existing statute says nonresident students cannot count the time during wh
  
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• Teen charged with murdering Kearns couple faces new charge

  27-02-2018 22:20
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — A Magna teenager already facing two counts of murder in adult court now faces an additional criminal charge.Jose Humberto Mancia, 17, of Magna, was charged Tuesday in 3rd District Court with assault by a prisoner, a third-degree felony.On Dec. 23, Mancia was spotted by a corrections officer "aggressively" punching another inmate, and "continued the assault despite multiple orders to stop fighting," according to charging documents.Mancia is already charged with two counts
  
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• Salt Lake Councilman Derek Kitchen joins race for Dabakis' Senate seat

  27-02-2018 22:19
  SALT LAKE CITY — In the middle of his first term on the Salt Lake City Council, Derek Kitchen announced Tuesday he's running for outgoing Sen. Jim Dabakis' Utah Senate seat."I am running to be a strong voice for the residents of Salt Lake City in the Utah Legislature," Kitchen said in an emailed announcement Tuesday. "Many of the issues I've been working on in the City Council also need a champion on Capitol Hill."Kitchen, who was first elected to the City Council in 2015, joins University
  
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• CBD oil, opioid regulations advance; Journalists oppose restriction bill

  27-02-2018 22:14
  
  A Utah House committee advanced bills regulating CBD oil and opioid prescriptions and despite opposition from local journalists, a House panel advanced a bill that would remove reporters from the House floor before a session starts.
  
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• This viral video shows man ducking under NYC subway train and walking away unscathed

  27-02-2018 22:00
  Social media user Shon Mogharabi shared a video that left New York City residents stunned.The video, which has amassed almost 50,000 retweets and 146,000 likes on Twitter, shows a man on the tracks under the B train in New York's subway tunnels.The video was also posted to Instagram, where it received more than 100,000 views."Been living in NYC way too long. Saw a guy on the tracks this AM, with the B train speeding ahead," Mogharabi wrote. "I tried to pull him out and he ducked under the tracks
  
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• Crash closes I-215 between 2000 East and east belt for nearly an hour

  27-02-2018 21:36
  
  A crash between a truck pulling a utility trailer and a semitruck closed all lanes of I-215 eastbound between 2000 East for about an hour Tuesday, Utah Highway Patrol officials said.
  
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• Group places crosses at Capitol to remember school shooting victims

  27-02-2018 20:47
  SALT LAKE CITY — A student group placed wooden crosses on the south steps of the state Capitol Tuesday to remember the victims of the recent Florida school shooting and to raise funds for a local youth mental health clinic."We're not calling on the Legislature to do anything," said Justin Anderson of Students for Liberty of Utah. "What we are trying to do here today is … not only create a memorial for the students that have been lost to school shootings but also to call upon the com
  
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• Sandy mall seeking artist to create gigantic mural

  27-02-2018 20:23
  SANDY — The Shops at South Town is seeking a local artist — or a team of artists — to create a 3,263-square-foot mural on the exterior of the mall's State Street entrance wall.The project, part of a comprehensive exterior upgrade, aims to celebrate the community and the mall's location as a base camp to the Wasatch Mountains. Interested artists are invited to apply by Saturday, March 31."With this mural, we will replace a dull wall with positive and vibrant art … transfo
  
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• Zion’s South Campground switches to reservation system

  27-02-2018 20:22
  ZION NATIONAL PARK — The National Park Service has announced the park's South Campground will open Thursday as a reservations-only campground.Reservation can be made two weeks prior to arrival by going to www.recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777.The campground is located a half-mile from the park's south entrance, within walking distance to the visitor center and shuttles. There are 117 campsites, including three sites that are wheelchair accessible.Individual campsites are $20 per ni
  
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• Utah House panel OKs bill setting free speech standards on campuses

  27-02-2018 20:14
  SALT LAKE CITY — A House committee endorsed a bill Tuesday attempting to strike a balance between protected and unprotected speech on college campuses in Utah."If you want to know if we have a problem in Utah, we absolutely have some questionable policies that reflect some limits on constitutionally protected speech," said Rep. Kim Coleman, R-West Jordan.HB398would put into law free speech standards established by the U.S. Supreme Court. The committee voted 7-1 to move the bill to the Hous
  
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• House passes resolution backing restorative justice practices in schools

  27-02-2018 20:07
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution that urges the state's school system to implement restorative justice programs to better address student discipline.Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City, sponsor of HR1, said restorative justice programs help students stay in school and deal with their challenges in healthy, constructive ways.Hollins, who is a social worker, said she became interested in the approach while working with homeless clients who h
  
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• Utah Guard to conduct live-fire artillery exercise Wednesday

  27-02-2018 20:04
  CAMP WILLIAMS — The Utah National Guard will conduct a live-fire artillery exercise at Camp Williams on Wednesday.Soldiers from the 640th Regional Training Institute will be training for a new career in the artillery field.Artillery fire will occur sporadically throughout the day, beginning at approximately 7 a.m. and ending approximately 7 p.m.The exercises are not open to the public.Those expected to be most affected by exercise are residents of Bluffdale, Riverton, Herriman, Eagle Mount
  
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• Long-awaited Salt Lake City inland port authority bill unveiled

  27-02-2018 20:03
  SALT LAKE CITY — Legislation on the development of a inland port in Salt Lake City's northwest quadrant — a bill city leaders have been warily waiting for — was made public for the first time Tuesday.The bill, SB234, would create the Utah Inland Port Authority, a body that would have "exclusive jurisdiction, responsibility and power" to coordinate the development and management of an inland port in the city's northwest quadrant — about 3,000 acres on the city's west side.
  
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• Utah family, ACLU sue federal agents over 2 raids

  27-02-2018 19:46
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah family who says they endured two aggressive raids from armed federal agents who refused to show a warrant filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by Utah's American Civil Liberties Union alleges one named ICE agent and 48 other unidentified officers violated the family's constitutional rights when they searched the home last April, detaining five adults without cause and terro
  
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• Utah ranks among top 10 happiest states in the country

  27-02-2018 19:22
  Maybe it's the Utah Jazz's winning streak or the warmer than average winter. But Utah was recently named as the ninth happiest state of the country in a new report.Gallup and Sharecare recently published its rankings for the states with the highest well-being. Utah ranked at the ninth spot, placing just ahead of Montana.Utah trailed its neighbor to the north, Idaho, which held the eighth spot.South Dakota topped the list, followed closely by Vermont, Hawaii, Minnesota and North Dakota.On the oth
  
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• Why pediatricians are 'on the front line' for identifying depression and anxiety among teens

  27-02-2018 19:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — A pediatrician may be the care provider best equipped to identify adolescents who struggle with depression so they can begin receiving treatment, according to new guidelines published this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics.Estimates place the number of youths who experience depression during adolescence at 1 in 5. But the academy and the American Psychological Association have both noted that teens who have depression are not always diagnosed or treated and sympto
  
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• Lockdown at Nephi elementary school lifted after police chase

  27-02-2018 18:14
  
  Red Cliffs Elementary School in Nephi was briefly on lockdown Tuesday morning as police pursued someone in the area.
  
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• Tax for cities without homeless shelters introduced, committee OKs public breastfeeding bill

  27-02-2018 18:12
  
  A public breastfeeding bill continued to advance, a bill to protect voter birthdays from becoming public was amended before advancing and a lawmaker introduced a bill that would tax cities that don't have homeless shelters.
  
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• Humans of New York’s Brandon Stanton shares about the power of listening

  27-02-2018 18:01
  Editor's note: This has been previously published on the authors' website."Especially in today's age, when everything's about telling your own story, everything's about putting out your own stuff and getting noticed and getting attention — I think the one thing that is in short supply is listening itself," said Brandon Stanton, who created the Humans of New York project, which features interviews and photos with people he met on the streets of the city.Having been fans of the Humans of New
  
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• Gas leak forces evacuation of South Salt Lake businesses

  27-02-2018 17:49
  
  Multiple businesses, including 20 young children at a day care, were evacuated Tuesday morning due to a natural gas leak, fire officials said.
  
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• Committee OKs bill asserting right to breastfeed in public

  27-02-2018 16:52
  
  A bill asserting that women have a right to breastfeed in public passed a Senate Business and Labor Committee hearing by unanimous vote Monday.
  
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• 4 juveniles taken into custody after police pursuit, crashing stolen vehicle

  27-02-2018 15:37
  
  Four juveniles were taken into custody early Tuesday morning after leading police on a short pursuit and crashing a stolen vehicle in West Valley, police said.
  
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• Lawmakers may no longer be warned bills are unconstitutional

  27-02-2018 14:46
  
  Utah lawmakers may no longer be warned that their bills might be unconstitutional.
  
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• Former U. football player in custody in assault case

  27-02-2018 07:07
  SALT LAKE CITY — A former University of Utah football player is in custody five years after police said he attacked his wife and threatened to kill her in front of their children in 2013.Koliniasi Mona Leota, 29, pleaded guilty in June of that year to aggravated assault, a third-degree felony. Two other felonies and four misdemeanors charges filed against him in 3rd District Court were dropped.Warrants were issued for Leota after he failed to report for a meeting with probation and parole
  
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• Ex-U. football player in custody 4.5 years after arrest warrant issued

  27-02-2018 06:54
  
  A former University of Utah football player is back in custody five years after police said he attacked his wife and threatened to kill her in front of their children in 2013.
  
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• Population growth creating apartment affordability crisis in Utah

  27-02-2018 06:26
  
  Utah's growing economy comes at a cost: As more people move to Utah, apartment prices are rising faster than wages.
  
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• Panhandling for pregnancy? Utah County woman’s quest to become a mother

  27-02-2018 05:05
  
  The path to parenthood can be different for everyone. While some couples become pregnant right away, the sting of infertility is all too real for others. One Utah County woman is going to great lengths to achieve her dream of becoming a parent.
  
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• Panel OK's barring reporters from House floor 5 minutes before session starts

  27-02-2018 04:24
  SALT LAKE CITY — A House panel has advanced a measure that would give the majority of Utah lawmakers a five-minute break from reporters right before they debate and vote.Over opposition from several journalists and some Democrats, the House Rules Committee on Monday advanced a resolution barring reporters from the House of Representatives floor in the five minutes before they are scheduled to meet.The panel approved the measure in a 6-2 vote, sending it on to the full House.The proposal fr
  
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• Utah House committee endorses bill to remove 'This is a restaurant' signs

  27-02-2018 04:18
  
  Utah restaurants would no longer have to inform customers that they are indeed restaurants — not bars — under a bill that sailed through a House committee Monday.
  
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• Utah leaders meet with education secretary on opting out of testing

  27-02-2018 04:02
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sydnee Dickson met with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in Washington Monday to discuss Utah's proposed waiver from some student testing requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.On Feb. 14, Utah submitted its plan to the U.S. Department of Education on how it would comply with the federal program. Utah's plan came with a request for a federal waiver from a provision that require sta
  
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• Utah lawmakers advance bill legislating sale, distribution and doctor recommendation of CBD oil

  27-02-2018 03:56
  SALT LAKE CITY — A bill regulating the distribution and sale of CBD oil passed the House Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday.SB130 would require manufacturers and retailers to register CBD oil products with the state Department of Agriculture to ensure the product inside is in fact that, and not a placebo or an oil additionally laced with dangerous substance, according to the bill's sponsor, Sen. Evan Vickers, R-Cedar City.The bill would also seek a federal waiver allowing doc
  
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• Despite ordeal, woman held hostage ready for 100th birthday party

  27-02-2018 03:44
  
  Doris Rucker Wasden says she's still on edge after a gunman held her hostage inside her home for several hours over the weekend. But that's not stopping her from celebrating a very special day Saturday.
  
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• Committee advances pair of bills requiring opioid warnings from prescribers, pharmacists

  27-02-2018 03:41
  SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers Monday moved forward a pair of bills requiring extra warnings to patients about the risk of addiction associated with opioids.Under HB399, whenever a pharmacist provides a patient an opioid that is either federally designated at a Schedule II or Schedule III substance, they would be required to include a caution on the container stating "Caution: Opioid. Risk of overdose and addiction" or an alternative warning approved by the state Department of Health.Under HB4
  
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• Federal designations bill clears Senate committee

  27-02-2018 03:29
  SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Mike Noel blasted the now-defunct Mountain Accord, saying the group was supposed to be about finding transportation solutions to the Wasatch canyons traffic troubles, but instead sought to tie up public lands with a federal land designation.That Wasatch Wilderness bill, which proposed 80,000 acres for wilderness designation along with land trades, prompted him to run HB136,which passed out of a Senate legislative committee 3-2 on Monday."That lack of local process and
  
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• Bill requiring warning about mammograms' limitations for some patients moves forward

  27-02-2018 03:28
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Senate Business and Labor Committee on Monday advanced a bill requiring health care providers to warn women with dense breast tissue that it may be difficult for a mammogram to sufficiently screen them for the possibility of cancer.HB258 would require a statement telling the patient that "dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to fully and accurately evaluate your mammogram and detect early signs of cancer in the breast.""This information is being provided to i
  
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• House panel backs bill banning restrictions on reselling event tickets

  27-02-2018 03:12
  SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would stop sellers of tickets for concerts, sporting contests or other events from restricting how those tickets could be resold passed a House committee Monday.HB457, sponsored by House Majority Leader Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, would allow ticket buyers to resell the tickets on a website or any other method of their choice. Wilson said consumers are increasingly faced with restrictions on how they use event tickets and the bill ensures a competitive ticket mar
  
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• How 3-D technology helps state investigators quickly gather crime scene evidence

  27-02-2018 03:02
  
  Growing 3-D technology has helped all sorts of industries, including state investigators, quickly and more accurately collect evidence from crime scenes.
  
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• Utah GOP lawmakers now tackling school safety, gun issues

  27-02-2018 02:39
  SALT LAKE CITY — Republican lawmakers have decided they're not going to wait to tackle at least some gun and school safety issues, even though there are only eight days left in the legislative session."We're going to try to do as much as we can," House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, said Monday, including considering a so-called "red flag" law that would allow firearms to be seized from those deemed a danger to themselves or others.Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, said he is p
  
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• Child labor case tied to polygamous group back in court

  27-02-2018 02:36
  
  A company with ties to a polygamous sect on the Utah-Arizona border changed its name and defied an order to stop using child labor in construction jobs, U.S. Department of Labor attorneys alleged Monday.
  
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