| Trump stands by Saudi prince in journalist's slaying: 'We may never know all of the facts' Posted: 20 Nov 2018 10:55 AM PST  President Trump issued a lengthy statement titled "Standing with Saudi Arabia" on Tuesday, acknowledging that the Saudi crown prince may have played a role in the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi but reaffirming the American alliance with the Gulf kingdom.
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| White Man Accused Of Pulling Gun On Muslim Teens At Minnesota McDonald's Posted: 20 Nov 2018 06:15 PM PST  Police are investigating an incident at a Minnesota McDonald's in which a man
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| Stacey Abrams Says Georgia Gubernatorial Election Was Neither Fair Nor Free Posted: 20 Nov 2018 02:36 AM PST  Georgia's hotly contested election for governor was neither fair nor free,
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| S&P warns it could downgrade Nissan ratings over Ghosn scandal Posted: 20 Nov 2018 02:56 AM PST  Ratings agency S&P warned Tuesday that Nissan faces a possible debt downgrade after its chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested for alleged financial misconduct. It warned the firm's profitability could "weaken substantially" in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 if Ghosn's alleged misconduct affected Nissan sales or hurt its alliance with Renault and Mitsubishi Motors.
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| Mississippi Republican apologizes for 'hanging' remark in Senate runoff debate Posted: 20 Nov 2018 07:01 PM PST  Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith apologized Tuesday evening during a debate for a recent remark that evoked the South's ugly past of racial terror against African-Americans.
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| Vintage illustrations as Thanksgiving greetings Posted: 21 Nov 2018 04:30 AM PST ![Vintage illustrations as Thanksgiving greetings]( "Vintage illustrations as Thanksgiving greetings") Here's a look at some vintage Thanksgiving postcards, greeting cards and illustrations from the turn of the century to 1923. They don't make them like that any more!
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| The Latest: PG&E line suspected in fire had issues in 2012 Posted: 20 Nov 2018 11:39 AM PST  CHICO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California's wildfires (all times local):
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| N. Korea blows up frontline bunkers Posted: 20 Nov 2018 01:23 AM PST  Pyongyang blew up 10 guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone Tuesday as the two Koreas pursue a reconciliation drive, even while denuclearisation talks stall between the US and the North. The move is one of the steps agreed during the Pyongyang summit between the South's President Moon Jae-in and the North's leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in September. The North told the South that it would blow up the 10 facilities almost simultaneously, Seoul's defence ministry said, adding that Southern soldiers "observed and confirmed the guard posts were completely ruined at the announced time".
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| Robert Mueller Reveals How He May Use Trump’s Tweets Against Him In Wednesday George Papadopoulos Court Brief Posted: 21 Nov 2018 09:57 AM PST  In a seven-page court document filed Wednesday morning, Russia investigation special counsel Robert Mueller sent a clear message that if the targets of his investigation post messages on Twitter, those tweets will come back to haunt them because Mueller's team is monitoring their Twitter feeds. Mueller's filing Wednesday was a response to an earlier motion by former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, as Buzzfeed News reporter Zoe Tillman reported via Twitter. Papadopolous pled guilty last year to lying to the FBI in connection with the Russia investigation and is scheduled to start serving a 14-day sentence on Monday, November 26.
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| Meet The Dollar Store Resistance Posted: 21 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PST  ROCK HALL, Md. ― When Dollar General said it would open a store here in 2013,
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| California Communities Step Up To Get Thanksgiving Meals To Camp Fire Victims Posted: 20 Nov 2018 04:09 PM PST  As Northern California still reels from the deadly, ongoing Camp fire ― with
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| Pompeo says U.S. backs South Korean as head of police agency Interpol Posted: 20 Nov 2018 12:06 PM PST  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States supported Kim Jong Yang of South Korea to lead the international police agency Interpol, pitting Washington against the Kremlin's candidate for the job, Alexander Prokopchuk. "We strongly endorse Kim Jong Yang, who is serving as its acting president," Pompeo told reporters at the State Department. "We encourage all nations and organizations that are part of Interpol and that respect the rule of law to choose a leader of credibility and integrity that reflects one of the world's most critical law enforcement bodies.
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| Prosecutors clear Oregon FedEx driver after deadly punch Posted: 21 Nov 2018 06:10 AM PST ![Prosecutors clear Oregon FedEx driver after deadly punch]( "Prosecutors clear Oregon FedEx driver after deadly punch") PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors say a FedEx driver was justified in punching a Portland, Oregon, man after he yelled racial slurs and tried to hit the driver first.
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| Facebook's Zuckerberg says he is not considering resigning Posted: 20 Nov 2018 10:39 PM PST  Embattled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he has no plans to resign, sounding defiant after a rough year for the social platform. "That's not the plan," Zuckerberg told CNN Business when asked if he would consider stepping down as chairman. "Sheryl is a really important part of this company and is leading a lot of the efforts for a lot of the biggest issues we have," said Zuckerberg.
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| Deadly fire aftermath Posted: 20 Nov 2018 03:43 PM PST  Aerial view of devastation left by wildfires in Northern California.
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| Trump insists Ivanka’s use of personal email wasn’t ‘like Hillary Clinton’ Posted: 20 Nov 2018 02:58 PM PST  Trump called reports about his daughter's private email address "fake news."
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| Ex-Judge Arrested in Connection With Wife's Death 4 Years After Severely Beating Her Posted: 20 Nov 2018 12:40 PM PST  "Additional criminal charges will be brought against Lance Mason relating to the death of Aisha Fraser." Shaker Heights Police Said.
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| Why The Kids' Table Should Be Forever Banished From Thanksgiving Dinner Posted: 20 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PST  The kids' table is as much a part of Thanksgiving as all the other elements ―
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| Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen Posted: 21 Nov 2018 06:01 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — A leading international aid group said Wednesday that an estimated 85,000 Yemeni children under the age of 5 may have died of hunger and disease since the outbreak of the country's civil war in 2015.
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| New barricades at US-Mexico border as migrant caravan arrives Posted: 19 Nov 2018 11:45 PM PST  Huge metal or concrete barricades and walls of concertina wire went up Monday on both sides of a bustling US-Mexico border crossing as a caravan of US-bound Central American migrants pours into Tijuana, the last stop before California. US authorities went so far as to briefly close the San Ysidro Port of Entry altogether -- it is one of the busiest land border crossings in the world -- as the new barriers were set up, triggering total gridlock for vehicles and pedestrians going from Tijuana across into San Diego.
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| Check Out the Sig Sauer P226: The Navy SEALs Gun Being Replaced by Glock Posted: 19 Nov 2018 07:09 PM PST  Sig Sauer had a good quarter-century run arming America's naval commandos, and now the torch is passed to Glock.
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| Trump administration defends asylum crackdown, citing border 'crisis,' after judge rules against ban Posted: 20 Nov 2018 09:14 AM PST  The Trump administration's crackdown on refugees crossing into the U.S. from Mexico was suspended late Monday by a federal judge, prompting a joint response from the Justice Department and the Homeland Security Department.
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| Chicago hospital shooting: Gunman dead after killing three, including police officer Posted: 19 Nov 2018 08:36 PM PST  At least three people, including a police officer, were killed at a Chicago hospital on Monday during a shooting rampage that began with an argument in the car park. The violence only ended when police engaged in a shootout with the gunman inside Mercy Hospital. "We have four deceased individuals: police officer, two female staff employees at the hospital, and the offender," police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told journalists. The gunman killed the first victim - a woman who was in a "domestic relationship" with him - during an argument in the car park, then fired at police when they got to the hospital, and ran inside, Mr Johnson said. Additional police - including SWAT officers - arrived at the scene, and "engaged the offender for several minutes in the hospital, with gunshots being fired by the offender and by the police," he said. During the shootout, the gunman killed a second woman when she emerged from a lift, Mr Johnson said. The shooter was also fatally wounded, but it was unclear if he killed himself or was killed by police. The first victim died during an argument in the car park Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images North America Officer Samuel Jimenez, who joined the Chicago police force last year, died during the gun fight, officials said. The 28-year-old was married with children and the second Chicago officer killed in the line of duty this year. "There's no doubt in my mind that all of those officers who responded were heroes and they saved a lot of lives, because we just don't know how much damage he (the gunman) was prepared to do," Mr Johnson said. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said: "This tears at the soul of our city. It is the face and consequence of evil." Patients described being alarmed by the sound of gunshots outside Mercy Hospital and seeing a man apparently walking with a woman in the car park before shooting her three times in the chest. "Once she fell to the ground, he stood over her and shot her three more times," bystander James Gray told reporters, adding that the attack played out "like a movie scene." TV footage showed terrified patients and staff filing out of the hospital into a car park with their hands in the air after officers flooded the area. Police and firefighters salute an ambulance carrying the body of Officer Samuel Jimenez Credit: Armando L. Sanchez/ Chicago Tribune Patient Hector Avitia told the local CBS television affiliate he was with his wife waiting for test results when he saw a gunman dressed in black fire on someone on the ground several times in the car park. "Then almost immediately, an officer was already coming in an SUV, and (the assailant) exchanged fire at them and then reloaded and shot the person on the ground again," another witness said. "And then he made his way into the hospital and more shots were fired." The shooting followed a series of recent high-profile gun rampages that have fuelled calls for gun control measures in a country plagued by gun violence. Less than two weeks earlier, a gunman killed 12 people in a California music bar packed with college students. That came after the worst anti-Semitic attack in modern US history, when a gunman opened fire on congregants at a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh on October 27. Samuel Jimenez died responding to the incident Bypassers alerted to the latest incident spoke of hearing between six and nine gunshots that initially sounded like construction noise. "I am scared as hell. I have never been so scared, I hear of shootings going on every day at people's workplaces, but not where I work at," an employee of the hospital's family clinic told the ABC affiliate. Mercy, founded in 1852, has locations throughout Chicago and provides outpatient treatment and acute inpatient care, boasting doctors who are leaders in their field. Another hospital employee quoted by the Chicago Tribune said she was in her office when a notice came over a public address system telling those in the hospital to lock their doors. "I don't know what happened," the unnamed employee told the Tribune. "They told us to run, so we did." Gun murders per 100,000 residents Chicago has in recent years earned an unwelcome distinction for its violence. From 2015 to 2017 the city registered nearly 1,900 murders - a period during which the next-closest city, Baltimore, registered around 1,000. However, the city is not in the top ten for murders nationwide, per capita. St. Louis in Missouri has had the nation's highest murder rate since 2014, with 66.1 murders per 100,000 people in 2017, according to the FBI's most recent yearly statistics, released in September. It was followed by Baltimore (55.8 per 100,000), Detroit (39.8 per 100,000), New Orleans (39.5 per 100,000) and Baton Rouge, Louisiana (38.3 per 100,000). Chicago ranked 14th among cities with at least 100,000 people in 2017. Its 653 murders, measured against a population of more than 2.7 million, translated to a murder rate of 24.1 homicides per 100,000. That was less than half the rate in St. Louis and Baltimore and below the rates of cities including Cleveland; Memphis, Tennessee; and Newark, New Jersey.
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| Cyber Monday Deals On Nintendo Switch Bundles, Games And Accessories Posted: 20 Nov 2018 02:27 PM PST  The hunt is on for some of Black Friday and Cyber Monday's best gaming deals,
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| Mylan gets FDA warning letter over infractions at West Virginia plant Posted: 20 Nov 2018 03:26 PM PST ![Mylan gets FDA warning letter over infractions at West Virginia plant]( "Mylan gets FDA warning letter over infractions at West Virginia plant") Mylan NV said on Tuesday it is addressing issues raised in a warning letter it received earlier this month from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which flagged concerns regarding the drugmaker's manufacturing plant in West Virginia. The company said the FDA's letter, dated Nov. 9, followed a regulatory inspection of its Morgantown, West Virginia plant in April. As a result of the company's ongoing restructuring at the facility, Mylan said there is a temporary disruption in supply of certain products and it has discontinued some products and transferred others to different facilities.
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| White House Issues New 'Rules' For Press Corps After Acosta Battle Posted: 20 Nov 2018 03:21 AM PST  The White House issued a new set of "rules" for journalists in attendance at
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| It may be harder to find the perfect Christmas tree Posted: 21 Nov 2018 07:28 AM PST  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — People may need to trim back their Christmas tree expectations this year.
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| Nancy Pelosi Critic Reverses Course, Will Back Democratic Leader For Speaker Posted: 21 Nov 2018 09:37 AM PST  Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), a critic of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.),
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| Meet Heckler & Koch's VP9 Handgun: The Gun the Army Should Have Purchased? Posted: 20 Nov 2018 06:45 AM PST  The VP9 is sleek and modern looking, in part due to a complete lack of a hammer at the rear of the gun.
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| Senate Demands Answers On Khashoggi Murder After Trump Stands By Saudis Posted: 21 Nov 2018 03:37 AM PST  Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on both sides of the aisle
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| Duchess of Sussex dishes out the love as she reunites with Grenfell Tower survivors Posted: 21 Nov 2018 07:54 AM PST  Elbow deep in carrots, peppers and beetroot, and stirring pots of soup, the Duchess of Sussex got to work on Wednesday bringing comfort and assistance to those who lost everything in the Grenfell Tower fire. The Duchess made a return visit to the kitchen in west London which inspired a charity cookbook, endorsed by the Duchess, in aid of the fire's victims. For nearly an hour, she helped volunteers at the Hubb Community Kitchen after saying that she wanted to see for herself what progress had been made since the book, Together, went on sale in September. It features more than 50 recipes from women whose community was devastated by the fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people. Healthy sales of the book, which the Duchess has previously described as a "labour of love", have paid for a complete makeover of the kitchen as well as funding longer opening hours. The Duchess has been making private visits to the kitchen since January Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images The Duchess, who is 17 weeks pregnant with her first child, also introduced her friend Clare Smyth, the Northern Irish chef, to the volunteers. Cradling her bump and sipping ginger tea as she listened to some of the women's plans for the future, the Duchess said: "I'm so proud of you. It's really exciting." She was keen to join in the work herself, taking off her burgundy Club Monaco coat, rolling up the sleeves of her dress and putting on an apron and a pair of gloves so she could get cooking. In total, more than 200 meals were prepared today for delivery to local groups, including elderly people's homes, homeless shelters and women's refuges, with mouth-watering dishes such as Egyptian lamb fattah, Persian chicken and barberry rice on the menu. Sales of the book have paid for a complete makeover of the kitchen Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images It emerged that the Duchess has been making private visits to the kitchen since January and is understood to have been left deeply moved by the dedication and hard work of those involved. Ahlam Saeid, 61, whose Iraqi family's recipe of rainbow roasted vegetables Meghan helped prepare, said: "I told her this [baby] is our grandchild, we are so happy. The whole community. And she is so happy." The Duchess was also given a traditional Ugandan cloth to wrap around her stomach after giving birth. Munira Mahmud, who presented her with the navy blue fabric, said: "Much of what we are doing is based on tradition. I thought what could be better to get her than the wrap. She was over the moon, she was really happy." More than 200 meals were prepared for delivery to local groups, including elderly people's homes, homeless shelters and women's refuges Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Ms Mahmud, a mother-of-two, is one of the women motivated by the success of the kitchen project to start up a new scheme, providing new mothers with fresh and nutritious meals. She said: "I told her 'I can't wait to cook for you after you have the baby'." She added that Meghan told her she would be happy to enjoy her meals. Other projects, launched with the backing of the social entrepreneur foundation UnLtd, include a group for women who have suffered domestic violence. The Duchess embraces one woman outside The Hubb Community Kitchen in north Kensington Credit: Samir Hussein/WireImage The book Together: Our Community Cookbook has sold nearly 40,000 copies in the UK alone, raising £210,000. The kitchen was redesigned with the input of the volunteers "to capture its spirit as a place for the community to come together over a meal" and is now open seven days a week, up from just two when it began last year. The Grenfell disaster, which left 223 people homeless, was the worst UK residential fire since the Second World War. A public inquiry is currently under way to examine the causes of the blaze, what contributed to it spreading so quickly and whether more could have been done to prevent loss of life.
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| Officer, please let this patient and rather important cat into 10 Downing Street Posted: 20 Nov 2018 05:15 PM PST  Reporting from the steps of 10 Downing Street, one expects to be upstaged by the sudden appearance of the UK's Prime Minister Theresa May. But one news reporter found his broadcast instead overshadowed by a very patient cat waiting to be let inside the London premises by a police officer. SEE ALSO: A firefighter rescued a cat from the Paradise fire and she won't leave him alone The moment, which the BBC called "the most British thing you'll see today," was caught on Tuesday during a news report from Sky News' political correspondent Tom Rayner, discussing Brexit and May's future outside her famous residence. On such a characteristically rainy London day, this patient feline had every right to be let in. But folks, this is not just any cat. It's Larry, the 12-year-old tabby and official chief mouser to the Cabinet Office, who has been in residence at 10 Downing Street since February 2011. Larry, chief mouser to the Cabinet Office, and patient waiter outside doors.Image: UK GOvernment/wikicommonsLarry gained notoriety for being a general badass when reports of a beef with the Foreign Office's chief mouser, Palmerston, emerged in 2016. According to the UK government's website, Larry's official duties include "greeting guests to the house, inspecting security defences, and testing antique furniture for napping quality. His day-to-day responsibilities also include contemplating a solution to the mouse occupancy of the house." So, let this rather important cat in, officer. The most British thing you'll see today happened in Downing Street this morning, and it involved @Number10Cat and a thoughtful police officer[tap video to expand] pic.twitter.com/patlVNAFQW — BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) November 20, 2018 Sky News' Rayner was fine with being upstaged, acknowledging the importance of the four-pawed attention-seeker. I'm just glad you're being treated with the respect you deserve — Tom Rayner (@RaynerSkyNews) November 20, 2018 The moment was not lost on Twitter, which saw countless posts from people unpacking the complexities of Larry's conundrum. The cat's looking at the camera like 'can you do something about this, mate?' https://t.co/jaG20w6KW7 — Shannon Power (@shannonjpower) November 20, 2018 Everybody keeps finding this cute. What I see is a reminder of all the systems in Britain that don't work because people won't set aside antiquated traditions and adopt simple solutions like installing a cat door. https://t.co/zXHY5uuCj1 — Matt Steinglass (@mattsteinglass) November 20, 2018 Can almost hear the copper's thoughts.. "Will I, won't I, should I?" https://t.co/EDR8haxPlh — Marty Miller�� (@MartyMtweets) November 20, 2018 WATCH: This robot dog has better dance moves than you
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| Migrants fearful, anxious in aftermath of Tijuana protests Posted: 19 Nov 2018 10:12 PM PST  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Many Central American migrants camped in Tijuana after crossing Mexico in a caravan said Monday that a protest over the weekend by residents demanding they leave frightened them and left them even more anxious while they try to get into the United States.
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| The Latest: California wildfire missing list rises to 870 Posted: 20 Nov 2018 08:13 PM PST  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California's wildfires (all times local):
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| US troops limited to batons on Mexico border Posted: 21 Nov 2018 05:12 PM PST  US troops stationed on the border with Mexico ahead of the expected arrival of a Central American migrant caravans can intervene to quell violence but will be armed only with batons, Defense Minister Jim Mattis said on Wednesday. The White House has given almost 5,800 troops posted along the frontier guidance that they can come to the aid of any Customs and Border Protection agents who come under attack, Mattis told reporters. In all, some 8,000 migrants are currently crossing Mexico in several caravans, according to the Mexican interior ministry.
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| 7 Ways to Lower Your Cable Bill Posted: 21 Nov 2018 07:28 AM PST ![7 Ways to Lower Your Cable Bill]( "7 Ways to Lower Your Cable Bill") Cable TV is expensive and getting more so all the time. According to recent market research from Leichtman Research Group, the average monthly cable or satellite bill is now up to $107, yet 78 percent of U.S. households still pay for TV service. For those who want to keep cable, read on for a few ways to lower your cable bill.
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| Meet the 5 Best .45 Caliber Handguns on the Planet Posted: 19 Nov 2018 07:14 PM PST Do you agree?
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| Trump Says U.S. To Stand By Saudi Arabia Even If MBS Ordered Khashoggi Murder Posted: 20 Nov 2018 09:59 AM PST  The United States will continue to back Saudi Arabia even if Saudi Crown
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