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Troubled Ga. police get new chief
Dec 22 2006 11:57PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A former Dallas police chief was named Friday as the new leader of the suburban DeKalb County Police Department, whose officers have been criticized for fatally shooting 12 people this year.
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Nichols trial likely to go on as planned
Dec 22 2006 11:52PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Lawyers for a man accused of killing four people in a spree that started inside a courthouse lost another request that would have delayed the trial, set for next month.
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Parents convicted in caged children case
Dec 22 2006 11:50PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A couple accused of forcing some of their 11 adopted special-needs children to sleep in wood and wire cages were convicted Friday of endangerment and abuse.
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Parents convicted in caged children case
Dec 22 2006 11:50PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A couple accused of forcing some of their 11 adopted special-needs children to sleep in wood and wire cages were convicted Friday of endangerment and abuse.
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Parents convicted in caged children case
Dec 22 2006 11:50PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A couple accused of forcing some of their 11 adopted special-needs children to sleep in wood and wire cages were convicted Friday of endangerment and abuse.
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Parents convicted in caged children case
Dec 22 2006 11:50PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A couple accused of forcing some of their 11 adopted special-needs children to sleep in wood and wire cages were convicted Friday of endangerment and abuse.
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Judge drops charges against abortion doc
Dec 22 2006 11:49PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' attorney general, a vocal abortion opponent, charged a well-known abortion provider with illegally performing late-term abortions, but a Sedgwick County judge on Friday threw out the charges after less than a day.
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8 Marines charged with 24 Iraqi slayings
Dec 22 2006 11:47PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - With eight Marines charged in connection with the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians, the Marine Corps sent a clear message to its officers: They will be held accountable for the actions of their subordinates.
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Some workers seized in raids released
Dec 22 2006 11:45PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Dozens of illegal immigrants arrested in last week's meatpacking plant raids have been released for humanitarian reasons pending immigration hearings, a government official said Friday.
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U.N. to get oil-for-food program files
Dec 22 2006 11:44PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Documents from the oil-for-food corruption investigation will be legally transferred to the United Nations on Jan. 1 and made available to governments trying to prosecute alleged wrongdoers, the U.N. said Friday.
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Suits filed over Mo. group home fire
Dec 22 2006 11:42PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The families of five people killed last month in a group home fire filed wrongful death lawsuits Friday against the facility and its operators, claiming they were negligent by not maintaining key safety equipment.
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Denver airport reopens; Mess lingers
Dec 22 2006 11:33PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Denver's snowed-in airport reopened Friday for the first time in two days, but the backlog of flights around the country could take all weekend to clear, and many of the nearly 5,000 holiday travelers stranded here might not make it home for Christmas.
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Drunken-driving death rates decline
Dec 22 2006 11:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drunken-driving deaths declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states last year, transportation officials said Friday.
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LA firetruck collides with train
Dec 22 2006 11:30PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A fire truck responding to an emergency collided with a commuter train Friday, slightly injuring nine train passengers and a firefighter, authorities said.
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Rape charges dropped in Duke case
Dec 22 2006 11:01PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - The district attorney dropped rape charges Friday against the three Duke University lacrosse players after the stripper who accused them changed her story again. But the men still face kidnapping and sex charges that could bring more than 30 years in prison.
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Rape charges dropped in Duke case
Dec 22 2006 11:01PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - The district attorney dropped rape charges Friday against the three Duke University lacrosse players after the stripper who accused them changed her story again. But the men still face kidnapping and sex charges that could bring more than 30 years in prison.
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Unaccompanied minor stranded in Denver
Dec 22 2006 11:01PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A holiday movie came to life when a snowstorm stranded some children traveling alone at Denver International Airport _ including a 9-year-old who got lost in the terminal, leaving his frantic parents trying to track him down for hours by telephone.
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Unaccompanied minor stranded in Denver
Dec 22 2006 11:01PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A holiday movie came to life when a snowstorm stranded some children traveling alone at Denver International Airport _ including a 9-year-old who got lost in the terminal, leaving his frantic parents trying to track him down for hours by telephone.
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Lawyer says abuse led client to kill dad
Dec 22 2006 10:37PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A soccer player accused of killing his father and hiding the body in a freezer will probably use a legal defense contending that years of physical abuse and a final violent confrontation led to the crime, his attorney said Friday.
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3 dead in Army helicopter crash in Wash.
Dec 22 2006 10:27PM (CT)
ENUMCLAW, Wash. (AP) - An Army Blackhawk helicopter crashed on a mountain southeast of Seattle during a training mission, killing all three people aboard, military officials said Friday.
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Woman hurled over bridge in LA car crash
Dec 22 2006 10:21PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A motorist was ejected from a car that crashed into a bridge railing Friday and teetered precariously as the woman lay seriously injured face-down in water 50 feet below, fire officials said.
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Texas landlords sue over immigration law
Dec 22 2006 10:04PM (CT)
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (AP) - The owners of three apartment complexes in this Dallas suburb asked a federal judge Friday to declare unconstitutional a new law that bans renting to illegal immigrants.
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Tiger mauls trainer at SF Zoo
Dec 22 2006 9:40PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A 350-pound Siberian tiger attacked and injured her trainer Friday at the San Francisco Zoo as at least 50 visitors looked on, zoo officials said.
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Iraqis sue over oil-for-food program
Dec 22 2006 9:31PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Iraqi citizens filed a $200 million lawsuit Friday against a prominent European bank and an Australian wheat exporter, saying they were cheated out of humanitarian goods when the companies permitted the U.N. oil-for-food program to be corrupted.
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Sale ending voting machine probe
Dec 22 2006 9:25PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A major voting machine company owned by Venezuelan investors said Friday it plans to sell its U.S. subsidiary, ending a federal investigation into questions of possible ties between the company and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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Congressman undergoes angioplasty
Dec 22 2006 9:24PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Congressman Nick Lampson, newly elected to the seat once held by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, underwent a procedure Friday to open up a partially blocked blood vessel, his spokeswoman said.
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Horse owner faces 77 charges
Dec 22 2006 8:39PM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - A woman accused of neglecting dozens of horses on her farm was charged Friday with 73 misdemeanor counts of animal abuse and four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.
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U.A.E seeks jockey lawsuit dismissal
Dec 22 2006 8:14PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - United Arab Emirates rulers asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a lawsuit seeking damages for thousands of children forced to become racing camel jockeys, arguing that the issue is being fully addressed and that U.S. courts have no jurisdiction.
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Officials: NYC shooting victim was drunk
Dec 22 2006 7:12PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An unarmed man killed in his car on his wedding day by police officers who unleashed a 50-shot barrage was drunk behind the wheel, law enforcement officials said Friday.
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Report: NYC rail tunnels vulnerable
Dec 22 2006 7:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The forecast is ominous: A small explosive sneaked onto a commuter train punches a 50-square-foot hole in a tunnel under the Hudson River. More than a million gallons of water a minute surges in. Flooding engulfs parts of the system within hours.
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Fla. man charged in second S.C. death
Dec 22 2006 7:08PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A Florida man suspected of strangling two South Carolina mothers was charged Friday with a second count of murder, authorities said.
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Deputies scolded for PS3 raffle
Dec 22 2006 7:07PM (CT)
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - Former colleagues of a deputy who fatally shot an unarmed teen suspected of stealing two Playstation 3s tried raffling off another of the consoles to benefit the fired officer's family.
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Concorde jet moves to temporary NYC home
Dec 22 2006 6:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Concorde jetliner that is a featured attraction at New York's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum arrived Friday at its temporary new home in Brooklyn.
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Nevada judge allows part of smoking ban
Dec 22 2006 6:33PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada judge said Thursday that he will allow a voter-approved smoking ban to take effect in Clark County but without criminal penalties.
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Shuttle lands at Kennedy Space Center
Dec 22 2006 5:35PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Friday after some last-minute suspense over which landing site to use, closing out a year in which NASA finally got construction of the international space station back on track.
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Shuttle lands at Kennedy Space Center
Dec 22 2006 5:35PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Friday after some last-minute suspense over which landing site to use, closing out a year in which NASA finally got construction of the international space station back on track.
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Shuttle lands at Kennedy Space Center
Dec 22 2006 5:35PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Friday after some last-minute suspense over which landing site to use, closing out a year in which NASA finally got construction of the international space station back on track.
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Shuttle lands at Kennedy Space Center
Dec 22 2006 5:35PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Friday after some last-minute suspense over which landing site to use, closing out a year in which NASA finally got construction of the international space station back on track.
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Shuttle lands at Kennedy Space Center
Dec 22 2006 5:35PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Friday after some last-minute suspense over which landing site to use, closing out a year in which NASA finally got construction of the international space station back on track.
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Scientists support Sago lightning theory
Dec 22 2006 4:12PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Federal scientists have found new evidence supporting the widely held theory that lightning sparked a massive methane gas explosion that killed 12 coal men in the Sago Mine last January.
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NY official resigns over driver scandal
Dec 22 2006 4:10PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The state's chief financial officer, Comptroller Alan Hevesi, resigned Friday and pleaded guilty to a felony for using state a employee as his wife's chauffeur.
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Trailblazing Minn. fire chief demoted
Dec 22 2006 3:11PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The nation's first openly lesbian big-city fire chief was demoted without severance pay Friday amid allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment.
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Escape of wild cat briefly closes zoo
Dec 22 2006 3:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Zoo was briefly shut down Friday after a clouded leopard was discovered missing from a wire-mesh enclosure, and the animal was found snoozing just outside the exhibit 30 minutes later.
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Woman who spotted Nazi spies in '44 dies
Dec 22 2006 3:01PM (CT)
BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A woman who had a key role in a little-known incident in World War II _ when she spotted two Nazi spies who arrived by U-boat along the Maine coast _ has died. Mary Forni, of Hancock, was 91.
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Denver airport reopens after blizzard
Dec 22 2006 2:58PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Denver's snowbound airport reopened Friday afternoon to limited flights, chipping away at a national travel backlog but leaving thousands of travelers in Denver and elsewhere days behind their Christmas travel schedules.
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Denver airport reopens after blizzard
Dec 22 2006 2:58PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Denver's snowbound airport reopened Friday afternoon to limited flights, chipping away at a national travel backlog but leaving thousands of travelers in Denver and elsewhere days behind their Christmas travel schedules.
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Denver airport reopens after blizzard
Dec 22 2006 2:58PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Denver's snowbound airport reopened Friday afternoon to limited flights, chipping away at a national travel backlog but leaving thousands of travelers in Denver and elsewhere days behind their Christmas travel schedules.
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Toy trains are for grown-ups, too
Dec 22 2006 2:16PM (CT)
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - On a Christmas long ago, Ken Hammer slipped a gift under the family tree he felt sure would delight his two young children: a German-made electric train set, complete with a replica 1930s steam engine.
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Calif. city preserves horsey lifestyle
Dec 22 2006 2:14PM (CT)
NORCO, Calif. (AP) - Tucked in a region of galloping suburban growth is a Southern California town where the sidewalks are horse trails and there's a ride-through McDonald's.
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Reputed mobster charged in arson at deli
Dec 22 2006 12:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A reputed mobster has been accused of torching a Pakistani-owned deli in 2001, an arson that was initially considered a possible bias crime related to the Sept. 11 attacks.
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N.Y. comptroller resigns amid scandal
Dec 22 2006 12:03PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The state's chief financial officer, Comptroller Alan Hevesi, resigned Friday and agreed to plead guilty to a felony for using state employees as his wife's chauffeurs.
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Louisiana rain threatens to flood rivers
Dec 22 2006 10:45AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rain-swollen rivers threatened to flood some southeastern Louisiana homes Friday, a day after the storm swamped streets in New Orleans and neighboring Jefferson Parish, snarling traffic and closing schools.
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Louisiana rain threatens to flood rivers
Dec 22 2006 10:45AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rain-swollen rivers threatened to flood some southeastern Louisiana homes Friday, a day after the storm swamped streets in New Orleans and neighboring Jefferson Parish, snarling traffic and closing schools.
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Louisiana rain threatens to flood rivers
Dec 22 2006 10:45AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rain-swollen rivers threatened to flood some southeastern Louisiana homes Friday, a day after the storm swamped streets in New Orleans and neighboring Jefferson Parish, snarling traffic and closing schools.
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Louisiana rain threatens to flood rivers
Dec 22 2006 10:45AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rain-swollen rivers threatened to flood some southeastern Louisiana homes Friday, a day after the storm swamped streets in New Orleans and neighboring Jefferson Parish, snarling traffic and closing schools.
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Louisiana rain threatens to flood rivers
Dec 22 2006 10:45AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rain-swollen rivers threatened to flood some southeastern Louisiana homes Friday, a day after the storm swamped streets in New Orleans and neighboring Jefferson Parish, snarling traffic and closing schools.
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Ex-cop plans video on how to hide drugs
Dec 22 2006 5:07AM (CT)
TYLER, Texas (AP) - A one-time Texas drug agent described by his former boss as perhaps the best narcotics officer in the country plans to market a how-to video on concealing drugs and fooling police.
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Small teams look for clues on Mt. Hood
Dec 22 2006 4:42AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A break in winter weather allowed small teams of searchers to return to the snowy slopes of Mount Hood on Thursday looking for clues on the whereabouts of two climbers lost and presumed dead.
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'Transmigrantes' head home via Mexico
Dec 22 2006 4:25AM (CT)
LOS INDIOS, Texas (AP) - Most of the year, very little happens at the Free Trade Bridge here, one of the most remote and least-used international crossings on the Southwest border.
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Poll: Christmas tradition trumps trendy
Dec 22 2006 4:19AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tradition often trumps the trendy during the Christmas season. People send traditional Christmas cards through the mail far more than they send greeting cards by e-mail. Most people think it's OK to have Christmas decorations at public buildings, even though it occasionally draws protests and lawsuits.
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Man pleads guilty in U.N. bribery case
Dec 22 2006 4:17AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A friend of the former procurement official at the United Nations pleaded guilty in a bribery case, saying he let the official rent and later buy an apartment for his family at reduced prices so he could win lucrative U.N. contracts.
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Judge orders Saudi princess deported
Dec 22 2006 3:04AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A Saudi Arabian princess accused of breaking U.S. immigration laws by locking up her domestics' passports and forcing them to work for low pay was ordered to be deported, prosecutors said Thursday.
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La. to get $75M for Katrina cottages
Dec 22 2006 12:56AM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana will receive $75 million in federal funds to pay for the construction of "Katrina cottages" that can be quickly built and are more spacious and durable than the trailers many residents have lived in since Hurricane Katrina, Sen. Mary Landrieu said Thursday.
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Ariz. is nation's fastest growing state
Dec 22 2006 12:32AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Arizona has ended Nevada's 19-year reign as the nation's fastest-growing state, fueled by immigrants and Americans moving from other states.
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Texas parents sue over march arrests
Dec 22 2006 12:12AM (CT)
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) - Four parents of students who were arrested for participating in a pro-immigrant march filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday accusing a school district and the city of violating their speech and assembly rights.
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Truck carrying uranium crashes in N.C.
Dec 22 2006 12:09AM (CT)
BENSON, N.C. (AP) - A tractor-trailer hauling about 6,000 pounds of low-grade uranium overturned Thursday as it exited Interstate 95, authorities said.
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