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☆ Airport collisions and close call solutions include sleep science and redesigned runways to help air traffic controllers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The head of the FAA told Congress how its panel is examining sleep science to help. Despite the best efforts of pilots and air traffic controllers, sometimes collisions do happen. It said the captain was distracted and confused by instructions from air traffic controllers, while the co-pilot lost track of the plane's location. Air traffic control fatigueOne major cause of near-misses is the strained workload of air traffic controllers. "Air traffic controllers are being required to do mandatory overtime," she said.

Persons: —, Mike Whitaker, Whitaker, Rich Santa, Jennifer Homendy, Paul Rinaldi, Forbes, It's, Brad Surak Organizations: FAA, Service, New York Times, American Airlines, JFK, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Boston Logan International, Japan Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Times, National Transportation Safety, Boeing Locations: Tokyo

☆ Kevin Kang’ethe: Suspect in killing of Boston nurse re-arrested after escaping from Kenyan police station
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Larry Madowo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Nairobi, Kenya CNN —A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in Boston before fleeing to Kenya has been re-arrested following his escape from a police station in Nairobi nearly a week ago, police said. Kevin Kinyanjui Kang’ethe, 42, was arrested on Tuesday at a relative’s house in Ngong, a suburb of the Kenyan capital, after a tip-off, Nairobi police chief Adamson Bungei told CNN. US investigators say he boarded a plane to Kenya shortly after killing his girlfriend on November 1, 2023. Officers released Kang’ethe from his cell and left them alone in an office, from which he then ran off. Following an application for extradition from the US, Kenyan authorities began the formal process to send him back to Boston to face murder charges.

Persons: Kenya CNN —, Kevin Kinyanjui Kang’ethe, Adamson Bungei, ” Bungei, Margaret “ Maggie ”, Bungei, ”, Kang’ethe Organizations: Kenya CNN, Kenyan, CNN, Boston Logan International Airport, US Locations: Nairobi, Kenya, Boston, Ngong, United States

☆ A fugitive accused of killing his girlfriend in Boston has escaped from a jail in Kenya
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Larry Madowo | Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Boston before fleeing to Kenya has escaped from a Nairobi jail, where he was awaiting extradition after his capture last week. He’s accused of killing his girlfriend, Maggie Mbitu, whose body was found in his SUV in a parking garage at Boston Logan International Airport on November 1, two days after she was reported missing. Within hours, authorities identified him as the Boston-area fugitive who US investigators said boarded a plane to Kenya shortly after killing his girlfriend. The day before her body was found, Kangethe boarded flights from Boston to Kenya. Surveillance footage showed him leaving the parking garage and entering an airport terminal, police said.

Persons: Kevin Kangethe, He’s, Maggie Mbitu, Kangethe, Ann Mbitu, Boston Kangethe, Mbitu, ” Organizations: CNN, Boston Logan International Airport, Massachusetts State Police, Police, Kenyan, Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Locations: Boston, Kenya, Nairobi, United States, African, Massachusetts

☆ 'Powerful' storm dumps heavy rain over East Coast with 59M under flood alerts
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-18 | by ( Angela Yang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The East Coast is reeling from the impacts with almost 700,000 people across New England and New York without power as of 1 p.m., according to PowerOutage.us . "The associated heavy rain will create mainly localized areas of flash flooding, with urban areas, roads and small streams the most vulnerable," the weather service said. In New York City, a travel advisory is in effect due to flooding conditions on roads, power outages and high winds on bridges. In New York City, a travel advisory is in effect because of flooding conditions on roads, power outages and high winds on bridges. By the end of today, every single state on the East Coast will have experienced at least 2 inches of rain.

Persons: There's, Eric Adams, Sean Smith, Warden Stefan Pratt, Yasmeen Persaud Organizations: Charleston, Big Apple, NYC Emergency Management, New, New York City Emergency Management Office, Danbury Emergency Management Office, Boston's Massachusetts College of Art, Amtrak, Central Maine Power, Hillsdale Fire Department, NBC News, LaGuardia, Boston Logan International Airport, Boston Logan International Locations: Elmsford , New York, New England, New York, Florida, Carolinas, Charleston, Gainesville , Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, Maine, New York City, Manhattan, In Connecticut, Danbury, Providence , Rhode Island, Boston, New Jersey, Hillsdale , New Jersey, Glendale, Moretown , Vermont, Brookhaven Calabro, Shirley , New York, Canada, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Indiana, Lake Erie, Ohio, West, Sierra Nevada

☆ Bipartisan infrastructure law: 5 projects that got money
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Katie Lobosco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Washington CNN —More than 40,000 projects have received federal funding from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden two yeas ago. Replacing an aging bridge over the Wisconsin RiverThe I-39/90/94 bridge, which crosses the Wisconsin River, is set to be replaced. Earlier this year, the project received $25 million from the infrastructure law. The Susquehanna River Bridge in Maryland and the Connecticut River Bridge – both of which are more than 100 years old – will also be replaced. The infrastructure law allocated $22 billion to Amtrak directly, some of which is being used to replace its fleet of more than 1,000 railcars and locomotives.

Persons: Washington CNN —, Joe Biden, hasn’t, Biden, –, Bauer, Griffin, Michael M, Sandy, Washington’s Howard, Hanson, Howard, Dean Rutz, it’s, Alexander L, Bullock Organizations: Washington CNN, Boston Logan International, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin DOT, Park City , Utah Park City, Historic District, AaronP, Getty, Amtrak, Maryland Area, Seattle Times, US Army Corps of Engineers, Tacoma, Puget Sound Locations: Ohio, Wisconsin, Columbia County, Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison, Park City , Utah, Park City, Utah, Kimball, Hudson, New York City, Boston, Washington, New Jersey, Manhattan, Maryland, Baltimore, Potomac, Susquehanna, Connecticut, Hanson, East King County , Washington, Columbia, Washington and Oregon, Howard, Seattle

☆ CDC to expand disease surveillance at four major US airports to include flu, RSV
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its infectious disease surveillance program at four major US airports to more than 30 pathogens, including flu, RSV and other respiratory viruses. The program currently operates Covid-19 surveillance at seven major international airports in the United States. The traveler surveillance program was introduced in 2021 when the CDC began collecting nasal swab samples from anonymous international travelers arriving at participating airports who volunteer to get swabbed. The program has collected samples from travelers from more than 135 countries and has sequenced more than 14,000 samples for further analysis. The wastewater program, which was introduced in August 2022, collects wastewater from a single plane using a custom-made collection device.

Persons: Dr, Cindy Friedman, John F, “, ” Friedman, Friedman, Ginkgo Bioworks, Matthew McKnight, ” McKnight, Sanjay Gupta, Deidre McPhillips Organizations: CNN, Centers for Disease Control, CDC’s, Health, Boston Logan International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Dulles International, Washington , D.C, Kennedy International, CDC, Get CNN, CNN Health Locations: United States, Washington ,, New York, Ginkgo

☆ JetBlue to offer flights to Dublin, Edinburgh starting next year, expanding trans-Atlantic routes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

JetBlue Airways aircraft are pictured at departure gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on June 15, 2013. JetBlue Airways plans to begin flights to Dublin and Edinburgh from the U.S. as part of the carrier's trans-Atlantic expansion. Daily seasonal service to Dublin will begin March 13, 2024, from the airline's John F. Kennedy International Airport hub in New York, as well as from Boston Logan International Airport. Flights to Edinburgh from New York's JFK will begin May 22, 2024. JetBlue also said Wednesday that the airline would offer service between Boston Logan International Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport starting April 3, 2024.

Persons: John F, Robin Hayes, Paris Charles de Organizations: JetBlue Airways, Kennedy International, Kennedy International Airport, Boston Logan International, New York's JFK, JetBlue, American Airlines, Boston Logan International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, JFK Locations: New York, Dublin, Edinburgh, New, Europe, Delta, United, London, Paris

☆ They Climbed a Frigid Mountain to Meet Each Other
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Hilary Sheinbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Their episode, which took place amid snow and 120-mile-per-hour winds, was directed by Erik Hartel Osterholm, who was also an executive producer. “We were supposed to start at 4 a.m. the next day,” Mr. Osterholm said. “Sasha showed up at 11 p.m. or 12 a.m., a few hours before we had to wake up. I remember her bursting with energy, surprisingly, at midnight.”When filming wrapped, Ms. DiGiulian and Mr. Osterholm shared a car for a three-hour drive from Jackson, N.H., to Boston Logan International Airport. Ms. DiGiulian, now 30, and Mr. Osterholm, 37, each in a relationship at the time, got to know each other better by discussing topics ranging from family to Bitcoin.

Persons: Sasha Renata DiGiulian, Mark Synnott, Red Bull, Erik Hartel Osterholm, “, ” Mr, Osterholm, “ Sasha, DiGiulian Organizations: Red, Boston Logan International Locations: New Hampshire, Washington, Jackson, N.H, Bitcoin

☆ A new all-business class airline is launching flights between the US and Bermuda — see what it'll be like aboard
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new all-business class airline called BermudAir is launching flights to the US on August 31. BermudAir's jets will start service with 88 coach seats before "Aisle Class" is installed in November. On Thursday, new airline BermudAir officially launched as the archipelago's only carrier flying year-round service to and from the US. The inaugural flight will be on August 31 from Bermuda L.F. Wade International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport, and bookings are now open to the public. However, supply chain issues have delayed the all-business class configuration, so the first few months of flying will see 88-seater jets only filled to half capacity.

Persons: it'll, Adam Scott, E175s Organizations: Morning, BermudAir, Wade International, Logan International Airport, Westchester County Airport, Hollywood International, La Compagnie, Compagnie Locations: Boston, Westchester County, Fort Lauderdale, Bermuda, Bermuda L.F, Westchester, New York, Manhattan, Europe

Boston Logan International Airport is currently under a ground stop due to thunderstorms, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. LaGuardia Airport in Queens was also under a ground stop due to thunderstorms, the FAA said. Weather conditions have also caused flight disruptions and a ground stop at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport, it said on Twitter. John F. Kennedy International Airport is also under a ground stop. A passenger walks past a Delta Airlines plane at a gate at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., January 3, 2022.

Persons: “, John F, Brian Snyder, It’s Organizations: CNN, Nationwide, Boston Logan International, Federal Aviation Administration, LaGuardia, FAA, Twitter, New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport, Kennedy International, Delta Airlines, Logan International Airport, Newark, JFK, JetBlue, Sunday, United Airlines, Bureau of Transportation Statistics Locations: New York City, Boston, Queens, New, Newark, Boston , Massachusetts, U.S, New York

☆ Northeast flooding: 5 people were killed by raging floodwaters in southeastern Pennsylvania and 2 children are still missing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Christina Maxouris Lauren Mascarenhas Melissa Alonso Caitlin Kaiser | Christina Maxouris | Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The children and their family, who were visiting from Charleston, South Carolina, were driving to a barbecue when they got stuck in flash flooding, Upper Makefield Fire Chief Tim Brewer said Sunday afternoon. Southeastern Pennsylvania was hit hard by heavy rain Saturday, less than a week after parts of the state had again faced flash flooding that deluged roadways and displaced dozens from their homes. “New York State is once again seeing significant rainfall & we are prepared to help communities respond,” Gov. Flash flood warnings were again in effect earlier Sunday in parts of the state, prompting officials to warn of potential landslides. “There are flash flood warnings throughout the state today.

Persons: Tim Brewer, “, Brewer, ” Brewer, ”, Norfolk PIO Jon Barbagallo, Kathy Hochul, ” Hochul, ” Long, Hochul, Kyle Mazza, Ned Lamont, John F, downpours, Hurricane Irene, Joe Biden, Jennifer Morrison, Phil Scott, Michael E, Mann Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Local, Empire State, “, York State, Twitter, New, New York City Emergency Management Department, Anadolu Agency, Bristol Firefighters Association, Connecticut Gov, National Weather Service, Boston Logan International Airport, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International Airport, John, Kennedy International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Sunday, FEMA, ”, University of Pennsylvania, Southwestern Locations: Pennsylvania, Charleston , South Carolina, Bucks County, Upper Makefield, Southeastern Pennsylvania, New England, Vermont , New York, Massachusetts, Norfolk , Connecticut, Norfolk, New York, Connecticut, Empire, York, Waterbury , Connecticut, New York City, Suffolk County, Dutchess, Sullivan, New Jersey, Bristol, Boston, LaGuardia Airport, Vermont

PinnedTorrential rainfall generated widespread flooding across western New England and parts of New York State on Monday, flooding homes and washing away roads and bridges as people were stranded in vehicles. In Vermont, where flooding was expected to intensify throughout the day, officials said about 20 people so far had been rescued by boat, with another two dozen evacuated from homes. And at least one person, a woman in her 30s, died in the flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley, the authorities said. The downpour was generating flash flooding in five counties across northern Vermont, where up to three inches of rain have fallen so far, the Weather Service said. In central Vermont, Addison, Orange, Rutland and Windsor counties are at risk of a flash flood through the early afternoon.

Persons: Steven M, Neuhaus, ”, ABC’s, Mr, John F, Irene, Claire Moses Organizations: New York State, America, National Weather Service, Weather Service, New York, Orange, Kennedy, Boston Logan International Airport, Amtrak, Weather Prediction Locations: New England, New, Vermont, Hudson Valley, Orange County, N.Y, “, Burlington, Addison, Orange, Rutland, Windsor, Hudson, New York, LaGuardia, Boston, New York City, Albany, East

☆ A passenger said it 'felt like a brief earthquake' when a United plane's wing clipped a Delta plane's tail
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A United plane's wing struck a stationary Delta plane at Boston Logan International Airport on Friday. A video filmed by a passenger shows the United plane clipped the Delta plane's tail while taxiing. A passenger on the Delta plane told CNN it "felt like a brief earthquake." A United spokesperson told Insider that the the winglet of a United aircraft clipped the tail of another aircraft at the airport. Alex Wilson, a passenger on the Delta plane, told CNN that it "felt like a brief earthquake" when the plane was clipped.

Persons: Boston Logan International Airport, Alex Wilson, hadn't, Wilson Organizations: Boston Logan International, CNN, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United, Aviation, Delta, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Boeing, Airbus, The United Locations: Boston, Newark, Detroit

☆ Chase is opening airport lounges in the US as it takes a page from Amex's playbook — take a look at the first one
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Chase is opening its first Chase Sapphire Lounge in the US at Boston Logan Airport on May 16. Chase is set to open a new Chase Sapphire Lounge at Boston Logan International Airport on May 16. The inaugural Chase Sapphire Lounge opened at Hong Kong International Airport in October 2022. Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders get unlimited free access for themselves and up to two guests if they're registered in the free Priority Pass membership that comes with the card. Priority Pass members with cards other than the Sapphire Reserve have one free entry to any Chase Sapphire Lounge per year.

☆ Vampire straw meaning explained: A closer look at the weapon's use after it was found in luggage at the Boston Airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A man was arrested earlier this month at Boston Logan International Airport for allegedly carrying a “vampire straw” in his carry-on luggage. What is a vampire straw? The term “vampire straw” is used to refer to a titanium straw with a pointed edge. Massachusetts police told CNN the straw confiscated from the traveler had been purchased from Szabo Inc., which sells titanium vampire straws for $85. The legality of carrying a vampire straw depends on local knife laws, the TSA’s New England office told CNN in an email.

☆ A commercial pilot says collisions are super rare but investigators need to figure out if recent near-misses are coincidences or not
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A commercial pilot told Insider that flight collisions and near-misses on the runway are rare. In recent months, at least five near-misses or plane collisions have occurred on airport runways. He said investigators need to figure out whether this is a coincidence or a larger issue. In 2023 alone, there have been at least five collisions or near-misses on airport runways, including incidents at JFK International Airport, Boston Logan International Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport. "It's honestly amazing to think how smoothly and little mistakes are made 99.99% of the time," Baumgardner said.

☆ Terrifying video shows passengers pinning down man who allegedly tried to attack a United flight attendant with a broken metal spoon
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Francisco Torres tried to attack a flight attendant with a spoon, the Department of Justice said. A video obtained by Inside Edition shows passengers tackling Torres to the ground and subduing him. When a flight attendant confronted him about tampering with the door, Torres got agitated and started ranting, the statement added. When he's stopped by another flight attendant, Torres is seen lunging at the man with the spoon. This prompts at least nine passengers to jump up and help the flight attendant tackle Torres to the ground, the video shows.

☆ Two United planes clipped each other at Boston airport, prompting another federal investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A United Airlines wing clipped the tail of another aircraft during pushback at Boston airport on Monday. No injuries were reported, but the Federal Aviation Administration told Insider it is investigating the event. In early February, two other United planes — a Boeing 787 and a Boeing 757 — collided at Newark, with the latter nearly losing its entire winglet. About a week later, an American Airlines aircraft crashed into a shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport, sending four to the hospital. Then, in February, a FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane nearly landed on top of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet in Austin.

☆ Man accused of trying to stab attendant with a broken metal spoon on a United flight leaned over and asked another passenger about the emergency exit door before attack: feds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Azmi Haroun | Graham Rapier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A man was arrested and charged after officials say he tried to stab a flight attendant on a United flight. Francisco Severo Torres told authorities he made a weapon out of a broken metal spoon. Passengers and flight crew were eventually able to tackle and restrain Torres. A flight attendant investigated and found the handle had been moved toward the unlocked position, prosecutors said. Investigators later determined that the metal object Torres used to attack the flight attendant was a metal spoon that had the bowl broken off, according to prosecutors.

BOSTON, March 6 (Reuters) - A United Airlines (UAL.O) passenger has been arrested after trying to open an emergency exit door during a flight on Sunday from Los Angeles to Boston and then trying to stab a flight attendant in the neck, U.S. prosecutors said on Monday. Passengers tackled Francisco Severo Torres, 33, after the attempted stabbing and the flight crew helped restrain him prior the plane landing at Boston Logan International Airport, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said that about 45 minutes before the flight landed in Boston, the flight crew received an alarm in the cockpit that a door between the first class and coach sections had been disarmed. Torres soon after tried to stab of the flight attendants with a broken metal spoon, hitting him on the neck area three times before Torres was tackled, prosecutors said. Torres was charged with one count of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members and attendants using a dangerous weapon.

“The Learjet pilot read back the instructions clearly but began a takeoff roll instead,” the FAA said in a statement. The NTSB says neither airplane was damaged and nobody on board was hurt. The FedEx plane, meanwhile, climbed as its crew aborted their landing to help avoid a collision, the FAA said. Air traffic controllers had “noticed another aircraft crossing the runway in front of the departing jetliner,” the FAA said in a statement. Audio recordings detail swift action by an air traffic controller kept the airplanes from colliding as they drew closer.

☆ Another 'close call': A JetBlue flight landing in Boston had to take 'evasive action' to avoid a private jet that crossed the runway
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A JetBlue flight landing at a Massachusetts airport had a "close call" with a private jet, the FAA said. The JetBlue pilot had to take "evasive action" to avoid the private jet on the runway on Monday. "The pilot of the JetBlue aircraft took evasive action and initiated a climb-out as the Learjet crossed the intersection," said the FAA. Two weeks ago, FAA acting administrator Billy Nolen issued a "safety call to action" following recent near-catastrophic "close calls" on runways and other plane incidents. And in February, a landing FedEx plane in Texas had to pull up at the last minute to avoid landing on a Southwest flight that was headed to Cancun.

☆ 32-year-old's lucrative side hustle: Earning up to $14,000 a month renting his sports cars to strangers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Andrei Echeverria brings in up to $14,000 per month letting strangers drive his six cars on rental platform Turo. Echeverria, 32, brings in up to $14,000 per month renting his six vehicles out to strangers in Boston on the rental platform Turo, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. Echeverria lives mere miles from Boston Logan International Airport, and capitalizes by undercutting the prices of nearby car rental companies. With three cars on Turo, Echeverria says he brought in about $3,500 per month. Even with the additional cars, Echeverria found himself overbooked.

☆ Delta flights in Boston were severely delayed due to 'improper de-icing' of planes with passengers waiting over 4 hours
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Delta flights were severely delayed at Boston Logan International Airport on Sunday night. But two hours later, Vilches said that Delta canceled the flight, "due to improper de-icing of the plane and the pilot was tired." Brandon Truitt, a local reporter at WBZ-TV shared a graphic on Twitter showing rows of incoming and outgoing Delta flights "waiting for gates." Boston 25 reporter, Julianne Lima shared a video on Twitter of people sleeping on cots at the airport after delayed flights. Boston Logan International Airport and Delta Air Lines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Delta Sky Club locationsWithin the U.S., there are more than 50 Delta Sky Club locations in 35 airports, with a new outpost scheduled to open at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) in 2023. Outside the U.S., there is just one Delta Sky Club lounge at Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND). Upcoming changes to Sky Club access policy Starting Jan. 1, 2023, Delta Sky Club memberships will only be available for purchase if you have Delta Silver Medallion elite status or higher. While existing Delta Sky Club memberships may be renewed — regardless of elite status — through the end of 2022, next year you'll need to have elite status with the airline in order to renew your Delta Sky Club membership. Cards that offer Delta lounge access With the recently announced changes, the value of the few cards that come with Delta Sky Club access has increased tremendously.

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