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☆ Insurance stocks are rallying as a way to play one of the hottest spots for inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The stubbornly high inflation readings to start 2024 are good news for one group of stocks — insurance companies. Stocks to watch In general, Wall Street analysts are buying the underlying story for these insurance stocks. For a slightly different angle, Wells Fargo analyst Elyse Greenspan upgraded Hamilton Insurance Group to overweight last week. Potential downsides To be sure, there are several factors that could derail the rally for insurance stocks. Another concern is so-called "social inflation," in which legal trends or regulatory changes can drive costs higher for insurance companies.

Persons: Goldman, Robert Cox, Stocks, Goldman's Cox, Cox, Wells, Elyse Greenspan, Hamilton, HG, Greenspan, Jimmy Bhullar, Andrew McGee, McGee, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Allstate, Wall Street, PGR, Progressive, Hartford Financial Services, Hamilton Insurance Group, U.S . Insurance, JPMorgan, CNBC Locations: Northbrook , Illinois, Wells Fargo

☆ Read the Judge’s Decision on Disqualification in the Trump Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

889, 891 (1992) (citing State v. Rizzo, 69 N.J. 28, 30 (1975) to disqualify criminal defense counsel). Unlike an actual conflict, the finding of an appearance of impropriety does not automatically demand disqualification. As discussed above, this generally has been found insufficient to outweigh the client's interest in counsel of choice. Blumenfeld v. Borenstein, 247 Ga. 406, 409-10 (1981); Stinson v. State, 210 Ga. App. The Supreme Court further noted that disqualification due to an appearance of impropriety should rarely occur where there is no danger that the actual trial of the case will be tainted.

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In late November, the panel temporarily blocked the new structures for the State Board of Elections and boards in all 100 counties from taking effect while Cooper’s lawsuit was heard. The state elections board has five members appointed by the governor — a format going back over 100 years — from candidate lists provided by the major parties. Currently, county boards are five members, with state board members naming four positions and Cooper one. Should the board changes be upheld by courts in the coming months, new appointments could happen as general election campaigning heats up and voting approaches. The elections board lawsuit is one of many that Cooper has filed over the past seven years challenging General Assembly laws that he argues unlawfully weakens his position.

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☆ Opinion | How America’s Two Abortion Realities Are Clashing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +65 min

mary zieglerWell, I think it’s much easier to ban abortion than it is to enforce a criminal law against abortion. mary zieglerNo, I think that’s right. If our abortion politics don’t reflect our abortion views, what does that tell us about the health of the democracy? We’ve seen upwards of 10 states — I think it’s 14 or 15 that have changed their definition of abortion in abortion restrictive states since Dobbs. So, the idea is that abortions that are presented as life saving either are not abortions or are simply pretexts for abortion that’s elective.

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☆ These stocks are a way for regular investors to buy the private credit boom, Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Private credit firms can help companies raise money more quickly and with more flexibility than traditional lenders. Many everyday investors can't buy into big private credit funds, but they can get exposure to the space through the stocks of some of the biggest private lenders. Hamilton still sees upside in buying private credit firms, especially one stock. "Our credit and insurance teams had a remarkable year in 2023, with gross returns of 16.4% in the private credit strategies and 13% in liquid credit. There are also private credit firms that trade outside of the U.S., for investors who are able to buy stocks in foreign markets.

Persons: Matthew Bass, Morgan Stanley, Bruce Hamilton, Hamilton, Blackstone, Jonathan Gray, Morgan Stanley's Organizations: Federal Reserve, Companies, Apollo Global Management, APO, KKR, Intermediate Capital Group Locations: Preqin, U.S

Lewis Hamilton surprised Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff when he broke the news over breakfast that he was leaving the F1 team for Ferrari but there is “no grudge” between them, Wolff said Friday. Hamilton is leaving Mercedes at the end of the upcoming season to join Ferrari for 2025 in a move announced Thursday. Hamilton has raced for Mercedes since 2013 and won six of his seven titles with the team. Wolff said he has no concerns about involving Hamilton with Mercedes’ car development, even with Hamilton due to join a rival. In more recent times, Mercedes has also been a key supporter of Hamilton's efforts to improve diversity in F1.

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☆ Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari in shock move: Reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on November 26, 2023. Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is on the cusp of a surprise move from Mercedes to Ferrari for the 2025 season, according to multiple media reports. Hamilton first signed with Mercedes in 2013 and went on to win six of his seven world titles with the team between 2014 and 2020. If Hamilton were to leave Mercedes for Ferrari, it is reported he would likely replace Ferrari's Carlos Sainz given that his teammate, Charles Leclerc, recently signed a fresh contract extension. The start of the next Formula 1 season gets underway in Bahrain from Feb. 29.

Persons: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Hamilton, it's, Toto Wolff, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc Organizations: Abu, Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, United, United Arab Emirates, Ferrari, Sky Sports, BBC Sport, ESPN, CNBC, Mercedes, Hamilton Locations: Abu Dhabi, United Arab, Bahrain

"But we move on.”The Ravens head into the offseason lamenting an opportunity that got away. Baltimore didn't seem outclassed in its 17-10 loss to Kansas City, but the Ravens were way too mistake-prone after falling behind early. This season was the first time the city hosted the AFC championship game since 1971. The Ravens have a star quarterback in Lamar Jackson, a star linebacker in Roquan Smith and a star in Hamilton who just finished his second season. “They can say he’s the best quarterback ever one week, and then the next week, say whatever they want to say.

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☆ Two Amazon and Netflix alums have raised $1 million for their fintech startup that aims to disrupt entertainment and production financing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Conduiit, a fintech startup that promises to save entertainment companies time and money by centralizing their production finance operations, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. He saw how production companies were using a hodgepodge of services to manage day-to-day transactions, as well as managing individual productions in silos, resulting in lost time and wasted expense. ConduiitCharging on a SaaS model, Conduiit lets production companies access all their compliance, management, accounting, and payment tools from a single platform. "There are two Black founders in a world that doesn't have a lot of them," said Glover of Hamilton and Thurman. Only about 1% of venture funding in 2022 went to Black startup founders, according to Crunchbase data analyzed by TechCrunch .

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☆ Dreaming of a fresh start? These towns and cities will pay you as much as $15,000 to move there.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Places across the US offer cash, homes, and other perks to lure remote workers and other relocators. Insider rounded up the states, cities, and towns that will reward you to move there in some way. Lillian Griffith, a 25-year-old data engineer, moved from Alpharetta, Georgia, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in August 2022 to take advantage of the Tulsa Remote program, which granted her $10,000 simply for relocating to the Oklahoma city. "The Tulsa Remote program is not some elitist program that only accepts people who work in high-paying positions," Griffith previously told Business Insider. While some cities are doling out cash for remote workers, hoping their presence will boost the local economy, others are looking to attract new talent.

Persons: —, Lillian Griffith, Griffith, Cincinnati —, relocators, Jordan Pandy Organizations: Service, Tulsa, nab Locations: Alpharetta , Georgia, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Tulsa, , Ohio, Cincinnati, Lincoln , Kansas, Wichita, jpandy@businessinsider.com

☆ Team by team analysis of the Mexico City Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Team by team analysis of Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix, the 19th race of the 22-round Formula One season (teams listed in championship order):RED BULL (Max Verstappen 1, Sergio Perez retired)Verstappen lined up third and made a great getaway to take the lead into the first corner. Perez tried to pass Ferrari's Leclerc at the first corner, collided and retired from his home race. He has been second to Verstappen in Mexico for three years in a row now. Piastri let Norris past for seventh place on lap 56, getting a thank you from his team mate. Sargeant was retired on the last lap to avoid damaging the car's power unit due to a fuel pump issue.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Alain Prost, Perez, Ferrari's Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell 6, Hamilton, Russell, Norris, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Leclerc, Sainz, Aston Martin's Alonso, MCLAREN, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Piastri, AlphaTauri's Tsunoda, ASTON MARTIN, Lance, Fernando Alonso, Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Ocon, Hulkenberg, WILLIAMS, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Albon, Sargeant, Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda, Ricciardo, ALFA ROMEO, Zhou, Valtteri, Alfa, Bottas, HAAS, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Magnussen, Haas, Alan Baldwin, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Grand Prix, FERRARI, Ferrari, Bottas, McLaren, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Texas, London

☆ Formula One statistics for the Mexican Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Formula One F1 - United States Grand Prix - Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. - October 22, 2023 Red Bull's Sergio Perez in action during the race REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 25 (Reuters) - Formula One statistics for Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix at Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, round 19 of the 22-race season. CHAMPIONSHIPRed Bull and Verstappen have won both championships already, Verstappen his third and Red Bull their sixth. Red Bull have won 17 of 18 races, with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz winning in Singapore. Red Bull have also had a team record six one-two finishes in 2023. PODIUMSix teams and 11 drivers have made a podium appearance this season: Red Bull, Alpine, Aston Martin, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari.

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And when Robert Van Winkle, better known as Vanilla Ice, sang his 1990 hit “Ice Ice Baby,” flanked by 10-foot sparklers, he pulled the Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath onstage. This was Cameopalooza 2021, a company retreat celebrating the meteoric rise of Cameo, an app and website where regular people could buy personalized videos from minor celebrities for as little as $1. Three hundred Cameo employees danced, took videos and basked in their good fortune to be a part of the Cameo “Fameo” — the company’s nickname for its employees and community of celebrities. A former collegiate party promoter, he shared the lifestyle of Cameo’s celebrity talent, jet setting between parties, sporting events and luxury homes in Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Cameo had just raised $100 million on the audacious ambition to pioneer the “connection economy,” landing a $1 billion “unicorn” valuation just a few years into its existence.

Persons: Kenny G, Paula Abdul, Hamilton, Lance Bass, Robert Van Winkle, Ray, Mark McGrath, Jack Harlow, Steven Galanis, Cameo Organizations: Chicago, Hilton Locations: American, partied, Miami , Los Angeles, Chicago

The Oscars are enlisting a group of live television veterans to oversee its 96th show in March. Hamilton, meanwhile, has three Academy Award telecasts on his resume already, including the 82nd Oscars hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin and the 86th Oscars hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, in addition to 14 Super Bowl halftime shows and the London Olympics opening. The 96th Oscars are scheduled for Sunday, March 10, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “Having worked with Raj, Katy and Hamish on many special and memorable projects over the years, we have full confidence in their vision for the 96th Oscars,” Walt Disney Television executive Rob Mills said. Like many awards shows, the Oscars have suffered decreased ratings in recent years, and not just because of the pandemic editions.

Persons: Raj Kapoor, Katy Mullan, Hamish Hamilton, Kapoor, “ Adele, ”, Mullan, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Kramer, Janet Yang, “, Raj, Katy, Hamish, Rob Mills, ” Mills, Lisa Love, Raúl Àvila, they’ve, Jimmy Kimmel, Will Smith, Chris Rock Organizations: London, Super, London Olympics, ”, Academy, Hollywood, Dolby Theatre, ” Walt Disney Television, Union Locations: Hamilton, Los Angeles

☆ This is how JPMorgan's massive income ETF can again pull ahead of the stock market
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But as the stock market rally has sputtered, the $29 billion fund is showing promise once again. JEPI YTD mountain JEPI has underperformed the broader market this year but has proved stable in the recent market dip. The downside to the options strategy is that those trades, made through equity-linked notes, can be losers when markets rise. Reiner said that the fund's options income strategy involves selling call options, through equity-linked notes, that have a 30% chance of finishing in the money. JEPI is not the only active income strategy in the JPMorgan ETF lineup.

Persons: JEPI, Hamilton Reiner, that's, Santa Claus, Reiner Organizations: JPMorgan, CNBC, Adobe, Technologies, Honeywell, SEC, Nasdaq Locations: Santa

He jumped straight out of the cockpit and crossed the circuit, which is a breach of regulations. But given his role model status within the series, and the danger represented, governing body FIA feels this may not have been enough. Hamilton reached the inside edge of the Losail track shortly before Russell arrived at full speed having exited the pit lane. He is third in the F1 standings behind Red Bull drivers Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen, who clinched his third straight F1 title in Qatar. Alpine driver Esteban Ocon vomited inside his helmet as track temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).

Persons: Lewis Hamilton, Hamilton, Mercedes, George Russell, Russell, Lewis, Red Bull, Sergio Perez, Max Verstappen, Aston Martin, Lance, Logan Sargeant, Williams, Esteban Ocon vomited Organizations: Qatar, Prix, FIA, Hamilton, Red Locations: Saudi Arabia, Qatar

☆ In ‘The Hungry Season,’ Whole Worlds in a Grain of Rice
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Ellen Barry | More About Ellen Barry | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To keep rice seedlings from shriveling in the arid San Joaquin Valley, a farmer must flood them two or three times a week with water pumped up from deep below the surface of the earth. Then she must wage war against strangling weeds, cut each stalk individually and thresh it by hand. If rice is so cheap and plentiful, why bother? Over the next 20 years, as Lisa M. Hamilton recounts in “The Hungry Season,” Ia’s 10 rows of seedlings grow into a kingdom of nine acres. Her farm will become a refuge for older Hmong women who whisper and sing to one another as they harvest rice stalks by hand, working their way up parallel rows of grain.

Persons: Lisa M, Hamilton, ” Organizations: Hamilton, U.S . State Department Locations: Fresno, Calif, Laos, Thai, California, shriveling, San Joaquin Valley

☆ As Instacart goes public, it's no victory lap for founder Apoorva Mehta
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Mehta was replaced as CEO of Instacart in July 2021 following a messy dispute with some of the company's largest investors. Instacart Founder Apoorva Mehta in his 2003 yearbook photo from Westdale Secondary School. The app started gaining momentum and Mehta put out ads on Craigslist for shoppers to do the grocery runs for him. Whole Foods reportedly broke the news to Mehta and a fellow Instacart executive on an early morning call. In a sworn affidavit, Mehta denies that he misappropriated any trade secrets and says he's since cut ties with Singh.

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☆ Thanks to Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton, New Life for a 1988 Film
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Ben Kenigsberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In the pre-internet days, without the distributor, there wasn’t much way to check in on the film’s afterlife, she explained. They begin a relationship and, with some reluctance, she joins his band covering American hits. Although Kuzui wrote the screenplay with her friend Lynn Grossman, “Tokyo Pop” was made with a mostly Japanese crew — unusual at the time for any American director, let alone a woman. “Foreigners in Japan — they were not held to, and they still aren’t held to, exactly the same rules that Japanese people follow,” Kuzui said. If she was going to be successful as a director, she felt, it couldn’t be with that sort of advantage.

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☆ Sell Disney as falling Marvel popularity and lower TV ad revenue pressure stock, Atlantic Equities says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The firm downgraded Disney stock to underweight Tuesday and lowered its price target to $76 per share from $113. "Box office performance has also struggled with a clear decline from the 2019 Avengers: Endgame series climax," Hamilton said. To be sure, the most recent "Guardians of the Galaxy" film, released this year, hauled in more than $800 million at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo . Disney stock has slipped less than 1% from the start of the year, lagging the S & P 500's 18.6% gain. DIS YTD mountain Disney stock is down less than 1% in 2023.

Persons: Hamilton Faber, Hamilton, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Disney, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Guardians, Office Mojo, DIS

☆ A real-estate investor who owns 35 units has never bought a home with a traditional mortgage. She explains how she uses 0% APR credit cards to fund investment properties, and why it's not for everyone
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"I was using credit cards, commercial lines of credit, and hard money lenders." You can't just swipe your credit card to buy a house like you would a pair of shoes, by the way. With this strategy, "I use the credit cards to get started and then I use the bank refinance to continue," she explained. The average credit card interest rate was 20.92% in the first quarter of 2023. Now I'm going to go back to using 0% interest credit cards."

Persons: Ashley Hamilton, it's, Hamilton, wouldn't, they're, Hamilton doesn't, you've Locations: Detroit, Detroit , Michigan

☆ From paycheck-to-paycheck to financially independent: 3 strategies successful real-estate investors who started with nothing used to build wealth
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Real-estate investing, if done correctly, can yield life-changing wealth. However, he was able to point to rental income generated from his home, which increased his total annual earnings and improved his debt-to-income ratio. He earns six-figure profits from rental income each year and was able to walk away from his day job in July 2022. The other unit was already filled with a tenant, meaning he immediately started earning $1,600 a month in rental income, he said. Ashley Hamilton bought foreclosures in cash using her tax returns and then built 7 income streamsHamilton, 36, owns 35 units in Detroit, Michigan and is financially independent from her rental income.

Persons: Dion McNeeley, McNeeley, , Mike Newton, Newton, Mike Newton Newton, you've, Ashley Hamilton, Ashley Hamilton Hamilton, didn't, Hamilton didn't, Hamilton, She's, I've Locations: Detroit, Washington, Seattle, Gary , Indiana, Chicago, Hamilton, Detroit , Michigan, Detroit —

☆ Team by team analysis of the Canadian Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Russell brought out the safety car when he hit the wall on lap 12. Stroll started 16th after a three-place drop for impeding. Gasly pitted just before the safety car period, while Ocon came in during it from fourth place. The German pitted on lap 11 before the safety car was deployed and fell back due to tyre degradation. Magnussen started 13th on hard tyres and stayed out when the safety car was deployed.

Persons: Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Ayrton Senna, Red, Bull, Perez, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Hamilton, Russell, Fernando Alonso, ASTON MARTIN, Lance, Alonso, Valtteri, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Leclerc, Sainz, Ferrari, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Gasly, Ocon, MCLAREN, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Norris, ALFA ROMEO, Guanyu Zhou, Haas, Bottas, Zhou, HAAS, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Nyck de Vries, WILLIAMS, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Williams, Albon, Sargeant, Yuki Tsunoda, Vries, Alan Baldwin, Sonali Paul Organizations: Montreal's Circuit, Miami, FERRARI, Alfa, Thomson Locations: Canada, Hamilton, Tsunoda, London

☆ A former waitress who lived paycheck-to-paycheck bought her first home in Detroit for $6,300 using her tax return. She explains how she scaled up to 35 units and achieved financial independence before
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Ashley Hamilton was living paycheck-to-paycheck when she decided she wanted to buy real estate. In 2009, she used her $7,000 tax return to purchase a $6,300 foreclosure in Detroit. Since, she's scaled up to 35 units and is financially independent thanks to rental income. Hamilton didn't have the cash at the time, but was anticipating a big tax return later that year. Hamilton, 36, owns 35 units in Detroit, Michigan and is financially independent from her rental income.

Persons: Ashley Hamilton, Hamilton, didn't, you'd, Hamilton didn't, I'm, she's, you've, they've Organizations: Detroit, MLS, Bank of America Locations: Detroit, Detroit , Michigan, Zillow

☆ Orcas threw a yacht around 'like a rag doll' and ripped off both rudders, the latest example of a killer-whale attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A pod of orcas attacked a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, ripping off both of its rudders. The sailor said it felt as though the orcas were throwing the yacht around "like a rag doll." There have been 20 incidents of orca attacks in the Strait of Gibraltar in the past month alone. He also said the killer whales moved in a way that seemed "choreographed, almost, like synchronized swimming," according to the radio broadcast. Insider's Isobel Van Hagen previously reported on an incident last month in which a pod of orcas rammed a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar.

Persons: —, Iain Hamilton, Hamilton, Isobel Van Hagen, April Boyes Organizations: Service, orcas, British Overseas, BBC Radio, Radio Locations: Strait, Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory, Spain's, Spain, Portugal, Morocco

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