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☆ NBCUniversal launches initiative to bring resources to Black, Latino and Indigenous journalism students
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Sakshi Venkatraman | Sakshi Venkatraman Writes For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

In a push to bring journalism education to underrepresented groups, NBCUniversal is partnering with 17 historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and colleges with significant Latino, Asian, Black, Indigenous and tribal populations with NBCU Academy. NBCUniversal is dedicating $6.5 million to the initiative, including scholarships this year worth $250,000. Strong said she is passionate about bringing journalism to underrepresented groups and helping them have control of their narrative. Throughout her journalism education, University of North Texas senior Maryory Morales, 26, has been focused on covering immigration and students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. He said the NBCUniversal program will not only help empower strong local journalists but also broaden opportunities for students looking to go into national news reporting.

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☆ Yes, the PS4 is forward compatible with the PS5 — here's all the PS4 games and accessories that work on PS5
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Ron Lyons | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

The PS4 is a forward compatible system, meaning most of its games and a selection of other accessories are playable on the PS5. All PS4 games released from this point on are guaranteed to be forward compatible with the PS5. Because the PS5 is largely backward compatible, this means that many elements of the PS4 experience are also forward compatible. In this case, many PS4 games are forward compatible, meaning they can run on a PS5. For compatible PS VR games played on PS5, the PS Move Motion Controllers and the PlayStation VR Aim Controller.

Persons: Ray, Robinson, Jaap Arriens, it's, Miles Morales, Neil Godwin Organizations: Business, PlayStation, Sony, Getty, Sony PlayStation, T3, Wireless, VR, Tech

☆ Here are all the US presidents who have been impeached
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Grace Panetta | Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +10 min

Only three US presidents have faced impeachment before him — Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998 were both impeached, while Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached in 1974. The House impeached Trump on two articles on December 18, 2019. Three other presidents have faced impeachment proceedings, but only two have been successfully impeached. On December 19, 1998, the House impeached Clinton for two of the articles — perjury and obstructing justice. Despite being impeached, Clinton refused to step down.

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ET Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Ambulance Crews Struggle to Keep Up With Virus Surge Chicago teachers are balking at the city’s public classrooms plan to reopen on Monday. The county has had staffing problems for years, he said, a complication aggravated when employees contract the virus and must isolate. In Arizona, which has a higher rate of new cases per capita than any other state, according to a New York Times database, E.M.S. The nation’s most populous county has urged ambulance crews not to take people they cannot resuscitate to hospitals. Credit... Sarah Blesener for The New York Times When the City of San Antonio’s Covid-19 vaccination registration site went live at 9 a.m. on Saturday, the 9,000 available slots filled up in six minutes.

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ET Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Records Its Deadliest Day, With a Toll of Nearly 4,000 Deaths recorded in the country on Wednesday set a new single-day record, while some states also reported single-day case records. In just two weeks in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, more than 240,000 coronavirus cases have been identified. Over the past week, the state has averaged more than 8,000 cases a day, more than double the summer peak. Some health officials urged flexibility in distributing the vaccines. Health officials say that in the short term, at least, the vaccine campaign cannot compete with the soaring infection rates of more than 8,000 new cases a day.

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Since then, it's become clear this isn't just a paranoid quirk specific to overthinkers working multiple jobs, like me. A new year brings new pledges to improve our work-life balance amid chipper reminders not to make work your whole life. might sound fine in theory, but not if losing a shift means not being able to pay your rent; "work isn't everything!" "Unfortunately, there are many workers (essential workers, workers in blue-collar jobs, minimum-wage employees, gig workers) for whom the idea of work-life balance is utopic," González-Morales said. That long-shot reach for security is tethered to this anxiety — and the answer isn't to remind workers to take breaks that can feel impossible.

Persons: I'm, It's, it's, Malli, I've, Orli, we're, we'll, Gloria González, Morales, González Organizations: Brookfield Institute for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Economic Policy Institute, Claremont Graduate University Locations: U.S, North America, Brookfield

☆ Recall Is Issued for Sportmix Pet Food After 28 Dogs Die
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( Christina Morales | ) www.nytimes.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +1 min

A pet food company is recalling several types of its Sportmix-brand dry foods for dogs and cats after 28 dogs died and eight others fell ill, possibly from ingesting fatal levels of a toxin that is produced by mold. The company, Midwestern Pet Foods Inc. of Evansville, Ind., announced the voluntary recall on Wednesday of some of its Sportmix products distributed nationally online and in retail stores after tests showed that levels of the toxin, aflatoxin, exceeded acceptable limits. Aflatoxin is produced by the mold Aspergillus flavus, which can grow on corn and grains that are used as ingredients in pet food, the F.D.A. At high levels, the toxin can cause pets to become ill or die, or cause liver damage without symptoms, the department said. “If a pet’s food contains aflatoxin, the toxin could accumulate in the pet’s system as they continue to eat the same food.”

Persons: ” Organizations: Midwestern Pet Foods Inc Locations: Evansville, Ind

☆ Philippines troops, ministers get COVID-19 vaccine before approval
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-28 | by ( Karen Lema | Neil Jerome Morales | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

MANILA (Reuters) - Some Philippine soldiers and cabinet ministers have already received COVID-19 vaccine injections, officials said on Monday, despite an absence of regulatory approval that the country’s health ministry said was vital to ensure safety. FILE PHOTO: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte reviews military cadets during change of command ceremonies of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, metro Manila, Philippines October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dondi TawataoInterior minister, Eduardo Ano, said some cabinet members have already received COVID-19 vaccines and army chief, Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana, said some troops had been vaccinated but the number was not large. Food and Drug Administration head Rolando Enrique Domingo said Philippine regulators have yet to approve any COVID-19 vaccine, making any importation, distribution and sale of one illegal. He said “many”, without identifying who, in the Philippines had received a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm).

Persons: Rodrigo Duterte, Camp, Eduardo Ano, General Cirilito Sobejana, Rolando Enrique Domingo, Domingo, Johnson, Johnson’s Janssen, Clover’s, Maria Rosario Vergeire, Edgard Arevalo, Arevalo, Duterte, Harry Roque, “, Sinopharm, Sobejana, ” Organizations: Armed Forces, Camp Aguinaldo, REUTERS, Drug Administration, CNN, Pfizer, Health, China National Pharmaceutical Group Locations: MANILA, Philippine, Philippines, AFP, Quezon City, Manila, CNN Philippines, Gamaleya

☆ In a Pandemic Fairy Tale, a Garden Leads to a Magical Friendship
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-24 | by ( Christina Morales | ) www.nytimes.com + 1.00 time to read: +1 min

Ms. Pauls helped with punctuation and turning her text into pages. “She’d never seen me, but this relationship we have is definitely love,” Ms. Kenney said about Eliana. Ms. Pauls let Ms. Kenney know in mid-November that they had closed on a house in south Los Angeles and would be moving from the West Side, leaving the neighbors to tend to the fairy garden. Ms. Pauls asked Ms. Kenney to help support Eliana, who was having difficulty coping with the move. Ms. Kenney told Eliana in a letter that she would also move — out of the garden to a bigger tree for Sapphire and her growing cat.

Persons: Kenney, Eliana, “, Ms, Pauls, Sapphire, “ She’d, ” Ms, “ She’s Organizations: Sapphire, Ms Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Costa Rican hybrid sailboat aims to reduce shipping industry's carbon footprint
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-19 | by ( Alvaro Murillo | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.50 time to read: +2 min

PUNTA MORALES, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Some 200 workers from 27 nations are building a hybrid sailboat on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica designed to carry 350 tons of goods, hoping to demonstrate that in the 21st century it is possible to transport cargo without polluting the environment. The vessel is being built in Punta Morales, a poor fishing community 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of Costa Rica’s capital, San Jose. Doggett, a professional ship captain, founded the company with her partner Lynx Guimond, an adventurer and cabinetmaker. The Canadian couple along with a Costa Rican partner intend to finish the prototype in 2021. The Ceiba is named after the sacred tree of the Central American native peoples.

Persons: PUNTA, Ingrid, Danielle Doggett, Doggett, Lynx, ”, John Porras, sanders Organizations: PUNTA MORALES, Reuters, Sailcargo Inc, Central American Locations: Costa Rica, Aland, Ceiba, Punta Morales, Costa Rica’s, San Jose, Canadian, Costa Rican, Canada, Ecuador, Hawaii, Sailcargo

ET Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Seeks Tens of Millions More Vaccine Doses From Pfizer The Trump administration is working on a deal that would enable the company to make additional shots for Americans early next year. The U.S. and Pfizer are negotiating a deal for more vaccine doses next year. Hospital staff at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center receiving the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday. The Pfizer vaccine is one of only two so far that have been proved to work. And children — including those from military families — who rely on free or reduced meals at school no longer are receiving them.

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☆ In a Hard Year, Families Find Joy in Real Christmas Trees
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-15 | by ( Christina Morales | Judith Levitt | ) www.nytimes.com + 1.00 time to read: 1 min

When Allison Protsko was a child, the arrival of the Christmas season meant driving with her family to pick out a Christmas tree, cutting it down themselves and dragging it home. This year, about a decade since Ms. Protsko, 34, last brought a real Christmas tree into her home, she decided to go with her children and her boyfriend, Joseph Storminger, to Bell’s Christmas Trees in Accord, N.Y., reviving a cherished family tradition. “Just the smell from the tree brings back that Christmas feeling and the memories from childhood,” Ms. Protsko said.

Persons: Allison Protsko, Protsko, Joseph Storminger, “, ” Ms Organizations: N.Y Locations: Accord

☆ Sony's PlayStation 5 remains hard to find, but Best Buy is adding more stock today — here are the latest details on how to buy the next-gen console
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-15 | by ( Kevin Webb | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

Stock has been consistently sold out at most online retailers, but additional inventory has been available at select stores. Best Buy plans to make more PS5 consoles available today, December 15, though the exact times aren't clear just yet. Sony Playstation 5 (All-Digital) More inventory for the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition is expected to be available through online retailers on November 12. Other retailers have been making PlayStation 5 consoles available online as stock becomes available, though the dates and times aren't announced very far in advance. PlayStation 5 units continue to pop up at Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and other major retailers when available.

Persons: aren't, it's, Miles Morales, Kevin Webb Organizations: PlayStation, Sony, GameStop, South Korea —, Microsoft, Target, Walmart Locations: North America, Japan, Mexico, Austrailia , New Zealand, South

☆ Man Is Arrested in Stabbing at D.C. Election Protest
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-13 | by ( Christina Morales | ) www.nytimes.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +1 min

Blue, said some of the Trump supporters shouted and pointed at a Black man in dark clothes who was alone and against a wall. At least three of the Trump supporters offered to let the man leave and implored the others to let him go in peace. At that point, the man pulled out a knife and began slashing with it as more demonstrators piled onto him. The man broke free twice, but was then grabbed and beaten again, the photographer said. Mr. Blue said that the man’s face was swollen and bloodied when police officers picked him up.

Persons: Trump, Victor J, Blue Organizations: Washington, D.C, Harry’s, Washington Post, The New York Times, Mr, Trump, The New York, Police Locations: Harry’s

☆ Venezuela's Maduro claims sweep of boycotted election
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-07 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

“We have recovered the National Assembly with the majority vote of the Venezuelan people,” Maduro said in a televised address. “It’s a great victory without a doubt for democracy.”Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela and allied parties captured 67% of seats in the National Assembly in Sunday's election, said Indira Alfonzo, president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council. The National Assembly has been led by U.S.-backed politician Juan Guaidó, who has pressed to oust Maduro for nearly two years and end Venezuela’s deepening crisis. Despite Venezuela’s political turmoil, voting took place with no apparent problems in Caracas, where polling places were operated by civilian militia members and armed soldiers alongside election workers. “I don’t feel like wasting my time, giving these people the opportunity, so I simply don’t vote,” she said.

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☆ Venezuela’s Maduro claims sweep of boycotted election
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro greets delegates after addressing the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. "We have recovered the National Assembly with the majority vote of the Venezuelan people," Maduro said in a televised address. Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela and allied parties captured 67% of seats in the National Assembly in Sunday's election, said Indira Alfonzo, president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council. The National Assembly has been led by U.S.-backed politician Juan Guaidó, who has pressed to oust Maduro for nearly two years and end Venezuela's deepening crisis. Despite Venezuela's political turmoil, voting took place with no apparent problems in Caracas, where polling places were operated by civilian militia members and armed soldiers alongside election workers.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Nicolás, Trump, Maduro, Indira Alfonzo, Juan Guaidó, who's, Guaidó's, —, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Guaidó, Karol Teran, We're, Hugo Chávez, Mike Pompeo, Evo Morales, Rafael Correa, Luisa Fermin, Fermin Organizations: United Nations General Assembly, National Assembly, United Socialist Party of, Electoral Council, U.S, Assembly, Caracas, Monetary Fund, Washington, U.S . Justice, Twitter, European Union Locations: U.N, New York, U.S, United Socialist Party of Venezuela, Sunday's, Washington, Canada, Caracas, Syria, Venezuela's, bolivar, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chacao

ET Covid-19 Live Updates: 2 Huge Regions in California Are Forced to Shut Down A once-infamous waste site in New Jersey will become a Covid memorial. Credit... Dave Sanders for The New York Times Before this year, Wesley Yang had never celebrated with a real Christmas tree. In Michigan, farmers have seen as much as a 50 percent increase, said Amy Start, the executive director of the Michigan Christmas Tree Association. Three-quarters of the respondents considered real Christmas trees to be an experience, rather than a product. In March, the first clinical trials of coronavirus vaccines in humans were launched by Moderna in the United States and Sinovac in China.

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ET Covid-19 Live Updates: Officials Fear Thanksgiving Travelers Could Drive Virus Surge Federal officials have urged Americans returning from Thanksgiving travel to cut down on unnecessary activity, and cautioned that they should assume they are carrying the virus. “Assume that you were exposed”: Officials warn of fallout from Thanksgiving travel. Advocacy groups estimate that there were roughly 50,000 delivery workers before the pandemic — a number they say has grown exponentially. The students, the first group of international students allowed in since March, arrived at Darwin International Airport in the Northern Territory from Singapore. According to research from Victoria University, the loss of international students is also affecting the makeup of Australia’s cities.

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☆ Maradona, football legend, was a champion of Latin America's left
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Sarah Marsh | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

HAVANA (Reuters) - Argentina football legend Diego Maradona said his hero, late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro - whom he considered a “second father” and whose face he had tattooed on his leg - once urged him to go into politics. “Everything Fidel does, everything Chavez does for me is the best (that can be done),” Maradona said on Chavez’s weekly television show in 2007. Tedeschi recalls the time Maradona knocked on his door and proposed a spontaneous visit to Castro. “They would always talk about politics - Diego was really interested in politics,” said Tedeschi, adding that Castro would also pay spontaneous visits to his Havana home. The terrorist mafia of Miami!”As such, Maradona was also a propaganda tool for Latin America’s leftist leaders, said Tedeschi.

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☆ College students say raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would be a game changer
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

Schubert believes a $15 minimum wage should be implemented in Ohio. "We're the ones that take a lot of these minimum wage jobs, especially in our own communities," Pugliese said. "I live in a college town and the minimum wage jobs here are taken by college students." She hopes that the movement for a $15 minimum wage will also help students pursuing internships to set themselves up for success after graduation. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, interns who qualify as paid employees are entitled to earning the minimum wage.

Persons: Hannah Miao, Cindy Perman, Sade Andrews, Andrews, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, doesn't, Nina Schubert, Nina Schubert Nina Schubert, she's, Schubert, Samantha Morales, Samantha Morales Samantha Morales, Morales, Christina Pugliese, Pugliese, Sydney Harper, Harper Organizations: CNBC, Duke University, Gardens, Hillsborough Community College, U.S . House, Georgetown University, Urban Institute, Kent State University, Aerie, Duke, Miami, University of Florida, UF College Democrats, Fair Labor, Vanderbilt University Locations: Tampa, McDonald's, Invest, Florida, U.S, Ohio, Miami

☆ Diego Armando Maradona: The tormented genius who became one of football's greatest players
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Matias Grez | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

That second goal was later voted FIFA's "World Cup Goal of the Century." Maradona was unquestionably a household name before the 1986 World Cup, but after leading Argentina to the title he became a bonafide global superstar. His mistress Cristiana Sinagra was back in Italy, heavily pregnant with Diego Armando Maradona Sinagra. Fans of SSC Napoli wave a flag depicting former Argentine forward Diego Armando Maradona. Diego Maradona directs his Gimnasia team from a pitch side throne.

Persons: Maradona, Diego Armando Maradona, Peter Shilton, Maradona's, Terry Butcher, Shilton, Victor Hugo Morales, Asif Kapadia's, Cristiana Sinagra, Diego Armando Maradona Sinagra, Diego Maradona Organizations: CNN, England, Soccer, Napoli, Camorra, Boca Juniors, Italian Cup, UEFA Cup, Gimnasia, Argentine, United, United Arab Emirates, Dorados, Maradona, Esgrima, Esgrima de La Locations: Villa, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Argentine, Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Naples, Barcelona, Paolo, Spain, United Arab, Newell's, Esgrima de, Esgrima de La Plata, El Diego

☆ The Most Human of Immortals
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

Instead, they would prevent him from achieving all that he might have done and, eventually, shorten his career. But if the flaws diminished what Maradona was, they burnished what he represented to those who watched him, those who adored him. Maradona was the platonic ideal of a pibe, all virtuoso skill and impetuous cunning. He was a pibe when Barcelona made him the most expensive player on the planet and when he took Napoli to not one, but two Serie A titles. He was a pibe even as he conquered the world.

Persons: Maradona, Borocotó, El Gráfico, —, Peter Shilton, Victor Hugo Morales, Napoli Organizations: England, Belgian Locations: Argentine, potrero, England, Argentina, Barcelona

☆ 2 Dead in Shooting at Nebraska Sonic Drive-In
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-22 | by ( Christina Morales | ) www.nytimes.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: 1 min

Two people were killed and two others injured in a shooting on Saturday night at a Nebraska Sonic Drive-In, the authorities said. Officers from the Bellevue Police Department were called to the restaurant at approximately 9:23 p.m. about a possible bomb inside of a moving truck in the parking lot, the police said. The bomb squad was dispatched, Lt. Andy Jashinske of the Bellevue Police Department said at a news conference. He said there was a truck “and maybe some fireworks or some type of device in it” at the restaurant’s parking lot. “We are still trying to figure this out,” he said.

Persons: Andy Jashinske, ” Organizations: Bellevue Police Department, Bellevue Police Locations: Nebraska, Bellevue

☆ Nvidia, AMD and Intel are leading an unprecedented $100 billion wave of acquisitions as the cloud and AI change the chip market: 'The biggest year for consolidation ever;
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-21 | by ( Benjamin Pimentel | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

The big chip M&A deals over the past seven months include:In April, Nvidia acquired networking chip and equipment maker Mellanox for $7 billion. But Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday affirmed that the acquisition would transform Nvidia into an even more dominant player in a growing chip market. Nvidia is now worth more than $332 billion, outpacing Intel which has a market cap of $186 billion and AMD, which is worth $102 billion. Intel has struggled with production missteps and stiffer competition from AMD in the data center chip market. Got a tip about Nvidia, Intel, AMD or another tech company?

Persons: Mario Morales, Charles Wuischpard, Bernstein, Stacy Rasgon, Maxim, Marvell, Gerard Williams, Morales, Nvidia's, Jensen Huang, Michelle Johnston, Johnston Organizations: Nvidia, AMD, Intel, Xilinx, Devices, Apple, ARM, Mellanox, ATI, Philadelphia Semiconductor, Altera, Habana, Twitter Locations: Softbank, China, gobbling

☆ Justice Department Sues Jeffrey Lowe of ‘Tiger King’ Over Treatment of Animals
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-20 | by ( Christina Morales | ) www.nytimes.com sentiment -0.98 time to read: +1 min

Jeffrey Lowe, the man who took over the animal park at the center of the popular Netflix documentary “Tiger King,” was accused on Thursday of violating the Endangered Species Act and Animal Welfare Act, prosecutors said. On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that it had filed a 110-page civil complaint against Mr. Lowe and his wife, Lauren Lowe and the park, the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Okla. The complaint accuses the couple of violating the Endangered Species Act and the Animal Welfare Act by exhibiting animals without a license and jeopardizing the health of their animals. The complaint asked the court to require the couple to relinquish some of their animals to the government. Mr. Lowe’s lawyer, James M. Wirth, said in a statement that the couple were “consistently caring and kind stewards of animals in their care,” and that the government had constructed a “fictional interpretation” of the Animal Welfare Act.

Persons: Jeffrey Lowe, ”, Lowe, Lauren Lowe, Lowe’s, James M, Wirth Organizations: Netflix, Animal Welfare, Department of Justice, Animal Locations: Wynnewood

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