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☆ ICE draft plan would release thousands of immigrants in order to cover budget shortfall
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted contingency plans to cut detention capacity and release thousands of immigrants as a result, according to a source familiar with the plan. The draft plan comes as ICE faces a dire budget shortfall amid stalled congressional action on the White House supplemental request. President Joe Biden has repeatedly implored Congress to give him more resources to deal with the situation at the US-Mexico border, assigning blame on Republicans for not doing more. Over recent years, ICE has assisted Customs and Border Protection in its border mission as that agency is also overwhelmed. Homeland Security officials have attributed the decline to ongoing high-level talks between the US and Mexico, which has doubled down on enforcement, but caution that encounters historically drop in January before ticking up again.

Persons: Joe Biden, Mayorkas, ” Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller Organizations: Washington CNN — Immigration, Enforcement, ICE, White, Department of Homeland Security, GOP, impeaching, DHS –, The Washington Post, Administration, Homeland Security, CBP, Protection, Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration, US Border Patrol, DHS Locations: Mexico, Congress, Venezuela

☆ Illegal Border Crossings Plummeted in January
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Hamed Aleaziz | Miriam Jordan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The number of people crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico has dropped by 50 percent in the past month, authorities said on Tuesday, as President Biden comes under growing pressure from both parties over security at the border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it had encountered migrants between ports of entry 124,220 times in January, down from more than 249,000 the previous month. The figures do not change the fact that the number of people crossing into the United States has reached record levels during the Biden administration, and crossings typically dip in January. Immigration trends are affected by weather patterns and other issues, making it difficult to draw conclusions from monthly numbers. But the drop in crossings was a glimmer of good news for the Biden administration as House Republicans impeached Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, on Tuesday on charges of willfully refusing to enforce border laws.

Persons: Biden, Alejandro N Organizations: U.S . Customs, Protection Locations: United States, Mexico, U.S

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico fell by half in January from record highs in December to the third lowest month of Joe Biden's presidency, authorities said Tuesday. Border Patrol arrests totaled 124,220 in January, down 50% from 249,735 in December, the highest monthly tally on record. Tucson, Arizona, was again the busiest sector for illegal crossings with 50,565 arrests, down 37% from December, followed by San Diego. Greg Abbott's border enforcement efforts, plummeted 76% from December to 16,712, the lowest since December 2021. The only months of Biden's presidency with fewer border arrests were in June 2023, after pandemic-related asylum restrictions lifted, and February 2021, his first full month in office.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, ” Miller, Greg Abbott's, Mayorkas Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, House Republicans, U.S . Homeland, U.S, U.S . Customs, Protection, Border Patrol, Texas Gov, Associated Press, didn’t Locations: U.S, Mexico, Panama, Darien, United States, Haiti, China, Ecuador, Colombia, Tucson , Arizona, San Diego, Del Rio, Eagle, Texas, Rio Grande Valley

BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa — mummified monkeys. The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish, but an inspection at Boston Logan Airport revealed dead and dehydrated bodies of four monkeys, agents said. Raw or minimally processed meat from wild animals, sometimes referred to as “bushmeat,” is banned in the U.S. because of the threat of disease. "The potential dangers posed by bringing bushmeat into the United States are real. Bushmeat can carry germs that can cause illness, including the Ebola virus,” said Julio Caravia, local port director for Customs and Border Protection.

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☆ Factbox-Biden Administration, Texas Battling Over Border Policies on Multiple Fronts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

Those cases could ultimately determine how much power, if any, states possess to police international borders when they disagree with federal immigration policies. The Biden administration has sued to strike down the law, claiming it interferes with the federal government's exclusive powers to police the border and enforce immigration laws. In defending the law, Texas will have to contend with a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down key provisions of an Arizona immigration law. Texas in its lawsuit claims that by destroying the wire, federal agents are violating the state's property rights. Days after four migrants drowned in the river last July, the state installed the string of buoys, prompting a lawsuit by the Biden administration.

Persons: Daniel Wiessner, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Abbott, Biden, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Republican Texas, Democrat, Supreme, Biden, U.S . Customs, Border, . Border Patrol, U.S, Circuit Locations: Mexico, Texas, U.S, Arizona, Rio Grande, Eagle, , Texas, Mexico . Texas, New Orleans, Rio, Albany , New York

☆ Opinion | This Immigration Bill Was Never Going to Fix the Border
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Sunday, lawmakers in Washington released the first major bipartisan bill to reform immigration policy in a decade. The nation already spends more money on border policing than at any other point in its history. In the last two decades, Customs and Border Protection’s budget has almost tripled and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s budget has doubled. Today, the Department of Homeland Security pays for over 19,000 Border Patrol agents, a similar number of ICE officers and expensive contracts with private companies that quickly sift through enormous amounts of data. The bill, which President Biden supports, would set aside nearly $4 billion for Customs and Border Protection, the Homeland Security division that includes Border Patrol, to prepare for a “migration surge” by hiring new staff members, reimbursing the Defense Department for its help and paying for Border Patrol agents’ overtime.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Biden Organizations: Border, Customs, Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Homeland Security, Defense Department Locations: Washington, United States

☆ U.S. Mends Fences With El Salvador's Bukele as China Lurks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

Now, more than ever, the U.S. needs Central American nations like El Salvador to curb migration to the southern border. In October, the State Department's top Latin America diplomat, Brian Nichols, visited El Salvador and posed for photos with Bukele. WAITING IN THE WINGSAt the same time, there are growing ties between China and El Salvador. Although of limited commercial importance in itself, El Salvador offers China a foothold in Central America, and in 2017 broke relations with Taiwan in favor of China. "El Salvador wants to do trade with everyone," Bukele said during his victory speech on Sunday night.

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The officials displayed a table piled high with knockoff sports memorabilia including jerseys, T-shirts, caps, beanies and a sparkling silver replica of the Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy. Commercial air operations at nearby Harry Reid Airport are not expected to be affected. Ralph Lepore, an airport administrator with the Clark County Department of Aviation, focused on efforts to stem human trafficking, which he said was neither new nor exclusive to big events. “It’s extremely important.”Burke noted that TSA officers were trained to spot human trafficking and that extra agents will be added to handle record post-game crowds expected to top more than 100,000 passengers a day early next week at Harry Reid airport. She promised that every lane of every airport security checkpoint will be open nonstop for 48 hours after the Super Bowl ends.

Persons: Administration —, Ozzie —, Harry Reid, Vince Lombardi, ”, Cheryl Davies, Christopher Miller, Aaron Ford, Karen Burke, Davies, Ralph Lepore, “, ” Burke Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Super, NFL, Homeland Security, Customs, Border Protection, Transportation, Administration, Harry, Harry Reid International Airport, . Customs, Homeland Security Investigations, Allegiant, Federal Aviation Administration, TSA, Blackhawk, Clark County Department of Aviation Locations: Las Vegas, United States, Nevada, TSA Nevada

☆ Chinese migrants are flocking to the southern border, and some have Chinese TikTok guides on how to enter the US: CBS
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chinese migrants hoping to get into the US are turning to an unlikely guide — the Chinese version of Tiktok. There has been a surge in the number of Chinese migrants crossing the US border in recent years. AdvertisementSome Chinese migrants attempting to cross the US southern border are getting a little help from Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, according to a report from CBS' "60 Minutes." Chinese migrants who spoke to 60 Minutes said they learned about the gap via the video application Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. Chinese migrants hoping to start a new life in the US have to trek through multiple countries before they arrive stateside.

Persons: —, It's, Manuel Monterrosa Organizations: Migrants, Service, CBS, CNN, US Customs, Reuters, New York Times, Business Insider Locations: Douyin, San Diego, crisscross, Turkey, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Southwest, Texas, China, Venezuela, India

☆ Fact check: Trump makes false claims about Iraq, Iran and Nikki Haley in new Fox interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Remember I used to say: ‘Don’t do it, but if you do it, keep the oil.’”Facts First: Trump’s claim that he said “Don’t do it” is false; the claim was debunked eight years ago. In reality, Trump did not publicly express opposition to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq before it occurred. In his 2000 book, “The America We Deserve,” Trump argued a military strike on Iraq might be necessary; when radio host Howard Stern asked Trump in September 2002 whether he is “for invading Iraq,” Trump responded, “Yeah, I guess so. Trump claimed on Fox, as he has before, that Iran “called me” to let him know of its plan to deliberately miss. Trump has provided no substantiation for the claim that Iran called him to telegraph the strike and offer reassurance.

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☆ DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pens scorching letter ahead of House Republicans' impeachment hearing: 'Your false accusations do not rattle me'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas penned a blistering rebuttal on Tuesday morning hours ahead of House Republicans' expected vote that moves the party one step closer to impeaching the first Cabinet secretary in almost 150 years. Green's committee will meet Tuesday morning to consider two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas in response to Republicans' aversion to the Biden administration's immigration policies. Republicans control the committee and are expected to approve the articles, setting up a full House vote. Even some House Republicans have expressed reservations over the party's case against Mayorkas. House Republicans are aghast over the current situation on the U.S. southern border.

Persons: —, Alejandro Mayorkas, Mayorkas, Mark Green, Mike Johnson, Joe Biden's Organizations: Service, House Republicans, Business, Republican, House Homeland Security, Biden, Republicans, Punchbowl News, House Democrats, Russia, Democratic, White House, Customs, Border Protection Locations: Ukraine, U.S

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they vowed to swiftly push forward with election-year efforts to oust the Cabinet member over what they call his failure to manage the U.S.-Mexico border. Ever since taking control of the House in 2023, Republicans have pushed to impeach Mayorkas. The Republican-controlled House Homeland Security Committee is set to vote Tuesday on the articles of impeachment, aiming to send them to the full House for consideration. Democrats say Republicans have held a sham of an impeachment process against Mayorkas and lack the constitutional grounds to impeach the secretary. They have argued that Mayorkas is doing the best he can to manage border security but with a system that hasn’t been updated in decades and is chronically underfunded.

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☆ House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security's Mayorkas over the border
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they vowed to swiftly push forward with efforts to oust the Cabinet member over what they call his failure to manage the U.S.-Mexico border. Ever since taking control of the House in 2023, Republicans have pushed to impeach Mayorkas. The Republican-controlled House Homeland Security Committee is set to vote Tuesday on the articles of impeachment, aiming to send them to the full House for consideration. Democrats say Republicans have held a sham of an impeachment process against Mayorkas and lack the constitutional grounds to impeach the secretary. They have argued that Mayorkas is doing the best he can to manage border security but with a system that hasn't been updated in decades and is chronically underfunded.

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☆ Opinion: The real terrorism threat in America isn’t coming from the border
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CLOSE THE BORDER!”Peter Bergen CNNTrump is already in general election mode and he knows that the southern border is a weak spot for President Joe Biden. Strangely, we aren’t hearing stories of terror attacks across the US by people who infiltrated the southern border. Yet no one is calling to build a wall across the Canadian border because of concerns that terrorists are pouring in across America’s northern border. The scaremongering about terrorists pouring across the southern border also misstates where the terrorist threat in the US largely emanates from. When it comes to acts of terrorism, it might behoove Trump to take a careful look in the mirror instead of misdirecting attention to the southern border.

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☆ Russian man who flew from Denmark to LAX without a ticket or passport is found guilty of being a stowaway
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Tina Burnside | Paradise Afshar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A Russian man who flew from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Los Angeles International Airport without a ticket, passport or visa has been found guilty of being a stowaway on an aircraft, authorities said Friday. The case unfolded last November after Ochigava arrived at LAX on a Scandinavian Airlines flight, according to the attorney’s office. Ochigava – who held both Russian and Israeli passports – was arraigned on December 5 and pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to the attorney’s office. The following day, Ochigava passed through the boarding gate undetected and stowed away aboard the Scandinavian Airlines flight to Los Angeles, the release stated. Scandinavian Airlines flight crew members said most of them noticed Ochigava “because he wandered around the plane and kept changing his seat.

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And it certainly wouldn’t be the first time states have lent a hand to Abbott to help border security efforts. Kevin Stitt also sent National Guard troops to the border last year – about 50 of them each – to, at least symbolically, bolster Abbott’s efforts. “[Abbott] is exactly right to invoke Texas’ constitutional authority to defend itself,” she said in a statement. “It's unfortunate that there is a governor in Texas, Governor Abbott, who has politicized this issue of what's happening on the border. “Governor Greg Abbott is using the Texas National Guard to obstruct and create chaos at the border,” Rep. Joaquin Castro, Texas Democrat, said in a statement.

Persons: Gregg Abbott, Biden, Abbott, ” Abbott, ”, “, Bertrall Ross, James Madison, Trump, –, ” Trump, Ron DeSantis, ” DeSantis, Kristi Noem, Kevin Stitt, Mike Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Karine Jean, Pierre, Governor Abbott, ” Jean, we’ve, he's, – Jean, Greg Abbott, Joaquin Castro, Abott Organizations: Texas Gov, White, University of Virginia, Karsh Center for Law and Democracy, U.S ., Appeals, Circuit, Border Patrol, Texas National Guard, National Guard, Florida Gov, U.S, South Dakota Gov, Oklahoma Gov, Biden Administration, Republican, Homeland, Mayorkas, White House, CNN, Republicans, Democrats, ”, Texas Democrat Locations: U.S, Mexico, Texas, United States, “ Texas, Florida, Alabama , Arkansas, Georgia , Idaho , Iowa, Louisiana , Montana , Nebraska, North Dakota , Oklahoma, South Carolina , Tennessee , Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, ”

☆ Emergency declared in San Diego as wettest January day on record brings widespread flooding
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Dennis Romero | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Damage is shown after a heavy rain storm causes a small river to overflow into a neighborhood in San Diego, California, U.S. January 22, 2024. SAN DIEGO — Winter storms for relatively dry San Diego are hit-or-miss, but mostly miss, so the wallop of a Pacific front Monday stunned California's second-largest city even as it was expecting rain. It was the wettest January day on record in San Diego, the National Weather Service said. Residents in the Southcrest neighborhood just southeast of downtown had to be rescued by firefighters as standing water quickly surrounded their apartment complex, according to authorities and coverage from NBC San Diego. "At least in the short term, it doesn't look like there's a whole lot on the horizon for Southern California," Maxwell said.

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☆ Shein and Temu use a loophole to ship millions of packages to the US tax-free. Here's why the tax rule faces increased scrutiny.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The other bill, from Sen. Bill Cassidy and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, would ban de minimis shipments from China. The provision is more likely to change — a prospect that both Shein and Temu have said they support. Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins/InsiderShipping consultancy ShipMatrix estimates that Shein and Temu each ship more than a million packages to the US daily. It added that almost 50% of all de minimis shipments to the US come from China. Related stories"Changes to the exemption could create a paradigm shift for retailers like Temu and Shein," Bank of America analysts wrote in the note.

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☆ Mandatory retirement ages for boards and CEOs. What you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Boards are most likely to have mandatory retirement age policiesHaving a mandatory retirement policy for board members is up to the discretion of individual companies. “In 2023, 69% of [S&P 500] boards reported having a mandatory retirement policy — down one point from 2022,” according to an August 2023 report from executive search firm Spencer Stuart. Many other public safety occupations do have mandatory retirement ages. The whys behind mandatory retirement agesThere may be varied stated reasons for having a mandatory retirement age, such as opening up the pipeline for younger talent to have more opportunities. For that reason, advocates for older workers, like the AARP, contend all mandatory retirement ages should be eliminated, even for demanding jobs involving public safety.

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☆ Here are the 14 Democrats who voted with the GOP to condemn Biden's 'open-borders policies'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Republicans in the House introduced a bill to condemn President Joe Biden's immigration policies. Fourteen Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, many of whom represent swing districts. The non-binding resolution urges Biden to "end his administration's open-borders policies." Every Republican who voted on the resolution, 211, voted in favor, while 187 Democrats voted against it. The 14 Democrats who voted to pass the resolution generally represent swing districts, while one, Rep. Colin Allred, is running for the US Senate in Texas.

Persons: Joe Biden's, apprehensions, Biden, —, Colin Allred Organizations: Service, Representatives, Customs, Border Protection, Republicans, Republican, Democratic Locations: Texas

☆ Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Christine Chung | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +21 min

Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024 At the start of what promises to be a very busy year, we look ahead at what you’re likely to encounter. With 2023 in the rearview mirror, we look ahead at what travelers will face in 2024. At United Airlines, for example, smarter software can offer rebooking options and issue food and lodging vouchers when a flight is canceled, rather than just rebooking a flight. United Airlines has suspended its flights indefinitely, said Josh Freed, a United spokesman. This year, travelers are expected to choose faraway places and board small ships, according to Virtuoso, the consortium of luxury travel agencies.

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☆ Will Passports Be Replaced by Biometrics?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Christine Chung | More About Christine Chung | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the year ahead, the use of biometrics — an individual’s unique physical identifiers, such as fingerprints and faces — will be expanded at airports in the United States and abroad, a shift to enhance security, replace physical identification such as passports and driver’s licenses, and reduce the amount of time required by travelers to pass through airports. Biometric technology will be seen everywhere from bag drops at the check-in counters to domestic security screening. This program is currently available at 30 airports nationwide, including Salt Lake City International Airport and Denver International Airport; the T.S.A. said it will expand to more than 400 airports in the coming years. The pilot program is now available at five airports, including La Guardia Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.

Persons: Greg Forbes, Delta’s Organizations: Transportation, Administration, Salt Lake, International Airport, Denver International Airport, Delta Air Lines, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, La Guardia Airport, Los Angeles International Airport Locations: United States, Salt

☆ Apple Watch imports banned in America - again
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —A federal appeals court has denied Apple’s motion to temporarily pause a ban on imports of advanced models of the Apple Watch and the ban will be reinstated on Thursday, according to a Wednesday court filing. Apple had requested a stay on the ban while it appealed a US International Trade Commission ruling that went into effect last month. That ITC order prevented Apple from importing the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, among other newer models, to the United States because they violate patents registered to another company. However, Apple will have a workaround: The company earlier this month received approval from US Customs and Border Protection to continue importing a redesigned version of the most advanced Apple watches. Apple Watch ban sagaThe import ban stems from an October ITC ruling that the pulse oximeter feature in the advanced Apple Watch models violated a patent belonging to California company Masimo.

Persons: Apple, Wednesday’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple Watch, International Trade Commission, Apple, US Customs, Protection, ITC, Customs Locations: New York, United States, California

☆ Apple has to stop selling its newest watches with a blood oxygen feature in the US — again
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple must stop selling its Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches with blood oxygen monitoring functionality. A US court denied Apple's request for a longer pause on an import ban of the watches. It will now, again, have to stop selling the two watch models that feature the contentious blood oxygen function until the appeal is resolved. Apple has appealed the ITC's ruling, arguing that the import ban will cause "irreparable harm" to its business. AdvertisementThe company won't be able to sell its smartwatches with the blood oxygen feature at least until its appeal of the import ban is resolved, a period that Apple expects will last at least a year.

Persons: —, Biden Organizations: Apple, Service, International Trade Commission, Appeals, Federal Circuit, ITC, Customs, Border Protection

The ruling issued Wednesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington comes three weeks after it blocked the ban. Apple is still trying to persuade the federal appeals court to overturn the ITC's ruling, but Wednesday's decision means the company is no longer insulated from the U.S. sales ban. The Cupertino, California, company also could negotiate a settlement with Masimo that would clear the way for it to continue selling the Apple Watch models with the blood-oxygen sensor. Having to pull its two top Apple Watches from the U.S. would put a small dent in the company's annual sales of $383 billion. Although the company doesn't disclose the volume of Apple Watch sales, analyst estimate the product accounts for about $18 billion in annual revenue.

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