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☆ Opinion | To Win in North Carolina, Democrats Need to Get Out of Town
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Mara Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Of all the battleground states, few have proved as elusive to Democrats running for president over the past decade as North Carolina. Mr. Trump notched his narrowest margin of victory in North Carolina in 2020, and this year, local Democrats believe they can win. Republicans in the state are steeping in extremism and last year overrode Mr. Cooper’s veto to enact a 12-week abortion ban. But the extremism doesn’t stop with Mr. Robinson. Though she is running for a job that would supervise public schools in the state, her platform promotes her experience home-schooling her children.

Persons: Barack Obama, Trump, Roy Cooper, Cooper’s, Mark Robinson, ”, Robinson, “, Michele Morrow, Biden Organizations: Democratic, Gov, Republicans, Republican, CNN, Nazi Locations: North Carolina, L.G.B.T.Q

☆ Hunting for a Private College Scholarship Can Be a Total Waste of Time
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( James S. Murphy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

So she and Maggie had focused their hopes on getting a private scholarship. She considered paying $700 for an online class, heavily promoted on Facebook, that promised to show parents how to find college scholarships. Every year, hundreds of thousands of students like Maggie devote countless hours to the hunt for private scholarships to pay for college. AdvertisementWith the combination of institutional aid and private scholarship she received, Maggie managed to cut her original college bill from $15,000 to $8,000. The illness is treatable, but it's likely to cost the family $5,000 out of pocket — effectively wiping out the financial value of the private scholarship Maggie received.

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These notorious groups dominated organized crime in Chicago and New York for decades –- until prosecutors brought them down with one sweeping charge: racketeering. Blakey has helped draft racketeering laws in at least 22 statesIt’s not a specific crimeSimply put, racketeering means engaging in an illegal scheme. Prosecutors must prove a pattern involving at least two instances of racketeering activity to convict someone under the law. It’s purposefully broadCongress passed the RICO Act in 1970 to combat organized crime. But racketeering is “not only associated with organized crime,” Blakey says.

Persons: Gambino, Lucchese, Donald Trump, Kelly, Young Thug, Sean ‘ Diddy ’ Combs, G, Robert Blakey, Blakey, It’s, ”, Antonio Corallo, ” Blakey Organizations: CNN, Chicago Mafia, Notre Dame University, US Justice Department Locations: Chicago, New York

☆ My daughter dropped out of college after just 1 semester and enrolled in cosmetology school. I couldn't be more proud.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Kelli Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewOn August 13, 2023, my husband and I dropped off our only child, Hailey, at the University of Nebraska. Hailey's college biology courses were much more grueling than in high school, and she struggled to sit through the lectures. She courageously then dropped out of collegeNear the end of her first semester of college, Hailey courageously withdrew, told her friends, and notified her sorority. Her short time in college wasn't wastedWhen Hailey was making her decision, she was nervous that her one semester in college would be a waste. She has a full semester of college credits under her belt that will inform her worldview and future business choices.

Persons: —, Hailey, she'd, wasn't Organizations: Service, University of Nebraska, Tri Delta sorority, Business, University

In the first college admissions process since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last year, Asian American enrollment at the most prestigious U.S. schools paints a mixed, uneven picture. Columbia University — which, unlike the other Ivies, groups Pacific Islanders with Asian Americans — saw an increase of nine percentage points in its enrollment of Asian American applicants, while Brown saw an increase of four percentage points. It doesn’t mean that race is entirely ruled out of the admissions process, however. Poon, who is the author of “Asian American is Not a Color: Conversations about Race, Affirmative Action, and Family,” said that with race masked in the admissions process, concerns around biases are actually more prevalent. And it’s going to be difficult to determine, for example, why there were drops in Asian American enrollment at some schools as well.

Persons: ”, OiYan Poon, ” Poon, —, Brown, St . Louis, Edward Blum, Hopi Hoekstra, ” Hoekstra, Jonathan Palumbo, Whitney Soule, Dartmouth —, John Roberts, ” Julie J, Poon Organizations: Ivy League, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, University of Illinois, Columbia University —, Pacific Islanders, MIT, Amherst College, Washington University, Conservative, Fair, NBC News, ” Harvard, of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Crimson, ”, University of Pennsylvania, — Cornell, Dartmouth, University of North, University of Maryland, Universities, Federal Student Aid, NBC Asian Locations: U.S, Columbia, Brown, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, St ., University of North Carolina, NBC Asian America

☆ I spent nearly $3,000 on a Disney vacation. I'm canceling all my plans this month to limit my spending.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Frank Olito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewI am in the middle of what I'm calling Stay Home September. After my trip, I calculated I spent nearly $3,000 for six days and five nights at the parks — far more than I could afford. AdvertisementFood is my biggest expense and my biggest obstacleEvery month, my biggest expense (beyond my New York City rent) is food. I'm a terrible cook, so I am not looking forward to this change, but I hope this measure will cut my biggest expense in half. I'd rather spend money, have adventurous experiences, and explore new cultures than stay home and count my dollars.

Persons: —, I've, I'm, extrovert, I'd Organizations: Service, Disney, Business Locations: New York City, Costa Rica, Italy, Orlando, Airbnbs

☆ How Wall Street Giants Made Billions Preying on College Students
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Ryann Liebenthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

In 1970 there had been only 18,333 students enrolled at degree-granting for-profit schools, less than a quarter of a percent of the total number of college students. In 2010, Tom Harkin, chair of the Senate's education committee, began a two-year investigation into for-profit schools. But even more shocking, federal money flowing to for-profit schools accounted for 25% of all federal student aid and 47% of eventual loan defaults. Students' money enriched every corner of the for-profit industry except one: quality of instruction. In fact, these for-profit students were actually worse off than if they hadn't gone to school at all.

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☆ Cuomo expresses sympathy for Covid-19 victims, criticizes Trump’s pandemic response in contentious hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Clare Foran | Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The hearing focused in on nursing home deaths and a controversial March 2020 directive from the New York State Department of Health on hospital discharges and nursing home admissions. “You own this,” Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup of Ohio, chairman of the subcommittee, told Cuomo at the outset of the hearing. The former governor has defended his handling of the pandemic, saying that the state followed federal guidelines. New York State Attorney General Letitia James issued a report in 2021 finding that the New York State Department of Health undercounted Covid-19 deaths among nursing home residents by approximately 50%. The New York health department undercounted the number of Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes by thousands during Cuomo’s time in office, an audit conducted by state officials found in 2022.

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☆ I regret worrying so much about my GPA in college—it didn't impact my career how I expected
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

As a new school year begins, I reminisce about unwrapping fresh school supplies and reuniting with friends after a summer apart. It's my biggest regret from college: I don't wish I worked harder or studied more — I wish I cared less about my GPA. The sacrifices I made to get near-perfect grades seemed worth it when I graduated from Northwestern with honors in 2019. And if you're planning on getting a postgraduate degree, like going to law or medical school, your GPA will be an integral part of your admission decision. Those, I believe, will do more for your career prospects than a 4.0 ever could.

Persons: I'm, —, Chelsea Jay, Jay Organizations: Northwestern University, Medill, Northwestern, CNBC Locations: Evanston , Illinois, Lake Michigan, Northwestern, New Jersey

☆ I'm a former director of admissions at Cornell. Here are my 4 tips for writing a successful application for a highly selective college.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Ashley Couto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with John Morganelli Jr., a former Director of Admissions at Cornell University and the current Director of College Admissions for Ivy Tutors Network, about his experience with admission to elite colleges in the United States. If you want to get into a US college and you wait until 10th and 11th grades, you may not have enough time to create the depth in the application you're looking for. Here are my insider tips from working as the director of admissions at Cornell University. Prospective major selection can impact your chancesWhen I was the Director of College Admissions at Cornell, managing institutional priorities was my biggest job. AdvertisementWhen you apply to a university, you first apply to the college: arts and sciences, engineering, or business college.

Persons: —, John Morganelli Jr Organizations: Service, Cornell University, Ivy, Network, Business, NYU, Cornell, Elite, UN, Ivy League Locations: United States

☆ Visiting China in 2024: A guide to visas, mobile payments and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

We’ve put together a guide to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding China travel. China travel FAQsDo you need a visa to go to China? However, travelers visiting under these visa-free transit programs have more restrictions in terms of places they can visit. Exploring the country via China’s vast high-speed railway network is not an option for those entering under the two transit visa schemes. Beijing, China's capital city, accepts international travelers visiting under the 144-hour visa-free transit program.

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☆ I'm a high school educator. I wish parents stayed active through school events.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Jess Decourcy Hinds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When I was a high school educator, I got a surprising phone call from a parent one morning. I was speechless — I'd never heard someone ask to volunteer at the high school level before. AdvertisementBut I don't see many parents in school hallways in middle and high school. Family involvement dwindles every year after 5th grade, and by high school, I only see parents discussing serious stuff like grades and college admissions. Some parents who usher at plays or poetry readings enjoy it so much, they say they want to go back to high school again.

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☆ Read the college essay a Harvard grad wrote about McDonald's that landed him offers from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-21 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWhen Jeffrey Wang was a high-school senior in Connecticut in 2014, he wasn't sure what to write about for his college application essay. AdvertisementHe wanted to show his personalityHe read Harry Bauld's book, 'On Writing the College Application Essay,' which made him realize college admissions officers wouldn't have time to read each essay diligently. Authenticity is keyThe essay summarizes how Wang discovered his local McDonald's was an ideal place to study and meditate. AdvertisementHe got into Yale, Harvard, and PrincetonGrowing up, Wang dreamed of attending Yale in his home state of Connecticut. AdvertisementDo you have a college admissions success story?

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☆ My husband and I had opposite upbringings. We now clash on how to spend money on our kids.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's caused tension in our marriage because my spouse and I clash over our expenditure on our kids. However, now that I'm married with kids, mocking my frugal upbringing has become a bit of a family joke. We constantly clash over how much we spend on the kids. Left to his own devices, my husband could easily spend between $500 and $700 on each child. In an ideal world, kids wouldn't bully each other for not wearing the "right" label.

Persons: —, Dunkin, Uber, I'm, I'd, I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Europe

☆ Meet Michal Kosinski, the Oppenheimer of AI's Scariest Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Eugenicists used photographs and IQ tests to determine which people were "inferior," and sterilized those who didn't measure up — which usually turned out to be anyone who wasn't white and rich. Before he worked with photographs, Kosinski was interested in Facebook. It's just picking up on the way gay people present themselves on dating sites — which, not surprisingly, is often very different from the way straight people present themselves to potential partners. Kosinski thinks AI's ability to make the kind of personality judgments he studies will only get better. That is the future Kosinski fears — even as he continues to tinker with the very models that prove it will come to pass.

Persons: Michal Kosinski, Kosinski, I'm, they'd, isn't, Oppenheimer, David Stillwell, Stillwell, aren't, Brian Stauffer, Aleksandr Kogan, Donald Trump, —, Kosinski isn't, MAGA, Bernie bros, Alexander Todorov, It's, they've, — Francis Galton, Ronald Fisher, Karl Pearson —, Aubrey Clayton, Hitler, Trump, They're, Adam Rogers Organizations: Stanford University, Kosinski, Facebook, Cambridge, Cambridge Psychometrics, National Academy of Sciences, Psychometrics, BI, intuit, Guardian, Rights, GLAAD, Stanford, HRC, University of Chicago, US Supreme, tinker, Business Locations: California, Stanford, Kosinski, Russia

☆ Child-focused parenting is exhausting. Some parents are finally ditching it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This is known as child-focused parenting, a style devised in the 90s that has become the norm in the last decade. Gaskins isn't the only psychology professional against child-focused parenting. Ironically, child-focused parenting teaches kids that it's normal to forego your identity and boundaries. AdvertisementInstead of being prepared for adult life, "the child's world is completely separated from the adult world," Doucleff said. Woo, who teaches at UC Irvine, said she's witnessed the lasting effects of child-focused parenting.

Persons: —, Michaeleen Doucleff, Doucleff, Suzanne Gaskins, Gaskins, Brené Brown, Tim Ferriss, Gen Xers, Sharon Hays, Caitlyn Collins, Louis, Collins, bento, Dr, Jenny Woo, Woo, she's, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Northeastern Illinois University, Washington University, Disney, UC Irvine, Pew Locations: San Francisco, American, St, playdate, America

☆ Biden rolls out plan to overhaul the Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Supreme Court Justices attend as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024. President Joe Biden on Monday unveiled a three-pronged proposal to reform the Supreme Court, a policy area that he said will be a focus of his remaining months in office. Biden's proposed ethics code comes after several Supreme Court justices, including Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, were caught in scandals involving undisclosed financial gifts that posed major conflicts of interest. As he works to cement his legacy in the just under six months he has left as president, Biden said that overhauling the Supreme Court will be a priority. "I'm going to call for Supreme Court reform because this is critical to our democracy," Biden said in a national address from the Oval Office last Wednesday.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Biden's, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Kamala Harris Organizations: Supreme, U.S, Capitol, Washington , D.C, Trump, Senate, LBJ Presidential Locations: Washington ,, Texas

☆ New Zealand enquiry finds 200,000 children and vulnerable adults abused in care, leader says ‘we should have done better’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed regret on Wednesday after a public enquiry found some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks during the release of The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care report on July 24, 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand. Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesThe report by Royal Commission of Inquiry spoke to over 2,300 survivors of abuse in New Zealand, which has a population of 5.3 million. The inquiry detailed a litany of abuses in state and faith-based care, including rape, sterilisation and electric shocks, which peaked in the 1970s. Those from the Indigenous Maori community were especially vulnerable to abuse, the report found, as well as those with mental or physical disabilities.

Persons: Christopher Luxon, ” Luxon, Hagen Hopkins, Pope, of, Charlotte Graham, Luxon, ”, Tracey McIntosh Organizations: CNN, Zealand, Royal Commission of, Royal Commission, Safe Agency, University of Auckland Locations: New, Wellington , New Zealand, New Zealand, of Canterbury

☆ DEI, explained: What’s the term Republicans are using to attack Kamala Harris?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Nicquel Terry Ellis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Critics say DEI programs are discriminatory and attempt to solve racial discrimination by disadvantaging other groups, particularly White Americans. These diversity training efforts emerged around the time that affirmative action began by executive order from President John F. Kennedy. Despite the backlash against DEI programs and initiatives, many companies are standing firm in their support for DEI. And 71% of people surveyed said they think DEI training is important to “creating a positive workplace culture.”What does DEI look like at work? Thrivent’s DEI training teaches employees how to understand and bridge cultural differences in the workplace, Baker said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Tim Burchett, CNN’s Manu Raju, Joe Biden, Harris, ” Burchett, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Susan Rice, “, ” Rice, didn’t, Bill Ackman, Elon Musk, it’s, Daniel Oppong, ”, Lyndon Baines Johnson, George Floyd’s, Dominique Hollins, WĒ360, John F, Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Hollins, ” Hollins, Ipsos, ” Kelly Baker, Thrivent’s, Baker, Thrivent, ” Baker, Ella Washington, ” Washington, Washington, Christopher Rufo, Ryan P, Williams, ‘, ” Williams, Tesla, ” Musk, Musk, Mark Cuban, ” What’s, Ron DeSantis, Republican State Sen, Dave Murman, Sen, Danielle Conrad, ” Conrad, ” CNN’s Athena Jones Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Tennessee Republican, Chronicle, Higher Education, Pew Research Center, Elon, White, Equity, Civil, DEI, Opportunity Commission, Academy of Management Learning, Education, Colleges, Minneapolis police, Companies, College, University of Florida, of Governors, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, Georgetown’s, Student Equity, Disability, Center, Women’s Center, Resource Center, Center for Multicultural Equity, “, Manhattan Institute, New York Times, Claremont Institute, SpaceX, Musk, SEC, Dallas Mavericks, Florida Gov, Higher, Republican State, Nebraska, Nebraska Democratic Locations: Black, Texas, Florida, U.S, Washington, America, ” Cuban, Texas, North Dakota, North Carolina , Tennessee, Utah, Nebraska

☆ Joe Biden is taking Paxlovid, even though doctors know it doesn't really work
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But some experts wonder why you'd even prescribe this drug, which has been shown in study after study to be lackluster, at best. There is maybe one thing Paxlovid can sort of doThe one thing Paxlovid seems to do is prevent a few hospitalizations in very high-risk patients. Related storiesPfizer's big trial of more than 1200 patients, out in April, suggested that maybe taking Paxlovid can prevent a few hospital admissions among the frailest, most vulnerable patients, but it's tough to say. In the control group (not taking Paxlovid) that number was 10. But other research from the UK, out in May, showed absolutely no difference in mortality when comparing hospitalized patients taking Paxlovid to those who weren't on the drug.

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☆ John Deere backs away from diversity and inclusion efforts after a conservative backlash
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

NEW YORK AP —John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events, becoming the latest major US company to distance itself from diversity and inclusion measures after being targeted by conservative backlash. The move from the company known on Wall Street as Deere & Co. arrives just weeks after rural retailer Tractor Supply ended an array of its corporate diversity and climate efforts. Both announcements came after backlash piled up online from conservative activists opposed to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, sponsorship of LGBTQ+ Pride events and climate advocacy. “If it’s so polarizing that people just abandon it, then we all lost.”Legal attacks against companies’ diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have also drawn more attention following the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling to end affirmative action in college admissions. That doesn’t mean companies will stop their DEI efforts entirely, she added, but they may have to change language or find new workarounds.

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☆ Donald Trump transformed the federal judiciary. He could push the courts further right in a second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Andrew Seger | Phil Mattingly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“I totally transformed the federal judiciary,” Trump boasted at a summit hosted by the right-wing Moms for Liberty group last summer. “Many presidents never get the opportunity to appoint a Supreme Court justice. But as Trump drives toward a potential second term, one thing is clear: He’s just getting started. (Project 2025 is the policy playbook crafted by the conservative Heritage Foundation for a potential second Trump term.) That intent for vengeance could set the bar for nominations and administration lawyers alike in a second Trump term.

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☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: An education scandal years in the making
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Yet, the system has also exacerbated the social divide between the haves and have-nots, who are confined to the largely abysmal state-run education system. That means entrance tests and examinations are a high-stakes juncture in a person's life. A half-hearted attempt at testing the country's education system in 2021 was aborted when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country. The company, which offers services ranging from online tutorials to offline coaching, attracted billions of dollars from investors worldwide during the pandemic when online education services were in high demand. One of the companies it bought was an offline test preparation service called Aakash Education Services, which is still expected to IPO this year.

Persons: Firdous Nazir, NurPhoto, Cram, —, Byju's Organizations: Youth Congress, Getty, Testing Agency, Reuters, FIFA, Aakash Education Services Locations: Jammu, Kashmir, India, Kota, Rajasthan, PISA, Kyrgyzstan, Turkish

☆ Oral dissents are back in vogue at the Supreme Court as liberals lament latest rulings
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —As the conservative Supreme Court majority has won case after case in recent days, liberal dissenters are having their moment in the courtroom. Other justices stared out at spectators or down at notes, perhaps anticipating the next opinions, and dissents, to be revealed. The court majority reversed a 1984 milestone that required judges to defer to reasonable agency interpretations of their congressional mandates. Her oral dissent lasted nearly 15 minutes, about five minutes longer than Roberts’ rendition of the majority opinion. They begin with the author of the majority opinion delivering the facts of the case, law involved, and the resolution.

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☆ Xi Jinping admits China is 'relatively weak' on innovation and needs more talent to dominate the tech 'battlefield'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

China's leader, Xi Jinping, is urging his country's scientists to innovate in the tech sector. He said China's innovation was "still relatively weak," and had a shortage of top talent. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementChina's leader, Xi Jinping, made several admissions of the country's shortcomings in its race to become the world's tech powerhouse, saying its innovation is "relatively weak" and that its scientists are overburdened.

Persons: Xi, —, Xi Jinping, Xi's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Beijing

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