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☆ Ukraine's air force shot down 34 Iran-made Shahed drones overnight, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine's air force shot down 34 Russian drones in an overnight attack, officials said. Ukraine is now using new air defense systems from the United States and Germany. Russia has used the Shahed-136 drones in a series of destructive attacks on Ukrainian cities in the last year. In one attack, Shahed-136 drones struck two energy facilities in Odesa, leaving 1.5 million people in Ukraine without power for several days. But while Iran is increasing its supply of drones like these, Ukraine has increased its air defense capacity to better defend against them.

Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, George Barros Organizations: Service, Reuters, Ukraine, Institute for Locations: Russia, Ukraine, United States, Germany, Iran, Odesa, Iranian, Washington

☆ Billionaire investor Bill Ackman: I'm a Warren Buffett devotee
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBillionaire investor Bill Ackman: I'm a Warren Buffett devoteePershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman joins CNBC's Delivering Alpha 2023 conference to discuss his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Treasury yields, and more.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Warren Buffett, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Billionaire, Capital Management, CNBC's, Alpha

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Kyiv needs 'more means' to combat Russian strikes; Kremlin says it'll do 'whatever is necessary' to win war
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv needs more weaponry to combat Russian air strikes just as its allies start to look more closely at their own depleted arms stocks. "Our warriors need more means of destroying Russian missiles, [Iranian-made] 'Shaheds' and other combat drones, as well as Russian aircraft," Zelenskyy said in his nightly address. The president added that he was "grateful to everyone in the world who is already helping and is willing to ramp up assistance to our country with the means that can provide more protection against Russian terror." There are concerns that the appetite among international allies to continue supplies of weaponry is waning. Elections in Slovakia, Poland in the next week, and in the U.S. next year, could herald seismic political shifts that change how much weaponry Ukraine receives.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Locations: Slovakia, Poland, U.S, Ukraine

☆ Abrams tanks were 'built to kill' Russian armor, but Ukraine has its work cut out for it keeping them in the fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Chris Panella | Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Ukraine has received a first batch of US-provided M1A1 Abrams tanks. It's heavy-duty, combat-proven armor that was built with a very specific mission in mind: killing Russian tanks. The promise to deliver American-made Abrams tanks to Ukraine followed plans from the UK, Germany, and other European partners to provide Ukraine with Challenger and Leopard tanks. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The Abrams was built, A1 and A2 alike, knowing we had to kill many more Russian tanks. AdvertisementAdvertisementUS M1A1 Abrams tanks needed for training the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrive by rail at Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 14, 2023.

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☆ Canada's parliament accidentally honored a 98-year-old Nazi. Now Poland may try to extradite him and bring him up on charges.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Canada's parliament accidentally honored a 98-year-old former World War II Nazi soldier. Yaroslav Hunka was introduced as a "Ukrainian hero and a Canadian hero" but it was later revealed that he fought for the Waffen-SS. A Polish minister now says he's "taken steps" to extradite the elderly man. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Polish minister said Tuesday that he has "taken steps" to start the extradition of a 98-year-old Nazi who was accidentally honored in Canada's parliament over the weekend. "I have taken steps towards the possible extradition of this man to Poland," Czarnek added.

Persons: Yaroslav Hunka, —, Anthony Rota, Hunka, Volodymyr Zelenskyy —, Rota, Przemyslaw Czarnek, Zelenskyy, Czarnek Organizations: Nazi, Waffen, Service, Canada's, Commons, SS, SS Galicia Division, CBC, Nazi SS Locations: Ukrainian, Canadian, Polish, Canada's, SS Galicia, Poland

☆ Ukrainian children as young as 4 months old are being forcibly taken to Russia. Officials don't know what is happening to them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Thousands of Ukrainian kids, including infants, have been forcibly taken to Russia. AdvertisementAdvertisementThousands of Ukrainian children are missing, having been taken by Russian troops since the invasion began last year — and there are conflicting reports about what has happened to them. Because Russian forces have targeted Ukrainian orphanages and other vulnerable populations, the number of taken children is likely "significantly higher," according to the Yale report. An official estimate from the Ukrainian government puts the total number of forcibly displaced kids at just under 20,000. Russia operates at least 43 known facilities dedicated to providing "re-education," military training, and pro-Russia academic instruction to Ukrainian children forcibly removed from their homes, the Yale report indicated.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans. Against the mounting chaos, President Joe Biden warned the Republican conservatives off their hardline tactics, saying funding the federal government is “one of the most basic fundamental responsibilities of Congress." Political Cartoons View All 1179 Images“We made a deal, we shook hands, and said this is what we’re going to do. With five days to go before Saturday's deadline, the turmoil is unfolding as House Republicans hold their first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing this week probing the business dealings of his son, Hunter Biden. With just days remaining before a shutdown, several of the holdouts say they will never vote for any stopgap measure to fund the government as they push for Congress to engage in the full-scale debate.

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☆ US-made ATACMS cluster missiles could give Ukraine's HIMARS the power to punish Russia's artillery and 'cut off' its army, former US artillery officer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

One variant that could help Kyiv is the M39 cluster missile, which has nearly 1,000 submunitions. Rice has lobbied for Washington to send cluster munitions since July 2022, and his efforts have also focused on cluster rockets and missiles. Fewer of these were produced compared to the older M39 cluster variant, military research indicates. That's what ATACMS cluster missiles will help do, he said. With longer-range M39 ATACMS missiles packed with far more explosive submunitions, this becomes even more of a deadly challenge for Moscow's army.

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☆ Russia smells blood as Ukraine tries to stop war fatigue spreading among allies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listens during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2023. One noted Russian academic, historian and author Sergei Medvedev said he's worried about Western resolve in Ukraine, saying, "I think the West is tiring." Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during The Strong Ideas For The New Times Forum on June 29, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. Getty ImagesWhen a very public rift erupted between Poland and Ukraine last week, the Kremlin was quick to seize upon the tensions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on Sept. 21, 2023.

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☆ Inviting a former Nazi to Zelenskyy's speech was 'deeply embarrassing' to all Canadians, Trudeau says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Still, Trudeau has not called for speaker Anthony Rota to resign, and Rota is also resisting the calls. Peter Julian, the New Democratic Party House leader, and Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet both said Anthony Rota should step down. "This is something that is deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada and by extension to all Canadians." "I think it's going to be really important that all of us push back against Russian disinformation and continue our steadfast unequivocal support for Ukraine," Trudeau said, per the BBC. "It's been deeply embarrassing for Canada, and I think it was deeply embarrassing for the president of Ukraine," said Gould, who is a descendent of Holocaust survivors.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Anthony Rota, —, Peter Julian, Yves, Francois Blanchet, Julian, Yaroslav Hunka, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Rota, Hunka, Zelenskyy, Simon Wiesenthal, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Vladimir Putin, Pierre Poilievre, Will, Karina Gould, It's, Gould, Daria Litvinova Organizations: Service, Nazi, New Democratic Party House, Bloc Quebecois, Kremlin, Liberal Party, BBC, Politico, 1st Ukrainian, Ukrainian, Waffen, SS, SS Galicia Division, Waffen Division, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Holocaust Studies, Ukraine, Liberal, Conservative, Canada, Hunka, Associated Press Locations: Canada, Ukrainian Nazi, Rota, Ukrainian, Moscow, Ottawa, SS Galicia, Ukraine, Tallinn, Estonia

Lawmakers return to Washington on Tuesday with just a handful of days to avert a government shutdown and a treacherous path forward to keep the government funded as landmines crop up on all sides. It’s an extremely precarious situation, with the consequence of a shutdown looming if lawmakers can’t fund the government by midnight Saturday. House leadership is aiming to move forward on the four full-year spending bills, which are chock-full of conservative policies and face no prospects in the Senate. Even so, whether that fail safe would come in time to avert a shutdown remains to be seen. The White House has asked Congress for roughly $40 billion in funding for Ukraine, domestic disaster relief and border security.

Persons: It’s, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Chuck Schumer teed, ” Schumer, bipartisanship, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sen, Rand Paul of Kentucky Organizations: Republicans, Senate, Biden White House, California Republican, Russia, Capitol Locations: Washington, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine's first lady questions if Zelenskyy will run for president again as the war-torn country weighs whether to hold an election at all
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Ukrainian election is complicated by the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. While being interviewed on "Face the Nation," Zelenska said the political aspirations of her husband, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have not consistently garnered her personal support. "Even when he ran for the first time, I didn't fully endorse it," Zelenska told CBS correspondent Margaret Brennan. Kremlin predicts Putin's continued political successRussia's next presidential election is also set for 2024, though it remains unclear whether the country will hold formal voting proceedings. Peskov, in early August, said Russia "theoretically" doesn't need to hold presidential elections because it's "obvious" that Vladimir Putin will win "with more than 90 percent of the vote."

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☆ Ukraine got its first Abrams tanks from the US — 8 months after Russia's propagandists claimed it already destroyed one
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The first US Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, bolstering its military with advanced gear. Russia propaganda made a comical claim in early 2023 to have destroyed an Abrams before any arrived. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn pro-Kremlin Telegram channels earlier this year, jubilant posts claimed the Russian military had blown up Abrams tanks in battle and boasted that they "burn like matches." This was another feature of the weapons which Russian propagandists seized on in a bid to undermine them, Reuters reported. The tanks have arrived in time to be used in Ukraine's intensifying counteroffensive, with the Ukrainian military seeking to exploit a recent breach in Russia's defensive lines in Zaporizhzhia.

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☆ Russian officers who hadn't been paid by Moscow sold key intel on the Black Sea Fleet to Ukrainian resistance fighters. Then the headquarters blew up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian officers reportedly leaked sensitive intel on the Black Sea Fleet to Ukrainian partisans. Ukrainian later targeted the Black Sea Fleet's headquarters in a huge missile strike last week. AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter missing their anticipated salary payments, Russian officers decided to leak sensitive information about Moscow's Black Sea Fleet to a Ukrainian partisan movement. It is not clear how much money was offered to the Russian officers, nor are the identities of these officers known. ATESH said they had access to activities of the Black Sea Fleet's leadership though.

Persons: hadn't, —, Viktor Sokolov, ATESH, Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: intel, Black, Fleet, Kyiv Post, Service, Russian Federation, Friday, Special Operations Forces, Security Service of Ukraine, Ukrainian, Directorate of Intelligence, Sea Navy, PBC, Handout, REUTERS Locations: Ukrainian, Kyiv, Moscow, Crimean, Tatars, Crimea, Sevastopol, Russian, Ukraine, Ukrainian Crimea

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine and U.S. to jointly produce weapons; Russia inflicts 'significant damage' on Odesa in attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address on Sunday that the U.S. had agreed to jointly produce weapons with Kyiv. "There is a historic decision by the United States to jointly produce weapons and defense systems. In particular, air defense. We will make it a reality," Zelenskyy said. "It was a productive week.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: ., General Assembly, Canadian Locations: United States, U.S, Canada, New York

☆ Russian Black Sea Fleet commander was killed in Crimea missile strike, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Alexander Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea May 13, 2023. Ukraine said Monday it has killed the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in a missile strike on the naval headquarters in occupied Crimea. Ukraine's intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine people were killed and 16 others wounded as a result of Kyiv's attack on the Black Sea Fleet on Friday. Its port is the main base of the Black Sea Fleet, which has been used to launch attacks deep into Ukraine. From 2020 he headed a prestigious military academy, before taking command of the Black Sea Fleet last year.

Persons: Viktor Sokolov, Sokolov, James Stavridis, Kyrylo Budanov, Alexander Romanchuk, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Daryna Mayer Organizations: Sea Fleet, NBC, Special Operations Forces, Black, NBC News, NATO, Twitter, America, Fleet, Tactical Missile Systems, Crimea, Northern, Associated Press Locations: Russian, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Kyiv, Crimean, Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine's Crimea, U.S, Moskva, Pacific

☆ Fetterman plans to return donation tied to Menendez 'in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills,' spokesman says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., arrives for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with U.S. senators in the Capitol, Sept. 21, 2023. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., will return $5,000 in contributions from a political action committee tied to Sen. Bob Menendez "in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills" because of the New Jersey Democrat's indictment on bribery charges, Fetterman's spokesman said. Fetterman's campaign received $5,000 from Menendez's leadership PAC during the 2022 election cycle, according to the nonpartisan site OpenSecrets. The Pennsylvania senator's spokesman told NBC News, "We are in the process of returning the money in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills." Fetterman is the only Democratic senator to call on Menendez to resign after he and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were charged with three bribery-related counts in federal court in New York.

Persons: Sen, John Fetterman, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Bob Menendez, Fetterman's, Menendez, Nadine Menendez Organizations: NBC, Democratic, Prosecutors, Menendez's Locations: Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York

Many of the formal speeches delivered before the green stone in the General Assembly could have been performed straight to camera, with few other people in the room (and in 2020, they were). The General Assembly, she said, actually “overshadows what the U.N. does well." In-person relations are as important, if not more so, for non-governmental organizations with stakes in the outcomes, attendees said. Many at the General Assembly, and those observing it closely from afar, declined to discuss the substance of negotiations that may never ultimately come to fruition. But the General Assembly week “provides a critical mass that allows you to do all the things that you would prefer to do in person,” Rathke said.

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☆ Russian airstrikes kill 2 and wound 3 in southern Ukraine as war enters 20th month
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A local resident clear the rubbles of his destroyed following Russian missiles strike in Kherson on August 14, 2023, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russian airstrikes on Sunday killed two people and wounded three others in southern Ukraine's Kherson province, the region's governor reported Sunday as the war in Ukraine entered its 20th month. In Russia, a Ukrainian drone hit an administrative building in the city of Kursk and "insignificantly damaged" the roof, regional Gov. The Kursk region of Russia borders Ukraine and also is a frequent target of attacks. His remarks left many wondering if the Western resolve to support Ukraine in the war with Russia is waning.

Persons: Oleksandr Prokudin, Prokudin, Roman Starovoit, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Poland, Vladimir Putin, Mateusz Morawiecki Organizations: Russian, Sunday, Gov, Federal Security Service, General, Twitter, World Trade Organization, European Union Locations: Kherson, Ukraine, Ukraine's Kherson, Beryslav, Lvove, Ukrainian, Russia, Kursk, North America, Canada, Poland, Europe, Kyiv, Warsaw, Hungary, Slovakia, Polish

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian airstrikes on Sunday killed two people and wounded three others in southern Ukraine's Kherson province, the region's governor reported Sunday as the war in Ukraine entered a 20th month. Oleksandr Prokudin, Russian forces struck the city of Beryslav, destroying an unspecified number of private houses. The Kursk region of Russia borders Ukraine and also is a frequent target of attacks. There was no immediate comment from the Ukrainian authorities, who usually don't acknowledge responsibility for attacks on Russian territory. ___For more coverage of the war in Ukraine, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

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WASHINGTON (AP) — This probably wasn't how President Joe Biden envisioned his big foreign policy week ending. Biden on Thursday hosted Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. "There’s no alternative.”Biden has stepped up his attacks on Trump's foreign policy record, casting the former president and his close Republican allies as lackeys for Russian President Vladimir Putin. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday said the U.S. has had and will continue to have “high-level” contact with New Delhi on the matter. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment Friday on the indictment.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced several support measures for Ukraine, including military, economic and humanitarian assistance, while also pledging an additional show of diplomatic backing through steps intended to punish Russia over the war. Canada will provide Ukraine with 50 armored vehicles, including armored medical evacuation vehicles built in London, Ontario. The multiyear support also will include a financial contribution to a U.K.-led consortium delivering air defense equipment to Ukraine, Trudeau said. Canada’s monetary support will continue into the 2024 fiscal year, while the governments also have signed a free trade agreement, Trudeau said. “We stand here absolutely united in our defense of democracy and our condemnation of (Russian President) Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked, unjustified and unconscionable invasion of Ukraine,” Trudeau said.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, “ We’re, ” Trudeau, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Trudeau, Vladimir Putin’s Organizations: Canadian, Ukrainian, Ottawa, U.S, General, Russian Central Bank, Leopard Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ottawa, Washington, Canada, London , Ontario, russia, ukraine

☆ Ukraine's attacks on Crimea are hurting sales of Russia's S-400 air defense system, spy chief claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Recent attacks on Crimea may end up hurting Russia's defense industry, Ukraine's spy chief said. Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov said the attacks show "the obvious inability of Russian air defense systems." Ukraine has short-term military objectives being served by preoccupying — and destroying — Russia's air defense capabilities, Budanov said. But, he said, "from the political standpoint, we're also demonstrating the obvious inability of Russian air defense systems, which respectively makes them less lucrative on the world arms markets." "[W]hen the whole world sees that some drones are attacking Moscow, nobody wants to buy Russia air defense systems any longer," he said.

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Ukraine's intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine people were killed and 16 others wounded as a result of Kyiv's attack on the Black Sea Fleet on Friday. The Russian Defense Ministry initially said that the strike killed one service member at the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, but later issued a statement that he was missing. It said the air force conducted 12 strikes on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, targeting areas where personnel, military equipment and weapons were concentrated. Sevastopol, the main base of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet since the 19th century, has had a particular importance for navy operations since the start of the war.

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: U.S. tanks to arrive in Ukraine next week; Zelenskyy heads to Canada to ask for further aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. Abrams tanks will arrive in Ukraine next week, President Joe Biden said Thursday, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to address the Canadian Parliament in the next leg of his North American trip. In January, the U.S. said it would send 31 M1A1 tanks to Ukraine, which amounts to one entire Ukrainian tank battalion. Zelenskyy is expected to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a staunch ally of Ukraine, for further aid, while Biden hopes to provide a further $24 billion in aid, despite opposition from some Senate members.

Persons: Abrams, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Justin Trudeau, Biden Locations: Ukraine, U.S, Ukrainian

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