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☆ How to Stop Thinking About Work All the Time
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Jancee Dunn | More About Jancee Dunn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When I wake up during the night, I try every mental trick to avoid thinking about my job. Because if my thoughts wander to anything work-related, I will ruminate — about deadlines, unfinished tasks, the laugh-free joke I made during a meeting — and I’ll be awake for hours. This is a familiar scenario for Guy Winch, the author of “Emotional First Aid” and a co-host of the “Dear Therapists” podcast. We’re often so focused at work that we don’t realize we’re feeling stressed, said Dr. Winch, who has a popular TED Talk on how to limit work-related overthinking. People who do it often believe that they’re gaining insight into a problem.

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☆ US players taking nothing for granted against 'wildcard' Vietnam
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Americans are seeking an unprecedented third consecutive title in Australia and New Zealand and, on paper, are in a totally different league to tournament debutants Vietnam, who are ranked 32nd in the world. "We've got to get through this game before we even consider talking about the second game," said Dunn. U.S. forward Lynn Williams said they would need to be prepared for "a different style of play". "Vietnam is a little bit of a wildcard," she told reporters. Reporting by Amy Tennery in Auckland; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ashlyn Harris, Crystal Dunn, Denis Balibouse, We've, Dunn, Lynn Williams, It's, Amy Tennery, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Soccer, Groupama, United, Vietnam, Thomson Locations: States, Netherlands, Lyon, France, AUCKLAND, United States, Eden, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Auckland

☆ 3 travel agents for the world's wealthiest people share exactly where the 1% are traveling this summer, from Botswana to the Côte d'Azur
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Mark Ellwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Summer travel can be done on a budget, but for the world's wealthiest people, no expense is spared. Top travel agents shared the hottest spots they're seeing this year, from Paros to the Côte d'Azur. Instead, look to the elite group of agents who help wrangle those jaunts and cater to the wealthiest, most demanding vacationers. Courtesy of John CliffordJohn Clifford in San Diego runs International Travel Management and has expertise with LGBTQ+ travel. Insider asked these travel professionals to share the secrets of where and how the richest 1% are vacationing in summer 2023.

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☆ Women’s World Cup 2023: Some of the game’s top players are absent. And it’s because of the same injury issue
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Hannah Ryan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Fast-forward to the upcoming Women’s World Cup, which starts on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand, and a host of the game’s best players will also be absent because of an injury which appears to be endemic in the women’s game. But why are so many female soccer players suffering from the same injury? “At elite clubs in the men’s game, players have access to exceptional academies and training facilities from a very young age. Beth Mead starred for England in its Euro 2022 victory but will be missing the Women's World Cup. According to the findings, 34% of women players reported discomfort specifically in their heel and the majority use specialized insoles.

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All eyes are onJudge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over the first pretrial hearing Tuesday in the DOJ's prosecution of Donald Trump. Since the confirmation, a least one other Cannon case made national headlines. Judge Aileen Cannon gave her confirmation testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee over Zoom on July 29, 2020. There, she prosecuted cases involving narcotics, fraud, firearms, and immigration cases, according to her Senate confirmation document. Cannon during her confirmation hearing thanked Rubio as well as fellow Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida for their "continued support."

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President Biden and his advisers are elevating a new outside group as the leading super PAC to help re-elect him in 2024, making it the top destination for large sums of cash from supportive billionaires and multimillionaires. The blessing of the group, Future Forward, is a changing of the guard in the important world of big-money Democratic politics. Since the 2012 election, a different group, Priorities USA, has been the leading super PAC for Democratic presidential candidates. “In 2020, when they really appeared from nowhere and started placing advertising, the Biden campaign was impressed by the effectiveness of the ads and the overall rigorous testing that had clearly gone into the entire project,” Anita Dunn, a senior White House adviser to Mr. Biden, said of Future Forward. Future Forward has raised $50 million so far this year, the group said.

Persons: Biden, “, ” Anita Dunn, Mr, Harris, ”, Biden’s, Donald J, Trump Organizations: PAC, Democratic, USA, White, Biden, Democratic National Committee

☆ Hunching Over Your Computer Like a Buzzard Is Not Helping Your Back
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Jancee Dunn | More About Jancee Dunn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I’ve had chronic back pain, but the cause is not a mystery: I hunch over my computer for hours at a time. Backaches happen for a host of reasons and are best evaluated by your doctor, Dr. Echebiri said. But computer-related pain isn’t uncommon: A 2021 study of 2,000 people who worked on computers found that 48 percent had back and neck pain. I asked Dr. Echebiri and other experts how to prevent pain and keep your back strong. “I tell patients the cheapest option would be to get a stand for your laptop, or even a stack of books, and then a wireless keyboard,” Dr. Wei said.

Persons: “ Mac, hunching, Nnaemeka, Echebiri, it’s, Edward Wei, “, Dr, Wei Organizations: Hospital for Special Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Locations: New York

☆ Record a Win Every Day — and Other Ways to Practice Gratitude
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Christina Caron | More About Christina Caron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jancee Dunn is out this week. I’m Christina Caron, a reporter on the Well desk, filling in. Nowadays the practice of letter writing feels almost quaint, but when I examined the science behind gratitude in June, I learned that expressing it doesn’t need to be time-consuming. Cultivating a grateful outlook, and taking a few minutes a day to count our blessings, can also reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, increase self-esteem and improve life satisfaction. As one expert put it: “Gratitude seems to be the gift that keeps on giving.”In that spirit, we asked New York Times readers to tell us how they practice gratitude, and we received nearly 800 responses.

Persons: Jancee Dunn, I’m Christina Caron Organizations: ”, New York Times Locations: California

☆ While investors can't expect a deal like former baseball star Bobby Bonilla, they can use an annuity to create a stream of income in retirement
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Infielder Bobby Bonilla of the MLB's New York Mets at a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, July 25, 1993. Stephen Dunn | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesFormer Major League Baseball player Bobby Bonilla collects a $1,193,248.20 check from the New York Mets every July 1, and he'll continue to do so until 2035. In fact, ever since, July 1 has been known as Bobby Bonilla Day. Annuities provide a guaranteed stream of incomeAn annuity is a lump sum of money, often taken out of a retirement plan, which is converted into a future stream of income, or annuitized. The allure for investors is a guaranteed stream of income, much similar to Social Security or pensions.

Persons: Bobby Bonilla, Stephen Dunn, hasn't, Bonilla, they've, Louis Barajas, Limra, Barajas Organizations: New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger, Getty, Major League Baseball, Mets, International Private Wealth, CNBC's, Finance, Social Security, ., Barajas, American Council of Locations: Irvine , California, Barajas

☆ Me Walk Pretty One Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Jancee Dunn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

David Sedaris, an avid walker, humorist and author of 13 books, including “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and “Happy-Go-Lucky,” is the perfect person to help me. Sedaris, who splits his time between New York City and Sussex, England, has been walking every day since 2014, when he started tracking his steps with a Fitbit. He has walked in cities all over the world, including Tokyo and Reykjavik. I will walk from, I don’t know, 3 o’clock until 7 o’clock. I mean, I need to walk a minimum of 10 miles.

Persons: David Sedaris, Sedaris Locations: New York City, Sussex, England, Tokyo, Reykjavik

Chicago CNN —President Joe Biden’s top economic advisers believe the worst effects of inflation are in the rear-view mirror. “I didn’t come up with a name,” he said, crediting the news media for inventing the term Bidenomics. The debt ceiling impasse also needed to be resolved and Biden’s key economic legislation needed to begin to be implemented. Now, officials see Bidenomics as an opportunity to tie together the president’s economic accomplishments, the vision behind those policies and a growing economy under one term. But it’s working.”But when faced with the question of whether “Bidenomics” can be the answer to changing public perception of the president’s record, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre offered a frank reply: “We’re going to try.

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☆ Tom Cruise discusses 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One' and that stunt: 'I don't mind being scared'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Tom Cruise – he’s just like us. Speaking in London ahead of the release of “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One,” Cruise shared that, yes, he feels fear. “It’s more fun to finish a ‘Mission Impossible’ movie, for sure,” he said. “It’s a huge relief when it’s all behind you and everybody’s safe.”Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson in "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One." “I think he’ll be jumping off things when he’s 100.”“Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One” is released in cinemas worldwide starting July 12.

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The drain in hard currency sparked panic earlier in the year, with Bolivians forming lines outside banks to withdraw dollars. Bond yields spiked sharply and in May the government was forced to sell half of its $2.6 billion gold reserves to raise cash. A major drought in Argentina has hammered grains output and reserves, imperiling a $44 billion debt deal with the International Monetary Fund. "The model is now shifting towards a very big state, a tax-and-spend approach," he said. "It has calmed people a bit... but that amount (gained from the gold reserves sale), $1.3 billion, is not enough for Bolivia," said local financial analyst Jaime Dunn.

Persons: Read, LA, Evo Morales, Jose Gabriel Espinoza, Marcelo Montenegro, Alberto Ramos, Goldman Sachs, spender, Jaime Dunn, Reuters Graphics Espinoza, Morales, Raúl Cortés Fernández, Daniel Ramos, Adam Jourdan, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Departmental Association of Coca Producers, LA PAZ, Reuters, International Monetary Fund, Bolivian, Graphics, Banco, Reuters Graphics, MAS, Thomson Locations: La Paz, Bolivia, Bolivian, America, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Colombia

Bidenomics gets a rebootPresident Biden plans to double down on his economic record in a big campaign-style speech on Wednesday. Yet despite the good news, Mr. Biden hasn’t seen a big jump in his popularity, and he trails his Republican rivals, according to some polls. “Bidenomics” will be at the heart of the president’s message. “But it’s working.” The Donilon-Dunn memo tries to give the messaging around Bidenomics a reboot. They point to how, for example, the CHIPS Act, the Inflation Reduction Act and the infrastructure law are creating jobs in the high-tech, manufacturing and green sectors.

Persons: Bidenomics, Biden, Biden hasn’t, “ Bidenomics, Anita Dunn, Mike Donilon, Michael D, ”, Dunn Organizations: Republican, Biden

☆ 'I'm still cool': US World Cup squad bridges generational divide
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Jun 23, 2023; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Thorns FC forward Sophia Smith (9) celebrates a goal in the second half against the Washington Spirit at Providence Park. Building chemistry on a World Cup squad is no easy feat, as players who once regarded one another as club foes must bond as team mates in a span of a few weeks, forming a cohesive unit. Veteran forward Megan Rapinoe turns 38 next month and finds herself on the same squad as 18-year-old Alyssa Thompson. Thompson and 21-year-old forward Trinity Rodman count retired great Carli Lloyd's goal from half-field the 2015 World Cup final as a pivotal memory from their childhood. Five of their team mates this year were on the team with Lloyd when it happened.

Persons: Sophia Smith, Craig Mitchelldyer, Smith, ribbing, Tupac, Vlatko Andonovski, Megan Rapinoe, Alyssa Thompson, Thompson, Trinity Rodman, Carli Lloyd's, Lloyd, Crystal Dunn, Marcel, Dunn, Amy Tennery, Lincoln Organizations: Portland Thorns FC, Washington Spirit, Providence, U.S, United States, Thomson Locations: Portland , Oregon, USA, Australia, New Zealand, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ Biden administration details plans for $42 bln investment in US internet access
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The $42 billion in federal funding under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program is based on a newly released Federal Communications Commission coverage map that details gaps in access. Texas and California - the two most populous U.S. states - top the funding list at $3.1 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively. But other less populous states like Virginia, Alabama and Louisiana cracked the top 10 list for funding due to lack of broadband access. The administration estimates there are some 8.5 million locations in the U.S. that lack access to broadband connections. The lack of broadband access drew attention during COVID shutdowns that forced students into online schooling.

Persons: Joe Biden, Read, Joe Biden's, Jeff Zients, Zients, Franklin Roosevelt's, COVID, Biden, Anita Dunn, Mike Donilon, Jarrett Renshaw, Scott Malone, Chris Reese, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Infrastructure Law, White, Broadband, Federal Communications, Congress, Verizon, Comcast, Charter Communications, Thomson Locations: Texas, California, U.S, Virginia , Alabama, Louisiana, America, Chicago

☆ Biden to detail plans for $42 billion investment in US internet access
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Zients compared the broadband effort to President Franklin Roosevelt's efforts in 1936 to bring electricity to rural America. The administration estimates there are some 8.5 million locations in the U.S. that lack access to broadband connections. The lack of broadband access drew attention during COVID shutdowns that forced students into online schooling. The Biden administration will say how much of the $42 billion in funding each state will receive under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program, based on a newly-released Federal Communications Commission coverage map that details access gaps. The advisers noted the economy has added more than 13 million jobs since Biden took office, including nearly 800,000 manufacturing jobs.

Persons: Joe Biden, Read, Jeff Zients, Zients, Franklin Roosevelt's, COVID, Biden, Anita Dunn, Mike Donilon, Jarrett Renshaw, Scott Malone, Chris Reese Organizations: Infrastructure Law, White, Congress, Verizon, Comcast, Charter Communications, Broadband, Federal Communications, Congressional, Thomson Locations: America, U.S, Chicago

☆ Biden Expresses Confidence on the Economy. Voters May Be Skeptical.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Michael D. Shear | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In their memo, Mr. Donilon and Ms. Dunn cited polling that shows Americans broadly support some of the president’s key economic policies. Independent polls show that large majorities of the country do not believe that the president’s economic policies have set the country in the right direction. In an NBC poll released on Sunday, 74 percent of Americans said the nation was on the wrong track. Previous polls have shown that much of the concern centers on the president’s economic policies. One Associated Press survey in May found that only 33 percent of adults approved of his handling of the economy.

Persons: Donilon, Dunn, Biden, Franklin D, Roosevelt Organizations: NBC, Associated Press, White

☆ Kamala Harris found her voice on abortion rights in the year after Dobbs. Now she’s making it central to her 2024 message.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Jasmine Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris was fed up. Harris left the event railing at the stigma women face for doing so, a staffer told CNN. The shift in posture, many close to the White House say, has also been helped by one of Biden’s closest advisers, Anita Dunn. “The president and vice president cannot both be bouncing around the country doing fundraisers all the time. Long one of the Democratic Party’s most moderate voices on abortion, Biden has reckoned with personal qualms rooted in his Catholic faith.

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☆ How to Make Your Walk a ‘Microadventure’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Jancee Dunn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I decided to take a “scent walk” with my best friend, Julie, who lives in Morningside Heights in New York City. Rob Mastrianni, a park ranger in Manhattan, who recommended taking a walk with the express goal of spotting wildlife. If there’s a safe way to take a walk in the rain, wind or fog, “lean into the elements,” said Rob Walker, the author of “The Art of Noticing,” a book about finding opportunities to be amazed in everyday life. Revel in the dramatically shifting landscapes — the drama of wind whipping through the trees, or the way that rain can make greenery look more vivid. “I don’t want to encourage anyone to go kick a football around in a hurricane,” Walker said.

Persons: Julie, Rob Mastrianni, ”, Pattie Gonia, “ They’re, “, Rob Walker, Revel, ” Walker Organizations: Boston Locations: Morningside Heights, New York City, Manhattan

☆ A high-end recruiter had to take down a listing for a $127,000 live-in dog nanny after the ad went viral on TikTok, and 2,000 applications flooded in
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One billionaire family is offering $127,000 for a full-time live-in dog nanny for their two dogs. The job went viral on TikTok and was pulled after the family received nearly 2,000 applications. The role is demanding and requires working irregular hours as well as traveling with the dogs. "Our returning client is seeking an exceptional and highly experienced Dog Nanny to provide top-tier care for their two beloved dogs," the recruiter for the job, George Ralph Dunn, posted on Linkedin. "When money is no object, people want the best, and you attract the best with the best salary."

Persons: —, London —, George Ralph Dunn, it's, Dunn, Kennedy, you'd Organizations: Service, Linkedin, New York, Kennedy News, Fox TV Locations: London, Fairfax, Kensington, Monaco

The lawyers said in the filing that the $725 million settlement is the largest data-privacy recovery in history and the largest private settlement Facebook has ever agreed to. Meta and an outside lawyer for the company from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the fee request on Thursday. While a 25% fee amounts to $181,250,000, the fees paid from the settlement fund would be about $180,449,782, the lawyers wrote. The company and its outside law firm, Gibson Dunn, already paid about $800,217 in sanctions, which can be deducted from the total fees, they wrote. The company did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement, which the judge granted preliminary approval of in March.

Persons: Keller Rohrback, Fonti, Auld, Derek Loeser, Lesley Weaver, Bleichmar Fonti, Dunn, Crutcher, Gibson Dunn, Vince Chhabria, Meta, Read, Sara Merken, Leigh Jones Organizations: San, Facebook, Meta, Gibson, U.S, Cambridge, Thomson Locations: San Francisco federal

June 21 (Reuters) - Law firm Fenwick & West has hired its own outside legal team as it faces scrutiny over its role advising now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, including from the company's indicted founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Silicon Valley-founded Fenwick has turned to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as its advice becomes a focus of Bankman-Fried’s criminal defense, according to court documents and sources familiar with the situation. Nancy Hart and Kevin Rosen, leaders in Gibson Dunn's prominent law firm defense practice, are representing Fenwick on issues related to FTX, including in the Bankman-Fried criminal case and a federal class action lawsuit, sources said. The firm also counseled Bankman-Fried’s hedge fund Alameda Research, which is at the center of the criminal case against him. Fenwick, one of at least four major law firms to advise FTX, is not the only firm to be targeted by Bankman-Fried.

Persons: Fenwick, Sam Bankman, Gibson, Dunn, Nancy Hart, Kevin Rosen, Gibson Dunn, FTX, Bankman, Fried, Fenwick’s, Sullivan, Cromwell, Andrew Goudsward Organizations: West, Crutcher, Alameda Research, Prosecutors, Bankman, Thomson Locations: Silicon, Alameda, New York, Florida

In each case, Coinbase filed briefs as an "amicus," or friend of the court. A ruling favoring another crypto defendant at the trial court level would not be binding on Coinbase's own case, but the company could potentially point to it in its defense, legal experts said. Coinbase argued the digital assets on its platform do not pass that test, in part because they lack contractual agreements. In its other amicus brief, Coinbase urged a federal judge in Manhattan to allow the fair notice defense in the SEC case against Ripple Labs, which was the industry's highest-profile battle with the regulator prior to the Coinbase case. Coinbase argued to U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres that denying the Ripple defendants the fair notice defense "would jeopardize the validity of the defense in future cases."

Persons: Coinbase, Gibson Dunn, Crutcher, Akiva Shapiro, Gary Gensler, Paul Grewal, Coinbase's, Cahill Gordon, Reindel, Tana Lin, Ishan Wahi, Wahi, Lin, Gensler, Analisa Torres, Torres, XRP, Jody Godoy, Tom Hals, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, U.S, Supreme, SEC, Reuters, FAIR, U.S . Constitution, Ripple Labs, San, District, Thomson Locations: U.S, Coinbase, Manhattan, Solana, Cardano, Seattle, U.S ., San Francisco, New York, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ Veterans Rapinoe, Morgan named in U.S. World Cup squad
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Jun 10, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe (15) is seen before the game against the Kansas City Current at Lumen Field. Five players, Rapinoe, Morgan, midfielder Julie Ertz, defender Kelley O’Hara and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher were part of the victorious U.S. World Cup squads in 2015 and 2019. The top-ranked Americans are fielding one of their least experienced squads in recent memory, with 14 of the 23 players going to their first World Cup, compared to 11 in 2019 and seven in 2015. Sam's sister and fellow midfielder, Kristie Mewis, was included in the roster for her first World Cup at age 32. Her Gotham FC team mate, Lynn Williams, also made the cut for the global showpiece tournament for the first time at age 30.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Michael Thomas Shroyer, Alex Morgan, Vlatko Andonovski, Alyssa Thompson, Naomi Girma, Savannah DeMelo, Andonovski, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Morgan, Julie Ertz, Kelley O’Hara, Alyssa Naeher, Mallory Swanson, Becky Sauerbrunn, Catarina Macario, Sam Mewis, Kristie Mewis, Lynn Williams, Aubrey Kingsbury, Casey Murphy, Alana Cook, Crystal Dunn, Emily Fox, Sofia Huerta, Kelley O'Hara, Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Kristie, Ashley Sanchez, Andi Sullivan, Amy Tennery, Ed Osmond Organizations: Kansas, Lumen, YORK, Savannah, Women's Soccer League, U.S, Gotham FC, Washington, North, Courage, Chicago Red Stars, Portland Thorns FC, Diego Wave FC, NY Gotham FC, Racing Louisville FC, FC, Olympique Lyonnais, San Diego Wave FC, Angel, Thomson Locations: Seattle , Washington, USA, States, Australia, New Zealand, NJ, Angel, New York

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