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☆ Ukraine Cancels Parliament Session, Citing a Warning Over a Missile Attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Maria Varenikova | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine’s Parliament canceled a session on Friday over a warning that Russia could target the building in an attack with a missile that Ukraine’s air defenses cannot shoot down, lawmakers said. Although they did not say which type of missile they were worried about, the decision to cancel the session came a day after Russia fired what it described as a new, intermediate-range missile. Ukraine has no radars capable of detecting those missiles in flight through the upper atmosphere, nor air defense systems capable of shooting them down, Ukrainian experts have said. But on Friday, Parliament decided not to take the risk. “They canceled it late last night, citing the danger of a missile strike,” Oleksiy Honcharenko, an opposition member of Parliament, said of the planned session.

Persons: “, ” Oleksiy Locations: Russia, Ukraine

☆ From a call with Putin to an experimental strike, a dramatic week transforms the war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | Analysis Cnn'S International Security Editor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —It began with a peace move nobody wanted and ended with an experimental missile strike so rare in war Moscow gave a 30-minute heads-up to Washington. The White House publicly authorized Ukraine Sunday to fire missiles it supplied into Russia proper, which it swiftly did Monday. Moscow responded by using an experimental medium-range missile, with hypersonic speeds and a multiple warhead system usually reserved for nuclear payloads, to strike Dnipro Thursday. Similarly, Putin’s decision to launch the Oreshnik missile was likely Moscow stepping up another rung on a carefully prepared ladder of escalation. Yuri Budanov, head of Ukraine’s defense intelligence, said Friday it was a “medium-range ballistic missile, a nuclear weapons carrier.

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☆ Live updates: Ukraine military accuses Russia of launching ICBM, Kyiv fires Storm Shadow missiles and ATACMS into Russian territory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Christian Edwards | Catherine Nicholls | Cnn S Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Russia’s possible use of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a message to the West that it is has greater capabilities than previously displayed after a week of significant military operations and policy changes in both Ukraine and Russia. The West has for some time been concerned at a reciprocal Russian escalation in the war. This week, both US and British-French-made missiles have been fired into Russia by Ukraine, after US President Joe Biden gave Kyiv permission to use longer-range American missiles. In turn, President Vladimir Putin updated Russia’s nuclear doctrine — in a nuanced way, but still refined their policy to lower the threshold for use. Such an event would have elicited a very different reaction in Kyiv and the West.

Persons: Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Dnipro

Widespread rainfall of 3 to 5 inches with isolated totals of more than eight inches are possible across the region. Combined with rainfall from Wednesday, a potentially record-breaking 16 inches or more of rainfall is possible through Thursday. This low is expected to “bomb out” or undergo “bombogenesis,” which is the decrease in pressure of 24 millibars in 24 hours. Even without making landfall, bomb cyclones can be deadlyAlthough the first storm never made landfall, historic bomb cyclones can still bring devastating effects. At least two people were killed in Washington state from strong winds that pushed down fallen trees.

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☆ Intercontinental ballistic missile: Ukraine has accused Russia of launching an intercontinental missile. Here’s what we know
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Ukraine’s military has accused Russia of firing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into its territory for the first time, marking what would be another significant escalation in the 1,000-day-old war. Despite Kyiv’s accusation, two Western officials said that the missile launched by Russia was a ballistic missile, but not an ICBM. Ukraine’s air force accused Russia of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile at Dnipro at around 5 a.m. local time, from the Astrakhan region of southern Russia. Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images/FileWhat is an intercontinental ballistic missile? An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a long-range weapon that is fired into space and then releases a warhead or warheads that reenter the atmosphere to drop on their targets.

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☆ US admiral says sending Israel and Ukraine weapons like Patriot missiles is eating into what's needed for countering China
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"It's now eating into stocks," he said on Tuesday of advanced weapon shipments to Ukraine and Israel. The US Navy's top commander in the Indo-Pacific raised concerns on Tuesday that the Pentagon's advanced weapons shipments to Ukraine and Israel could sap the strength it needs to deal with China. While speaking at the Brookings Institution, Adm. Samuel Paparo said he initially hadn't been concerned with the weapons sent to the Middle East and Europe. Adm. John Aquilino, Paparo's predecessor at Indopacific Command, said in March that China could be ready to invade Taiwan as early as 2027. AdvertisementPress teams for the Pentagon and Indo-Pacific Command did not respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

Persons: Sam Paparo, Paparo, Samuel Paparo, hadn't, who's, it's, John Aquilino, Mike Miniham Organizations: Pentagon, US, Brookings Institution, Pacific Command, Patriots, Israel, Indopacific Command, US Air Force, Press, Business Locations: China, Ukraine, Israel, East, Europe, Kyiv, People's Republic of China, Russia, Taiwan, Beijing

☆ Ukraine says Russia's unstoppable hypersonic missiles had another bad night
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementUkraine said it destroyed nearly all the hypersonic missiles that Russia fired in a big weekend attack. The Ukrainian military said it destroyed nearly all of the hypersonic missiles Russia launched as part of a massive bombardment over the weekend. The purported success of Ukraine's air defenses during the engagement marks the latest blow to the reputation of Russian hypersonic weapons, which Moscow has touted as highly advanced systems that are basically unstoppable. AdvertisementUkraine has several air-defense systems that it says are capable of taking down Russia's hypersonic missiles, including the French/Italian-made SAMP-T and American-made MIM-104 Patriot battery. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German research institute, notes that data on hypersonic missile interception rates is scarce.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Gorshkov, SERGEI SUPINSKY, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Syrskyi, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Russia, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian, NATO, Getty, Kyiv, Kiel Institute Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Russian, Kyiv, AFP

☆ Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Christian Edwards | Kostyantyn Gak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ukraine has fired US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia’s Bryansk region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, in a major escalation on the 1,000th day of war. The attack comes just two days after the Biden administration gave Kyiv the green light to use the longer-range American weapons against targets inside Russia. The attack marks the first time Ukraine has used the longer-range American weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia, and show that Kyiv has wasted little time in making use of its newly-granted powers. ET) Tuesday, Ukraine fired six ballistic missiles at a facility in Bryansk, the ministry said. On Sunday, US President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use longer-range American missiles inside Russia, ending a months-long prohibition aiming to help Ukraine defend itself while not drastically escalating the conflict.

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☆ Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid in ‘massive’ missile strike, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

KYIV — Blasts rang out across Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other cities early on Sunday, as Russia staged its biggest missile attack since August and targeted power facilities with the winter setting in, officials said. “Another massive attack on the power system is under way. The enemy is attacking electricity generation and transmission facilities throughout Ukraine,” Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko wrote on Facebook. Officials often withhold information on the state of the power system because of the war. In Kyiv, the roof of a residential building caught fire due to falling debris and at least two people were hurt, city officials said on the Telegram messaging app.

Persons: German Galushchenko, extinguishes, ”, Andrii Sybiha, Vladimir Putin, Olaf Scholz, Poland “, Vitali Klitschko Organizations: Ukrainian Energy, German, Facebook, Ukrainian Emergency, AFP, HANDOUT, Getty, Authorities, NATO Locations: Kyiv, Russia, Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Handout, AFP, Dnipropetrovsk, Volyn, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Kryvyi, Rivne, Poland

☆ Russia launched 'massive' overnight attack on Ukraine, firing around 120 missiles and 90 drones, Kyiv says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementRussia launched a "massive" overnight attack on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched a "massive combined attack" on Ukraine overnight, targeting energy infrastructure across the country. Writing on X, Zelenskyy said that Russia fired around 120 missiles and 90 drones at Ukraine from Saturday night to Sunday morning. It said the missiles fired in the attack included Kalibr cruise missiles, Kinzhal ballistic missiles, and a Zircon hypersonic missile, among others. AdvertisementMore than 140 aerial targets were taken out by Ukraine's air defenses overnight, the air force said.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: Russia, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Kremlin, Armed Forces, Business Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Mykolaiv, Washington, Moscow, Iran, North Korea, China

Does Sunday’s wild win in Pittsburgh tell us more about the Steelers or Ravens when it comes to AFC contenders? Nguyen: This Packers team is better than last year’s edition. A month from now, are we going to be talking about the Dolphins, Colts, both or neither as competing for the seventh seed in the AFC? Pompei: The competition for the last wild-card spot in the AFC could come down to the Dolphins, Colts, Bengals and Broncos. The Colts defense has improved, and on Sunday Richardson executed better than he did prior to his benching.

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☆ King Arthur left an ancient trail across Britain. Experts say it offers clues about the truth behind the myth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Today, he is best associated with Tintagel Castle, where remains of a settlement dating back to the fifth century perch strikingly on an islet off the wild coast of Cornwall. Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesFor Stoyle, it’s likely that the myth of Arthur has at least its roots in fact. This Arthur was played by Clive Owen in the 2004 film, “King Arthur,” alongside Keira Knightley as Guinevere. The sixth-century “Artognou stone," discovered in 1998, has linked Tintagel with King Arthur for some scholars, though others dismiss it. Of course, medieval history writers were fast and loose with the facts.

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I’m tripping over their bodies,” said Sydney Seiler, the U.S. national intelligence officer for North Korea from 2020 to 2023. “Kim Jong Un is selling North Korean soldiers as cannon fodder mercenaries,” South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said last month. It’s an entirely new environment for the North Korean soldiers, who live in one of the most isolated and repressive countries in the world. The Russian military is teaching the North Korean soldiers about 100 key military terms, but “North Koreans are having a difficult time learning Russian,” South Korean lawmakers Lee Sung-kwon and Park Sun-won said last month. North Korean soldiers’ inexperience could be another point of friction and a major factor in how they are deployed.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Putin, ”, Sydney Seiler, Seiler, Gavriil, Joe Biden, Yoon Suk Yeol, Shigeru Ishiba, Kim, “ Kim Jong, Kim Yong, hyun, John Hardie, Lee Sung, Bruce Bennett, ” Hardie, Bennett, ” Bennett, Edward Howell, “, ” Howell, Stella Kim Organizations: Ukraine, North, NBC News, U.S, The State Department, Korea’s National Intelligence Service, NBC, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Getty Images, Economic Cooperation, South Korean Defense, Pentagon, Politico, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, North Korean, South Korean National Intelligence Service, AFP, Getty, Korean, Battalion, Russian Ministry of Defense, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, South, Sun, Rand Corp . Communication, Chatham House Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, U.S, North Korea, Russian, Kursk, Korean, Korea, Washington, Pyongyang, Getty Images North Korea, South, Asia, Lima , Peru, The U.S, California, Ukrainian, London, Seoul, Hong Kong

☆ Rodrigo Duterte wants to make a comeback in the Philippines. What could go wrong?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But major cracks appeared in January, when Rodrigo Duterte called Marcos a “drug addict” and threatened that the president could be removed from power. Months later, Vice President Duterte-Carpio resigned as education secretary, a departure seen by analysts as a sign that the relationship between the country’s top leaders was beyond repair. “And when they get there, I will be the president of hell.”Marcos insisted he thought he and the vice president were friends. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte attend an education-related event in Manila on January 25, 2024. Despite all the controversies and alleged links to extrajudicial killings and suspected criminals, Duterte has told Davao voters that a vote for him is a vote for order.

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☆ Drone-hunting helicopters are bolstering Israel and Ukraine's stretched air defenses
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Given the sheer volume of enemy drones, helicopters have joined the counter-drone fight. In Ukraine and Israel, helicopters of all kinds are hunting down drones. In Ukraine, a huge country compared to Israel, helicopters are a means to shield its airspace against large drone salvos. Advertisement"Given the Russian Shaheds' slow and low flight pattern, rotary aircraft can easily chase and destroy them," Borsari said. Modifications of this kind could make helicopters more effective drone hunters in the future, supplementing other ground- and air-based systems.

Persons: —, It's, Israel's, it's, Nicholas Heras, Samuel Bendett, Federico Borsari, Borsari, Paul Iddon Organizations: Service, Iran, New Lines Institute, Center for Naval, Center for, Helicopters, Royal Navy Wildcat Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Washington ,, Ukrainian, Lebanon, Syria

☆ American fighter pilots explain how they fought an overwhelming Iranian drone swarm in total darkness
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“You feel the terrain rush, you feel yourself getting closer and closer to the ground,” Coffey told CNN. Obtained by CNNThe fighter pilots had not had much time before then to practice, said F-15 pilot Lt. Col. Timothy “Diesel” Causey. Air defense systems at an undisclosed US military base in the Middle East intercept Iranian drones and missiles. “Missiles and drones are flying over base, and they’re being intercepted over base, so the alarm red goes off,” Causey said. CNNMany of the F-15 pilots, air and ground crews who took part in the operation that night received awards this week for bravery.

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☆ Video appears to show a Ukrainian Leopard tank taking out a column of Russian armored vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementUkraine released a video showing an attack on a Russian armored convoy. The brigade said a Leopard 2 tank and other weaponry destroyed tanks and other vehicles. New video footage released by Ukraine shows a Leopard 2 tank attacking a column of armored Russian vehicles. The crew of the Leopard tank smash a column of Russian armored vehicles to pieces. According to the New Voice of Ukraine, the 33rd brigade is fighting in the major hotspot of Kurakhove, in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast.

Persons: hasn't, zFsDVqOipR, 🐈🇺 Organizations: Ukraine's, Mechanized Brigade, 33rd Brigade Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Kherson

Four years after the radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is shining a light on the unprecedented failures that caused its destruction. The zinc gradually lost its hold on the cables suspending the telescope’s main platform over the reflector dish. The telescope was built in the 1960s with money from the Defense Department amid a push to develop anti-ballistic missile defenses. Following a few other cable failures, the federal agency decided to begin a plan to decommission the telescope in November 2020. In 2022, the National Science Foundation said it would not rebuild Puerto Rico's renowned radio telescope.

Persons: Roger L, McCarthy Organizations: Arecibo, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, University of Central, National Science Foundation, Arecibo Observatory, Defense Department Locations: Puerto Rico, University of Central Florida, Puerto

☆ Trump’s tariff threats send U.S. companies scrambling for lobbyists and loopholes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | Lora Kolodny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

“Absolutely everyone is calling,” Collinson told CNBC. “Firms are prepared,” SUNY Buffalo finance professor Veljko Fotak, one of the authors of the 2021 study, told CNBC. “The American people re-elected President Trump by a resounding margin giving him a mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail. On Thursday, Steve Madden pledged to reduce its Chinese imports by 45% over the next year in anticipation of Trump’s tariff plans. There’s got to be some way to help companies like that,” Sorini of Sorini, Samet & Associates told CNBC.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nicole Bivens Collinson’s, Collinson, Sandler, Travis, Rosenberg, ” Collinson, Trump, ” David French, “, ” Ron Sorini, ” Sorini, Veljko Fotak, ” Tiffany Smith, Karoline Leavitt, ” Leavitt, Steve Madden, There’s, ” Organizations: CNBC, Wall Street, National Retail Federation, Samet, Associates, Republican Party, White, SUNY Buffalo, National Foreign Trade Council, Trump Locations: China, America

☆ Ukraine hoped to force Russia to pick between 2 fronts. Putin chose both.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's big move this year was to invade Russia's Kursk region, hoping to divert Russia's main invasion. While it took ground in Kursk, Russia was also able to keep up its advance into eastern Ukraine. Russia is now amassing troops in Kursk, hoping to retake it without having compromised its main invasion. AdvertisementWhen Ukraine began its audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk region in August, it hoped to force a choice. That force amassed even as Russia kept up a steady advance on the main front line in eastern Ukraine.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Putin, Andrii Kovalenko Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Moscow Times, Ukraine's Center, North Korean Locations: Russia's Kursk, Kursk, Russia, Ukraine, North Korea, Ukrainian, Ukraine's, The

☆ China just showed off its answer to America's F-35 stealth fighter — the new J-35A
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

China showed off its new stealth aircraft, including the fifth-gen J-35A. AdvertisementChina just debuted its newest fifth-generation stealth aircraft, which appears to be its answer to the American F-35. Related storiesFor stealth fighters, the US has the F-22 Raptor and F-35, and the latter is used by allies around the world. Among stealth aircraft, there are also stealth bombers like the American B-2 Spirit and B-21 Raider and a number of stealth drones. Stealth aircraft have features to reduce or obscure their signature on radars, making them difficult to detect.

Persons: —, Lockheed Martin, Wang Yongqing, Wang, Maj, Gina Sabric, Roger Wicker, Eric Schmitt Organizations: Service, China International Aviation, Aerospace, People's Liberation Army News Communication, Shenyang Aircraft Design, Aviation Industry Corporation of China's Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, Pentagon, Air Force, Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Cyber Conference, 10th Air Force, Getty, US, US Air Force, Stealth, Taiwan Locations: China, Zhuhai, Russia, Pacific, Taiwan

☆ New French Mirage fighter jets could help Ukraine skirt one of the biggest roadblocks for the F-16 program
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

France also said it was training Ukrainian pilots. That's a big benefit, experts said, as the F-16 training program keeps being delayed. AdvertisementFrance's plan for getting Ukraine new Western fighter jets could help it skirt a big issue facing the F-16 program. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands against the background of Ukraine's Air Force's F-16 fighter jets in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jets fly in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

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CNN —Since September 1, the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been spared from Russian drone attacks on just one night – October 14. On Saturday night, Ukrainian air defenses detected a record 145 incoming Shahed drones. “We have been doing this for over two years,” he said, but the intensity of drone attacks had peaked over the past two to three months. The drone attacks seem calculated to instil fear rather than cause mass casualties, but several people have been killed in recent weeks. Russian forces already occupy almost all of Luhansk and substantial parts of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – altogether some 20% of Ukraine.

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☆ Ukraine says it cracked open a Russian decoy drone used to fool air defenses and found Western parts inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine said Monday that Russia has been using decoy drones to try and overwhelm its air defenses. Ukraine said it examined a Russian decoy drone and found Western-made parts inside of it. AdvertisementThe Ukrainian military said on Monday that it found Western-made parts inside a Russian decoy drone that was used in an attack over the weekend. However, the decoy drone — which Ukraine calls "Parody" — can apparently mimic the radar signature of a Shahed in a bid to confuse Kyiv's air defenses with fake targets. AdvertisementA look inside a Russian decoy drone.

Persons: —, HUR, Mihai Popșoi Organizations: Monday, Service, Defense Intelligence, Ministry of Defense, Ukraine, Telegram Russia, Getty Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, NATO, Europe, Iran, Tehran, Belarus, Moldovan

☆ Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The project at Leshan is dubbed the Longwei, or Dragon Might, Project and is also referred to as the Nuclear Power Development Project in documents. This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Nuclear Power Institute of China's Site No. The site is under the control of the Nuclear Power Institute of China, a subsidiary of the China National Nuclear Corporation, which is tasked with reactor engineering research and testing. The research does not, however, provide clues as to when a Chinese nuclear-powered carrier could be built and become operational, she said. Matthew Funaiole, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ China Power Project, said he doubts China’s next carrier will be nuclear-powered.

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