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☆ Roland Dumas Dies at 101; French Foreign Minister Tainted by Scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Adam Nossiter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Roland Dumas, a former French foreign minister, agile political fixer and star defense lawyer whose taste for living large proved his undoing, died on July 3 in Paris. The office of President Emmanuel Macron of France announced his death in a statement, which did not specify a cause. A longtime confidant of François Mitterrand, the Socialist former president, Mr. Dumas was one of the highest-profile officials in France for two decades. Mr. Dumas avoided jail, but his conviction, which was eventually overturned, ended his career. He had already been forced to resign from the presidency of the Constitutional Council, France’s highest appeals body.

Persons: Roland Dumas, Emmanuel Macron, François Mitterrand, Dumas, Picasso, Braque, Chagall, Saint Louis, Christine Deviers Organizations: Socialist, Constitutional Council, Republic Locations: Paris, France, Saint

☆ France's shock election has rattled nerves and raised debt crisis talk
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Poster of Christophe Versini for the Rassemblement National (National Rally) party, with Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella on it, on June 24, 2024. Recent polling suggests the far-right Rassemblement National (RN, or National Rally) party, led by Jordan Bardella, could win the most seats in the National Assembly, followed by the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP, or New Popular Front). French bond yields — which move inversely to prices — have been relatively contained. Even then, he added, the spread of French bond yields over their German counterparts looked set to remain higher than before Macron called the election. There is little concern over France enacting its own "Frexit," he said, with even National Rally having moved away from actively proposing leaving the euro area or the European Union.

Persons: Christophe Versini, Jordan Bardella, Magali Cohen, Emmanuel Macron, Sunday's, Giorgia Meloni, Viraj Patel, Patel, Liz, Truss, Andrew Kenningham, Macron, Kenningham, François Mitterrand, Christian Keller, CNBC's, Keller Organizations: Rassemblement National, Afp, Getty, National Assembly, Societe Generale, BNP, Vanda Research, Capital Economics, European Central Bank, Bank of England, Barclays, European Union Locations: Germany, Italy, Europe, France, Britain

☆ Read the letter that landed Donald Sutherland his role in 'The Hunger Games'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Kirsten Acuna | Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Many younger fans might know him best as President Coriolanus Snow in "The Hunger Games" franchise, but not everyone might know he campaigned to get the role. But they showed my letter to the director, Gary Ross, and he thought it'd be a good idea if I did it. AdvertisementIt included a discussion of power, Ted Bundy, and the elements of Snow that Sutherland considered most vital to the film. Donald Sutherland in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part I." Murray Close/LionsgateRoss's response to the letter inspired three scenes of Snow in his rose gardens during the games.

Persons: Donald Sutherland, Coriolanus Snow, Lionsgate's, Suzanne Collins's, Katniss Everdeen, Jennifer Lawrence, Snow, Sutherland, GQ, Gary Ross, it'd, Ted Bundy, Katniss's, Ross, Murray, …, Clinton, Chirac, Mao, Mitterrand, Sterling, They've, I'd, Katniss, who's, Joan of Arc, isn't, we've, Bundy Organizations: Service, Sutherland's, GQ, Capitol, Lionsgate Locations: Texas, There's, Snow, Colorado, Brentwood, Florida

☆ White House again forced into damage control effort to dispel concerns about Biden’s age
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —It’s the recurring threat President Joe Biden’s reelection bid will never be able to fully outrun. Democrats accused Republicans quoted or referred to in the account of making false claims and contradicting previous statements to damage Biden politically. But all it takes is one halting on-camera moment or media report to revive the frenzy over Biden’s age. Biden’s team habitually dismisses any concern over his capacity, and his doctors have certified him fit for duty. But they are concerned about Biden’s age.

Persons: CNN —, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Washington Sen, Patty Murray, Donald Trump isn’t, Trump, it’s, Biden —, —, he’s, ” Biden, that’s, ” Massimo Calabresi, Calabresi, ”, Joe, Kevin McCarthy, “ He’s, Mike Johnson, “, Andrew Bates, Robert Hur’s, — François Mitterrand, Helmut Kohl –, Ronald Reagan Organizations: CNN, Wall, White, Republicans, ABC, “, Trump, Republican, White House, Congressional, Atlantic Locations: Ukraine, Time’s Washington, “, New York, Hell, Egypt, Mexico, ”, France, California, Italy

The human brain has trouble pulling names out of stuffed memory banks on cue. But when are those and other verbal stumbles normal, and when might they be a sign of cognitive trouble? Former President Donald Trump, Biden's likely opponent in the November presidential election, has also. And while Trump often brags about passing a screening-style memory test several years ago, Lenze said the best assessment includes rigorous neuropsychological testing. ___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group.

Persons: Joe Biden, Macron, Mitterrand, I’m, ”, Jay Olshansky, Biden, ” Biden, Donald Trump, Biden's, Trump, Nikki Haley, Nancy Pelosi, “, Eric Lenze, Louis, Emmanuel Macron, Francois Mitterrand, ” Mitterrand, ” Lenze, It’s “, Olshansky, everybody's, Lenze Organizations: WASHINGTON, University of Illinois, White, GOP, Washington University, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Chicago, St

☆ Democrats know they have a Biden problem but they're standing by him
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Voters have repeatedly said they are worried about Biden's age. In the wake of special counsel Robert Hur's report, Democrats are rallying around the president. AdvertisementDemocrats are betting voters don’t care if President Joe Biden flubs a foreign leader’s name or key detail. “He knew exactly where the negotiation was going to go and he took Kevin McCarthy’s shirt.”Advertisement"I think President Biden is incredibly experienced, knowledgeable, wise. “He is not fit to be President.”Democrats were quick to point out that Trump, Biden’s almost certain challenger, has suffered his own recent flubs.

Persons: Robert Hur's, —, Joe Biden flubs, Robert Hur’s, Biden, he’s, ‘, Mitterrand, Kate Bedingfield, Bedingfield, François Mitterrand, Emmanuel Macron, Abdel Fattah El, Jamie Raskin, Hur, Joe Biden, ” Raskin, there’s, Dan Goldman, ”, “, Kevin McCarthy’s, YJkYIvBpED, @Morning_Joe, Beau, ” Biden, Mike Johnson, ” Johnson, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Nancy Pelosi, “ Donald Trump couldn’t Organizations: Service, LBJ, Trump, White, CNN, Voters, NBC, NBC News, Maryland Democrat, Republicans, ”, New, New York Democrat, MSNBC, Florida Gov, UN, Democratic, Committee Locations: United States, Mexico, New York, Florida

☆ Biden’s allies can’t agree on how to combat questions about his age and memory
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

How damaging are all the renewed questions about age and mental acuity going to be? One Democratic member of the House responded to being told of the questions about age and memory raised in the report with a morbid laugh and sullen shake of the head. Inside the White House and among Biden’s reelection campaign staff, the tension is constant. Biden aides also feel themselves that this hasn’t been enough. Most importantly, they reflect what Biden aides have learned from experience: Nothing combats questions about the president’s competence as much as people seeing him in action.

Persons: Joe Biden, notecards, Biden, –, Donald Trump, couldn’t, he’s, Trump, ”, West, they’ve, Annie Kuster, “, ” Kuster, don’t, Kevin McCarthy –, Emanuel, Gabe Amo, Emmanuel Macron, François Mitterrand, Abdel Fattah el, ‘ Mitterrand, Dina Titus, “ Joe Biden, Jamie Raskin, Trump’s, Jean Caroll, Raskin, ” Biden, Biden’s, Kate Berner, Andrew Bates, “ Biden, ” Bates, Bates jabbed, Beau Biden, CNN’s Haley Talbot, Kevin Liptak Organizations: Virginia CNN, Democrats, CNN, Democratic, Trump, Washington, West Wing, New, Nevada Democrat, Senate, ” Maryland, “, White, Security, Republicans, Border Patrol Union, Biden, House Democrats Locations: Leesburg, Virginia, New Hampshire, Valley Forge, Charleston, Las Vegas, Rhode Island, Israel, Mexico, Egypt, Nevada, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ Biden erupts over special counsel’s report as aides look to short-circuit campaign risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Biden’s aides know there is no topic more likely to draw their boss’ fury than a slight against his family. Only about 45 minutes before Hur’s report was released publicly, the White House was working to downplay the verbal slip-ups, saying it’s common for people to misspeak. “Many people, elected officials … they can misspeak sometimes,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, citing recent examples from House Speaker Mike Johnson and TV host Sean Hannity. The report was released anyway, with the objections of Biden’s lawyers included – but only toward the end of the nearly 400-page report. “I was in the middle of handling an international crisis,” Biden said Thursday about an hour after the report was released.

Persons: Robert Hur’s, Joe Biden, Biden’s, Biden, ” Biden seethed, Hur, fumed, hasn’t, Daniel Goldman, ” Goldman, “, ” Biden, ”, Hur –, Donald Trump’s, forgetful, I’ve, –, CNN’s MJ Lee, Bidenworld, Helmut Kohl, Francois Mitterrand, …, Karine Jean, Pierre, Mike Johnson, Sean Hannity, she’s, Beau Biden’s, Hurt, Biden “, Beau, Israel – Organizations: Washington CNN, House, Democratic, Trump Justice Department, White, CNN, Biden, Republicans, Trump Locations: New York, Gaza, Mexico, Egypt, Israel

☆ Biden’s verbal slip-ups over dead European leaders put the focus on his most potent political weakness: His age
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Two verbal slip-ups in the last few days are again bringing the concerns about the president’s cognition to the forefront. A January NBC poll of 1,000 registered voters found that three quarters of all voters, including half of Democrats, had concerns about Biden’s physical or mental health. The White House did not immediately provide a response to this story. In last year’s physical, Biden’s physician said an “extremely detailed” neurologic exam found no findings that would be consistent with stroke, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease. As with his previous physical in 2021, the White House did not say whether Biden underwent any cognitive tests, which some doctors recommend for older adults.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, juggles, Biden, – François Mitterrand, Helmut Kohl –, Robert Hur’s, Beau, Trump, Karine Jean, Pierre, Mike Johnson, Sean Hannity, ” Jean, Pierre said, –, I’ve, ”, Biden misspeaks –, Emmanuel Macron, Mitterrand –, Kohl, Angela Merkel, Olaf Scholz, “ Helmut Kohl, ‘ Joe, ” Biden, Biden’s, Dean Phillips, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Haley, Nancy Pelosi, ” Haley, Jean, Kevin O’Connor, “, Covid, ” O’Connor, O’Connor, Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee Organizations: Washington CNN, House, White, NBC, Senate, London Times, Democratic, Republican South, United Nations, Trump, CNN, Biden Locations: Israel, Germany, New York, Republican South Carolina, United States

☆ Woman Shouting 'You're All Going to Die' Shot by Police in Paris Metro
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS (Reuters) -Paris police shot and critically wounded a woman wearing a hijab who was behaving in a threatening manner and shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "You're all going to die" in a metro station on Tuesday morning, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said. The fully-veiled woman was shot at the Bibliotheque François-Mitterrand station. "This person refused to comply with summons and police fired their weapons," Nunez said, adding the situation had been "extremely threatening." The woman turned out not be in possession of explosives at the time she was shot, Nunez said. The metro station, on the RER C line, was evacuated after the incident, police said.

Persons: Allahu Akbar, Laurent Nunez, Olivier Veran, Nunez, Le Parisien, Tassilo Hummel, Dominique Vidalon, Michel Rose, Sudip Kar, Ingrid Melander, John Stonestreet, Ed Osmond, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: PARIS, Paris police, Bibliotheque Locations: Paris, France, Israel, Gaza

☆ Woman shouting 'You're all going to die' shot by police in Paris metro
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Paris police shot and critically wounded a woman wearing a hijab who was behaving in a threatening manner and shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "You're all going to die" in a metro station on Tuesday morning, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said. [1/2]Police stand outside the Bibliotheque Francois Mitterand metro and regional train station, where officers shot and injured a woman wearing a hijab after she shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "You're all going to die", in Paris, France, October 31, 2023. "This person refused to comply with summons and police fired their weapons," Nunez said, adding the situation had been "extremely threatening." The woman turned out not be in possession of explosives at the time she was shot, Nunez said. The metro station, on the RER C line, was evacuated after the incident, police said.

Persons: Allahu Akbar, Laurent Nunez, Olivier Veran, Lucien Libert, Nunez, Le Parisien, Tassilo Hummel, Dominique Vidalon, Michel Rose, Sudip Kar, Ingrid Melander, John Stonestreet, Ed Osmond, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Paris police, Bibliotheque, Police, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Israel, Gaza

☆ Rifle, fur hat, drones: North Korea's Kim returns with gifts from Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards his train at a railway station in the town of Artyom outside Vladivostok in the Primorsky region, Russia, September 17, 2023. Following are some of the items he is bringing back to the "friendship" museum, where gifts received by the North's three generations of leaders are kept. GIFTS FROM RUSSIAAfter his summit with Russian President Putin, Kim received a Russian-made rifle "of the highest quality," according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Kim received a fur hat from Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Vladivostok, where he inspected Russian nuclear bombers, fighter jets equipped with hypersonic missiles and a warship. And Comrade Kim Jong Un liked it,” Matsegora said.

Persons: Kim Jong, Putin, Kim, Dmitry Peskov, Oleg Kozhemyako, Sergei Shoigu, Alexander Matsegora, It’s, Kim Jong Un, ” Matsegora, Yuri Gagarin, Kim Il Sung, Jimmy Carter, Francois Mitterrand, Michael Jordan, Madeleine Albright, Fidel Castro, Propaganda, Kim Dae, Kim Jong Il, Chung, yung, Jack Kim, Lidia Kelly, Gerry Doyle Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Russian, North, TASS, Moscow, WHO, U.S, Hyundai, Hyundai Group, Thomson Locations: Artyom, Vladivostok, Primorsky, Russia, Russia's Primorsky Krai, Rights SEOUL, Russian, Ukraine, Pyongyang, Russia's, Khasan, North Korea, Paris, North, Cuban, South, North Korean, Seoul, Melbourne

☆ ‘The Passengers of the Night’ Review: A Woman’s Second Act
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

When the Radio France sign pops up in “The Passengers of the Night,” you know it won’t be long before the movie’s most vivid character lands a job there. Given her instrument’s breathy intimacy and how delicately it brushes the ear, though, whispering can certainly feel more accurate. Élisabeth is a mess when the story opens, so that voice gets a workout. Mostly, she does this by re-entering the world — she finds a job and then another, meets one lover and then a second — a trajectory that involves rejection but also approval. The director Mikhaël Hers’s approach in “Passengers” is at once precise and elliptical.

Persons: Élisabeth, —, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Élisabeth unmoored, It’s, Mikhaël, François Mitterrand Organizations: Radio Locations: Radio France, Paris

☆ Fact Check-Jacques Attali book did not include plan for depopulation by a pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

French writer Jacques Attali never wrote about a plan to reduce the population by creating or finding a pandemic virus in his book, “Verbatim: 1981 - 1986.” However, social media users are sharing a video showing a purported excerpt from the book to suggest that Attali predicted the COVID-19 pandemic. We will have taken care of having panned the treatment, a treatment that will be the solution. Attali mentions the word “treatment” multiple times in the book, mostly in the sense of behavior toward someone, and only once in the medical sense. These false claims include the idea that Attali mentioned that a pandemic is necessary to establish a New World Order and advocated for euthanasia of the elderly. While the book “Verbatim” is indeed written by Jacques Attali, the English excerpt shared in the viral posts online does not occur in French anywhere in the book.

☆ Reversing UK confidence crash requires policy U-turn: economists
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Andy Bruce | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Commuters, reflected in windows of an office, walk across London Bridge toward the financial district, in London, Britain, September 26, 2022. "The first step in regaining credibility is not saying incredible things," Summers said on Twitter on Tuesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSummers pointed to surging interest rates of long-dated British debt as a "hallmark of situations where credibility has been lost". On Monday the Bank of England and Treasury released statements in the hope of reassuring investors, with the central bank saying it would not hesitate to raise interest rates if needed. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterEditing by Kate HoltonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Larry Summers blasts UK tax cuts as 'utterly irresponsible' and warns of possible contagion
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The sudden sell-off in the pound and U.K. bond markets led economists to anticipate more aggressive interest rate hikes from the Bank of England . I was surprised when the new chancellor spoke over the weekend of the need for even more tax cuts," Summers said on Twitter. U.K. inflation unexpectedly fell to 9.9% in August, and analysts recalibrated their eye-watering expectations after the government stepped in to cap annual household energy bills. 'Emerging market currency crisis'Sterling has fallen by roughly 7-8% on a trade-weighted basis in less than two months, and strategists at Dutch bank ING noted Tuesday that traded volatility levels for the pound are "those you would expect during an emerging market currency crisis." The likening of the U.K. to an emerging market economy has become more prevalent among market commentators in recent days.

☆ French food: 20 classic dishes everyone needs to try
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-30 | by ( Foren Clark | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

CNN —The roots of French cooking run deep. Adobe StockThis list of classic French dishes would be incomplete without the inclusion of something from the country’s extensive repertoire of patisserie. Adobe StockNot every French dish can be served all day, but then again, the crepe isn’t just any French dish. Blanquette de veauBlanquette de veau: Tender meat in a creamy, comforting sauce is a go-to dish for French home cooks. A large helping of pot-au-feu is thought to epitomize the spirit of French cooking – that sharing food, wine and conversation with a table full of loved ones is what makes life worth living.

☆ Franța face publice arhive importante despre perioada genocidului din Rwanda. Au fost exterminate aproximativ 800 000 de persoane
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Franța face publice arhive importante despre perioada genocidului din Rwanda. Au fost exterminate aproximativ 800 000 de persoaneFranţa a deschis miercuri pentru marele public importante arhive legate de situaţia din Rwanda dintre 1990 şi 1994, la exact 27 de ani de la izbucnirea genocidului etnicilor tutsi, conform unei decizii publicate în Monitorul Oficial, relatează AFP, citată de . Este vorba de arhive ale fostului preşedinte François Mitterrand, precum şi ale premierului său din acea perioadă, Edouard Balladur. Multe dintre aceste documente, în special telegrame diplomatice şi note confidenţiale, figurează în raportul critic privind rolul Franţei în Rwanda între 1990 şi 1994 prezentat de o comisie de istorici la sfârşitul lunii martie. Istoricii subliniază în special responsabilitatea lui François Mitterrand şi în special a Statului său Major, care au ignorat cu regularitate diversele atenţionări privind riscurile de genocid.

Persons: François Mitterrand, Edouard Balladur Organizations: tutsi, Major Locations: Franța, Rwanda

☆ Fostul președinte al Franței Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, infectat cu SARS-CoV-2, a murit
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-03 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +5 min

Fostul preşedinte Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, promotorul unor reforme profunde în Franța și un susținător fervent al proiectului european, a decedat miercuri seara „ca urmare a COVID”, a informat într-un comunicat familia înaltului demnitar. „Valéry Giscard d'Estaing s-a stins miercuri, 2 decembrie, în locuinţa familiei sale din Loir-et-Cher. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing a exercitat un singur mandat, fiind învins la scrutinul din 1981 de socialistul François Mitterrand. Votul negativ al francezilor acordat acestui proiect la referendumul din mai 2005 a fost o dezamăgire imensă pentru Giscard d'Estaing. El a înființat G7Valéry Giscard d'Estaing a instituit în 1975 reuniunea anuală la nivel înalt a ţărilor celor mai industrializate, devenită ulterior G8.

Persons: Valéry, d'Estaing, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Loir - et - Cher, Jacques Chirac, Georges Pompidou, François Mitterrand, Acesta, Francois Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy, Giscard, G . Pompidou, francez Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, german Helmut Schmidt ., Le, Charles de Gaulle, Jean Monnet . El, Giscard d'Estaing Organizations: Agerpres, Uniunea Europeană, Comunitatea Economică Europeană Locations: Franța, Loir - et -, Franței, Paris, Authon, Tours, preşedinte, secţia, Germania, francez, german, Britanii, Château, Rambouillet, SUA, RFG, Japonia, Britanie, Franţa, Italia, Italiei, Canadei, Rusia

,,Valéry Giscard d'Estaing s-a stins miercuri, 2 decembrie, în locuinţa familiei sale din Loir-et-Cher. Starea sa de sănătate se deteriorase şi a murit de Covid-19”, a scris familia sa într-un comunicat. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing a exercitat un singur mandat, fiind învins la scrutinul din 1981 de socialistul François Mitterrand. În memoriile sale, ,,Le Pouvoir et la vie” (Puterea şi viaţa), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing scrie că personalităţile politice care l-au impresionat cel mai mult au fost Charles de Gaulle şi Jean Monnet. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing a instituit în 1975 reuniunea anuală la nivel înalt a ţărilor celor mai industrializate, devenită ulterior G8.

Persons: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Loir - et - Cher, Valéry, Georges Pompidou, François Mitterrand, Giscard, G . Pompidou, Jacques Chirac, Le, Charles de Gaulle, Jean Monnet, Giscard d'Estaing Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Comunitatea Economică Europeană Locations: Loir - et -, Authon, Tours, preşedinte, Paris, secţia, Britanii, Château, Rambouillet, SUA, RFG, Japonia, Britanie, Franţa, Italia, Italiei, Canadei, Rusia

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