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☆ Freezing weather threatens post-Thanksgiving travel, GOP readies priorities for Trump's second term: Weekend Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Josh Feldman | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

More than 100 National Guard troops were staged in western New York “to support local communities,” she said in a statement. Erie, Pennsylvania, has recorded 30 inches of snow, the highest total so far, according to the NWS. President-elect Donald Trump’s second-term agenda has some Americans worried about the impact on their lives and livelihoods. Notably, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods. I still watch that film even as I’m turning 24, and she’s still one of my favorites today,” Cravalho said.

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Hundreds of snow shovelers showed up at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, to clear the 2 feet of snow that has buried the aisles and seats, according to Andy Major, the Bills’ vice president of operations. ET, and Orchard Park may receive anywhere from 8 to 20 inches of snow before Tuesday morning. Snow is cleared from the field at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Sunday. Bills fans interested in helping prepare the stadium for future games can fill out a Google form to provide their availability. Prospective snow shovelers are likely notified about their shifts only a day in advance due to “unpredictable snowfall,” according to the Bills.

Persons: Andy Major, “, ” Major, Gregory Fisher, Major, ” Organizations: Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, Highmark, Bills, NBC, Sunday Locations: Orchard Park , New York, Buffalo, Orchard, Orchard Park, N.Y, U.S, New York

☆ ‘Wicked’ star Marissa Bode calls out ‘harmful’ ableist comments about her character’s disability
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Francesca Gariano | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Marissa Bode is addressing the derogatory comments made about her “Wicked” character. Despite enjoying seeing the outpouring of the love for the movie, Bode said there were reactions that made her feel “a bit uncomfortable.”Marissa Bode and Cynthia Erivo in a scene from the film "Wicked." She said it was “totally fine” to make jokes about Nessarose’s actions or personality because she is a fictional character. Bode said the most frustrating part about acknowledging such comments was how scared she was to voice her opinion. “These disabled creators’ comments are flooded with ableist comments,” she explained.

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☆ Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence carted off field after taking illegal hit vs. Texans
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

An illegal hit on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence led the player to be carted off the field, sparked an ejection as well as a confrontation between Jacksonville and Houston Texans players on Sunday. Lawrence had run for a first down with four minutes to play before halftime during the Week 13 game and had begun a feet-first slide to end his play. Houston linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair continued to run toward Lawrence and hit the quarterback with his forearm, knocking Lawrence’s head backward, and it later bounced off the turf. The hit occurred in front of the Jacksonville sideline and Jaguars teammates immediately ran to confront Al-Shaair. Al-Shaair was ejected for the hit and was led off the field by team personnel to boos throughout the Florida stadium.

Persons: Trevor Lawrence, Lawrence, Azeez Al, Shaair Organizations: Houston Texans, Sunday, Houston, Jacksonville, Jaguars Locations: Jacksonville, Florida

A week of major movie releases has propelled this holiday stretch to the highest-grossing Thanksgiving weekend ever at the box office. First, viewers packed theaters to sing with the witches of Oz and watch a vengeful gladiator face the horrors of the ancient Roman Colosseum. Then, they returned to the big screen to follow Moana’s treacherous seafaring journey. Grossing $221 million across North America since its Wednesday release, “Moana 2” has shattered box office records with the biggest five-day opening of all time — including the biggest Thanksgiving debut ever. Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman said in a statement that the film has “far surpassed our high expectations this weekend and is a testament to the phenomenon that ‘Moana’ has become.”Universal’s “Wicked” and Paramount’s “Gladiator II” continued to rake in revenue throughout Thanksgiving weekend, with “Wicked” grossing an estimated $117.5 million and “Gladiator II” getting $44 million in domestic earnings over the five-day period.

Persons: Oz, Mario, Moana, Alan Bergman, Paramount’s, ” Organizations: North, “, Mario Bros, Disney Entertainment Locations: North America, Polynesia, Moana

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday expressed support for FBI Director Christopher Wray, just one day after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Kash Patel to lead the agency as Wray’s replacement. After Watergate, FBI directors have typically served 10-year terms to deter the bureau from being seen as a political tool for the president. Still, Rounds said that he would evaluate Patel and Trump’s other Cabinet nominees fairly during the Senate’s “advise and consent” process. “The president has the right to make nominations, but normally, these are for a 10-year term,” Rounds said. “The current FBI director, Chris Wray, was actually appointed by Donald Trump.

Persons: Sen, Mike Rounds, Christopher Wray, Donald Trump, Kash Patel, Wray, Trump, Patel, “ Chris Wray, Rounds, ”, I’ve, he’s, “, they’ve, ’, Jake Sullivan, Biden, They’re, ” Sullivan, Chris Wray, Joe Biden didn’t Organizations: FBI, Trump, Senate, ABC, White House, NBC, Press Locations: —

☆ Who could replace Matt Eberflus as Bears’ head coach? NFL insiders weigh in
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Nbc Chicago | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Chicago Bears will get a head start on their search for a new head coach, but who will be among the prime candidates for the job? On the first football Sunday of the post-Matt Eberflus era in Chicago, NFL insiders weighed in on who the Bears may try to bring in for interviews as they conduct their search. Ian Rapoport, appearing on NFL Network’s NFL Gameday, said the team will consider a multitude of top candidates for the job. Things are likely to move slowly for now for the Bears, as the NFL season will roll into January, preventing them from interviewing candidates within the league. They will likely be able to conduct interviews during the postseason, but an announcement on a hire won’t come until their candidate’s season has concluded.

Persons: Matt Eberflus, Adam Schefter, Thomas Brown, “ Everybody’s, Ben Johnson, ” Schefter, Johnson, Jared Goff, Ian Rapoport, “ Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn, Mike Vrabel, Kliff Kingsbury, Caleb Williams, ” Rapoport, Ryan, Eberflus ’, Kingsbury, Williams, Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, Jayden Daniels, Glenn, won’t Organizations: Chicago Bears, NFL, Lions, USC, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Titans, Bears Locations: Chicago

☆ 2014 murder of Lesley Woodman in Bessemer, Alabama, unsolved a decade later
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Nicolás Viñuela | Nicolás Viñuela Is An Associate Producer With Dateline Nbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Whitney and her mother, 35-year-old Lesley Woodman, were supposed to go to Party City that day to get supplies for the celebration. “The last time I spoke to her was the night beforehand,” Whitney told Dateline. “I just decided to stop by her work,” she told Dateline. “You’d be in a bad mood and she’d come around and, I mean — you’d be in a good mood,” he told Dateline. “That was a big, big deal.” Lee told Dateline he left for work the next morning while Lesley was still sleeping.

Persons: Whitney Burr, Whitney, Lesley Woodman, “, ” Whitney, couldn’t, ”, Lesley, Ellis Lee Bentley, ” Lesley Woodman Whitney Burr Jimmie Guyton, Jimmie, “ Lesley, —, ” Lesley Woodman Whitney Burr Whitney Burr, Lee . Lee, Lesley “ wouldn’t, ” Lesley, Lee, “ You’d, ” Lee, Lesley Woodman Whitney Burr, Robert Guyton, Robert, “ Bob, ” Jimmie, ” Lesley Woodman Whitney Burr Lee Bentley, Lee’s, Wayne Curry, haven’t, ” Lee Bentley, it’s, Jimmie Guyton, Lesley Woodman’s Organizations: “, Dateline, Jefferson, Sheriff’s Locations: City, Bessemer , Alabama, Florida, Alabama, Bessemer, Lesley, Jefferson

☆ Meet the Press – December 1, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +56 min

ANNOUNCER:From NBC News in Washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. He credited President-elect Trump with this ceasefire, Jake, saying, quote, "Everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump." The second dynamic to watch is, Kash Patel is on the record for the retribution agenda that Donald Trump ran on. I will never forget when you asked former President Trump – President-elect Trump and President Biden during that last presidential debate in 2020 about 545 children who were still separated from their parents. And before we go, the newest member of the Meet the Press family, Frankie Alice Katz was born at 12:23 a.m. on Wednesday.

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Governor Kathy Hochul on Saturday warned New Yorkers to avoid unnecessary travel. More than 100 National Guard troops were staged in western New York “to support local communities,” she said in a statement. Federal forecasters said as much as 6 feet of snow could cake the ground in northern Erie County, Pennsylvania, by Tuesday. Earlier in November, the Transportation Security Administration projected that Sunday would be among the three busiest travel days of the year. Grounds crew members shovels snow off the yard lines at Huntington Bank Field Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 21.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, John Normile, Hochul, A.J ., Scott Galvin Organizations: Weather Service, National Guard, NWS, Federal, Drivers, Erie Times, USA, Transportation Security Administration, Huntington Bank, National Weather Locations: Midwest, Great, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Hamburg, N.Y, Lake Ontario, Watertown , New York, Erie , Pennsylvania, Erie County , Pennsylvania, Grandview, Erie, Pa, A.J . Rao, Cleveland, Buffalo, Cheektowaga , New York, Cleveland , Ohio, Canada

The threats prompted a flurry of reactions from world leaders, including a phone call between Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and a visit to Mar-a-Lago from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It’s a major tool,” Hagerty added. Hagerty praised Patel, who has little experience in federal law enforcement, telling Welker, “There are serious problems at the FBI. Hagerty dismissed concerns about Gabbard, saying he plans to vote for her anyway. “I’m not familiar with the meetings that she’s had, and I certainly don’t have to agree with every point of every one of President Trump’s nominees, but I am here to support them,” he said.

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☆ Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top E.U. officials visit Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. Lawmakers in both houses of the Russian parliament, the State Duma and Federation Council, had already approved the plans in the past 10 days. Their visit comes as doubts are deepening over what Kyiv can expect from a new U.S. administration led by Donald Trump. Moscow sent 78 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. In Russia, a child was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, according to regional Gov.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Russia’s, Antonio Costa, Kaja Kallas, Donald Trump, ” Costa, Marta Kos, Oleksandr Prokudin, Serhiy Lysak, Alexander Bogomaz Organizations: Lawmakers, State Duma, Federation Council, New, Ukraine, “, Gov, Dnipropetrovsk Gov, Russia’s Defense Ministry Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Kyiv, EU, U.S, “, Kherson, Russian, Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk, Russia, Ukrainian, Bryansk, Kaluga, Smolensk, Kursk

While it used to be taboo to take a phone out during a movie, the once-derided act has become commonplace in recent years. The release of the musical adaptation has once again renewed debate over movie theater etiquette. Social media has become a “part of our identity,” said Sara Cureton, an assistant professor at Colorado Technical University who teaches psychology and social media. But taking a phone out and posting a picture from the theater takes away from the shared experience audiences have watching a movie together. Forgue worked at a movie theater before and after the pandemic until June.

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☆ Moana 2's Auliʻi Cravalho's multicultural heritage reflects Hawaii's rich history
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Arturo Conde | Arturo Conde Is An Editor | A Bilingual Freelance Journalist. He Writes For La Opinión A Coruña | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Auliʻi Cravalho was only 16 years old when she voiced her breakout role as Moana. DisneyCravalho said that before Moana, she found inspiration in another Disney character — a Chinese folk heroine. Cravalho's — and Hawaii's — multicultural heritageMoana is widely recognized by viewers as a Polynesian hero. In a way, Cravalho’s diverse background reflects a small part of the much larger history of migrations, including Latinos, to Hawaii. Reflecting on her beloved character, Cravalho said Moana's bold actions redefine how girls and women can identify as heroes in pop culture.

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JERUSALEM — The mother of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander told NBC News she was both shaken and relieved to see her son in a Hamas-issued propaganda video. The 20-year-old, who appears under duress in the Hamas video, calls on President-elect Donald Trump to use his power to negotiate for the freedom of those who remain in captivity in Gaza. Yael said she had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly after the video was released. Hamas leaders held talks with Egyptian security officials to explore ways to reach a deal with Israel that could secure the release of hostages in return for Palestinian prisoners. Hamas is seeking an agreement that would end the war while Israeli Netanyahu has said the war will only end when Hamas is eradicated.

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Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, announced Sunday that he is entering the race to lead the national party. “I’m running for chair of the Democratic National Committee because we need to unite. Wikler joins a competitive — and likely growing — field, including New York State Sen. James Skoufis, former Maryland Gov. and Social Security Administrator Martin O’Malley, and Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin. Though Trump flipped Wisconsin earlier this month, he won by 0.8% — the thinnest margin of any swing state.

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“In the law, there is a clear separation of church and state,” Childs, an attorney who represents the Houston area on the board, said of her decision. This year, Oklahoma’s top education official began ordering public schools with students in grades five through 12 to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, a Republican, has purchased 500 Bibles and asked for $3 million from the state to buy copies for every classroom. “Public school is not Sunday school,” Wright said. Childs, the Texas State Board of Education member, sees the current push for increased religious influence in public schools as concerning, as it comes amid a dialing back of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at companies and institutions.

Persons: Staci Childs, ” Childs, Childs, “, Donald Trump, ” Jonathan Saenz, Gov, Dan Patrick, Mark Chancey, ” Chancey, Ryan Walters, Erika Wright, ” Wright, Walters, ” Walters, we’ve, Trump, Louisiana’s, ”, Mike Johnson, Joshua Blackman, South Texas College of Law Houston, Rachel Laser Organizations: Texas State, of Education, Republican, U.S, Liberal, Target, ”, won’t, Southern Methodist University, NBC, Oklahoma Rural Schools Coalition, “, NBC News, Supreme, America, CNBC, South Texas College of Law, United, and State Locations: Houston, Texas, Dallas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Florida

Next month, NASA will get an up-close view of the solar activity as the Parker Solar Probe makes its closest-ever approach to the sun. The active period is likely to continue over the next year, which means more solar storms and spectacular auroras could be in store. “This is definitely the season for big solar storms,” said Kelly Korreck, a program scientist in the heliophysics division at NASA. The Parker Solar Probe in a clean room in Titusville, Fla., in 2018, after the installation of its heat shield. In some sunspot areas, the magnetic field can be about 2,500 times stronger than Earth’s magnetic field, according to NASA.

Persons: Parker, ”, Kelly Korreck, “, auroras, Leon Neal, ” Korreck, Johns Hopkins, Ed Whitman, Korreck, —, skywatchers, Jacob Anderson, Michael Chow Organizations: NASA, Probe, Parker, Venus, Solar Dynamics, of, Getty, USA Locations: Kiruna, Sweden, American, Titusville, Fla, Texas, Alabama, of Scotland, Edinburgh, AFP, Phoenix

TikTok is defending itself in federal court over legislation President Joe Biden signed in April that would ban TikTok if it doesn’t sell itself to an American owner by the time Trump takes office. Most Trump allies who oppose TikTok have cited claims of Chinese government influence over American users, which TikTok denies. They have both publicly criticized the legislation that would force a sale of TikTok or lead to a U.S. ban. “Don’t be fooled — the TikTok ban is not about China harvesting your data. Vivek Ramaswamy, who Trump has said will work alongside X owner Elon Musk in newly created government efficiency advisory roles, has over 855,000 TikTok followers.

Persons: Donald Trump, TikTok, Joe Biden, Trump, ”, hasn’t, that’s, Brendan Carr, Kevin Roberts, John Ratcliffe, ” Ratcliffe, JD Vance, Karoline Leavitt, Leavitt, ” Leavitt, ” Sebastian Gorka, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Don’t, ” Kennedy, Gabbard, Joe Rogan, Kennedy, “, Mehmet Oz, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, Ramaswamy, Jake Paul, ” Ramaswamy, Musk, ” Musk, Shou Chew, Michael Waltz, Waltz, ” Waltz, ” Trump’s, Sen, Marco Rubio, Rubio, ” “, ” Rubio, Kristi Noem, Doug Burgum, Noem, Lori Chavez, Elise Stefanik, Tik Tok, ” Stefanik, Doug Collins, Newsmax, ” Collins, Janette Nesheiwat Organizations: White House, Facebook, Federal Communications Commission, Heritage Foundation, CIA, Fox Business, Trump, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, “, Trump’s, Democratic, Medicare, Services, X, Iowa, YouTube, Street Journal, Senate, Management, Fox News, TikTok, South Dakota Gov, North Dakota Gov, Chinese Community Party, ”, United Nations Locations: U.S, America, China, CCP, USA, Soviet Union, American

Some Hispanic men are defining college differently. “Latino men are checking out because they are the labor force for a lot of these jobs that require manual labor and blue-collar workers,” Ponjuán said. Hispanic men work in some of the most dangerous jobs, mostly in transportation and construction, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Like Garza, some Hispanic men are using their blue-collar skills to start their own contracting, landscaping, restaurant and other businesses. But one of this year’s election takeaways is that those gains weren’t enough to overcome frustrations, especially among Latino men, about high costs and the impact on their families.

Persons: Ponjuán, ” Ponjuán, “ Young, Jun Garza, “, ”, I’ll, ” Garza, Garza, Juan Proaño, Biden Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, League of United Latin American Citizens, Latina, Stanford Graduate School of Business Locations: San Antonio, ”

☆ Iran throws its support behind Assad as rebels expand their shock offensive in Syria
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

“The Syrian army will once again be victorious over these terrorist groups as in the past,” he added. In his first public comments released by the state news agency Saturday evening, Assad said Syria will continue to "defend its stability and territorial integrity against terrorists and their supporters." Iran’s support for Assad mirrors that of Russia, which helped to turn the tide of the war during 2016's battle for Aleppo between Syrian government forces and rebel fighters. The victory helped Assad to secure Assad's hold on strategic areas of Syria, with opposition factions and their foreign backers controlling areas on the periphery. The U.S., for its part, opposes Assad, opposes Russia, and opposes Iran, but has allied itself with Syrian Kurdish forces despite their fight against U.S.’ NATO allies Turkey.

Persons: ”, Abbas Aragchi, “, Hayat Tahrir, Sham, Bashar Assad's, Assad, Iran’s, BAKR Organizations: Human Rights, Fighters, Getty, Kurdistan Workers ’ Party, U.S, NATO, Humanitarian Affairs Locations: Iran, Aleppo, Syria’s, Damascus, London, Syria, Hama, U.S, Turkey, Tehran, Lebanon, Russia, AFP, Tartus, Kurdish, Ankara, Syrian Kurdish, The U.S, Sham

The Supreme Court will consider a law restricting transition-related health care for minors for the first time Wednesday, and legal experts say the court’s decision could affect access to transition-related care nationwide for both minors and adults for decades to come. The Supreme Court granted the Biden administration’s appeal of a 6th U.S. The court won’t consider the part of the law that bans surgery, which wasn’t covered by the lower court’s injunction. The ACLU and Lambda Legal noted in their petition to the Supreme Court that circuit courts have become split on the restrictions. Many families with trans kids have had to work around care restrictions to continue care for their children.

Persons: Biden, Jonathan Skrmetti, Harleigh Walker, she’s, Walker, Jeff, Harleigh Walker Walker, Walker wouldn’t, Trump, …, ” Walker, that’s, Donald Trump’s, ”, Shannon Minter, “, Izzy Lowell, Lowell, ” Lowell, “ It’s, Trump’s Organizations: American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda, Justice Department, Circuit, NBC News, Affordable, National Center for Lesbian Rights, U.S, Supreme, Tennessee, ACLU, Court, Movement Advancement, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, Boston Logan International Locations: Tennessee, U.S, Auburn , Alabama, Alabama, United States of America, Arkansas, Tennessee , Kentucky, Florida, Georgia

Their top objective is to extend the 2017 Trump tax law and prevent $3.3 trillion in tax breaks from expiring at the end of 2025. The reconciliation process bypasses the Senate's 60-vote threshold for most bills, requiring just a majority vote to pass a tax- and spending package once per fiscal year. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said the GOP is “100%” committed to extending the Trump tax cuts but with “some deviations” from existing law. I’ve heard more than three people [in the House] say that they won’t vote for a tax package that’s not fully offset. “And then we can sit down and work through some areas that we might find agreement on for a second reconciliation bill, as well.”

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☆ Magic can’t save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill
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Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a $2.3 million bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities. Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the magical film franchise, was ordered to pay the money in 2019 after H.M. Revenue and Customs, the U.K. tax agency, investigated his tax return from seven years earlier. The agency said Grint had wrongly classed $5.7 million in residuals from the movies — money from DVD sales, TV syndication, streaming rights and other sources — as a capital asset rather than income, which is subject to a much higher tax rate. Lawyers for Grint appealed, but after years of wrangling a tribunal judge ruled against the actor this week. He previously lost a separate court battle over a $1.2 million tax refund in 2019.

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