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☆ Cuddle time capped: New Zealand airport puts a 3-minute limit on goodbye hugs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

But back on the ground, one airport in New Zealand is implementing a maximum time just three minutes for loved ones to say goodbye to their relatives with a hug. 3 minutes max,” one of a series of signs at Dunedin Airport on the country's South Island says. It is an airport and those drop off locations are common locations for farewells” he told Radio New Zealand (RNZ) earlier this month. Recognizing that the signage had “caused quite a stir” he said that the signs were designed to keep drop-off zones moving at the airport. “It’s about enabling others to have hugs.”NBC News has reached out to De Bono and the airport for comment.

Persons: “, “ Max, Dan De Bono, “ We’re, ”, De Bono, Michael Banissy, Banissy, RNZ Organizations: Dunedin Airport, Radio New Zealand, NBC, University of Bristol Locations: New Zealand

☆ Navajo code talker, who played crucial role in WWII, dies at 107
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

One of the last Navajo Code Talkers, who helped secure an Allied victory in World War II by sending crucial messages in a code based on the Navajo language, has died. “On behalf of the entire Navajo Nation, our Navajo veterans and service men and women, First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren and me, we extend our sincerest condolences and prayers to the family of Mr. Kinsel,” Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said announced on social media. From right, Navajo Code Talkers John Pinto , John Kinsel, Sr. and William T. Brown during the Navajo Nation Code Talkers Day ceremony in Window Rock, Ariz., on Aug. 14, 2018. Kinsel received a Purple Heart in 1989 and a Congressional Silver Medal for his service as a Navajo code talker in 2001. Following Kinsel's death, there are now only two surviving Navajo Code Talkers: Former Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald and Thomas H. Begay, The Associated Press reported.

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☆ Disney will name Bob Iger’s replacement in early 2026
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Alex Sherman | Alex Sherman Covers Media For Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Disney has tapped James Gorman to replace Mark Parker as the company’s next chairman, effective in January, as the media giant lays the groundwork to name a successor for CEO Bob Iger in early 2026, the company said Monday. He will continue to lead that committee after he takes over as board chairman from Nike Executive Chairman Parker. Yuki Iwamura / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileParker will step down after nine years on the Disney board “to focus on other areas” of his work, according to a Disney statement. The board fired Iger’s handpicked successor, Bob Chapek, in November 2022 after a turbulent tenure that lasted less than three years. He and the board haven’t decided if Iger will extend his board tenure past 2026, said the people familiar.

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Vice President Kamala Harris and top Democrats are seizing on the Republican nominee’s bizarre antics to inject new urgency and a sharper focus into her campaign. Democrats are suggesting that he is “unstable” and showing cognitive decline, using the same critique he once used against President Joe Biden. The Harris campaign, for example, immediately highlighted the 78-year-old Trump saying on Sunday that he’s “not that close to 80” when calling for cognitive tests. His alarming behavior may look to some like a candidacy melting down when the pressure is at its most extreme. With polls deadlocked, Trump’s behavior hasn’t yet disqualified him.

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☆ Pentagon chief visits Ukraine in show of support ahead of U.S. election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Ukraine on Monday, in a show of solidarity with Kyiv just two weeks ahead of a U.S. presidential election that is casting uncertainty over the future of Western support. “We’re going to continue to support Ukraine in its efforts to defend its sovereign territory,” Austin told reporters travelling with him to Ukraine. Trump has signaled he would be more reluctant than Biden to continue to support Ukraine, which could deprive Kyiv of its biggest military and financial backer. “I’ve seen bipartisan support for Ukraine over the last 2-1/2 years, and I fully expect that we’ll continue to see the bipartisan support from Congress,” he said. Even with billions of dollars worth of U.S. military support, including the provision of F-16 fighter jets, Abrams tanks and more, Ukraine faces a tough fight ahead.

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☆ Moldova leader decries vote meddling after slim majority backs joining the E.U.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Stoianoglo has said that, if elected, he would build a “balanced” foreign policy involving ties with the EU, the United States, Russia and China. In the run-up to Sunday’s referendum, polls had shown clear majority support for joining the EU. A “yes” result means a clause will be added to the constitution defining EU accession as a goal. The EU leapt to Sandu’s defence, saying Moldova had faced “really unprecedented intimidation and foreign interference by Russia and its proxies ahead of this vote”. The tight referendum result could put Sandu in a weaker position going into the second round since she has championed EU integration.

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Obama focuses his campaign outreach on young Black men. Jeff Swensen / Getty ImagesWill Obama’s outreach to young Black men help Harris?Former President Barack Obama has been on the campaign trail for Kamala Harris, aiming to shore up her support among young Black men. Democrats have been unnerved by recent polls that show Harris’ numbers sagging among Black voters, particularly young men. One of Obama’s tasks leading up to Election Day is to persuade Black men that voting for Donald Trump would be a grievous mistake. 🙌 Russell Wilson made his Steelers debut on “Sunday Night Football” and led Pittsburgh to a 35-17 win against the New York Jets.

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☆ Hundreds of One Direction fans gather in London to sing, cry and say goodbye to Liam Payne
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Hundreds of One Direction fans gathered in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday to pay their respects to Liam Payne, the former member of the British-Irish boy band who died on Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Despite rainy weather, the queue to get in front of the park’s Peter Pan statue — where fans young and old were placing flowers, heart-shaped balloons and letters in memory of Payne — stretched back as far as the eye could see. Minute-long moments of silence were held every hour on the dot, when the crowd got so quiet one could hear a pin drop. Jordi, 24, choked up telling Variety how One Direction helped her find a community during adolescence. “I was thinking about it on the train here, and I think my love for this band has been the only constant that I’ve had,” she said.

Persons: Liam Payne, Peter Pan, Payne —, Jordi, “, I’ve, ”, Payne Locations: London’s Hyde, Buenos Aires, Argentina

King Charles III was heckled in Australia on Monday by an Indigenous senator who shouted “you’re not my king” as the British monarch finished a speech at Parliament House. The king, who is the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia in 13 years, was addressing lawmakers and other dignitaries in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra, the Australian capital. “If he is the successor, then he needs to answer.”Queen Camilla and King Charles III during a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Monday. “Nothing stands still.”Earlier on Monday, a traditional Aboriginal welcoming ceremony was held for the royal couple outside Parliament House. “I can only say how much my own experience has been shaped and strengthened by such traditional wisdom.”The king arrived in Australia last Friday.

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The Israeli military expanded its offensive in Lebanon overnight, striking bank branches across the country to target Hezbollah‘s finances in an assault that sparked panic in Beirut, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading to the Middle East to push for a diplomatic solution to the intensifying regional conflict. But it also comes as Israel prepares an attack against Iran itself. The U.S. and Israel have linked the bank to the Iran-backed militant and political group. An NBC News crew in Beirut heard the blasts ring out as Lebanese national media reported strikes on bank branches in the city's southern suburbs. Meanwhile, video shared on social media and geolocated by NBC News showed buildings on fire and collapsing after apparent air strikes.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Daniel Hagari, Hagari, Qard Al, Hassan Organizations: Defense, NBC News, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Lebanon, Beirut, U.S, Iran, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon's

☆ Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating an attempted coup against Turkish leader Reccep Tayyip Erdogan, has died. Since the failed coup, his movement has been systematically dismantled in Turkey and its influence has declined internationally. Soon after the 2016 coup, Erdogan described Gulen’s network as traitors and “like a cancer”, vowing to root them out wherever they are. The Turkish government said its actions were justified by the gravity of the threat posed to the state by the coup. Gulen had travelled to the United States for medical treatment but remained there as he faced a criminal investigation in Turkey.

Persons: Fethullah Gulen, Reccep Tayyip Erdogan, Gulen, Erdogan, ”, Erdogan’s Organizations: U.S, AK Party, Prosecutors, Gulen, Reuters Locations: Turkey, U.S, United States, Turkish, Erzurum, Edirne, Izmir, Turkey’s, Central Asia, Balkans, Africa, Gulen, Ankara, Pocono

☆ Navy confirms two missing fighter jet pilots are dead after crash in Washington State
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The U.S. Navy said Sunday that two pilots who went missing after a fighter jet crash near Mount Rainier in Washington State last week have died. The pair were in the same aircraft, a Navy EA-18G Growler, on a routine training flight when it crashed, the Navy said in a statement. The wreckage of the plane was found Wednesday but the two crew members remained missing and the search for the bodies is ongoing. Timothy Warburton, commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, referring to the nickname of squadron members. The crash site is around 6,000 feet above sea level, in a heavily wooded area east of Mount Rainier, the Navy said last week.

Persons: Zappers, ”, Timothy Warburton, Warburton Organizations: U.S . Navy, Navy EA, Navy, Electronic Attack Locations: Mount Rainier, Washington State

Yet he isn’t all that impressed with Obama, the nation’s first Black president, nor Harris, who would be the second. “He’s only gaining support with Black men.”Democrats have been unnerved by recent polls that show Harris’ numbers sagging among Black voters, particularly young Black men. At a pair of rallies in Tucson and Las Vegas in recent days, Obama drew thousands of cheering supporters, though the turnout among young Black men appeared sparse. He came to hear Obama speak and as he stood in line for the event on campus, he said he didn’t see Obama as a figure who would be especially influential with young Black men. Trump is a white 78-year-old, but he possesses a “charisma” that some younger Black men find appealing, he added.

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Prosecutors do not dispute that Neely was acting in an aggressive manner, they said in court documents. Video shows Penny wrapping his legs around Neely’s body as the pair are on the floor of the train car. Raiser said the defense plans to dispute that Penny had Neely in a chokehold at all. Hochul’s announcement came a week after a passenger had slashed a subway conductor in the neck and following other crimes in the subway system. And subway crime was down 5.1% year to date through the end of September, the police department said.

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☆ Daniel Penny to stand trial as jury selection begins in NYC subway chokehold death
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Nbc New York | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, a retired Marine charged in the deadly subway chokehold of Jordan Neely. A conviction for criminally negligent homicide would require the jury to find that Penny unjustifiably put Neely at risk of death, but failed to perceive that risk. Prosecutors have said the chokehold, which Penny held for several minutes, killed Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man and former Michael Jackson impersonator. Officers could be seen saying he had a faint pulse, and then shown giving him CPR about four minutes after they arrived. Officers could be seen saying he had a faint pulse, and then shown giving him CPR about four minutes after they arrived.

Persons: Daniel Penny, Jordan Neely, Penny, Neely, Michael Jackson, Penny unjustifiably, Black, Andrew Savulich, “ I’m, “, ” Daniel Penny, Yuki Iwamura, ”, Miranda Organizations: Tribune, Service, Getty, Marine, Prosecutors, Manhattan, Marine Corps Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Long, AFP

☆ Jennifer Lawrence is expecting baby No. 2 with husband Cooke Maroney
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Ariana Brockington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Jennifer Lawrence and husband Cooke Maroney will soon become a family of four. On Sunday, Oct. 20, Vogue confirmed that Lawrence, 34, and Maroney, 40, are currently expecting another baby. This will be the second baby for Lawrence and Maroney, who are parents to 2-year-old son Cy Maroney. Lawrence and her husband, an art gallery dealer, have been married since 2019. Then I went back, and when I’m home with my husband making this family, I’m so happy I stayed,” she continued.

Persons: Jennifer Lawrence, Cooke Maroney, Lawrence, Maroney, Cy Maroney, “, Emma Stone, Adele, Kris Jenner, ”, ’, it’s, ‘ I’ll Organizations: Vogue, British Vogue, The New York Times Locations: Los Angeles, British, Newport, Rhode Island

☆ 7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

DARIEN, Ga. — The seven people killed Saturday in a gangway collapse on a Georgia barrier island were all in their 70s, except for one woman in her 90s, the coroner said Sunday. A portion of the gangway which collapsed Saturday afternoon remains visible on Sapelo Island in McIntosh county, Ga., on Sunday. Sapelo Island ferry service will resume Monday using an auxiliary dock, Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Tyler Jones said Sunday. It’s not clear if any of those who died in Saturday's collapse were Gullah Geechee people. Meanwhile, Grovner said, survivors of those who died Saturday will be embraced by the Gullah Geechee and their longstanding fight to exist.

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☆ Deaths reported after helicopter carrying 4 hits radio tower in fiery Houston crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Multiple people died as a helicopter struck a radio tower in Houston on Sunday night and sparked a large fire, authorities said. Police Chief J. Noe Diaz said at a news conference that four people were on board, including a child, and that there were multiple deaths when the private helicopter crashed. The Houston Fire Department initially reported the crash took place in the city's Second Ward neighborhood, where the helicopter appeared to have struck a radio tower before it sparked the fire about 7:54 p.m. local time. At the news conference, fire officials said a blaze spread as far as three blocks before it was stopped. Officials said the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration would investigate.

Persons: J, Noe Diaz, Diaz, Robinson Organizations: Police, Houston Fire Department, National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Houston

Workers clean a street as smoke rises from a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon on October 20. Here’s what happened this weekend:• Airstrikes hit Beirut: Israeli airstrikes hit multiple branches of a Hezbollah-linked financial institution in Beirut on Sunday. The Israeli military had warned it planned to strike locations belonging to the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association to block Hezbollah’s access to financial resources. • Lebanon death toll keeps rising: The death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon since September 16 has passed 1,800, according to a CNN tally of ministry figures. • Devastation in northern Gaza: An Israeli strike on northern Gaza killed at least 87 people, the enclave’s health ministry said, with graphic footage showing children among the dead.

Persons: Hussein Malla, Qard Al, Israel’s, Netanyahu’s, • Israel, Yoav Gallant, ” Organizations: Hassan Association, CNN, • Locations: Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Iran, Israel, Gaza

☆ Jets lineman Xavier Newman taken to hospital after suffering neck injury
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

New York Jets offensive lineman Xavier Newman was carted off the field in Pittsburgh after what appeared to be a serious injury Sunday against the Steelers. The team said Newman would miss the rest of the game with a neck injury. Newman was hurt in the third quarter when Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was intercepted by Pittsburgh’s Beanie Bishop Jr., who returned 41 yards. When he remained down, Jets teammates surrounded him out of bounds for several minutes. The "Sunday Night Football" broadcast reported that Newman was conscious and had movement in his limbs as he was strapped to a spine board before he was carted off and taken to a hospital in Pittsburgh.

Persons: Xavier Newman, Newman, Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh’s Beanie Bishop Jr Organizations: New York Jets, Steelers, Jets, Pittsburgh’s Locations: Pittsburgh

☆ New York Liberty win first WNBA championship in franchise history
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The New York Liberty won their first championship in franchise history Sunday, defeating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in an overtime thriller to win the series in five games. The Liberty entered the 2024 WNBA Finals as the lone original WNBA franchise without a championship, losing in their previous five finals appearances. The Liberty won the final period seven to two. The series began with a shocking win by Minnesota, which won Game 1 95-93 in overtime on the road. The Liberty rebounded with a comfortable 80-66 win in Game 2, before Ionescu’s deep three capped off another nail-biter in Game 3.

Persons: Breanna Stewart, Stewart, Jonquel Jones, Leonie Fiebich, Nyara, Sabrina Ionescu, Ionescu, Jones, Sabally, —, Napheesa Collier, Collier Organizations: New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, Liberty, WNBA, New, Las Vegas Aces, Lynx, Minnesota, York, Aces, New York Locations: New York, York, Minnesota

☆ The origins of bubble tea, one of Taiwan’s most beloved beverages
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

It all started with foam teaInvented in the 1980s, bubble tea (also called “black pearl tea” or “boba tea”) is a beloved Taiwan classic. Lin Hsiu Hui, product manager at bubble tea chain Chun Shui Tang, said she created the very first glass of bubble milk tea at a staff meeting in 1988. Bubble tea chain Easy Way argued in a press conference, “Why don’t you ask people to skip drinking Coke instead?”The saga was dubbed the “bubble tea for arms” incident by local media. Bubble tea 2.0Bubbleology founder Assad Khan says his first bubble tea experience was 'love at first sip.' But no matter how funky you get with the recipe, the soul of a good bubble tea has always been, well, the tea.

Persons: that’s, Simu Liu, Canadian Liu, “, it’s, Chang Fan Shu, yao, shou yao, ”, Tseng, Tsang, Tu Tsong, – Tu, Tu, ” Tu, Lin Hsiu Hui, Tang, ” Lin, Chun, Chun Shui Tang, boba ”, Amy Yip’s, Assad Khan, ” Khan, Bubbleology, It’s Organizations: CNN, Marvel, CBC, Chun, CNN Travel, Chun Shui Tang, hawker, Defense Ministry Locations: Hong Kong, Canada, Quebec, Canadian, Taiwan, ”, Tainan, Hanlin, United States, China, Assam, hawker, Asia, British, Chinatown, New York, Lankan

☆ NFL Week 7: A bad time to be a first-place team
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

It takes a lot of things to go right to lead an NFL division near the season’s midway point. Yet for half of the league’s first-place teams, things went wrong in Week 7. The Vikings’ loss also broke their undefeated start. With its win and San Francisco’s loss, Seattle jumped into first in the NFC West. And in a meeting of two first-place teams, San Francisco (3-4) lost 28-18 to Kansas City.

Persons: Minnesota Vikings —, Kirk Cousins, Brandon McManus, C.J . Stroud, Sam Darnold, Jake Bates, Mary, Brock Purdy, Trent Williams Organizations: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Vikings, Seattle, Seahawks, NFC, Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green, Packers, AFC South, Texans, Lions, Minnesota, Kansas City, The Chiefs, AFC West, 49ers Locations: Seattle, Atlanta, Minnesota, Green Bay, Indianapolis, In Minnesota, Detroit, Green Bay , Minnesota, San Francisco, Kansas

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing new sexual assault accusations. NBC News has obtained two new civil lawsuits filed Sunday in the Southern District of New York by Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee. Both suits, filed on behalf of unidentified men, allege Combs sexually assaulted them in 2022 in separate incidents. The latest civil suits come less than a week after Buzbee filed six other suits against the embattled music mogul. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process,” the statement said.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Tony Buzbee, Combs, Buzbee, ” Buzbee, “, ” Combs, “ Mr, Casandra Ventura, Dawn Richard, Danity Kane Organizations: NBC News, of, NBC, Metropolitan Detention Locations: Southern, of New York, Texas, Brooklyn, New York, New

HAVANA — Millions remain without power in Cuba for a third consecutive day as slow progress is made in restoring electricity following multiple major grid failures. Hurricane Oscar, a Category 1 storm, made landfall on eastern Cuba's northern coast Sunday evening with sustained winds of 80 mph. Levi blamed the U.S.'s “brutal blockade” for the financial difficulties in acquiring fuel and spare parts for Cuba's power plants, as well as for the current electric power crisis. Cuban police and military stand next to debris used to block a street during a protest against a blackout, after opening the street up to traffic, in Havana, Cuba on Saturday. Cuba’s economic crisis has spurred massive migration.

Persons: Vicente de la O Levi, Levi, Miguel Díaz, Norlys Perez, ”, “, ” Levi, Donald Trump’s, Orlando Matos, Carmen Sesin Organizations: U.S, Cuban, U.S . State Department, NBC News, Reuters Locations: HAVANA, Cuba, U.S, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Russia, Havana, States, Miami

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