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☆ The best October Prime Day deals on Amazon Kindle, Fire tablets and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Henry St. Leger | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is here, offering discounts on Amazon devices during the 48-hour sale, exclusive to Prime members. SKIP AHEAD Best Prime Day Amazon device deals | How I picked the best Amazon device deals | Why trust NBC Select? Best Prime Day Amazon device deals3.9-star average rating from 9,304 reviews on AmazonAmazon’s Echo Buds were at their lowest price ever on the last Prime Big Deal Day, and are well worth a look this time around. How I found the best Prime Day Amazon device dealsAll of my recommendations above are based on NBC Select’s previous coverage and reporting. To round up the best Prime Day sales on TVs, I found highly-rated products at their lowest price ever or their lowest price in three months.

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☆ One year on, the Israel-Hamas war has taken an unprecedented toll on journalists
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Multiple news organizations and free press groups have accused the Israeli military of deliberately targeting journalists. “One year in, Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza has exacted an unprecedented and horrific toll on Palestinian journalists and the region’s media landscape,” CPJ said. Four Israeli journalists were killed in the October 7 attacks, and others barely survived. The raw footage is also subject to Israeli military censorship. CNN’s Clarissa Ward is one of the only foreign journalists to have entered the strip without the Israeli military, when she embedded with a United Arab Emirates field hospital crew.

Persons: Israel’s, ” CPJ, ”, Tania Kraemer, Clarissa Ward, they’ve, ” Al Jazeera, CNN he’s, “, Deborah Turness, Janine Zacharia, ‘ You’ve, ” Zacharia, William Lafi Youmans, George Washington, Youmans, ” Youmans, that’s Organizations: CNN, Journalists, Protect Journalists, “, Foreign Press Association, Deutsche Welle, Union of Journalists, United, United Arab Emirates, Court, West Bank, Israeli Journalists Union, Associated Press, BBC, West Bank “, Stanford University’s Department of Communications, The Washington Post, Reuters, George Washington University’s School of Media, Public Affairs, European Union Locations: Israel, Gaza, Jerusalem, Egypt, United Arab, American, Israeli, Palestinian, “, United States

I've wanted Home Depot's 12-foot skeleton since it first was a thing. (See our "alternatives" section below if you can't get your hands on the 12-foot skeleton.) James Brains/Business InsiderThe 12-foot skeleton didn't just arrive via the classic FedEx or UPS. While it's quite cumbersome, someone might try to steal your 12-foot skeleton, which only weighs about 60 pounds. The 12-foot skeleton has become a landmark in my neighborhood.

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“There’s no endgame — it’s starting to feel like a forever war,” said Frank Lowenstein, special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations under President Barack Obama. Storm-battered Florida declares another emergency as Hurricane Milton approachesTropical Storm Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Sunday with its path aimed at Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the state. Ron DeSantis said in a briefing that Milton is expected to make landfall in Hillsborough or Pinellas county Wednesday evening. Since 1850, only two storms that originated in the Gulf’s Bay of Campeche have struck Florida. Politics in briefPresidential promotions: With just weeks before the election, Trump has taken to promoting items and businesses that aren’t connected to his campaign, from a new cryptocurrency platform to NFT trading cards.

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☆ What rabbis think of Netflix's 'Nobody Wants This' and Adam Brody's 'hot rabbi' character
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Pilar Melendez | Pilar Melendez Is An Editor On The Nbc News Platforms Team. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

NBC News spoke with four rabbis about the buzzy series, which has generated intense online reaction, including a steady stream of Brody-focused “hot rabbi” memes, since its Sept. 26 release. Nevertheless, the “hot rabbi” memes still remain a major force behind the show’s public reception. He took no issue with Brody’s “hot rabbi” character and his lifestyle. “Yeah, I’m a hot rabbi. Like Zinkow, Rabbi Sari Laufer was cautious about the show — and planned to avoid it altogether.

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☆ As Trump returns to assassination attempt site, Secret Service is “at a breaking point,” officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Sarah Fitzpatrick | Sarah Fitzpatrick Is A Senior Investigative Producer | Story Editor For Nbc News. She Previously Worked For Cbs News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

As Donald Trump visits Butler, Pa., today for the first time since he narrowly survived an assassination attempt there, current and former Secret Service agents fear another security lapse. One law enforcement official told NBC News that the Secret Service is “stretched virtually to the breaking point.”“I hate to say it, they are going to hit rock bottom fast” said one former Secret Service agent. “The Secret Service is upside down on that, maybe operational 99% and 1% training," the former official said. Current and former officials are also concerned about a mass exodus of Secret Service personnel over the next 18 months. U.S. officials say that the challenges at the Secret Service will require a range of changes to ensure long-term stability.

Persons: Donald Trump, Butler, ”, ” Anthony Guglielmi, Paul Eckloff, Obama, President Trump, Eckloff, Camp David, ” Guglielmi, Ron Rowe, Barack Obama, “, Daniel Slim, Kamala Harris, it’s, you’re Organizations: Secret, Secret Service, NBC News, Trump, Service, Agents, United Nations General Assembly, Homeland Security, Getty, U.S . Navy Locations: Pa, “, United States, Camp, New York, AFP, U.S, ”

After the positive flu result, health care workers started using more personal protective gear around the patient. Separately, as part of routine flu surveillance and not because doctors suspected anything unusual in the patient’s case, the hospital sent the patient’s flu sample to be tested for H5, which is the bird flu virus strain. Officials found that during the patient’s time at the hospital, 112 health care workers had interacted with them. After exposure to the bird flu virus, people typically develop symptoms within 3 to 5 days. All of that additional information on the health workers will be secondary to the blood tests results, Rivers said, and whether they show signs of a previous infection.

Persons: Demetre Daskalakis, Daskalaskis, wouldn’t, Michael Osterholm, Osterholm, ”, Daskalakis, Caitlin Rivers, ” Rivers, ” Daskalakis, Rivers Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC’s National Center, Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, CDC Locations: Missouri, Baltimore, United States, California

☆ The best Kitchenaid stand mixer attachments and accessories
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Cory Fernandez | Cory Fernandez Is A Commerce Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

If you own a Kitchenaid stand mixer, then you know they’re a prized possession among home bakers and cooks. To further customize your cooking experience, there are tons of different accessories and attachments that you can use with your stand mixer. Below, I rounded up some of the best Kitchenaid-compatible stand mixer attachments and accessories that’ll streamline all of your culinary projects. How I picked the best Kitchenaid stand mixer attachments and accessoriesHere’s what I recommend prioritizing when looking for a Kitchenaid stand mixer attachment or accessory, based on my experience as a home cook and insight from Dan Langan, a food content creator and author. This fitted stand mixer cover helps prevent your appliance from collecting dust when you’re not using it and shields your mixer from accidental spills or splashes.

Persons: Stanley, they’ve, Dan Langan, Langan, ”, “, Zoe Malin, who’s, ” Malin, you’re, TikTok Organizations: NBC, Metro Design, ., Facebook, Twitter Locations: it’s, cheddar

☆ Unwashed poppy seeds: Opioid overdose from tainted tea prompts proposed bill
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( David Hilzenrath | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

People have died after drinking tea brewed from unwashed poppy seeds. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate have proposed legislation “to prohibit the distribution and sale of contaminated poppy seeds in order to prevent harm, addiction, and further deaths from morphine-contaminated poppy seeds.” The bill was one of several on the agenda for a September 10 House hearing. On the other hand, tea made from large quantities of unwashed poppy seeds could lead to addiction and overdose, doctors said. The US Drug Enforcement Administration said unwashed poppy seeds can kill when used alone or in combination with other drugs. The US Department of Justice has brought criminal prosecutions over the sale of unwashed poppy seeds.

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A judge on Tuesday granted a civil protective order to Olivia Nuzzi, the political writer sidelined due to her ties to fringe presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after she accused her ex-fiancé of harassing and blackmailing her. New York Magazine’s Washington correspondent was put on leave last month after admitting to a “personal relationship” with Kennedy during his short-lived White House run. Magistrate Judge Robert Hildum granted Nuzzi’s request that Lizza not have contact with her and stay at least 100 yards away until an Oct. 15 hearing. Nuzzi asked for the protective order on Monday, accusing Lizza of seeking to ruin her reputation following their broken relationship. And he could turn the presidential race upside down.”Kennedy, the son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, is best known as an anti-vaccine advocate and conspiracy theorist.

Persons: Olivia Nuzzi, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, ” Nuzzi, “, Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, Robert Hildum, Lizza, Lizza “, ”, He’s, ” Kennedy, Donald Trump Organizations: Politico, Lizza, Washington, New, CNN, RFK Jr Locations: New York, Washington, Washington , D.C, New Yorker

☆ It’s time to get flu and Covid-19 shots
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Vaccines for Covid-19, flu and RSV are available now. Covid-19 vaccinesThe CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older receive a Covid-19 vaccine this season to stay up to date. Flu vaccinesThe CDC also recommends a seasonal flu vaccine for everyone ages 6 months and older. Unlike the flu and Covid-19 vaccines, the RSV vaccine is one-time dose. The CDC says it’s also acceptable to get Covid-19, flu and RSV shots at one time, for those who are eligible.

Persons: Janet Hamilton, “ We’re, ” Hamilton, “, There’s, it’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, Respiratory, of State, Territorial, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Moderna, Pfizer, —, CNN Health Locations: United States

☆ Satellite images capture Russia's scramble to shield a key bridge from Ukraine's exploding naval drones and other threats
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New satellite imagery shows how Russia has continued to add defenses to protect the Kerch Bridge. AdvertisementNew satellite imagery shows how Russia has stepped up its efforts to protect a key bridge from Ukrainian attacks, including its exploding naval drones. An overview of barriers near the Kerch Bridge on September 28. The threat has prompted Moscow to add defenses like the ones at the Kerch Bridge to the key ports of Sevastopol and Novorossiysk. A second Pantsir air-defense system on a tower near the Kerch Bridge on September 28.

Persons: —, Brady Africk, Maxar, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Maxar Technologies, Business, Technologies, Fleet, American Enterprise Institute, Ukrainian Navy Locations: Russia, Kerch, Crimean, Crimea, Ukraine, Moscow, Sevastopol, Novorossiysk, Brady, Kyiv

☆ Breast cancer is on the rise in women under 50. It could be linked to 2 lifestyle factors.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

More women under 50 are getting breast cancer, an American Cancer Society report found. AdvertisementMore women under 50 are getting breast cancer in the US, and lifestyle factors such as not breastfeeding and having children later in life may be contributing, a cancer expert told Business Insider. But rates of breast cancer rose by 1% each year between 2012 and 2021, with the rise being steepest for women younger than 50 at 1.4%. The risk of breast cancer decreases by around 4% for every 12 months of breastfeeding, according to Breast Cancer UK. Not having children or having children later in lifeMore and more people are deciding not to have children or to have them later in life, as shown by the rise in DINKs.

Persons: —, Ahmedin Jemal, Jemal, Hannah Moody Organizations: American Cancer Society, Service, Health Equity Science, ACS, Cancer, CDC, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Health Statistics, Breast Cancer UK, Health, Breast Cancer, Census, Pew Research Center Locations: CA, DINKs

☆ California touted reparations push, but advocates say new policies fall short
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Michela Moscufo | Michela Moscufo Is A Freelance Journalist Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus heralded his signature on four bills, including an apology for the state’s role in promoting slavery. In his remarks, Newsom said the bill could not function without the accompanying Freedmen Affairs Agency, which would have been established by another one of Bradford’s bills. The centerpiece of Bradford’s reparations package was the Freedmen Affairs Agency, which would have overseen state reparations initiatives. By the final hours of the legislative session, dozens of protesters had gathered in the lobby of the Capitol to support Bradford’s bills. Jeff Chiu / AP fileOrganizer Chris Lodgson was another community leader who went to the Capitol to lobby for Bradford’s bills.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, —, Sen, Steven A, Bradford, Newsom, “, ”, Kamilah Moore, Steven Bradford, Reginald Jones, Sawyer, Jeff Chiu, Assemblymember Lori Wilson, Tayfun, Moore, Chris Lodgson, H.R, Sheila Jackson Lee, “ It’s Organizations: California Legislative Black Caucus, Task Force, California Senate, Assembly, Freedmen Affairs Agency, Black Caucus, Force, Black Caucus . California Gov, Getty, Bradford, Capitol, Task, Coalition, Equitable, Congressional Black Caucus, Washington , D.C, National, U.S . Rep Locations: California, Oakland, Calif, San Francisco, Anadolu, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Equitable California, Washington ,, New York, Illinois

☆ Van Goghs attacked again in London hours after Just Stop Oil activists sentenced
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Supporters of Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland protest in front of Southwark Crown Court on September 27, 2024 in London, England.] Three Just Stop Oil activists threw soup at two of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" paintings in London's National Gallery on Friday, just hours after two other members of the protest group were jailed for doing the same thing in 2022. The activists threw tomato soup at the "Sunflowers" owned by the London Gallery, and another from the series that is on loan from Philadelphia Museum of Art for a temporary exhibition. The National Gallery said three people had been arrested and the paintings were unharmed. Activists from Just Stop Oil have staged a number of eye-catching protests in recent years, including disrupting sporting events, theatre performances and road traffic.

Persons: Phoebe Plummer, Anna Holland, Vincent van, Plummer, Holland, Christopher Hehir, Roger Hallam Organizations: Southwark Crown, Oil, London, Philadelphia Museum of Art, London's, London's Southwark Crown Court Locations: Southwark, London, England, London's Southwark, Britain, Europe

☆ Just Stop Oil protesters handed prison terms for throwing soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Two climate activists in their early 20s were sentenced to prison by a London court Friday for throwing soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting during a protest against fossil fuels. Phoebe Plummer, 23, and Anna Holland, 22, from the protest group Just Stop Oil were imprisoned for two years, and 20 months, respectively, according to PA Media. 🚨 BREAKING: 2 VAN GOGH PAINTINGS SOUPED HOURS AFTER PHOEBE AND ANNA SENTENCED🥫 3 Just Stop Oil supporters have thrown soup over 2 of Van Gogh paintings in the 'Poets and Lovers' exhibition at the National Gallery. Hehir is the same judge who recently handed yearslong prison terms to five climate activists for their roles in disruptive protests. All were from Just Stop Oil or its allied group, Extinction Rebellion.

Persons: Vincent Van Gogh’s, Phoebe Plummer, Anna Holland, Van Gogh Organizations: CNN, PA Media, Oil, Gallery

☆ Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Texas school that suspended him
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

HOUSTON — A Black high school student in Texas who was punished for nearly all of his junior year over his hairstyle has left his school district rather than spend another year of in-school suspension, according to his attorney. It would allow him to return to school while a federal lawsuit he filed proceeds. George’s federal lawsuit also alleged that his punishment violates the CROWN Act, a recent state law prohibiting race-based discrimination of hair. In February, a state judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by the school district that its punishment does not violate the CROWN Act. Barbers Hill’s hair policy was also challenged in a May 2020 federal lawsuit filed by two other students.

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I wanted to taste a descendant of those ancient peppers, Peru’s native ají amarillo. Now it was time to learn how this distillation of ají amarillo manifested in local dishes. I felt as if this might be the closest I’d yet come to really tasting ají amarillo, its frank optimism, its essence as a fruit. The ají amarillo sauce was frozen into a shimmery yellow dust that turned to leche de tigre on the plate. Then came the soup, made of ají amarillo gone long on the stove with fish stock and fermented corn.

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☆ Why Millennials and Gen Z Are Tracking Their Parents' Phones
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

While parents have used location-tracking apps to keep an eye on their kids since the tech was invented, millennials and Gen Zers are now turning the all-seeing eye onto their parents. The kids who grew up with extra watchful parents are now carefully eyeing their parents' every move. While phones lacked tracking technology when Shafer was younger, her parents set hard limits on which hours she could use her first cellphone and whom she could contact. She described her mom and dad's parenting style as "very typical of overbearing parents, especially immigrant parents." And more parents are tracking their kids in college to help quell their anxiety about the separation.

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☆ Suicide attempts increased among transgender teens when states passed anti-trans laws, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The study found that self-reported suicide attempts among these young people did not seem to increase while these bills were under debate in their state. But once the bills became law, the researchers saw a statistically significant increase in suicide attempts among young trans and nonbinary people who lived in those states. “Enacted anti-transgender laws may really be a source of increased minority stress that leads to increased suicide risk or other mental health issues,” Nath said. When legislation is affirming of a member of the community, research shows, suicide attempts decrease. “So it’s not surprising that these laws we now see are demonstrated to have an association with risk of suicide attempts.”

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Trump was surrounded by Secret Service agents at his North Carolina event on Wednesday as he greeted supporters in the rope line. Congress just approved funding for both Harris and Trump to receive presidential-level protections, which one security expert said was unprecedented. “They are all now getting presidential-level protection from the U.S. Secret Service, which has never been done before,” said Evy Poumpouras, a former Secret Service agent. In a statement Tuesday, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung disclosed that Trump had received an intelligence briefing about Iran. An official with the Trump campaign said it had no intention of altering or modifying its campaigning after this briefing.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Kamala Harris, Harris, Evy Poumpouras, ” Poumpouras, Mark Felix, Kimberly Cheatle, Ryan Routh, Joe Biden’s, Covid, Ronald Rowe, Butler, “, Donald, Jim Watson, Steven Cheung, ” Cheung, ” Trump Organizations: Secret Service, Service, NBC, Marine, Naval Observatory, Trump, Secret, Getty, ”, Authorities, Republicans, Democratic Party, Harris, Tempe , Arizona . Police, Air Force, “, National Intelligence Locations: Iran, North Carolina, Carolina, U.S, Butler , Pennsylvania, West Palm Beach , Florida, Tempe , Arizona, AFP, United States

☆ Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were ‘preventable,’ Senate panel finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But that information was not relayed to key Secret Service personnel who were interviewed by Senate investigators. The Senate report comes just days after the Secret Service released a five-page document summarizing the key conclusions of a yet-to-be-finalized Secret Service report on what went wrong, and ahead of a Thursday hearing that will be held by a bipartisan House task force investigating the shooting. "This was the result of multiple human failures of the Secret Service," said Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, the top Republican on the panel. Investigators found that many of the people in charge denied that they had responsibility for planning or security failures, and deflected blame. Democrats and Republicans have disagreed on whether to give the Secret Service more money in the wake of its failures.

Persons: Donald Trump, Butler, Michigan Sen, Gary Peters, Peters, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Trump, rallygoer, Crooks, Anthony Guglielmi, Kentucky Sen, Rand Paul, Ronald Rowe Jr, Republican Sen, Ron Johnson of Organizations: Senate Homeland Security, Governmental Affairs Committee, Democratic, Service, Communications, Republican, Secret Service, Senate, Trump, Secret, Advance, United States Secret Service, Republicans Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, U.S, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Trump's Florida, Kentucky, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin

Secret Service advance agents did not request a surveillance team, which could have helped patrol the rally for approximately 15,000 attendees. The lead advance agent for the Secret Service could not even answer the committee when asked who secured the building. Other security requests deniedTrump’s Secret Service security detail requested Counter Assault Team liaisons ahead of the July 13 rally but were denied. The liaison would provide specialized tactical advice to other Secret Service agents and law enforcement on the ground. The lead advance agent also told the committee she requested 13 magnetometers from Secret Service, but only received 10.

Persons: Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Trump, Jill Biden, “, ” Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Abbott, Costello, ‘ who’s, ” Nobody, Butler, –, ”, Crooks, wasn’t, “ It’s, Sen, Rand Paul, whoever’s, ” Paul, ” Blumenthal, Kimberly Cheatle, “ I’m, there’ll, what’s Organizations: CNN, Secret, Secret Service, Service, Connecticut Democrat, Trump, Agents, Emergency Services Unit, Emergency, Unit, US Secret Service, Butler, FBI, SAIC, Trump’s, Kentucky Republican, Capitol Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Butler, Iran, Kentucky

☆ New report lays out 'shocking' Secret Service failures that nearly led to Trump's death
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFour senators on Wednesday released a bipartisan report chronicling the myriad failures by the Secret Service that preceded an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in July. The interim report from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said that the Secret Service failed to "clearly define responsibilities" during the fateful rally. AdvertisementThe report also said Secret Service personnel responsible for planning coverage of the July 13 event "denied that they were individually responsible for planning or security failures and deflected blame." The staff report states that the Secret Service was told that local police had seen a "suspicious person with a rangefinder" near the building at about 5:45 p.m.By 5:52 p.m., at least eight Secret Service personnel had been told about the suspicious person, according to the report. Related storiesIn a statement to Business Insider, the Secret Service said it's taken steps since the assassination attempt to address the issues.

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