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☆ Humana calms Wall Street's jitters with quarterly results, clearing way for stock to run higher
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Humana (HUM) reported second-quarter results Wednesday that were much better than feared, sending its stock price soaring and giving us the confidence to stick with the jilted health insurer. Not only did second-quarter numbers top expectations, but management offered assuring commentary on the worrisome medical-cost trends that torpedoed its stock price in mid-June . That one-two punch explains the more-than-5% jump in Humana shares, pushing the stock to its highest levels since June 14. Outlook Humana raised its outlook for 2023 individual Medicare Advantage membership growth by 50,000 to roughly 825,000 members, representing an 18% increase compared with enrollment levels at the end of 2022. Capital allocation Humana CFO Susan Diamond said the company has capitalized on the "recent dislocation" in its stock price — i.e.

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☆ Finally on Top, the Rangers Hope to Stay There
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Scott Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Marcus Semien was a sophomore infielder at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2010 when Bruce Bochy was managing the San Francisco Giants to their first of three World Series titles in five years. By the Giants’ third World Series title of that stretch, in 2014, Semien was a young infielder with the Chicago White Sox. “I grew up in the Bay Area, so I’d seen what he did with those rosters in San Francisco,” Semien, now the heart and soul of Bochy’s first Texas Rangers team, said over the weekend. “In the beginning of the year, nobody thought they’d do anything,” he said, speaking about those Giants teams. Then, speaking about the current Rangers club, he said: “I knew we had talent in this room.

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☆ Facebook cofounder slams Elon Musk, calling Tesla and SpaceX 'scams he got away with'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Dustin Moskovitz said Elon Musk's successful companies could be seen as "scams he got away with." The Facebook cofounder said Musk sucked up resources from others by overpromising with Tesla. Moskovitz pointed to Musk's promises on autonomous cars, and a report that he exaggerated Tesla ranges. Apparently Mark Zuckerberg isn't the only Facebook founder that's wary of Elon Musk. Spokespeople for Tesla, SpaceX, and Musk also did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication.

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☆ Is It Time to Toss My Skin Care Products?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Q: I have a drawer full of skin care products of dubious age. Unless the product is classified as a drug, as acne treatments and sunscreen products are, you probably won’t find an expiration date on it, said Dr. Bruce Brod, a dermatologist at Penn Medicine. But that labeling is not required on skin care products or cosmetics either, Dr. Brod said. If skin care products are so old that you have forgotten when you bought them, you should avoid using them, Dr. Brod said. “It’s always better to be safe than sorry,” he added, since applying products that are past their prime can come with risks.

Persons: Bruce Brod, it’s, Brod, “ It’s Organizations: Penn Medicine

☆ What do we know about the US solider in North Korea?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —For the first time in decades a US soldier is believed to be in North Korean custody. The US Army has identified the soldier who crossed the demarcation line into North Korea on Tuesday as Pvt. The last American known to be held by North Korea was Bruce Byron Lowrance, who, according to North Korean state-run media, crossed from China into North Korea. While in North Korea, he appeared in propaganda films, taught North Korean spies English and spent up to eight hours a day studying the writings of North Korean leaders. He was allowed to leave North Korea in 2004, two years after his wife, a Japanese national who was kidnapped from her home in Japan in 1978, was allowed to leave North Korea under a deal between Pyongyang and Tokyo.

Persons: Travis King, King “, ”, “, Isaac Taylor, King, Bryce Dubee, Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un, Trump, Bruce Byron Lowrance, Lowrance, Otto Warmbier, Warmbier, Charles Jenkins, Jenkins Organizations: South Korea CNN —, US Army, Joint Security, Democratic, Korean People’s Army, ” US Forces, 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat, Armored Division, Joint Security Area, US Navy, Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, United Nations Command, Central Intelligence Agency, US, North Locations: Seoul, South Korea, North, United States, Korea, Pyongyang, North Korea, Korean, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, ” US Forces Korea, Fort Bliss , Texas, South, Washington, Busan, Japan, Swedish, China, American, Tokyo

☆ Factbox: A look at Americans held in the past in North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Here are some other Americans held in the past by North Korea. - The last American detained by North Korea was Bruce Byron Lowrance, who was caught after entering from China in October 2018. -Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American missionary, returned to the United States in November 2014 after being imprisoned in North Korea for two years. North Korean media said Park confessed to entering the state illegally and had changed his mind about North Korea after being treated kindly there. - In 1996, Evan Hunziker, then 26, was held for three months in North Korea on spying charges.

Persons: Donald Trump, Tony Kim, Kim Hak, Kim Dong, Jonathan Ernst, Bruce Byron Lowrance, Kim Jong, Otto Warmbier, Joseph Yun, Mike Pompeo, Kim, Kim Sang, Euna Lee, Laura Ling, Bill Clinton, Kenneth Bae, Matthew Todd Miller, Bae, Miller, Robert Park, Aijalon Mahli Gomes, Jimmy Carter, Gomes, Evan Hunziker, Hunziker, Bill Richardson, Thomas Hubbard, Bobby Hall, David Brunnstrom, Matt Spetalnick, Alistair Bell Organizations: Base Andrews, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, North, CIA, U.S . State Department, U.S, Korean, Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, Thomson Locations: North Korea, Base Andrews , Maryland, U.S, North, Washington, China, North Korean, United States, Ohio, Pyongyang, American, Korean, Korea, Boston, South Korea

☆ Fact Check-Mike Pence not hit with water balloon by kids viewing parade
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A video of a white-haired county executive in Long Island, New York, hit with water balloons as part of a local parade tradition is falsely described online as showing former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. A pinned comment by the author reads: “The water balloons and soaker guns are a long tradition at the Stewart Manor parade. I had fun even if I got a little wet!”However, a tweet shared almost 9,000 times said: “Watch Mike Pence get smacked in the head by a water balloon!” (here), with many users responding to the post as though the video shows Pence. Another viral tweet was captioned: “Breaking News: After saying he doesn't care about struggling American cities - Mike Pence is hit by kids throwing water balloons” (here). The clip shows a Nassau County, New York politician hit by a water balloon as part of a parade tradition, not Mike Pence.

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☆ Emily Blunt reveals she is taking a break from acting
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Emily Blunt has revealed she is taking a break from acting this year to spend more time with her family. Asked by podcast host Bruce Bozzi how she manages her career with being a mother, Blunt said: “Not always well, you know. It’s one of those things when people are like, ‘How do you balance it?’ I never feel like I’m doing it right, you know. But this year I’m not working.”Emily Blunt celebrated her 13th wedding anniversary with her "A Quiet Place" costar John Krasinski on Monday. Lucy is even more beautiful – sorry Matt,” she added.

Persons: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Bruce Bozzi, Blunt, “, ” Emily Blunt, Frazer Harrison, Krasinski’s, Hazel, Violet, ”, Mary Poppins, “ Oppenheimer, Barbie, ” Blunt, ‘ Will, Jimmy Kimmel, Molly McNearney, Oppenheimer, Matt Damon, Luciana Barroso, “ Matt, Lucy, Matt Organizations: CNN, Getty Locations: British, Los Angeles, New York

☆ Jon Hamm says it’s ‘exciting’ to be married to ‘Mad Men’ co-star Anna Osceola
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jon Hamm is totally jazzed about being a married man. Osceola and Hamm met in 2015 when they starred on “Mad Men” together, and were first romantically linked in 2020. CNN has reached out to representatives for Hamm and Osceola for comment on their Saturday wedding. “But this is not that,” Hamm clarified, adding that “this is the exciting part of life and it’s a signpost and a signifier of the next chapter and phase.”As for that next phase? Hamm said he and Oscoela are still “TBD” on if that next phase involves starting a family.

Persons: CNN — Jon Hamm, ” Hamm, Bruce Bozzi, “, Anna Osceola, Hamm, ”, I’m, Anna Organizations: CNN, “ Locations: California, Osceola, Hamm

☆ CEOs do matter when picking stocks. 5 things we look for in a leader and examples from our portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

It's not unusual for a company's stock price to soar — or sink — on news of a CEO shakeup. So, CEOs matter when picking stocks — and at the Club, these are the five things we look for when evaluating the leaders of our holdings. A stock's day-to-day and even month-to-month performance may not truly reflect how well a CEO is leading a company. Trust has value, and the stocks of companies led by reputable CEOs with competent management teams can trade at premium valuations. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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Juneteenth became an official federal holiday two years ago, but it was an unofficial holiday for many Black people before then. We should say, "We are a nation of Indigenous peoples, enslaved peoples, and immigrants." Since President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law two years ago, Juneteenth is now a federally recognized holiday. Some schools, such as Georgetown, have gone further than acknowledgement by renaming buildings that glorify slave owners and offering full scholarships to descendants of enslaved peoples. The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act is but another step towards inclusion of all peoples who made America: "We are a nation of Native peoples, enslaved peoples, and immigrants."

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☆ Job done, says Jokic, as Nuggets beat Heat to win first NBA title
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

June 12 (Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 on Monday to bring a first NBA title to Mile High City, with Serbian big man Nikola Jokic scoring 28 points and being named the Most Valuable Player of the Finals. With a raucous capacity crowd packed into Ball Arena ready to celebrate, the Nuggets ended a 47-year championship wait by taking the best-of-seven series 4-1. "The job is done, we can go home now," said Jokic, whose trophy case also includes two NBA MVP Awards. [1/7] Jun 12, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; The Denver Nuggets celebrate after winning the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat at Ball Arena. But after a timeout the refocused Heat went on a 11-2 run of their own to retake lead as a wild opening quarter ended with Miami up 24-22.

Persons: Nikola Jokic, Jokic, I'm, Michael Porter Jr, Jamal Murray, Jimmy Butler, Larry O’Brien, Kyle Terada, Tyler Herro, Butler, Bruce Brown, Michael Malone, I've, ” Malone, Steve Keating, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, NBA, Ball, Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Bucks , New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, The Denver Nuggets, Miami, Denver, Thomson Locations: High City, Serbian, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee Bucks ,, Denver , Colorado, USA, Toronto

☆ Denver Nuggets take home 1st NBA title in rugged 94-89 win over Miami Heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets rebounds the ball in Game Five of the 2023 NBA Finals at Ball Arena on June 12, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Nikola Jokic guided Denver to its first NBA title in team history Monday night, as the Nuggets overcame dreadful shooting and a late flurry from Miami's Jimmy Butler to squeeze past the Heat for a frantic 94-89 victory in Game 5. He made two more free throws with 1:58 remaining to help Miami regain a one-point lead. Then, Bruce Brown got an offensive rebound and tip-in to give the Nuggets the lead for good. Brown made two free throws to put the game out of reach and clinch the title for Denver.

Persons: Nikola Jokic, Jimmy Butler, Jokic, —, Butler, Bruce Brown, Butler jacked, Brown Organizations: Denver Nuggets, Ball Arena, NBA, Nuggets, Denver, Miami Locations: Denver , Colorado, Denver

☆ NBA Finals: Can the Denver Nuggets seal a first ever Championship?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Denver Nuggets are on the verge of making history and winning their first ever NBA Championship but with the defiant Miami Heat standing in their way, anything is possible. Game 5 gets underway Monday at Ball Arena, Denver, and the Nuggets will be looking to seal the series in front of a home crowd. ‘We are ready’With the Nuggets just one win away from a first NBA Championship, it would be easy to start the celebrations too early, but this Denver team aren’t getting ahead of themselves just yet. The brilliant one-two punch of Jamal Murray and Jokić has been key for the Nuggets throughout the NBA postseason. The Heat have had to battle their way through the NBA Play-In tournament and then the playoffs as a No.

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☆ Vegas Golden Knights one win away from clinching first Stanley Cup in franchise history
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from clinching a first Stanley Cup in the franchise’s history after a nail-biting 3-2 victory against the Florida Panthers on Saturday. Making only their second appearance in the final, the Golden Knights take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series and can secure the Stanley Cup in Game 5 on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Chandler Stephenson of the Vegas Golden Knights scores past Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers. Despite several close encounters, including a final attempt at the buzzer stopped by Golden Knights goalie Adin Hill, the Panthers late-game heroics fell just short. According to the NHL, teams with a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final have a 36-1 (.973) all-time series record.

Persons: Chandler Stephenson, Stephenson, William Karlsson, Brandon Montour, Sergei Bobrovsky, Bruce Bennett, Aleksander Barkov, Adin Hill, Hill Organizations: CNN, Vegas, Knights, Stanley, Florida Panthers, Golden Knights, Las Vegas . Vegas, FLA, Florida, Panthers, Vegas Golden Knights, Getty, NHL Locations: Las Vegas, Sunrise , Florida

☆ Gabe Vincent helps Heat beat Nuggets, level Finals at 1-1
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Jun 4, 2023; Denver, CO, USA; Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent (2) controls the ball against Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) in the first half in game two of the 2023 NBA Finals at Ball Arena. Gabe Vincent made 8 of 12 shot attempts from the floor -- including 4 of 6 from 3-point range -- as the Heat outscored the Nuggets by a 36-25 margin in the fourth quarter. I mean, this is the NBA Finals and we're talking about effort. This is the NBA Finals. Kyle Lowry's 3-pointer trimmed the Nuggets' lead to 77-75 with 2:08 left in the third quarter before Jokic scored the final six points of the period.

Persons: Gabe Vincent, Michael Porter Jr, Isaiah J, Downing, Nikola Jokic, Vincent, Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, Erik Spoelstra, Denver's Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown, Jokic, Michael Malone, he's, Malone, Duncan Robinson, Butler, Murray, Gordon, Adebayo, Murray misfired, Kyle Lowry's, Max Strus Organizations: Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets, Ball, USA, NBA, Heat, Nuggets, Denver, Miami, Thomson Locations: Denver, USA, Beach, Miami

☆ Nikola Jokic, Nuggets cruise to Game 1 win over Heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Right now, the most important thing is to win a game, and I'm trying to win a game in any possible way," Jokic said on the ABC broadcast. The Nuggets were sharp, even after a nine-day wait between their conference-final sweep and the start of the NBA Finals. "I reminded our group, if they didn't know, that Miami went into Milwaukee (in the first round) and won Game 1," Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said. "They went into the Garden in New York City (in the second round) and won Game 1. "They were in a pretty good rhythm, especially in that first half," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of the Nuggets.

Persons: Nikola Jokic, Bam Adebayo, Isaiah J, Downing, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr, Aaron Gordon, Jokic, Jimmy Butler, Michael Malone, Gabe Vincent, Haywood Highsmith, Erik Spoelstra, Murray, Bruce Brown, Butler Organizations: Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Ball, USA, Nuggets, ABC, NBA, Denver, Eastern Conference, Miami, Eastern, The Nuggets, Heat, Thomson Locations: Denver, USA, Milwaukee, New York City, Boston, Jokic

☆ EVs to avoid if you want to dodge battery replacements that can cost up to $20,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

EV battery replacements could cost anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000, according to Recurrent. One of the biggest concerns that prospective electric-car buyers have is if they'll ever have to make a costly battery replacement. Excluding major recalls for the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV and Hyundai Kona Electric, of the EVs studied by battery health reporting firm Recurrent, only 1.5% have received battery replacements. Including the two well-known EV battery pack recalls raises that percentage of battery replacements to 6.5%, according to Recurrent, or 975 of the 15,000. Automakers have a variety of EV battery warranties to assuage fears about potential replacements.

☆ Nikola Jokić makes history with triple-double to lead Denver Nuggets to big Game 5 win leaving Phoenix Suns on the ropes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Nikola Jokić made history with a triple-double on Tuesday night to lead the Denver Nuggets to a comfortable 118-102 Game 5 win in their Western Conference playoff series against the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets were spearheaded as usual by Jokić, who created yet more history with his excellent all-around performance. Brown provided a key thrust for Denver throughout, scoring 25 points off the bench, something Jokić was keen to praise. Devin Booker led the way for the Suns with 28 points while Durant added 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. The home team has now won every game in the series so far, with Game 6 taking place in Phoenix on Thursday.

“It is a crisis situation,” Ms. Hochul acknowledged on Tuesday. “There’ll be literally thousands more individuals coming across the border and ultimately find their way up to the State of New York.”Counties near the city are now bracing for overflow, some more willingly than others. The executive of the Democratic stronghold of Westchester County, just to New York City’s north, is open to welcoming some undocumented migrants from the city’s overflowing shelter system. “We are not a sanctuary county,” Mr. Blakeman said. Deputies with the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department sat a few yards away in cream-colored cruisers, ready to block the entrance of any approaching bus.

☆ Scarlett Johansson is a full-fledged Disney adult despite that lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Scarlett Johansson may have sued Disney in 2021 for breach of contract, but the “Black Widow” star still is – and always has been – a full-fledged Disney adult. (A Disney adult can be defined in many ways depending on one’s level of fandom, but the term tends to refer to a grown person that is a dedicated Disney fan.) “We had annual passes to Disney World, and I have a real passion for the Disney parks,” Johansson said, adding that the obsession with Disney began when her family lived in Florida for two years when she was younger. The star even said her dream job is to have a “corner office” on the Disney studio lot when she appeared on Bruce Bozzi’s “Table for Two” podcast in 2022. Johansson sued the studio in 2021, alleging Disney breached her contract by releasing “Black Widow,” a 2021 Marvel film she starred in, on home streaming platform Disney+ the same day it was released in theaters.

☆ NBA roundup: Hawks use late rally to stay alive
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Boston's Jaylen Brown (35 points) posted his second straight 30-plus-point game and Jayson Tatum had 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Jamal Murray scored 35 points, Bruce Brown and Aaron Gordon each had 14 and Michael Porter Jr. grabbed 10 rebounds for Denver. The top-seeded Nuggets are headed to the Western Conference semifinals for the fourth time in five seasons. Anthony Edwards put up 29 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 15 rebounds for the eighth-seeded Timberwolves. Kevin Durant scored 31 points and Deandre Ayton added 21 points and 11 rebounds for the No.

☆ Opinion | Why Fox News and CNN Don’t Need Tucker Carlson or Don Lemon
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

That’s why I dismiss predictions — fashionable, even at some of these networks — that cable news is doomed to irrelevancy. Mr. Carlson’s reach made him an unelected leader of the Republican Party, someone the House majority leader, Kevin McCarthy, had to propitiate. An entire ecosystem of far-right sites and social networks eagerly waited to promote Mr. Carlson’s episodes each night. Bush, has called Mr. Murdoch’s machine the “Fox brainwashing operation” rather than Fox News. Lemon called it the “Fox propaganda network” because he didn’t think it was accurate to call it news anymore.

☆ Everything you need to know as JPMorgan, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and other big banks report earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America and Goldman Sachs come in on Tuesday, with Morgan Stanley bringing up the rear on Wednesday. For a breakdown on the specific numbers, check out Markets Insider and the fantastic 10 Things Before the Opening Bell newsletter. Big banks poured $30 billion into First Republic in the midst of the banking crisis in an effort to shore up the wider market. And what about those pesky shadow banks? Never one to miss a good opportunity, shadow lenders are looking to step up where big banks are stepping back, Bloomberg reported.

☆ NBA roundup: Warriors hang 157 on Blazers, glide into playoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Shaedon Sharpe added 18 points to go with a team-high seven rebounds, while Jeenathan Williams had 17 points for Portland. New Orleans' Brandon Ingram had 42 points and 12 rebounds, CJ McCollum scored 23 points and Trey Murphy III had 20. Lindell Wigginton scored 17 points and Bobby Portis had 16 for the Bucks. Jaden Hardy led all scorers with 25 points, with Theo Pinson forging a triple-double (23 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists) for the Mavericks. De'Aaron Fox, who scored 13 points, played less than 18 minutes.

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