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☆ Adidas shares jump after 2023 guidance raise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A person looks at clothes in the Adidas store at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, New York, U.S., February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Shares in Adidas (ADSGn.DE) gained 4% at the open on Wednesday after the sportswear company raised its guidance for the year in a surprise third-quarter results pre-release. Adidas said it now expects a loss of 100 million euros ($106 million) this year versus a previously expected loss of 450 million and a loss of 700 million euros it warned of in February. It is the second time this year Adidas has raised forecasts ahead of results - expected on Nov. 8 - as sales of its remaining stock of Yeezy shoes helped boost revenue. Reporting by Helen Reid; editing by Jason Neely and Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Bjorn Gulden's, Ye, Bjorn Gulden, Graham Renwick, Helen Reid, Jason Neely, Louise Heavens Organizations: Adidas, Woodbury, REUTERS, Berenberg, Thomson Locations: Central Valley , New York, U.S, Europe, China

☆ Adidas shares climb after boost from Yeezy sales, guidance raise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shoes are offered for sale at an Adidas store in Chicago, Feb. 10, 2023. Adidas on Tuesday hiked its full-year guidance and posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings, aided by sales of its Yeezy inventory. Third-quarter operating profit came in at 409 million euros, down from 564 million for the same quarter in 2022. "While the company's performance in the quarter was again positively impacted by the sale of parts of its remaining Yeezy inventory, the underlying adidas business also developed better than expected," Adidas said in its earnings report. It has since been working to sell off its remaining inventory of his trademark Yeezy sneakers.

Persons: Ye Organizations: Adidas, adidas Locations: Chicago, Europe, €

☆ Kanye West seemingly wants to trademark the term 'YEWS' for use in gambling, finance, restaurants, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kanye West's law firm filed 26 requests with a Californian court to trademark the term "YEWS." The applicant is seeking exclusive rights to the term in sectors like finance and fashion. AdvertisementAdvertisementKanye West, now known as Ye, is seemingly trying to secure trademark rights for the use of the term "YEWS" across a range of sectors. Twenty-six filings were made in California on October 2 to the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to trademark the term. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to the documents, shared in full by Gerben Law, Ye is seeking exclusive rights to the "YEWS" trademark for use on everything from clothing to restaurants and gambling.

Persons: Kanye, —, Ye, Weeks Nelson, Gerben Law, Jonathan Leibson, Adolf Hitler, Hitler, Alex Klein, Klein Organizations: Service, Office, Paha Inc, Gerben, Adidas, Twitter Locations: California

☆ X, formerly known as Twitter, scraps political misinformation reporting feature
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, has scrapped a feature that lets users self-report political misinformation on the platform, a research group says, marking the latest safety-focused guardrail that X has rolled back since billionaire Elon Musk took the helm. “There now appears to be no channel to report electoral misinformation when discovered on your platform,” the letter from Reset Australia states. X users, notably, can still report content on the platform for violations in other categories — such as “Hate,” “Abuse & Harassment,” and “Violent Speech,” among other issues. The feature allowed users to report a post as “it’s misleading” when they encountered problematic political content. In January 2022, the company said it was expanding the misinformation reporting feature to more countries and users.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Donald Trump, Kanye, X, — Organizations: CNN, Australia, United, Twitter, Kanye West Locations: Australia, South Korea

☆ CreditNinja, which has charged loan customers an interest rate of 447%, is complaining that their $1 million PPP loan forgiveness request was rejected
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Short-term lending company CreditNinja is mad about the SBA denying them loan forgiveness. The company charges interest rates as high as 447% in Texas, per KHOU. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. According to Forbes, Kanye West's fashion company Yeezy received over $2 million in PPP loans. Artist Jeff Koons, also notably rich, received a $1.1 million PPP loan in April 2020, according to ProPublica.

Persons: Seamus Hughes's CourtWatch, CreditNinja, CreditNinja wasn't, —, Kanye, Yeezy, Jeff Koons Organizations: SBA, Service, Court, Southern Division, Small Business Association, Relief, Economic, Forbes Locations: Texas, Wall, Silicon, Illinois

The head of the Anti-Defamation League said in a post on X on Thursday that he was in touch with Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden who apologized for his remarks about Kanye West and reiterated the sportswear company's fight to end antisemitism. “I think Kanye West is one of the most creative people in the world,” Gulden said in an episode released Sept. 12. “Very unfortunate, because I don’t think he meant what he said and I don’t think he’s a bad person. In a statement emailed to The Associated Press on Thursday, Adidas confirmed that the company had been in touch with ADL. Almost a year ago, Adidas ended a major partnership with Ye over his statements, discontinued Ye’s line of Yeezy shoes and moved up the planned departure of its CEO.

Persons: Bjorn Gulden, Kanye, Jonathan Greenblatt's, Gulden's, Ye, “, Gulden, Greenblatt, ”, Ted Deutch, David Hamilton Organizations: Defamation League, Adidas, Associated Press, ” Adidas, Jewish, AP Locations: “, San Francisco

☆ Adidas CEO: Kanye West didn't mean antisemitic remarks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BERLIN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden has defended the artist formerly known as Kanye West, saying he didn't think the divisive celebrity meant the antisemitic remarks that led to his lucrative Yeezy collaboration with the German sportswear giant being axed. Commenting on the scandal which has cost Adidas tens of millions in lost sales, Gulden told the In Good Company podcast that Ye had made some statements that weren't "that good". Adidas did not respond to Reuters' emailed request for comment on the podcast interview. Strong sales of Yeezy stocks have helped narrow a projected full-year loss at the company. In the podcast, Gulden spoke of the dangers of working with celebrity collaborators: "When you work with third parties that could happen," he said.

Persons: Bjorn Gulden, Gulden, Ye, Rachel More, Mark Potter Organizations: Adidas, West, Good Company, Reuters, Puma, Gulden, Thomson

☆ Adidas CEO says Kanye West didn't mean antisemitic remarks, isn't a bad person
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Following widespread public outcry, Adidas announced it had ended its relationship with Ye, stopped production of Yeezy-branded products and ended all payments to Ye and his companies. Foot Locker and Gap soon followed suit and announced they would pull Yeezy products from their stores. That can happen with an athlete, it can happen with an entertainer, so it's part of the business," said Gulden. Despite the public comments from its chief executive, an Adidas spokesperson told CNBC that the company's position on Ye "has not changed." Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden defended Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, and said the rapper didn't mean it when he made a series of antisemitic remarks.

Persons: Nicolai Tangen's, Gulden, Ye, Adi, Bjorn Gulden Organizations: Adidas, CNBC Locations: Chicago, German

☆ Kanye ‘didn’t mean what he said’ about Jews, Adidas CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said he doesn’t think Kanye West “meant what he said” when the rapper spewed antisemitic comments last year. “Very unfortunate, because I don’t think he meant what he said, and I don’t think he’s a bad person. His comments garnered global outrage and a few days later Adidas ended its nine-year business relationship with him. Prior to those comments, Adidas put the “partnership under review” after he wore a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt in public. It now expects to make a €450 million ($491 million) operating loss in 2023, a much better outcome than the €700 million ($764 million) loss it had forecast back in March.

Persons: Bjørn Gulden, ”, Ye, Gulden, ” Gulden, Adidas didn’t, West Organizations: New, New York CNN, Adidas, West, White, Ku Klux Klan, British, Manchester United Locations: New York, Norwegian

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said he doubts that Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, "meant what he said” when he made a series of antisemitic and other offensive remarks last year. Almost a year ago, Adidas ended a major partnership with Ye over his statements, discontinued Ye’s line of Yeezy shoes and moved up the planned departure of its CEO. “Very unfortunate, because I don’t think he meant what he said and I don’t think he’s a bad person. The break with Ye left Adidas with a huge supply of unsold Yeezy sneakers that it has begun to sell in limited batches. The company has not said how many of those shoes remain in inventory, although the unsold shoes and Ye's departure impacted Adidas profits.

Persons: Bjørn Gulden, Ye, Gulden, ”, “, Ye’s, Kim Kardashian, David Organizations: FRANCISCO, Adidas, Good, Paris Fashion, Star, Defamation League, Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Locations: U.S

☆ Meet the Oracle of Sneakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Jacob Gallagher | Photographs Francesca Forquet For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

He worked at Kanye West’s Yeezy on shapely futuristic military boots (top row, middle). At Versace, he brought to life the gold-necklace-inspired Chain Reaction sneaker (top row, third from left), helping to usher in the trend of chunky dad sneakers. He worked at Kanye West’s Yeezy on shapely futuristic military boots (top row, middle). At Versace, he brought to life the gold-necklace-inspired Chain Reaction sneaker (top row, left), helping to usher in the trend of chunky dad sneakers.

Organizations: Kanye, Versace

☆ Taylor Swift wins second consecutive video of the year award at MTV VMAs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Taylor Swift made the whole place shimmer at the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday night, when she won the award for video of the year for the second time in a row. Last year, Swift won the same award for her “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” music video. Tuesday’s wins come as Swift continues what’s arguably her most successful era yet, which started in 2022 when she released her 10th studio album “Midnights.”Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey on Tuesday. She also made an ultimately short-lived amends with West when she presented him with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award that year. And in 2022, she announced that she’d be releasing “Midnights” while accepting the award for best longform video.

Persons: CNN — Taylor Swift, shimmer, Swift, Bejeweled, ” Swift, Tuesday’s, what’s, ” Taylor Swift, Timothy A, Clary, “, she’s, Kanye West, ”, Karlie Kloss, Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Hailee Steinfeld, Cara Delevingne, Michael Jackson Organizations: CNN, MTV, “, Getty Locations: New Jersey, AFP

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☆ Elon Musk issued so many orders after taking over Twitter that staff made him sign some off in case he forgot, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk made so many requests at Twitter that staff asked him to sign some off, The Wall Street Journal reported. Employees feared Musk would forget all the orders he'd issued, per the Journal. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. Musk also ended the platform's "blue tick" verification and replaced it with a subscription service called X Blue, formerly Twitter Blue . He reinstated Ye's account after the rapper contacted Musk personally, The Wall Street Journal reported .

Persons: Elon Musk, he'd, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Joe Biden's, Marc Andreesen, Kanye West, Donald Trump Organizations: Twitter, Street Journal, Employees, Service, Super Bowl, Kanye Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ A New Hulu Series Celebrates the Many Faces of Black Success
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Christopher Kuo | More About Christopher Kuo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Seat eight highly successful Black people around a dinner table and prompt them to discuss reparations and hairstyles and Kanye West over crayfish bisque and roast duck. That’s the premise for a new television show, produced by ESPN’s Black-focused media platform, Andscape, called “The Conversations Project,” now streaming on Hulu. A hybrid of talk show and dinner party, the unscripted series explores the pride and peril of being Black in America. What does it mean to be authentic in a world that so often requires code-switching? What’s the difference between having influence and being a leader?

Persons: ESPN’s, —, Marc Spears, Elaine Welteroth, David Lawrence ., Lawrence Organizations: Kanye, Hulu, Harlem, Andscape’s Locations: America

☆ 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli claims that he's made more than a dozen accounts on X, but Elon Musk keeps taking them down
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Martin Shkreli claims that under Elon Musk's leadership more than a dozen of his X accounts have been taken down. In total, he's tried to create up to 20 new accounts since his original was suspended in 2017, he told Fox Business. AdvertisementAdvertisementSo-called "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli claims that he's made himself more than a dozen accounts on the social-media platform X since Elon Musk took over, but that the site has subsequently taken them all down. "Elon preaches free speech, but his actions are showing the opposite," Shkreli told Fox Business. Shkreli told Fox Business that it was a "teasing war" and a "silly mistake."

Persons: Martin Shkreli, Elon, he's, Shkreli, Bro, Elon Musk, he'd, Musk, Daraprim, Letitia James, Kanye, Laura Loomer, Lauren Duca, Grimes Organizations: Fox Business, Morning, Elon, Twitter, Federal Trade Commission, New York, Facebook

☆ Last Trump co-defendant surrenders at Georgia jail in election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. Alex Brandon | APThe last of 18 co-defendants of Donald Trump surrendered at an Atlanta jail on Friday morning, a day after the former president himself was booked there in the Georgia election interference criminal case. Stephen Lee, an Illinois police chaplain, surrendered at the Fulton County Jail by 11 a.m. Trump turned himself in Thursday evening at the same jail and was quickly released on $200,000 bond after being processed for 13 felony counts. Trump separately is charged in a federal criminal case with attempting to reverse his defeat in the national election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Alex Brandon, Stephen Lee, Trump, you've, Jeffrey Clark, Emily Hayes, Michael Roman, Shawn Still, Robert Cheeley, Trevian Kutti, Lee, Kutti, Ruby Freeman, Trump's, Joe Biden, Clark, Yuri Gripas Organizations: Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Jail, Republican, Kanye, of Justice, DOJ, Biden, AFP, Getty Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, Illinois, Fulton, New Jersey, Newsmax, Fulton County

☆ How did a publicist tied to Kanye West get caught up in the Georgia investigation?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | More About Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But another, Trevian Kutti, is better known for her work in the cannabis and entertainment industries, where she has been tied to Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Ms. Kutti showed up at the home of a rank-and-file Fulton County election worker, Ruby Freeman, in January 2021, after conspiracy theories about Ms. Freeman improperly handling votes had spread online. In addition to her work as a publicist, Ms. Kutti has also lobbied on behalf of cannabis companies in Illinois and operated a high-end fashion store. She has become an ardent supporter of Mr. Trump in recent years. Ye has met with Mr. Trump in the past and voiced his support for him.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trevian, Ye, Kanye West, Kutti, Ruby Freeman, Freeman Organizations: Kanye, Reuters, Mr Locations: Georgia, Fulton, Illinois

☆ Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference indictment include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Kanye West's former publicist
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Lloyd Lee | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump was indicted again Monday in connection to his efforts to overturn Georgia's election results. Fulton County DA Fani Willis charged the former president with 13 crimes including racketeering. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. In February, the foreperson for the Fulton County grand jury, who heard months worth of witness testimony told CNN, that the amount of recommended indictments was "not a short list." More than 75 witnesses were called before the grand jury throughout the probe, per CNN.

Persons: Trump, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Willis, Joe Biden's, David Shafer, Cathleen Latham, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Kenneth Cheseboro, Jeffrey Clark, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith III, Mark Meadows, Michael Roman, Robert Cheeley, Shawn Still, Stephen Lee Harrison Floyd, Sydney Powell, Sydney Powell Scott Hall, Misty Hampton, — Organizations: Fulton, Trump, Service, CNN, Republican, Georgia Republican, Ray Smith III Former Trump, GOP, Trump Trevian, Kanye West Dallas, Sydney Powell Scott, Fulton County Republican Locations: Fulton County, Wall, Silicon, Georgia, Coffee County, Michael Roman Georgia, Chicago

☆ Who Has Been Charged in the Election Inquiry in Georgia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Now he himself faces a racketeering charge for his central role in the plot to keep Mr. Trump in power. Mark Meadows Former White House chief of staff Mr. Meadows was deeply involved in efforts to keep Mr. Trump in power. During a visit to Georgia, he showed up at a vote-counting facility and put Mr. Trump on the phone with a top state elections investigator. Jeffrey Clark Former Justice Department official A former senior Justice Department official who caused outrage among his colleagues by advancing false election fraud claims and seeking to intervene in the presidential election in Georgia. Ms. Latham was also one of 16 fake electors in Georgia who cast their electoral votes for Mr. Trump.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Rudolph W, John C, Joseph R, Biden, Ray Smith III, Sidney Powell, ” Kenneth Chesebro, Mr . Biden, Mark Meadows, Meadows, Michael Roman Trump, Jeffrey Clark, Misty, Robert Cheeley Lawyer, Jenna Ellis, Ms, Ellis, Cathy Latham, Latham, David Shafer, Shafer, ”, Mike Pence, Shawn Still, Mr, Trevian, Kutti, Ye, Stephen C, Lee Pastor, Willie Lewis Floyd Organizations: Giuliani, New York, Eastman, Trump, Mr, Mark Meadows Former White House, Jeffrey Clark Former Justice Department, Department, Misty Hampton, Republican Party, Georgia Republican Party, Electoral College of Georgia, Kanye West, Prosecutors Locations: Georgia, U.S, Trump, Misty Hampton Coffee, Coffee County, Fulton County, Illinois, Atlanta

☆ Hip-Hop’s Biggest Fashion Moments, From Run-D.M.C. to Kanye
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jacob Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

On stage and in magazine spreads, rappers have waged a Cold War about who could dress the flyest, wear the most outré thing, push the envelope the furthest. And they backed it up on their songs, bragging endlessly about outdressing everyone and weaving designer name after designer name into their rhymes. Queen Latifah on the set of video shoot for "Fly Girl" in New York City, 1991. Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

Persons: Queen Latifah, Al Pereira, Michael Ochs Organizations: Michael Ochs Archives, Getty Locations: New York City

☆ Foot Locker reportedly refused to stock Yeezys for Adidas' relaunch of Kanye West's shoe brand over fears of a backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Adidas is selling off its stockpile of Yeezy shoes following its breakup with Kanye West. But Foot Locker was too afraid of potential backlash to help sell them, Complex reported. Adidas sold $437 million worth of Yeezys in its first batch of sales, with 27% of that going to charity. It took Yeezys off the shelves when Adidas announced it would stop its business with West in October. A spokesperson for Adidas did not confirm to Insider whether Foot Locker had abandoned plans to restock Yeezys.

Persons: Locker, Yeezys, Ye, restock, Erwan Rambourg, Footlocker Organizations: Adidas, Kanye, Service, West, HSBC Locations: Wall, Silicon

CNN —The director of Rome’s Colosseum has called for an end to concerts at the nearby Circus Maximus, after a performance by US rapper Travis Scott on Monday sparked fears of an earthquake. Italy’s fire service confirmed to CNN that it received “hundreds of calls” from concerned residents who feared there had been an earthquake in the Italian capital. Now, Alfonsina Russo, director of the head of the Colosseum Archeological Park, has called for an end to performances at the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman chariot-racing and entertainment venue. “The Circus Maximus is a monument. “Rock concerts should be held in stadiums so as not to endanger public safety.”The Circus Maximus, situated at the bottom of the Palatine Hill near the Colosseum, has become a popular concert venue in recent years.

Persons: Maximus, Travis Scott, ”, Scott, Kanye, Alfonsina Russo, Russo, Bruce Springsteen, Scott’s Organizations: CNN Locations: Rome, Italian, Palatine, ”, Giza, Egypt, Houston

☆ Was That an Earthquake in Rome? No, It Was a Travis Scott Concert.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Elisabetta Povoledo | More About Elisabetta Povoledo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Travis Scott asked Rome to make some noise at the Circus Maximus on Monday, Rome cheerfully complied. The 60,000-odd spectators jumped so vigorously that some locals panicked, thinking that an earthquake was underway. The concert coincided with the release of Mr. Scott’s chart-topping new album, “Utopia. The show in Rome marked Ye’s first concert appearance after a series of antisemitic remarks on social media and in interviews last year led to his expulsion from social media for a time and the loss of fashion design partnerships. Romans, including those living some distance from the site, took to social media to lament shaking windows, beds and chandeliers.

Persons: Travis Scott, Rome, Maximus, Julius Caesar, Ye, Ye’s, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen Organizations: Kanye Locations: Rome

☆ Travis Scott Debuts at No. 1 With the Year’s Biggest Week for Hip-Hop
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Ben Sisario | More About Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Almost two years ago, the career of the rap star Travis Scott had seemed in doubt after the catastrophe of his Astroworld Festival in Houston, where 10 people were crushed to death and hundreds more were injured. The authorities investigated Scott’s role, but in June prosecutors announced that a grand jury had declined to indict Scott and two festival officials. A number of civil lawsuits against Scott and festival organizers, however, remain pending. That cloud was no deterrent to Scott’s fans, who have sent the rapper’s latest album, “Utopia,” straight to No. That was by far the biggest opening for any hip-hop album this year.

Persons: Travis Scott, Scott, Maximus, West Organizations: Adidas, Balenciaga Locations: Houston, United States, Rome

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