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☆ Syrian rebels capture second major city as army withdraws from Hama
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Mostafa Salem | Eyad Kourdi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Syria’s army said it is withdrawing from Hama, a symbolic and strategically important central city, marking a second major gain for a newly formed rebel coalition that also captured Aleppo last week. Rebels had been unable to capture the city since the Syrian civil war began in 2011. The rebels vowed to advance further south, to the city of Homs, another major city about 165 kilometers (100 miles) from the capital Damascus. Syria’s civil war began during the 2011 Arab Spring as the government suppressed an uprising against Assad, who has been president since 2000. The country plunged into a full-scale civil war as the protests turned into an armed rebellion.

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☆ Dubai is building thousands of villas to meet soaring demand for upmarket property
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Property prices keep rising as Dubai scrambles to build thousands more villas to meet demand. The influx of wealthy folk is causing a problem, however: there aren't enough houses to meet demand. To meet surging demand, Dubai is scrambling to build more homes. Developers will have to build even more upmarket properties to meet demand. Prices are expected to rise by 8% in 2025, yet luxury property in Dubai is still a relative bargain.

Persons: expats, Stefan Tomic, Knight Frank, Faisal Durrani, Knight Frank's, it's, Lu ShaoJi, Durrani Organizations: Dubai Market, Jumeirah, Emirates, globetrotters Locations: Dubai, East, North Africa, London, New York

☆ 'It is key to remain invested,' Julius Baer portfolio manager says. Here's how she's investing
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"We believe it is key to remain invested and view any potential corrections as technical and temporary opportunities to get into the market," Julius Baer International's Portfolio Manager Aneka Beneby said. Against this backdrop, she observes a "come back" in the traditional 60/40 portfolio, where 60% of funds are invested in equities and the remaining 40% is allocated to fixed income. Overweight equities Looking ahead, Beneby is overweight on equities and prefers the asset class to fixed income given relatively high inflation levels. Her comments come as the consumer price index — a key metric measuring inflation levels — rose 2.6% in the U.S. in October, versus a year ago. Fixed income Unlike U.S. equity markets which have had a stellar rise, fixed income has been under pressure no thanks to high levels of volatility.

Persons: Julius Baer International's, Aneka Beneby, Beneby Organizations: CNBC Pro, U.S ., U.S Locations: U.S, Europe, Central, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan

☆ Lululemon stock jumps as international growth helps to offset slowing U.S. sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Lululemon 's U.S. growth is continuing to slow, but the athletic apparel retailer is making big gains abroad, leading to a 9% increase in sales year over year. For the all-important holiday shopping quarter, Lululemon is expecting revenue to be between $3.48 billion and $3.51 billion, representing growth of 8% to 10% from the prior year. Analysts were expecting revenue of $3.50 billion, or growth of 9.1%, which is roughly in line with the midpoint of the guidance, according to LSEG. The company has turned to China for growth, which so far is lifting sales across the overall business. Company-wide comparable sales grew 4% during the quarter, ahead of the 3.2% growth Wall Street was anticipating, according to StreetAccount.

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☆ I left teaching to go back to school and learn to launch satellites. It was the right move even though it didn't make me significantly happier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I loved working with children but the job left me feeling stressed and undervalued. I left teaching to go back to school and learn to launch satellites but I didn't feel much happier. At the time, I was a teacher at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex being paid less than $12 an hour. AdvertisementThough I loved children, teaching, and the opportunity to work with famous figures like Al Worden, the Command Module Pilot of Apollo 15, I felt undervalued. AdvertisementI'm still glad I made the switchI feel both grateful and regretful for leaving teaching to go launch satellites.

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Arseny Turbin is recognized by several human rights groups as one of Russia’s youngest political prisoners. Arseny Turbin, 16, was sentenced in June to serve five years in prison for terror offenses. “But I know it’s not enough, and that I can’t change the system.”Excerpt from a letter written by Arseny Turbin to his mother and shared with CNN. Video Ad Feedback Arseny Turbin, then 15, stages a solo protest in June last year in his hometown of Livny. ‘Not just statistics’Kevin Lick, a 19-year-old dual Russian-German citizen, knows the price of dissent in modern Russia all too well.

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☆ Yoon Suk Yeol: The ‘American Pie’-singing conservative who tried to suspend democracy – and failed
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that appears to have backfired spectacularly for South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. But the president’s short-lived declaration of martial law still felt like an attack to the heart of the country’s democracy. Helicopters fly after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, on December 4, 2024. Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. Many believe the botched martial law and subsequent democratic proceedings show that South Korean democracy is alive and well.

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☆ Citi promoted its largest class of managing directors under Jane Fraser. Check out the 344 names here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementCitigroup announced 344 new managing directors on Thursday, its largest class under CEO Jane Fraser. It boosted the number of new MDs in technology, a unit core to Fraser's transformation efforts. Citigroup on Thursday named 344 employees to the bank's highest rank outside the C-suite, the most since Jane Fraser became CEO in 2021. Managing director promotions are an annual tradition across Wall Street and help to showcase the next generation of industry leaders. Citi's MD promotions come as Fraser continues a yearslong effort to modernize and simplify the bank, including by thinning out its management ranks.

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On the final day of his three-day trip, Biden traveled Wednesday to the port town of Lobito to hold a summit with leaders from Angola, Zambia, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Joe Biden at the Port in Lobito, Angola on Wednesday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP - Getty ImagesThe Lobito corridor rail and infrastructure project has been the centerpiece of the Biden administration’s efforts in Africa. President Joe Biden at the Aeroport de Catumbela in Catumbela, Angola before visiting the Lobito port. Biden said the shared history of Angola and the United States is a lesson for the world.

Persons: Joe Biden, ” Biden, It’s, Biden, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, João Lourenço, Getty Images Biden, “, ” John Kirby, ” Organizations: Angola’s National Museum of, Democratic, White House, AFP, Getty, U.S . International Development Finance Corporation, Railway, Angolan, Getty Images, NBC News, Wednesday Locations: LUANDA, Angola, Corimba, Africa, Luanda, United States, Angolan, Lobito, Zambia, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, U.S, Congo, American, DRC, China, Catumbela

The martial law order, South Korea’s first since 1980, was reversed so quickly that many South Koreans weren’t aware of it until they woke up on Wednesday. People her age who had experienced martial law under the military dictatorship rushed to convenience stores to buy canned food, she said. Biden, who hosted Yoon for a state visit to Washington last year, has worked to enhance military and other ties with South Korea as a deterrent against China and North Korea, establishing a new trilateral security partnership with South Korea and its historic rival Japan. Earlier this year, South Korea became the first country outside the U.S. to host Biden’s annual Summit for Democracy. As South Korea grapples with political instability, the U.S. “should remain a steadfast ally,” Easley said.

Persons: “ Aren’t, Jeong, Yoon Suk, Kim Hong, Yoon, Emily Jo, ”, Jo, Yoo Yong, Yoo, Han Dong, ” Han, Lee Jae, myung, Jung Yeon, Ulf Kristersson, Lloyd Austin, Biden, Pat Ryder, Philip Fong, Leif, Eric Easley, Easley, ” Easley, Stella Kim, Cho Beomsoo, Jennifer Jett Organizations: Lawmakers, ‘, People Power Party, NBC, National Assembly, Getty, Democratic Party, Gallup, Korea Times, Swedish, Defense, South, for Democracy, South Korea, Pentagon, Embassy, Ewha Womans University Locations: “, Seoul, AFP, Gallup Korea, North Korea, Korean, Washington, South Korea, China, Japan, U.S, Korea, Hong Kong

HONG KONG — Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s flagship carrier, has apologized and pulled from its in-flight entertainment system an episode of the American animated series “Family Guy” that referred to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. The episode includes a seven-second scene in which the main character, Peter Griffin, is shown standing beside a protester in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in front of a row of tanks. PacknGo.hk, an online platform specializing in travel-related services, reported that a reader alleged the episode may violate the National Security Law. Public discussion of the Tiananmen Square crackdown has effectively been silenced in Hong Kong under a national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020 as well as local national security legislation unanimously enacted by Hong Kong’s opposition-free legislature in March. The issue has also affected streaming services such as Disney+, whose Hong Kong version does not include episodes of “The Simpsons” that refer to the Tiananmen Square crackdown and accusations of forced labor.

Persons: Guy ”, Peter Griffin, Adek Berry, PacknGo.hk, ”, Hong Kong’s Organizations: Cathay, Hong Kong’s, People’s Liberation Army, Getty, NBC News, National Security Law, National Security Department, Hong Kong Police Force, Disney Locations: HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific, China, Beijing, AFP, British, Hong Kong

☆ Invisible and unaccounted for: Why some migrant deaths on the border aren't recorded
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Albinson Linares | Albinson Linares Is A Reporter For Noticias Telemundo Based In Mexico City. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Oscar Andrade says every day is an opportunity to rescue migrants in the Arizona desert, where temperatures exceeded 110 degrees Fahrenheit this year. For Andrade, the number of sets of migrant remains is a cause for worry. According to the researchers’ data, the largest discrepancies in numbers occurred in 2021 and 2020, when Pima County recorded 225 and 206 migrant deaths, respectively, compared with Border Patrol data, which totaled 78 and 43. Border Patrol changes and their impactMartinez and his team of researchers noted that the discrepancies in the numbers of migrant deaths between coroners' offices and Border Patrol began to increase in 2013 and have not stopped growing. Under a border security initiative that ended in 2012, Border Patrol was responsible for trying to find as many deaths as possible in border counties.

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☆ Hannah Kobayashi’s sister says family is unsatisfied with LAPD conclusion that she vanished voluntarily
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | 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

The sister of missing 30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi said Tuesday the police conclusion that she is a "voluntary missing person" is not satisfactory. "They just reached this conclusion … without showing them any footage," the lawyer said, referring to family members. McDonnell said at Monday's news conference that family reported her missing Nov. 13 and the LAPD took over the case two days later. He also said she had luggage that went to New York City rerouted back to Los Angeles International Airport, where she picked it up the day before crossing into Mexico. Family members, including Kobayashi's father, Ryan, gathered in Los Angeles starting in mid-November to direct volunteer search efforts and sleuth on her whereabouts, they said.

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A Chinese man living in the United States illegally was arrested Tuesday and accused of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea and of planning to send other technology to the nuclear-armed pariah state. At least two shipments of firearms and ammunition were sent, hidden in shipping containers, from the port in Long Beach, California, and on to Hong Kong and then North Korea, according to court documents. In 2022, Wen said he was contacted by two North Korean officials in China who wanted him to send guns and ammunition to North Korea, the affidavit alleges. The North Korean officials had more than guns and ammunition on their mind, according to the affidavit. The North Korean officials also asked for military uniforms, which Wen said he believed would be use to help launch a surprise attack against South Korea, the document says.

Persons: Shenghua Wen, ” Akil Davis, Wen, Wen “, Wen's, Star Safire Organizations: DOJ, Attorney’s, North, North Korean, Star, Emergency Economic Locations: United States, North Korea, Ontario, Southern California, Los Angeles, Long Beach , California, Hong Kong, Angeles, U.S, China, Texas, California, Korean, South Korea

Telegram, which for years has had a reputation as a platform used to trade child sexual abuse material, has for the first time agreed to partner with a larger international watch group to combat such content. The U.K.-based Internet Watch Foundation, which maintains a database of known abuse imagery and provides tools for tech platforms to automatically flag and remove it, announced a partnership with Telegram on Tuesday. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 23, 2016. Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileWith the new partnership, the IWF can effectively scan Telegram for exact matches of child sexual abuse material in its databases and automatically block it, the IWF said in a news release. Similar tools will also block links to sites known to host such content and identify artificial intelligence-created abuse imagery.

Persons: Pavel Durov, Chris Ratcliffe, Durov, Canadian Centre for Child Protection —, Remi Vaughn, “, Derek Ray, Hill, ” Ray Organizations: Internet Watch Foundation, Mobile, Bloomberg, Getty, IWF, U.S . National Center for, Canadian Centre for Child Protection, NBC News Locations: France, Barcelona, Spain, Dubai, U.S

☆ Netanyahu arrest warrant tests Western commitment to international law
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The reach and credibility of international law is at its lowest in years as governments dismiss arrest warrants in some of the most high-profile cases to come before the International Criminal Court. Paris had fervently supported the Putin warrant, and reiterated its “longstanding commitment to supporting international justice” after the Netanyahu warrant was issued. The founding treaty of the ICC obliges the 124 signatory countries to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, according to James Joseph, managing editor at Jurist News. The Biden administration’s criticism of the Israel warrants was as emphatic as its support for the Putin warrant. South Africa, an ICC member, ignored a warrant for the arrest of then-Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir in 2015 when he visited.

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☆ Britain wants to take the U.S. on as a global crypto hub — but the industry has its doubts
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Britain's Labour government has committed to making the country an accommodative environment for businesses engaged in crypto and blockchain-related activities. Crypto industry insiders had worried such a treatment would have created burdensome regulatory requirements. The FCA also published a roadmap detailing its plan to implement regulation for the crypto industry. As the FCA tries to figure out how to develop and implement a regulatory crypto framework, experts are hoping it will encourage and foster innovation — not stifle it. Irfan Baluch, a crypto lawyer at Cripps, said he hopes the U.K. takes inspiration from the EU, which has already taken a "leading position" on crypto regulation with MiCA.

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☆ Marc Benioff ruptured his achilles tendon. He doesn't give a 'Fakarava' as Agentforce hope sends Salesforce stock to record.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On Tuesday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff described a painful injury he sustained recently while visiting Fakarava, a remote atoll in the Pacific Ocean. More importantly, Benioff shared some early signs of positive traction for Salesforce's latest AI product, called Agentforce, which helps customers design AI agents. AdvertisementThe CEO said Salesforce "delivered" 200 deals for this new generative AI offering after it became generally available in the last week of the quarter. AdvertisementBenioff touted what he called Salesforce's "unfair advantage" over other generative AI tools because Agentforce is grounded on customer data, such as purchases and returns. Advertisement"Despite Salesforce making AI its defining narrative, the true turning point hinges on Agentforce execution and adoption," Miner wrote.

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☆ Russia’s Putin likely to be enjoying political instability in South Korea, former MEP says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRussia’s Putin likely to be enjoying political instability in South Korea, former MEP saysGlyn Ford, a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP), discusses South Korea’s ongoing political drama and the potential domestic and international ramifications.

Persons: Russia’s Putin, Glyn Ford Locations: South Korea

☆ There is a legal pathway to pursue Korean President Yoon's impeachment
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThere is a legal pathway for Korea's National Assembly to pursue President Yoon's impeachment: CEIPDarcie Draudt of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace says that the political pressure on South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol is going to be "unsurvivable", and she expects there to be an interim government ahead of a potential snap election in the spring.

Persons: Yoon's, CEIP, Yoon Suk Organizations: National Assembly, Carnegie Endowment, International

☆ Woman who stowed away on plane to Paris placed on flight back to US
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Chris Boyette | Saskya Vandoorne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Paris CNN —A Russian woman who stowed away on a flight from New York to Paris last week is on her way back to the United States. The woman left Paris on Wednesday aboard a flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport at 3:02 p.m. local time (9:02 a.m. The 57-year-old woman was escorted onto the Delta Air Lines operated plane by two French security officials. ET, and US authorities will meet the woman at the airport for questioning. The initial incident, in which the woman hid in the airplane lavatory on one of the busiest travel days of the year, has raised serious questions about airport security after she was able to bypass multiple checkpoints.

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☆ Analysis: China, Russia and North Korea watch on as crisis unfolds in key US ally South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

That’s an unnerving reality for the United States military, which has nearly 30,000 troops and its largest overseas base in South Korea, serving as a check against a belligerent North Korea and counterweight to an aggressive China in a strategically critical region. ‘Major ramifications’The US-South Korea alliance has long been seen by both countries as a cornerstone of peace in the region, where North Korea continues to threaten South Korea and the US with its illegal weapons program. “Any instability in South Korea has major ramifications for our Indo-Pacific policies,” retired US Col. Cedric Leighton told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, pointing to how US troops in the country are geared for a “fight tonight” scenario against North Korea. “We should not be surprised if Pyongyang exploits the domestic crisis in South Korea to its advantage, either rhetorically or otherwise,” he said. And Yoon, who’s taken a harder line on North Korea than many of his predecessors, has been a willingly staunch partner of the US.

Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon, ”, That’s, Cedric Leighton, CNN’s Wolf, Joe Biden, Democracy ”, Yoon Suk, Evelyn Hockstein, Donald Trump, “, Rachel Minyoung Lee, Kim Jong, Edward Howell, hyeon Kim, Xi Jinping, who’s, Howell Organizations: CNN, United States, Leaders, Ukraine, North, South, Democracy, Korean, White, Reuters, Camp David, US National Security, Stimson, University of Oxford, National Assembly Locations: South Korea, Washington, Seoul, North Korea, China, Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Pyongyang, Beijing, Moscow, Korea, Camp, Japan, United States, United Kingdom

☆ Meet 2 chip execs reportedly in the running for Intel CEO — one is an outsider
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementIntel is reportedly considering Lip-Bu Tan and Matt Murphy for CEO after Pat Gelsinger's exit. Murphy leads Marvell, while Tan is a former Intel board member. Cadence Design CEO Lip-Bu Tan is reportedly one of the people being considered to become Intel's CEO. Semiconductor veteran Tan served on Intel's board between 2022 and this year, where he was on the mergers and acquisitions committee. Representatives of Intel, Murphy, and Tan did not respond to requests sent outside business hours.

Persons: Tan, Matt Murphy, Pat Gelsinger's, Intel's, Murphy, Marvell, Pat Gelsinger, Gelsinger, David Zinsner, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Gaudi, Dibyanshu Sarkar Organizations: Intel, Marvell Technology, Bloomberg, Reuters, Nvidia, Gaudi, Cadence, AFP, Getty, Semiconductor, Walden International, SoftBank, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Marvell, eBay, Global Semiconductor Alliance Locations: Europe, American

The stowaway didn’t have a boarding pass but completed a security screening and bypassed identity verification and boarding status stations to board a Delta Air Lines aircraft the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, according to the Transportation Security Administration. “Everyone knows the threats are out there and the TSA just failed horribly, as did Delta Air Lines. It was at that point the woman skipped the station where her ID and boarding pass would have been checked, the spokesperson said. Delta has not said how the woman was able to board the plane once she made it past the TSA checkpoint. Passengers learned about the stowaway on Delta Flight 264 from JFK to Charles de Gaulle Airport when the plane landed.

Persons: John F, ”, Mary Schiavo, Svetlana Dali, ” Schiavo, Stowaway, “, –, Charles de Gaulle, ” Rob Jackson, David P, Pekoske, Schiavo Organizations: CNN, Kennedy International Airport, US Department of Transportation, Delta Air Lines, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, JFK’s, Passengers, Delta, American Association of Airport, Aviation Locations: New, Paris, France, Delta, JFK . Delta, JFK, New York, Texas, Salt Lake City

☆ France's political chaos casts long shadow over economic growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The administration is widely seen as likely to be ousted, just three months after it was formed. Greece had briefly lost its investment grade credit rating status amid the euro area debt crisis, which led to the nation's sovereign default. "Beyond economic growth and stability, this will send debt in a non-sustainable direction in France." Analysts at Dutch bank ING, who previously forecast French growth slowing from 1.1% in 2024 to 0.6% in 2025, said Tuesday that the fall of Barnier's government "would be bad news for the French economy." Loading chart..."At a time when economic growth in France is slowing markedly, this is bad news.

Persons: Joel Saget, Michel Barnier, Barnier —, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Barnier, Carsten Nickel, Nickel, Maybank, Javier Díaz, Giménez, Gilles Moëc, Moëc Organizations: Afp, Getty Images, Assembly, Spain's IESE Business School, CNBC, ING, AXA Locations: Paris, Germany, France, Greece

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