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Trump's rule repeal lets Georgia Power double emissions to feed its data centersHow Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia3 headlines on this story
The DOJ disbanded its crypto enforcement team in April 2025 and ordered inconsistent investigations closed — while the president's family runs a crypto business CNBC, 8 April 2025 (Blanche memo)
Deep State Agent Cited Wikipedia In Attempt To Launch Another Get-Trump Probe: DocsWhile it may seem a little late in the day to worry about these details, the Deep State is just that — deep.
Human activities are the number one cause of fires in forests — causing 90% of fires in U.S. forests — and are often sparked by hot vehicle exhaust systems, logging equipment, fuel leakages, cigarettes, campfires or stray bullets from hunters.
One mogul is about to control CNN, CBS, HBO and a movie studio.Paramount to Settle States’ Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger13 headlines on this story
By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery.
A coalition of state attorneys general led by California's Rob Bonta reportedly reached a deal on Monday to let Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery proceed, an outcome that press freedom advocates and antitrust campaigners condemned as a disaster for journalism, entertainment industry workers, and American democracy. The…
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Paramount's owners have made concessions to 12 Democratic state attorneys general to settle a lawsuit that endangered the media company's bid for its larger Hollywood rival, Warner Bros. Discovery.
Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, has voted against House resolutions directing President Donald Trump to halt the war with Iran six times, including as recently as last week.
Paramount's agreement with 12 state attorneys general paves the way for the company to complete its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Paramount has reached an agreement to settle with 12 states that sued the media conglomerate earlier this year over its planned purchase of Warner Brothers Discovery, the two sides announced on Monday. During a press conference in Los Angeles, California Attorney General Rob Bonta — who led the coalition of state AGs suing to block...
This week, world leaders convene for the U.N. General Assembly as war continues in Ukraine and the Gulf. And, President Trump has proposed that his arch serve as a military complex.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday announced details of a settlement reached between Paramount Skydance and 12 states over the company's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount Skydance is the parent company of CBS News.
Greenland's premier praised the deal for strengthening the security of that territory. "It is to the benefit of us all," he said.
The California’s attorney general’s office announced a settlement Monday resolving a 12-state legal challenge to Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros.
Senior House Appropriations Committee member Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) on Monday said he is against using defense spending to fund President Donald Trump’s planned triumphal arch, noting that other military needs should be prioritized. Trump said on Sunday that his planned arch will now be a military complex to house drones and snipers…
The new ban continues Mr. Trump’s attempt to prevent the free flow of information in American society.
A wealth tax on Britain's ultra-rich could swing Labour a third of Green and Lib Dem votersLabour Could Win Over 80% of Green and Lib Dem Voters With Progressive Policies, Poll Suggests2 headlines on this story
Eight in ten Green and Liberal Democrat voters would be open to switching allegiances, depending on Labour’s future choices. A wealth tax on people worth more than £10 million could convince 37% of respondents who currently support the Greens or Lib Dems to vote for Andy Burnham’s party, according to a new poll carried out […]
An experiment from The POLITICO Poll shows what voters do and don’t care about in choosing their candidates.
Data center opponents have assembled a potent political force. But without a more expansive vision, there is a risk that this techlash could be co-opted and fizzle out.
Landlords have spent years ignoring a historic rent reduction. Now, tenants are organizing to get their money back.
President Trump has amassed an unprecedented war chest of $400 million that can be spent to influence the 2026 midterms through the MAGA Inc.
The DOJ disbanded its crypto enforcement team in April 2025 and ordered inconsistent investigations closed - while the president's family runs a crypto business CNBC, 8 April 2025 (Blanche memo)
Big Crypto Buys Plan BThe Winklevoss twins gave another multimillion-dollar gift to MAGA Inc. before pushing the Trump administration to pursue cryptocurrency rules that Congress rejected.
Chinese influence is on the rise as President Xi Jinping arrives in D.C. this week, but millions of his citizens are stuck in dead-end jobs in a stagnant economy.
The report says that the US must prosecute those responsible, suggesting murder charges.
Jeet Heer Hegseth was always a horrible choice for defense secretary. At long last, some in the GOP are admitting it. The post Even Republicans Are Figuring Out That Pete Hegseth Is a Disaster appeared first on The Nation .
What was once a bipartisan slam dunk has now become a hyper-politicized game of chicken, with hunger, nutrition, and conservation programs on the line.
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Two men deported from the United States to Equatorial Guinea were arrested by local police forces and transferred to a prison earlier this month, in apparent retaliation for speaking out about conditions they faced in the Central African country. Samson Birhane, who is from Eritrea, and Ahmed Soliman, a gay asylum seeker from Egypt, were…
After denying its Wall Street ties, Black Bear quietly installed a private equity executive as CEO.
The analysis was produced by a human but relied on false claims that an AI model had provided to them.
Claims that socialist party Die Linke threatens Jewish life in Berlin are shameful lies. Sadly, many desperate German politicians would rather make cheap antisemitism accusations than address the cost-of-living issues that drove Die Linke’s victory.
The shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot a man in Houston.
The ICJ ordered Israel in January 2024 to 'prevent the destruction and ensure the preservation of evidence' of alleged genocide in Gaza ICJ provisional measures order, 26 January 2024 (via ASIL)
The US Gives Impunity to Israel and Sanctions Its CriticsHuman rights groups based in the West Bank have long documented Israel’s crimes — and that’s why they’re now subject to US sanctions. The US government is trying to make their work impossible in order to protect Israel from scrutiny.
President Donald Trump drew ridicule on Monday when he announced he was working on an agreement to import potash, an important fertilizer for US farmers, from Belarus. In a social media post, Trump claimed that the "massive deal" with Belarus would let the US import potash for "substantially less than we are currently paying to Canada,"…
Ballmer was suspended as part of the NBA's punishment of the Clippers for cap circumvention
THE UCU dismissed bosses’ claims today that “most classes will go ahead” during the union’s latest strike at Dundee University as “wishful thinking.” University principal Professor Nigel Seaton made the claim as workers began a five-week walkout to demand threats of compulsory redundancy at the crisis-struck institution be ditched.
In Berlin’s state elections, Germany’s most leftwing party Die Linke has won a significant victory – the biggest in its recent history. It could also mean that the city gets its first mayor from the party since the fall of the Berlin wall. That’s partly due to the apparently infinite influence of New York City […]
Democrats are running an average of 11.5 points ahead of their 2024 baseline across 2026 special elections MultiState Elections, 2026 special-election tracking
Democrats Aim To Win Rural Voters By Lying About ‘Moderation’Democrats in general, and the Democratic Socialists of America in particular, are paying a lot more attention to rural America.
‘The Ban sullies the plain text of the Second Amendment
Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey's Welcome Family program sparked a firestorm after a viral clip about home visits for new parents.
The post Watch: The New Supreme Court appeared first on ProPublica .
In the aftermath of 9/11, as the Bush administration prepared to invade Iraq, activists Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin helped found CODEPINK : a feminist anti-war organization known for its bright-pink protests, confrontations with members of Congress, and opposition to U.S. militarism around the world. Nearly 25 years later, Evans and…
A New York Times headline in early 2026 announced what many workers have known for years: “For Many Cash-Strapped Americans, ‘Basic Living has become a Burden.’” Living paycheck-to-paycheck, with little... READ MORE The post Forthcoming!
Imran Khan’s sisters, family members, and party leaders were dragged from their homes before a planned September 27 march.
Sarah Jones has been described as “a one-woman global village” for her remarkable one-person, multi-character shows. The Tony- and Obie Award-winning writer and performer is best known for her Broadway hit Bridge and Tunnel .
A roadmap to a Canada made truly strong by its commitment to solidarity and dignity for all.
Six Nobel Prize-winning economists have signed an open letter supporting what could be the first billionaire wealth tax in the US, if voters approve it this November. The economists, including former chief economist of the World Bank, Joseph Stiglitz, say that a one-time 5% tax on billionaire residents of California could kickstart…
Zach Cregger has never seen a Resident Evil movie, and that’s definitely for the better. His reboot is a fast, funny, scary blast of pure genre filmmaking and a darkly comic portrait of a society past collapse.
Gaza has the world's largest concentration of child amputees thanks to Israel's genocidal war. Now, as Australian charities seek to deliver hundreds of wheelchairs to the children injured in the onslaught, Israel has reportedly been blocking them for more than a year and a half. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported last…
The former Boston College and Notre Dame signal caller allegedly stole a rental box truck from a hospital valet garage and was tracked down by police using GPS
Prime Minister should ‘end support for Trump’s war and climate vandalism,’ Stop Trump Coalition says
The Palestinian labour movement reiterates its solidarity with workers across the world resisting all forms of oppression and calls for global action to end complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide and … Keep reading »
Wilhelmina Grant Claiming over 130 American lives daily, a lethal epidemic is scarring our communities. The post Clear Sign: Stop Gun Violence appeared first on The Nation .
A coalition of more than 100 journalists, press freedom campaigners, and advocacy organizations demanded Monday that Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison fully and publicly back CNN, MS NOW, and Politico in their legal fight against President Donald Trump, who banned the outlets from the White House last week. Ellison's company owns CBS…
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ENGLAND will have a glimpse of life without Adil Rashid as his injury opens the door for protege Rehan Ahmed in the series-opening ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Rashid has been an England banker for more than a decade, winning both white-ball World Cups, but the 38-year-old leg-spinner is set for a scan on what was termed a niggle to…
News organizations CNN , MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration over the banning of their reporters from the White House on Friday. Their credentials were confiscated or deactivated when they attempted to enter White House grounds over the weekend. Trump’s decision is “sending the message that if you write stories that…
A Labour rightwinger who ran the party’s complaints department at the time it bungled numerous antisemitism complaints has been rehired to his previous job. John Stolliday has been reinstated as head of Labour’s governance and legal unit (GLU) – the body responsible for dealing with complaints. The role was advertised in the normal way…
John Nichols His decision to shut the House down at a moment of crisis around AI is the act of a reckless charlatan. The post Mike Johnson Is the Most Dangerous House Speaker in American History appeared first on The Nation .
Iran Warns U.S. Against Launching a Major New Attack, Yemen’s Iran-Backed Houthis Launch Attack on Saudi Arabia’s Capital Riyadh, Trump Bans CNN , MS NOW and Politico from the White House, Trump Says Planned Triumphal Arch Near Arlington Cemetery Will Double as Military Complex, Hundreds of Protesters Rally Outside Kennedy Center to…
Ivana Nikolić Hughes As long as we have nuclear weapons, the job of ending humanity will continue to be as easy as the push of a button—or an AI agent hacking into a nuclear command-and-control system. The post In the Age of AI, Nuclear Weapons Abolition Is a Renewed Imperative appeared first on The Nation .
According to philosopher Susan Neiman, the Left abandons the concept of good and evil at our own peril. If we refuse to use such morally freighted language, we concede it entirely to people who will use it for immoral ends.
CBS also has four Pac-12 games including the conference title game, Army vs. Navy and the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
THE Women’s Champions League returns tonight with Manchester City back in the tournament and Barcelona looking to defend their title with a revamped squad. Barcelona’s defence will include hosting Arsenal in a rematch of the 2025 final won by the London club. The league phase, in its second year, begins this evening with 18 teams…
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Trump's proposed arch near Arlington will house snipers, drones and stockpiled ammunition, he saysTrump says proposed 250-foot arch will be used as military complex8 headlines on this story
President Trump posted on social media early Sunday that his proposed 250-foot arch near Arlington National Cemetery will be used as a military complex, saying there will "large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas, and additionally have and hold large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage."
The Pentagon has failed its audit eight years running - the only major federal agency never to pass one Military Times, 19 December 2025
Trump says his proposed arch will include a military complex housing drones and snipersPresident Donald Trump said in a Sunday Truth Social post that he would convert plans for the D.C.-area “Triumphal Arch” to “a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch” which could be used for snipers and drone storage.
President Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legality.
The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security.
The president’s post about the 250-foot arch planned near Arlington National Cemetery comes as veterans groups, historic preservationists and others attempt to stop the project.
Trump said the update was being made at the request of the U.S. military.
President Trump said that he has agreed to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex," equipped with snipers and drone storage.
Trump says his 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington Memorial Bridge will house drones, snipers and large quantities of ammunition storage.
Back in 2024, after Warner Bros. decided to can Coyote vs. Acme for a tax write-off, there were “funeral screenings”
The latest: "Nimtz’ insightful review has languished for forty years in even more obscurity than Robinson’s book, until it has now been reprinted..." The post New: “‘Black Marxism’: A Marxist Critique”, by August Nimtz appeared first on Monthly Review .
The UN torture rapporteur found ICE's direct-contact electric shock gloves 'incompatible with the absolute prohibition of torture'; ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on them ABC10 San Diego / UN Special Rapporteur finding, August 2026
9/11 Began a US Reign of TerrorWar being waged by our US government on foreign soil as well as in the United States.
The UN torture rapporteur found direct-contact electric shock gloves "incompatible with the absolute prohibition of torture" - ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on them ABC10 San Diego / UN Special Rapporteur finding, August 2026
ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, city officials sayThe man is in “stable but serious condition” after being shot in the torso, an Austin official said.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) pressed for proof on Sunday that Donald Trump Jr. paid back a Russian oligarch who funded his wedding festivities.
How to fight the surveillance state one block at a time, with “Ed” from DeFlock.
Tribune’s winter issue will explore political organising today. If you’re an organiser, we want to hear from you!
Despite the formal dissolution of the SDF and the Kurdish-led autonomous zone, northeast Syria remains in a liminal state—not fully Syria, but not entirely separate, either.
“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.”
AI doomsday distractions, Big Tech’s Democratic allies, a Cruz-linked attack ad, and more from The Lever this week.
We are living in a moment where working people are under attack in various ways: Trump’s tariffs, Prime Minister Carney’s military investments, pipelines, cuts to social spending, the sell-off of … Keep reading »
An AI apocalypse involving killer robots is terrifying, but don’t overlook a speculative bubble whose collapse will reverberate across the economy.
Saturday
Trump is training influencers and journalists to attack Lula.
A former public defender and former federal prosecutor both say they’ll make the right call on charging the federal immigration agents who killed Pretti and Good. The post Decision on Charging Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s Killers Looms Over Minneapolis DA Race appeared first on The Intercept .
The Pentagon has failed its audit eight years running - the only major federal agency never to pass one Military Times, 19 December 2025
Pentagon Is Undercounting US Death Toll Amid Iran War, Washington Post ReportsThe report raises questions regarding the military’s line-of-duty investigations following service member deaths.
The post “Our Dear Friend Umar”: How We Uncovered That a Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding appeared first on ProPublica .
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We have until Wednesday to help a Drop Site contributor raise $50,000
Years after a water crisis rocked Jackson, Mississippi, the court finds that residents have no right “to truthful information from officials.”
Friday
The DOJ press release notably comes right before this year’s UN General Assembly. Every year dozens of public activities take place that could be described in this unconstitutionally broad way.
President Donald Trump amassed over $400 million through his super PAC, MAGA Inc.
At Leavenworth, former workers say CoreCivic made conditions dangerous, which led to a near-death attack. The post ICE Revives Former “Hellhole” Prison — And Hires the Same Company To Run It appeared first on The Intercept .
The call to “Free Palestine” is a statement against Israel’s decades-long occupation and blockade of Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. In 2026, it’s a denouncement of an active genocide.
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President Donald Trump said Friday that his son Donald Trump Jr. had reimbursed the Russian oligarch who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to help fund his wedding celebration. An investigation published this week by ProPublica reported that Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association and a close ally of Russian…
404 Media and The Intercept talk about how private companies empower government surveillance, and how AI is used in warfare.
Warnings from researchers at Anthropic and OpenAI that their own products could end humanity distract from the real damage AI is already doing.
As globalization stalls, what possibilities might national-economic policy open up for the left? Benjamin Kunkel weighs the claims of its Marxist, Polanyian and psychoanalytic interpreters, asking whether the re-politicization of the economy might be joined to a renewed internationalism, adequate to ecological crisis.
A hazy allegory about the odious delusions of liberal NIMBYism.
The year is 2026, and you are a hyperscaler CEO. You zip up your Patagonia vest, type UPDATE ME ON CALENDOR TOODAY into ChatGPT, and see that you have a meeting with your CFO. They tell you that while they love all those GPUs you’re buying for those
Traducido por Fausto Giudice de Tlaxcala. 9 de septiembre de 2026. Hace veinticinco años, en la mañana del 11 de septiembre de 2001, yo acababa de terminar de corregir un artículo cuando respondí a una llamada en el teléfono de mi apartamento: era Fred Goldstein, mi camarada del Workers World .
The Minnesota movement still holds important lessons for those working to defend democracy in the Trump era.
The post Judge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as Racial Profiling of Latinos Persists appeared first on ProPublica .
Beneath the row over Reform donors there is a simple fact: our system is one in which politicians can be bought.
The death of Carlo Ginzburg in Bologna this June has robbed intellectual history of one of its most original practitioners. Perry Anderson, a colleague and friend, introduces the first of a two-part selection of exchanges between them, ranging across politics, war, religion, philology, history.
By Jorge Cadima Avante! is the weekly newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP). The Festival of Avante!
The 2026 BRICS summit makes a commitment to an inclusive global order, stronger multilateralism and expansion of share in global decision-making.
The post Tennessee Lawmakers Demand Answers on Safety in State Youth Prisons appeared first on ProPublica .
An analysis of tax forms by The Intercept show Kraft’s charity and LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC’s super PAC. The post Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.
Two years after an electoral landslide swept him into Number Ten, Keir Starmer has been ousted by his own MPs, as Andrew Burnham becomes the UK’s sixth prime minister since Brexit. Analysis of the causes—political, economic, ideological, social—behind Westminster’s latest coup.
Boston’s announcement on Oct. 6, 2021, that the second Monday of October every year would be Indigenous Peoples Day “in lieu of” Columbus Day was a victory for Native peoples, since the U.S.
What’s driving religious fundamentalists, tech accelerationists, and anti-immigrant ethnonationalists to bring about the end of the world? The post Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance appeared first on The Intercept .
Ilya Budraitskis on Benjamin Nathans, To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause. Compelling account of the friendship networks of 1960s Russian human-rights activists, singled out from the more heterogeneous world of late-Soviet opposition.
Thursday
The Trump administration is quietly proposing to rescind a 16-year-old rule enacted to prevent “pay-to-play” schemes involving investment advisers and public pension funds.
By Sierra Ward As the United States continues its war on Iran and its aggression against Cuba, John Catalinotto’s 2017 book, “Turn the guns around: Mutinies, Soldier Revolts, and Revolutions,” becomes increasingly more relevant and is a history those interested in building a real movement that’s actually capable of defeating . .
Flock ran searches for “coexist bumper sticker,” “white truck with a trump sticker,” and “Star of David,”
From the Women’s War of 1929 to the Anlu uprising three decades later, African women were organizing and resisting long before donors arrived to ‘give them a voice.’
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Every few months America discovers another "monster."A celebrity. A billionaire. A politician.
You must log in or register to post a comment. September 17, 2026 / Kari Thompson Enlarge or shrink text login or register to comment They organized at one warehouse... and scored a raise for every Walmart warehouse worker in Canada, as the company tried to quash further organizing.
In a Q&A with Prism, Rebecca Nagle explains why the history of Indigenous dispossession is essential to understanding the U.S. government and its relationship to democracy today Indigenous journalist’s podcast explores the history America leaves out is a story from Prism , a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people…
The rapid development of AI is far outpacing regulation, and experts warn that all of humanity could be under threat. There's no doubt that we need to take a pause.
Tribune speaks to four migrant carers about their experiences working in the sector and the reforms they want to see implemented.
If you currently serve in the U.S. military, it is time to reconsider your service. If you have been assigned to duties in the Middle East, object or leak to the press.
Samuel Tunick allegedly wiped his GrapheneOS phone before CBP officials could search it, in what has become a high profile civil liberties case. Now Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer to him.
Puerto Rico's environmental groups are developing grassroots strategies to fight the climate crisis, collaborating with and strengthening the power of their communities Shut out of global climate forums, Puerto Ricans bet on the power of community is a story from Prism , a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places…
Wednesday
A joke born from a Chief Justice’s insult grew to 22 million followers and forced out a cabinet minister in eight weeks. What does this reveal about India and about the limits of leaderless revolt everywhere?
The Planting Justice campaign called on Costa Farms to join a worker-driven program to address grueling conditions. The plant grower says it already has protections in place Costa Farms urged to adopt protections for plant nursery workers in the South is a story from Prism , a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people…
First-time homebuyers are now a record-low 21% of the market, at a record median age of 40 National Association of Realtors, 2025 Profile
'Working Families Foot Trump's Bill Twice' as Fed Hikes Rates Amid Worsening Affordability CrisisThe US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2023, prompting renewed criticism from progressive economists and Democratic lawmakers who argue that President Donald Trump’s tariffs and warmongering are fueling inflation and further squeezing working families. The 12-member Federal Open…
Congressional Democrats have opened an investigation after ProPublica revealed on Monday that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin bankrolled part of Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding in May. ProPublica reports that Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars on wedding expenses, including the rental of a private island.…
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Tribune reports from the TUC Congress, where union leaders are questioning whether Burnham’s policies will live up to his promises.
People who want to fight fascism have to actually fight it and not be consumed by timeline wars, leftist influencer rage bait, and the clear manipulation of these spaces by outside forces Another way out: Those who won’t fight power will fight each other is a story from Prism , a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people…
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