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NATIONAL
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TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown
SUMMARY: A shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has gone into effect. That includes the Transportation Security Administration, whose officers are responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports. Experts say mass flight cancellations like those seen during the 2025 shutdown are less likely this time because air traffic controllers are still getting paid. But TSA officers are required to stay on the job without pay during the shutdown that started Saturday. Experts warn of long security lines if the shutdown drags on and more officers take unscheduled absences. Travel and airline industry groups warn the shutdown threatens to disrupt air travel as the busy spring break travel period approaches.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecurityAirTravelndLdWritethru/ff8b225c6ff8d57172fd301a550057b3/text___
Behind the scenes sorting through tips in cases like the Nancy Guthrie disappearance
SUMMARY: More than 4,000 calls came into an Arizona sheriff's department within 24 hours after the release of videos of a masked person on Nancy Guthrie’s porch. Many will be worthless. Others could have merit. Experts say one thing’s certain: The tips can’t be ignored. Images of a mysterious person have been the most significant clues shared with the public during Guthrie’s disappearance in the Tucson area. She is the mother of NBC “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. Roberto Villaseñor, a former Tucson police chief, says processing tips is a tremendous amount of work. The FBI says it has collected more than 13,000 tips since Feb. 1, and the sheriff's office says it's received at least 18,000.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSavannahGuthrieMomTipsthLdWritethru/9a34c55e06f0ffd891ea4368f2b3a038/text___
Minneapolis left to decide future of streetside memorials to 2 people killed by federal officers
SUMMARY: The Trump administration announced this week that its immigration crackdown in Minnesota is ending. Minneapolis will now need to decide how to manage the makeshift memorial sites for two U.S. citizens killed by federal agents. Flowers, handwritten signs and artwork have amassed around the sites where Renee Good and Alex Pretti were fatally shot last month. A spokesperson for Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says it was “too early” for the city to comment on the future of the memorial sites. It took the city five years to determine plans for a permanent memorial site for George Floyd after he was murdered by a police officer in 2020.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementMinneapolisMemorials/114fc6189d63adb8cc06d275929652eb/text___
Minnesota shooting of Venezuelan man is the latest where video evidence contradicts ICE accounts
SUMMARY: Federal authorities have announced an investigation into two immigration officers who appeared to have made untruthful statements under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month. It marks the latest in a string of shootings involving federal immigration agents in which evidence ended up contradicting some initial accounts. Those included the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, where bystander video quickly raised questions about how they were initially described. In at least five shootings in recent months, federal officials have provided narratives that justified the use of force — sometimes deadly — by ICE officers tasked with carrying out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationAgentShootingsstLdWritethru/c062100e0432bff06a6f7b7b26a831e8/text___
Feds open a perjury probe into ICE officers' testimony about the shooting of a Venezuelan man
SUMMARY: Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that his agency had opened a joint probe with the Justice Department after video evidence revealed “sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements” about the shooting of one of the Venezuelan men. The officers, whose names were not disclosed, are on administrative leave pending the completion of an internal investigation. Lyons added that the U.S. attorney’s office is actively investigating.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementMinnesotaICEShootingthLdWritethru/d713836a06471af9f38ee6ee8976a20c/text___
Brazilian au pair gets 10-year sentence for killing Joseph Ryan in murder plot against lover's wife
SUMMARY: A Brazilian au pair got the maximum 10-year sentence after confessing to scheming with her lover to kill his wife and another man. Juliana Peres Magalhães pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the February 2023 killing of Joseph Ryan. She testified that she fired the shot that killed Ryan as Brendan Banfield was fatally stabbing his wife Christine. Brendan Banfield will likely remain behind bars for life after a jury found him guilty in both killings. Prosecutors recommended her immediate release in exchange for her cooperation, but the judge rejected that deal, sentencing her to the maximum for the downgraded charge.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSVirginiaWifeKillingthLdWritethru/8601da63d6c29a96428cf07d67ff762b/text___
Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest
SUMMARY: Former CNN host Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Minnesota. The veteran journalist is among several people accused in a Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official serves as a pastor. Four other people pleaded not guilty in the case Friday, including civil rights attorney and prominent local activist Nekima Levy Armstrong. Lemon says he was chronicling the protest as an independent journalist. Prosecutors have accused him of joining a “mob.” Lemon says he will fight to defend his First Amendment rights. Nine people have been indicted in the case.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementDonLemonthLdWritethru/4a110d3e097f86b696281b5c36ce3339/text___
Minnesotans welcome the immigration surge drawdown but remain vigilant
SUMMARY: The Trump administration is scaling back its immigration enforcement surge in and around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, but state officials and residents say its effects on Minnesota’s economy and immigrant communities will linger. Border czar Tom Homan says better coordination with state and local officials has allowed the operation to wind down. The surge was increasingly scrutinized after federal officers killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Homan says targeted enforcement will continue with fewer agents. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, meanwhile, say the damage from the operation will be lasting and are calling on the federal government to help pay the costs.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementMinnesotardLdWritethru/8af150975b0a552e1ed19a7276c39870/text___
Chilling images from Nancy Guthrie's porch could hold valuable clues about the masked suspect
SUMMARY: Those frightening images of a masked man on Nancy Guthrie’s porch could provide valuable clues to investigators. The FBI already has analyzed the videos from Guthrie’s doorbell camera to identify the suspect’s backpack. Former criminal investigators say it’s almost certain that authorities now are using the footage to build a physical and psychological profile of the suspect in Guthrie’s disappearance. The footage released to the public this week totals less than a minute in length. It shows not only the suspect’s clothes and shoes, but also the way he moves. Investigators who have worked on high-profile cases say that's all valuable information.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSavannahGuthrieMomVideoClues/02d1288f5b80b5e350d6f97db7deada9/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown
SUMMARY: A partial shutdown of the federal government has begun. But unlike the record 43-day shutdown last fall, the closures will be narrowly confined this time. Only agencies under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security are affected. But the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will mostly continue unabated, despite Democrats’ demands for changes. President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cut law from 2025 provided those two agencies with tens of billions of dollars in new money that now can be used for Trump's deportation operations. Services like airport screening could suffer if the shutdown drags on for weeks.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecurityExplainerrdLdWritethru/7bf62bc50ca0a6a6013a714bee2ffdb4/text___
Memo says White House was 'excellently preserved' during East Wing demolition for Trump's ballroom
SUMMARY: A White House memo says demolition crews "excellently preserved" the White House residence when they tore down the East Wing for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom. The administration released details Friday after the National Capital Planning Commission asked for more transparency. The memo says contractors kept heavy equipment at a safe distance and workers removed some parts by hand. Crews stabilized sections of the building and monitored vibrations and cracks. Curators also preserved historic items, like columns, doors, windows and chandeliers. The memo says the new ballroom will include a larger visitor screening center and reduce road closures.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpBallroom/5625b22f90a887394bf317b9d4f8e3b5/text___
US military strikes another alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3
SUMMARY: The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea. U.S. Southern Command said Friday on social media that the boat “was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” It said the strike killed three people. A video linked to the post shows a boat moving through the water before exploding in flames. Friday’s attack raises the death toll from the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats to 133 people in at least 38 attacks carried out since early September in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpCartels/cadab97919b92939ad069a05b567c00c/text___
Trump says change in power in Iran 'would be the best thing that could happen'
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran. Trump made the comments shortly after visiting with troops at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, on Friday and after he confirmed earlier in the day that he’s deploying a second aircraft carrier group to the Mideast for potential military action against Iran. Trump said the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, is being sent from the Caribbean Sea to the Mideast to join other warships and military assets the U.S. has built up in the region.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUnitedStatesIranMilitarythLdWritethru/8db3fab10476949acda8b973be416204/text___
At Fort Bragg, Trump says Maduro raid showed 'full military might' of US and means 'we are feared'
SUMMARY: President Trump used a Fort Bragg appearance on Friday to praise U.S. Special Forces for last month's raid that removed Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. But his visit also felt at times more like a political rally than an official trip to fete the military. Trump said he planned to award the Medal of Honor to one of the raid's participants. But he also called Michael Whatley, a Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina, to the stage. Trump told troops and their families that the operation against Maduro shows America’s military might. The president mentioned sending a second aircraft carrier group to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran and said that the U.S. is “feared” by potential enemies.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpFortBraggthLdWritethru/e0f3ef918509c5137c434110dc090ffe/text___
Trump's push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, new AP-NORC poll finds
SUMMARY: A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump's recent push to seize control of Greenland is divisive even within his own party. The survey finds that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is handling the issue of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. That’s higher than the share who dislike how he’s handling foreign policy generally, suggesting that Trump’s Greenland approach has created a particular weak spot for the administration. Even Republicans aren’t thrilled. About half don’t like his attempt to turn the icebound landmass into American territory, something that Trump has insisted is critical for national security in the Arctic.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAPPollTrumpGreenlandthLdWritethru/f3922181bc50223f31a561aafaf4cf3f/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, European nations say
SUMMARY: Five European countries say Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with a rare toxin linked to poison dart frogs. On Saturday, the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands say European lab tests confirmed epibatidine in his body. They say the toxin does not occur naturally in Russia. They argue Russia has the means, motive and opportunity to administer the poison. They also reported Russia to the chemical weapons watchdog, which did not comment immediately. The Russian opposition leader died in a Russian Arctic penal colony in 2024. Russia denied wrongdoing and says he died naturally.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUEuropeRussiaNavalnythLdWritethru/4d92cd67f29d37b74b0d4842ea686b03/text___
Iran’s crown prince says survival of Tehran government 'sends a clear signal to every bully'
SUMMARY: Police say around 200,000 people have demonstrated against Iran’s government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany. The giant protest in Munich on Saturday answered a call from Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for cranked up international pressure on Tehran. Speaking Saturday on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich, Pahlavi warned of more deaths in Iran if “democracies stand by and watch" in the wake of Tehran's deadly crackdown on protesters last month. Supporters of Pahlavi in Munich banged drums and chanted for regime change.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUGermanySecurityConferenceIranthLdWritethru/53d2448dd26d28a1206ecefdfde168f2/text___
MSF suspends some work at Gaza's Nasser Hospital due to presence of armed men
SUMMARY: Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended some operations at one of Gaza's largest functioning hospitals after patients and staff said they witnessed armed, masked men in parts of the compound. The aid group said it suspended all noncritical medical operations at Nasser Hospital due to “security breaches” which posed “serious security threats to our teams and patients.” It was a rare announcement by an international organization about the presence of armed men in or near medical facilities in Gaza since the war began. Israel has struck hospitals on repeated occasions, accusing Hamas of operating in or around them.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsGazardLdWritethru/fce5aeb2f708e9461795db7edd783de6/text___
Drone strikes kill 2 in Ukraine and Russia ahead of US-brokered peace talks in Geneva
SUMMARY: Drone strikes killed one person in Ukraine and another in Russia on Saturday ahead of fresh U.S.-brokered peace talks. Ukrainian officials said Saturday a Russian drone hit a residential building in Odesa and killed an older woman. In Russia, a civilian was reported killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a car in the border region of Bryansk. Another round of discussions between envoys from Russia and Ukraine will take place next on Tuesday and Wednesday in Geneva. The talks come as fighting grinds on along the front line, with Russia bombing Ukrainian cities and the power grid and Ukraine launching long-range drone attacks inside Russia.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkrainewarthLdWritethru/71097ecf70019070b7b83dd3bebe21cf/text___
Rubio's speech to European allies takes a softer tone but sticks to Trump's firm stance
SUMMARY: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered a reassuring message to America’s allies. He struck a less aggressive but still firm tone on Saturday about the Trump administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often hostile rhetoric toward traditional allies. Rubio addressed the Munich Security Conference a year after Vice President JD Vance stunned the same audience with a harsh critique of European values. A series of statements and moves from the Trump administration targeting allies followed.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUGermanySecurityConferencethLdWritethru/4a26cfa8ebb54643be98405e896433d1/text___
Iranian security use dragnet spanning the entire country to arrest protesters
SUMMARY: A month after Iran launched a crackdown on nationwide protests, widespread arrests are roiling the country. Reports of raids on homes and workplaces have come from major cities and rural towns alike, revealing a dragnet that has touched large swaths of Iranian society. University students, doctors, lawyers, teachers, actors, athletes and filmmakers have been swept up. Activists say those who are arrested are often held incommunicado for days or weeks and prevented from contacting family members or lawyers. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency has put the number of arrests at more than 50,000 and the number of the deaths at more than 7,000.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranProtestsArrestsndLdWritethru/9de7c65d17920dc43568d3f025fed2cd/text___
Prime Minister Carney and Canada's main opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil
SUMMARY: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country’s opposition leaders paid tribute to the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history at a vigil in the devastated northern British Columbia town. Carney and Conservative Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre joined hands during the community vigil. Carney named each of the six people killed at the school and said the mother and brother of the shooter who were killed also “deserve to be mourned.” British Columbia Premier David Eby said the students of the school won’t ever have to return to the building if they don’t want to. School shootings are rare in Canada, which has strict gun-control laws.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCNCanadaShooting/7d2d2ec8e302befe808f822432ed9a03/text___
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is in worsening health, husband says
SUMMARY: The husband of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says his wife's health condition is worsening, in part because of the beating she endured during her arrest two months ago. Taghi Rahmani, speaking to The Associated Press in Paris, says he has not been able to speak to Mohammadi, who has only talked to her lawyer once after she was sentenced to a new prison term. Mohammadi, a rights lawyer who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, was arrested in December and this week was sentenced to seven more years in prison. She was already serving a sentence of 13 years and nine months, and had been out on a health furlough since late 2024.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranNobelLaureate/9f2cd8ded2991d6200e7ddaa32a1c7a4/text___
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BUSINESS
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Gifts and soup from 'Uncle Jeffrey': The Epstein ties that ended Kathy Ruemmler’s run at Goldman
SUMMARY: Kathy Ruemmler's resignation as Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer comes after emails show she stayed close with Jeffrey Epstein long after his conviction on sex crimes. Emails between her and Epstein show thousands of pages of correspondence, warm exchanges and expensive presents that go beyond a standard lawyer-client relationship. Emails show she received spa treatments, luxury items, and chicken soup when she felt sick. In some instances, she advised Epstein on how he might go about trying to repair his image and defend himself publicly against new claims of misconduct. The fallout raised questions inside Goldman about her judgment and conflicts.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEpsteinRuemmlerrdLdWritethru/106dfb8e950acd8a3146b384eaa24453/text___
Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool
SUMMARY: A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans still grappling with the sharp increase in costs of the past five years. Friday’s report suggests inflation could be cooling, but it comes after the cost of food, gas, and apartment rents have soared since the pandemic, with consumer prices about 25% higher than they were five years ago. The increase in such a broad range of costs has become a high-profile political issue under the rubric of “affordability.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSConsumerPricesthLdWritethru/d489cfa4b48e32232f136830333d1db0/text___
Wall Street steadies after its AI-induced sell-off
SUMMARY: U.S. stocks steadied after an encouraging update on inflation helped calm a Wall Street that’s been wracked by worries about how AI may upend the business world. The S&P 500 barely budged on Friday, a day after it had tumbled to one of its worst losses since Thanksgiving. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%. Stocks got some help from easing Treasury yields, which fell after a report showed inflation slowed last month. Several stocks that got hit by worries about AI disrupting their industries a day earlier also recovered some of their sharp losses.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/4563b7f10387cde613d9f7aa196fd6bb/text___
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Chris Paul, the 'Point God,' retires as All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA run
SUMMARY: Chris Paul has announced he is retiring from the NBA after a 21-season career that stacks up as Hall of Fame worthy. He shared the news Friday during All-Star weekend at the Clippers’ arena in Inglewood. Paul finished the year in a strange way. The Clippers sent him home in December. They traded him to Toronto earlier this month, even though he never planned to play there. Paul said he wants to “show up for others.” He leaves as a 12-time All-Star and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He also ranks near the top in assists and steals.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKNPaulRetiresthLdWritethru/f28d0406b033ce6b8809a706c6f14170/text___
Ukrainian skeleton racer loses his appeal over helmet honoring war victims at the Olympics
SUMMARY: Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has lost his bid to overturn an Olympic disqualification tied to a planned helmet tribute. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected his appeal Friday. The court sides with the International Olympic Committee and the sport’s governing body. They say his helmet design breaks Olympic rules. Heraskevych wants to wear a helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian coaches and athletes who have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine four years ago. Heraskevych says he already knows there is no path to race.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APOLYSKEUkraineHelmetTributethLdWritethru/e30925eeee2bb557ab22e2671070e856/text___
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